SEC. 4. The council of said village be and they are hereby authorized to levy a sufficient tax upon all the property of said village, each year, to pay all the interest on the bonds for that year, and all the bonds that become due the following year, until all of said bonds are fully paid. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES A. NORTON, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed April 24, 1879. President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 741.] AN ACT To authorize the commissioners of Brown county to tranfer certain funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the commissioners of Brown county, Ohio, are hereby authorized to transfer from the county free turnpike fund of said county the surplus now remaining to the credit of said fund, amounting to four thousand twentyeight dollars and fifteen [cents] ($4,028.15), to the special free turnpike fund, created by an act passed May 6, 1878. (O. L., vol. 75, page 1138.) SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES A. NORTON, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed May 1, 1879. [Senate Bill No. 341.} AN ACT To authorize the council of the village of Canfield, Mahoning county, Ohio, to levy a tax for the construction and repair of sidewalks. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Canfield, in the county of Mahoning, be and they hereby are authorized to levy annually a tax, not exceeding two mills, in addition to the tax now authorized by law to be levied, for the purpose of constructing and repairing sidewalks in said village. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES A. NORTON, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. JABEZ W. FITCH, Passed May 2, 1879. President of the Senate. [Senate Bill No. 379.] AN ACT To authorize the board of county commissioners of Hamilton county to maintain, repair, protect, and preserve Mitchell avenue tunnel from the bridge fund of said county (supplementary to "an act to authorize the board of county commissioners of Hamilton county to extend Mitchell avenue under the Miami and Erie canal, and to levy a tax to defray the expense thereof," passed April 28, 1877. Vol. 74 O L., page 484.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners of Hamilton county to maintain, repair, protect, and preserve Mitchell avenue tunnel, and for that purpose it is hereby authorized to appropriate money from the bridge fund of said county whenever necessary. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES E. NEAL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed May 3, 1879. [House Bill No. 953.] AN ACT To authorize the village of Logan, Hocking county, Ohio, to erect a building for a town hall, market house, mayor's office, village prison, etc., to borrow money and issue bonds therefor. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Logan, Hocking county, Ohio, be and the same is hereby authorized and empowered to erect a building for the purpose of a town hall, market house, village prison, offices for the officers of the village, firemen's hall, and general village purposes, at a cost not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars: provided, that before proceeding to erect such building, the question for and against the erection of such building shall be submitted to the qualified voters of said village at a special or general election to be held for that purpose, the time and place of which the mayor of said village shall give not less than ten days' notice, by publication in some newspaper of general circulation in said village; that such election shall be conducted in the manner provided by law for the election of village officers. Those voting in favor of the erection of said building shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "City Building-Yes," and those voting against the erection. of such building shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "City Building-No." SEC. 2. If a majority of the electors voting shall be in favor of the erection of said building, said council may, and they are hereby authorized to borrow a sufficient amount of money to pay for the erection and furnishing of such building, not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, to bear interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable annually; said bonds shall not be sold for less than their par value, and may be made payable any time not exceeding five years from the date of their issue. SEC. 3. That said council be and they are hereby authorized and em. powered to levy a tax upon the taxable property of said village to pay said bonds, and the interest thereon as the same becomes due. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES A. NORTON, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed May 3, 1879. President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 957.] AN ACT To authorize the commissioners of Putnam county to issue bonds to raise money to re deem certain outstanding bonds. WHEREAS, The commissioners of Putnam county, on the first day of September, 1875, issued bonds of said county on account of ditches constructed, in pursuance of the act of April 29, 1873 (70 v. 185), amounting to twenty-five thousand dollars, in sums of one hundred dollars each, bearing interest at the rate of eight per centum, payable semi-annually, eighty of which were made payable in three years, eighty in four years, and ninety in five years, from date of issue; and WHEREAS, Eighty of said bonds, payable on the first day of September, 1878, have been redeemed, and the interest on the remainder has been regularly paid; and WHEREAS, Said commissioners, on the fifteenth day of September, 1876, issued bonds of said county for the like purpose, and in pursuance of the same act, amounting to ten thousand dollars, in like sums, and bearing the same interest, thirty-four of which were made payable in three years, thirty-three in four years, and thirty-three