SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. DAVID L. SLEEPER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed February 5, 1896. President of the Senate. 24L [House Bill No. 9.] AN ACT To authorize the county commissioners of Marion county to levy an additional tax for the Keener free turnpike road. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the county commissioners of Marion county, be and are hereby authorized to levy an additional tax within the Keener free turnpike road district, not to exceed five mills in any one year, for a period of five years, a sufficient amount to meet the bonds given for the construction of said Keener free turnpike road, together with the interest as they become due. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. DAVID L. SLEEPER. Speaker of the House of Representatives. ASAHEL W. JONES, Passed February 7, 1896. President of the Senate. 25L [House Bill No. 98.] AN ACT To create a special school district for the village of Byesville and vicinity in SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the following described territory, to wit: Beginning on the south boundary line of the Wilson farm at Wills creek in Jackson township, thence west to the southeast corner of the Daniel Orr farm, thence north to the southeast corner of the Woodrow farm, thence west to the southwest corner of the Woodrow farm, thence in a northerly direction along the Pt. Pleasant and Cambridge public road to where it interesects the Byesville and Claysville public road, thence in a northeasterly direction to the southeast corner of Eli Burt's farm, thence due north to the northeast corner of Eli Burt's farm, thence east to the Cleveland and Marietta railroad, thence in a northeasterly direction to Wills creek, including the old Campbell farm, thence following Wills creek in a southerly direction to the south boundary line of the Campbell farm, thence east to the southeast corner of the Sigman farm, thence north to the northeast corner of the Sigman farm, thence east to the northeast corner of the S. Penrose farm, thence south to the northwest corner of the J. Watson farm, thence east to the northeast corner of the J. Watson farm, thence south to the northeast corner of the L. D. Hutton farm, thence west to the northwest corner of the L. D. Hutton farm, thence south to the southeast corner of the H. Hoopman farm, thence west to Wills creek near the northeast corner of the Wilson farm, thence along Wills creek in a southwesterly direction to the place of beginning; shall be and the same is hereby created and declared to constitute a special school district, known as the Byesville special school district; provided, however, that the proposition shall be submitted to a vote of the electors residing within said territory, at an election held in the following manner: SECTION 2. Written or printed notices shall be posted in at least three of the most public places within said territory, signed by at least three resident electors of the same, requesting the qualified electors thereof to assemble on a day, at least five days from the day of posting, and at an hour and place designated in said notices, then and there to vote for or against the creation of said special school district. The electors assembled at the time and place designated in said notices shall appoint a chairman and two clerks, who shall be judges of said election, which shall be held between the hours of 3 p. m. and 6 p. m. The electors favoring said proposed special school district shall have written or printed upon their ballots, "Special school district-Yes," those opposed thereto, "Special school district-No," and a majority of the ballots so cast shall determine the question whether or not the said proposed special school district shall be created. SECTION 3. Should the majority of all the ballots cast at said. election be found in favor of the special school district as aforesaid, the electors shall at once proceed to elect three members to constitute a board of education, one to serve until the third Monday of April next succeeding his election, and one to serve for one year and one for two years from said third Monday, and until the election and qualification of their successors; and on the second Monday of April each year following the first election of the board of education, there shall be elected one member to serve for three years and until successor is elected and qualified. SECTION 4. Said special school district shall be entitled to receive its proportionate share of the school fund and the funds levied for contingent purposes in accordance with the last enumeration of children who are entitled to attend school. SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed February 7, 1896. DAVID L. SLEEPER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ASAHEL W. JONES, President of the Senate. 26L [House Bill No. 119.] AN ACT To provide for the election of clerk and treasurer of school land in fractional township No. 1, in Jackson township, Monroe county, Ohio, and to require said treasurer to give bond. