Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-10

proVldeds further. that the trustees OF
such township shall determine and Ger.
tify in writing, the additional per cen.
tum TO be levied, and deliver or cause to
be delivered, the certificate aforesaid, to
the euditor of the proper county, on or
before the first Monday in June, in each
year; provided, that the county commits
sloners oil each county in this State
may, if they shall deem il necessary,
levy an additional tax, annually, upon
the taxable property Of their respective
counties, not exceeding one~half of one
mill on the dollar, which shall be colS
lected in the same manner, and at the
same time that State and county taxes
are collected and paid into the county
treasures of each county; which tax
shall be applied under the directions of
the county commissioners, exclusively,
tcthe erection and repairing Of bridges
within the county in which the same
shall have been levied and collected
provided, that nothing in. this or the pre-
ceding sections shall make il compulso-
ry on the county commissioners 10 levy
any tax for road purposes. f-.---.
Sec. %. That the auditor of each
county in this State shall, Immediately
after the county commissioners, at their
annual session for that purpose, shall
have determined on the amount 10 be
assessed for road purposes in their sew
eral townships, give notice in some
newspaper Of general circulation in the
county, of the per centum on each hum
dred dollars Of the valuation, so deter
mined to be assessed in each township
respectively, and that said tax may be
discharged by labor on the roads, under
the direction of the supervisors Of the
several districts, at the rate of one doll
lar per day; and shall make out list
for each township OF the amount OF road
tax with whith each individual stands
charged; inserting nothing in such list
but the name oil the person and the
amount of such tax, and transmit the
same to The clerk of the proper town~
ship. d. 81
Sec. %. That il shall be the duty of
the township clerk, Immediately after
the reception Of such duplicate upon the
presentation BY the supervisors Of their
respective districts in said township, OF
list of all persons liable 10 perform la
Dor upon the roads and highways or
subject to taxation for the same, to make
out and deliver to each supervisor nfore-
said, an abstract duplicate of the amour.
of road tax each person in said district
may stand charged with, and the super
visors shall then proceed agreeably to
the provisions hereinafter contained.
Sec. 80. That whenever the treasurer
of any township shall have received
any money from the county treasury Tor
road purposes in such township. he shall
notify the trustees of such township OF
the same, who shall cause the money so
received TO be appropriated TO building
bridges, or repairing the public roads,
within their township; if for the building
of bridge or bridges, they shall give
at least twenty days notice, by adyer-
tisement posted up in five of the most
public places in said township, of the
time and place Of such sale, and sell to
the lowest bidder, If in their opinion
such bidder be competent to perform the
same,) such bridge or bridges as aiore-
said, as they may deem expedient, equal
to the amount Of money to he appropri-
ated as aforesaid, and whenever such
labor shall be performed agreeabIy to
contract, or conditions Of sale, the irus
tees, or majority of them, shall draw
an order on the treasurer Of the town.
ship, in favor of the person or persons
who have performed such labor, for the
amount due for the same, which order
shall be paid by the township treasurer
on demand, ...-
Sec. 81. That if the trustees of any
township shall deem il expedient TO APP
propriate the money aforesaid, or any
part thereof, 10 the improving Of the
public roads and highways, they may
cause the amount thus set apart, for the
purpose ofimproving any road or roads
in the several districts in said township
to be expended under the superintend'
ence of the supervisors of said districts
or by such other persons as they may
see proper to appoint, and it shall be
the duty ofthe supervisor, or such other
person, thus appointed. on receiving al
order on the township treasurer, TO draw
from the treasury the amount so appro.
priated, and proceed TO expend The same
in improving Of the roads and highways
in the proper districts. first. by procu
ring, by purchase or otherwise, such
number of plows, serapers and othel
tools, as the township trustees shall di
rect, or deem necessary for that pur
pose; secondly. by the purchase Of sucf
materials as may be necessary, and &c
the employment of such number o
teams and able-bodied men to perform
such labor, at the customary price, al
may appear, to said supervisor or super
J intendent, to be just and right. oa
! Sec 80. That the supervisors or OH
: er persons appointed agreeably 10 The
} foregoing section. shall meet with ths
: trustees, al their annual meeting Tor TN
: settlement of township business, ii
; hereinafter provided, and then and ther'
, produce list or account of money By
} him received for road purposes. ant
} how expended. and TO whom paid; ant
! the trustees are authorized and requires
to adjust and settle all accounts SO pro
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