time or times as the said commissioners shall deem for the best interest of said county, but in no case more than ten years from the date thereof, and shall not be sold for less than their par value. SEC. 3. For the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds and the principal of the same as they shall become due, there shall be annually levied a tax on the taxable property of said county. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. ALLAN T. BRINSMADE, Passed March 6, 1873. President pro tem. of the Senate. AN ACT To authorize the trustees of the township of Hartsgrove, Ashtabula county, Ohio, to erect a Town Hall, and to sell or lease the second story of the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of said township be and they are hereby authorized to erect a two story town hall in said township, at a cost not exceeding two thousand dollars, and sell or lease the second story of the same, with the right to pass to and from the same, upon such terms and to such person or persons as to them may seem to be for the best interest of said township; and for the purpose of paying the expenses thereof and the interest on deferred payments, they are hereby authorized to levy and collect in each of the years 1873, 1874 and 1875, such amounts as they may think best, upon all the taxable property of said township as taxes for township purposes are now by law levied and collected, not exceeding in the aggre gate the sum of two thousand dollars: Provided, that when said several parties shall agree upon the terms and conditions in regard to the sale or lease of said second story of said town hall, they shall reduce their said agreement to writing under the hands and seals of the trustees of said township, and by the person or persons with whom such agreement is made, and acknowledge the same before some competent person authorized by law to take acknowledgments; and when so executed and acknowledged, they shall cause the same to be entered of record in the recorder's office of said Ashtabula county, and the same thereafter shall be conclusive evidence of the terms of their said agreement, and the rights of said parties; and provided further, that in case of the sale or lease of said second story of said town hall to any person or persons, the same shall be appraised and taxed as other private property. SEC. 2. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 7, 1873. AN ACT To create two separate Election Precincts in Guilford township, Medina county, Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the incorporated village of Seville, situated in the township of Guilford, Medina county, state of Ohio, be and the same shall constitute a separate election precinct in said township for all election purposes: Provided, that said election precinct shall at all times be held to embrace the incorporated limits of said village of Seville, and that the remaining por tion of the territory composing said township shall constitute another separate election precinct within said township. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on its passage. Passed March 7, 1873. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. AN ACT To extend the time for payment of School Lands in Section Sixteen, in Marion township, Henry county, Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That a further period of five years from the day the respective installments become due, be and the same is hereby given to the purchasers of lands in school section number in Marion township, Henry county, Ohio, for the payment of the principal of the purchase money thereof: Provided, that the interest and taxes thereon shall be punctually paid according to law; and, provided further, that the auditor of said county may, at any time, require additional security for the payment of the prin cipal and interest, if in his opinion the public interest may require it. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed March 7, 1873. AN ACT To authorize and require the commissioners of Miami county, to distribute to certain townships of said county a balance of railroad fund remaining in the treasury of said county. WHEREAS, In the year 1852, by virtue of a vote had in eight townships of Miami county, to wit: the townships of Bethel, Elizabeth, Lost Creek, Staunton, Concord, Monroe, Newton and Union, sixty thousand dollars of stock was subscribed to the Dayton and Michigan Railroad Company and the bonds of said county were issued therefor, running twenty years, and due in the year 1872; and, WHEREAS, By taxes levied and collected from said eight townships of said county, and the sale of the stock of said Dayton and Michigan Railroad Company held by the county, the said bonds and interest have been fully paid, and there still remains in the treasury of said county the sum of twelve thousand dollars; therefore, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the commissioners of Miami county are hereby authorized and required to order the distribution of the said surplus so remaining in the treasury of said county to the townships and incorporated villages therein from which the same was collected, pro rata as the same was collected. SEC. 2. That the auditor of the county be required to make the distribution as provided for, and draw his order on the treasurer of the county payable to the tresurers of the townships of Bethel, Elizabeth, Lost Creek, Staunton, Concord, Monroe, Newton and Union, and the incorporated villages of Casstown, Pleasant Hill, Milton, Tippecanoe and Troy, for the several amounts to which they are pro rata entitled according to the amount collected from each. SEC. 3. That the several amounts so paid to the treasurers of the townships and incorporated villages as before mentioned shall be subject to the control of the township trustees of the various townships and the councils of the incorporated villages, and be disposed of as they in their discretion may deem best for any purpose now provided for by law. