Lennel, Leonard Bushnell, William Smedley, Timothy M. Rose, Henry L. Bancroft, Ebenezer Crawford, Edwin C. Wright, and William W. Bancroft, and their successors be, and they are hereby appointed trustees of said institution, with power to grant literary degrees, and made a body corporate and politic, with perpetual succession, to be known by the name and style of "the trustees of the Granville female college.' SECTION 2. That section 1 of an act passed March 14, 1836, to which this is amendatory, is hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect from and after its. passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [Senate Bill No. 403.] AN ACT To authorize the city of Warren, Ohio, to raise additional money for the purpose of erecting a soldiers' monument on its public grounds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the city of Warren, Ohio, by its council, be authorized to levy and assess a tax of one and one-half mills, in addition to all other levies authorized by law, on the taxable property of said city. SECTION 2. The amount raised, as authorized in section 1 of this act, is to be paid to the committee heretofore appointed under an act entitled "an act to authorize the trustees of Warren township, Trumbull county, Ohio, to levy a tax for the purchase of a lot and the erection of a soldiers' monument thereon," passed March 20, 1885, and an act supplementary thereto, passed March 6, 1888. SECTION 3. The question of levying said tax shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of said city, at the regular April election, A. D. 1889, at the usual place of holding elections in said city, of which at least ten days' notice shall be given by publication in two newspapers of opposite politics, of general circulation therein, and at such election the ballots to be voted shall have written or printed, or partly written and partly printed thereon the words: "Additional tax-Yes;" or, "Additional tax-No." And if a majority of those voting on said proposition are in favor of the same, then it shall be the duty of said city, by its council, to levy said tax. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [Senate Bill No. 439.] AN ACT To authorize the trustees of Burton township, Geauga county, to transfer funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of Burton township, Geauga county, are hereby authorized and empowered to transfer from the road fund of said township to the township fund, any amount not exceeding one mill on the dollar of the taxable valuation of the property of said township annually hereafter. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [Senate Bill No. 456.] AN ACT Supplementary to the act to authorize the village of Oxford, Butler county, Ohio, to erect or purchase an electric light plant, passed and took effect January 31, 1889. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Oxford, Butler county, Ohio, be, and hereby is authorized and empowered to create a board of three trustees to construct, maintain and operate an electric light plant under the provisions of the act of [to] which this bill [act] is supplementary. SECTION 2. That said trustees are to be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council of said village, as soon as practicable after the passage of this act, to serve one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years; and annually thereafter one trustee to be appointed each year to serve for the term of three years; and all vacancies that may occur in said board, through death, resignation or otherwise, may be filled by appointment of said mayor and by confirmation of said village council; and said trustees shall not receive any compensation for their services. SECTION 3. Said board of trustees may construct, maintain and operate said electric light plant provided for in said act to which this bil [act] is supplementary; may make rules and regulations for constructi ig or operating said electric light plant; may manufacture and supply sa 1 village with electric light, and sell and furnish electric light to the ci izens desiring to use the same, on such terms and at such prices as said board may prescribe; collect all bills, and moneys due for light or other materials. sold by said board and pay the same to the treasurer of said village; may manage, conduct and control said electric light plant, and to carry into effect the provisions of this act; may also purchase materials, employ laborers, appoint officers, purchase or lease the necessary real estate, and erect buildings and other necessary structures thereon; and may also pass upon, certify and order paid by the treasurer of said village out of the funds to the credit of said board all debts contracted by said board, and all bills made under its direction and all expenditures necessary for the construction or operation of said electric light plant; and said board shall be required to report to the village council as often as said council may order. SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS. President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [House Bill No. 899.] AN ACT To reorganize Smith township, Mahoning county, into three election precincts. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That Smith township, Mahoning county, be and the same is hereby divided into three election precincts, as follows: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, and the northern half of sections 13, 14 and 15 shall constitute and be known as precinct No. 1; sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32, and the western half of sections 21, 28 and 33 shall constitute and be known as precinct No. 2; sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, the southern half of sections 13, 14, 15, and the eastern half of sections 21, 28 and 33 shall constitute and be known as precinct No. 3. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect, and be in force from and after its passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [House Bill No. 925.] AN ACT To authorize the commissioners of Columbiana county to build a jail and sheriff's residence, and repeal an act passed March 15th, 1888. