Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-02
April4,l II
AN ACT
No. 1873.

No. 1873. AN All
SuppIementary to the act to provide for the organi
iation of cities and incorporated villages, passed
May 8, 1859.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the Geaeral Assembly
of the State OF Ohio, That the municipal aufhori-
lies of all incorporated villages ana cries ol lhe
second class shall have power require each able
bodied male person between the ages OF twenty
one wears and fifty five years, resident within sucn
village or city, and within any contiguous territory
that shall be attached thereto Tor the purposes of
this act as herein after provided, TO perform, in
each and every year, two days labor upon the
streets and alleys of such corporation, and upon
the public roads highways or parts thereof that
lie within the contiguous territory 10 be attach
ed as aforesaid, and which shall be in lieu OF the
two DAYS labor required under the present laws
regulating roads and highways; and upon refusal
20 perform such work under proper supt rvisor the
delinquent shall be liable to the same penalties as
aro provided by law against persons reius sing T.
perform the tw days labor required In said law,
and the same shai be recovered in the name OF the
proper su ervisor before the mayor o: such village
or city. The said municipal authorities shall als1
have the exclusive right 10 firm road districts
within the corporate limits OF such cities and vii
iaeee and contiguous territory so to be attached
thereto as Aforesaid, and TO appoint suitable super
visois for the term OF one year tor such districts
who shall be governed IN the performance OF their
duties by the bylaws and ordinances OF said cor
poration, and all road tax charged on the county
duplicate on property wlthIn the limits OF such
CORPORATION or territory To be attached there
70 as aforesaid may be worked ullt at such ;ate
per day as shall be authorized BY law tor working
other road tax under The direction of the proper
superyisor within the district where the same is
assessed or applied to such other district Or ir6lt
Improvement rs the municipal authorities may
direct: Provided that no tax assessed upon pro
perty within the territory 10 be tiachcd TO any
euch corporation aforesaid, shall Re applied 9th
wise than within the territory IN which the same j:
assessed q, oud any extra abur be pc to med in any
one year. under the direction Of such supervisor
1s shall give his certificate OF the amount 10 til,
person performing the same which CT iiilcae shat
he transferable, and received In discharge oi ROAD
tag in any succeeding year, 10 the extent OF tie
amount of such certificate, and all taxes charge,
for road purposes, as aforesaid, on the properly
within the limits OF such corporation the terri
tory SO TO be attached there.o, ns Aforesaid, anc
collected by the county treasurer, shall be paiC
over to the corporation treasurer, TO he special,
appropriated by the municipal authorities TO stree
and road purposes, or other public Improvements
within the corporate limits thereof.
Sec O. 1t shal, be tae duty oi municipal au
sborties of said corporations, and the trustees O
townsinz. reslccrivciy in which any such cnrpo
ration shall be situated, soon a't-- the passag
OF this act ss gracyGshe and when from the spar
nuire il tc attach anY territory lying contiguous
such CO. ll-l i.rz .s--r .r ..r rls .rF1 u thi
net.
Sec. 3. I,.s-- fo He il t-ca a.. ;ak= cfiec
from and aftel
.-t..-a g. WOODS
Speaker Of tease II q representatives..
MARTIN WELKER.
President of the Senate
April S, 1853.