The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-04-04
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...na section sixteen Of an Ac
y..,,,,e., .u Act Relating TO DifcIse-
p..sea April IL, 1871, o. L., TOIum
rsn- CO. ss Azended April 3, 1872
"A g.. volume 60. P-9s
sEElIox BE 1t enacted Ey ds
Generol Assembly of tie State Of OhiO
That +, ciirn sixteen Of the above en-
titIed sct he amended so as to read a,
follows:
sKcrr IG. For the purpose o.
leeIing any ditch open and in good
repair that is noS OF may hereafter
be constructed under any laws Of the
State, any Two resident land owners
taxed for the construction thereof,
MAJ make their statements in writing
to the county auditor, setting forth
the necessity OF cleaning out and re-
pairing such ditch, what repair they
deem necessary, together with an es
innate Of the amount il will take TO
perform the same. Upon receiving
said statement the county auditor
shall forthwith appoint one disinter-
ested freehoIder Of the county through
which said ditch passes, who shall be
sworn to go upon the line Of said
ditch and examine the same carefully,
and make his report in writing to the
county auditor, fixing the amount
that each land owner (whose lands
were taxed for the construction there
oil should contribute to make the re-
pairs of said ditch according to the
benefits TO be received, taking into
consideration any neglect on the part
of said land owners TO keep said ditch
clear of obstruction other than
natural also the amount OF work
each land owner should be required
to perform in repairing said ditch,
Upcn receiving said statement in
writing, of said disinterested free
holder, the county auditor shall forth
with notify the owner or owners OF
said tract or tracts OF land, or their
agent or agents, SO far as their resi-
dence is known to said auditor, di-
recting him, her or them to clean out
and repair SO much OF said ditch as
may have been assigned him, her or
them, within six months of the date
of said notice, said notice to be in {
writing, and sent to eaid owner or
owners, agent or agents, by mail or t
otherwise. But if the residence of
said owner or owners of any such c
tract or tracts of land, or if his, her or q
their agent is not known to the au- ?
ditor, it shall be his duty TO cause TO d
be posted up in at least three OF the d
most public places in the township or }
in which said ditch may be
located, written notice Of the time for
The cleaning out and repair OF said :
hitch, with the amount that will be ;
evied against said tract or tracts OF
and. If said ditch shall not be cleaned '
put and repaired within the time
specified, the county auditor shall ap- :,
POINT some disinterested person,
'esident OF the county in which said 7
ditch. or some part thereof, is located,
who shall be sworn to 60 upon the
inc of said ditch and examine the
anne carefully, and make his report }
o the county auditor in writing; and
such report declares the ditch to be =
leaned out, and repaired to IFS orr ID
,inal capacity, the owners Of the land q
ssessed for the cleaning of and re- er
airing the same shall be discharged w
rom further obligations under said L
uplicati9n and notice; but if said III
itch is not cleaned out and repaired q
D its original capacity, and es set :"
,rth in said application and notice,
hen in that case the county auditor =
nall assess the amount as estimated !"
Ssaid statement OF said disiuterested
-eeholder, against said delinquent 8
rae. or tracts OF land, and collect the "
ame as other taxes are collected. ="
md the county auditor shall forth :.
18th give notice, and sell said clean :
10 out and repair of said ditch to the o !,
,west bidder, according to the pro -
isions of the act relating to bitches,
assed April u, 1871. The person
r persons appointed by the county :;
uditor to examine said ditch or .
Iitches, shall be entitled TO receive -
or his services two dollars per day,
O be paid out OF the county treasury "
n the warrant of the county auditor "
t shall be the duty of the county au- -
itor to file and keep in his office, ie
ubiect to inspection, all the papers y
royided for in this section; pro L L
ided that when the cleaning or re- VI
airing of any ditch under this act III
enefts any public or corporate road
r railroad, the commissioners shall
pportion to the county, if county,
tate or free turnpike road, to the 1
ownship if a township road, to the
ompany if a corporate road or rail- SO
Dad, such portion of the costs and a
expenses thereof as to private In VI
ivlduals, and require them to pay Ut
aid costs and perform said labor in sc
Ike manner as individuals.
SEC .. That said section sixteen,
o which this is an amendment, is
hereby repealed. -
SEC. 8. This act to take effect on 6,
is passage al
n. II. VAN WORRIES, az
peaksr ofthe House of Representatives. II
JACOB MUELLER, tt
President of the Senate. =
Passed Feb. %, 1878. n
Two Kinds of Farm Life. :,