The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-05-28
LAWS OF OHIO.
pUBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

To amend the HNt entlhV0 An hCL 70 tueuu bne
act entitled IAN act to provide for the otganisa
tlot Of cities and Incorporated villages passed
March IL, 1859, aud supplementary 70 The
pAme. -
sso. /. Be IL enacted BY the General Assembly
Of the State of Ohio, That the twelfth section o
s.id act. passed March IL, 1853. be. and the SAME
hereby is, so amended as to read follows! That
she eouucil Of any municipal corporation shall
not suthoriE, any loan or appropriation not pre-
dicted on the revenues OF the corporation for the
current fiscal year, and shall not authorize any
order OF appropriation Of money when there is moi
in the city treasury money unapPropriated suifi'
cient to pay such appropriation; and any appro'
pfistion otherwise made or authorized snail DC
held and deemed utterly void and Of no elect as
against said corporation: Provided, however, that
for the purpose Of Purchasing necessary grounds
and erecting suitable sciiSol buildings for the use
of public schools; the council oil any such cor
poratiou may, at the request of the board OF edu'
cation ofcsaid corporation, make sufficient app o.
priation therefor, and shall have power to borrow
money. upon the credit Of such corporation, suiii
cient for the aforesaid purposes at such rates Of
interest az said council may deem prorer; and
for the purpose Of etfecting such loan, The SAID
council shalt have power to pledge the faith oi
said corporation for the payment Of both Prine pal
and Interest, including the power TO levy TAX ior
the payment of the same, whenever the same may
become due and to make and execute such bonds
or other evidences Of debt. aud Payaoie az suSn
times and places as shall be agreed upon by the
parties SO contracting. whicl, said bonds or other
avid. noes of deb may be made transferable and re-
eieemable in such form and at such lines and pla-
ces as may therein be designated and the neces sary
grounds shall bs procured, and the SAID school
buildings hereby authorized shall be constructed
under the direction of, and in accordance with,
plan or plans furnished by the board OF education
Of said corporation: aud provided. further. that
the city council Of any city Of the first class hav.
ing population OF not less than one hundrea q
thousand, shall have power 10 borrow any sum Of
money not exceeding five hundred thousand dol
lars nj such rate of interest not exceeding six per
mt per annum, at such daes and upon such
length Of time as the city council OF any such city
may deem proper, for the purpose oil purchasing
land or other property within the corporation linz
its Of such city said lands or property to be con-
verted to the use of the city for public wharves or
market places; and any city council oil any such
city so borrowing any money for such purpose OF
purposes. shall be authorized to issue the bonds
uf said city, payable at such time and place, for
all money SO borrowed as said city council may
determine; said city council shall have power to
pledge the faith of the city for the redemption OF
said bonds, and shall also have power to provide
for the paynent Of the interest on such bond:
proyided that nothing in this act shall be con
strucd as to vest in any such city council any
mower to issue the bonds aforesaid for SAID loan OF
five Hundred thousand dollars, or any part Ihereo'
for the purchase Of public wharves, or market
spaces, unless the following requirements nave
been comulied with, to witt That whenever it
,hall become necessary for any such city to pur-
chase anv such p, bile wharves or market spaces,
Il shall be the duty Of the mayor Of SAID CITY TO
nominate three citizens, subJectto the continuation
Of tho city council, as BOARD OF conih'Ssloners
Sr The purchase of so much land fer such Of the
purposes aforesaid as said city council may desig'
nate; and upon the confirmation by the Guy coun,
ell of the nomination of SAID commlssiehers ~
shall be their duty to negotiate for The purchase OF
such lands for the purposes aforesaid as tne cly
council NAV direct and they shall report to the
ety council all proposii on they may have re.
received in writing for the lie OF any such land
for the purposes aforesaid; after having received
said report or reports from said commissioners'
said city council NAV consummate the purchase
copditionally as follows, to wit: hat said coun'
Gil shall advertise in at least two Enslish and one
German daily ewspaper of said city for the space
ofthirty days, their intention to consummate SAID
purchase the extent location and urpose OF 1.-The pur
chase, and the price to be paid for TIC same; ana
il shall be the privilege OF any tax paying citizens
of such city, Who shall have eviuence that such
city is about to be wTonged by any such purchase,
either by the payment Of more than the cash value
Of said land, by fraud or neglect on the part oil
any one, to remonstrite against the consummation
of said purchase, any time within the Aforesaid
thirty days. and it shall be the duty of any city
council of any such city, upon receiving such re-
monstrance, to hear, in open meeting ot sald coun
ell, all evidence that may be presented IN "'iuhg
for or against the consunmation OF such purchase;
and said city council, after having considered all
against such purchase; and if any such purchase
Of land, for any of the aforesaid purposes, shall
have been cousum mated by the city council OF any
such city after having complied with all the re
auirements of this act then and in that case the
city council Of any such city shall be fully author
lied to borrow five hundred thousand dollars, or
any part thereof in manner and form aud for the
purposes provided for in this act
Sec 2. The city council Of any city of the first
class shall have power to purchase lands, and
thereon lay out, dedicate. improve. and regulate
public parks and squares, either within or without
the CITY limits, so that it be within the county
where ihe city is; and for that purpose may bOr'
Wv money Al such a rate of interest, not exceed
lug six per cent per annum. and upon such length
Of time the council may think best. and may
issue bonds therefor, binding on the city, or may
issue, such bonds to those of whom The land is
purchased for the price thereof, in which the
council may mortgage the land to secure the bonds:
Provided that the debt created for the above
nr,,;ose shall net exceed FIVE hundred thousand
sec. 2. No land which shall have been by or
d;nance dedicated as such public park, or square,
sbaIl be afterwards alienated or appropriated to
.nv other purpose inconsistent with its dedica
tion.. :, :.
SEC. 4! Where such park or square shall lie
without the city limits, the council, after its dedi
cation. shall nevertheless, have all power reqni-
ate TO Law out improve aud regulate it, and may
h, ordinance extend the police jurisdiction Of the
city over 1t. the same as if lying within its Limits.
Sec, s. This act shall take effect on its passage.
NJ VAN WORRIES.
Sneaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMS H, FORD,