The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-02-21
THE RAILROAD LAW.

The SenatelBill Amending The BoeH-
Ell Law, as Amended by the House
Committee.
The following is Mr.. Howard's
bill, amending section II of the Bo-
esel law, which recently passed the
Senate, as now proposed to be
amended by the House Committee
on Railroads and Telegraphs, the
Committees amendments being plac-
ed between brackets, to-Wit:
A Bill TO amend section twelve of an act enti-
tied San act to authorize counties, cities, in
eorporated villages and townships to build
Railroads and to operate and lease the
same" passed April %, 1872. %. L., vol.
Sc, page s4.)
Section l. That section twelve of
the above recited act be so amended
as to read as follows:
Sec. II. The provisions of this
act are hereby so extended as to au-
thorize cities, incorporated villages
and townships to vote for the con-
struction of and to construct q rail
road or railroads, and to lease, ope-
rate or sell the same. and to borrow
a fund therefor to the extent in the
manner and subject to the conditions
and provisions Of. this act in relation
to counties; and all the powers con-
ferred by the act or the act to which
this is amendatory, upon counties,
shall be and hereby are extended to
and conferred upon townships, cities
and incorporated villages; and all
that county commissioners are au-
thorized or required to do in relation
to or on behalf of counties in pro-
ceedings by counties under this act,
or the act to which this is amenda-
tory, the Council of such city or
village, or trustees ofsuch township,
as the csse may be, are hereby au-
thorized and required to do in rela-
ton 10 or on behalf of such city,
village or township, as the case may
be in proceedings by such city, vii
lage or township, under this act or
said act, to which this is amenda-
tory1; Provided, that in case of in
corporated villages and townships
having population ofless than one
hundred and fifty tax paying cleo
tors at the last State election, when
written request to do 80 shall be
made by twenty-five tax paying
electors ofsuch villages or townships
and in all other villages and town
ships by fifty tax paying electors.
1t shall be the duty Of the trustees
of any township or incorporated
village, and the mayor of any city
or incorporated village, to call a
meeting of the electors of such
township, village or city, as proyid-
in section two of this act for coun-
ties.
The bonds contemplated in this
act, if issued by a city or ineorporat-
village, shall be executed by the
mayor and clerk or recorder thereof
as the case may be, and if issued by
township, they shall be executed
by the trustees and clerk thereof;
and if any city, incorporated village
or township issuing such bonds
shall have seal, the same shall be
impressed upon each of such bonds,
as provided for counties in section
three of this-act. The bonds after
execution shall be placed in the
hands of the State Treasurer, as in
the case of county bonds, and sub
ject to the same provisions except
as hereinafter stated, Whereup, n the
trustees of such townships, or the
mayor of such city or village, with
the advice and concurrence of the
Council Of such city or village, shall
proceed to contract for 1.-THE con-
strucSion of the road in question
with the same powers and governed
by the same provisions as in the
case of county commissioners under
this act. The State Treasurer shall
deliver the bonds of such city, in
corporated village or township up
on the written order of the Council
of such city or village, or trustees
of such township as the case may be
in accordance with the provisions of
section five of this act, and upon no
other conditions, except that all
acts authorized or required by said
section five to be done by the coun-
ty commissioners shall be done by
the Council of such city or village,
or trustees of such township as the
case may be Provided, that in cas-
es of cities or villages, one terminus
of said road shall be located beyond
the limits of said corporation, if 80
determined by majority of votes
OF the electors of said city or vii
lage; and, provided, that the aggre-
gate of the indebtedness of any city,
incorporated village or township in
CURED for Railroad purposes under
this act, shall not exceed five per
cent. of the taxable value of the
same, including any appropriation
which the county in which said city
or incorporated village or township
Is situated shall make, and also that
the commissioners of any county,
the council of any city or incorpo-
rated village, and the trustees of any
township which now own stock in
any Railrord Company, shall be au-
thorized to sell the stock of the same
in such Railroad Company, on such
terms as they may deem to be for
the interest of said county, city, in.
corporated village or township re-
spectively, and apply. the proceeds
to any Railroad authorized to be
constructed agreeably to and under
the provisions of this act; Provided,
that before such sale shall be made,
the question whether said stock
shall be sold shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of such county
township or incorporated village or