The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-05-13


amount Of money to be Appropriated as
aforesaid; and v hehever such labor shall
be performed ogreeably to the contract
or conditions Of the sale, the trustees or
any two Of them shall draw an order on
the treasurer Of the township in favor Of
the pefson or persons who have performed
such labor, for the amour, due for the
same, which order shall be paid by the
township treasurer on demand.
Sec, 26. That the township trustees
are hereby authorized TO purchase a
Sufficient number Of plows and .scrapers
for The use of such township, and the
same shall be used exclusively for that
purpose, and the costs and expenses
thereof shall be paid on, Of any moneys
IN the township treasury not Otherwise
appropriated, on the order Of the trustees; !;
and il shall be The duty Of The trustees
10 cause The plows and scrapers SO pur-
chased TO be put in the possession Of
some Supervisor or Supervisors, who
shall take care of The same wheu they
nre not in use; and if there shall not be
sufficient money in any township treasury
10 purchase suitable number Of plows
and scrapers, The trustees may cause the
same 10 be procured by the application
Of any labor or tax for road purposes
which may be due within such township.
Sec 81. That each and every trustee
Of any township in this State who shall
refuse or neglect TO do and perform all
and singular the duties enjoined on hin
or them by this act, he or they shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding fifty
dollars nor less than five, TO be recovered
before any Justice of the Peace Of the
county, by any petson suing for the same,
and appropriated as other fines under
this act; provided, that if any such trus-
tee shall conceive himself aggrieved bv
the Judgment Of such Justice, he shall
have The same right of appealing as given
in civil suits or cases and urd der similar
restrictions. tr
Sec. %. Tha, the Trustees Of theu
respective townships are hereby author
zed TO levy tax, annually, for township
purposes, not exceeding one,fourih of
one mill or each dollar of the valuation
Of taxable property within auch town.
ship, ard for the supper, of the poor,
such sum as may he necessary for that
purpose, not exceeding one mill on each
dollar, aforesaid. Aud when il shall be,
come necessary for the payment Of exist
ing lega! and just claims against such
township, the Trustees shall have power
10 levy a tax NOT exceeding three mills
on the dollar, within any one year, inclu>
ding the lax for township purposes and
for the support Of The poor, as aforesaid,
which shall be determined and certified
by The trustees or majority of them, and
the certificate thereof delivered to the
Auditor of such county on or before the
first Monday in June, annually.
Sec. 20. That it shall be lawful for
the Trustees Of any township IN any
county in this State TO purchase aud pro-
tect or improve cemetery or burylDg>
ground, not exceeding len acres Of land,
for the use of sucl township; and for the
purpose Of paying for and improving or
protecting such grounds, they are hereby
authorized 10 levy, and assess upon the
taxable properly of such township, such
per centum as will raise any sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars The first
year, or fifty dollars any one year there's
after; that it shall be the duty of,he Cor
oner of any county TO bury such dead
persons as he may mold nn inquest upon,
and who have left no means wherewilh
TO pay the expenses Of their burial, in
the burying>sround of that township
wherein such inquest was held, aud the
necessary expenses Of such burial shall
be allowed and paid by the township
Trustees; the Coroner shall also be al
lowed for his services under this section
by the Trustees of th, proper township
fifty cents for each person SO buried.
Sec. 80 That before any assess
menl shall be made as provided Cor in the
foregoing section, il shall be necessary
to submit the question TO the voters OF
such township, at some regular election
therein, for which purpose 1t shall he the
duty of lhe Township Clerk, when there.
unto requested by ,he Trustees of the
township, or any six voters Of the Town
ship, 10 give notice at least twenty days
before such election, by posting mp in
three public places in such township,
notice specifying the amount Of fax
which il is proposed 10 assess under such
vote, and The objrc, 10 which the sane
is to be applied, and il majority of the
vuiers at any such election shall d 'pos
ballots having written or printed thereon
"tax fol buying ground" the Trustees
shall Immediately notify the Auditor OF
the county, who shall enter the same on
tax duplicate against the taxable property
of said township, which shall be collected
by The County Treasurer and paid over
to the Treasurer of the township in the
same manner as otlier taxes belonging to
said township, to be paid out on Inc order
OF the Trustees for the purpose or purpo-
ses specified in the foregoing section of