Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-10
The Turnpike Law Amended.

On the 10th of February the following
supplement to the laws ofApiil 50, 1889
authorizing Caunty Commissioner to
locate and construct turnpike roads,
was passed by the Legislature Of Ohio.
SECTION l. Be it enacted 6y the Gen.
erdL Assembly Of the Stote Of Ohio. That
the Commissioners of any county shall
not levy any tax or appropriate any
money Except so far rs may bs neeeesa-
ry to pay the expense of preliminary
surveys already commenced) or any 9TH
er liabilities already incurred, to be ex-
pended in the construction of free turn
pixies under the act to which this is
supplementary without first submitting
to the qualified voters of said county
the question as to the policy of con-
structing said roads by general tax,
which said submission shall be made at
the annual spring election in April, A.
D. 1870, or any annual spring election
thereafter. And said commissioners
shall cause publication in all the news
papers printed and of general circula-
tiOc in said county, and also by causing
hand-biIls to he posted up at the usual
place of holding elections in each town
ship and ward throughout the county,
at least fifteen days prior to said cleo
ton: Provided, however, that nothing
in this act, shall affect any contract en-
tered into before its passage, In reference
to the construction Of any such.rosd.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
judges Of election in the several town
ships and wards in sny county in which
such questions may be submitted and
such notice given, a. aforesaid. on the
day of the annual spring election in the
year A. D. 1870, to open poll for taking
said vote and to receive end count tho
ballots cast, and within three days there
after to return to thu auditor of the
county full and correct abstract Of said
vote; and tho said judges of election
shall in all respects be governed by the
laws regulating general elections, and
shall be entitled to the same coc1pensa-
ton for returning said Toll books which
shall be paid out Of she county treasury
on the order of the auditor; and the poll
books 50 returned shall, within five days
from the day Of holding such election,
be opened and the votes counted By the
commissioners andauditor Of the county,
q correct statement of the result Of which
vote shall be kept by said auditor on file
in his office for public inspection.
Sec. 8. If at said election majority of
Gne VOteS so cast snAl DO against the
policy Of constructing free turnpikes,
the commissioners snail not assess any
tax for that purpose; but the commits
sioners may, on petition Of not less than
one hundred tax payers Of said county,
again submit the same question ut any
regular annual election, either ia the
spring or fall, to said qualified voters Of
the county, notice of which shall be
given and the election conducted In all
respects in the manner prescribed In
the first and second sections of this act.
Sec. 4. If at any such election . ma
jority shall be found in favor Of the con-
structisn of free turnpikes, then the
mmissioners shall be authorized to
proceed to levy taxes, issue bonds, and
and sxpond money in the
ofsIch free turnpike roads
as in their judgment may be necessary
to the public convenience md promotive
of the public interest; subject, however,
in all their proceedings to the provisions
restrictions and limitations Of existing
laws on that subject,
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.