Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-03-11
IRROLL COUNTY, OHIO, FRIDAY March II, 1852

and highways. to be appropriated agreeable 10
the provisions Of this act.
Sec. 81. That the county commissioners of
any county shall not levy in any one year
greater amount Of road tax than is herein spe-
elhed, viz when the aggregate amount of tax
able property entered upon the list shall be ff-
I ty millions Of dollars, The tax shall not be less
than one twenty-filh Of one mill, nor more than
one mill and when the aggregate amount Of
taxable property entered upon the list shall be
three millions Of dollars, the tax shall not be
less than one-tenth of one mill, nor more than
one mill on the dollar; and when il is less than
three millions Of dollars, tha road tax shall not
be less than two-tenths Of a mill, nor more than
one and half mills on the dollar, provided
thai nothing in this section shall be so construct
ed as to prohibit said county commissioners from
levyng any additional tax for road purposes
not exceeding one half mill on the dollar, that
the trustees Of any township may deem neces-
sary; provided, further, that the trustees Of
such township shall determine and certify in
writing the additional per ceutum to be levied,
and deliver or cause to be delivered, the GER
tihcate aforesaid to the auditor of the proper
county, on or before the first Monday in June
d
sioners in each county in this State may, if they
shall deem it necessary, levy an additional tax
annually, upon the taxable property Of their re-
spective counties, not exceeding one-half Of
one mill on the dollar, which shall be collected
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 direction of the
county commissioners, exclusively, to the erec-
ton and repairing of bridges within the county
in which the same shall have been levied and
collected provided that nothing in this or the
preceding sections shall make it compulsory on
the county commissioners to levy any tax fol
road purposes
Sec. 28 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
to be assessed for road purposes in their seve-
raj townships, give notice in some newspaper OF
general circulation in- the county, of the per
centum on each hundred dollars of the vaua-
ton, so determined to be assessed in each town
ship respectively, and that said tax may be dis
charged by labor on the roads, under the d-
rection of the supervisors of the several districts
at the rate of one dollar per day and shall
make out 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 prop
er township.
Sec 90. That it 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 to per-
form labor upon the roads and highways, or
subject to taxation for the same, to make out
and deliver to each supervisor aforesaid an alb
stract duplicate of the amount of road tax each
person in said district may stand charged with,
and the supervisors shall then proceed agreea-
bly, to the provisions hereinafter contained.
Sec. 80. That whenever the treasurer of any
township shall have received any money from
the county treasury for road purposes in such
township, he shall notify the trustees of such
township of the same, who shall caGse the mo-
ney so received to be appropriated to building
bridges, or repairing the public roads, within
their townships; if for the building of bridge
or bridges, they shall give at least twenty days
notice, by advertisement posted up in FIVE Of
the most public places in said township, of the
time and place of such sale, and sell to the bw-
est bidder, (if in their opinion such bidder be
competent to perform the same, such bridge
or bridges as aforesaid as they deem expedient,
equal TO the amount of money to be appropria-
ted as aforesaid, and whenever such labor shall
be performed agreeably to contract or condi-
tons of sale, the trustees or majority of them,
Shall draw an order on the treasurer of the
township, 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 it expedent to appropriate the mo-
ney aforesaid, or any part thereof to the pub
lie roads and highways, they may cause the
amount thus set apart for the purpose of i'm
proving any road or roads in the several dis
tricts in said township, to be expended under
the superintendent of the supervisors of said
districts, or by such other persons as they may
see proper to appoint, and it shall be the duty
of the supervisor, or such other person thus
appointed, on receiving an order on the town
ship treasurer, to draw from the treasury the
amount so appropriated, and proceed to expend
the same in improving of the roads and high
ways in the proper districts, first, by procuring
by purchase or otherwise, such number Of
plows, scrapers, and other tools, as the town
ship trustees shall direct, or deem necessary
for that purpose; secondly, by the purchase of
such materials as may be necessary, and to the
employment of such number Of teams and able
bodied men to perform such labor, at the Gus
tomary price, as may appear to said supervisor
or superintendent to be just and right
Sec 32 That the supervisors or other per-
sons appointed agreeably to the foregoing sec
ton, shall meet with the trustees, at their an
nual meeting for the settlement of township bu-
siness, as hereinafter provided, and then and
there produce list or account of money by
him received for road purposes, and how ex-
pended, and to whom paid; and the trustees
are authorized and required to adjust and set
tie all accounts SO produced to them, and if