Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-08

shall be so construed as 10 authorize the city
council Of any city TO pass an Ordinance for
the purpose Of assessing or imposing any fine
or pun shment whatever, upon any farmer or
producer, for selling, at any time, within the
city, any article of provision or vegetables, to
any person or persons in any street or streets,
or market space. during market hours.
! Sec. Q, That the sixty second section of
| the act to which this is amendatory, be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
| &C. LEBL0ND, g.
| Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
ROBERT LEE,
| President of the Senate, pro TEN.
May /, 1854.
AN ACT
To amend an act defining the powers and
prescribing the duties OF the Board OF
Public Works, passed February twenty
eighlh, 1852,
[ Sec. I. Be il enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That sections three,
-four, Eve, six, seven and eight, Of an act en-
titled, can act defining the powers and pre-
scribing the duties olsthe Board Of Public
Works" passed February 28th, 1852, be so
amended as to read ps follows, to wit: Sec. 8.
The members of the boardof public worSsshall
designate one of their number to act as Presi.
dent of said board, who, in ad iition TO his duty
rs acting cummissl ner shall perform such
duties as are, or shall be ired by law of the
President thereof; and the said board shall di-
4 vide the Public Works of this State as nearly
equal as they may de-n practicable, into
three districts, which districts, may be desig-,
mated by such name as the Board may deem
proper; and the commissioners shall each take
charge Of one OF the said districts, as r1ay be
assigned TO him by said Board, and be respon-
sible, to the extent Of his power and authority
1 for the due and faithful admin stratioa of the
| affairs Of. the district under his particular
charge.
4 Sec. 4. All moneys derived from tolls on the
canals, tdrnpikes, or other imp, ,ovelnents of
the otate, as.,sslcas all o,eys derived from
\ leases of water pn4.er, or the sa.es of land
4 held by the state for canal purposes, or from
u any other source appertaining 10 fhe intere
fI'or management Of The Public Works of the
State. shaEhe peid into the Slate Pieasury, on
! the certificate of the Auditor ofrSlate; and
all payments Of neney, v helherb In tho hatnrr
Il Of awards, or for ,superintendanee, or. repairs
Of the ,,caftals, tprnpises, or other improve
n mefits rHaet ths care and Supervision Of the
u Board Of Public Works, or for any other object
or purpose authorized by law. shall be made
\ bythe check Of enc of the acting commission,
e ers, on the Auditor Of State, whose duty IL
shall be 10 issue his dtaft on the State Treasu-
E ury for the amount specified in said check, and
| to charge the same to the particular work or
3 improvement on which the exp nditure arose.
: No check shall be made until after the con-
sideration ON which it is based shall have been
actually rendered 81 and every check shall be
J in the name Of the particular person to whom
the money is due, and shall set forth with as
much detail as proper brevly will admit, the
. nature Of the indebtedness, whether incurred
for materials, labor superiniendence, OF other
RI wise and to what object, and at what point,
said materials, labor, or superintendent, were
t applied. Every check shall 1lstlnctly set
forth the specific appropriation which author
ICES its payment, AM shall be accompanied
with certificate OF the experimenting
lenglneer, which shall name the person or per-
lsons to whom there is indebtedness, and state
the particular work on which 1t occurred, and
the location thereof, and whether by contract
ior otherwise. The echeck and certificate here
in required, shall be registered IN books, one
TO be kept by the engineef, and one by the
commissioner.
s.c. B. Collectors OF toils shall, in auditon
to such other duties as may, from time to time,
be required OF them, collect all water-rents
due the State, OF hereafter to become due, and
make return Of such collections, and pay over
all moneys thus collected, iE the same manner,
and at the same time, they are by law required
to make return Of, and pay over the tolls by
them collected; and it Is hereby made the
duty of the President OF the Board OF
Public Works, within three months from
| the passage OF this act, TO furnish the Auditor
lof State attesied copies Of all new leases, for
| water power which are now In forcej and
thereafter, from time TO time, to furnish said
i Auditor attes,ed copies oi elinew leases, and
4 Of all renewals or notifications Of those now
in force, within thirty days alter such lease,
renewal or modification shall be made by Said
Board. And it shall also be tie duty OF Said
Board, within the time above prescribed, TO
furnish attested copies oil said original leases,
renewals or notifications, to each collector OF
tolls, on whom the duty OF collecting the
water rents therein provided, is imposed.
1 Sec. 6. The Board OF Public Works shall
have power TO appoint five resident engineers
and assign to them the supervision OF such
part OF said works, as in their opinion shall
be for the best interest OF state, under such
rules and regulations, not contrary TO law, as
may oe from tme 10 Time prescriDeu by sala