Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-03-01

| with good and sufficient security, mad
{ payable. 10 The State of Ohio. for th
Use cr tho county, conditioned for tn
f.. payment Of all costs and expenses tha
may accrue on view for the assess
. ment Of damages. e a,'if y Y ~ d
D Section ~. That Oh tho iGling c
! the bond as provided for in tho foreso
! ing section, the commissioners shall ap
: point jury Of three disintcrcsted CHI
! zeas Of The county, who shall after frs
J taking an ,oatl, or affirmation TO fifth
: fully discharge the duties OF their op
poinmsnt, proceed on day to bo ma
med in the order Of the commissioners
7 or on failure TO NEE, on said day, with
in FIVE days thereafter, to view and OK
anime the matter complained Of, ant
, assess and determine the damages, il an,
, anI return their decision in wiring. L
the auditor Of the county, on or before
the first day Of the next regular session
Of the commissioners. But il on actua
view Of the premises the jury shall b,
, ofopinion that the amount OF damage!
) are not greater than the amount propo
sell 10 be paid By the commissioners
: then the oblgor, or obi .ors in thc.. bonl
: filed with the commissioners, shall pay
all the costs anl expenses nccruins I'm
der the view. ..
Section %. That any landholier
through whose lands any State, county
or township road, is now, or may here
after bc laid out ana established, i:
hereby au,houzcl, under the direction
Of the supervisor oil the proper district
10 consiruc! passway or passways, ci
thcr over or unJer such road or roa Is, SO
as TO permit the stock Of such Ian lhold'
cr TO pass anl repass; provided, thai
such passway or passways, shall not be
CONSTRUCTED over or under any roa
within the limits Of the out.lots of any
city, Town or village, or within one hal
mile thereof, AMI shall not materially
hinder or obstruct the travel on such
road or roads, where the same may b.
constructed; provided further, tha, the
said passway or passways shall bs con
structed AMI a, all times be kept in GOO
repair at The proper expense OF the such
lanlholier.
Section ~. That each supervise.
within his district, shall erect and
keep up a, the expense of his township
at the forks Of every State AMI county
road post and guile .boari, or finger
board containing an inscription in lesi
bic letters, directing the way and dis.
tance TO the town or towns or public
place or places, situated on each road,
respec!iveIy.
Section rs. That il any person shall
wiltully demolish throw down, alter OF
deiace any mile.boari or guile. boar /,
on, or at the fork Of any public road,
every person so offending shall, upon
conviction thereof before any justice o
the peace OF the proper county, be 6nsd
in any sum not excse ling ten dollars
with costs Of sui, AMI the money, when
collected. shall be, by the justice Of the
peace or constable collecting the same,
paid over TO the supervisor in whose dis
tric: the offence was committed, and be
by the justice oil the peace, or constable
collecting the same, paid over to the
supervisor in whose district the offence
was committed, and be by him appropri.
atei 10 the repair Of the roads ANA HI lsh.
ways within his district, agreeab,y to
the provisions Of this act,
Section 26. Tia, the commissioners
Of each county in this Slaic may, a,
their annual meetings for the purpose
o:de;cnn.ning the per censum necessary
to be levied for the expenses Of their
respective counties, levy upon all arli.
clos subject to taxation for State and
county purposes, tax for the improve.
mcnt OF roads AMI highways, to be ap.
propria,el agreeably TO The provisions
Of this act.
Section 81. Tha, the county commits.
sioners Of any county shall not levy in
any one year greater amount Of road
tax than is herein specified, viz: When
the aggregate amount Of taxable proper
y entered upon the list shall be fifty
millions Of dolfars, the tax shall moi be
less than one ,wauty.Gilh of one mill,
nor more than one mill; and when the
aggregate amount Of taxable property
entered upon the list shall be three mil.
lions Of dollars, the road tax shall not
be less than one.tenth of one mill, nor
more than one mill on the dollar; and
when it is less than three millions oI
dollars, the ROAD tax shall not be less
than two.tenths Of a mill, nor more than
one and half mills to the dollar; pro.
vidcl that nothing in this section shall
be so construel as to prohibit said coun.
ty commissioners from levyins any ad.
ditional tax for road purposes, no, cx.
ceeing one half mill on the dollar, that
the trustees Of any township may deem
necessary; provided, further that the
trustees Of such township shall deter.
mine and certify in writing, the a ldition
al perccntum to be Ieviol, AMI deliver,
or cause to be delivere 1; the certificate
aforesaid, to the auditor Of the proper
county, on Or before the first Monlay
in June, in each year; provided, that
the county commissioned of each coun
ty in this state may, if they shall deem it
necessary, levy an alditional tax, annu.
ally, upon the taxable property Of their
respective counties, not exceeding one.
half of one mill on the dollar, which