Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-21

The act recently passed by the Legislature
has been incorrectly published in cOtem.
porary. We give a correct copy below. It
3 Of interest 70 all Of our Cleveland readers:
AN Aer supplementary to the various acts in
relation to the organization of cities and
incorporated villages.
SECrIoS i. Be 4 enacted By The General As
sen5lFef he STATE Of Ohio, That the provis.
ioGs Of this act shall only apply to such cities
of the first class as at the last federal census
hada populGtion Of less than eighty thousand
inhabitants, and shall as to such cities con-
tinue In force nntii at aay future federal CEN
sus, oratauy census Wnich may be taken in
pursuance Of the first section Of the eleventh
articls Of the constitution OF this state, they
shall be found to contain a population Of
eighty thousand inhabitants.
SEo. 2. The board Of city Improvements
shall be composed of the mayor, the city civil
engineer, the chairman Of the committee on
streets of the city council, and one street
commissioner, who shall be elected on the
FIRST Monday of April next, and biennually
thereafter, who shall hold his Office for two
years and until his successor is elected and
qualified. The said board shall have the
same poWers, and perform the same duties as
SOW devolve upon the city commissioners and
the board Of city improvements; aud the
ofice Of city commissioners to said cities is
abolished: PROVIDED, that the city commits
asioners now holding Office shall continue in
oflee Gnd discharge the duties thereof until
the 6nt Monday Of April next, and until the
board Of city Improvements, as herein con-
stituted and provided, shall be appointed and
qualified.
SEc 3. The directors Of the inirmary shall
consist Of the chairman Of the committee on
infrmary Of the city council, the superintend-
ent Of infrmary, who shall be elected on
the first Monday Of April next, and bien-
nually thereafter who shall hold his Office for
two yesrs, and until his successor is elected
and qualified; Provided, that the directors ef
infrmarY now in Office shall hold the same
and discharge the duties thereof until the
FIRST Monday of April next and until said
boafd, ss herein constituted and provided,
shal be appeintsd and qualified, and not
Longer.
SIC. 4 Tbs city council for the purpose of
paying any fosting indebtedness Of such city,
heretofore incurred, shall have the power to
issue the bonds Of such city, and borrow
money thereon, which bonds may be in such
amounts and for such length OF time, not ex-
ceeding twelve years, and at such rate of in
terestas such city council may deem proper,
MOTTO exceed seven per centum per annum;
and when such bonds shall have been issued,
iaxshall be assessed and collected sufficient
in amount . provide sinking fund for their
Snal redemption. as provided in section
ninety-one Of the act 70 provide for the or
ganizatiOn Of cities and incorporated villages.
passed May 3, 1852; PToDidsd that the
whole amount Of the bonds issued under this
ssction shall not eEeeed the sum Of one
hundred thousand dollars.
SIC. Z. 5.That sections Eve and six of an act
to amend an act entitled an act to provide
for che organization of citiesand incorporated
villages, passed Nay 3, 1852 and the several
scts amendRtory thereof and supplementary
Q said act, passed April 8, 1856, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
This act shall take eject from and after its
. passage.