The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-08-12

AN ACT

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Supplementary TO the act 10 provide for the or
| ganizaiion OF cities and Incorporated Villages
passed May Sd, 1852,
SECTION |. Be IL enacted By the Gen
erdl AssensJiy of The State of Ohio, Tha
the municipal uthorities Of all Incorporated vii
lagos and cities OF the second class shall have pow
or to require each able bodied male person be
tween the ages OF twenty-one years and fifty. five
! years, resilient within such village or city nnd
within any contiguous territory, ,hat shall be n t.
tached thereto Tor the purposes Of this act here
ihai'er provided, TO PERFORM in each and every
year, TWO days labor upon the streets and alleys
OF such corporation, aud upon the public roads or
highways or parts thereof that lie within the con.
iguous territory so as 70 DO attached as aforesaid
ana which shall be In lien of the two days labor re.
CURED under the present laws regulating roads and
highways and upon refusal to perform such work
under proper supervisor, the delinquent shall be
ilabe to the same penalties as are provided by
law against persons refusing TO perform the two
days labor required in said law, and the same
shall be recovered in the name of the DrCner su.
pervisor, before the mayor OF such village or civ.
The said municipal authorities shall also have
the exclusive right to form road districts within
the corporate limits OF such cities and villages and
contiguous territory go to be attached thereto ms
aioresaid, and TO uppoin, suitable supervisors for
the term ot one year for such districts who shall
he governed in the Performance of their duties by
the bylaws and ordinances of said CORPORATION.
and all road tax charged on the county duplicate
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or territory so to be attached thereto as Aforesaid
may be worked out at such rate per day as shallbe
authorized by law for working other road tax, IN.
der the direction Of the proper supervisor, within
the district where the same is assessed or applied
TO such other district or public improvement as the
municipal authorities may direct: Provided that
no tax assessed upon property within the territory
TO be attached to amy such corporation as aforesaid
shall be applied otherwise than within the territory
IN which the same is assessed. should any eytra
labor be performed in any one year. under the di.
rection OF such supervisor, he shall give his Ger.
tihcatc OF the amount 10 the person performing the
same, which certificate shall be transferable, and
received IN discharge OF road TAX in any succeed
ing year,to the extent of ;he amount OF such Ger
iihcate, and all taxes charged for road purposes
as aforesaid, on the property within the limits of
such corporation the territory so 10 be attached
thereto, as aforesaid, and collected by tho county
treasurer, shall be paid over to the corporati
treasurer, TO be specially up ropriated by the mu.
nicipal authorities to street and road purposes or
other public improvements, within the corporate
limits thereof
SEC. ,. 1t shall be the du'y of municipal nuthor-
ics OF said and the trustees of town.
ships, respectively, in which any such corporation
shall be situated us after the passage of this
act as practicable, and when from the sparceness
ol popu aton the public interest shall require il
TO attach any territory lying contiguous to such
corporations thereto, for the purposes of this act
SEC. 3. This nct to be in lorce and take effect
from and after its passage.
WILLIAM 3. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER.
President of tho Senate.
Anril 1870