The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-06-10
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ants. as are authorized aud required by
the act entitled can act TO provide Tor
compensation to the owners OF private
property appropriated TO the use of cor.
porations," passed April 80, 1859, and
the acts amendatory thereof and supple
menlary thereto, so far as the same may
be applicable; aud the compensation SO
found and assessed in favor OF said claim
ant ur claimants shall be certified by the
probate Judge TO the county auditor and |
paid out of the county treasury, from the !
general fund or remain deposited therein
for the use OF such claimant or claimants;
and said county commissioners shall, at
the next regular session after such com |
pensalion shall have been assessed and
paid or deposited as aforesaid, proceed to
locate and establish such ditch, drain or !
water course as herein before provided
Sec. s. That said commissioners when
ever they shall have established any such !
ditch, drain or water course, shall divide
the same into suitable sections, not less IN
number ;han the numbers OF owners OF
land through which the same may be To-
Gated, aud shall also prescribe the time
Wlllln WHICH lDt WOlh Ou SuJn bCOhiOhO
shall be completed.
Sec. G. That the county auditor shall
cause noice to be given Of the time and
place of letting, and Of the kind, and
amount OF work 10 be done upon said sec
TONS and the time fixed by the commiss
toner's Tor its mpletion, by publication
for thirty days IN some newspaper printed
or OF general circulation in said county,
and shall let the work upon said sections
respectively to the lowest bidder therefor;
and the person or persons taking such
work at such letting, shall, on the com.
pletion thereof to the satisfaction Of The
county commissioners, be paid Tor such
york ont OF the county treasury upon the
order of the county auditor; provided, that
il any person or persons to whom any
portion of said work shall be let as aforc-
said, shall fail to perform said work, the
same shall be relet by the county auditor
in the manner hereinbeiore provided.
Sec. T. That the county auditor shall
keep full and complete record OF all pro-
ceedings had in each case under this act.
Sec. 8. That the auditor and surveyor
or engineers shall be allowed such fees
Cor services under this act, as the county
commissioners shall, in each case, deem
reasonable and allow; and all other fees
and costs accrung under this act shall be
the same rs provided by law Tor like ser
vices in other cases, and all costs, cXpen-
ses, costs oil construction, fees and com
pensatlou for property appropriated, which
shall accrue and be assessed and be de-
termined under this act, shall be paid out
OF the county treasury, out of the general
fund on the order Of the county auditor,
provided that no part Of the same, except
the compensation Tor property npproprla-
ted, shall be- paid out OF the county treas.
ury ill ihe sum shall have been levied and
collected AS provided in the next section
Of this act.
Sec. 8. That the county commissioner
shall make an equitable apportonment o
the costs, expenses, cost OF construction
fees and compensation for properly appro
priated, which shall accrue and be asses
sed and determined under this act among
the owners OF the land benefited by the
location and construction Of such ditch
drain or wa'er course, in proportion to the
benefit 10 each OF them through, along the
line, or III tne vicinity VI Whooc INuuS the
same may be located and constructed re.
spcctively; and the same shall be levied
upon the lands Of the owners so benefited
in said proportions, and collected in th'
same manner that other taxes are leylet
and collected for county purposes.
Sec 10. The net entitled "an act au
thorizing the trustees OF townships 10 cs
tabish water courses and locate ditche
in certain cases." passed May !, 1855
and the act amendatory thereto, passo
April IA, 1857, and the original act pass
ed February "a, 1853. on the same sub
ject. are hereby repealed provided, thf
no proceedings had or commenced unde
any law repealed by this act snail be atfeC
ted by such repeal.
Sec. II. This act 10 take effect fror
and after lis passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker ofMe House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President oil tie Senate.
March, "a, 1859