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That there shall be elected by ballot, in the same manner as prescribed by law for the election of trustees of school land, on the third Saturday of April, A. D. 1896, and triannually [triennially] thereafter in fractional township number one (1), in Jackson township, Monroe county, Ohio, by the qualified electors thereof, two competent persons, having the qualifications of an elector therein, to be styled clerk of school land, and treasurer of school land, respectively, who shall hold their respective offices for three years from the day of their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. SECTION 2. Such clerk of school land and treasurer of school land shall within ten days after their election take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the state of Ohio, and to discharge the duties of their respective offices faithfully and impartially, which oath or affirmation may be administered by any person authorized by law to take the acknowledgment of affidavits. SECTION 3. Such treasurer of school lands, shall within ten days after his election and before entering upon the duties of his office, execute a bond with sufficient surety, in double the probable amount of school funds that may come into his hands, payable to the trustees of school land in fractional township number one (1) in Jackson township, Monroe county, Ohio, to be approved by the trustees of school land of said fractional township aforesaid conditioned for the faithful disbursement according to law of all school funds which come into his hands, such bond when so executed and approved, shall be filed with the clerk of school land of said fractional township aforesaid. SECTION 4. The trustees of school land in said fractional township aforesaid may fix the compensation of the clerk of school land and treasurer of school land. The allowance made to the treasurer of school land shall not exceed two per centum of the money held by him or disbursed by him on orders of the trustees of school land and in no caso shall his compensation exceed the sum of thirty dollars per annum; the clerk of school land shall receive a reasonable compensation not to exceed the sum of twenty-five dollars per annum. SECTION 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Passed February 7, 1896. DAVID L. SLEEPER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. 27L [House Bill No. 3.] AN ACT To authorize the board of education of the village of Leetonia to transfer funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of education of the village of Leetonia, Columbiana county, is hereby authorized to transfer six hundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty-eight cents ($655.58), from the building fund to the contingent fund of said village. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHARLES H. BOSLER, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed February 13, 1896. President of the Senate. 28L [House Bill No. 18.] AN ACT To transfer funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the township trustees of Emerald township, Paulding county, Ohio, be and are hereby authorized to transfer the sum of two hundred dollars from the road fund to the township fund of said township. SECTION 2. This act shall be in force from and after its passage. CHARLES H. BOSLER, To authorize the Cuba lodge number 651 of the independent order of Odd Fellows of Ohio, to issue bonds and mortgage its property. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Cuba lodge No. 651, of the independent order of Odd Fellows of Ohio, be and hereby is authorized to issue bonds not to exceed seven hundred ($700) dollars, to be issued in denominations of one hundred, or multiples thereof; none of said bonds shall become due and payable in less than three years from the date of issue, or have a longer time to run than eight years from the date of issue; provided, that any or all of said bonds may be paid at any time after three years from date of issue; and all of said bonds shall draw interest from date of issue at the rate of (6) per centum per annum, payable annually, and said bonds shall be signed by said lodge by its duly elected trustees and countersigned by the secretary of said lodge, under the seal of the Cuba lodge No. 651, I. O. O. F. of Ohio. SECTION 2. The payment of said bonds and interest is to be secured by mortgage on all or any part of the real estate of said Cuba lodge No. 651, of the independent order of Odd Fellows, of Ohio. The bonds hereby authorized to be issued shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the proceeds shall be applied for the purchase of real estate for said Cuba lodge No. 651. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. CHARLES H. BOSLER, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed February 14, 1896. President of the Senate. 30L [House Bill No. 22.] AN ACT To authorize the trustees of Florence township, Williams county, Ohio, to transfer part of certain funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of Florence township, Williams county, Ohio, be and are hereby authorized to transfer the sum of three hundred ($300) dollars from the ditch fund and three hundred and fifty ($350) dollars from the bridge fund, to the general township fund of said township. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHARLES H. BOSLER, Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives. Passed February 19, 1896. President of the Senate. 31L [House Bill No. 111.] AN ACT For the relief of Asbury H. Neal. WHEREAS, Asbury H. Neal contracted with the board of education, of Monroe township, Guernsey county, Ohio, in the year 1894, to teach a term of school of six months in subdistrict number one (1) in said township; and and WHEREAS, He performed his part of the contract in good faith; WHEREAS, The said Asbury H. Neal's certificate having expired the same being unknown to him; and |