The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-03-02

township nav deem necessary; provided,
further, that the trustees Of such township
shall determine and certify in writing, the
additional per eenIum to be levied, and Je-
liver or cause 10 be delivered. tue certificate
aforesaid. 10 the auditor Of the proper etun
" on or before the tint Monday in June, in
each year provided, that the county com
misSiOners OF each county in this State may.
if they shall deem it necessary, levy an sd-
ditional tax, annually, upon the taxable
properly Of their respective counties, not ex-
ceedIng one halt OF one mill on the dollar,
which shall be collected in the same man
ner, and al 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, TO the
erection and repairing Of bridges within the
county in when the same shall have been
leviec and collected; provided. that nothing
in this or the preceding sections shall make
it compulsory on the county commissioners
to levy any tax for road purposes.
Section s8. That the auditor Of each
county in this State shall. Immediately after
the equity commissioners, at their annual
session for that purpose. shall have deter
mined on the amountt to be assessed for road
purposes in their several townships, give
notice in some newspaper Of general circu
latlon in the county, OF the per ccntum on
each hundred dollars of the valuation, so
determined TO be assessed in each township
respectively, and that sad tax may be dis
charged by labor on the roads, under the
direction Of the supervisors of the several
districts. at the rate OF one dollar per day;
and shall make out a list for each township
OF the amount Of road tax with which each
individual stands charged; inserting nothing
in such list but the name Of the person and
the amount of such tax, and transmit the
same to the clerk Of the proper township.
Section 90. That it shall be the duty Of
the township clerk, Immediately after the re-
eeption Of such duplicate upon the presenta-
ton by the supervisors Of their respective
districts in said township, of a list OF all per-
sons liable to perform labor upon the roads
and highways, or subject to taxation forsthc
same, 10 make out and deliver to each super,
visor aforesaid, an abstract duplicate OF the
amount Of road tax each person in said dis.
trlct may stand charged with, and the SUI.
perrlsors shall then. proceed agrecably tC
The provisions hereinafter contained.
Section 80. That whenever the treasure
Of any township shall have received anymo.
ney from the county treasury for road pur,
poses in such township, he shall motif. the
trustees OF such township of the same, who
shall cause the money SO received to be APP
propriated to building bridges, or repairing
the publlcroads, within their township; if 70!
the building of a bridge Or bridges, they
shall give at least twenty days notice, by ad
yerlisemcnt posted up in five of the mos
public places IN said township, of the time
and place OF such sale, and sell to the loves
bidder, iii in their opinion such bidder BE-
competent to perform the same such bridge
or bridges as aforesaid, as they may deem
cxpedlent, equal to the amount Of money t.
be appropriated as aforesaid, and wheneye
such labor shall be performed agrcesbly t.
contract, or conditions OF sale, the trustees
or a majority Of them, shall draw an orde
on the treasurer Of the township, in favor 0
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.
Section 81. That if the trustees of an,
township shall deem it expedient to appro
pirate the money aforesaid, or any part there
Of, to the improving OF the public roads ant
highways, they may cause the amount thu
SET apart, for the purpose Of improving an,
road or roads, in the several districts in sail
township, to be expended under the super
lntendence Of the supervisors of said district
or by such other persons as they may SCI
proper TO appoint, and ii shall be the duty o
The supervisor, or such other person, thu
appointed, on receiving an ordero on the own
ship treasurer, to draw from the treasury tn
amount so appropriated, and proceed to ex
pend the same III improving Of the roads anC
highways In the proper districts, first, b,
procuring, by purchase or otherwise, suci
number OF plo"s, scrapers and other tools
as the township trustees shall direct, or deem
necessary for that purpose; secondly, X til
purchase OF such materials as may be neces
sary, andto the employment of such numbe
OF teams and able-Dodled men to perform
such labor, at the customary price, as ma,
appear, to said supervisor or superintendent
to be just and right.
Secuon -. That the supervisors or 9th
er persons appointed agrceablv to the fore
gong section, shall meet with The trustees, a
th1lr annual meeting for the settlement {
township business, as hereinafter provided
and then and there produce a list or accour
Of money by him received for road purpose
and how expended, and to whom paid; an
tie trustees are authorized and "reJuire
to adjust and settle all accounts so produce
to them; and if, upon a fair and accuara'
settlement, they shall be satisfied that I'll
money has been faithfully applied, and a,
counted for, they shall allow said supervise
ot superintendent one dollar per day ft
each and every day they may have been IL
+ cessarily employed in the duties assigne
a them, and the trustees shall give him an o
: der on the township treasurer for the ar1ou,
/ due.
r Section SO. That any person charged vii
. a road tax on the grand levy, as provide
: for in the twenty-sixth and twenty-seven
|. sections of this act may, either personally
e by an agent discharge the same by labor,
be performed on the road, within the prop,
/ district within that township where such Ia
/, may be charged, by any able-bodied ma
3 : at the rate Of one dollar per day for eac
days work, and a rateable proportion p
aPy for any team furnished by such perso
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