M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-05-17


il is based shall have been actually rendeied,
except ia the case Of euperintendents of re-
| pairs, as provided in section FIVE; aud every
/ check shall be made in IA or of The idenli
cal person to whom the amount is due, aud
sha j set forth the nature OF the Indebtedness
whether for materials, repairs, labor. super.
intendence or otherwise. nd to what object
and at what point ordiyision said materials
labor or supprinendence were applied. Ev-
cry check shall set forth the specific appro,
pralion which authorized its payment, anC
shall be accompanied with certificate OF
the experimenting engineer. which shall
name the person or persens to whom there is
inde btedness, and state The particular work
fpEwhicir1t tofsuned 'sBd4ha Location there
o., aud whether by contractor otherwise. -
The check and certificate thus issued, sha |
be registered In books, one to be kept by
the engineer, and one by the acting commits
sonpr.
Sec. 8. That in all cases in which it ma,
be nee Cessnry for the board of public works
by themselves or their legally authorized
agent, to let contracts for the performance d
labor. or the furnishing OF materials, or rol
'hS VI lNCNNlNs ~ hCas fthtINulIS >
locks dams, aud other orks and devices loI
pefiecling aud keeping in repair the public
works under their charge, it shall be the du
ty OF the Acting Commissioner of the Board
by the resident engineer having charge Of the
division ol the public works upon which said
labor is 10 be performed or materials furnish
ed, 10 cause such general notice OF the let.
ting of Sald contract by publication in the
newspapers and posting up advertisements
as will secure general compelili which
said notice shall contain statement of the
time, place and manner Of receiving propo-
sails oi said contracts, and the character and
magnitude Of the work to be performed, the
materials to be furnished, or both, il reauir-
ed, Tor the construction of the said works.
Sec. 10, No member of the Board OF Pub
lie Works, engineer, superintendent, collec.
tor of tolls, gate-keeper, weig igh.master, in
spector, secretary or clerk, or any other per-
sou holding office under said Board during
the location or construction of any canal or
feeder, shall bacome interested, either in con.
tract or purchase. directly or through anoth-
er, in any lands, town lois or water privile-
geS for hydraulic purposes, on or adjacent to
any such canals or feeders under the charge
of said Board, until after the expiration of
his term of office, or be engaged or concern.
ed, either directly or through another person,
in any contract for labor construction or sup.
plies Of any description whatever. Every
person found guilty of violating the provis-
ions OF this section on conviction thereof N
any court o competent jurisdiction, Oh in
dictmr mt or information, shall br adiudged t,
pay fine Of no: less Than one hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars, an,
shall, moreover, forfeit his office.
Sec. il 1t is hereby made the duty Of the
Auditor Ol State to cause all the rcls, ab-
sirocts and accounts OF The col ELECTORS Of toll
upon the canals, slackwater or other in
provemrnIs Cf this STATE, for the last anC
each subsequent season Of navigation, to be
thoroughly eximIned and compared with
each other, so that any discrepancy between
the amounts credited by the Colec ors reCeiv.
ing any moneys and the e * Kept BY any 9th.
er collector. shall be ascertaIned; and in case
OF any such discrepancy, the clearance upon
which any such moneys pur port to have beer
received, shall be examined tor the purpose
of ascertanIng the true amount received; au(
if said Audi or, after having uscerlained I'd,
stale Of the accounts Ior the last season
deems it Tor the interest of the Site to eX
anime and compare as above, any part or al
Of the rolls, abstracts aud accounts for an,
previous year he is authorized to Cause sucl
examination to be made. aud also for eaCl
ensuing year. and for the purpose OF such ex
animation. if necessary, he is hereby author
lied to employ an additional clerk, Tor suct
time as may be found necessary.
Sec. l2. Each resident epgiheer, appoint
ed under the provisions OF this act. shall re
ceive All annual salary oil twelve hundrd dol
lars. Each superintendent appointed undel
the provisions of this act; shall receive al
annual salary of six hundred aud sixty dol
lars, The COLLECTORS of oils, appointed un
der the provisions OF this act, shall rec VI
respectively the following annual salaries
viz: A Cleyfland, one thousand dollars; a
Akron, eight hundred dollars; at Mhssi on
six bundled dollars; at DIVER, six hundre,
dollars; al Roscoe, six hundred dollars; a
Dresden, five hundred dollars; at Evansville
seven hundred dollars; a! Newark six hun
dred ollars; dt Carroll. six hundred dollars
at Columbus. SIX hundred dollars; at Circle
vile, six hundred dollars; at Chillcothe. sew
Ell hundred dollars; ut Portsmouth,; seve
hundred dollars; at Cincinnati. one thousan
olars; at Wavery. five hundred dollars; a
u Middetown, six huudreu dollars; at Daytor
) eight hundred dollars; at Hamilton, six huu
{, dred dollars at Piqua, eight hunlred dolIar
II al st. MdN's; six hundred dollars; at unt
Il ion, one thousand dollars; at Maumee City
. five hundred dollars; at Toledo, one thousan
> dollars; at McConnelsyile, five huudred do
lars; at Harmar, six hundred dollars, aud I
/ Logan, SIX hundred dollars.
e The collectors Office al Delphos 10 hereb
II abolished and the office at Defiance is II
e moved 10 Junction.
IT Weighmasters at Toledo and Clevelar
S shall eacn receive five hundred and fifty do
it lars per annum; no deputy weighmaster sha
0 be hereafter appointed.
J inspectors at Toledo and Cleveland sha
II each receive four hundred aud fifty dollars p
annum; at Cincinnati, seven hundred dollar
:. the inspectors Office at Junction is heret
>, discontinued
!. No lock tender shall hereafter be eppoin
q ed except at bulkhead or feeder locks. ''''
o The board oipublic works shall have pOv
,. er to abolish any collectors Office, or
So change the location thereof to such pla
l. as to them shall be deemed exredient f
J. ene service and interest of the state but I
e increase of salary to the collectors shall