Additional water-works bouds. Sec. 6a. That when the council of any village authorized under this act to issue and sell bonds for the purpose of supplying such village with a system of water-works, have proceeded under said act to provide such village with a system of water-works and have expended the amount by this act authorized for such purpose, and such amount was not sufficient to complete such system of water-works, the council of such village, in addition to the amount of bonds by this act authorized to be issued, is hereby authorized and empowered, without submitting the same to vote, to issue additional bonds of such village, not exceeding nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00), to sell the same and apply the proceeds thereof in paying for water-works grounds, water privileges and completing water-works for such village. Said bonds shall be issued in such denominations, and payable at such time or times, not exceeding twenty years, as such council may provide. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding six (6) per centum per annum from the date of issue, payable semi-annually, and they shall not be sold for less than their par value. They shall be signed by the mayor, countersigned by the clerk, and authenticated by the seal of such village. The proceeds realized from the sale of such bonds shall be used for the purpose of providing water-works grounds, water privileges, and completing Additional tax water-works for such village. For the payment of such bonds and accruing interest thereon, said council shall at the time. for making other levies, levy a tax sufficient in amount each year to pay the bonds falling due and the interest accrued. levy. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed April 15, 1892. 263G ANDREW L. HARRIS, President of the Senate. Regulations as to width of tires (Scioto county). [House Bill No. 895.] AN ACT To amend an act to regulate burdens upon county roads in counties having at the federal census of 1880 a population of not more than thirty-three thousand five hundred and fifteen and, not less than thirty-three thousand five hundred and ten, passed February 13, 1891 (88 O. L. 35). SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That in any county in this state having at the federal census of 1880 a population of not more than thirtythree thousand five hundred and fifteen and not less than thirty-three thousand five hundred and ten, the county commissioners shall have power to enforce the following nine of the Revised Statutes of Ohio are hereby repealed; and this act shall take effect on its passage. To authorize the council of certain cities to issue and sell bonds in any sum not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), for the purpose of the general improvement and benefit of said city. bonds (Mans SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State General imof Ohio, That the council of any city which at the last fed-provement eral census had, or which at any subsequent federal census fleld). may have, a population of not less than thirteen thousand four hundred (13,400), nor more [than] thirteen thousand five hundred (13,500), be and is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and sell the bonds of said city in 'any sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), for the purpose of the general improvement and benefit of said city, the proceeds thereof to be expended as hereinafter provided; but no part of said sum shall be used or expended for the purpose of establishing or aiding manufacturing enterprises. SECTION 2. Said bonds, when issued and sold, shall not bear interest at a higher rate than six per cent. per annum, interest to be payable semi-annually; said bonds to be of such denominations as the council shall determine and direct, not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) each, and all of said bonds shall be made payable at such time and places as said council may prescribe by ordinance, but not to run longer than twenty years from the date thereof; said bonds shall not be sold for less than par. Interest; de nominations; when payable; sale. to be sold. SECTION 3. Said bonds shall be signed by the mayor of Form; prothe city and attested and registered by the city clerk, and shall ceeds; when express upon their face that they are issued for the general improvement and benefit of the city. The proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be deposited with the treasurer of said city, and he shall disburse, under the directions of the city council. Said bonds may be sold from time to time in such amounts as the council may deem proper under the visions in relation thereto as hereinafter provided. pro SECTION 4. If any of the bonds are issued as herein pro- Additional tax vided it shall be the duty of the council of the city to assess levy. and levy a tax, and, if necessary in addition to that now authorized by law, on all the taxable property of and in any such city, sufficient to provide for the payment of the princi Question of issue to be submitted to voters. Donation to railroad company prohibited. pal and interest of said bonds, as the same may become due and payable, and said taxes shall be collected as other taxes of said city. SECTION 5. Provided, however, and before said bonds can be issued and sold, the council of such city shall submit the question of issuing the bonds as aforesaid to the qua.. fied electors of said city at any regular or special election called and held for that purpose, of which election at least twenty days' notice shall be given by publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation in said city, which notice shall contain the time and places of holding such elections. If two-thirds of the vote cast upon the question of issuing said bonds be in favor of the issuing of the same, then, and as hereinafter provided, and not otherwise, shall the council of the city be authorized to issue the bonds. Those voting in favor of issuing the bonds shall have written or printed on their ballots the words "Issuing bonds to improve the cityYes," and those voting against issuing the bonds the words "Issuing bonds to improve city-No;" provided, that no part of the money so raised by the issue of bonds shall be directly or indirectly donated to any railroad company or corporation. SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. LEWIS C. LAYLIN, President of the Senate. Passed April 15, 1892. 266G Administra tion of oaths by clerks of peace (Cincin nati township, Hamilton county). [Senate Bill No. 298.] AN ACT To prescribe for the administration of oaths by clerks of justices of the peace in all townships whose boundaries are or which may hereafter be wholly within the limits of a city of the first grade of the first class. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the clerks of justices of the peace in all townjustices of the ships whose boundaries are or which may hereafter be wholly within the limits of a city of the first grade of the first class, and appointed in accordance with section 621a, Revised Statutes of Ohio, as amended May 4, 1891, shall, in addition to the duties heretofore exercised or prescribed to be performed by them, have power to administer caths in all causes or matters brought, or which may be brought before the justices of the peace for whom they serve as such clerks, and in all business which may pertain to the office of such justices of Fees and costs. the peace. It shall be the duty of such clerks to charge for such services the respective feos and costs prescribed to be charged by justices of the peace by section 621, Revised Stat |