Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-03
Passed March "a, 1880.
AN ACT
mo. 79.1

Supplementary to "an act to provide for
the organization of Cities and lncor
porated Villages" passed May 3, 1852,
and the amendment passed March IL,
1858, and Supplementary Act passed
April 8. 1856, and Supplementary to
the Act passed April II, 1858.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by tie Gener-
al assembly Of the State of Ohio, That
in all cities OF the first GLASS, in which water
works have heretofore or may hereafter be
constructed it shall be lawful for the city
council to provide by ordinance for the divi.
sion of said city into not more than six sow
erage districts, designating the same by name
or number; and that for the purpose of de-
| fraying the expense of constructing main
sewers in said districts, or either one ofthem,
! the city council shall have power to borrow,
from time to time as they shall deem expe-
| dient, a sum OF money not to exceed thirty
thousand dollars for any one of said districts,
upon the credit of the city, and shall have
authority to issue bonds, with interest cou
pons attached, pledging the faith and credit
OF said city for the payment of the principal
and interest of said bonds; provided, that all
bonds issued as aforesaid shall have the
name or number of the district for which the
same were issued, legibly written or printed
upon them, and shall be signed by the mayor
| and city clerk, and DO sealed with the seal oi
! the city.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose repaying the
principal and interest OF the bonds by this
| act authorized to be issued, IL shall be lawful
! Tor the city council to assess and collect upon
and from all the real estate in the district fol
which said bonds are issued, in each and eve.
ry year thereafter until the interest and prin'
cpal of said bonds is fully paid and satisfied,
an amount sufficient to pay the interest due
upon said bonds semi-annually; aud such ar
amount as upon computation shall be found
necessary to provide sinking fund for ths
redemption OF the bonds so issued as afore
said at their maturity; provided, that no
more than five per cent. per annum shal bt
collected in any one year of the principal o.
the bonds authorized by this act to be is
sued.
SEC. 8. That It shall be lawful for the city
auditor to make the assessment required by
the preceding section, upon all the real es
tate in the district upon the valuation as es
tablished by law Tor state aud county purpo
ses; aud said auditor is hereby required {,
certify said assessment to the city council
on or before the second Monday in May, an
nually; that after the same shall nave beef
confirmed by the city council they snail di
rect tne CITY CleTR 10 certify IL to tue couHt,
auditor who is hereby authorized and requi
red to place the same upon the tax duplicate
in the same manner as other township ant
city taxes are by law placed upon said dupli
cate, and the county treasurer is hereby au
thorized and required to collect said assess
ment in tho same manner as other taxes col
lected by him, and when collected shall pa.
the same to the treasurer of said city, anC
for the purpose of enforcing the collection o
said assessments, he shall have the sam
power and authority now allowed by law 10
the collection OF state and county taxes.
SEQ. 4. That in tho construction ofthe mair
sewer in or through the streets, lanes or al
leys Of said district, IL shall be lawful for tn
city council TO assess ana collect, upon ant
from all the lands or lots bounding or abut
ting upon said streets, lanes or alleys, 81
much of the expense of constructing salt
main sewer as would, in the opinion OF tn
city council, be required to construct an or
dinary street sewer or drain of sufficient ca
, pacity TO drain or sewer, said lots or land