The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-08-07

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prior to February Is, 1861, the sum of ATTY
two thou sand dollart ..@s,s.-s
- For the payment of engineers certificates
to contractors for work done on the, Muskin<
gum improvements, the sum Of eleven thou
sand five hundred and seventy four dollars and
twenty-seven cents. a.
For the payment of checks issued to con<
tractors by john Is, Gregory, for deferred pay
ments under their ,ntracts, the sum of seven
thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight dol
lars: Provided, that said checks and csrtifk
Gates be paid only according to priority 9f
date of date of said checks and certific ites.
SEC 81 The board of publics works, and
lch member thereof, is hereby prohibited
during the current fiscal year, from making
II ~ contracts or cdnsing any work to be done
on the public works of the state, eitllefifor
construction, reconstruction repairs, 1tng
sums requisite for the payment of which Will
exceed the amount specifically appropriated
for those purposes by this act and all contracts
mtde in violation of this section sha. be void,
and any member of the board violating stis
provisions OF this section, shall forfeit ofigy
and shall forever Thereafter be Ineligible to
any office of trust or profit in this state.
+ SEC. 4. This act shall take effect from and
after its passage. e 10 ahHaa
"a assa6 p. HITCHCOCK, ~
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ss s ROBERT G. KIRK.
80 .Ea President of the .Senate-v
Passed May 13, 1861.
rNo o01 AM, ACp ag "a ts,s.s.ss7s
Prescribing the Rates of Taxation fer State
purposes, and to limit the levy of Local
Taxes for the year 1861.
SECTION /. Be it enaciel byfhe General rs
senlbIy of the State of Ohio That there shall
be levied for the year Sol, in lieu of the taxes
now authorized by law for the purpose herein
named, on each dollar Of the taxable property,
for the ordinary expenses of the state govern
ment, including the expenses Of the pubic
benevolent institutions aud other charges .op
the general revenue, one and four-tenths mills
on the dollar. s.is Aes s73stit'58 ~
SEC. 2. That for the year 1861, the levyiof
local taxes on the dollar valuation of property
subject to taxation for the several purposes
hereinafter named shall net cxe-ed the folinw-
ing rates, anything in any law to the contrary
Notwithstanding. ssss'sf
COUNTY TAXES. b asasiab
s. For all county expepses, road, bridge and
valuation as does not EXCEED cue million sf
dollars, eight mills; and on such portion as ex-
ceeds this sum, two and half mills.
sCHo L TAXES. ehiss
For the payment of tsaeheas, purchase ef
fuel repairs of school buildings, aud all gem
| eral and incidental expenses for the niainteti-
ance of schools, except for the puralfass of
sites and the erection of school buildings, three
mills. ',Ns
}a5f - i pnoviso. ASST ~eZ
!: 1t is hereby expressly provided that the
above limitations shall not inclule auy leviss
required to be made to pay the principal
interest on the funded debt or Q. he- existists
debts of any county or school district, nor So
as to prevent the county commissioners from
levying any tax authorized by law to provide
for expenses. arising out OF the military opera
tions o, the country; but such levies- may bs
in addition to the Limitations of this act
l. Sac. 3. This act to take -efect frsm ,and
alter its passage.
slsi7a0a9 .~a r. HITCHCOCK, nasiR
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JAMES MONROE, pro. TEN.
ss2d1a gPresideut of the Senatsss1
Passed May IL, 1851. Hss sF sstse
/ ENo. SO AN. ACT '''9'
To prevent the sale of Intoxicating liquors IN
Il -
SECTION 1. De 1t enact,d BY the General .ds-
sembiy ef the State cf Ohio, That no person
shall sell or expose for sale, or otherwise dis
lPose of in any way, or at any place at or within
the distance of two'miles of any military camp
in this State, any Intoxicating liquor; nor shs u
any person be allowed to l.eep any shop, booth,
tent, wagon, or other carriage, vessel or boat,
or any stand or tai,l.for the sale Of any spiy-
ituous or other Intoxicating liquors at such
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SEC. 2. The provisions of tho first section
of this act shall not le3s ansnued TO pr. sslst
persons in a city or, .yilleye from carrying ON
any trade or business now authorized by Law,
at their regular pjae IS of business. Any per-
son found guilty OF committing a breach of the
provisions of. this ast shall forfeit and pay for
; every such offense a fine of not less than ten
dollars nor more than one. hundred dollars into
the treasury of the proper township. for tho
use Of common schools; and any sheriff, eoro-
ner, constable,s justice Of the peace of the
, proper county, or n commissioned officer of the
volunteer militia of this State shall, upon
view, without warrant, apprehend any person
so offending, ard seize all such liquors and the
utensils or furniture containing the same, and
convey them before solae justiceof the peaee
f or mayor, upon CONF laint,, under oath, of the
officer so apprehendipg or any other person
fling Information. shall issue his warrants os
ARE t which shall be served by any Of the
officers herein authorized to make arrests and
, proceed to inquire into the truth of such ac-
cusation, and if found true shall proceed to
bind the offender in such amount, not ex-
ceedipg Eve hundred dollars, as he shall deem
proper, to answer at the nrxt regular term ef
the court of common pleas of the proper eoun-
/, ty, TO be proceeded vi h. Y: findictment, the
line and costs to bs collected as in other crim-
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