The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-07-02
WILLTAM b. MOODS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate.
April l2. 1883.
mo. lO7.1 AN ACT

TNO. iO7. AN ACT
To amend an act entitled an act to amend
the act entitled, "An act to provide for
the Organization Of Cities and inoorpo-
rated Villages passed March H.
1853.
Section t. BE Il enacted Jy he General
assembly Of the State Of Ohio. That
the eighteenth section Of said amendatory
act be and it is hereby amended so as to
read as follows: They shall have power
to lay of. open, widen, straighten, ox.
tend and establish, to improve aud keep
in order and repair and to light streets,
alleys, public grounds, wharyes, landing
places and market spaces; to open and
construct and keep in order and repair
sewers and draining; 10 appropriate, en-
ter upon or take, for such Of the above
purposes as may require II, land or mate
rial, and to assess aud collect a charge on
the owners Of any lots or lands abutting
on such street, alley, public ground,
wharf, landing place and market space
or on the lots or lands through or by
which such street, alley, public highway
public ground, wharf, landing place {
market space. shall pass, for the purpos
OF detraying the expenses or so construo
ting improving, repairing, extending. wi
denng, opening, or Lighting such street
alley, public highway, public ground
wharf landing place or market space; oI
for the purpose of paying the value Of the
land or lands, lot or lots, which may be
appropriated for the purpose Of laying of
opening, extending or widening such
street, alley, public highway, public
ground, wharf landing place or market
space; such charge to be either in proper.
tion to the fec front Of tho lot or lands
abutting on such street, alley, public
highway, public ground wharf laLding
! place or market space, or to the value Of
such lot or land, as assessed for taxation
under the general law OF the state, as suol
municipal corporation may in each case
determine, and they shall also have the
power to provide by ordinance for the
! lighting Of any railway, or portion there
OF which may be located within the cor
porate limits Of such town or city in such
mode and manner rs the city or town
council shall prescribe, and when it shall
be deemed necessary or proper by Gny
town or city council to provide for the
! lighting Of any such railway, or portion
thereof located as aforesaid they shall
pass an ordinance requiring such railroad
company or companies, within a specified
time, which shall not be less than thirty
days so to light their tracks, or such por-
tiou thereof as may be designated by suof
ordinance, and such ordinance shall pre-
scribs the mode and manner 10 which Che
same shall be done the number style anC
size Of lamp posts, burners lamps and al
other fixtures and apparatus necessary fol
such lighting, and the points OF location
for said lamp posts; and in case tho sail
| lighting shall not be done in conformit,
with the provisions and specifications o
such ordinance, or should any railroaJ
company fail or refuse to light its track
or such portion thereof as may be desig
mated, within the time limited by the or
dnance, the city or town council ma,
proceed Immediately 10 cause such light
ing 10 be dono in conformity with a,
provisions Of such ordinance; and suel
municipal corporation may either by
general ordinance or resolution prescrib,
the mode in which the charge on any
railroad company or companies shall bt
assessed and delermined-such charge
when so assessed and determined, shall b,
payable by the railroad company or com
panies at the time Of the assessment and
shall be a lien upon the lots or land in the
possession of such railroad company OF
companies, from the time Of the assess
nent; such charge may be collected and
lien enforced by proceeding at law or il
equity, either in the name Of the muuicip
al corporation. or Of any person to whom
/ il shall have directed payment TO be made
in any such proceedings at law, wheI
pleadings are required it shall be suaicien
TO declare generally for work and labo
[ done, and materials furnished or the par