The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-07-27
WHOLE NO., $50.

payment, and shall be accompanied with
certificate of tho experimenting engineer,
which shall name the person or persons 10
whom there is indebtedness, and state the
particular work on which Il occurred, and
the location thereof and whether BY con.
tract or otherwise. The check and -certif.
cate thus issued. shall be registered in books,
ono TO bo kept by the engineer, and one By
the acting Commissioner.
Sec. 0. That In all cases In which II may
bo necessary for tho board Of public works,
by themselves or their legally authorized
agent, to let contracts for the performance
Of labor. or the furnishing Of materials, or
for tho construction of feeders, dykes, reser.
voirs. locks, dams. and other works and de-
vicos for perfecting and keeping in repair
the public works undcr thoir charge. Il shalt
bo the duty OF tho Acting Commissioner Of
tho Board. by the resident engineer having
charge of tho division of the public works
upon which said labor is to be performed
or materials furnished, TO cause such gen.
ersl notice Of the letting Of said contract by
publication In the newspapers and posting
up advertisements, rs will secure general
competition, which said notice shall contain o
statement of the time. place and manner
Of receiving proposals Of said contracts, and
tho character and magnitude Of the work to
DO performed, the materials TO be furnished,
or both, IL required, for the construction Of
tho said works.
Sec. 10. No member Of the Board Of the
Public Works, engineer, superintendent,
collector Of tolls. gate keeper, weighmas:er,
inspector, secretary or clerk, or any other
person holjing office under said Board d0.
ring the location or construction of any
canal or feeder, shall become Interested -
either in contract or purchase. directly or
through another, In any lands, town lots or
water privileges for hydraulic purposes. on
or adjacent to any such canals or feeders
under the charge Of said Board. until after
tho expiration of his term of office; or be
engaged or concerned, either directly or in-
directly or through another person, in any
contract for labor construction or supplies
Of any description whatever. Every person
fouud guilty of violating the provisions Of
this section, on covction thereof in any
court OF competent jurisdiction. on in6ict-
tnent or in formation. shall be adjudged 10
pay q fine of not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars,
aud shall moreover forfeit his office.
Sec. IL. 1t 10 hereby made the duty Of
tho Auditor of State TO cause oil the rolls,
abstracts and accounts OF tho collectors OF
tolls upon the canals. slackwatsr or other
i'm provements of this State, for tbs last and
each subsequent season of navigation, to bs
thoroughly examined and compared with
each other so that any discrepancy between
the amounts credited by the collectors re-
ceivirg any moneys and the check kept by
any other collector, shall be ascertsined;
and iU any case OF any such discrepancy,t the
clearance upon which any such moneys pur-
port to have been received, shall be exam
ined for the purpose Of nscertaining the
| true amount received and II said Auditor,
after having as certained the state of the ae-
counts for the last season deems il for the
interest Of tho State to examine and COM
paro as above. any part or all Of the rolls,
abstracts and accounts for any previous year
| he is authorized to cause such examination
to be made, and also for each ensuing year,
and tho for purpose of such examination, IL
necessary, he is hereby authorized to EN-.
ploy an additional clerk, for such time as
may be found necessary.
Sec IL. Each resident engineer, ap.
pointed under the provisions of this act,
shall receive an annual salary Of twelve bun-
drcd dollars. Each superintendent ap-
| pointed under the provisions of this act,
shall receive an annual salary of six hum
dred and sixty dollars. The collectors of
tolls, appointed under the provisions of this
act, shall receive respectively the following
annual salaries, viz: At Cleveland, one
thousand dollars at Akron, eight hundred
dollars at Massillon, six hundred dollars |;
at Dover, six hundred dollars; at Roscoe,
ak hundred dollars; at Dresden five hun
drcG dollars; at Zanesvile, seven hundred
! dollars at Newark, six hundred dollars at
Carroll. six hundred dollars at Columbus,
six hundred dollars at Circloyille, six hum
dred dollars; at Cbillicothe, seven hundred
dollars; at Portsmouth, seven hundred dol.
lars; at Cincinnati, ono thousand dollars )
at Waverly, fvo hundred dollars; at Mid.
dletown, six hundred dollars; at Dayton,
eight hundred dollars; at hamilton, six
hundred dollars; at Piqua, eight hundred
dollars: at ST. Msry's, six hundred dollars
at Junction. one thousand dollars at Mau.
NEE City, fve hundred dollars; at Tole'Io,
one thousand dollars; at McCOnnelsville.
i've hundred dollars at Harmar, six hum
dred dollars; and at Logan, six hundred
dollars.
The collectors Office at Delphos is hereby
abolished. and the Office at Defiance Is 70.
moved to Junction.
Woighmasiers at Toledo and Cleveland
shall each receive five hundred and fifty
dollars per nnnum: no deputy weigh
master shall be hereafter appointed.
Inspectors at Toledo and Cleveland shall
each receive four hundred and fifty dollars
per annuln At Cincinnati. seven hundred
dollars; the inspectors Office at Junction 10
hereby discontinued.
No lock tender shall hereafter be sp-
pointed except at bulkhead or feeder looks.
The board of public works shall have
power to abolish any collectors office. or to
change the location thereof TO such place a.
to them shall be deemed expedient for the
service and interest of the State, but no in
crease of salary to tho collectors shall ba
allowed in consequences Of such removal, nor
shall any new ofiico be established In any
case whatever. The salaries of the several
officers above enumerated shall bo paid 10
quarterly instsllnents, at the close Of each
fiscal quarter, as now established, out of the
State treasury upon the warrant of the Au'
ditor of State; but tho said Auditor shall
not draw his warrant without the check Of
the acting Commissioner Of the proper di'
vision, for the amount due such officer, for
sueh quarter. or any part thereof, according
to the facts of the case; and 1t 10 hereby
, made the duty Of such acting Commissioner
, to ascertain tho amount dne for such her
0 vices Of each of said officers, quarterly, ant
. TO issue his check accordingly. in the sam
Q manner as for any othOr claim against tk
4 State.
Sec. ID. There shall be appointed b,
tho board OF public works, as soon after ih