The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-05-06

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council created by This aci, may at any
Lime create additional wards and the
boundaries thereof OF reduce the nun,
ber Of wards already created and define
those now established, alter in such
manner as may be deemed expedient,
provided, that the city council ofall cities
of the second class now having one oil
more waids may divide such city intc
such number Of wards as sad coune
may determine, before the time Of thG
| first election under the act TO which this
is amendatory, and each of such wards
shall, al such first election, be entitled c
two trustees 10 be elected as provided
for in the fi(ty.ninlh section Of the act lc
! which this is amendatory.
Sec. II. That the ninety second sec
l,ion Of said act be, and it is hereby SC
amended, as 10 read as follows: "lbal fol
the purpose Of paying The interest on The
public debt Of any municipal corpora
iion, the council thereof shall have power
and i, is hereby made their duty, 10 levy
and collect annually on the property ap.
praised and returned as aforesaid, sun
not exceeding SIX mills on the dollar
sufficient 10 pay and satisfy the whole oI
such interest as The same accrues, which
sum, when SO paid into The treasury,
shall be and remain specific fund fol
that purpose only; and il shall not be
appropriated or used IN any other way.
Sec. is. That the twenty-sxtb sec.
lion Of the said aci, be, and i, is hereby
so amended, as TO read as follows: they
shall have power 10 lay off, open, widen
sraightcn, extend and establish, to i'm
prove and keep in order and repair anc
10 light streets, alleys, public grounds
wharvcs, landing places, and market
spaces; TO open and construct and keer
in order and repair sewers and drains; to
enter upon or take for such Of the above
purposes as may require il land or male
rial, and TO assess and collect charge
on the owners Of any lots or lands, or on
the lots or lands through OF by which q
street, alley, or public highway shall pass
for the purposes of defraying the ex
penses Of constructing, improving, re-
pairing or lighting such street, alley, or
public highway, TO be in proportion either
TO The feet front Of the lot or land abutt.
ing on such street, alley or highway, or
10 The value Of such lot or land, assessed
for taxation under the general law of The
State, as such municipal corporation may
in each case determine; and they shall
also have power 10 provide by ordinance
for the Lighting Of any railway, or portion
thereof which may be located within the
corporate limits Of such town or city, in
such mode and manner as The city or
town council shall prescribe, and when
il shall be deemed necessary orproper by
any town or city council, TO provide for
the lighting of any such railway or por.
ton thereof located as aforesaid, they
shall pass an ordinance requiring such
railroad company or companies; within
specified time, which shall not be less
than thirty days, SO TO light their track or
tracks, or such portion thereof as may be
designated by such ordinance, and such
ordinance shall prescribe The mode aud
manner in which the same shall be done,
the number, style and size Of lamp posts,
burners, lamps and all other fixtures and
apparatus necessary for such lighting, and
the points of location for said lamp posts;
and in case the said lighting shall not be
done in conformity with the provisions
and specifications Of such ordinance or
should any railroad company fail or re-
fuse TO light its track, or such portion
thereof as may be designated within the
time limited by the ordinance, the city
Or town council may proceed immediate
Iy 10 cause such Lighting to be done in
with the provisions Of such
ordinence; and such municipal corpora
lion may either by a general ordinance
Or resolution prescribe the mode in which
lie charge on any railroad company or
shall he assessed and deter,
mined, such charge when so assessed and
determined shall be payable by The rails
'oad company OF companies at the lime
IF The assessment, and shall also be a
len upon the lots or land in the proyis
lions of such railroad company or com
,anies, from The time of the assessment;
'ucb charge may be collected, and lien
enforced by proceeding at law, or in
equity, either in the name of the nuns
,ipal corporation, or of any person to
whom il shall have directed payment TO
be made; in any such proceeding al Jaw
when pleadngs are required, il shall be
sufficient TO declare generally for work
End labor done, aud materials furnished
On the particular railway part or parts
hereof; proceedings at law or in equity
may be instituted against all the railroad
or each or any of them whose
racks may be located as aforesaid,
against whom such assessment or charge
shall have been made, or to enforce the
len against all the lots or land or such
OTIS or parcel or any number of them
lffected by any one or several assess
nents, bul the iudgmen, or decree shall
'e rendered severa!ly or sapcraiely for
he amount properly chargeable, and any