Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-11
New Road Law.

county, Ohio, be and hereby authorized and
empowered TO improve by grading. draining
and graveling, or rmacadamizing, or both, any
state or county road, or part thereof, within
the said county; and to levy therefor tax on
all the taxable property of said county, or
any township thereof, listed on the general
duplicate for taxation, not TO exceed in any
one year five mills, for not exceeding four
teen (14) years, in manner and upon condi-
tions hereinafter specified and prescribed.
spo. 2. The roads improved under the pro-
visions Of this act, shall be not more than
sixty nor less than thirty feet wide, shall be
graded so as to drain freely to the sides, and
the matchmaking or graveling or both,
when completed, shall not be less than six
teen feet in width, nor less than ten inches
thick at the sides; the roads shall be well pro-
vided with all necessary side drains and 9TH
er bitches providing an outlet for the drainage
Of the road-bed.
SEC. 8. To anticipate the receipts which
may come into the county treasury by virtue
of such tax, the county commissioners may
borrow such sum of money as shall not ex-
ceed nine -tenths (9-10) of the tar levied or to
be levied, at rate of interest not to exceed
six (6) per cent. per annum, interest payable
semi-annually, and issue bonds therefor in
sums of not less than one hundred nor more
than one thousand dollars (S1, ,OOO.0O) each.
payable at such times and places as may be
determined by said board of county COM
missioners; but no bond shall extend beyond
period of fifteen years, and shall not be sold
for less than their value.
SEQ. 4. If any person shall desire to raise
any sum Of money by subscription, for the
purpose of assisting in the improvement or
construction of any road or part of road, in
any township or townships in said
county, under the provisions of this
act, such person or persons shall sub
sribe any amount, and designate in
such subscription the road or part of the road
for which the subscription is made;' and such
shall be fled with the commits
sioners of said county, at a regular session;
and the commissioners shall, if they deem
the construction or improvement proper and
expedient, file said subscription list with the
county auditor; and such subscription shall
be payable to the county treasurer upon the
warrant of the county auditor within time
limited therein; and when due and unpaid,
the said auditor shall charge the same upon
the general tax duplicate of said county
against the property of such subscriber or
which shall be a lien upon all
their real estate in such township, and the
same may be made payable in installments,
and with such other regulations as the COM
missioners may prescribe, and be collected
the same as taxes. And any subscription by
persons not residing within the township in
which such improvement is made, and not
owning property in such township, the said
may collect by suit in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. The money SO collected, borrowed
Or subscribed, shall be expended under the
direction of said county commissioners, in
such manner as shall seem to them most ad-
vantageous to the interest of such township.
Dr. townships as hereinafter provided, for the
matchmaking, or for the con-
or reconstruction, or repair of
such principal highways of said county as
nave been selected for improvement.
SEC. 6. Before the commissioners shall
make any levy under this act. there shall be
presented to them arequest in writing, signed
BY not less than fifty resident taxpayers of
any township in which it is proposed to levy
such tax, and the said commissioners shall
5hen submit the question of accepting or re-
ecting the provisions of this act, to the
qualified electors of such township or town.
ships at regular election. after giving at least
,en days notice thereof, by posting in ten
10y of the most public places in such
township or townships, written or printed
notices. The tickets to be voted at any cleo
lion at which said question shall be submit
led, shall have written or printed thereon the
words, "Road dimprovement-Yes;"o or, Road
and returns of such elec-
tion shall be made by the officers thereof,
within five (5) days to the county commits
sioners.
SEQ. 7. The township or townships in
which, at any election held under the pro-
visions of this act, there shall be a majority
Of all the lawful votes cast on the question,
against road improvements, shall be exempt
from the operation of this act; and this act
shall be confined in its operations to the
township or townships only in which ma
ority of the lawful votes cast on the ques-
zion shall be in favor of said question. And
bonds, as aforesaid, shall be issued in proper
tion to the property valuation and tax levy
of the township or townships accepting the
provisions of this act, and no levy shall be
made in any township not SO afirmatively
voting.
SEQ. 8. If at any time after one Q year
from any election shall be held under the
provisions of this act, fifty (5O) OR more tax
payers of any township sha II, by written no.
tice to the county commissioners, request an
election to be held within such township for
the purpose of voting upon the question of
accepting or rejecting the provisions of this
act, the county commissioners shall, at least
ten days before the general election, proceed
to give notice of such election, as is provided
in section six (6), which election shall be
held and returns thereof made in the manner
as is prescribed in section six (G) of this act.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
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