The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-04-28


thereof delivered to the Auditor Of such
county on or before the first Monday ia
June, annually.
SEC. 90. That it shall be lawful for the
trustees OF any township in any county In
this State, 10 purchase and protect or i'm.
prove cemetery or bhrying ground. not
exceeding len acres Of land. for the use
OF such township; and for the purpose Of
paying for and improving or projecting
such grounds, they are hereby authorized
10 levy, and assess Upon the taxable prop.
erty Of such township, such per cen.
tum as Will raise any sum not exceeding
one thousand dollars the first year. or fif.
ty dollars any one year thereafte: that II
shall be the duty of The coroner of anv
county to bury such dead persons as he
may hold an inquest upon, and who have
lett no means whereWith TO pay the ex.
penses Of their burial, ia the burying
ground OF that township Wherein such in.
quest was held, and the necessary expen.
ses of such burial shall be allowed and
paid by the township trustees; the coro.
ner shall also be allowed for his services
under this section by the trustees OF the
proper township fifty cents for each per-
son so buried.
SEC. 80. That before anv assessment
shall be made as provided Ior in the fore-
going section, il shall be necessary to sub.
nit the question to the voters of such
township, at some regular election therein
for which purpose ii shall be the duty of
township clerk when thereunto requested
by the trustees Of the township, or any six
voters of the township, to give notice at
least twenty days before such election, by
posting up in three public places in such
township. notice specifying the amount of
tax which it is proposed to assess under
such vote, and the object to which the
same is to be applied, and if majority
OF the voters at any such election. shall
deposit ballots having written or printed
thereon, tax for burying ground" the
trustees shall Immediately notify the au.
dilor OF the county, who shall enter the
same on the tax duplicate againstthe tax.
able property Of said township. which
shall be collected by the county treasurer
and paid over to the treasurer of the town
ship in the same manner as other taxes
belonging 10 said township. TO be paid
out on the order Of the trustees. Tor The
purpose or purposes specified in the fore.
going section OF this act. and for no other
purpose or object, unless after paying all
the expenses incurred, there should be q
surplus, then. and in such case, the sur.
plus may be transferred TO The township
fund
Sec. 81. Thatin all Ses.where judg.
menI has been Or may hereafter be render.
ed against any township by any justice
of the peace or court OF record in this
State, it shall be the duty Of such justice
of the peace or clerk Of the court where.
in judgment shall have been rendered, TO
make out certified abstract of such judg.
ment with the amount Of costs accruing
thereon. and the same shall be served by
any constable of the township against
which such judgement shall be rendered,
or BY the sheriff or coroner of the county
in which such township may be situated.
and such service shall be by leaving an
attesled copy of such abstract with the
clerG Of the township against which such
judgment shall be rendered, and the clerk
of such township shall forthwith notify
the township trustees thereof and said
trustees shall draw an order on the town.
ship treasurer in favor OF such justice or
clerk, for the amount Of such judgment
and cost, and ii shall be the duty OF the
township treasurer to pay the same on
Presentment out Of the appropriate funds,
if there shall be any OF such funds in his
possession provided, that the trustees
shall not BE- required 10 issue their order
for the amount Of any judgment when the
same shall ..have been appealed to
higher tribuanl, until after final judgment
thereon.
SEC. 80 That the act entile "an act
for the incorporation Of townships" pass.
ed March 5, 1881. and the amendatory
acts thereto. passed Jan. 10, 1883, March
3, 1884, Feb. le, 1885. be and they are
hereby repealed: provided that all rights
which have accrued, and all suits and
proceedings now pending under the pro-
visions OF the acts hereby repealed, shall
be prosecuted and determined agreeably
10 and uncer the provisions of said acts,
and all judgments which have heretoior
been recovered or which hereafter may
be recovered, under the provisions of said
acts, shall be carried into execution un.
der the provisions OF the acts hereby re.
pealed: provided, further, that nothing in
This act shall be so construed as TO affect
the term of office of any township officers
heretofore elected and qualified.
JAMES C.JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE REX,