Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-26
The st. Clairsville Railroad
Bill

Below We give In full the act passed
by the Legislature to enable the citizens
of St. Clairsville to levy tax to build
a railroad connecting the town with the
Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheel
ing Railroad:
A Bill to authorize certain iRcorpO-
rated UillGges to 6utld railroads and
to lease or operate the same.
Section l. Be 1T enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Ohio,
That whenever in any incorporated vii
lage which by the federal census of
1870 had, and which, by any subsequent
federal census may have population
of one thousand and fifty-six, the vii
lage council thereof shall, by a resolu-
tion passed by majority of the men,
bers elected thereto, declare it TO be es-
sential to the interests of such village
that line of railway, to be named in
said resolution, should be provided be-
tween termini designated therein, one
of which shall be such village, and the
other not exceeding five miles there
from; it shall be lawful for board of
trustees, appointed as herein provided,
and they are hereby authorized to bor-
row as fund for that purpose, not 10
exceed the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars, and to issue bonds therefor in the
name of such incorporated village, un-
der the corporate seal thereof, bearing
interest at rate not to exceed six per
centum per annum payable semi-an-
nually, said bonds to be payable at
such times and places and in such sums
as shall be deemed best by said board.
Said bonds shall be signed by the pres
ident of said board, and attested by
the clerk of such incorporated village,
who shall keep register OF the same,
and they shall be secured by mort
gage on the line Of railway and by the
pledge of the faith Of such village, and
a tax which it shall be the duty Of the
council thereof annually to levy (which
tax shall not exceed seven mills on the
dollar in any one year, to pay the in
terest and provide sinking fund for
the final redemption of said bonds;
provided, that such village shall not in
any one year levy taxes to a greater
amount than twelve mills on the dollar,
including the levy for said bonds; and.
provided. that no money shall be bor-
rowed on bonds issued until after the
question of providing the line Of rail
way specified in said resolution shall
be submitted to q vote of the qualified
electors of such incorporated village,
at special general election to be Or
dered by the village council thereof, of
which not less than twenty days notice
shall be given in the papers published
in such village: and, further provided,
that two-thirds majority Of said cleo
tors voting at such election shall de-
eide in favor of such line of railway
The returns of said election shall be
made to the clerk of said Incorporated
village, and be by him laid before the
village council, which shall declare the
result by resolution. The bonds issued
under the authority of this section
shall net be sold or disposed of for less
than their par value.
Sec. 2. If two-thirds majority of
the votes cast at said election shall be
in favor of providing the line Of rail
way as specified in the first section. it
shall be the duty of the corporation
solicitor forthwith to file petition in
the court of common pleas in the coun-
ty in which such village is situated,
praying that the judge thereof will APP
point five trustees, who shall be electors
and freeholders of said village, to be
called the trustees of -- railway
(the blank to be filed with the name
of the railway as given in the resolu-
tion), and it shall be the duty of said
Judge to make the appointment and en-
ter the same on the minutes or journal
Of the court. They shall enter into
bond to the village in such sum as the
court may direct, with one or more suf-
ficient sureties to be approved by the
court, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of their duties. The bond so
taken shall be approved by the corpo-
ration solicitor, and deposited with the
treasurer of the corporation for safe
keeping.