The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-04-18
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An Onn,NANCE

AN OR DINANCE
TO progide Jorthe dppofHtment ~ q SuperUisor, and
10 prescribe ne duties, aud for other purposes.
Passed March 20, 1857.
SECTION l. Be Il orddined 5y the Turn Council al
me incorporated village u MdmSsburg, OHIO, that
the Town Council shall, annually, at their first
regular meeting in April of each year, or as soou
thereafter ua practicable, appOiLta suitable per.
son TO the once Of supervisor Of roads, highways
and streets OF said incorporated village, who shall
hold MS ohice for the term OF one year, and until
his successor Is qualified.
SIC. II. That Tue supervisor so appointed shall,
Within ten days after his said appointment, take
an oath or affirmation faithfully and impartially
todisoharge the duties of his said once, and shall
give bond with security, In the sun, of Five Hun
dred Dollars, 70 the acceptance OF the said Town
Council, conditioned upon the faithful and honest
the paying over Of all moneys received by him as
such Supervisor aforesaid.
SIC. III. That all male persons between. the
ages Of twenty.One and ~hity-hye years, residents
of said Incorporated village, and who have resided
three months in this state, and who are not town
this state, shall be liable, yearly, and every year,
TO do aud perform two days work upon the public
roads, under the direction of said Supervisor.
Provided, hotoecer, That any person so liable may,
in lieu Of performing said two days work rs aiOre-
said, pay TO the said supervisor the sum Of two
dollars as road tax or fine,
SEQ. ~. That the committee on streets and al.
leys OF said Town Council shall determine and di-
rect what particular streets, roads, or highway
shall be opened, improved, or repaired within the
limits OF said Incorporated village, and the man.
ner in which the same snail be done, together with
the improvements or repairs of bridges therein.
SEC. v. That the provisions ofthe act entitled
can act prescribing the duties of supervisors. and
relating TO roads and highways passed February
ID, 1858, by the General assembly OF the State OF
Ohio, and supplements and amendments thereto,
except 50 much thereof rs may have been repeal
cd, shall be taken and held as part of the prOvis-
ions of this ordinance, except so far as the same
are altered, amended, or modified by this Ordi-
nance, and so tar as the same can be made appli-
cable to this Incorporated village, its laws and or
SEC. vi. That whenever the words trustees,
township trustees, or trustees OF township" are
used in the acts of the General Assembly named
in the. fifth section of this ordinance, the words
TOWN. Council" shall be- used instead thereof; and
whenever the words township clerk" are used in
said act, the words recorder OF said Incorporated
yilage'i shall be substituted therefor.
SIC. VII. That 1t shall be the duty of the GEM
mittee on streets and alleys of this council from
time to time to prescribe the times and number Of
days said supervisor shall attend and superintend
and oversee the working OF the roads aud high
SEO. VIII. That it shall be the duty of said Su.
peryisor annually, in the month Of May, to make
labor in said incorporated village, u copy Of which
list he shall return to the recorderof said incorp).
rated village on or before the first Monday in June
annually. II shall also DO the duty of said Super
visor to add to the said list all persons liable to
time before the first Monday of March annually.
SEC. TX. That at the annual settlement of said
Supervisor with the Town Council as herein pro-
Vided for, IL shall be his duty to make return of
said alphabetical list to the Town Council with
the amount of labor performed by each person on
said ] st, or the reason why said labor WIS not per
formed inserted opposite the name of such person
who has failed to perform labor as aforesaid,
which list so returned shall be verified as to its
truth to the best of the knowledge and belief of
said Supervisor, under his oath or affirmation.
SEC. X. That it shall be the duty OF said super
visor SO appointed under the provisions of this or
dinance TO keep u regular, daily, legible account of
zach day he shall actually and necessarily be en-
gagged in taking and making said alphabetical
lists, and in the actual and necessary supervision
and superintendent of the working Of the roads
and highways in this incorporated village. Said
supervisor, in said account, shall also charge him
self with the whole number of persons liable to
perform labor, at the rate of one dollar per day.
In said account he shall also charge himself with
all moneys actually received by him as such Super
visor, in lieu Of either road tax or labor, or both,
and from whom received and in no case shall he
receive any less sum than at the rate of one dollar
per day, or any less sum as road tax than the
credit said Supervisor with all money by him ex-
pended as such, for the amount actually paid, and
to whom paid; all of which said account shall be
fairly and regularly made out, and duly sworn or
affirmed TO by said supervisor.
SEQ. XI. That said Supervisor shall at the first
regular meeting Of the said Town Council in
March OF each year produce said lists and ac-
counts, SO regularly made out and sworn to as
Aforesaid, to the Council aforesaid, who shall ad-
Just and settle the same according to the provis-
Ions of law now or that may be hereafter in force
by trustees Of township, and IL upon a fair and ac-
curate settlement, the said Town Council shall be
satisfied that the duties of said Supervisor have
been faithfully performed, and the money or labor
faithfully applied and accounted for, said Council
shall allow TO said Supervisor the sum OF two dol.
lars per day for each and every day actually and
necessarily engaged and employed in the discharge
of the duties assigned by this ordinance.
SEC. XII. That the said Town Council shall at
all time have full power to remove said Supervisor
from Office upon sufficient cause, and to Ill vacan-
cies.
SEC. XIII. That any Supervisor violating any of
the provisions Of this ordinance shall, on convic-
tion thereof before the Mayor, be fined In any sum
not exceeding went five dollars, and be, more
over, liable to the Incorporated village of Miamis.
burg, Ohio, on his official bond.
SEC. XIV. That this ordinance take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Attest: A. BMINGER, Mayor.
j. II. GROVE, Recorder.
March %, lS67-d3trh