Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-05-10

lands which will be benefited thereby and
ought to be assessed for the expense Of the
same provided, that no lands shall be so
assessed which do not lie within two miles
OF said contemplated improvement.
SEC. g.. Upon the return OF the report
moationed 10 the last section, the commits
%sioners may, ii in their opinion public utility
requires u, enter upon their records an or.
der that the improvement be made, which
order shall state the kind Of Improvement
to be made, and the width and extent Of the
same, and the lands which shall be assessed
for the expense of the same, and they shall
thereupon appoint a competent engineer to
superiDtend the performance and completion
OF said work, who shall, with the approval
OF the County commissioners, make a con.
tract Tor the performance Of said work. un-
der the superintendent of the engineer APP
pointed as aforesaid.
SEC. a. The Commissioners, when any
such improvement shall be- ordered, shall
Immediately appoint three disinterested free
holders of the County, who shall, upon ac-
tual view of the premises, apportion the es-
timated expense OF said improvement upon
the lands embraced in the order aforesaid,
according to the benefit which each piece
shall derive therefrom, and report the same
to the County Auditor, and in making said
apportionment they shall take into consid.
GRAFTON any benefits which will accrue to
any land or lands by reason Of drainage re-
suiting from the making of said improve
ment. When the report Of said commities
shall he returned. the Ceunty Auditor sh Il
give notice Of it by publication in some
newspaper published and Of general eirculs
ton in said County, and shall also give no
tiee, for at least three consecutive weeks
Of a time when the Commi~ ssioners will NEE
, ct the County Auditors office to hear tn,
same. On the day named in said notice
the Commissioners shall meet, and il no ex
c%eptions have been filed to said report, the,
shall confirm the same but if exceptions il
writing have been filed by any of the owner
Of the land affected thereby, they shall frs
proceed to hear such exceptions, an,
for that purpos" shall hear any testimen,
that shall he offered by any party interested
and either one of said commissioners sha'
, he authorized to administer oaths to wit
r nessos. After such hearing they may eithe
; confirm said report, or change the same, O
refer the same to a new committee of thre
disinterested freeholders. In case last name
! Of a re-reference, the new committee shall
upon actual view of the premises, max
their report of new ap~portionment. or the
may recommend the confirmation of tn
r former report, and upon the return of the
report to the County Auditor, the same pr,
ceedings shall be had as upon the return I
e the first report, except that there shall nj
again be a re-reference to another committe,
q The final action of the commissioners sha
be entered upon their records, together wit
y the report as confirmed. showing how Ii
e said estimated expense has been apportioI
ed upon the lands ordered to be assessed
aforesaid. After the work shall have bee
COMPLETED, the County Auditor, befol
placing the said assessment upon the dupl
cate. shall add or deduct from said estima
n pro rata, the amount that the actual e.
= pense shall he found to be more or less ths
the said estimate.
y Sec. 5 The County Commissioners,
payment Of the expense ofany such improv
d ment. nav issue the bonds ofthe Count
PAYABLE in installments or at intervals n
* extending in all beyond the period of Fl
% years. hearing interest at six per centu
ir per annum and the said assessment SHE
'e be divided in such manner as ~ meet Il
ID payment of principal and interest oi "a
bonds, and 80 be placed upon th duplica
10 for taxation against the lands assessed, AZ
=, and collected in the same manner as 9th
or taxes, and when collected the money arisiI
therefrom shall be applied to no other purpo
It but the payment of said bonds provide
l. that no bonds shall be delivered to any 20
I, tractor except upon estimate of work do
Or az the same progresses or is completed.
ID SEC. 6. The compensation of perso
Y, employed under this act shall be fixed
le the County Commissioners and shall n
exceed three dollars per day.
le Sec. T.. This act shall take effect up
IN its passage.
April S, 1866.