in five years, from date of issue; and WHEREAS, Said commissioners are desirous of extending the time of payment of said indebtedness, by the issue of new bonds, at a reduced rate of interest; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the commissioners of Putnam county are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said county to the amount of twenty-seven thousand dollars, in sums not to exceed five hundred dollars each, bearing interest at the rate of six per centum, payable semi-annually, which bonds shall be made payable in not less than five nor more than twenty years from the date of their issue, as the commissioners deem best, and shall not be sold for less than par, and the proceeds of which shall be used to redeem the outstanding bonds mentioned in the preamble to this act, as the same become due, and for no other purpose: provided, that the new bonds herein provided for shall be issued in installments, as required to redeem said outstanding bonds. SEC. 2. That said commissioners shall assess annually, upon the lands benefited by the improvement on account of which said outstanding bonds were issued, an[d] amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest of said new bonds as the same become due, and no more. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. JAMES A. NORTON, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. JABEZ W. FITCH, President of the Senate. Passed May 3, 1879. [House Bill No. 986.] AN ACT Supplemental to an act authorizing the trustees of Madison township, Clarke county, Ohio, to join with the council of the incorporated village of South Charleston in the construction of a town hall for the joint use of said township and village, passed April 8, 1876. (O. L., vol. 73, pages 292, 293.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That in addition to all the powers conferred on the board of trustees of Madison township, Clarke county, Ohio, and the council of the incorporated village of South Charleston by the act herein recited be and they are hereby authorized to issue additional bonds to the amount of fifteen hundred dollars for the purpose of completing, furnishing, and heating said town. hall, subject to all the terms and conditions of the act to which this is supplemental. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES E. NEAL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed May 6, 1879. President of the Senate. [Senate Bill No. 291.] AN ACT To divide the township of Union, county of Licking, into two election precincts. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the township of Union, in the county of Licking, be divided into two precincts, for election purposes, as follows: All that part of said township described as follows, to wit: Commencing at the north-east corner of said Union township; thence west to the north west corner of said township; thence south to the south-west corner of section number two in said township; thence east on the section line to the line between the twelfth and thirteenth ranges, and thence north to the place of beginning, shall be known as the north precinct; and all the remaining part of said township shall be known as the south precinct. SEC. 2. In all elections for state, county, township, and municipal officers, it shall be the duty of the trustees and township clerk to serve as judges and clerks in the precinct in which they reside, and the other judges and clerks for each precinct shall be duly appointed, as the law directs, by the trustees; but in case of failure so to do, the judges and clerks shall be chosen viva voce by the electors of such precinct, in such manner as is provided by law. SEC. 3. The judges and clerks appointed by the trustees, or otherwise shall be governed in their election returns, the charge of the ballot-boxes, and the receiving of ballots, by the provisions of the election laws in force, and shall receive for their services the same compensation as is allowed judges and clerks of election by law. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the township trustees to give lawful notice of all state, county, township, and municipal elections, in both precincts, and the places where the polls shall be opened. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JAMES E. NEAL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed May 8, 1879. President of the Senate. [Senate Bill No. 287.] AN ACT To authorize the city of Akron to receive moneys in trust for the Akron Rural Cemetery Association. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the city council of the city of Akron be and are hereby authorized and empowered to receive any moneys from the Akron Rural Cemetery Association, an association organized under the laws of Ohio, and having a cemetery within the limits of said city, and to hold and constitute said moneys so received an irreducible fund for the use and benefit of said association, in the aggregate not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00); and in consideration of the receipt thereof, to pledge the faith and credit of said city to the payment of interest thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, forever, to said association; and all interest so accruing shall be paid to said association, which shall be applied and expended for the purpose of maintaining the improvements of said cemetery, as its directors may direct; and it shall be the duty of said council to provide, and it shall provide, for the payment of said interest as it becomes payable, in the manner it provides for the payment of other debts and liabilities of said city: provided, that said money shall be applied to the payment of the bonded indebtedness of said city, should such bonded indebtedness exist at the time of its receipt. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. JAMES E. NEAL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. JABEZ W. FITCH, Passed May 8, 1879. President of the Senate. |