Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-06-17
AN ACT


Supplementary to ian &C, to regulate the cleo
lion, CONT st of election, and the resgna ton Of
Justices of the eaee," passed March / / 1853.
SEC. !. BE it enacted by the General 1ssembly
Of the State of Ohio,
That in all cases where the cor porate limits
oi any cry. or IincorpoI ated village, are now,
or hereafter n av become CT. extensive with the
limits of any township in which such city or
incorporated village is or shall be situated, and
in ali cases in which the townh has BEEN or
may become merged in arJ city or incorporated
vlllag~, ibe corporat exisience of such town
ship, shall II. vertheless crnlinue for the purpose
OF 'lecting therein, justices Of the peace lor
such township.
Sec. 2. al such eases, justices of The peace
to the number now allowed, or whi, may be
h-reatler allowed to such town hip, NAV be cleo
cd by the qualified voters thereof, at ihe times,
and in the manner now or hereafter to be pre-
ser bed for the eectoo of jus ices of the peace
In o'her TOWNSHIPS except that in townships
wherein the Office Of township trus ices has be en-
abolished, all the rights. powers and duties in
connection with such election, devolvins upon
township trustees, in other townships, shall be
devolved upoa, and be eiformed by the city
council OF such city, and the trustees of such in
corporated villages aforesaid.
+. c. LEBLOND,
Speaker of The House Of Representatives
JAS MYEaS,
! President Of the Senate.
April 1st 1854
AN ACT
! TO amend an act entitled an act to amend an
| act entitled can act to provide for the organi-
Zaton Of cities and incorporated villages"
| Pas ed March IL, 1853,
Sec. l. Be tenacted By the General
assembly Of The State Of Ohio,
That the twentieth section of said act,
and the same is hereby so amended as to
read as follows; Sec. AZ. Ii shall be the
duty of the Governor, Auditor. and Sec
retary of State, or any two of them, at the
time of ascertaining The ratio of represen-
latlon, as required by the eleventh section
of the said article of the constitution, also
to ascertain wha. cities Of the second class.
are entitled to become cities of the first
class, and what incorporated villages are
entitled to become cities, and their proper
class; and the Governor shall cause
statement thereof, to be prepared by the
Secretary of State, which statement he
shall cause to be published in some news.
paper in the city of Columbus, and also
in some newspaper printed in each OF the
cities and incorporated villages, the grade
of which ahall have been so advanced,
and copy Of said statement shall also
be transmitted by the Secretary Of State,
to the next session Of the General Assem-.
bly,; Provided, however, that before said
city or incorporated village shall lie ad-
vanced, as herein provided, the trustees
thereof, by resolution certified to the
Secretary of State, shall accept of such
advanced grade and ,herefrom any such
f city or Incorporated village shall, at the
next regular annual period for the election
of municipal officers, proceed to organize,
accordingto to its new grade, by the election
Of officers properly belonging thereto,
and on their election and qualification,
) the term Of service of every former off,
Ger shall expire. And it shall be the
duty Of The Governor, Auditor and Secre.
tary Of State, to declare incorpora' ed villa.
ges, cities OF the second class, and cities oI
the second class citas of the first class,
between decennlal periods; Provided
that the application from any incorporated
, village or city, be accompanied by a
, resolution adopted by such village OF
city council asking to be declared a
city of the first or second clas.
as the ease may be, shall be accompanied
with satisfactory evidence, showing The
population of such village or city TO b
large enough 10 en,itle them TO such ad
. vancement. ....-.a
: SEC. Q. That section twenty, Of tn
$ act TO which this is amendatory, be ant
The same is hereby repealed ne
F. G.. LEBLOND.
Speaker of the House of Representative
JAMES MYERS,
l. President of the Senate
r March 25, 1854. ...g .,a
d AUDITORS OFFICE,
Richland County, Ohio, June IA, 1854. !
u certify that have read and compared th
I above with the original copy, and find them col
c erct. JESSE WILLIAMS, Auditor.