supported by Inconsistent ats. cancies in the board of directors or trustees of universities supported in whole or in part by public taxation upon the property of such city, shall be filled by appointment by the judge or judges of the superior court of such cities where the same have [such] a court; otherwise by the judge or judges of the common pleas court of the county in which such cities are located. SECTION 2. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby declared void as to such inconsistency but not otherwise. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 18, 1892. 23G [House Bill No. 179.] AN ACT To authorize cities of the first grade of the sec nd class to issue bonds for sewer purposes. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That cities of the first grade of the second class be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to issue the bonds of such cities in an amount not exceeding twentyfive thousand dollars ($25.000 00), for the purpose of paying the cost and expense of constructing main trunk sewers. Said bonds shall be issued whenever the city councils of such cities may determine that they are necessary for such purpose, and in denominations of one thousand dollars ($1 000.00) each, and shall be payable at any time not exceeding three (3) years from their date. All of said bonds shall bear such rate of interest not exceeding six (6) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, as the city councils of the respective cities issuing them may determine; and said bonds shall in all respects be made and disposed of as provided by law. SECTION 2. The city councils of the cities which avail themselves of the provisions of this act are hereby authorized to, and shall levy annually upon all the taxable property in such cities, a tax sufficient in rate and amount to pay the accruing interest on such bonds and to provide a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity, and such levy may be additional in rate and amount to the taxes authorized by law to be levied for any and all other purposes. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and atter its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 18, 1892. [House Bill No. 224.] AN ACT Making appropriations to pay the principal and interest on the public debt, and interest on the irreducible debt, and expenses of the sinking fund commissioners. tions: funded debt. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Appropria of Ohio, That there be and is hereby appropriated from any money that may be in the treasury, or that may come into the treasury, belonging to the sinking fund, the following sums for the purposes herein named: For payment of the Principal of principal of the funded debt, due July 1, 1892, seventy-nine funded debt. thousard one hundred and fifty-eight dollars and sixty-seven cents ($79,158.67). For payment of interest on the funded Interest on debt, forty thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars ($40,850.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the interest falling due July 1, 1892, and January 1, 1893. For the Interest on irinterest on the irreducible debt of the state, which consti- reducible debt. tutes the school, ministerial, indemnity fund, Ohio university and Ohio state university, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00). For the expenses of the com- Expenses commissioners in paying the loan and interest due July 1, 1892, sinking fund. and January 1, 1893, six hundred dollars ($600.00). For payment of the expenses of the commissioners of the sinking fund, including salary of clerk, fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500.00). For carpets, painting and repairs, two hundred dollars ($200.00). SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN. missioners salary of clerk. carpets, painting and repairs. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed February 18, 1892. Transfer of [Senate Bill No. 73.] AN ACT To authorize the village council, of any village which had at the last fed- SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State for. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed February 19, 1892. 26G President of the Senate. Municipal corporations: Cincinnati board of legisBoard of coun cil abolished. How board of legislation constituted. Election; term. First election. Prior elections. Subsequent elections. [House Bill No. 9.] AN ACT To amend section 1655a of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section 1655a, of title 12, of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, be and the same is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 1655a. In cities of the first grade of the first class the legislative power and authority shall be vested in a board of legislation. On the election and qualification of the board of legislation in such cities as herein provided, the board of council therein is here by abolished. The board of legislation shall consist of as many members as there are wards in any such city, composed of one member from each ward of such city, to be chosen at the annual municipal election by the qualified electors thereof, for a term of two years; provided, however, that at the first election held under the provisions of this act the members of said board representing the even wards of such city shall be elected for a term of one year, and those representing the odd wards thereof shall be elected for a term of two years, provided that nothing herein contained shall affect the terms of members of boards of legislation heretofore elected, and thereafter at the expiration of said terms 9 for member Offices, etc., for which mem bers eligible. office. vacancies. vacancies. ber; absentees. all elections to such board shall be for a period of two years. Every member of such board shall be not less than twenty- Qualifications five years of age, and shall have been a citizen of the state for ship. four years, and a resident of such city and ward for one year next preceding the date of his election. No member of said Contracts with board shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract city. with such city or any