Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-05-12
LAW 3 OF HIO
AN ACT
For the Incorporation Of townships.
BY AUTHORITY.

SEC. 1. Be Il enacted bE the General Assembly,
of the State Of Ohio, That the townships of the
several counties within this State, which have
been, or that shall hereafter be lawfully laid off
and designated, be and they are hereby formed
into bodies polite and corporate, for the pur-
poses Of exercising and enjoying the rights
and privileges hereinafter enumerated, and they
shall be capable of suing and being sued,
pleading and being implicated, in any court
of this State, and shall have power to receive
any devise, bequesf, or deed of gift for the
conveyance Of real estate TO the township, for
the benefit of the township, either for the pur-
pose of public square, or any other useful
purpose specified in such devise, bequest or
deed, and the said trustees, and their successors
in office, shall hold the same in trust for the
township, for the purposes specified in such
conveyance; provided, no township shall be
laid off having less contents than twenty-five
square miles, unless such township includes
city or incorporated village.
Sec 2. That whenever it shall be made TO
appear to the Board of Commissioners of the
proper county, by petition signed by majority
of the hOuseholders residing within the boun-
darv of such proposed change or alteration.
provided, that thirty days previous notice of
such intended application shall first be given
by advertisement, at three public places within
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and kept for that purpose, and give to such
township such appropriate name as the Board
of Commissioners may think proper provided
that no two townships in any one county shall
be set off and incorporated by the same name.
Sec. 3. That the County Commissioners of
any county within this State, may, if they
Jug ~. So aus shoNn, anu ON
Pe'i'ioi VI hi"y1iH! VI uie eleo'ois vi any IN
COZ Poia.eu 70" hsllil ~ sIsh coun,y; AMER the
i,'ihco oi sueh 10" hshlP; IrO'iueu' Ihat thlrIy
ua!s previous ho'lce Oh such intended aPPl-
caIioh De gwen py adNsiliseIleh!' al the Pu1hc
PlaSes III such u IowhshiP; PROVIDED; also' that
sucL cIldige siaii III no wlse ahect me TlSnt OF
ProPei'y' Ut 'he ih'eilai CONCERNS oi such to"h-
snip.
&c; T. hat whenever any new '0WnshlP
si.l % pe sel on: lhe COMMISSIONERS .hli Ior
WI, WIN gNe PuDIc hollce 1y ad'eT'iSeihent' IN
thr'S Pu1hc PiaSeS IN sucIl t0"hship' al least
zen Gays before tne tihe' oi lhe unle anu place
oil holulhg an eieeuon ior township ofrcers,
anu the electors OF such townShlp shall at such
iIiiie anu Piace asseihoie' ana iheh ana there
eleet toWnShlP 4incers: ana the oiiieers so eiec-
teu shall noi1 'nelr olnces uiili the next annu-
al toWhshiP electlon, ana until their successors
are elected and qualLhed;
sec; ,. ihat on the hrst Monday oi April
annually, the electors IN each and every town
snip shall assemble at such place IN their re-
sPectNe townships as may De appointed by
tne trustees lnereol' !or Dy the adVertisenent ol
the C1iilInissioliers III case Oh newly set on
toWhshipS'l lor lhe purpose OF eiecting their
t"N ISl1 oii,oeis' anu uie electOrs Nhsi' 80 as
10 me huiioei ., zen or niore' ocn"eeh
ecu 10 1loose viva soce, Inree persons haVlng
'ne 9uaiihcailOlls I ol eiec'ors, JuugSs' OF tne
eieclIol, a:, anu t"o Peis9hs having IKE 4ualin-
cartons 10 serve as CLERKS; Du1 IN townships ior
Milicn toIhshlP olnSers hau Degn CHOSEN lor
.n1 PIeoeuIng year 'ne 'ius'ees silall serve as
JIuSeS' anu the clerk ana sueh other person as
may aPPIi', snSil as c!eiAs os
" .Ie eieotioh 'Aeii 10 De ioiue.' anu ei'ner oi
le Ius'ees or cIelk sh',l In 10 al.enuS ei Ie
Piac9 VI sueh trustees vi clerA shaIi Oe niieu Oy
'ie elecsorSI r., viva Noce' as aforesaid.
sec o. !hat previous 10 lheir RECEIVING any
", sotes, lne Judges ana clerks, except thSy oe
the trustees or cleTK OF tne townshiP' shaI sew
laAe an JAIN OF ~ IlIuloy 10
'eiS uu!ies oi Ineir IesPectlTe Offices
10 , tne lorn IoiloWlhg-io o1. =,
uo solehl1ly swear sor aiIlrlnl tllal you VIII
PERFORM P. the auues d yuuge OF cierN Oh thls
anu Nc, the pest OF your aolIliles, ana ihat you
VIII endeavor TO prevent any lraud' deceit, or
aDIse Whatever. In c0hducting the same; which
9ath OF affirnatlon' the Judges ana clerks are
hereoy empowered 10 administer TO each other.
Sec. l. That after the judges and clerks have
been quallhed as aforesaid, the electors shall
proceed 10 the election OF one township elerk,
three trustees, one township treasurer, and such
OF constables and supervisors OF high
ways as may be directed by the trustees; and
tne Judges and clerks IN dlseharging their du-
ties IN SAID election, shall be governed IN all
respects by the act regulating elections, except
that II shall not be necessary 70 send a poll
OoOk TO the clerk OF the court OF Common pleas
OF the proper county.
Sec. 8 That officers so elected shall, within
ten days after their election, take oath or affir-
nation, before person authorized to administer
the same, faithfully and impartlally TO dis
charge the duties of their respective Offices, and
when so elected and qualified, shall continue in
office one year, and until their SUCCESSORS are
chosen and qualified.
Sec y. That every constable, vIfhin ten
days after his election or appointment, and be-
fore he enters ON the duties OF his oftce, shall
give bond TO the State Of Ohio IN any sum not
exceeding two thousand dollars, nor less than
hve hundred dollars, with one or more sureties,
resident IN the proper township, such as the
trustees thereof shall approve, conditioned for
the faithful and diligent discharge Of the du-
ties of his Office, and the township clerk shall
make an entry of such bond, and file the same
In his office.
Sec. 10. That it shall be the duty Of the
township clerk to keep fair and accurate re-
cord of the proceedings of the trustees at all
their meetings, to make out within two days af-
ter the election of township officers list of all
officers thus elected, stating the offices TO which
they are respectively chosen, and deliver the