The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-05-18

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tees shall have the exclusive supervision
and coatrol Of all public roads, streets and
alleys, sewers and drains constructed or to
be constructed within the limits Of such
special road district; they shall have the
power TO lay of and establish to improve
keep in order and repair, roads, streets and
alleys and to open and construct, and keep
in order and repair sewers and drains. IL
enter upon and take for the purpose aiore-
said when necessary, land or material; to
assess and collect a charge for the construc-
ton. improvement, or repair OF any such
road, street or alley; and to carry into effect
such powers, and the other powers incident
to a corporation for the said special purposes.
may make and publish, and enforce, bylaws
and ordinances, and shallhave the like rights
and remedies in all respects, as in this acI
provided, in relation to other municipal cor
~porations. And for the services performed
by any supervisor in his capacity as such,
under the direction of the trustees of any
such special road district the same shall be
settled and paid for by the trustees of the
proper township or townships as in other
cases.
Sec. 90. That the forty-second section
of said act be. and the same is hereby so
amended as TO read as follows; "Sec. 40,
1t shall be the duty of the Governor, Audi
tor and the Secretary of State, or any two
ofthem at The time Of ascertain;ng the ratio
representation as required by the eleventh
section of the said article Of the constitution,
also TO ascertain what cities Of the second
class, are entitled to become cities ofthe first
class, and what incorporated villages are
entitled TO become cities, and their proper
class, and the Governor shall csu+e a state
ment thereof to be prepared by the Secre,
tary Of State, which statement he shall cause
to be published in some newspaper printed
in the City OF Columbus and also in some
newspaper printed in each of the cities and
Incorporated villages, the grade of which
shall have been SO advanced, and acopy o.
said statement shall also be transmitted by
the Secretary of State to the next session o.
the General Assembly; provided however,
that before said city or incorporated village,
shall be advanced as herein provided, the
trustees thereof by resolution certified to the
Secretary of Stale, shall arccpt Of such ad,
vanced grade, and therefrom any such city
or incorporated village shall at the next reg,
ular annual period for the election Of NUM-
cipai officers, proceed TO organize according
to its new grade by the !]election OF
officers properly belonging thereto and
on their election and qualification the
term of service of every former officer shall
expire. And it shall further be the duty
Of Governor, Auditor and Secretary Of State
to declare cities of the second class, cities oil
the first class between decenial periods; Pro-
yided, the application from any city, be ac-
~companied by IA resolution adopted by said
city council asking to be declared a city Of
the first class, shall be accompanied with
satisfactory evidence showing the population
Of said city to be over twenty thousand"
Sec. 81. Any town which by the special
act of incorporation, has been divided into
wards, shall be denominated a city Of the
second class, if the council shall So deter
mine.
Sec. 20. That the powers granted to TIE
council of any city by section siXty-Gye of
the act to which this is amendatory, arc
hereby granted to the council of any incor-
porated village containing not less than tif-
teen hundred inhabitants.
Sec. 23. That the mayor Of any incor-
porated village shall have power to appoint
temporarily as many assistant marshaIls as
he may think necessary who shall take All
gath of Office, End may be required to give
Bond and security to the council thereof for
the faithful discharge or their duties and
who shall have same powers as the chlel
marshall.
Sec. "a. That section ffty-seven Of the
act 10 which this is amendatory, be and the
same is hereby SO amended as TO read as
follows: 'The mayor shall be elected bien-
nially in cities of the first and second class
on the first Monday in April by the quail.
fed voters Of the city; he shall be a qualii.
ed elector and and reside within the limits
OF the city, and shall hold his Office during
the term for which he shall have been cleo
ted and until his successor shall have been
elected and qualified; he shall keep an Of
fee at some convenient place in the city to
be provided by the city council, and shall
keep the corporated seal Of the city in his
charge; he shall sign all commissions, licen-
ses and permits granted by the authority
of the city council, and such other acts as
by law or ordinance may require his certif-
icate. In case Of the death, disability, res.
~ignation or other vacation of his office, the
city council may by a vote Of a majority Of
all its members, appoint some other person
to act, until the expiration Of said term Oh
disability.
The mayor Of the city shall be its chief
executive officer and conservator Of its peace,
and it shall be his special duty to cause the
ordinances aud regulatiopsfof the city to be
faithfully and constantly obeyed. He shall
supervise the conduct Of all the officers Of
the city examine the grounds Of all reason
able complaints made against any Of them
and cause all their violations Of dutyo or their
neglects to be promptly punished or repor.
ted to the proper tribunal for correction
He shall have and exercise within the city
limits the powers conferred upon the Sher-
ifs of the counties to suppress disorder
and TO keep the peace; he shall also perform
ouch other duties compatible with the ma.
t1re Of his Office, as the council may from
time to time require; he shall receive such
salary, payable quaterly out Of the city
treasury as may be provided by ordinance
but the amount of said salary shall neither
be increased nor diminished during any in
eumbents term OF Office.
Sec. rs. That section eighty-fve Of the
actto which this Is a~mendatory, be amen
ded so as read as folIws: "Sec. 50. The
police court shall always be open for the