Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-05-20
mo. 1861 ! AN ACT


mo. 1861 ! AN ACT
Supp Elementary to an act entitled an act
prescribing the duties of Supervisors,
and relating to Roads and Highways,
passed February 18th, 1853; and to
repeal an act entitled an act prescri-
bing the duties of Supervisors, and
relating to Roads and Highways, pas
scd April 18th, 1856, Also prescribing
tho duties of County Commission
ers, County Auditors, Township
Clerks, and Supervisors; Also, to re
peal certain other acts therein named
SECTION. l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of Chic,
That the commissioners of the respec-
tive counties in the state CT Ohio
are hereby authorized TO levy ut the
Mareh session OF their board, annually
FIR road and bridge purposes, in couu-
ties where the taxable property in the
county exceeds the sum Of fifty. millions
of dollars, not less than one twenty fifth
part Of Il mill, nor more than one-fith Of
u mill In countries OF twenty-five mil
lions of taxable property, and less than
fifty millions of taxable property, and
less than fifty millions, not less than
one c-twcnticth part of a mill, nor more
than one half of mill. In count es
less than twenty-five millions of taxable
property. and more thaE ten millions,
not less than one-tenth Vi Il mill, Hor
more than one mill. In counties where
the taxable property is less than ten
millions, and over FIVE millions of dol
lars, not less than one half mill, nor
moro THAI. two mills. In counties where
the taxable property is less than five
millions of dollars, the levy shall not I've
less than one half mill nor more than
three mills; and no other road or bridge
tax, shall be levied by the county com
missiouers; Provided that in counties
where the commissioners Of any county
have made the levies for road and bridge
purposes for the year 1858, that they
may at their June session for 1888, i'll =
crease the levies in accordance with the
provisions of this act, and in counties
where no road and bridge taxes have
been assessed that the commissioners
may at their june session for 1S5S make
the levies provided for in this act.
SEC. g lfthe trustees ofany town
ship in this state, shall deem an addi-
-tional road tax necessary, in addition to
the amount levied by the commission
-ers of their county, they shall deter
mine the additional per centum to DC
levied upOlsthe taxable property of their
respective townships. not exceeding two
mills on the dollar, where the taxable
property of the county in which such
township is located does not exceed six
.,,.ll.1.s oe 1,llaru and ovnaoIinD
one mill where said taxable property
does exceed that amount, and certify the
same in writing to the county auditor,
on or before the first Monday of june,
in each year, and the auditor of the
county shall assess the same together
with the per centum levied by the COM
missioners, on all taxable property in
the townships, and the auditor of the
county shall, on or before the third
Monday in June, in each year, forward
the list of the road taxes, Except that
part set apart by the commissioners fol
bridge purposes) made out as provided
by the twenty eight section of the act
to which this is supplemental, to tn,
clerk of each township, who shall i'm
mediately make out list for each su
pervisor, of all persons in his distric
against whom any road tax may stant
charged, together with the amount O
such tax charged against each person
and each supervisor, shall notify every
such person agreeably to the provisions
of the thirty fourth section of the act
to which this is supplemental, to worl
out the same on the public highway.
-. SEC. 3. fhe county commissioner
may set apart such portion of the roac
tax, by them levied, as they may deem
proper, to be applied to the building o
repairing bridges in their respective
counties, which proportion, so set apart
shall be called a bridge fund, and shal