Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-03-09
AN ORDINANCE.

Passed March 5th, 1853, prouiding for the election
ofd Marshal, Treasurer and Street Commission
| er of Rauenna Village, and prescribing their
| duties and compensation.
! SECT. 1st. Be 1t ordained by the Council of
Raveana Village, That on the first Monday of
April, A. ID. 1853, and at each annual incorpora-
ton election thereafter, there be elected by the
qualified electors of Ravenna Village, one Mar
shal, one Treasurer, and one Street Commission
er, resident electors of said Ravenna Village, who
shall each hold their offices for one year, and un-
til their successors are elected and qualified.
SECT. 3D. Each of said officers shall within
five days after his election take an oath of office
and file certificate thereof with the Recorder Of
Ravenna Village, and the Marshal and Treasurer
shall each within the time aforesaid give an Off
cial bond in the sum of one thousand dollars with
two sureties to the acceptance of the Trustees Of
Ravenna Village, which bonds and acceptance
shall, within said five days, be filed with the Re.
corder of said Ravenna Village.
| SECT. 3d. The Marshal shal be the ministerial
officer OF said incorporation; he shall serve ant
return, according to the command thereof, al
Wrlts, summonses, warrants, processes and pa.
pers whatsoever to him directed by the Mayor Of
| said Ravenna Village; he shall upon information
given him by an elector of Ravenna Village OF
personal observation, arrest any person persons
found actually violating any penal ordinance o
der or offenders before the Mayor or some Justice
! of the Peace, to be dealt with according to the
ordinances of Ravenna Village; he shall do and
perform all other duties appertaining to his sale
office, according to the ordinances of said Raven
ma Village and the provisions of an act entitled
an act ssTo provide for the organization of cities
and incorporated villages passed May Sd, 1852;
he shall within three days pay over to the Treas
urer of Ravenna Village, all fines or money be.
longing to said Ravenna Village and take dupH.
cate receipts therefor one of which he shall with
in two days thereafter file with the Recorder
and he shall receive for his services the same
| fees are paid constables for similar services.
| SECT. 4th. The Treasurer shall receive anG
collect all money belonging to said Ravenna Vii
| lage; he shall not pay out any money except up
on the written order of the Mayor attestcd by the
Recorder, and upon all money thus disbursed by
him he shall be entitled to charge commission
of two per cent; he shall annually on the last
Monday of March, file with the Recorder a true
and accurate accountof all money by him recev-
ed and paid out, attested by his own oath and
verified by appropriate vouchers he shall do and
perform all the other duties which may be requir-
ed of him by the law and the ordinances of Ra-
VIENNA Village.
Sect 9Th. The Street Commissioner shall
under the direction of the Town Council, super
intend the construction of sidewalks and all
other matters and things pertaining to streets
roads, highways, lanes and alleys and shall, from
time to time, recommend to the Council such i'm
provements or action with regard to the foregoing
subjects, as to him shall seem proper, and he shall
receive one dollar per day from the Treasurer OF
Ravenna Village for all time actually spent in
his said official capacity.
O. P. BROWN, Mayor
Attest, STEPHEN R. FREEMAN, Recorder.
The Ravenna Forum, will meet at o'clock Thursday
Evening next at the Ravenna Institute and discuss the follow
ing
Resoued That Legislature Ohio ought to adopt the
Maine Liquog Law.
LEADING Observation-Disclosures, R. L. Dodge-Negatve
O. W. STRONG, President.
G. DsLayMPLE, See'y.
Ravenna, March 9Th, 1853.