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

SECTION j. Be ii enacted 6y The Gfnsrdl
Assembly Of The Stale Of Ohio, That the pub
lie works of The State shall be divided by the
Board oil Public Works into three grand d.
visions or districts, to be designated by such
names or numbers as said Board shall deem
proper, and to be of such limit and extent as
seid Board from time to time shall prescribe;
and each member OF the Board OF Public
Works shall, as the acting commissioner OF
said Board, take charge Of such division as
may be assigned to him by said Board, apj be
responsible 10 the extent Of his power and
authority for the due and faithful admins
tration of the affairs Of such district or divi.
sion
Sec. 2. The term of Office of the member
of the Board ofPublic Works elected on the
second Tuesday of October last. shall COM
mence on the sixteenth day ol February, and
shall continue for three years thereafter, aud
until his successor shall be elected and quail
fed; and the other members OF the Board
heretofore elected AMI qualified, shall in ike
manner, continue to hold their Offices for the
. term of three years from the time they were
sworn into office, and until their successors
shall be elected and qualified; and thu term oI
office of the members of lht Board hereafter
annually elected, shall commence on the sec
ond Tuesday OF February the realter,
Sec. g. The mrnbefs OF the Board of Pub.
lie Works shall each take an oath or aifirma-
tion to support the Constitution oI the Uni
ted S(ates and the State Of Ohio, anl 10
honestly and Impartial y discharge the duties
of the office; and shall also give bond with
sufiCien. security, to be approved by the
Governor, in the penal sum OF no. less than
thirty thousand dollars, conditioned for the
honest and faithful discharge OF the respec'
a;ye duiieS Of their Office, and fpr the faith.
lul accounting lor and paying over OF all
noneys which may come into Ii elr hahuS
respectively, according to lay whit Il ponus; %
with the approval Ithe Governor h. ''orseu !
thereon, shall be filed with the Ireasn Ct VI
State. The members OF the Board OF Pu 'i'I
Works shall designate and appoint cue vi
their number to act as lhe Plesiueut OF sah
Board, and who, in addition 10 his duties ss
acting commissioner shall perform such du'
ties as are or sha be required by law Of The
President thereof, and SAID PVerd shall con-
.tinue to keep the 'olilce oI Public Worhs"
a / the seat OF Government, in which office
shall be kept all the books and papers, rec
ords and other documents OF said Board,
which shall be open to The inspection OF all
persons interested, at all reasonable times;
and all u0lices or reports required by law to
be given to the said Board by any OF the ulli-
GERS Of the State, when left IN writing at SAID
Office, or deposited with any personN no may
have charge of the same, shall be considered
as having been duty gi9en Gnd served upon
said BoaId. The President shall nave charge
of said office oil Public Works anG tile
custody OF the records, books, papers and doc
uments Aforesaid and shall conduct The cor
Te,pondenCe OF said Board.
Sec. 4. The SAID Board Of Public Works
shall have poWer to appoint rot exceeding
five resident engineers, and to ass.gn to eactl
OF them the supervision Uf such part OF said
grand divisions or districts as, in their opn-
ion. shall be lOr the best interests Of tn State
under such rules and regulations, EOt contra
nv to law, as may be from lime to time pre-
scrbed by laid Board; and the respective
terms of office OF said engineers shall com
mence on the first Monday of April A. d
1860, and annually thereafter on the six
teenth day OF February. The said Board d
Public Works shall also have power TO ap.
point the collectors OF tolls on the canals u
the State at all such points as shall hav,
been or may be established Tor the collection
OF tolls, as hereinafter provided; aud SAID col
leclors shall be governed BY such rules ant
regulations as the Board may prescribe, 10
inconsistent with law, and snail receive sucl
compensation Us hereinafter provided. Ev
cry Collector, or other officer, III anyws,
entrusted with the collection Or disbursement
OF tolls or other revenue pertaining 10 the
public works, shall previously TO hlr a,sum
ing the duties oil his Office. give bond 10 tut
State OF Ohio for the faithful discharge oi tn
duties oil his Office which bond, with suiil
cient security approved by the suid Board
shall be by them Immediately deposited il
the office OF the Auditor of slate. The pc
nal consideration oil said bond shall not
less Than fifty per cent. ol the amount q
money Collected or disbursed by the sam
officer in The preceding year, aud shall b
conditioned Tor the faithful performance c
his duties, and Tor the prompt collection, dis
bursement, paying over and accounting fC
all moneys hluh shall come to his hand
belonging to he State. The said Board [
Public " orks shall also have power and
is hereby made their duty, to appoint sue
number Of SuperintendentS OF repairs, gate
keepers, weigh masters, and inspectors, as
their opinion, the labor to be performed o
the several public works may require to reT
der the same efficient, and for the interest
the State. Every officer appointed under III
provision Of this act. before entering upu
the duties of his Office shall take and sui
scribe an oath or affirmation that he will di
igenty and faithfully discharge all tile duut
appertaining to his appointment, and pr
mote, to The extent OF his ebii'y, the int
est OF the State, SO lar as may be lega!yin h
power. Every person so appointed 10 otfit
Shall receive duplicate certificates ol such a
pointnent, signed by the President Of II
Board and atlested by The Secre ary Of Il
Board, upon one ol which certificates slIa
be endorsed and subscribed the oath abo,
required 10 be taken, before some one havll
thepower to administer an GA III .audthr sa,
shall be certified and a.tested by such persi
and by such appointee handed to the act
Commissioner OF his division, or forward
by mail to the Board ol Pub.ic Works, to
filed in The office thereof; and SAID appoin,
shall hold his said Office for hi term OF o
year from the tine OF his appointment al
until his successor may be appointed al
qualified; provided, that every person so a
pointed may De removed al any time pre-,