The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-03-11
PIKE ROADS.

20 be revived hero in Morgan Co.
The Pike Road law, of April 80,
1869, which was so Objectionable
10 many of our citizens, because of
its comforting to much power on
County Commissioners, has been
amended by an Act of the Legisla-
ture passed February 10th, 1870;
and, as will be seer on a perusal of
said amendment, which will be
found below. the qualified electors,
in their sovereign capacity, consti>
tute the court noW to decide, by
heir votes, whether or not they
shall be taxed for Free Turnpike
Road purposes.
The amendment empowers the
Commits sioners to submit the ques
ton ofbuilding such roads TO the
qualified electors at the annual
Spring elections, and it will be seen,
on reference to another column of
this paper, that they have ordered
that the question be 30 submitted
at the coming Spring election.
We believe Il is the purpose OF
the Commissioners, should the peo-
pie decide IN favor of the roads, to
issue bonds In denominations as low
as FIVE and ten dollars, which Will
be receivable IN payment of Pike
Road taxes, thereby enabling farm
ers, and all other Classes, to work
out their tax.
Our paper is open for the dis
cusslon of this question, pro or con,
by any responsible parties who de-
sire TO express their views over
their signature.
The amendment, above spoken
of, is as follows:
AN ACT, Supplementary to an act pass.
ed April 80, 1869, entitled San act to
authorize County Commissioners to
locate and construct turnpike roads
(Vol. 66, Ohio L. 62.l
SECTION ]. Be Il enacted by the Genera
! Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
commissioners of any county shall moi
levy IN tax or appropriate any money
except so far as may be necessary tC
pay the expense of preliminary surv
eys already commenced) or any Other
liabilities already incurred, to be ex
pended in the construction of free
turnpikes under the act to which THU
is supplementary without first submit
ting to the qualified voters of said
county the ques ion as to the policy o.
constructing said roads by general tax
which said submission shall be made a
the annual spring election in April, A
D., 1870, or any annual spring election
thereafter And said commissioner
shall cause public notice of such vot,
to be given by publication in all tn,
newspapers printed and of general cir
culation in said county, and also b!
causing hand bills to be posted up a
the usual places of holding elections il
each township and ward throughou
the county, at least fifteen days prio
to said election Provided, however
that nothing in this act shall affect an.
contract entered into before its pass
age, in reference to the construction o
such roads.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty ofth
Judges of election in the several town
ships and wards in any county in whicl
such question may be submitted an,
such notice given, as aforesaid, on tn
day of the annual spring election, il
the year A D, 1870, to open a poll 70
taking said vote and to receive an
! count the ballots, and within tire
DAYS thereafter to return to the audit
or of the county a full and correct alb
i, stract of said vote I; and the said judge
of election shall in all respects be GO
Z erned by the laws regulating geners
: elections, and shall be entitled to tn
same compensation for returning sal
poll books, which shall be paid out
q, the county treasury on the order
l the auditor and the poll books SC II
turned sha !, within five days from tn
g day of holding such election, be opel
E ed and the votes counted by the com
| missioners and auditor of the count,
u a correct statement of the result
t which vote shall be kept by said audi
or on file in his Office for public inspe
6 ton.
SEC. 3. If at said election a majorft
of the votes so cast shall be against ii
e policy of constructing free turnpike
Y the commissioners shall not assess an
. tax for that purpose but the commits
sioners may, on petition OF not lie
: than one hundred tax payers of sal
county, again submit the same questio
e at any regular annual election, eith'
in the spring or fall. to said qualife
j., voters of the county, notice of whiC
u shall be given and the election co
Quoted in all respects in the mann
prescribed in the first and second sc
q tons of this act.
SEC. 4. If at any such election a m
iority shall be found in favor of Il
construction of free turnpikes, the
: the commissioners shall be authorize
to proceed to levy taxes, issue bond
b and appropriate and expend money
Z the construction of such free turDpil
roads as in their judgment may be n,
c cessary to the pub ic convenience al
e promotive of the public interest /; su
lject, however in all their p%roceedin
u to the provisions, restrictions and lii
b itations of existing laws on that So
e .ject.
SEC 5. This act shall take effect al
. be in force from and after its passage
~ A. J. CUNNINGHAM,
Speaker of House of Representative,
J. C. LEE,
President of the Senate.
Passed February 10th, 1870.