The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-05-18

to be paid out Of the city treasury. and the
amount Of their compensation shall be Fixed
by city %eonncil."
amended so as to read as follows: Sec. 80.
That the council Of any municipal corpora
lion is hereby authorized and required to
cause to be certified to The Auditor Of the
County on or before the second Monday Of
June annually the per centage by them lev
led on the real and persona! property in said
corporation, appraised and returned on the
grand levy aforesaid; and the said County
auditor ishereby authorized and required to
place the same ON the duplicate Of taxes for
said county in the same manner as town.
ship lakes are now by law placed on said
duplicate, which saiC taxes OF said municipal
corporation shall be collected by the County
Treasurer, and paid into the treasury Of
such corporation in the same manner, with
the same power and restrictions, and under
the same regulations, and in all things as
to the sale OF real or personal properly he
shall be authorized, and is hereby required
to act according to the provisions and rcqui-
sitions OF the law for the collection of taxes
for State and county purposes; provided that
nothing in this act saall be SO construed as
to proven. any city that may elect TO do so
fom levying and colleciings such taxes with
in their respective corporations, and when
any city shall elect to levy and collect sJth
taxes it shall be the duty of the city council
to provide by ordinance for the appoin.
tment and regulation of the necessary
officers to carry the same into effect, and
such officers SO created shall have all the
power, and be under all the restrictions of
County Auditors, County Treasurers, and
Township Assessors, SO far as the same shall
be applicable to them, except in the sale Of
delinquent lands, and said city council may
order the clerk or other proper officers Of the
council to certify any delinquent tax asses
sed by such city to the Auditor Of the prop
er county which delinquent taxes so certi-
fed the Auditor is hereby required to place
on the grand tax duplicate OF the county in
a separate column and the same shall be
collected in like manner as other delinquent
State and county taxes.
Sec. 81. That in any city the corporate
limits whereof compri>e-the whole territory
of any established township, and Wherein a
city iniirmary has been established the Of
fees of township trusteess and township
clerk shall be abolished and case, from and
after the twentieth OF March, one thousand
eight hundred and tfty-three; and it shall
be the duty Of the directors of city infirmary
Of such city thereafter to perform under the
control OF the city council of such city, all
the functions which such township trustees
were authorized by law to perform up to said
date, and the said directors of the city in
Urinary are hereby vested aoiU with all the
powers of such township trustees; provided.
that said powers, as far as tncy relate to the
leyying Of taxes and the holding of elections,
are hereby exclusively transferred to such
city council.
Sec. %. That all the property real and
personal. together with all the moneys and
credits held in possession or under the con-
troll of said township trustees for any pur-
pose whatever on the twentieth day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty -three,
shall on said day vest in said city, and the
said township trustees shall then deliver to
the city council of such city, all the proper
ty moneys and credits aforesaid, together
with the evidence of the same and a full
and final settlement of their accounts. All
suits pending and judgments recovered by
in favor Ct or against any such township,
together with all rights, interests, claims,
and demands in favor of and against the
same, may be continued, prosecuted, collec-
ted and enforced by or against any such CT
ty, as though this act had never been passed;
and all suits authorized by law to be brought
by or against such township or township
t~austecs, shall be prosecuted by or against
such city.
Sec. 90. That the city council of such
city may by ordinance prescribe the duties,
and fix the compensation of said directors of
the city iniirmary, in the exercise of the
powers hereby upon them conferred; proyi-
ded that the duties SC. prescribed, DO not con-
tlict with any previous actt relating to the
Government and management of the Com
mercial Hospital and LInatic Asylum Of
Ohio.
Sec. 80. That the city council of any
city in which Gas Companies, or Gas Light
and Coke Companies have been or may
hereafter be established, be and are hereby
empowered TO regulate by ordinance of such
city council, from time to time, the price
which such Gas Light or Gas Ii ght and
Coke Company, shall charge for any Gas
furnished by such Companies to The citizens,
public buildings, streets lanes or alleys in
such cities, and that said Gas Light or Gas
Light and Coke Companies shall in no event
charge more for any Gas furnished by such
city, or to individuals than the price speci.
fed BY ordinance Of such city council; and
that such city council shall also have pow
er by ordinance, 10 regulate and fix the price
which such companies shall charge for the
rent Of their meters.
See. 81. That if such companies shall at
any time hereafter be required by any city
council as aforesaid to lay pipes and light any
street or streets, and shall refuse or neglect
for six months after being notified by author
ity of such city council to lay such pipes and
light said streets, then and III that case such
city council may lay pipe and erect Gas
Works for the supply OF said streets, ana all
other streets which are not already lighted.
and the said Gas Companies, Gas Light and
Coke Companies, shall thereafter be forever
precluded from using or occupying any of
the streets not already furnished with gas
pipes Of such companit and such city coun.
Gil may have the right to open any streets
for the purpose of conveying gas as afore-
said.
Sec. 30. That a neglect to furnish gas
to the citizens or other consumers of gas