tions to the contrary notwithstanding, and the other one-half of said tax shall be credited to the general road fund of the county and used for the improvement of the roads only. SEC. 7. That the provisions of this act shall be in lieu of sections 4737, 4738, 4739, 2830, as amended April 12, 1880, (Ohio Laws, vol. 77, page 184), 4755, 4756, and 4757 of the revised statutes of the state of Ohio, and the same are hereby declared inoperative in said county, and all other acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with, or in conflict with this act are hereby superseded in said county; and all other acts, laws, or statutes, or parts thereof, not excepted herein, are in as full force in said county as though this act had not been passed. SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from and after the first day of January, 1883. O. J. HODGE, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. Passed April 17, 1882. [House Bill No. 176.] AN ACT For the promotion of agriculture in Knox county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That for the purpose of promoting the agricultural interest of said county, the commissioners of said county may purchase a tract of land containing not less than forty acres and suitable for fair ground purposes, for the use of the Knox county agricultural society, and upon which said society shall have the right to hold its annual fairs and other exhibitions, and said society shall have the right to improve said grounds in such manner as it shall deem advisable, and said commissioners are hereby empowered to levy upon all the taxable property of said county one half of one mill for paying for the grounds thus to be purchased. The residue of the funds remaining in the treasury after paying for said grounds may be paid to said society for the purpose of aiding in the improvement of the same. The title to said ground shall be vested in the county, subject to the uses aforesaid, and in case the said society neglect or fail, for the period of three years, to improve said grounds for the purposes herein mentioned, or shall at any time hereafter, for the period of three years, fail to use said grounds for holding annual exhibitions, said grounds may be sold by said commissioners and the money arising from said sale be placed to the credit of the county fund. 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. R. G. RICHARDS, Passed April 17, 1882. President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 406.) AN ACT For the relief of the bondsmen of Warren D. Moore, late treasurer of Sylvania township, Lucas county, Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees and board of education of Sylvania township, Lucas county, Ohio, are hereby authorized and required to submit, at any regular or special election, after twenty day's notice thereof, given by notices posted in at least six conspicuous places in said township, to the qualified electors of said township, the question as to whether the bondsmen of Warren D. Moore, late treasurer of said township, shall be released from their liability upon the various bonds given by him as such treasurer of said township, and if a majority of said qualified electors vote to release them from said liability, then they shall be released from the same, upon the said bondsmen conveying and releasing to said township, or in trust for its use all real estate, property, and rights in action which they hold as indemnity for their said liability. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. To amend section one of the act to create a special school district in Brown township, Delaware county, Ohio, passed May 7, A.D. 1878. (Ohio Laws, vol. 75, page 1146.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section one of an act to create a special school district in Brown township, Delaware county, Ohio, passed May 7, 1878, be so amended as to read as follows: That the territory comprised in Eden school district, Brown township, Delaware county, Ohio, described and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of the lands owned by George Leonard; thence east to the southwest corner of the lands of George Moore; thence north to the northwest corner of lands of George Moore; thence east to northwest corner of lands of W. K. Thrall; thence north to northwest corner of lands of N. I. Longwell; thence east to northwest corner of lands of W. W. Williams; thence south to southwest corner of lands of W. W. Williams; thence east to northeast corner of lands of J. A. Carothers; thence south to southeast corner of lands of J. A. Carothers; thence west to northwest corner of lands of J. W. Matthews; thence south to southeast corner of lands of George Hipple; thence following Alum creek to southern boundary of lands of M. M. Glass; thence west to southwest corner of lands of Harlo Williams; thence north to northwest corner of lands of H. Williams; thence west to southwest corner of lands of Jonathan Leonard; thence north to southwest corner of lands of F. Cook; thence east to southeast corner of lands of F. Cook; thence north to northwest corner of lands of George Leonard, the place of beginning, be and the same is hereby created and declared to constitute a special school district. SEC. 2. Said original section one of the act aforesaid be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Smith Grimes be and he hereby is authorized to obtain, by purchase or otherwise, a lot in West Union cemetery, and cause to be exhumed and re-interred therein all the bodies now buried on out-lots numbers six and seven, in the town of West Union, in said county, and cause to be erected thereat all the monuments and gravestones now designating said graves, anything in any law to the contrary notwithstanding. 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. