The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-06-13

to the owner Of the premises; the
Judge Of the probate court shall. ID
ten days after the return Of said
award, on application Of the commis1
siOuefs, furnish them q copy Of said
award; thereupon said commissioners
may enter upon the lands either en-.
closed, or uueuclosSa, aud romove
such stone, gravel or other materials
as may be required to make argood
road; provided an appeal has not been
taken from said award nrtwenty
days. as provided in this section; pro-
vided further, that an appeal from
the decision Of the appraisers may be
taken by either partyto the court of
common pleas, within twenty days af.
ter tho rendering OF sAid aWardJ pro-
| yided that thc appellant shall enter
Into an undertaking 70 che adverse
lparty 10 sun not lesa than ffiy dol.
lars, aud in all cases not lesa than
double the amount of such award. -
SEC. o. The commissioners shall
have power to receive donations Of
land to aid in tho construction ofsaid
road aud to sell aud convey the same
in fee simple, aud they may take re-
leases Of the right Of way,
SEQ. 6. That for the purpose OF
constructing free turnpike roads au-
thoriEcd by this act, extra taxes may
be levied, as hereinafter provided, on
tall property, real aud personal, with
in one mile of said free turnpike
road, on each side thereof, except
when any county, state, or free turn
pike road shall cross said road orruu
on either side, in less than two miles,
then the taxes shall be laid only one,
half the distance to such roads; aud
at the beginning and end of said road
a line shall be run at right angles
from the same for one mile, and all
land and personal property within one
mile of said road, except when a di-
vision is made with other roads. as
heretofore provided, shall be subject
TO the taxes aforesaid.
SEC. Z. That all road, taxes, aud
extra free turnpike taxes, aud the
two days labor authorized by law
within the bounds of such free turn
pike roads, shall be laid out in the
construction and repair OF the same;
and all persons owing such taxes or
labor, who may wish to discharge the
same in lapor. shall apply the same,
uuuer tho direction Of said commits
sioners or their agents appointed for
that purpose, between the first of
April aud the frst day Of October, at
the customary rate of wages per day,
aud suitable allowance for teams,
for which the commissioners shall
give q, receipt, which shall be reeeiv-
cd by the county treasurer on ac-
count of their tax due and owing as
aforesaid. -.- .vt.t 'aah
SEC. 8. So much Of the taxes ap-
propriatod by this act as shall be
paid into the county treasury, shall
be computed by the county auditor
and paid over by the treasurer upon
the certificate of the officers Of said
board, they certifying that labor to
the amount thereof has been perform
cd on said road, under tho direction
of said commissioners or their agents.
Sec. 8. The said commissioners
shall annually, on the first Monday
ia December make a full settlement
and statement with the county COM
missionsrs lof the several counties in
or through which their respective
roads may be located of all their re.
ceipts and expenditures within such
county, and deposit copy thereof in
the auditors Office of the county.
SEQ. 10. Should such commission
ers fail to make settlement asprovid.
ed by the 9th section of this act, the
county commissioners shall at the
next term of the court Of common
pleas of the county, cause suit to bC
Instituted against such commission
ers in the corporate name Of the roac
to enforce such settlement.
SEC. IL. Such suit shall be con-
Quoted by the prosecuting attorney
of the county, and sach delinquent
commissioners shall be held primafa-
cia liable for the full amount Of tax
es and money which were applicable
to the construction of said road as
the same appears upon the tax dupli'
cate of the county, aud in all cases
Judgment shall be rendered against
said commissioners for oil the costs
of the suit.
Sec. 12. That the said commits
sioners and their SUCCESSORS shall be I
body corporate under such name a'
the commissioners of the county may
designate, for the purposes of carry
ing into effect the provisions of this
act, and il shall be their duty to pros
ecute for all distractions to said road
or for injuries done to the same, oil
the bridges thereon; and the amount
recoverable in each case, shall be the
amount of damages actually found BY
the court or jury, and the interest
thereon; and in all cases the said
commissioners shall have a right to
sue either before a justice OF the
peace or in court Of common plea,
of the proper county, which suit shal
be appealable as ia other cases; and
the amount so collected in each case
shall be used for the benefit Of said
road, aud shall be paid over to the
commissi ionerS. - H'lf
SEC. 13. The commissioners, su
perintendents and agents Of said roaG
shall he allowed two dollars per day
for every day actually employed OF
the business Of said road and wher
any vacancy shall happen in sale
board of commissioners by death, res
Iignation or otherwise, the county
commissioners of the county in which
such vacancy may occur, on brief no
tice thereof, shall fill the same.
, SEC. IA. The expenses of Survey