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed March 7, 1873. AN ACT To amend section one of an act entitled "An act to authorize the town council of the village of Bryan, Williams county, Ohio, to issue bonds to raise money to build a town hall, engine house, and public offices, and purchase a steam engine for said village. (Vol. 69, O. L., p. 243.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section one of the above recited act be so amended as to read as follows: Section 1. That the town council of the village of Bryan, Williams county, Ohio, be and they are hereby authorized to issue their bonds not to exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to raise money for the purpose of building a town hall, engine house, public offices and purchasing a fire engine; said bonds to be signed by the mayor, clerk or recorder of said council, and to be in sums not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars each, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding eight per cent. per annum, interest payable annually, and principal payable at any time not exceeding five years from the time of issuing the same, at the discretion of said council; provided, that said bonds shall not be sold for less than their par value. SEC. 2. That original section one of the above recited act be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 10, 1873. AN ACT To authorize the separate school district of the incorporated village of Antwerp, and the territory thereunto annexed for school purposes, in Paulding county, to issue bonds and borrow money to build a school-house, and levy a tax to redeem the same. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of education of the separate school district composed of the corporate limits of the village of Antwerp, and territory annexed for school purposes in Paulding county, Ohio, for the purpose of raising money to build and furnish a school-house in said separate district, are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said district, in sums not less than one hundred dollars each, not to exceed in the aggregate fifteen thousand dollars, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding eight per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually; said bonds to be payable at any time not exceeding fifteen years from the date of their issue, at the pleasure of the board. SEC. 2. Said bonds shall be signed by the president of said board and attested by the clerk, who shall keep a record of all the bonds issued, to whom payable, and when, and shall be negotiable and may have coupons or interest bearing warrants attached thereto, and shall not be sold for less than their par value. SEC. 3. That said board of education is hereby authorized and empowered to levy a tax, annually, on all the taxable property within the limits of said separate district and territory thereto annexed for school purposes, sufficient to pay said bonds and accruing interest thereon, in excess of what is now allowed by law for school purposes, which levy shall be placed on the tax duplicate by the auditor of the county, and collected as other taxes; provided, that before said board of education shall borrow said money, issue said bonds or levy said tax, the question shall be first submitted to the qualified electors of said separate district at some regular or special election, whether they desire the issuing of said bonds and the levying of said tax; and provided further, that notice of the submission of said question shall be given at least ten days prior to the holding of the same by posting up printed or written bills in at least five of the most public places within the bounds of said district; and if a majority of the electors voting at said election upon the question shall be in favor of a tax being levied and bonds issued for said purpose, then said board of education shall be fully authorized to proceed under the provisions of this act. SEC. 4. Said question shall be submitted to the electors in the following form: "School Tax-Yes;" "School Tax-No;" which shall be writ. ten or printed, or partly written or printed on the ballots, and the returns of said election shall be made as in cases now provided by law. The board of education shall have power and authority, and it is hereby made their duty, to order an election and to cause notice thereof to be given as provided for in section three of this act. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 10, 1873. AN ACT To create two separate election precincts in Athens township, Harrison county. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That all the territory included in sections one, four, five, six, thirty-one, thirty-four, thirty-five and thirty six, in the township of Athens, in the county of Harrison and state of Ohio, be and the same shall constitute a separate election precinct in said township, in which the elections shall be held in the village of New Athens in said precinct; and that the remaining portion of the territory composing said township shall constitute another separate precinct within said township. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHARLES H. BABCOCK, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. ALLAN T. BRINSMADE,. Passed March 10, 1873. President pro tem. of the Senate. AN ACT To repeal an act entitled an act to authorize the construction of a Branch Road to the Hamilton and Gregory's Creek Turnpike Road Company, passed April 13, 1869. (O. L. vol. 66, page 378.) SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That an act entitled an act to authorize the construction of a branch road to the Hamilton and Gregory's Creek Turnpike Road Company, passed April 13, 1869, be and the same is hereby repealed. |