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed April 15, 1882. [House Bill No. 404.] AN ACT To authorize the trustees of Tuscarawas and Franklin townships, Coshocton county, Ohio, to sell and dispose of the stock owned by said townships in the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis railway company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of the townships of Tuscarawas and Franklin, of the county of Coshocton, and state of Ohio, be and they are hereby authorized to sell and dispose of the stock and bonds of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis railway, owned by said townships, and place the proceeds of the sale of said stock into the township treasury of said townships, and to the credit of the school fund thereof. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. R. A. HORR, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed April 15, 1882. [House Bill No. 323.] AN ACT To authorize the village of West Liberty, Logan county, to levy an additional tax to improve its cemetery. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of West Liberty be and they are hereby authorized to levy a tax, not exceeding one-half mill in any one year, on all the taxable property on the duplicate of said village, for the purpose of improving the cemetery of said village, and the levy for said purpose to be placed on the tax duplicate, and collected as other taxes, and the money raised by such levies shall be used only for the purpose named in this act, said tax shall not be levied for more than two years. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed April 17, 1882. President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 357.) AN ACT To authorize the commissioners of Franklin county to build a bridge across Big Darby creek, in Pleasant township of said county, and to levy a tax for that purpose. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the commissioners of Franklin county be and they are hereby authorized to construct a bridge across Big Darby creek, in Pleasant township, of said county, at or near Chenoweth's mill, where the old state road, running from Lockbourne, in Franklin county, to London, in Madison county, crosses said creek. SEC. 2. For the purpose of raising money to defray the expense of constructing said bridge, said commissioners are authorized and empowered to issue bonds of said Franklin county, at not less than their par value, in sums not less than five hundred dollars each, bearing interest at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, said bonds to be negotiable, payable within five years, and redeemable, at the option of said commissioners, at any time after three years from the date of their issue. SEC. 3. Said bonds shall be signed by said commissioners, and countersigned by the auditor of said Franklin county, who shall keep a record of all bonds issued under and by virtue of this act, to whom issued, when made payable, and when redeemable. SEC. 4. For the purpose of paying the interest and principal of said bonds, said commissioners are hereby authorized and empowered, in addition to the other levies authorized by law, to levy a tax, for two years, upon all the taxable property of said Franklin county, not to exceed three-twentieths of one mill each year upon each dollar valuation thereof. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. To authorize the council of the village of Bellefontaine, Logan connty, Ohio, to issue bonds for the construction of water works. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Bellefontaine is hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said village in a sum not exceeding sixty thousand dollars, and in denominations of not less than one hundred dollars, nor greater than one thousand dollars each, and bearing a rate of interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, and redeemable within fifteen years, at not less than three thousand dollars per year after three years from the date of issue; and for the purpose of purchasing grounds and the construction of water works for said village. SEC. 2. Said bonds shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk of said village, and shall be sold at not less than their par value, and shall be issued in such amounts, respectively, as will, in the judgment of said council, best subserve the negotiation and sale thereof. SEC. 3. That for the purpose of paying said bonds and the interest thereon, as the same becomes due, the council of said village is hereby authorized and empowered to levy and assess a tax upon all the taxable property of said village, not exceeding three mills, in addition to the amount already allowed by law, every year during the period said bonds have to run, sufficient in amount each year to pay the interest on and to redeem that portion of the bonds issued in pursuance of this act that will fall due during such year, and the money so raised shall not be used for any purpose other than for the paying of said bonds and the interest thereon. SEC. 4. Before such bonds shall be issued, or before any contract shall be made for the purchase of suitable grounds and the construction of said waterworks, the question of such issue and contract shall be first submitted to the voters of said village at any general election, of which ten days' notice shall be given in two newspapers of general circulation in said village, designating the proposed amount of bonds to be issued. Those in favor of the construction of said village water-works and the issue of said bonds, shall have written or printed upon their regular ballots cast at such election, "Water-works-Yes;". and those opposed, Water-works-No;" the returns thereof shall be made to the village clerk, who shall present the returns so made by him to the council at their next regular meeting thereafter, when the same shall be canvassed by said |