M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-16
April 4, 1859,
mo. 1887 AN ACT


mo. 1897 AN ACT
Supp to the act to provide for the
Organization Of cities and Incorporated vii
lagos, passed Miy 8, 1852.
Section / BE- il enacted Jg. hs General
Assembly Of he Stale Of Ohio, That the
muucipll authorities Of all incorporated vii.
Iages aud cities Of lhe second class, shall
have power to equiIe each able-bolied male
person between The ages of twenty-one years
and fifty-iive years, resident within such vii.
hge or city, aud within any contiguous teui.
,ory that shall be attached thereto Tor The pur.
poses oIt.s act as heriua.er provided, to
perform in each and every year two days la
Dur upon t'e streets and alleys Oi such cor.
pomtion, unl upon the public roads or high
ways or pats thereof that lie within the cDn-
tiaulus territory 50 10 BE- attached as atOre-
sald, and which shall be in lieu of th' two
days labor required under the present laws
regulating roadsand highways; AMI upon re-
lusal to perform such work, under proper su-
leryisor, The delinquent shall be liable to the
same penalties us are provided by law against
persons refusing 20 perform the two days Ia.
Dor required III said lazy, and the same shall
be recovered in the hama of the proper Su.
peryisOr, b3l5re the MAYOR Of such village or
city. The said municipal authorities shall
also have the exclusive right TO form road
Districts within the corporate limits OF such
cities and villages, anu contiguous territory
so 10 be attached Ihereto us Aforesaid, aud u
sppJint suitable supervisors for the term OF
orc year for such distri ,ts, who shall be gov
ernsd in he performance of their duties BY
the b,-laws and ordinances Of said corpora.
ton, and all road tax charged on the county
duplicate on property within the limits OF
such corporation or territory so to be attach
ed thereto as aforesaid, may be worked out
at such rate per day as shall be authorized by
law Tor working other road tax, under the d.
ireotoll ol the proper supervisor within thl
district where thJ same is assessed, or applied
/ TO such other district or public improvement
as the municipal authorities may direct: Pro
videl th3t no tOX assessed upon propert,
within the territory 10 be attached to an
such corporation as aforesaid, shall be ap
piled otherwise tlan within the territory il
which the same is assessed should any eXtr
/ labor be peIlomed in any one year, unde
the direction Of such supervisor, he shall giyO
/ his certificate Of the amount to the person
performing. The same, which certificate shaI
be transferable, anl received in discharge o
road tax in any succeeding year, to the ex
tent Of the amount OF such certificate, an,
all taxes charged Tor read purpl lses, as alore
said, on the property within the limits o
such corporation or lhe territory, so to be at
tiche,t thereto as Aforesaid, and collected bl
the county treasurer, shall be paid over to ;h'
corporation treasurer, to b. specially appro
prIated by lha municipal authorities u street
and rotd purposes, or other public improve
meni5, within the corporate limits thereof
SEC. ., 1t shall be the duty OF muncipd
authorities Of said Corporations and the trus
/ tees Of townships, respectively in which any
such corporation shall he situated, as slon Il!
ter the passage Of this act as practicable, an,
when from the sparceness OF population, tn
public interest shall require it, 10 attach an.
territory lying contiguous to such corpora
/ tiOns thereto, Tor the purposes OF this act.
Sec. 3. This act to be in force and taxi
effect from and after its passage.
.. WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
4 MARTIN WkLkER,
President Of the Senate.
April 5, 1859.