M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-04-16

I said sChOOl buildings hereby 0utnOrlZeu shail
be constructed under the direction of, and
in accordance with, a plan or plans furnish.
ed by the board of education Of said corpora.
ton Z: and provided, further, that the city
council of any city of the first class having
n population of not less than one hundred
thousand, shall have power TO borrow any
sum of money not exceeding five hundred
thousand dollars, at such rate ofinlerest not
exceeding six per cent. per annum, atsuch
dates aud upon such length of time as the
city council Of any such city may deem prop
er, for the purpose Of purchasing land or
other property within the corporation limits
of such city, said lands or property to be
converted to the use Of the city for public
wharves or market places f; and any city
council Of any such city SO borrowing any
money for such purpose or purposes, shall
be authorized to issue the bonds Of said city,
payable at such time and place, for al mon.
ey so borrowed os said city council may de-
termine said city council shall have power
to pledge the faith ofthe city for the redemp-
ton Of said bonds, and shall also have pow
er to provide for the payment of the interest
on such bonds provided that nothing in
this act shall be so construed as to vest in
any such city council any power to issue
the bonds aforesaid for said loan of FIVE
hundred thousand dollars, or any part there
of for the purchase Of public wharves, or
market spaces, unless the following re
quirements have been complied with, to-
wit That whenever it shall become ne
cessarv for any such city to purchase any
such public wharves or market spaces, it
shall be the duty of the mayor Of said city
to nominate three citizens, subject to the
confirmation Of the city council. as board
Of commissioners for the purchase Of so
much land for such ofthe purposes aforesaid,
as said city council may designate and up
on the confirmation by the city council OF
the nomination Of said commissioners, it
shall be their duty to negotiate for the pur-
chase Of such lands for the purposes afore-
said as the city council may direct and
they shall report 10 the city council all prop
they may have received in writing,
FOR the sale of any such land for the purpo-
'es aforesaid after having received said re-
port or reports from said commissioners,
said city council may consummate the pur-
conditionally, as follows, to.Wit
that said council Shall advertise in at least
wo English and one German daily news.
,Oper of said city Tor the space of thirty
their intention to consummate said
purchase, the extent, location and purpose
# the purchase, and the price to be paid for
he same and it shall be the privilege of
ny tax paying citizen of such city, who
hall have evidence that such city is about
0 be wronged by any such purchase, either
y The payment of more than the cash val
c of said land, or by fraud or neglect on
he part Of any one, to TemOns trate against
contamination Of said purchase, any
me within the aforesaid thirty days and it
hall be the duty ofany City Council of any
UGH City, upon receiving such remon-
to hear, in open meeting Of said
all evidence that may be presented
writing for or against the consummation
{ such purchase and said City Council,
fter having considered all the evidence Of
cred, shall finally decide for or against such
purchase; and if any such purchase ofland,
any Of the aforesaid purposes, shall have
cen consummated by the City Council OF
ny such City, after having complied with
Il the requirements of this act, then and in
lat case the City Council Of any such City
lall be fully authorized to borr ow five hmm
red thousand dollars, or any part thereof,
! manner and form and for the purposes
for in this act.
SECTION 2. The City Council of any J
'ity of the first class shall have power to
urchase lands, and thereon to lay out, dedi-
,ate, improve, and regulate public parks and I
either within or without the City
mits, so that it be within the county where
he city is and for that purpose may borrow
loney ct such a rate ofinterest, not exceed
six per cent. per annum, and upon such :
ength of time as the Council may think
esl, and may issue bonds therefor, binding
II the City, or may issue such bonds to those
f whom the land is purchased, for the price
in which case the Council may
mortgage the land to secure the bonds /:
Provided, that the debt created for the above
shall not exceed five hundred thou
and dollars.
SECTION 8. No land which shall have
ieen by ordinance dedicated as such public {
ark, or square, shall be afterwards aliena.
or appropriated to any other purpose
Inconsistent with its dedication.
SEcTroS 4. Where such park OF square {
hall lie without the city limits, the Council,
.ter its dedication, shall, nevertheless, have
il power requisite to lay out, improve and
it, and may by ordinance extend
he police jurisdiction over it, the same as if I
wing within its limits.
SECTION 5. This act shall take effect
n its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES, =
Sp:dker otths House Of Representatives.. :
THOMAS H. FORD, !