Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-05-03
LAWS OF OHIO
PHblished by Authority.
AN ACT

ainOunl Of taxes which may be certified rs.
sessed and collected annually for q special
road district by the council Of any ciIy or
The trustees Of any Incorporated village, 10
deGfRy the general and incidental expenses
thereof, shall not exceed Two and half
mills on The dollar OF The amount subjecI TO
taxation; lor an Incorporated village. 10 de-
fray iis general and incidental expenses,
three mills on ,he dollar; aAd for the pur-
pose Of paying existing Indebtedness, seven
mills on the dollar; for city Of the second
class 10 delrny lis gehernlend Incidental ex-
penses, three mills on the dollar; for city
Of The first class TO defray its general and
incidental expenses, FIVE mills on the dollar;
10 the amount authorized for general and in
cidenlal purposes specially designated and
20 be applied or appropriated 10 none other,
rs follows: by cities Of the second class for
tho purposes Of pay and suppon Of the city
police, an amount not exceeding one mill on
,he dollar; for the purpose Of contributing
10 the maintenance of q fire department. an
amount not exceeding mill on the dollar;
for school purposes, an amoHnl not exceed
ing four mills on the dollar; by cilies of the
irs, class for lhe purpose of the pay and
support of,he city police, an amount not ex'
ceeding Two mills; for The purpose Of con-
,ribuiing TO the maintenance Of fire depart
men,, an amount moi exceeding ono mill on
the dollar; for the purpose Of house Of
refuge, house of correction, work house and
city prison, an amount not exceeding one
and half mils for the purpose Of water
works an amount mol exceeding one half OF
q mill on The dollar; for school purposes, an
amount not exceeding TWO mills; lor The
purpose Of city infrmury and ou,door re-
lief 10 the poor, an amour, no. exceeding
Two mills on The dollar.
Sec. 2. That anv city for .he purpose Of
erecting water works, for supplying such
city with water, may issue its bonds for
borrowing money in any sum moi exceeding
five hundred thousand dollars, al such rates
Of interest, OF such dules and upon such
length Of time as the city council of any
such city may deem proper, and all m oneys
so borrowed shall be used and applied ex
clusive'y 10 the erection of such water work,
and 10 no other use or purpose whatever
Provided, lha. no money shall be borrowed
BY any city lor the purpose aforesaid, unles:
the proposition seuing forth the amoun
proposed to be borrowed shall have beer
Distinctly submitted 10 vote of the eleclor,
Of such city, under The provisions OF city
ordinance; and shall have been approved by
majority Of those voting upon The PROPOSE
ZION; provided, however, that lhe provision.
Of this section shall no, be construed I,
apply to any city in which water works are
already constructed.
Sec. 8, For The purpose Of paying The in
lercst on the money so borrowed, during ,h
erection and completion Of such wa,er works
and before they shall have been put in opc
ration. q lax of sufficient amoun, shall b
assessed and collected each and every year
in The usual manner Of levying and collect
ing laxes in said city, upon all the ,axabl
property thereof
Sec. 4. For The purpose Of paying the in
tercsl on the amour, borrowed by any cit
for lhe purchase, erection or extension c
water works, and after they shall hive beef
put in operation, and ler'ihe buildingof mS
ehnery, lax Of sufficient amonn, may b
assessed and collected by the civ council j
each and every year,in such manner as I'll
city council may deem most equitable an
proper. as may be directed by ordinance
upon alt,he taxable properly adjoining, abu
ling TO, or bounded upon any street, Ian,
alley, pablo ground, square, block, or prem
ises through which water pipe has been laiC
and The city council OF any city in whic
water works are now sill Ia,ed, shall on {
before The first day OF March, eighteen hun
dred and fliy.(our. determine by ordinanc
whether The aforesaid lax shall be 50 eve
and collected, or whether water renls sha
be assessed and collected as heretofore by III
trustees Of water works, or city council,
all cities where water works are now in US
Sec. s. For The purpose Of paying Il
expenses Of conducting and managing wat
works, the trustees of water works shall ha,
power TO assess and collect from time
time, water rent Of sufficient amount,
such manner as they may deem most equi
able, upon each and every tenement adjoi
ing, abuuing 10, or bounded upon any stree
lane, alley, public ground. square, block
premises through which water pipe has bee
laid; for the creation OF n sinking fund +
the redemption Of The Indebtedness Of ar
city, contracted by the loans for wafer wor
purposes, the amour, as hereinbe(ore pr
vided for in he third section Ct This act, al
levied and assessed foi water works purpos
shall be applied by the city council 10 Il
payment Of such Indebtedness and MOI
Oiher.
Sec. 6. The city council Of any city
which wafer works are, or may DO situate
or in progress Of construction, shall esiabi
board Of three trustees, to be known as 1
trustees Of water works, who shall be elect
by the qualified electors OF lhe city, and he
their Offices for the term Of three years; @
cept al the first election under this act,
which one person shall be chosen tor Of
year, one person for Two years, and one I
three years, aud thereafter one Of The ,ru
tees shall be elected annually; the Husle
Of wafer works shall manage, conduct n
control the cily water works, furnish su
plies Of water, collect water rents, and a
point all necessary officers and agents, a
the amount Of The salaries Of said officers
agents so appointed, and term Of Office, sh
be determined by The trustees; the truste
Of water works shall be authorized 10 ma
such bylaws and regulations as they m
deem necessary for the safe, economical a
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