The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-01-26

trustees, shall grade Sidewalks, and when
deemed necessary, to construct foot bridges
over streams OF water on the line Of ronds in
labor may be used for this purpose.
SEC. 49, supervisors shall be entitled to q
| per diem not to exceed two dollars for each day
actually employed, the same to be paid on an
order OF the trustees out OF the road or township
fund, and thoy shall not exceed In expenditures
for road purposes in any one year the amount Of
| foreseen damage by flood or otherwise.
SEC i5. The township trustees shall
IN addition to the two days labor.
for road purposes upon each dollar OF valuation
OF the taxable property of their respective town
ships exclusive OF any Incorporated village, as
follows; In townships having valuation Of tax
able property OF one million dollars and over,
not exceeding three mills on each dolar In
townships having valuation OF less than one
million and more than five hundred Thousand
dollars, any rate not exceeding four mills on
each dollar: and in townships having less than
five hundred thousand dollars valuation any
rate not exceeding five mills on cnch dollar; and
said trustees shall certify the same to the
county auditor in writing on or before the 10Th
day OF May of each year; and the county audi.
tor shall assess the same on all the taxable
property In said township road district, and
the same shall be collected, one half In the De-
cember installment and ono half in the June in
stallment by the county treasurer, and paid
over aby him to the treasurer of the towu.
snip from which said taxes were collected,
the same to be expended for the improve.
ment of roads In the township road district
where collected; and said trustees shsll
annually set apart such portion OF the road tax
as they deem best in payment of contracts for
permanent improvement of the roads by drain.
ing, grading. graveling, or macadamizing. But
nothing In this act shall prevent the working
out OF all or part of this tax by any person so
assessed. who desires so to do NJ the same rate
per day rs the contractor pays In cash for SINH
lar labor on any such contract, and the acknowl-
edgement OF such services in writing, by any
such contractor, countersigned by the super
visor OF the road district in which such work is
done. shall be accepted by the county treasurer
for the full amount therein named, on payment
OF said taxes. And the amount or amounts so
worked shall be charged by the supervisor to
the said contractor and deducted from the
amount due him on any such contract. When
the trustees of any township have determined
upon q rate OF tax to be levied for the pcrma
nent Improvement of any road or roads within
such township by draining, grading grareling
or macadamiZng they may anticipate the pro-
ceeds of such tax by issuing the bonds OF such
township, bearing interest at q rate not exceed
ing SIX per ccntum to not more than one half the
amount that the rate OF tax determined on will
produce In five years. Such bonds to be sold at
not less than their face value, and the money
raised by such tax shall be applied to the pay
ment OF interest and principal OF such bonds
SEC. Is. The provisions of this act shall not
be construed to apply to turnpike roads now
mentioned and keptin repair by their respect.
i've counties.
Sec. 49, This act shall take effect and be in
force the first Monday OF April after Its passage