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the county commissioners of Columbiana county, Ohio, are hereby authorized to erect a jail and sheriff's residence in said county, at a cost not to exceed thirty thousand dollars. SECTION 2. Said county commissioners, before entering into any contract in respect to the erection of said jail and sheriff's residence, shall cause plans and specifications, detailed drawings and forms to be prepared, and keep the same at some public and convenient place for inspection. SECTION 3. All contracts shall be made in writing in the name of said county commissioners, and shall be by them signed, and the same shall be attested by the county auditor of said county. Alterations and modifications of any contract shall be made by order of said board of county commissioners, and such order shall be of no effect until the price to be paid for the work or material under such altered or modified contract has been agreed upon in writing and signed by the contractor and said commissioners; and no contractor shall be allowed to recover anything for extra work or material, caused by any alteration or modification, unless an order is made, and agreement signed as aforesaid, nor shall any contractor, in any case, be allowed or recover more for any such work or materials than said agreed price. SECTION 4. Said board shall not enter into any contract for the erection of said jail and sheriff's residence, without first causing thirty days' notice to be given in three newspapers of general circulation in said county, that sealed proposals will be received for doing the work or furnishing the material. SECTION 5. All bids for such work shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope, deposited with the county auditor, and shall have endorsed thereon the nature of the same, and all bids shall be opened by said county commissioners at the time and place as stated in such notice. SECTION 6. Said commissioners shall contract with, according to law, upon bond being given to the state of Ohio, for the use of Columbiana county, with such sureties as the commissioners shall approve, that the work shall be performed in accordance with the contract; provided, that the work may be let in whole or in part, and the commissioners may reject any or all bids. SECTION 7. To create a fund to defray the expenses to be incurred under this act, the said county commissioners of said county may borrow such sum or sums of money, from time to time, as may be necessary to carry on such work, not exceeding in all the sum of thirty thousand dollars, at a rate of interest not greater than 6 per cent. per annum, and issue the bonds of the county to secure the payment of the principal and interest thereof; such interest shall be paid semi-annually after the date of issue, at the treasury of said county, or in the city of New York, at the discretion of the said commissioners; and the principal of said bonds shall be payable at such times and places as the said commissioners shall prescribe within, not exceeding ten (10) years, nor less than one (1) year from the date thereof; said bonds shall not be sold for less than their par value, and the first payment of interest shall be for such portion of the six months as may have elapsed between the date of its issue and the time specified in them for the payment of interest thereafter. . SECTION 8. The bonds so issued shall be signed by the said commissioners, or any two of them, and countersigned by the county auditor. They shall be issued in sums of not less than one hundred ($100) dollars nor more than one thousand ($1,000) dollars each; they shall have interest coupons attached, and shall be numbered by serial numbers, and shall be registered in the office of the county auditor. SECTION 9. The said county commissioners shall, annually, at their June session, levy such amount of tax as will pay the interest on said bonds, and after New Years from the date of said bonds, shall in like manner levy such further sum, annually, as may be necessary to pay said bonds as they respectively become due. SECTION 10. That the commissioners of said county, before issuing any bonds as provided in this act, or creating any indebtedness in anticipation thereof, shall, at some general or special election, after giving twenty days' notice of said election, by publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation and published in said county, of the time and places of such election, submit the question of building such jail and sheriff's residence to the qualified voters of said county. The ballots to be voted at said election shall have written or printed thereon the words, "JailYes;" or, "Jail-No." And if the number of votes cast at said election in favor of building such jail and sheriff's residence exceed the number of votes cast at said election against building such jail and sheriff's residence. then, and not otherwise, the commissioners of said county shall be authorized to carry out the provisions of this act. SECTION 11. That an act passed March 15th, 1888, entitled "an act to authorize the commissioners of Columbiana county, state of Ohio, to build a jail and sheriff's residence and issue bonds therefor," is hereby repealed; and this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [House Bill No. 939.] AN ACT To change the name of Henry Lechner to Henry Lafner. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the name of Henry Lechner be changed to that of Henry Lafner. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on its passage. ELBERT L. LAMPSON, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THEO. F. DAVIS, President pro tem. of the Senate. Passed March 1, 1889. [House Bill No. 983.] AN ACT To authorize the county commissioners of Hamilton county, Ohio, to use certain funds in the construction of water-works and reservoir at Longview asylum. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the county commissioners of Hamilton county, Ohio, be and they |