Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-08

making in all forty bonds to the amount OF SO, 600
due on Oct. list, 1890 but redeemabls At the pleas
ure OF this Board three years after Oct 1s 1883 the
date Of their issue The motion carried as follows,
ycas-Henry Rohrs, Jsmes Connolly, W. b. Boob
or. Naya-none. 8'
Also on Sept 2nth, 1ssl. find there was sold fonr
moro bonds Of $4,000 each ON road improvement
9, and hvs more bonds Of $4,000 each on road
improvement 81, making total Of $500 more
bonds due on Oct. 1st, 1890.
The section Of the statute cited as authority for
the issuing Of these bonds y section
48ie, R. 8. The commissioners did not issue the
bonds payable In instalments or at intervals e the
statute directs. neither did they comply with the
further requirements OF said section in order to
have funds sufficient with which 70 reaeem said
bonds and interest thereon as the same becomes
1885, there have BEEN % redeemed snd, the remain
ing 20 bonds are unpaid and are due and payable
Oct ist, 1890. and that sufficient provision has not
been made by taxation as provided by the statutes
PEELED TO pay over $1,000 Of this bonded indebted
ness on sccoutnt Of irregular proceedings.
COUNTY ROAD TAX.
hnd on the Commissioners Journal Of Henry
County, Ohio, vol. s, page 173, under date OF June
7th. 1892, record Of the tax levies made for the
Viz: Motion by Henry Rollrs and seconded 6y VIM
II. Booher to make the following levies to-wit: For
road purposes (sec. 4sI9 R. S.)2 mills; for county
purposes 2.6 mills. Fer county buildings tsec. 673)
Wa1
carried by the following vots: Yeas-Wm. Boob
er, Henry Rohre Jsnnes Connolly. Nays-None.
However, IL 10 only the levy made for road purposes
of which propose to take cognizance in this re-
por
On commissioners iournal for said county, vol.
s. page 252 nd levy made Of mills for 1888, for
road purposes under authority Of the same section
of the statutes, VIZ: Sec ':sia. e 2.
purposes, bnt does not refer to said section
49l9 but the Auditor has used bracket to show the
county levy and the above ID included, and the
From he Above three levies Ne have an aggregate
sum Of 1s collected. On September LIST,
1885, the Auditor charges the county road fund with
S780.7, leaving the smount OF Gil Of the col
lection charged % connty fands and Hnd none Of
these funds used until 1855 wan at Feb. settlement
1886 the said fund is credited with orders paid and
redeemed II Will readily be seen that this miscel
noses and I AZ. M - bsiiays thst ina exoarc;es
as calculated BY said statutes did not exist or else
there would have been more money expended by
the proper authorities.
On June 9Th, 1885, the board Of county commits
sioners passed the following order, viz:
In the matter of unexpended Order to transfer
balance of special road funds Z,
In comfy treasury. } to county funds.
On motion Of George Damn, 1t was ordered by the
board that the county Auditor be and 10 hereby
ordered by the board to transfer all unexpended
balances in the county treasury of the special road
funds into the general county fund. ,. Il,
Adopted by the following vote: Yeas.-George
Daum, Henry Rhors, VIM. H. Booher. Nays
None. u-a.ay s1,i
See Commissioners Journal. Vol. 4, page 1871. S
hnd this miscellaneous statue has special pro-
vision for the disposal of the balance Of funds Gre
dited by sec 491s In section 1921, Ihaye therefore
distributed under said section the said sum S11,-
897 Al to the townships and corporations according
to the amount paid Ridgeytlle tp. S5s30 Freedom
corp. 81, ,55481, Flatrock tp. ls, Pleasant tp
$573.9i, Holgate corp. StelS6s Marion tp. S63l.b4