The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-26
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED EY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT.

AN ACT,
Su 'rlc'ncntary 10 an act entitled an act
prescribing the dntIes of Supervisors. aud
relating to Rna'ls and Highways pass
cd February l.>, lSo3; aud to .-peaI
an act entitled an ACT prescribing the
duties Of Supervisors, and relating to
Roads and Highways, passed April
sth, 1856, Also, prescribing the du-
Ties vt County Commissioners. County
Auditors, Township Clerks, and Super
'isors; Also 10 repeal certain other acts
there in named.
SscTioS !. Be IL enacted by he General
Assembly Fl kss STATE IF ONO. That the cont
lnisSioncrs OF the respective counties i'll the
State Of Ohio. are hereby authorized to levy
at the March session OF their board, annual Z,
Tor roa'l and bridge purposes, ill counties where
the taxable property in the county exceeds the
sum of fifty millions OF dollars, hot less than
one twenty -ifth part of mill, nor more than
one-htth OF Il mill. In counties of twenty five
millions of taxable property, and le, than
hfty millions, not less than one-twentieth ,'nrt
OF a mill, nor more than oue-haf OF a4lill.
In counties less than twenty five millions of
taxahle property, and more than ten millions,
than one mill. In counties where the taxabic
property is less than ten millions, and over
I'VE millions OF dollars, not less than oue-haii
Llfit, nor more than two mills. In counties
where the taxable property is lass than five
millions of dollars, the levy shall not he less
than one half mill, nor more than thrVe milis;
and no other road or bridge tax shall be !evieu
by the county commissioners; Provided that
i'll counties Where the commissioners o. an,
county have m;tde tho ievies Tor road ai'd
bridge purposes for the year ln3S, thai thcy
may at their june session Tor 1905, lncleaae
the levies in accordance with the prov ts!ons oI
this act, and III uutleS where no road and
bridge taxes Eavc been assessed, that the com
missioncrS nliy at their June session for IoJ .,
make the lcvlcs provided Tor H. this act,
SRc.t =. 1t the trustees OF any township IN
this state, shall deem an additional roau taA
necessary, III addition to the amount levied W
the commissioners OF their county, they shai,
determine the atdItlonai per centurA to DE lev
led upon tile taxabic property of tneir respec
tive townships, not exceeding two nills Oh the
dollar, where tile taxable property OF the coun-
ty IN which SUCH township IS located uocs hot
exceed SIX nil.lions OF dollars anu not cxCeeJ,
I':s one mill where SAID tdxapie property uoes
eAceed that amount, and certfy tue satue III
WrinnS 10 the county autitor, on or before Tue
auditor oil the county snlli aasesS The s;tnle
together with the per c.nsum levied hy the
commissioners, OH all the taxable property III
the township; and the au,iltor oi thc county
shall, OH Ur before the third aIonuay in June,
in each year, forward the list OF the ROAD taxes,
(except that part set stpart o, the omriissoii-
ers Tor bridge purposes) made out as IrovIded
Wy the twuhty-eir;hth section OF the act, 10
which tnis Is Suppiehientai, To the CLERK o.
each township, VINO shall immediately mIKe
out list for c.icn Supervisor, ot All persons
i'll his district aSaiist uoni any lo:ll tax may
stand ci;irgoi, together with the ai.tount u
srch tax charged az unst each person.; ana each
supervisor, snail notify every sucn person
ayrecabiy to the pIoyIsIois vi the thirty -Iourth
section OF the ;sot, to which this Is suppleinen
tai, TO work Out the same on tne puUiIc high
way.
SEC. 3. The county Commissioners may set
apart such poriion OF the road LaA, py them
levied, As they may o,eeln proper, 10 he appded
TO the but.uisg or repairing brdses lii tIieii
respective Iou.i,ies, which p.Oporion, so sci
apart, snail be cJiiei q Ufiu5o Iunu, ana shall
be entered the dut AGATE OF taxes, Ior tue
county, ~ the auttl;or oi the county liz a ssa
arate column from ,ne other ievies Tor roau
purposes, aiai snail De coiieGteu III money, aiiu
expenued unacr the airection OF The cUiniuIs
sIoiierssof the county III the Duiltting or re
pairing OF Driugcs, both.
SESg 4. The county commissioners OF eacl
copthy shali oD the first Monday OF June mex
and thereafter annually on the iirst Monia,
of March, or during their March session, dc
teimine upon day not later than the first o
November, when the labor on tis roads anc
highways III their respective counties shall b'
completed, and also the time not later thai
the fifteenth of September, when the supervi
sors shall notify persons, in their respectiy
districts, of the amount of road tax assesses
against them, which time So determined, sbaI
be certified TO the clerk of each township il
the proper county, hy. the auditor thei col
within thirty days thereafter and the time 3
de crmiued shall be inserted i'll tile bond o
each supervisor.
SEC. 5. Any person charged with a road ta
may discharge the same (eXcept that set apar
for bri.ige purposes,) by labor on the publ
highway, within the district where the sam
is charged, prior TO the time designated b.
tho commissioners of the county, tor the com
pletion of the labor ON the pubic highway:
at the rate of one dollar per day. for each day
work, of an able bodied man, and IL ratabl
allowance per day for any team aud i,nple
Inents furnished by any person under tile ii
rection of the supervisor OF SUCH district, VIII
shall give to every such person Il ceruiicat
specifying the amount OF tax SO pad III iabo
and the district and township, wherein sue
labor was performed; also, that such work wa
done between the first day oil April anu the ua
designated by the commissioners for the con
plction of all labor upon the roads ana hISi
WAYS; which certificate shall i'll no case be- give
for any greater sum than the road tax charge
against suclI person, and the county treasure
shall receive all such certificates as money, l
the discharge OF saiI DAD tax, and in case th
holder OF such certificate shall desire pa
taxes by seini-annuai instalments such ccrtli
cate may be received i'll the payment OF tn
December instalment and the one half pal
thereof credited ON the June pay ylnent; all ro;i
taxes shall be placed upon the tax duplicate
and collected Wy the county treasurer, i'll th
same manner ts other taxes, except as herel
provided.
SEC. =. ALI road taxes collected by tIl
county treasurer, shall be paid over TO ti
treasurer of the, township, from which til
same were collected, ana shall be expended o
the public roads OF the several road districts
the township, from which the said taxes wei
collected, under the direction Of the trus:e.
ofsthe proper township.
sEc. Z. That all such persons as are n
quired by the first section, to winch this act
supplementary, TO do and perform ;wo day
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