The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-03-24

SEC. IL. That supervisors Of roads
and highways within this State be and
are hereby authorized to construct foot
bridges over streams Of water on said
SEC. 13. That each supervisor, within
his district, shall erect and keep up at
the expense of the township, at the forks
or cross roads of every state and county
road, a post and guide board or finger
board, containing an inscription in. legi-
BILE letters. directing the way and distance
to the townor towns, or public place or
places, situated on each road respective
ly.
SEC. IA. That if any person shall.
wilfully demolish, throw down, alter OF
deface any guide beard at the forks or
cross roads of any public road, every per4
son SO offending shall, upon conviction
thereof before sny justice of the peace
of the proper county, be fined in any
sum not exceeding ten dollars and costs
of suit; and the money, when collected,
shall be by the justice of the peace or
constable collecting the same, paid over
to the supervisor in whose district the
ofense was committed, and be by him
applied to the repair of the roads and
highways within his district.
!. SEC. 10. That the township trustees
Of the several townships within this State
be and they are hereby authorized to fur
|nish plows and scrapers for the use Of the
several road districts within their town.
ships, to be paid for out Of any moneys
/ in the township treasury not otherwise
appropriated. The trustees shall take
receipt from each supervisor for such inn
plements, as they may deliver to him,
showing the number, kind and condition
thereof; and such supervisor shall be lia-
BILE for any injury or damage that may re-
suit to such implements, or any Of them,
by the improper use thereof, or by unne-r
cessary exposure to the weathe. during the
time the same may be in his possession:
and he shall, ,on the FIRST Monday in Marohs
ANNUALLY, return the same to said trustees.
The amount for which such supervisor
may be liable for such improper use OF
neglect, may be recovered BY action In
the name of the trustees.
I SEC. Is. That fhe trustees of any
township in this State are hereby author
lized to provide and maintain suitable
places for procuring water for persons
and animals on the public highways in
their township; provided, that not more
than fifty dollars shall be expended in
any township, in any one year, for such
purpose. to be paid out of any moneys
in the township treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
SEC. II. That the commissioners Of
the respective counties in this State ARE
j hereby authorized to levy, at the March
session of their board, annually, for road
and bridge purposes, as follows: In coun-
| ties where the taxable property exceeds
| the sum Of sixty millions Of dollars, not
| less than one-twentieth of mill, nor
more than fye- -tenths Of mill; in coun-
ties Of thirty millions Of taxable prop,
erty, and less than one-tenth Of mill
nor more than zone mill; in counties Of
less than thirty millions dollars Of taxa
bic property, and more than ten millions,
/ than seyep.tenths of : mill nf,r nore
| than three mills: in counties where the
TAXABLE uroperty Is less than five mill
ions of dollars, the levy shall not be less
than seven-tenths of mill, nor more
than FIVE mills; and the auditor Of the
scounty shall place the same on the tax
duplicate Of the current year, ITO be in
cIuded in and collected IN the December
'Iinstallment Of taxes, except as herein
Eafter provided. And the county COM
missioners shall. set apart such portion
of the road tax By them levied as they
may deem proper to be applied to the
building or repairing Of bridges in their
Irrespective counties, which proportion so
fset apart shall be called bridge fund,
!, land shall be entered on the duplicate Of
taxes for the county, BY the auditor of
1.-THE county, in q separate column from
1.-THE other levies for road purposes, and
ss|shall collected.in money and expend-
led under the direction Of the comnis-
Isioners of the county in the building or
repairing of bridges, or both.
| SEC. l8. That if the trustees Of any
township shall deem an additional road
ltax necessary, they shall determine the
lper centum to be levied upon the taxable
property iof their respective townships
mot exceeding three mills on the dollar.
and shall certify the same to the county
lauditor in writing, on or before the first