The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-09
April II. 1855
mo. 1861
AN ACT

Supplementary to an act entitled an act prescri-
bing the duties of Supervisor, and relating to
Roads and Highways passed February 18th,
1858; and to repeal an act prescribing the
duties of Supervisor, and relating to Roads,
and Highways, passed April 9Th 1856; Also,
prescribing the duties ofCounty Commission
ers, County Auditors, Township Clerks, and
Supervisors. Also, to repeal certain other
acts therein named.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State OF Ohio That the Commits
sonerS of the respective counties in the State of
Ohio, are hereby authorized to levy at the
March session of their board, annually, for
road and bridge purposes in counties where the
taxable property in the county exceeds the sum
of fifty millions Of dollars, not less than one
twenty fifth part of a mill, nor more than one
fifth of a mill. In counties of twenty-five mil
lions of taxable property, and less than fifty
millions, not less than one twentieth part of
mill, nor more than onebali Of MILL In coun-
ties less than twenty-five millions of taxable
property, and more than ten millions, not less
than one tenth OF mill nor 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 more than
two mills. In counties where the taxable prop
erty is less than five millions ofdollars the levy
shall net be less than one-half mill, nor more
than three mills; and no other road or bridge
tax shall be levied by the county commission
ers; Provided that in counties where tie com
mssoncrs of any county have made the leves
for road and bridge purposes for the year 1858
that they may at their j June session for 1858, in
creased the evies in accordance with the provis-
ions of this act, and in counties where no road
and blidge taxes have been assessed that the
county commissioners may at their June session
for 1858, make the levies provided for in this act
Sec. q II the trustees ofany township in this
state, shall deem an additional road tax neces-
sary, in addition to the amount levied by the
commissioners OF their county, they shall deter-
mine the additional percentnm to be levied upon
the taxable property Of their respective town
ship, not exceeding two mills ON the dollar,
where the taxable property Of the county in
which such township is located does not exceed
six millions Of dollars, aod not exceeding one
mill where said taxable property does dot ex-
ceed that amount, and certify the same IN wri-
ting 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 percentum levied by the commission
ers on the taxable property in the township; and
the auditor Of the county shall, on or before the
third Monday in June, in each year. forward
the list Of road taxes, Except that part set a
part by the commissioners for bridge purposes>
made out as provided by the twenty-eighth
section of this act to which this is supplemental
ry, TO the clerk Of each township. who shall
Immediately make out list for eah supervisor
of all persons within his district against whom
any road tax may stand charged, together with
Al - IL,
person; and each supervisor, shall notify every
such person agreeable to the provisions of the
thirty. fourth section OF this act, to which this
is supplemental, to work out the same on the
public highway.
Sec. 3. The county commissioners may sci
apart auch portion Of the road tax, by them lev
led, as they may deem proper, to be applied tC
the builliBg or repairing bridges in the respec.
tive counties, which proportion, so set aparl
shall be called bridge fund, and shall be enter
ed on the duplicate of taxes, for the county, by
the Auditor Of the county, in separate column
from the other leyies for road purposes, and shal
be collected in money, and expended under th,
direction of the commissioners of the county, il
the building or repairing Of bridges or both.
j Sec. A. The county commissioners of eacf
county shall, on the first Monday of June mex
and thereafter annually on the First Monday Q
march, or during their March session, ldetnmin,
upon day not later than the first of November
when the labor on the roads and highways shall
be completed, and also the time not later thar
the fifteenth Of September when the supervi
sors shall notify persons, in their respective
distric's to the amount ofroad tax assessed a,
gainst them, which time 30 determined, shall II
4 certified to the clark Of each tewDship, in the
proper county BY the auditor thereofwithin thir.
tv days after and the time so determined Shai
Be inserted in the bond of each supervisor.
4 Sec. s. Any person charged with d road tax
may discharge The same (except thatsot apart
for bridge purposcs) BY labor pn the publ,
j highway, within the district where the same Il
j charged, prior to the time designated BY Thu
commissioners oftle county, for The completion