The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-07-31
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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AN ACT

mo- So. AN ACT
To anend au act entitled an act to provide !or the
organization ofcitie, aud ncprrufst j villages"
passed March } 1889 and tie, several acts amen
datory thereof nnd sur cHcu 80 To- sHid acts
SrcUON |. B' ID enaC,rd los Iii" q neral As
scmbiY of th- State Ui Ohio ibu ,b,' Vguvis-
ions OF tllis act except a, ITO sect oH thirteen aud
section fourteen heruuf shalt only apply to such
cities of il1 first GLASS at the lat federal census
had pnl,ulniiun of less lhan rivltty thousand in
habta, Is, aud shall, to such cities. coitinuo in
force until At any fuu federal census, or at any
census which may be taken in Pursuance of the
first section ct The eleventh article of the constitu
tion oC the State, they shall be found To contain
population Of oighty thousand inrabitant,
Sc . ln The ci les of The first class, referred to
in the first c tion oil this act til re shall be ono
city attorney and ho city solicitor he city at
torney shall bc elected aud ho,d his flee MS is
now provided by law, aud shall perform all the du
ties no pertaining to The office Of city attorney
and city sol oOr in other cities OF g first class
Provided, That any city solicitor now holding Of
fee shall continue in office ai discharge the du
ties pertaining thereto uul the expiration thei, OF
is now provided by law
SEC. s. The mayor, 10y AMI with The advise Of
the city conncil shall appoint chief IF police,
who shall PEI fntn all the nutes performed by
that officer, and who shall he, TX oiiiciu, deputy
marshall. The mayor h III also, with the aCv,e
uf the council appoint such assistants IS may be
Sgc 4 The city clerk shall be appointed by
the city council and shall perform all the duties
now pertaining to the offices Of city clerk and city
auditor Provided. That any city audi or now in
office, shall continue to hold the same until the
expiration OF the tom thereof and there lf,er the
office Of city auditor shall be abolished.
SIC ). he city couucil shall elect ogo of the
three comm ssioncrs pruvierd for in the G9th
tion Of ,he act Of which this is amrndaiory, as act
ing commissioner, who shall devote 70 much of
his time to the discharge Of the duties 'rccifcd in
said section may be necessary, aud shall receive
such compensation for his services 6s ti,1 council
shall ullnW Tho bpr shall he nd
visory enbers and shall receive for their services
such c0mpens .tion as is may be allowed to
members tho council for Their services.
SEc. 6. The city council sha also eject one of
the iutrmary drrc actirg dtrec or, who shall
dcy0e :, much OF his time t. the discharge of the
duties of the Office as may be- necessary, aud shall
receive such comp nSation for his services As the
council may allow. The other directors shall be
advisory directors, and shall Give for their
vices such compensation as is or may be allowed
10 members of the Ouucil for heir services.
Sac. l. The city engineer shall be appointed by
the city council, and sha receive for his services
such compensation the conncil may allow.
SEC g. The mayor snail be ;he presiding officer
of the council in his absence the president of the
council shall preside The mayor, the president
ofthe council and he city attorney shall cOnsti
tute a board of revision, which shall meet often
IN very mouth, to review the proceedings
of the council aud Of all oiher departments of the
ii y government, and report TO the council whether
any department of the city government has trans
ted his duties, and also report whether any, and
what rercuchments IN the cXpeus oi the city, and
what Improvements in any of the departments of
its government can he made Provided, That
during the continuance of his present term of off
ccs, the city ctor shall perform the duties
mentioned in this section, instead Of The city at
turney.
SEG. 8. All services rendered aud performed,
and all supplies furnished for the city shall far
practicable he rendered, performed and suVpl
ed in pursuance Of contracts 10 be made by the
council, or some appropriate officer or department
OF the city.
SIC. TO- The city council shall not make apPro-
priatious nor contract debts exceeding the amount
uf taxes and revenue from other for the cur
rent year IT, in the opinion of the mayor, an eN-
penditure shall be authorized by the council eX-
ceeding the revenues of the city for the current
year. il shall be his duty to prute against such
expenditure, and enter such protest, and the rea-
IONS therefor, GA the Journal Of the council whicl,
shalt be published with the other proceedings of
the council. The journal of the council shall be
kept open, at all times for public inspection.
SEC. Ii. The city council shall not IN addition
to so much as may b. necessary 10 pay the inter
est on Indebtedness of the city, aud so much he
principle as may, from tme time fall due, as
sess TAX in any year, exclusive of special
taxes for local Improvements, exceeding five mills
on the dollar Of the valuation cf the property in
such city.
SIC. II, Alloficers appointed by the city coun-
cib unless appointed for a shorter term, shall hold
successors are appointed and qualified
SIC l3 The city clerk Of each city of The first
and second class shall, on before the first Mon
day in June, in each year, report TO the auditor Of
the State the aggregate expenses the city for the
preceding year, under the following heads: schools
police, streets, bridges, fire department, lights,
poor, salaries and interest, and slSo the amount OF
the general city tax for all the preceding objects
and for any others not enumerated and ,he special
taxes Of the city for the zane period. and the pop
Nlation of the city any city clerk who shall neg
lcct to make report above provided, shall forfeit
and par the su,n of one hundred dollars to be re-
covered before any court having iuri, dcton of the
subject matter ia the anne and for he use Cf the
city.
SEC. l. That the fourth SC, lion Of the act en-
titled - an act TO amend tie act entitled an act 10
provide for the organization OF cities and incorpo
rated villages passed March IL, lc53. be amend
ed 50 as to read as follows: Section 4. For the
purpose of paying the interest the amount Dor
rowcd by any city for the purchase erection or ex
tension OF water works, and Blter they shall have
been putt operation, and Tor the bu lding OF ma
chlnerY, tax OF sufficient amount may be assessed
ard collected by the city council in each and very
year, IN such manner As the city council may deem
most equitable and proper, may be directed by
ordinance, upon all the taxable property adjoining
abu,ting to- or bounded upon any street, lane, al
ley, public ground, square, block, or premise;
through which water pipe has been laid, and the
said tax, when levied and assessed, shall be lier
upon the property upon which the same is levied
aud charge agaius. the owners thereof, and shal
be certified TO the auditor Of the county, aud b,
placed upon the county duplicate in a SCI a ratt
column thereof aud be collected as other taxes
and the same shall be paid to and Ie under tn,
control and trustees OF tie water works
SEC 10 This act shall tuke effect the frs
day Of April, 1856.
y. II. VAN Worries.
Speaker Of tha House of REPRESENTATIVES.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the S-nale
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