The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-07

) be expended for such purpose in any
} township in any n year.
SIC. 20. That it shall be lawful for
the trustees of townships bordering up.
, on the state line between Ohio and
any adjoining State, where a public
highway has been located upon such
state line, in accordance with and un-
der tho provisions ofthe laws of the
State of Ohio, to cause said roads to BIO
improved in the same manner as other
roads located within the boundaries Of
this State are; and they are hereby
authorized to construct foot bridges
over streams Of water on said high
ways.
SEC. 81. That the commissioners Of
the respective counties in this State
are hereby authorized to lOvy, at the
March session of their board, annual
ly, for road and bridge purposes, as
follows: In counties where the taxable
property exceeds the sum of sixty mil.
lions of dollars, not less than enc
twentieth of a mill nor moro than Eve
tonths Of a mill in counties Of thirty
millions of taxable property and less
than sixty millions, not less than one
tenth ola MIL nor moro than one mill;
in counties of loss than thirty millions
Of dollars Of taxable property and more
than ten millions, not less than two
tonths Of mill nor more than two
mills; in counties whore the taxable
property is less than ten millions, and
ovor five millions Of dollars, not less
than soven-tenths Of a mill nor more
than three mills in counties whore
tho taxable property is less than five
millions Of dollars, the levy shall not
be less than seven .tonths of a mill nor
more than five mills; provided, that in
counties whore the commissioners have
made the levies for road and bridge
purposes for the year 1867, they may,
at their June session for 1867, increase
the levies in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, and In counties
whore no road or bridge taxes have
been assessed, the commissioners may,
at their june session for 1867, make
the levies provided for in this act, and
tho auditor Of the county shall place
the Same On the tax duplicate for the
current year to DO collected as othor
taxes.
SEC. %. That If the trustees Of any
township IN this State shall deem an
additional road tax necessary in addi.
ton to the amount levied by the com
missioners other county, they shall
determine the additional per centum
to be levied upon tho taxable property
Of their respective townships, not X
ceeding three mills to the dollar where
tho taxable property Of the county in
which said township is located does
not exceed seven millions of dollars,
and not exceeding one and a half mills
where the taxable property does ex-
coed that amount, and certify the same
to the-county auditor in writing, on or
before the first Monday Of June in each
year, and the auditor Of the county
shall assess the same on all the taxable
property IN the township, not included
in any city or incorporated village,
andahe same shall be collected and
paid over as hereinafter provided. The
trustees may anticipate tho proceeds
of any lovy under his act by transfer
ring temporarily any fund in the town
ship treasury not needed for other pur-
poses, or by borrowing money to use
under the provisions Of this act, and
shall replace or pay tho same from the
road tund when that shall have been
collected provided, If they borrow
money for this purpose, 1t shall be
paid into tho township treasures Of
their townships, and credited to the
road fund, and the t~reasurer's receipt
therefor fled with the olork Of the
townahip.
SEC. %. TheOounty commissioners
may set apart such portion OF tho road
tax by thsm levied as they may deem
proper, not exceeding one-half thereof,
to be applied TO the building, protect
ing or repairing bridges in their re-
spective counties, which proportion so
set apart shall be called a bridge fund,
and shall bo collected and expended
under the direction of the commission
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