The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-05-25
WHOLE NO. 437.

WHOLE NO. 437.
it shall be made known, by petition or
otherwise, toe either of the County Auditors
of this State, that three -fourths of the re-
isdent freehold taxpayers, living on the
line Of any state road, county road, or free
turnpike road, within his proper county,
desire an extra tax for the purpose ofcon-
structing. improving, or repairing such
road, it shall be the duty ofthe said Coun-
ty Auditor to levey a tax for that purpose,
Of any amount that may be desired, not ex-
ceeding six mills on the dollar valuation,
in sny one year on all lands and taxable
porperty, for any distance en- each side OF
such road, not exceeding one mile, and in
no case mora than half the distance from
such road of any other state ofcounty road
running parallel, or nearly parallel there
to.
Sec. 2. That when any tax as afore-
said, shall be levied, it shall be for the
term of three years, and no longer, un
less at the expiration of the three as afo
esaid, the petition or request shall be re-
newed, andin that event, such tax shall be
levied for the term of three years longer.
Sec. 8. That the County Auditors as
aforesaid, are hereby authorized and re-
: quired to levy such tax as aforesaid, on
the lands and property, on the line of any
, such road, in any township of the proper
county, when petitioned for by the resid-
ent tax payers on such road, in such town
ship only.
Sec. f. That all taxes arising under
= the provisions of this act, may be discharg-
ed by labor on the proper road at the rate
of one dollar per day, and a rateable pro-
portion for teams and implements.
Sec. 5. Thatitshall be the duty of the
Commissioners of the proper county, so
+ soan as convenient after the levy of such
d tax as aforesaid, to appoint from the Pc
;itoners, one or more agents, whose duty
; is shall be to disburse, lay out and exPend
all the funds collected by the said tax, un-
= der such rules and regulations as the said
Commissioners may choose to adopt.
;, Sec. 6. If said taxes are disbursed by
labor upon such road, it shall be under the
direction of said agent; and the certificate
V of said agent of the payment of such tax
. shall be received by the County Treasurer
n in discharge of such tax.
i F. C. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
!. JAMES MYERS,
President of the Senate.
q May fst, 1854.
n TIT AN ACT
5. Amendatory of an act entitled, an act for
Of the relief of the poor, passed March IA,
le 1858.
l. Sec. ]. Be 1t enacted bythe General As
,e sem6ly CT the State of Ohio, That any per-
re son or persons, other than those herelnaf-
r; ter provided for, who shall reside one year
IL in any township in this State, shall be
" considered as having gained legal set
te tlement in such township. Every indent-
lie ed servant or apprentice, legally brought
De into this State, shall obtain . legal settle
an ment in the township where such servant
K or apprentice shall serve his or her mas
" ter or mistress one year; and every mar
,h red woman, during eoverture, or after her
ID husbands death, shall be considered Ie-
ty gally settled in the place where he was
n last legally settled; but if he shall have
TX had no legal settlement, then she shall be
r- con ,idered as settled in the place where
n she was last legally settled before marri-
n age; Provided, that nothing in this section
be shall be so construed as to release any
township from its legal obligations to sup
C. port any person OF persons removing from
d. such township, until such person or per-
sons shall have gained legal settlement
in the township to which such person or
,s persons shall have removed; Provided,
:, or
become township charge, before such
person or persons shall have gained a le-
gal settlement in any township to which
anv such person or persons shall have re-
moved, they shall not be considered as
re- having gained legal settlement in such
nd township, during the time that such per,
S. son or persons shall remain township
charge.
70 Sec. Q. That the trustees Of each
on township shall afford relief or support to
.s any person or persons within their town
on ship, not having legal settlement in the
w same, when such relief or support ls
- needed; Provided, that whereas the trus-
~ tees of any township shall be called upon
=, : to afford relief from the township treasu-
M ry, in any county having a county Infrm'
let al y, W any PSiSOA VI fSaSA1' "o --~''
av no legal settlement in this State, or whose
ot place of residence is unknown, it shall be
oh the duty Of the trustees to make out az
,er order to the directors of such county In
or 6rmary, to receive and provide for such
N, person or persons so long as the said trus
he tees may direct; Provided, further, thai
~. whenever the trustees of any township
,sa shall be called upon to afford relief from
er- the township treasury, in any county hav'
cb ing no county infrmary, to any person OF
~ persons, who have no legal settlement in
~ this State, or whose place of residence is
n. unknown, it shall be the duty of such
bo trustees to keep an accurate aeeout of all
of Of moneys so expended, and certify such
,se 60 account, together with the vouchers fol
an the same, to the county commissioners o
- the county, who shall cause the amoun
~ ~ so paid, to be paid to the township, out o
70 20 the county treasury; Provided, further
he that in case any person or persons, becom
ing chargeable to any township, AS atore
ba said, shall have no legal settlement with
ror in this State, the trustees may remove
as such person or persons to the State where
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