department or institution thereof, nor shall any such member during the term for which he is elected hold any other public office, appointment or employment except that of notary public or member of the state militia. Any member who shall at any time during his Forfeiture of term cease to possess any of the qualifications mentioned in this section shall thereby forfeit his office, and the same shall immediately become vacant and be filled as hereinafter provided. Such vacancies shall be declared by the board, and in Declaration of case the board shall fail for a period of ten days to declare such vacancy the mayor is hereby authorized and required to do so. All vacancies which may occur in the board of legis- Filling of lation from any cause whatsoever shall be filled for the unexpired term by election by a majority of all the members elected thereto. The members shall, within ten days after Organization. each annual municipal election, meet and organize the board, and the mayor, or in his absence the clerk, shall call to order the members elected and the members holding over. A ma- Quorum. jority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn Smaller numfrom time to time and compel the attendance of absent members. The board shall, annually, elect a president and vicepresident from its own body, and shall, at the expiration of the term of the city clerk, also elect a city clerk, who shall be the clerk of the board, and shall serve as hereinafter provided; but the board shall not have power to choose, select or ap- Power to appoint any other officer or employe whatsoever. The presi- point, etc., dent shall, biannually, as soon as the board has organized, Sergeant-atappoint a sergeant-at-arms, who shall perform the dut es arms. belonging to such office until his successor is appointed. The board shall determine the rules of its proceedings, be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members, keep a journal of its proceedings, and may punish or expel any member for disorderly conduct or violation of its rules, or declare his seat vacant by reason of absence without valid excuse, where such absence is continued for the space of two successive months; but no expulsion shall take place except by a vote of two-out valid exthirds of all the members elected, nor until the delinquent member shall have an opportunity of being heard in his defense. At any meeting of the board any member shall have the right to call for the ayes and nays on any question before the board, including the motion for adjournment The board Regular meetshall assemble in the legislative chamber in regular meetings ings. once a [each] week, on such days as it may select. The mayor Special meetor any three members may call special meetings of the board ings. by notice to each member, served personally or left at his usual place of residence or business. No meeting of the board Hour for shall begin before six o'clock p. m., unless it shall be other meeting. wise provided by a vote of at least three-fourths of all the President and vice-president. City clerk. limited. Rules of proceedings qualifications of members; ishment or exjournal; punpulsion of absence with members; cuse; how expul sion effected. A yes and nays. . of members. Vote necessary to pass ordinance, etc. When ayes and nays required. Readings. Presentation to mayor. Mayor's approval. Return to board when vetoed. Compensation members elected to the board. Each member of the board who is present during the entire session of any regular meeting, and not otherwise, shall be entitled to receive ten dollars for his attendance, and shall receive no other compensation whatsoever. The votes of a majority of all the members elected to the board shall be necessary to pass any ordinance, resolution or order; and the vote on every ordinance, resolution or order relating to the expenditure of money, or for granting a franchise or creating a right, or for the purchase, lease, sale or transfer of property, shall be taken by an aye and nay vote and entered in the journal of the board. Every such ordinance, resolution and order shall be distinctly read at three regular meetings before such vote is taken, and said board shall have no power to dispense with any of such readings, and every such ordinance, resolution and order shall, before it takes effect, be presented, duly certified by the clerk, to the mayor of the city for approval. The mayor, if he approves such ordinance, resolution or order, shall sign it; but if he does not approve it he shall return it with his objection to the board within ten days thereafter, or if the board is not in session at its next meeting thereafter, which objection the board shall cause to be entered in full on its journal; provided, that the mayor may approve the whole or any item or part of any such ordinance, resolution or order presented to him for his signature; and provided, further, that any item or part disapproved shall have no bearing or connection with any other Failure to re- part of such ordinance, resolution or order. If he does not return the same in the time above limited, it shall take effect in the same manner as if he had signed it. When the mayor tion by board. refuses to sign any such ordinance, resolution or order, or part thereof, and returns it to the board with his objections, the board shall, after the expiration of not less than ten days, proceed to again consider the same; and if such ordinance, resolution or order is approved by the votes of four-fifths of all the members elected to the board, it shall then take effect as Ayes and nays; if it had received the signature of the mayor. In all such cases the vote of the board shall be determined by ayes and nays, and the names of the persons voting for or against the adoption of any such ordinance, resolution or order shall be entered in the journal of the board. Approval of the whole or any item, etc. Item or part disapproved. turn in time limited. Reconsidera Passage over mayor's veto. record of vote. Repeals, etc. SECTION 2. Section 1655a, as passed March 26, 1891, is hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed February 19, 1892. President of the Senate. |