The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-04-27

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hold their Offices until the next annual
township election, and until their successor.
aIe elected and qualified.
Sec. 5. That ON The first Monday Of April
annuzlly, the electors in each apd every
township shall assemble IT such place in
their respective townships, as may be aP-
pointed by the trustees thereof, for by the
adv ertsemeut % the commissioners in case
"a newly set oI townships for the purpose
OF electing their ,ownshig officers, and the
electors when so assembled TO the number
of ten or more, between The hours Of six and
len before noon, shall proceed TO choose viva
voce, three persons having the qualifications
OF electors, judges OF the election, and two
persons having like qualifications to serve as
clerks; but IN townships for which township
Officers had been chosen for the preceding
year, the trustees shall serve a. Judges, and
the clerk. and such other p. rson as the
Judges may appoint, shall serve as CLERKS OF
The election then to be holden, and if either
of the trustees or clerk shall fail TO attend,
the lace Of such trustees or clerk shall be
tiled by the electors, viva voce, as aforesaid,
Sec. 8. That previous TO their receiving
any votes, the judges and clerks, except
they be the trustees or clerk OF the township,
shall sevcrally take an oath. or affirmation
faithfully to discharge liz duties Of their
respective Offices IN the form foIlowing:-
"lou, A., b, DO solemnly
swear Tor affirm that you viii perform the
duties Of a judge or clerk of this election,
las the ease may be accQdlng to law, and
he best ii your abilities, and that you will
eudcaYor to prevent any fraud. deceit, or a
buse whatever, in conducting the same,
which oath or affirmation, the Judges and
clelks are hereby empowered to administer
TO each otl ~.
See. 7. That after the Judges and clerks
lave been qualified as aforesaid, the electors
shall p occcd 10 the election Of one township
! clelk, three trustees, one township trcasu-
rer, and such number of constables and SIT,
per iisors Of highways as may be directed By
the trustees; and the Judges and clerks in
discharging their duties in said election,
shall be governed in all respects by the act
regulating elections, except that it ak&ll Qot
be necessary to send a poll bed 10 nc cErk
OF the cour: Of common pleas VI the proper
county.
See. 8. That officers so elected shall,
within ten days after their election, take
oath or affirmation before a person authori-
zed to administer the same, faithfully and
~impartia'}y TO discharge the duties OF their
respective Offices, and when SO elected and
qualified, shall continue in Office one year,
and until tLDi: successors are chosen and
qualified.
Sec. 9. That Every constable, within
len days after his election or appointment,
ana before lie enters on the duties of his
office, shall give bond to the State Of Ohio
in any sum not exceeding Two thousand
dollars, nor less than five hundred dollars,
with one or more s~ureties, resident in the
proper township, such as the trustees there
Of shall approve, conditioned for the faithful
tEI diiiSenl discharge of the duties of his
Office, and the township clerk shall make an
entry Of such bond, and file the anne in lis
flee.
Sec. 10. Thatit shall be the duty Of tic
township clerk TO keep a fair and accurate
record OF the proceedings Of the trustees AT
all their meetings, to make out within two
days after the election of township officers
a list Of AL officers thus elected, stating the
offices to which they are respectively chO-
sen, and deliver the sane to a con table of
the township, requiring him forthwith to
summon such officers to appear before a
justice Of the peace Of the proper township,
or before such clerk, within ten days from
The day OF election, to take such oath or af-
trmallon as is by law required; which oath
or affirm alton the said township clerk is
hereby authorized to administer, and re-
quired to make a record thereof.
Sec. II. That if any Of the township
officers shall take the oath Of Office before a
justice Of the peace, snch justice shall return
Il certificate thereof to the township clerk to
be recorded as aforesaid, the township clerk
shall likewise record in a book provided by
him for lhatpurpose, all such township roads
ms may be established by the trustees: and
also the ear marks Of cattle, sheep and hogs,
used by the owner or owners, and such
other marks and brands as any person may
" sh to have recorded in said township
book: but he shall not record the same mark
10 two different persons.
Sec. I2. That said clerk shall be emit.
tied 10 receive of the person employing
him, as aforesaid, the sum of twenty-five
cents for every such entry Of brands or
marks, Of which entry lie shall, if required,
deliver a certified copy to the owner; for re
cording roads, said clerk shall be entitled to
receive the sum Of ten cents for every one
hundred words, to be paid by the person at
whose request The said record is made, ex-
cept such township roads which are by law
to be opened and kept in repair under the
proper direction Of the proper supervisors,
and for recording such roads, the clerk shall
be paid out Of the township treasury.
Sec. 10. That it shall be the further du-
ty of the township clerk, Immediately after
the township officers shall have made their
annual settlement of accounts, to make GU!
and enter in tie record book of the township
an account Of all the receipts and expendi-
lures Of the township Of the preceding year,
stating for what the money was received,
and how expended a copy OF which account
he shall set up at the place Of holding town
ship elections, on the morning Of the first
Mondcy of April, annually for making his
account Us above required, and also for
keeping a record 9f,bcir proceedings at their
several meetings, and attending such suits
as may be instituted in favor Of the town
ship and for any other township business
obey may require him to perform, the
trustees shall allow said clerk a reasonable
compensation, to be paid by tie township