The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-01
AN ACT

To amend an act entitled an act to
authorize the erection of town
halls, passed Feb. "a. 1S48.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, That the second section Of
an act entitled an act to authorize
the erection of town halls, passed
February "a, 184S, be so amended
as to read as follows:
Section 2. That every voter who
is in faver of levying q tax on al
!. the properly Of the township or in
corporated town, for the erection
of such hall, shall indorse on his
ballot "town hall:" and if a major
Iity Of all the legal voters at such
election vote "town hail." then the
trustees of such township, or coun-
Gil of such incorporated town, shall,
on or before the first day of June
thereafter, inform the auditor of
the proper county of the vote of
the electors in such township or in
corporated town, as expressed at
said election, and the county aud
itor shall levy a tax on all the prop
erty of such township or incorpo-
rated town standing on the grand
list for the purposes aforesaid, and
to enable the trustees of such town.
ship or incorporated town to pur-
chase a lot, if necessary, upon which
to erect said hall. And it shall be
lawful for the trustees of any
township, or town council of any
incorporated town, in which town
hall shall have been erected, at any
time to levy and collect tax upon
all the property of said township
or Incorporated town subject to
taxation, for the purpose of paint
ling, repairing, or discharging any
existing debt incurred in the erec-
ton or purchase of such hall.
Provided, the amount of taxes, un-
der the provisions of this act, shall
in no case exceed two mills on the
dollar of the taxable property Of
any township orincorporated town;
and the tax so levied shall be col
lected by the county treasurer, in
the same manner and at the same
time that state and county taxes
are collected, and by him paid to
the order of the trustees of such
, township, or to the town council OF
; any incorporated town raising the
same.
SEC. 2. That original section 2,
+ of the act of which this act is
amendatory be, and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. This act shall take ef-
feet from and after its passage.
ED. A. PARROTT,
Speaker pro tenn of the House of Represen
tativeS.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed April 3, 1861.
AN ACT
Further defining the duties Of
j boards of education for incor-
l porated cities, towns, villages,
and independent school districts.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, That the board of education
for any incorporated city, town vii
lage, or independent school dis
trict shall prepare or cause to be
prepared and forwarded to the
county auditor on or before the
first day of October, statement
exhibiting a true account of all the
receipts and disbursements for
school purposes, and such other
statistics and information as the
state commissioner of schools may
require.
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Speaker pro tenn. fthe House of Represen-
tatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed April 4, 1861.
AN ACT
To amend the act to amend an act
entitled an act defining the pow
ers and duties of justices of the
peace and constables in criminal
cases, passed March 27, 1887,
and the act amendatory thereto,
passed March 7, 1842.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, That the justice issuing any
warrant on the affidavit of any per-
son for an offense not punishable
by confinement in the penitentiary,
may at his discretion require such
complainant to acknowledge him
or herself responsible for costs in
case the complaint shall be dismiss
ed, or in case that an information
shall not be filed and prosecuted in
the proper court, or bill Of in
dictment be not found against the
person or persons charged with
such offense, which acknowledge
ment of security for costs shall be
entered on the docket of the JUS
tice, and the justice on dismissal is
required to render a judgment a.
gainst such eomplalnantfort the costs
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