Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-16

township, al least ten days OetOro tue nee-
ting Of such electors; provided. however, that
in any case where tbe office Of one or more Of
the trustees is vacant, the township clerk, to-
gethor with the trustee or trustees in Office
shall issue the warrant aforesaid.
Sec. Is. That any person elected or ap
pointed 10 any office under this act who shall
neglect or refuse 10 serve therein, shall forfeit
and pay to and for the use Of the township
wherein he may reside at the time Of such
election the SUM Of two dollars, TO be recover
ed by an action before any justice Of the
peace of said township and the township clerk
shall, in the name of said township, demand
receive or sue for such forfeiture and pay
over the same when collected to the town
ship treasurer: provided. that no person shall
be compelled to prove in any township Office,
two years in succession.
Sec. 10. That each and every person cleo
ted and qualified to the office of township
= treasurer, and the offices of supervisors OF
roads aud highways, shall, previous to their
entering on their offices, respectively give
bond, with security, to the trustees Of such
township, and their successors in office, in
such sum as the trustees may deem proper
conditioned for the faithful receiving. aud pay
ing over of all moneys which may come into
their hands, and for the faithful performance
Of their duties by virtue of their Office, which
bond shall be lodged with the clerk of the
township, and if the said bonds or any of
them, shall become forfeited, the township
clerk, by order of the trustees, is hereby au-
thorized and required to sue for and collect
the same for the use of the township, or any
person or party entitled to the same.
Sec 20. That when by reason of MONACO
ceptance, death, or removed of any person
chosen to any Office. in any township, at the
annual meeting as aforesaid or in case when
there is a vacancy from any other cause, the
trustees shall appoint person having the hav-
ing the qualifications Of an elcctor to fill such
vacancy, and the person thus appointed, shall
take the same oath, give bond and be liable
to the same penalty as though he had been
chosen at the annual meeting
See. 81. That in case there should not, at
any annual meeting under this act, be suffi-
cient number Of electors assembled for hol-
ding the election, so that no township officers
can be chosen by the electors, the trustees
shall appoint all township officers, in this act
enumerated, and the township officers thus
appointed shall take the same oath, give bond
and be liable to the same penalties as though
they had been elected at the annual election.
Sec %. That each trustee, clerk and su-
pervisor of roads and highways shall be en-
titled to receive one dollar for every day he
or they may be necessarily employed in the
discharge Of their respective duties and the
trustees shall allow the constable a reasonable
compensation for advertising the
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ing the several township officers of their elec,
ton, to be paid out Of the township treasury
ON order of the trustees attested by the clerk
provided. the supervisors of roads and high
ways shall not be allowed any compensation
for the two days that they are required by
law to labor on the road.
Sec. %. That each township treasurer
shall be allowed, and may retain two per cen
tum of all moneys paid into the township
treasury for receiving, safe keeping, and pay
ing over the same to the order of the trus-
tees; and all township officers shall deliver
over to their successors in office, all books,
papers, and obligations belonging to their
respective Offices. or deposited with them un-
der this act, as officers of the township, and
if any person who has been township officer
shall refuse to deliver over as aforesaid, any
law books or papers, the property of the
township he or they, so offending, shall on
conviction thereof before any justice of the
peace, be fined in any sum not less than FIVE,
nor more than fifty dollars for the use of the
township.
Sec. "a. That the trustees of each and
every township in this State, shall have pow
er to determine on and fix the place Of hol-
ding elections within their townships, for
which purpose they are hereby authorized to
lease any house already erected, or contract
for, on permanent lease, or otherwise, site
and erect thereon house for the purposes
aforesaid; and they shall give previous notice
as in case of township meeting; the trustees
al every election, or township meeting, shall
have power to cause any, and every disorder
ly person to be removed, and Unnecessary con-
fined until the close of such election, or NEE
ting; and every constable present shall obey
their orders and directions. for the purpose
ofpreserving order at such meeting.
Sec. 25 That whenever the treasurer Of
any township shall haze 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 cause
the money so received, to be appropriated tc
building bridges. or repairing public road:
within their township, by advertisement. and
selling to the lowest bidder, (f in the opinion
OF the trustees, such bidder be competent tC
perform the same) such part or parts of any
road as aforesaid, as they may deem exped
ent, equal to the amount of money to be ap-
propriated as aforesaid, and whenever such
labor shall be performed agreeably to the
contract or conditions Of the sale, the trustees
or any two of them shall draw an order on
the treasurer of the township in favor Of the
person or persons, who have reformed such
labor, for the amount due for the same, whicl
order shall be paid by the township treasurer
Oh demand.
Sec 26. That the township trustees are
hereby authorized to purchase a sufficient
number of plows and scrapers for the us,
of sueh townshin and the same shall be used