The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-22
LAWS OF OHIO.
No. 1921 AN ACT
PUBLISHED BYAUTHoRirY.

No. 1927 AN ACT
Supplementary to an act entitled &c an act
to provide for the organization of Cities
and Incorporated Villages" passed May
3, 1852.
SEC. l. Be IL enacted by the General
assembly of the State of OHIO, That sec.
ton twenty eight of the act to which this
is supplementary be SO amended as to
read as follows: Section %. So soon as
the amount of compensation which may be
due to the owners of the property to be
taken, or to any of them, shall have been
ascertained by the jury, the court shall
make such order as to its payment, or its
deposit, as shall be deemed right and
proper in respect to the time and place OF
payment or deposit, or tothe person en-
Titled to receive payment, and the pro-
portion payable to each, and may require
adverse claimants, of any part of the mon-
ey or property, to ~interplead, so as fully to
settle and determine their right and inter
ests, according to equity and justice ; the
court may direct the time and manner in
which possession of the property con-
demned, shall be taken or delivered, and
may, if necessary, enforce any order Civ.
ing possession the costs occasioned by
the enquiry and assessment shall be paid
by the corporation, and as to the other
costs which may urise, they shall be
charged or taxed as the court in its dis
erection may direct; no delay in making an
assessment of compensation, or in taking
possession, shall be. occasioned by any
doubt which may arise as to the owner
ship of the property, or any part thereof,
1 or 40 m thu rnfaroofC nf kho reDa-o
owners, but in such cases, the court shall
require a deposit of the money allowed as
compensation for the whole property, or
the part in dispute; and in all ca yes, as
soon as the corporation shall have paid
the compensation assessed, or secured its
payment by a deposit of money under the
order of the court, possession of the prop
erty may be taken, and the public work
or Improvement progress Provided that
any person or persons interested in the
appropriation of private land for any
street, alley or public highway before or
after the passage of an ordinance for. the
opening of any street, alley or public
highway, or before or. after application to
the court may execute his, her or their
bond payable to the .corporationto the
acceptance of the council or trustees of
the corporation, conditioned. fer the pay
ment of all damages which may be as
scssed by the jury, andsuch bond shall
be good In law, and If such bondsmen
shall make payment or deposit according
to the order of the court, then such street,
alley or highway shall lie opened, other
wise the corporation may make such pay
ment or deposit and collect by law the
amount of such damages of such bonds
men with or without the costs of court at
their discretion.
Sec. 2. That section ninety-nine of
the act to which this is supplementary be
so amended as to read as follows I: Sec. 90
The first Monday in April shall be the
regular annual period for the election of
all municipal officers ; and all officers.
whose election is provided for in this act,
or may be provided for by any law or or
dinance, shall be elected on that day ; spe.
cial elections of members of the city coun.;
Gil of any city, shall be held within thirty
days after a vacancy happens, (unless the
regular day for municipal elections shall
occur within sixty days after such vaean-
cy) at such time as the Mayor shall di-
rect, so that ten days notice of such cleo.
ton be first given. The trustees or coun-
Gil of every municipal corporation shall
designate the place or places for holding
municipal elections I; and in all cities
there shall be a place in each ward dcsig-
for holding all elections. And it
shall be the duty of the Mayor, in all
elections for municipal officers, to issue a
to the qualified voters of the
city, or of the respective wards, as the
case may require, setting forth the time
and places of election, and the officers to
be chosen, and to cause such proclamation
to be published in some newspaper print
ed in such city, at least ten days previous
to the election. Any person, who, at the
of any election of municipal officers,
would be a qualified voter, under the laws
Of the State, for county officers, and shall
reside in the corporation or ward
which he offers to vote shall be deemed
a qualified voter. And all elections shall,
all respects, be, held and conducted in
the; manner prescribed by law, in case of
township elections
Sec. g.. That section fifteen of the act
t" an act to amend the act entitled
an act to provide for the organization of
and incorporated villages" passed
IL, 1853, be SO amended as to read
IS follows: SEC. Is. The council of any
Incorporated city or village may order the
or other proper officer of such corpo-
,ation to certify under his official seal any
ssessment or tax which may here
lfter be assessed by such corporation for
grading, paving, lighting, or
'therwise improving any street, alley side
walk, highway, public ground, or, part
or for draining or filing lots, to
he auditor of the county in which such
corporation is Situated, q the amount of
'uch, assessment or tax SO certified shall
be placed upon the grand tag duplicate of
he county by said county auditor and
hail with interest from the date of the
be collected SithC and in the
'ame; manner Is, Stste and county taxes,
md credited to the corporation.
SEC. f.. In all cases in which the
council of any city or incorporated village
mas or may have authority to compel the
of witnesses for the investiga-
ton of motters which may come before
the council, the presiding officer of said
council for the time being shall have the
power to administer the re I~uisite oatEs,
and such council shall have such power to
compel the giving of testimony by the at
witnesses, as is now conferred on
courts of justice.
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