The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-11-03
TIRE hSHhhND UNI H.
AN ACT

act passed April 5, 1886, entitled "AI
act to amend an act entitled an act tt
provide for the organization of Cities
and Incorporated Villages" passed
May 3. 1852, and the several act
amendatory thereof and supplementary
to said acts.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
e-oI Assembly Of the Statcof Ohio, Thai
section seven of the act to which thit
act is amendatory and supplementary, be
so amended as to read as follows: Seo.
Z. The city civil engineer and the su.
perintendent of markets shall be ap-
pointed by the city council, and shall
receive respectively such compensation
for their services as the city council may
allow.
Sec. Q. The city council, in cities
| referred to in the first section of the act
to which this act is smendatory and
supplementary, shall have power to con-
struct sewers or drains, by special as
sessment; and it shall be lawful for
such city council to assess the expense
of such work upon the feet front, or
accu riding to the valuation or according
to benefits. Previous to constructing
any sewer or drains by special assess
ment, the board of CITY improvements
shall submit a plan or plans, and esti-
mates, of the expense of constructing
or repairing the same, and also On as.
sessment of the expense SO estimated
therefor, upon the property abutting on
the street or streets through which said
sewer shall be built, and upon the prop
erty abutting on the street or streets
benefited thereby, according TO the
feet front, or according to the valuation,
or according to benefits, as the council
shall deem most equitable in each par
ticular case; and if said city council
shall determine to defray the expense of
such work by an assessment according
to benefits, the estimated expense of
such work shall be assessed on such real
as will be directly benefited
b ereby, whether fronting on the public
or highway in which the improve
or repair is made or not, in pro.
as nearly as may be, to the
benefits which may result to such parcel
or lot of land; and before the city cour.
ell shall adopt such assessment, three
notice shall be given, by publish
ing in the official newspaper of the city,
such assessment has been made.
Any person having objections to such
assessment shall file their objections;
in writing, with the city clerk, within
two weeks after the expiration of said
and if objections shall be made
to any assessments according to benefits,
the city council shall appoint three dis
f~reeholders of the city, as an
equalizing board, and, on a day appoint
ed by the city council for that purpose,
the said board, after taking oath before
the mayor or other proper officer, shall
hear and determine all objections to the
assessment, and shall equalize the same
as they shall think proper. The city
shall have power to coufirm the
same, or set the same aside, and cause
q new assessment, or appoint a new
equalizing board, of the same qualiica-
lions, and when such assessment is con-
the work shall proceed. The
shall be transferable and col
lectable against the owners personally,
DR. by an enforcement of the lien upon
the property assessed; and such procee-
iiDgs shall be had for the collection and
enforcement of said assessment, as iu
cases OF street improvement by
assessment. A concurrence of
TWO thirds of the members of the city
council shall be necessary in appointing
such equalizing board, confirming such
assessment, and ordering such work to
be done, fer which such assessment shall
nave been made, unless the owners of
wo thirds of the property to be charged
hall petition therefor.
Sec. 8. That section seven of the
Ict to which this act is amendatory and
be and the same is here
" repealed.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
April IL, 1858.