Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-28

for any street, alley, or public highway,
or before or after the passage Of an or
dinancc for the opening Of any street,
alley, or public highway, OF before or af-
ter application to the court may execute
his, her or their bond payable to the cor
poration to the acceptance of the coun-
ell or trustees Of the corporation, con-
ditioned for the payment of all damages
which may be assessed by the jury, and
such 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 high
way shall be opened, otherwise the cor
poration may make such payment or de-
post and collect by law the amount of
such damages of such bondsmcn with or
without the costs of court at their dis
cretion.
SEC. 2. That section ninety-nine Of
the act to which this is supplementary
be so amended as to read as follows:
SEC. 90. The first Monday in April
shall be the regular annual period for the
election of al municipal officers; and all
officers whose election is provided for
in this act, or may be provided for by
any law or ordinance, shall be elected
on that day; special elections of mem
bers of the city council of any city, shall
be held within thirty days after a vacan-
cy happens (unless the regular day for
municipal elections shall occur within
sixty days after such vacancy,) at such
time as the Mayor shall direct, so that
ten days notice of such election be first
given. The trustees or council of every
municipal corporation shall designate
the place or places for holding munich
pal elections; and in all cities there shall
be a place in each ward designated for
holding all elections. And it shall be
the duty Of the Mayor in all elections
for municipal officers, to issue a pro-
clamation 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 proclama-
ton to be published in some newspaper
printed in such city, at least ten days
previous to the election. Any person,
who, at the time of any election OF mu-
nicipal officers would be a qualified voters
under the laws Of the State, for county
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corporation or ward in which he otfeSs
to vote shall be deemed a qualified vo-
ter. Andall elections shall, in all respects
be held and conducted in the manner
prescribed By law in case of township
elections.
SEC. 3. That section fifteen Of the
act entitled AN act to amend the act
entitled IAN act to provide for the organ
ization Of cities and incorporated villa
ges," passed March II, 1853, be so
amended as to read as follows: Sec.
10. The council of any incorporated
city or village may order the clerk or
other proper officer of such corporation
to certify under his official seal any I'M
paid assessment or tax which may hereaf-
ter be assessed by such corporation for
opening, grading, paving, lighting, Or
otherwise improving any street, alley,
sidewalk, highway, public ground or part
thereof, or for draining OF filing lots, to
the auditor of the county in which such
corporation is situated, and the amount
of such assessment or tax so certified
shall be placed upon the grand tax du-
Of the county by said county
auditor, and shall with interest from the
Of the assessment be collected with,
and in h same as, State and County
taxes, and credited to the corporation.
SEC. 4. In ali cases in which the
council of any city or incorporated vii
lage has or may have authority to com
pei the attendance of witnesses for the
Investigation ofmatters which may come
the council, the presiding officer
of said council for the time being shall
nave the power to administer the requis-
tie oaths, and such council shall have
such power to compel the giving of test
mony by the attending witnesses, as
5 now conferred on courts Of justice.
SEC. 5. The provisions of sections
and three ofan act passed April 9Th,
500, supplementary to said act Of May
1852, and hereby extended to and
made applicable to incorporated villages,
which shall have the power conferred on
titles of the second class the same as il
hey were specially named therein.
SEC. 6. That the original sections
g and 80, of the act to which this is
supplementary; and the original section
of the act entitled AN act to
mend the act entitled IAN act to provide
or the organization of cities and incor-
'orated villages" passed March II,
S53, be and the same are hereby re-
and that this act take effect from
nd after its passage.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
peakcr ofthe House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD.