are hereby authorized, on the request in writing of the board of directors of Longview asylum, to apply and use in the erection of necessary waterworks and reservoir for the use of Longview asylum, any funds now in the county treasury, or which may hereafter come into said treasury, arising from the sale of lands made under the authority of the act of the General Assembly of Ohio, passed April 15th, 1874, entitled "an act to authorize the county commissioners of Hamilton county to become vested with the title of, and to sell certain lands, and to use the proceeds thereof in connection with other funds, in the erection of additional buildings for Longview asylum" (Ohio Laws, vol. 71, page 182). SECTION 2. Said water-works and reservoir shall be built according to plans and specifications to be agreed upon by said board of county commissioners of Hamilton county and the board of directors of Longview asylum. SECTION 3. 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. 998.] AN ACT For the relief of the Union county agricultural society. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of commissioners of the county of Union, is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to pay out of the general fund of said county, any indebtedness of the agricultural society of said county, contracted for land and the erection of a building, which is secured by mortgage on said land; provided, that the amount so authorized to be paid shall not exceed the sum of twenty-two hundred dollars, with interest from September 9, 1889. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from the time of 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. 1018.] AN ACT To authorize the council of the village of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, Ohio, to transfer certain funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Port Clinton, Ottawa county, Ohio, is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) from the police fund to the general fund of said village. 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. 1127.] AN ACT To authorize the council of the village of Dresden, Muskingum county, Ohio, to transfer certain funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Dresden, Muskingum county, Ohio, be and it is hereby authorized to transfer from the light fund $50.00; from the police fund $300.00; and from the general fund $1,700.00, in all $2,050.00, for the purpose of creating a fund for purchasing fire apparatus. 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. 1031.] AN ACT To authorize the village of Clyde, Sandusky county, Ohio, to transfer certain funds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the council of the village of Clyde, Sandusky county, Ohio, be and hereby is authorized to transfer certain funds of said village, now in the treasury thereof, and to be realized from the annual levy made by ordinance, passed May 18th, 1888, as follows, to-wit: From the general purpose fund, the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, to the sinking fund of said village; from the marshal and police fund, the sum of two hundred ($200) dollars, to the street improvement fund of said village. 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, Passed March 1, 1889. President pro tem. of the Senate. [House Bill No. 1037.] AN ACT To authorize the trustees of Montgomery township, Wood county, Ohio, to issue bonds for the purchase of lot and the erection of soldiers' monument. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the trustees of Montgomery township, Wood county, Ohio, are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said Montgomery township for the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000), for the purchase of a site (if one is not donated) and the erection thereon of a soldiers' monument. SECTION 2. The question of issuing said bonds shall be submitted to the voters of Montgomery township, at a regular or special election, notice of which shall be given by the township trustees causing to be posted in not less than five (5) separate, public places in said township, notices of said election, for at least ten (10) days before such election shall be held. The tickets used at such election shall have written or printed on them the words, "Authority to issue bonds-Yes;" or, "Authority to issue bonds-No." The trustees shall not be authorized to issue bonds for the purpose named in this act, unless a majority of such votes be in favor of the question. the SECTION 3. If a majority of votes shall favor the issue of bonds for purpose named in this act, the trustees of said Montgomery township shall levy a tax on all the taxable property of said township, and make a proper return of such levy to the auditor of Wood county, to be placed by him on the duplicate of said township and collected as other taxes. The levy shall be made at such a rate as to meet the payment of the bonds as they may fall due, with the interest accrued on the same, and may be made in three consecutive annual levies. SECTION 4. Said bonds shall be issued in the sum of $666.66% each, and shall be made payable on the 25th day of June of the years 1891, 1892 and 1893. One bond of the amount named above shall be paid on each of the dates named in this section. Said bonds shall bear such a rate of interest as may be determined by the trustees, not, however, to exceed (6) six per cent. per annum. SECTION 5. Within thirty days after the result of the election, as provided for in section 2 of this act, shall be known, if the result be in favor of issuing such bonds, the trustees of Montgomery township shall notify the county commissioners of such result, and on the receipt of such notice, the