GENERAL LAWS. [Senate Bill No. 77.] AN ACT Supplementary to an act entitled "an act regarding the maintenance and repair of streets, alleys, etc., in cities of the first-class having a population of more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants at the last federal census" [ (8254) section 1, (8255) section 2, (8256) section 3, (8257) section 4, (8258) section 5, (8259) section 6, (8260) section 7, (8261) section 8, (8262) section 9, (8263) section 10, (8264) section 11, appendix to the revised statutes of Ohio], passed and took effect April 11, 1876, and amendatory to that part of said act designated as (8261) section 8. streets, etc. (82616) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Board of of the State of Ohio, That the board of public works of any public works such city, at any time when, in their judgment, the best of city to purinterests of such city will be subserved, is authorized and chase mate. rials, etc., for empowered to purchase the necessary materials, and employ repairing such overseers and laborers as they may deem necessary, and fix their compensation, for the purpose of repairing and maintaining, in good repair, the streets, avenues, alleys, wharves, market spaces, and courts within any or all of the districts created in such city under (8254) section one of said act; the compensation of all such employes to be paid Compensaupon warrant of the comptroller of said city, and a pay-roll tion of emin triplicate; one to be filed with such comptroller, one with ployes. the city treasurer, and one in the office of the board of public works of said city; said pay-roll to be certified to by the president, and attested by the clerk of said board. (82646) SEC. 2. That said board of public works, if they Repairs in deem the same advisable, may designate one or more of said certain disdistricts, and may contract for the repair of the streets, ave- tricts. nues, alleys, wharves, market spaces, and courts within such district or districts in the manner pointed out in the act to which this act is supplementary. SEC. 3. That the part of the act to which this act is supplementary, designated as (8261) section 8 of the appendix to the revised statutes of Ohio be so amended as to read as follows: make sepa Section (8261), section 8. At the time of making annual Board to estimates, it shall be the duty of said board to make a separate estimate, as approximately as may be, of the total amount required, either under this act or under the act to rate esti mates. Council to levy sufficient tax for which this act is.supplementary, for the maintenance and repair of the streets, avenues, alleys, wharves, market spaces, and courts, within such city, which estimate shall be separately certified to the common council of said city; and the said council shall thereupon, at the time the same is annually made by it, provide a levy upon all the taxable property within said city sufficient to cover said estimate, and when .the same shall have been collected it shall be placed to the credit of the fund, to be called the street repairing fund; and Fund, not shall be thereafter kept in said fund, and shall not be transtransferable. ferred, paid out, or used for any other purpose whatsoever than that for which the levy was made. repairs. SEC. 4. That said original section (8261) section 8 be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. O. J. HODGE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed January 11, 1883. President of the Senate. Commissioners may issue bonds to meet expenses of road im [House Bill No. 394.] AN ACT To amend section 4846 of the revised statutes of Ohio. [SECTION 1.] Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section 4846 be so amended as to read as follows: Section 4846. For the purpose of raising the money necessary to meet the expense of the improvement, the commissioners of the county may issue the bonds of the county, payable in installments, or at intervals not exceeding in all the period of twenty years, bearing interest at provements. the rate not to exceed six per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, which bonds shall not be sold for less than their par valu; the assessment shall be divided in such manner as to meet the payment of principal and interest of the bonds; be placed upon the duplicate for taxation against the lands assessed, and collected in the same manner as other taxes; and when collected, the money arising therefrom shall be applied for no other purpose than the payment of the bonds and interest; but the county commissioners shall build all bridges and culverts on the improvement, and pay for the same out of the bridge fund of the county; and no bonds shall be delivered, or money paid to any contractor, except on the estimate of work done, as the same progresses, or is completed. SEC. 2. That original section 4846 be and the same is hereby repealed; and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. O. J. HODGE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed January 18, 1883. President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 520.] AN ACT To repeal supplementary section 4209a of the revised statutes of Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That supplementary section forty-two hundred and nine(a) of the revised statutes of Ohio, passed April 16, 1881, as amended and passed April 15, 1882, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. O. J. HODGE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed January 23, 1883. President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 619.] AN ACT Making appropriations for Longview Asylum for the fiscal year 1883. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there be and is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund, and not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, the same for the care and support of the insane of the state in Longview asylum, said appropriation to be deducted by the auditor of state in computing the amount of which Longview asylum would be entitled to for the current year, as provided in section 750, R. S. SEC. 2. This act to be in force from and after its passage. O. J. HODGE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. R. G. RICHARDS, Passed January 24, 1883. President of the Senate. |