The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-11
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF
NEW OHIO MUNICIPAL CODE

city to the court for the appointment
of a receiver to take charge of ull
property, and operate the same, of any
corporation which is required TO rem
der any public service under any right
or franchise granted by the city, when
ever, in the opinion of the court, the
corporation owning the franchises falls
for any reason to furnish the service
required of It by the term Of the fran
chise. and that in such case it shall be
the duty of the court to appoint such
receiver and require him to operate the
franchise.
"The director of public safety has
jurisdiction over fire, police and health
departments: the inspection of build
ings, elevators, boilers, cemeteries, and
all charitable and penal institutions.
The council may create the additional
Offices of superintendent of police,
superintendent of fire department and
superintendent of health and charity.
The bureau of public improvement has
jurisdiction over all street work, public
building operations, parks, water
works, sewers and waterways.
uf law VIII ltlulC tutit a COfu-
mission, composed of the mayor, tn ,
directors of accounts and law. shall
select depository for public moneys.
This commission is required to
hold monthly meetings. 1t must
advertise for proposals from
banks, stipulating what interest, not
less than two per cen, they will pay
on deposits.
Every city, which may SO determine
by ordinance, may establish a police
court with a clerk and prosecuting at
torney of said court. The police powers
in cities which have no police court
are vested in the mayor. Provision is
made for police relief fund and a
sanitary police pension fund, for the
benefit of those disabled while in tho
services.
ASSESSMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
"The subject of assessments has been
radically changed under the revision,
in two principal respects-the aboli-
tion of the foot front and valuation
rule, and the retention of the benefit
rule, under the decision of the supreme
court of the United States. The eothernov-
city introduced is the requirement
that the assessment shall be submitted
to the probate court, which Is required
to hear all questions relating to the
amount thereof, with power in the
court finally to determine the amount
of benefits, increase or diminish the
same, or make a new valuation and
as the justice of the case
"
ever, is retained in assessments made
for street sprinkling only. The limit
of assessment is fixed at S3 1-3 per cent
of the taxable value of the property.
THE provisions in reference to water
works, or gas and eleltric light COM
panies require that cities shall not
purchase existing plants or grant fran
chises to private companies, orfown'and
operate water works, gas or electric
system except upon the ratification by
the vote of the people at general
election, and provides that
where system of water works Is own
ed and operated by the city, 1t shall
be under the management of the di-
rector of public improvements, and in
villages of the superintendent of water
works.
"The aggregate of all taxes levied
for municipal purpose, to be put upon
the grand duplicate, excluding the
tax for school and schoolhouse pur-
poses, shall not exceed In any one
year on each dollar of property as val
ned for taxation; sixteen 16) mills in
cities, and eight (8) mills in villages.
MODE OF ISSUING BONDS.
There shall be board of tax COM
missioners in each city. consisting of
FIVE citizens appointed by the mayor,
who must approve all levies. The
limit of the city Indebtedness shall be
not to exceed five per centum OF the
valuation Of the taxable property
not including bonds issued in antici-
patton of the collection of taxes or
special assessments; the par value of
the sinking fund, or bonds issued for
of any public service
which permanently produces revenue.
All municipal securities before nego-
tiation or sale must be submitted to
the attorney general, who Is required
to certify to the legality and validity
Of the obligation to the secretary of
state, who is thereupon required to
register the bonds. and in writing 10
certify upon each the legality and va
lidity thereof. When such bonds are
80 certified and registered by the sec