Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-04-19
THE LAW
Which Makes it Possible for
Napoleon to
HAVE WATERWORKs
II TVO-thirds Of Its Citizens Say
Z. So.
AN ACT.


To amend Section 1887 of the Re
vised Statutes as amended March 2sth,
1894. 0
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, that Section 1887 of the Revised
Statutes, as amended March 23th,
1894, be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1887. Before any bonds
are issued or tax levied, as provided
in the next two proceeding sections,
the question of issuing the bonds
shall be submitted to the voters of
the township or municipal corpora
ton at a general or special election.
And whenever the trustees OF any
township or hamlet, or the council of
any municipal corporation shall by
resolution declare it necessary to issue
and sell the bonds of such township,
hamlet. or municipal corporation, as
the case may be, for any or eth
er OF the purposes mentioned in
section 1886 Of the revised statutes, in
any amount specified in such resolu-
ton, and shall by such resolution fix
date upon which the question of is
suing and selling such bonds shall be
submitted to the electors of such
township, hamlet or municipality,
and shall cause copy of such resolu5
tion to be certified to the deputy state
supervisors of the county in which
such township, hamlet or municipal
| ty is situated, or board of election in
such cities as have such boards,
and such deputy state supervisors, or
such board of election, shall within
ten days thereafter proceed to pre-
pare the ballots and make all other
necessary arrangements for the SUBJ
mission of such question to the elect
ors of such township, hamlet or mu-
nicipal corporation, at the time fixed
in said resolution. Such election shall
be held at the regular place or places
Of voting in such township, hamlet
or municipality, and shall be conduct
ed, canyassed and certified In the
same manner, except as otherwise pro-
vided by law, as April elections in
such township, hamlet or municipal
corporation for the election of officers
thereof. Provided, however, that
when a special election for such pur-
poses is held in q municipal corpora
ton divided into wards. there shall
be but one voting place in each ward,
which shall be designated by the dep
uty state supervisors of election, or
in cities having a board of election,
by such board, and the notice herein
after provided for shall designate the
voting place in each ward. In all cit
les in which registration is required,
certificates of removal shall not be
necessary, except when transfers are
required from one ward to another,
and the board of elections of all such
cities shall issue all such removal GER
tificates. .5.
Fifteen days notice of the submiss.
ion shall be given in one or more new
papers, printed therein, once q week
for two consecutive weeks, stating
the amount of bonds to be issued, the
purpose for which they are to be is,
sued, and the time and place of hold,
ing the election; and if no newspaper
is printed therein, the notice shall be
posted in conspicuous place and
published once a week for two con.
secutive weeks in some newspaper OF
general circulation in the township
or municipal corporation; and if two
thirds of the voters voting at such
election upon the question of issuing
the bond, vote in favor thereof, then
and not otherwise the bonds shall be
issued and the tax levied.
| Those who vote in favor of the
lproposition shall have written OF
printed on their ballots ''For the is
sue of bonds,n and those who vot,
against the same shall have writer
| or printed on their ballots the words
Against the issue of bonds.n
| SECTIoN2. That said section 288'
| Of the Revised Statutes as amended
Il March 2Sth, 1894, be, and the same i
4 hereby repealed.
i SECTION 8. This act shall take ef
feet and be in force from and afte
its passage.
II y nLEoNIDAs III. SoUTHARD,
u Speaker pro tenn. of the House o
i Representatives. 3 sa
Il III MJ ANDREW L. HARRIS
i President of the Senate.
il Passed March 30th, 1894.