Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-05-07
VOLUME L.
LAWS OF OHIO
AN ACT
(BY AUTHoRITY.)

o amend the act entitled "an act TO provide
for the organization of cities and ncorpora-
ted villages
Sec. l. BE Il enacted Jy tie General as
Sen,6ty Of the State Of Ohio, That the amount
of taxes which may be certified, assessed and
collected, annually, for a special road district
by the council of any city or the trustees of
any Incorporated village, to defray the gener-
al and incidental expenses thereof, shall not
exceed two and half mills on the dollar Of
the amount subject to taxation; for an incor-
porated village, to defray its general and Incl
dental expenses three mills on the dollar; and
for the purpose of paying existing indebted
ness, seven mills on the dollar; for city of
the second class, to defray its general and in
cidental expenses three mills on the dollar
for a city of the first class to defray its gener-
al and incidental expenses. five mills on the
dollar; TO the amount authorized for general
and incidental purposes specially designated
and to be applied or appropriated to none 9TH
er, as follows: by cities Of the second class,
for the purpose of pay and support of the city
police, an amount not exceeding one mill on
the dollar; for the purpose of contributing to
the maintenance of fire department, an
amount not exceeding 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 and support
of the city police, an amount not exceeding two
mills; for the purpose of contributing to the
maintenance of fire department, an amount
not exceeding one mill on the dollar; for the
purpose Of house of refuge, house of correc-
tion, work house and city prison, an amount
not exceeding one and half mills; for the
purpose of water works. an amount not ex-
Oeeding one half of mill on the dollar; for
school purposes an amount not exceeding two
mills; for the purpose of a city inhrmary and
out door relief to the poor, an amount not ex-
ceeding two mills on the dollar.
Sec Q. That any city for the purpose Of
erecting water works, for supplying such city
with water may issue its bonds for borrowing
money in any sum not exceeding FIVE hundred
Thousand dollars, at such rates of interest, at
such dates and upon such length of time as
the city council of any such city may deem
proper; and all monies 80 borrowed shall be
used and applied exclusively to the erection OF
such water works and to no other use or pur-
pose whatever; Provided that no money shall
be borrowed by any city for the purpose afore-
said, unless the proposition setting forth the
amount proposed to be b borrowed shall have
been distinctly submitted to vote of the cleo
tors of such city, under the provisions of city
ordinance, and shall have been approved by a
majority of those voting upon the proposition
provided, however, that the provisions of this
section shall not be construed to apply to any
city in which water works are already con-
structed
Sec. g. For the purpose of paying the in.
terest on the money SO borrowed, during the
erection and completion of such water works
and before they shall have been put in opera,
tiOn, tax of sufficient amount shall be assess
ed and collected each and every year, in the
usual manner Of levying end collecting taxes
in said city, upon all the taxable property
thereof.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of paying the inter
est on the amount borrowed by any city fol
the purchase, creation or extension of water
works, and after they shall have been put il
operation, and for the building of machinery
a tax of sufficient amount may be assessed and
collected by the city council in each and eve
ry year. in such manner as the city council may
deem most equitable and proper, as may be
directed by ordinance, upon all the taxable
property adjoining, abutting to, or bounded
upon any street, lane, allery, public ground
square, block or premises through which wa
ter pipe has been laid, and the city council Of
any city in which water works are now situa.
ted, shall on or before the first day of March
eighteen hundred and fifty -four, determine by
ordinance whether the aforesaid tax shall be
so levied and collected, or whether water rents
shall be assessed and collected as heretofore
by the trustees of water works, or city coun-
Gil, of all cities where water works are nov in
use.
Sec. 5. For the purpose Of paying the ex-
penses of conducting and managing water
works, the trustees of water works shall have
power to assess and collect from time to time,
a water rent of sufficient amount, in such man.
ner as they may deem most equitable, upon
each and every tenement adjoining, abutting
to, or bounded upon any street, lane, alley,
public ground, square, block, or premises thro'
which water pipe has been laid; for the crea-
ton of sinking fund for the redemption of
the Indebtedness of any city, contracted by
loans for water works purposes, the amount as
hereinbefore provided for in the third section
of this Land levied and assessed for water
works purposes, shall be applied by the city
council to the payment of such indebtedness
and none other.
Sec 6. The city council Of any city in which
water works are, or may be situated or in pro-
gress of construction, shall establish board
of three trustees, to be known as the trustees
Of water works, who shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the city, and hold their Of
fees for the term of three years; except at the
first election under this act, at which one per-
son shall be chosen for one year, one person
for two years, and one for three years, and
thereafter one of the trustees shall be elected
annually; the trustees of water works shall
manage, conduct and control the city water
works, furnish supplies Of water collect water
rents. and appoint all necessary officers and
agents, and the amount of the salaries of said
oficersor agents SO appointed, and term of of
fee. shall be determined by the trustees; the
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