American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-06-09
April4, 1859.

mo. 1893. AN ACT
Supplemental TO the act to provide for the organ
HatiOn Of cities and Incorporated villages. passed
May ,, ,lej2.
Section l. Bsn Enacted on the General .assemBiy
of The state Of Ohio, That the municipal authorities
OF all Incorporated villages and cities OF the second
class, shRll have power 10 require each able bodied
male person between the ages OF twenty -one years
and fty.fve years, resident within such village
city, aud with In any contiguous territory that sha
be attached thereto for the purposes Of this act
hereinafter provided, 10 perform In each and every
year, twodays' labor upon the streets and alleys Of
such corporation, aud ulon public roads or high
ways or parts thereof that lie within the contiguous
territory SO to be attached aforesaid, and which
shall be lieu of the two days labor required under
] the present laws regulating roads and highways,
and upon refusal TO perform such work, under
proper superv isor, the delinquent shall be liable
to the penalties provided by law against
persons refusing to perform the two days labor
required In said Law and the same shall be recov-
cred in the name Ofthe proper supervisor. before
the mayor ofsuch village or city. The said munich
pal authorities shall also have the exclusive right ia
form road districts within the corporate limits o
such cities and Villages, and contiguous territory
TO be attached thereto as aforesaid, and 10 appoint
suitable supervisors for the term of year for
such Districts who shall be governed in the per
formance OF their duties by tile b,-laws and ordi-
nAnces of said corporation and all road tax charged
on tho county duplicate on property within the Inn
its Of such corporation rriory to be attached
the roto as aforesaid, may be worked out 1t such
rate per day sha be authorized by law for work
ing other road tax, undertse direction OF the proper
supervisor, within the district where the same i;
assessed applied to such other district public
improvement IA the municipal authorities may di
rentPfovided that no tax assessed upon propori!
within the territory to be attached to any such cor
porntion Ms aforesaid. shall be applied otherwise
Than within rhe territory IN ch the same Is assess
ed should any eXtru labor be performed IN any on
year. under the direction of sTch supervisor, h
shall give his certificate the amount to the perso
performing the which certs1eate shall be trans
Ierable and received in discharge of road tax ii
any succeedng year. to the extent OF the amount
such certificate, and sill taxes charged for road pur
poses. as aforesaid, on the peoperty within the limit
Of such corporation or the territory, be attaches
the reto as aforesaid and collected by the count
treasurer, shall be paid over to the corporal io
} treasurer, TO be specially appropriated by ths mu
nicpal authorities To street and road purposes,
niher public Improvements. within the corporal
limits thereof.
Sec. Q. Ii shall be the duty OF municipal author
tiles OF said corporations. and the trustees of tOwr
ships. respectively in which any such corporutio
shall be situated soon after the passassage of III
act as proctirable, and when from the sparccness
population. the public intrest shall require II,
attach any te rrtory lying contiRuousto such corpC
raiions thereto, fOrtha purpose OF This act. y
Sec, 2. This actR be In force and take eIei
/, from and amer its passage. .e 3
WILLIAM 3. WOODS,
, Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
-r.E MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.