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digent soldiers and sailors of said county, and the widows and orphans of deceased soldiers and sailors of said county, who served in said wars or any of them, under the control and disposition of the monumental association of said county, and until otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 6. The commissioners, in anticipation of the levies herein provided, are hereby authorized and empowered to issue the bonds of the county, not exceeding in amount the gross sum which may be realized from such levies. Said bonds shall be in denominations of not less than fifty nor more one thousand dollars, each, with interest not exceeding six per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, and said bonds shall be made due and payable in installments not exceeding the period of eight (8) years, at the office of the county treasurer of said county, and shall not be sold for less than their par value and accrued interest. Due notice of the time and place of the sale of said bonds shall be given by publication for at least three consecutive weeks in two of the newspapers published and of general circulation in said county.

For the purpose of paying the interest on said bonds, and the principal of the same as they become due, the county commissioners are hereby authorized to levy a tax annually, inclusive of the levy authorized by said section eight hundred and ninety-three, upon the taxable property of said county, not exceeding one-half mill each year, to be collected as other taxes.

SEC. 7. Before the commissioners shall levy such additional tax, issue bonds, purchase a site, or contract for the erection of said memorial hall, they shall submit to the qualified voters of said Pickaway county, at the election to be held on the first Monday of April, 1884, the question of levying such additional tax and erecting said memorial hall, and shall give at least fifteen days' notice of the submission of said proposition previous to said election, in two or more weekly newspapers, published and of general circulation in said county, and also by causing a notice of the same to be posted in three of the most public places of each voting precinct in the county. At said election, those voting for the proposition shall have printed or written on their ballots the words, "Memorial hall-Yes;" and those voting against the proposition, shall have printed or written on their ballots the words, "Memorial hall-No." The judges of election of the several townships and wards of said county shall, within three days after said election, return to the clerk of the court of said county, the poll-books and tally-sheets, with the result of said vote, properly attested, and thereupon the clerk of the court shall call to his assistance two of the justices of the peace of said county and canvass said vote, and certify the same to the auditor of the county. If the majority of all the votes cast at said election shall be in favor of said memorial hall, then the commissioners as aforesaid shall proceed to carry into effect the provisions of this act; but if the majority of all the votes cast at said election shall be against said memorial hall, then this act shall be void and of no effect.

SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

L. A. BRUNNER,

Speaker pro tem. of the House of Representatives.

JOHN G. WARWICK,

Passed March 25, 1884.

President of the Senate.

[House Bill No. 364.]

AN ACT

To authorize the board of education of Burton township, Geauga county, to purchase a site, erect and furnish a school building thereon, and to issue bonds to pay for same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of education of the township of Burton, Geauga county, are hereby authorized to purchase a site, and erect thereon and furnish a suitable school building, which shall be free to the use and benefit of all the youth of school age in said township for school purposes; provided, that the cost of purchasing said site and the erection and furnishing of said school building shall not exceed the sum of thirteen thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. Before proceeding to purchase said site and erect said school building, the question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of said township at any regular election succeeding the passage of this act; at least ten days' notice of the submission of said question shall be given by publication in any newspaper published in said township; said notice shall be signed by the clerk of said board of education. Those who favor the purchase of said site and the erection of said building, shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "School-houseYes;" those opposed, the words, "School-house-No."

SEC. 3. If a majority of all the voters voting at said election vote "School-house - Yes," it shall be the duty of said board of education to proceed to erect said building in such manner and form as they may deem for the best interest of said township, and not otherwise.

SEC. 4. To provide for the payment of the debt incurred in purchasing said site and erecting and furnishing said building, or for either of said purposes, said board of education are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said township, for a sum not exceeding thirteen thousand dollars, payable in not less than five nor more than fifteen years, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent, payable annually or semiannually (as they may deem best) at the office of the treasurer of said township, and which shall not be sold at less than par value. Said bonds shall be signed by the president and clerk of said board of education.

SEC. 5. Said board of education shall annually thereafter cause the necessary taxes to be levied to pay the interest on said bouds, and to pay the principal thereof as the same shall become due in the manner provided by law for levying and collection of taxes.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

A. D. MARSH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN G. WARWICK,

President of the Senate.

Passed March 26, 1884.

[House Bill No. 229.]

AN ACT

To authorize the board of education of the special school district of the village of Montra, Shelby county, to issue bonds to raise money to build a school-house in said district.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of education of the special school district of the village of Montra, Shelby county, Ohio, are hereby authorized to borrow money, not exceeding two thousand dollars, for the purpose of building a schoolhouse in said district.

