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places in such township provided also, tha
such change shall in no wise affect the right o
property. or the internal concerns Of such town
ship.
Sec. 4. That whenever any new township
shall be set of the commissioners shall forth
with give public notice by advertisement il
three public places in such township, at leas
ten days before the time Of the time and place
Of holding an election for township officers
and the electors Of such township shall Al. such
time and place assemble and then and there
elect township officers and the officers SC
elected shall hold their officers until the mex
annual township election, and until their sue.
cessors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 8. That on the first Monday Of April
annually the electors in each and every town
ship shall asse mble at such place in their re-
spective townships, as may be appointed by the
trustees thereof Tor by the advertisement Of the
commissioners in case Of newly set off town
ships) for the purpose Of electing their town
ship officers and the electors when so assem-
bled to the number Of ten or more between
the hours of six and ten before noon shall pro-
ceed to choose viva voee three persons
having the qualification Of electors, judges Of
the election and two persons having like quail
ifications to serve as clerks but in townships
for which township officers had been chosen
for the preceding year the trustees shall serve
as judges, and the clerk and such other person
as the judges may appoint, shall serve as clerks
of the election then to be holden and if either
of the trustees or clerks shall fail to attend the
place Of such trustees or clerk shall de filled
by the electors viva voce, as afore said.
Sec. 6. That previous to their receiving any
vote the judges and clerks except they be the
trustees or clerk of the township shall sew
orally take an oath or affirmation faithfully 10
dischage the duties of their respective offes in
the form following You, A, B
do solemnly swear Tor afirm) that you will
perform the duties of judge or clerk of this
election, las the case may be) according tC
law and the best of your abilities, and that you
will endeavor to prevent any fraud, deceit oI
abuse whatever in conducting the same, which
oath or affirmation, the judges and clerks are
hereby empowered to admister to each other
Sec. 7. That after the judges aud clerks have
been qualified as aforesaid the electors shall
proceed to the election of one township clerk
three trustees one township treasurer, and such
number of constables and supervisors of high
ways as may be directed by the trustees and
the Judges and clerks in dscharging their du-
ties in said election shall be governed in all re-
spects by the act regulating elections, except
that it shall not be necessary to send a poll book
to the clerk of 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 admins
ter the same, faithfully and impartialy to dis
charge the duties of their respective offices,
and when so elected and qualified, shall con-
tinue in Office one year, and until their success
sors are chosen and qualified.
Sec. 8. That every constable within ten days
after his election or appointment, and before he
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 sureties resident in the
proper township such as the trustees thereof
shall approve, conditioned for the faithful and
dillgent discharg of the duties 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 town
ship clerk to keep fair and accurate record
of the proceedings of the etrustees at all thermeet
ings to make out within two days after the cleo
ton of township officers list Of all officers thus
elected stating the offices to which they are re-
spectively chosen, and deliver the same to con-
stable of the township, requiring him forthwith
to summon such officers to appear defore JUS
tice Of the peace of the proper township, or de-
fore such clerk, within ten days from the day of
10 OF Ic hvr
law required, which oath or firmathn the said
township clerk is hereby authorized to admin
iser and required to make record thereof
Sec. IL. That if any of the township officers
shall take the oath of Office before justice of the
peace, such Justice shall return a certificate
Ihereofto the township clerk to be recorded as
aforesaid the township clerk shall likewise, re-
cord in a book provided by himfo that purpose
all such township roads as may be established
by the trustees and also the ear marks of cat
tie, sheep and hogs, used by the owner or
owners, and such other marks and brands as any
person may wish to have recorded in said town
Ship book but he shall not record the same
mark to two different persons.
Sec 12 That said clerk shall be entitled to
receive of the person employing him, as afore-
said the sum OF twenty-five cents for every such
entry of brands or marks, of which entry he
shall, if required, deliver certified copy to the
owner for recording roads, said clerk shall be
entitled to receive the sum Of ten cents for ev-
nv 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 re-
cordng such roads, the clerk shall be paid out
of the township treasury
Sec. 10. That it shall be the further duty of
the township clerk, Immediately after the town
ship officers shall have made their annual settle
ment ofaccounts, to make out and enter in the
record book of the township, an account of all
the receipts and expenditures of the township Of
the preceding year, stating for what the money
was received, and how expended a copy ofwhich
account he shall set up at the place of holding
township electins on the morning of the first