The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-09-21
A MAIaE,S NESrr

The editor Of the Bowling Green Advocate pro-
fesses to have found mares nest-to have dis
covered 'the plot of the Perrysburg managers"
in case the county is not removed. With un-
bushing effrontery, he declares it to be their in
tenton to erect buildings here at Perrysburg
worth from s1OO 900 to $15O,0OO. BY the aid of
the Commissioners, they are to contract for and
commence the erection of new buildings here be-
fore another vote can be had on the question Of
removal. 1t is scarcely necessary to adj that this
statement is manufactured out of whole cloth
There is not one word of truth in it. To show Its
utter faacy, it is fact patent to every intelligent
man that no sum can be imposed upon the people
of the county without their consent thereto The
Perrysburg managers or any other managers
Commissioners andal, are entirely powerless, even
if they had the will, to impose any such tax for
any such purpose unless by the consent o. the
people themselves.
This false statement, however, is but one of an
entire batch of them, that being ciruclated
throughout the length and breadth Of the county,
with the sole purpose of securing votes in favor of
removal. If removal is thus secured, the people
will have their eyes opened when they see the tax
duplicate, and when remedy will be too late.
For the benefit of those who may not be fully in
formed in this matter, we herewith produce the
section of the law passed by the State of Ohio, on
the 4th of April last, and which thus prescrbes
the duty of Commissioners in this regard:
SECTION 8. That the county commissioners shall
not hereafter make any purchase, or enter into
any contract engagement for the erection of any
Iinfirmary, COURT HOUSE, JAIL, bridge, culvert or
any other public building imprOv enent, by
which larger amount Of money or expense is in
vove thanlT lTEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, without FIRST
SUBMITTING THE QUESTION as to the policy of such
outlay or expense involved therein TO THE QUAIL
| FLED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY, either at the annual
spring or fall election, by giving public notice BY
| adv6rtisem mt in one or more newspapers of gem
eral circulation in said county at least thirty days
previous to said election, and by hand-bills to be
posted up in at least five public places in each
township and ward in said county, one of which
hand-bills shall be posted up on the day of such
| election at each of the places for holding such
election; and all purchases hereafter made, or con-
tracts entered into for any such public building OF
improvements, involving an expenditure as atore-
said, SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY VOID as
against said county, unless the policy of such out
| lay or expense SHALL FIRST HAVE BEEN APPROVED
BY MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST At sUCH ELEC-
provided, that nothing in this section shall be
so construed as to prevent the commissioners o
any county from making and entering into any
contract, and appropriating, without vote, any
money now remaining in the treasury to the pur
pose for which such money was assessed and col
ected.
Thus it will be seen that the people alone have
the say in this matter, and that such tax car
be imposed upon them by any combination of men
The law is plain and explicit in this regard, ant
this great bugbear with which this Advocate edito
would frighten the people into voting for removal
falls to the ground and becomes perfectly harm
less.
tits due to the public, however, that the state
ment, emanaing from the Allocate, and which W,
pronounce UNQUALIFlEDLY FALSE, be sub
Stimulated by incontestible proof, We challeng
its author to give such evidence if he can. Can
he do it? Will he doit?