The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-12-27
AN ACT

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To amend the 61st and 18th sections Of the act
entitled "an act to provide for the organiza-
ton of cities and Incorporated villages and
the 18th section of an act entitled an act TO
provide for the organisation OF cities and in
~corPorsted <illagss, passed March 11th, '53.
FEC. /. Be IL enacted 6y tile General
ASsembEyof tie STATE of Ohio, That SEQ
ton sixty-one, of the act entitled " an
act to provide for the organization of
cities and Incorporated villages" passed
May Sd, 1852, be SO amended as to read
as follows Sec. 81. The city council
shall possess all the legislative powers
granted in this act, and other corporate
powers of the city, not herein, or by
some ordinance of the city council, made
IN pursuance of this act, conferred on
some officer of the city; they shall have
the management and control of the
finances, and of all the property, real
and personal, belonging to the corpora
sion. They shall provide the times and
places Of holding their meetings, which
shall at all times be open to the public;
and the mayor, or any three trustees,
may call special meetings, by notice to
each Of the members of the council,
served personally, or left at his usual
place of abode. They shall appoint, or
provide by ordinance, that tie qualified
voters of the city, or of the wards CO dis
tricts, as the case may require, shall
elect all such city officers as shall be
necessary for the good government of
said city, and for the due exercise of its
corporate powers, and which shall have
been provided for by ordinance, as to
whose appointment or election, provision
is not herein made, and not provided for
by any general Law Of the State, in refer
enoe to cities of the first class and all
city officers, whose term of Office is not
prescribed, and whose powers aud duties
are not defined in the act to which this
Is amendatory, or some general act
amendatory thereto shall perform such
duties, exercise such powers, and con-
tinue in Office for such term of time, not
less than two nor more than three years,
as shall be prescribed by ordinance, but
all officers to be elected, shall be elected
at the regular annual election for mum.
cipal corporations. The officers of all
municipal corporations, shall receive
such compensation and fees for their
services, as the trustees shall by ordi-
nance prescribe /; Provided, that the
compensation of the council, or trustees,
shall not exceed on dollar to each men,
Der, for every regular or special meeting
of the board
Sea 2. That section seventy-seven
of the said act to which this is amenda-
tory, be so amended as to read as fol-
lows: Sec. II. The city council shall
have power to erect and establish, to-
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the accommodation of the poor of such
city, either within the city or within the
county in which such city may be situate.
and for such purpose, may purchase, or
hold, any real estate that MAJ be deem
ed necessary. The management and
government OF such inirmary, and the
granting Of outdoor relief to the poor,
under such rules and regulations ns the
c01ncil may prescribe, shall be vested
in a board Of three directors, to be elect
ed by the qualified voters of the city,
and to hold their Office for the term of
three years /; but it shall be so provided,
that one of said directors shall be elect
ed annually. The city council shall pro-
vide, that the said directors shall ap-
point, or the qualified voters of the city
shall elect, such number of overseers as
may be deemed necessary In said city,
and who shall perform such duties in re-
apect of the care of the poor, and their
removal to said infrmary, as the city
council shall prescribe.
Sec. 8. That section Is of the act
entitled N act to provide for the organ
ization Of cities and incorporated Will
ages, passed March II, 1853, be SO
amended as to read as follows: Section
IL. That the city council of any city,
or incorporated village, of this State, on
petition fled by any person or persons,
owning any lot or lots, in any such city
or incorporated village, praying that any
street, or streets alley or alleys, in the inn
mediate vicinity of such lot or lots, may
be vacated or narrowed, may, and they
are hereby authorized, upon hearing and
being satisfied that thereis goodcause for
such vacation or narrowing, and that it
will not be detrimental to the general In
terest, and thatthe same should be made,
declare such street or streets, alley or
alleys vacated OF narrowed; PROVIDED,
no street or alley shall be vacated as
aforesaid, unless notice of the tendency
and prayer of such petition shall be Civ
en- by publishing the same in some news
paper, published in such city or village
for six consecutive weeks, Immediately
preceding action on each petition or in
cass no newspaper is published in such
city or village, by posting such notice in