The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-05-01
LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED pY AUTHORITY.
mo. 1881 AN ACT.
Further to prescribe the Duties of Coun-
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Further to prescribe the Duties of Coun-
5.et weZ ty Commissioners.
SECTION l. BE a enac,ed By ike General
'Assesnby of tAe State of Ohio, That each
commissioner Of county, before enter
ing upoa the discharge Of his duties,
., shall enter iato bond, in such sum as
shall be required by the Judge or judges
. of the court of common pleas of the pro
per county, with two or more good aud
sufficient sureties to be approved of by
said Judge or Judges, conditioned for the
faithful discharge of his official duties.
aud for the payment Of any loss or dam
age that may happen on accrue to the
e county. ia consequence Of the neglect or
failure of the said commissioner faithful
iy TO perform and discharge al the duties
required of him by law.
SECTION g. That the county commits
siouers of any county, shall not make,
suffer, or cause to be made, any purchase
or contract for any outlay of money for
or on behalf of their county, the estimat-
ed value or ex )enses of which shall ex-
ceed one hundred dollars, without FIRST
causing twenty days notice to be given in
one or more newspapers of general circu-
lation in the county, that proposals will
be received for the performance of any
job or work, or for furnishing any goods,
wa es, merchandise, or materials for said
county and the said county commits
sioners shall make, or cause to be made,
such purchase or contract with the lowest
responsible bidder, upon such person or
persons giving bond to the county, with
security to be approved by The county
commissioners. that the work will be
faithfully performed, and the goods.
wares, merchandise, or materials will be
honestly delivered according to contract
and 10 case of the failure on the part of
such person. within reasonable time,
ss may be fixed by the commissioners, to
enter into bond, with the security afore-
said. then the said perchase or contract
may be made with the next lowest res
ponsible bidder. upon the same conditions
and the limitations, and so on until the
purchase or contract is made with the
person or persons who will undertake the
same. giving bond and security therefor,
at the lowest price and in the best man
ncr Provided. that this section shall not
be construed to extend to the purchase of
any articles, necessary to any OF the coun-
ty officers, in the discharge of the duties
of their Offices. except stationary and
printing; and provided further, that the
SAID commissioners may, nevertheless, by
"a unanimous vote, entered upon the min
utes Of their proceedings, and stating the
grounds thereof. dispense with the opera
'tion Of this section in cases of urgent ne
.cessity, when the estimated expenses Or
outlay does not exceed five hundred dol
lars; Provided further. that all contracts
or purchases entered into, in contraven-
'tion Of the provisions of this section,
shall. as against the county, be utterly
null and void. $50. .. =
SEcrfoS 5. That the county commits
sioners shall not, hereafter, make ans
purchase. or enter into an3 contract OF
engagement for the erection of any in
firmary, court house. bridge. eulvert, OF
any other public building or Improvement,
by which a larger amount of money ol
expense is involved than five thousand
dollars, without 6rst submitting the ques-
tion as to the policy Of such outlay OF
expense Involved therein, to the quail.
fed voters of the county, either at the
annual spring or fall election, by giving
public notice by advertisement ia one on
more newspapers Of general circulation
in said county, at least thirty days pre-.
vions to said election. aud by iandbills
to be posted up in at least FIVE public
places 10 each township and ward ia sait
county, one of which han bills shall bt
posted up ON the day Of such election a
each of the places for holding said eiee
tion. and all purchases hereafter made
or contracts entered into, for any suel
public building or Improvement as afore
said. shall be absolutely void as agains
said county. unless the policy of sucl
outlay of expense shall first have beer
approved by a majority of the votes cas-
at such election. Provided that nothins
in this section shall be SO construed as t
prevent the commissioners of any count,
from m king and entering into any con
tract, and appropriating. without vote
any money now remaining in thu treasury
to the purposes for which such none
vas assessed aud collected.
SECTION 4. That it shall be essentis
to the validity of every contract entere
into by the county commissioners. or OF
der made by them, that the same sha
have been assented to at regular q
special session thereof, and entered in tn
minutes of their proceedings by ,h. at
ditor.s ..ss
SECTION 5. That it shall be unlawf,
for the county commissioners to enter int
any contract for the erection or repair
any bridge or culvert. the estimated e,
pense Of which amounts to more than or
hundred dollars. until after the truste,
OF the township or townships. in whic
the proposed improvement is TO be mad
and the county surveyor shall have,
writing certified. that from actual exami
alton, they believe the same to be nece
sary and proper for the convenience
the public, and until they shall ha,
caused an accurate estimate of the cost
the proposed improvement to be MAJ
and furnished to them. by the county su
veyor,l and no contract for the MAKING
the said Improvement, for sum great
than the said estimate of the eounty su
veynr, shall be binding upon the count
Provided, that the said commissions
may,1nevertheless, by unanimous yo
entered upon the minutes of their Or
ceedlngs, and stating the grounds there,
dispense with the operation of tb;s GO