commissioners of Wood county shall proceed at their first regular meeting to appoint a committee of five (5) resident freeholders of Montgomery township, three of whom shall be members, in good standing, of some grand army post situated in said township. Said committee shall serve without compensation, and it shall be their duty to select site for such soldiers' monument, select design for the same, and superintend the construction of said monument. Said committee shall, before entering upon their duties, make and execute to the trustees of Montgomery township a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the proper performance of their duties imposed upon them. Said committee shall have full control of the fund raised for this purpose under this act, and shall file with the trustees of Montgomery township, annually, a statement of their expenditures for the purposes named in this act. SECTION 6. 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. 1001.] AN ACT To authorize the city council of the city of Bucyrus, in Crawford county, Ohio, to borrow money and issue bond therefor, for the purpose of procuring territory and right of way, sinking wells for natural gas, purchasing and laying pipes, and supplying said city with natural gas for public and private use and consumption. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the city council of the city of Bucyrus, in Crawford county, Ohio, be and they are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said city, for an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually, for the purpose of procuring territory, right of way, sinking wells for natural gas, purchasing and laying pipes to supply such city and the citizens thereof with natural gas for public and private use and consumption; provided, that no bonds shall be issued or tax levied under the provisions of this act, until the question of issuing said bonds shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of said city, at an election held at such time after the passage of this act as the said city council shall determine; and ten days' notice of such election and submission shall be given by the mayor of said city, in one or more newspapers published in said city, stating the amount of bonds to be issued, the purpose for which they are to be issued, and the time and place of holding said election; and if a majority of the electors voting at such election upon the question of issuing the said bonds, vote in favor thereof, then the said bonds must be issued and the said tax be levied. SECTION 2. Those voting in favor of the said proposition shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "For the issue of bonds;' and those voting against the same, the words, "Against the issue of bonds." SECTION 3. The principal of said bonds shall be payable at such places and at such times, not exceeding ten years from the date of issue, as the said city council shall determine by ordinance; and the said city council are hereby authorized to levy a tax upon all the taxable property of said city of Bucyrus to pay said bonds and the interest thereon, but such tax shall not exceed two mills on the dollar in any one year. SECTION 4. Said bonds shall be issued in such sums as the said city council shall determine, and shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk of said city, and the clerk shall make a record of the number, date and amount of each bond, and they shall not be sold for less than their par value. SECTION 5. 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. 1198.] AN ACT To authorize the commissioners of Henry county, Ohio, to issue bonds for the redemption of other bonds. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the board of county commissioners of Henry county, Ohio, for the purpose of raising money to redeem the bonds of said Henry county, Ohio, issued April 1, 1882, under and pursuant to the provisions of sections 871, 872, 873, 874 and 875 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, and a resolution of the said board of county commissioners of said county, passed March 9, 1882, and now outstanding, be and they are hereby authorized to issue the bonds of said county, not exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000). Such bonds shall be payable at the office of the county treasurer of said Henry county, Ohio, at such times as the commissioners of said county. may determine, but no part thereof shall be payable at a later date than April 1, 1904. SECTION 2. Said bonds shall be issued and signed by the commissioners, and countersigned by the auditor, who shall keep and preserve a record of each bond so issued, in a book provided for that purpose, and they shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum, payable semi-annually. SECTION 3. Said bonds shall be issued in sums not less than five hundred dollars ($500), and have such coupons or interest-bearing warrants attached as the commissioners may direct, which shall be made negotiable and transferable; and it is further provided, that the bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be sold according to law. SECTION 4. The commissioners of said county shall annually, at their June session, levy such amount of taxes as will pay the interest on such indebtedness and at least one-fifteenth of the principal. No part of the money raised by such levy shall be used for any other purpose than the payment of the said bonds and interest, and no part of the money received from the sale of bonds authorized to be issued by this act shall be used for any other purpose than the redemption of said bonds for which such new issue is made. SECTION 5. 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. |