SECTION 2. That said original section 2 shall be and Repcals. is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, ANDREW L. HARRIS, President of the Senate Passed April 18, 1892. 346G [House Bill No. 918.] AN ACT To provide for the anticipation of certain taxes, in counties containing a city of the second grade of the first class. petion of road tax SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Temporary of Ohio, That in counties containing a city of the second Jon in atletgrade of the first class, the county commissioners may antic- additional ipate the collection of the taxes authorized to be levied for the improvement of state and county roads under an act entitled "An act to provide for the improvement of stete and county roads in counties containing a city of the second grade of the first class," passed March 31, 1892, by temporary loans; but no loan shall be made in excess of the gross amount of revenue raised by such levies for such purpose during the then current year; and the taxes so levied, when collected, shall be applied first in the payment of such loan. 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. ANDREW L. HARRIS, Passed April 18, 1892. 347G President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 926.] AN ACT To further supplement section four (4) of an act entitled "An act for the establishment and maintenance of public libraries in certain cities of the first class," as amended April 12, 1888 (vol. 85, O. L., pp. 209 to 812), and sections one and four of which were supplemented March 12, 1889 (vol. 86, O. L., p. 79); and said section four (4) further supplemented March 6, 1891 (vol. 88, O. L., p. 92), and said section four (4) further supplemented April 23, 1891 (vol. 88, O. L., p. 835). SECTION 1. Bo it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Public libra of Ohio, That section four (4) of the above entitled aot be ries: further supplemented by an additional section as follows: Additional building bonds (Toledo). Sec. 4d. For the purposes specified in said original secpublic library tion four (4) and the first section supplemental thereto, section 4a, and to complete the carrying out of such purposes, and paying therefor, said board of trustees is hereby authorized to issue and sell additional bonds to an amount not in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00); and such additional bonds shall be issued and sold and their proceeds disposed of and their payment including interest provided for, in all respects in the same manner and subject to the same conditions, as provided in said supplemental section 4a for the bonds to mature July 1, 1906, and thereafter, except that those hereby authorized shall mature July 1, 1912. SECTION 2. This act hall take effect on its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN. Speaker of the House of Representatives. President of the Senate. Passed April 18, 1892. 348G Bale and trans fer of natural Contract to be entered into by purchasers. Execution of sale and contract. [House Bill No. 946.] AN ACT To authorize any village in the state of Ohio which at the last federal census had, or which at any subsequent federa! census may have, a population of not less than 340 nor more than 380 to sell its natural gas plant and real estate. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That any village in the state of Ohio which at the last federal census had, or which at any subsequent federal census may have a population of not less than 310 nor more than 380, be and the same hereby is authorized to sell and transfer its natural gas plant, consisting of its wells, leases of lands for gas or oil, gas pipes, fixtures, buildings, tools, machinery, other appliances of its gas plant and real estate. SECTION 2. As a part of the consideration therefor, the said village may require the purchaser thereof to enter into a contract on behalf of itself, its successors and assigns with said village to faithfully and fully perform all and singular the covenants and conditions upon the part of said village to be performed of each and every contract theretofore entered into between said village to such persons or corporations; and such purchaser shall, in such event, give full and satisfactory assurances and security for the full and faithful performance of said contract by itself and its successors and assigns, to said village and to said persons and corporations having such contracts with said village before said village gas plant, etc., shall be sold and transferred to such purchaser. SECTION 3. The sale and contract authorized by this act shall be made on behalf of said village by the council thereof and shall be executed and attested on behalf of said village by the mayor and clerk thereof. Prescribing the rate of state taxes, and to repeal an act therein named (O. L. vol. 88, p. 479). SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Sate of Ohio, That there shall be levied annually, taxes for state purposes, on each dollar of valuation of taxable property for general revenue purposes, one mill and four-tenths of one mill, the same to be styled the "general revenue fund." For the payment of interest and constitutional reduction of the principal of the public debt of the state, three-tenths of one mill, said fund to be styled the "sinking fund." For the support of common schools, one mill, said fund to be styled the "state common school fund" Prescribing the rate of state taxes. SECTION 2. That the act "prescribing the rate of state Repeals. taxes, and to repeal the act therein named," passed April 30th, 1891 (O. L. vol. 88, p. 479), be and the same is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and alter its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ANDREW L. HARRIS, Passed April 18, 1892. 350G President of the Senate. [House Bill No. 956.] AN ACT against boys' To pay certain deficiencies and liabilities at the boys' industrial school. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the S'ate Appropriation of Ohio, That the following sums be and the same are here- to pay claims by appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury, to industrial the credit of the general revenue fund, not otherwise appropriated, to pay deficiencies and liabilities, as herein specified, being claims held by the parties hereinafter named against the boys' industrial school, Lancaster, Ohio: school. Auditing and payment of accounts. B. F. Price, drugs, $248.30. The Flack Bros. Grocery Co., molasses, $217.20. Chas. Cunningham, livery hire, $6.00. Bumgartner & Horseman, groceries, $57.82. E. P. Stuckey, physician, $96.00. N. R. Butler & Co., groceries, $204.66. Central Ohio Paper Co., paper, $29.55. A. Schleckman, groceries, $46.29. C. H. Kerr, produce, $267.78. The Greendale Furnace Co., coal, $3,546.49. Keynes & Wellman, flour, $671.00. Shupe & Black, flour, $1,332.56. A. Deeds & Son, flour, $138 00. Ulrick & Bader, grain, $215.83. H. A. Martens & Son, hardware, $65.80. Ulrick. Bell & Co., groceries, $1,557.71. Machinery account, $206.49. Rewards for perfect conduct, $350.00. The Ohio Coal Exchange, coal, $795.70. A. Bauman, dishes, $67.50. Cly & Son, groceries, $4.00. Groceries, $78 60. W. Klinge, groceries, $21.50. SECTION 2. The governor of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a committee, of not less than two competent and disinterested persons, not more than one of whom shall belong to the same political party, whose duty it shall be to audit the above accounts, and no moneys shall be paid out of the state treasury on said accounts until they have been thoroughly examined by said committee and found by them to be correct and in no event shall said moneys be paid unless upon recommendation of said committee in writing, and approval of the governor. Said committee shall have power to send for persons and papers, administer oaths, subpoena witnesses, take depositions, and all other powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, and to determine the causes of said deficiencies and fix the responsibility for the same and report their findings to the governor. SECTION 3. All reasonable expenses incurred by the Expenses of above committee shall be paid by the above named cred- committee. itore. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect on its passage. To authorize county commissioners in certain counties to appoint engineers on public improvements, and to exempt certain counties from the provisions of an act passed March 30th, 1892. from provis act (Delaware county). ions of certain SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State Exemption of Chi, That counties containing at the federal census taken in 1890, a population of 27,189, and no more, be and the same are hereby exempted from the operations and effects of the amendment to section 1181 R. S. of Ohio, as amended in senate bill No. 136, of the 70th general assembly of the state of Ohio, passed on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1892, so far as the services of an engineer are required in the location and construction of improved roads, county ditches, bridges and other county improvements, ordered, or to be ordered, by the commissioners of such counties. Provided, Engineer of that it shall be lawful for the commissioners of any county in county im the state of Ohio having a population at the last federal census of 27,189 and no more to appoint an engineer to superintend the location and construction of any road improvement, county ditch, bridge, or other county improvement, requiring provements. the services of an engineer in such counties. Provided further Limitation. that the provisions of this act shall cease to be in force and effect on and after the first Monday in January, A. D. 1894. 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 April 18, 1892. President of the Senate. |