The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-03-18
L A w S OF OHIO,
PUBLIsHRD RY AuTRoRITY.

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ANACT prescribing Tie dulles Of So.
~ peryisors, md relating 10 Roads, and
Highways. sl 69asa'y fa'
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Sec. 81. That the county commis>
sipne,soof any county shall not levy in
any one yeaT, greater amount of road
tax 7thun is herein specified, viz: When
The aggregate amount Of taxable property
entered upon The lis, shall be fifty mills
lions Of dollars, the tax shall not be less
than one twenty fifth Of one mill, nor
rnbre than ono milf and when The ag-
fregate amount Of taxable property en-
tered upon The list shall De three millions
Of dollars, The tax shall not be less than
one tenth Of one mill, nor more than one
mill on the dollar: and when il is less
than three millions Of dollars, the road
tax shall not be less than two-tenths Of a
mill, nor more than one and half mills
on the dollar; provided that nothing in
this section shall be so construed as to
prohibit said county commissioners from
levying any additional lax for road pur-
poses, not exceeding one half mill on
the dollar, that the trustees Of any town.
ship may deem necessary; provided, fur
ther, that the trustees of such township
shall determine and certify in writing
the additional per cehtum to be levied
and deliver or cause 10 be delivered, the
certificate aforesaid, 10 the auditor Of the
proper county, on or before the first
Monday in June, inaeach year; Provided,
that the county commissioners oil each
county in this State may, if they shall
deem il necessary, levy an additional
tax, annually, upon the taxable property
of their respective counties, not exceeS
ing e-half Of ono mill on the dollar,
which shall be collected ia The same
manner, and at the same time that State
and county taxes are collected and paid
into The county treasures of each county !;
which tax shall be applied under the
directions Of the county commissioners, /,
exclusively, TO the erection and repairing
of bridges within the county in which
the same shall have been levied and col
lected; provided, that nothing in this OF
the preceding sections shall make il
compulsory on the county commissioners
10 levy any tax for road purposes.
Sec. 2S. That the auditor Of each
county in this State shall, Immediately
after the county commissioners, at their.
annual session for that purpose, shall
have determined on the emount to be-
assessed for'roadspurposes in their several
townships giyenolice in some newspaper
Of general circulation in the county, of
the per centum on each hundred dollars
Of the valuati0ny so determined 10 be-
assessed in each township respectively 4
and that said TAX may be discharged By
labor on the, roads, under the direction,
of the supervisors of the several districts,
at the rate Of one dollar per day; and
shall make out list for each township
Of The amount of road tax with which
zach individual stands charged; inserting
nothing in such list bu, the name OF the !
petsoE and the amount of such tax, and
transmit the same to the clerk of the |
proper township. Ty
Sec go. That il shall be the duty Of
he township clerk, Immediately after the
Of such duplicate upon the
,resenlation by the supervisors of their
espec.ive districts in said township, of d
ist Of all persons liable TO perform labor
lpon the roads and highways, or subject
0 taxation fol, tho same, TO make OUT and
leliyer TO each supervisor aforesaid, an
bstract duplicate ,ol the amount Of road :
AK each person in said district may sand |
harged with, and the supervisors shall
hen proceed agreeably to the provisions
ereinafier contained.
Sec. 80, That whenever the treasurer
( any township shall have received any (
,oney lropi the county treasury for ro,d
urposes in such township, he shall Inoiify y
he trustees Of such township of The 4
anne, who shall cause .he money SO ,
eceiyed to be appropriated to building Ii
ridges, or repairing the public roads, {
'ilhin their township; if for The building {
f bridge or bridges, ,hey shall give al i
east twenty days notice, by ADVERTISE
lent posted up in FIVE oGthe most public 5
laces in said township, Of The time and &
lace of such sale. and sell to the lowest I
idder, (ifin their opinion such bdderbe !
ompelent 10 perform the same such {
ridge or bridges as aforesaid, as they {
lay deem expedient, equal to the amour, I
money to be appropriated as aforesaid,
nd whenever such labor sliall be per. S
'rmed, agreeably to contract, or condi- i
ons Of sale, the trustees, or a majority q
them, shall draw an order on the !,
easurer OF the township, in favor Of the
erson or persons who have performed .
lch labor. for the amount due for the {
ame, which order shall be paid by the i
,wnship treasurer on demand. a
Sec. 81. That if the trustees Of any I
'wnship shall deem it expedien.to ap G
-opriate the money aforesaid, OF any G
lri thereof, to the improving Of The q
iblic roads and, highways, they may
,i,aa the esafnn,,tlf fii,,a sAf afart for The +,