The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-05-06
ions, arc hereby exclusively transferred

Sec. 2S. That all The property toa
and personal, together with all the mo-
ineys and credits held IN possession OF
under the control of said township trus
lees for any purpose whatever on the
twentieth day of March, one thousand
eight bundled and fity-tlree, shall or
said day yes, in said city, and the baid
township trustees shall then deliver tt
[ihe city council of such city, all the
property moneys and credits Aforesaid
together with the evidences Of the same
and full and final settlement Of thel
accounts. TX.
All suits pending and judgmcnts rd
covered BY in favor Of or against an
such township, together with all rights
interests, claims, and demands, in favo
Of aud against The same, may be con
Iinued, prosecuted, collected and en-
forced by or against any such city, a
though this act had never been passed
and all suits authorized by law to b
brought by or against such township q
township trustees, shall be prosecuted b
or against such city.
Sec. 20. That the city council o
such ciiy may by ordinance prescribe th'
duties, and fix the compensation of sai(
directors of the city infrmary. in the ex
ercise of the powers hereby upon iherI
conferred; provided that the duties $
prescribed, do not conf CT with any pref
vious acls relating to the Government
and management Of the Commercial.
Hospital aud Lunatic Asylum Of Ohio.
Sec. 80. That the city council d
any city in which Gas Companies, Of
Gas Light and Coke Companies have
been or may hereafter he established, bd
and are hereby empoweftd to regulate
by ordinance Of such city council, lroIr
time to time, the price which such Gas
Light or Gas Light and Coke Company,
shall charge for any Gas furnished by
such Companies 10 the citizens, public
buildings, streets lanes or alleys in such
cities, and that said Gas, Light or Gas
Light aud Coke Companies shall in no
event charge more for any Gas furnished
10 such city, or 10 individuals than the
price specified by ordinance Of such city
council; and that such city council shall
also have power by ordinance, 10 regulate
and fix the price which such companies
shall charge for the rent Of their meters.
Sec. 81. That if such companies
shall at any time hereafter be required
by any city council as afor said to lly
pipes and lgh. afy street or streets, and
shall refuse or negl CT for six months
after being notified by authority of such
city council TO lay such pipes and lighi
said streets, then and in that case such
city council may lay pipe and erect Gas
Works for the supply of said streets, and
all other streets which are not already
lighted, and The said Gas Companies,
Gas Light and c, Ike C, mpanies, shall
thereafter be forever precluded from
using or occupying any Of the reefs no,
already furnished with gas p'ps of such
companies, and such city council may
have the right TO open any stree, for the
purpose of conveying gas as aforesaid.
Sec. 80. That neglect 10 furnish
gas to the ci,izcns or other consumers Of
gas or to any city by such companies in
conformity 10 the preceding section o.!
his act, and in accordance with the
prices fixed and established by ordinance
of such city council from time to time
shall forfeit all rights Of such company
under the charter by which il has been
establishes; and any such city council
may thereafter proceed TO erect or by
ordinance empowerany person or persons
to erect Gas Works for the supply of
Gas 10 such city, and its citizens as In!ly
as any Gas Light or Gas Light and Coke
Company can now do and as fully as if
such companies had never been created.
Sec. 33. That the city council ofany
city in which Gas Works are or may
hereafter be constructed shall provide
by ordinance for the appointment Of one
or more Gas measurers, whose duty il
shall be 10 inspect all gas meters ard
certify 10 the correctness ofall bills made
against the consumers of gas, and per-
form such other duties as may be pre-
scribed by ordinance. .a
Sec. 81. Tba, the original sections.
twenlyssix, forly.two, forty-ive, fifty
seven, fifty eight, seventy five, ninety,
ninety-two, eigh'y-fye, one hundred and
eleven, eighly-nine, and nine'y-cight, Of
the ac, entitled Gan act for The organiza-
ton OF cities and incorporated villages"
passed May Sd, 1852, be and the same
are hereby repealed; Provided, ,ha, all
rights heretofore acquired under said re-
pealed sections, shall moi be affected
thereby, but the same shall be as effec-
tually preserved as if said sections bad
not been repealed. asIL
JAMES G.. JOHNSON, I
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
WILLIAM MEDILL,
President Of The Senate.
March ii, 1858. #a
|, JOHN MONROE, Auditor in, and for
Putnam County, Ohio, do hereby certify
that the foregoing law has been care
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