The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-05-06
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/ AN ACT 10 amend the acl entitled can
act 10 provide for the organization oI
III cities and incorporated villages"
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of Ohio, That
the amount ofgtaxes which may be GER
tilted, assessed and, collected annually
1forN special road district by the council
/ ef-any city or the trustees OF any incor.
pofnted village, TO delray the general and
| incidental expenses thereof, shall not
4 exceed Two and half mills OH the dol
larpf the amount subject 10 taxation; for
an incorporated village 10 deCray lis ge-
neta and incidental expenses, three
mills on the dollar; and for the purpose
of paying existing Indebtedness, seven
mills on the dollar; for city of the Sec
0nd class 10 delray its general and Incl
denial expenses, three mills on the dol
| lar; for city of the first class 10 defray
its general and incidental expenses, five
miIlS on the dollar; 10 the amount au-
flhorized for general and incidental pur.
poses specially designated and 10 be- ap.
propra,ed. TO none other, as follows: by
cities Of the second class for the purpo.
Sc. Of pay and supporter the city po-
lice, an amount not exceeding one mill
ION the dollar; Ior The purpose of coniri-
buhng 10 the maintenance of fire de-
paTtneRt; an amount not exceeding a
mill on the dollar; for school purposes /,
an amount not exceeding four mills on
the dollar: by cities of the first class for
the purpose of the pay ndsupport of,he
city police, an amount not exceeding
twosmills; for the purpose OF cont'ibu
ting TO the maintenance ola fire depart
Imest, an amount not exceeding one mill
on lie doller; for the purpose of house
.ofgreluge, house OF correction, work
houya and city prison. an amouni not ex-
oeeGing one and "a half mills; for the
purpose Of water works, an amount not
exe.leding one huff of mil on the dol
1lar;for school purposes, an amount not
exc seding two mills; for the pprpose ofa
cilg. wsnsry and oul,door relief 10 the
= W NJ Eusoaht fs; exceeding Two mills
onthe dollar ~ e, Is.a
Sec. 2. That any city for the pur-
pose of erecting waier works, for sup
plying snch city with water, may issue
its bonds for borrowing money in any
sum not exceeding five hundred thou
sand dollars, al such rates of interest, at
such dates and upon such length ofiime
as the city council Of any such city may
deem proper; and all moneys so borrowed
shall be used and applied exclusively to
the erection Of such water works and TO
no other, use or purpose whatever; Pro-
vided, that no money shall be borrowed
by any city for the purpose aforesaid, un-
less the proposition setting forth the
amount proposed TO be borrowed shall
haystseen distinctly submitted TO vote
of lle electors of such city, under the
provisions of city ordinance. and shall
havebeen approved by a majority of those
voting upon the proposition; provided,
however, ,ha, the provisions Of this Sec
lion shall not be construed to apply to
any city, in which water works are all
ready constructed.
Sec. 3. For the purpose of payirg
the interest on tue money so bonow' d.,
during the erection and completion of
such water works, and before they shall
have been put in operation, tax OF
sufficient amount shall be assessed and
collected each and every year. in The
usual manner of levying and collecting
lakes, in said city, upon all the taxable
properlythereof. ei -8 sa .sa
Sec. 4. For the purpose of paying
the interest on the amount borrowed by
any city for the purchase, erection or
extension of water works, and after they
shall1.ago been put in operation, and for
the building Of machinery, a tax of spffi~
cient amount mag be assessed and col
lecied by the city council in each and
every year, in such manner as the city
council may deem most equitable and
proper, as may be directed by ordinance,
upon all the taxable properly adjoining,
abu.ting to, or bounded upon any street,
lane, alley, public ground, square. block,
or premises through which water pipe
has been laid, and the city council of
any city in which water works are now
situated, shall on CT before the first day
of March, eigheen7 hundred and 6fly-I
four, determine BY ordinance whether
the aforesaid tax shall be so levied and
collected, or whether water rents shall be
assessed and collie cted as heretofore by
The trustees Of water works, or city coun.
Gil, Of all cities where waller works are
now muse. ta-.a
Sec. 5, For the purpose Of paying
the expenses Of conducting and managing |
wafer works, the trustees of water works
shall Eave power 10 assess and colleci
from time 10 lime, water rent of sufii-
cient amount in such manner as they
may deem most equitable upon each and
every tenement adjoining, abutiing 10,
or bounded upon any street, lane, alley,
public ground, square, bluck, or premises
through which walerpipe has been laid;
for the creation of a sinking fund for the