The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-06-18

sonbing the duties Of Supervisors and
rrlauug 10 Roads aud highways,
passed February i3h, 853; and 10
repeal an act entitled an act prescribing
the dulles Of Supervisors, aud relating
to Roads and Highways. passed April
8ih. 1855; Also prescribing the duties
Of oouaty commissioners, county Au-
ors Township Clerks, aud Super.
visors; Also 10 repeal certain other acts
therein named.
Sec. ! Be Il enacted By he Gener-
Al Asssp,biy Of As State Of Ohio, Thai
the commissioners Of the respective oouu-
ties 10 che state Of Ohio. are hereby au.
thosiEod to levy at the March session Of
their board. annually Tor road and bridge
purposed, Ia counties where the taxable
property ia the county exceeds the sum
Of iihy million Of dollars, not less than
one twenty ffth part Of mill. nor more
than one half Of mill. Ia counties less
than twenty-6y millions Of taxable prop
erty and more than ten millions, mol less
than oRe-tenth ola mill, nir more than one
mill. Ia counties where the taxable prop
erty is less than ten millions, and over
FIVE millions Of dollars, not lass than one
half MILL nor more than two mills, In
counties whore the taxable property is
less than five millions Of dollars the levy
shall not be les than one-halr mill nor
more than three mills; and no other road
or bridge tax, shall DO loyied by the coun-
" commissioners; Provided tba. in coun-
ties where the commissioners ofany coun-
" have made the levies for road aud
bridge purposes for the year 1858, that
they may at their June session for 858,
increase the leyies in accordance with
the provisions Of this act and In ooun-
ties whsre no road and bridge taxes have
been assessed chat the commissioners
may at their June session for 1858, make
the leyies provided for in this act,
Soc. 2. IL the trustees Of any town.
ship in this state, shall deem an addition.
al road tax necessary, In addition 10 the
amount levied by the commissioners Of
their county. they shall determine the
additional per oentum TO be levied upon
the 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 looat d
does not exceed six millions OF dollars.
aud not exceeding one mill whore said
taxable property does exceed that amount,
aud certify the same IN writing To tne
county auditor, on or belore the first Muu.
day Of June. in eaoh year, aud the audi.
tor Of the county shall assess the same
toge her with the per oentum levied BY
the commissioners on all the TAX tble prop
erty Ia che townships, an1 the auditor Ot
the county shall, on or before the third
NJ inday ~ Juae, ndach year, forward The
list of the road taxes, (except that par
set apart by the commissioners for bridge
purposes) made out as provided by the
twenty eighth section Of the act, to which
this Is supplemental. 10 the clerk OF each
township who shall Immediately make out
a list Tor each supervisor, Of all persons in
his district against whom any road tax
may stand charged together with the
amount Of such TAX charged against each
person; aud each supervisor, shall notify
every such person agreeable to the pro.
visions Of the thirty fourth section OF the
act, to which this is supplemental. to
work out the same on the public high
way,
Sec. }. The county commissioners may
set apart such portion Of the road tax, by
them levied, AS they may deem proper, to
be applied TO the building or repairing
bridges 10 their respective counties, which
proportion, so set apart, shall be called a
bridge fund, and shall be entered on the
duplicate Of taxes, for the county, by the
auditor of the county. in separate ool-
umn from tue other evies for road purpo-
ses. aud shall bs collected in money, aud
expended under the direction Of the com
missioners Of the county, in the building
Or repairing Of bridges, or both.
Sec. Z. The county commissioners OF
each county shall. on the first Monday OF
June next and thereafter annuity on the
frst monday Of March. or during their
March session. determine upone day
not later than tho firstof November when
the labor on the roads aud highways in
their respective counties shall be compile
ted. and also the time, hot later than the
iitteonth Of September, when the supervl
sors shall notify persons, 10 their respec-
tive districts. Of 1.-THE amount Of road tax rs.
sessed again & them which time so d ter
mined, shall be certified to the clerk o.
Zach township IN the proper county, by
the auditor theraol, within thirty day
thereafter aud the time so determined shall
be inserted in the bond Of each superyis
or.
Sec. 3, Any person charged with
road tx, may diseharg the same (exoep
that oct apart for bridge pUrposes) by Ia
Dor on she public highways, within th,
district WHARF the same is charged, prio
10 the time designated by the commits
sioners Of the county, for the completion
Of the labor on tho public highways, at the
rate Of ons dollar per day. for each days
work, Of an able bodied man. aud rata
bic allowance per day Tor any team an
complemengs furnished by any perso
under the direction OF thv supervisor
such district, who shall give 10 every sue
person a certificate specifying the amou
ofAx 20 paid 10 labor aud the distn,
and township, wherein suoh labor W.
performed, also. that such work wa don
between the drst day OF April aud the VA