SEC. 2. And to secure the payment of said money so borrowed, said board may issue bonds in sums not less than one hundred, and not more than five hundred dollars, each, to bear interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum, and said bonds, with the interest thereon, shall be made payable at such times and in such proportions as said board may stipulate therein.

SEC. 3. And to secure the payment of said bonds, and interest thereon, the said board is hereby authorized to levy a tax on all the taxable property within the limits of said district, not to exceed five mills on the dollar for each year, until a sufficient sum is realized to pay said bonds and the interest thereon; and the said sum of money shall be placed upon the tax duplicate of said county and collected as other taxes are.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

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To authorize the commissioners of Ottawa county, Ohio, to better carry out the provisions of the laws regulating the construction and repair of ditches, drains and water-courses.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That whenever it shall appear to the commissioners of Ottawa county that any improvement made in said county under the provisions of section 4448 of the revised statutes of Ohio, has no sufficient outlet, or in case it shall appear that such outlet so located is insufficient to discharge the water, the commissioners may provide additional outlets by one or more lateral ditches, spurs or side cuts, if the object of the improvement will be better accomplished thereby.

SEC. 2. If the commissioners of Ottawa county, having proceeded under section 4434 of the revised statutes of Ohio, to locate and construct certain improvements therein named, shall find that such proposed improvement enters or passes through any marshy lands, or includes the

channel or any part of any river, creek or run as mentioned in amended section forty-four hundred and forty-seven, and that such survey and improvement cannot be made in the ordinary or usual manner of constructing ditches, drains or water-courses, then said engineer or surveyor shall make such survey and estimate in the best practicable manner obtainable to accomplish the object of said improvement; and provided further, that if the said commissioners shall find it necessary, and that it will be conducive to the public health, convenience and welfare of the county to dredge such water-course, creek, river or other outlet for the purpose of obtaining a good and sufficient outlet for such improvement, said commissioners may procure a suitable steam dredge for such purpose, to be paid for by said county, but the expense of running and operating such steam dredge shall be paid for and assessed upon the lands thereby benefited as is otherwise provided by law, but in no case shall such assessment exceed the estimate and apportionment made by said engineer or surveyor, and approved of by said commissioners. SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.

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To authorize the trustees of Jackson township, Sandusky county, Ohio, to levy a tax for the location and establishment of a township road.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of Jackson township, Sandusky county, Ohio, be and they are hereby authorized to locate and establish a township road, forty feet wide, commencing on the half-section line at the center of section thirteen in Jackson township, Sandusky county, Ohio, at the southern terminus of a road running north and south about two and one-half miles till it intersects the Fostoria road in section twenty-five of said township, and there to terminate.

SEC. 2. That for the purpose of paying the cost of the view and survey and the compensation and damages which shall be allowed to the owners of the land through which said road is to pass, the said trustees of Jackson township, Sandusky county, Ohio, be and they are hereby authorized to levy a tax upon the taxable property of said township, not exceeding one-half mill on the dollar per year, until all the necessary costs and expenses incurred in locating and establishing said road shall be fully paid.

SEC. 3. That a majority of said board of trustees shall be necessary to agree upon the location and establishment of said road.

SEC. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after

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To authorize the commissioners of Lawrence county to borrow money for bridge purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the county commissioners of Lawrence county be and they are hereby authorized to borrow money, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, for bridge purposes, and the county commissioners of said county of Lawrence are hereby authorized to issue bonds of said county for the money so borrowed, said bonds to bear interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum, and shall not be sold for less than par value, and said bonds shall be of such denomination, and shall mature at such times as the commissioners shall prescribe, not exceeding fifteen years.

SEC. 2. Said county commissioners shall annually levy such tax upon all the taxable property of said Lawrence county as will pay the interest upon bonds so issued, and also to provide a fund to pay the principal of said indebtedness as it may mature.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

A. D. MARSH,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN G. WARWICK,

Passed March 27, 1884.

President of the renate.

[Senate Bill No. 140.]

AN ACT

To amend section five (5) of an act entitled "an act to amend an act entitled 'an act to enable the commissioners of Montgomery and Warren counties to purchase tollroads, and convert the same into free roads,'" passed and took effect May 10, 1878 (O. L., vol. 75, p. 1150), and amended April 12, 1880 (O. L., vol. 77, p. 386), and March 27, 1882 (O. L., vol. 79, p. 180).

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That section five (5) of the above entitled act, as amended April 12, 1880, and March 27, 1882, be amended so as to read as follows:

Section 5. For the purpose of paying the bonds named in this act, and interest thereon, the county commissioners are authorized and em

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