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judicious freeholders of the county as viewers of such road, who shall, 

 after being duly sworn faithfully to perform their duties, secure a sur- 

 veyor and proceed to view said road and ascertain the character and 

 dimensions of the improvement which, in their judgment, should be 

 made, make a careful estimate of the cost thereof, and make due return 

 with proper detail drawings of the same to said commissioners. 



(4670-9) SEC. 3. [Finding for improvement.] On such return 

 of said viewers being made, said commissioners shall determine whether 

 the proposed improvement, in their judgment, is of such a nature and 

 general benefit as should in fairness be paid [for] out of the county treas- 

 ury, taking into consideration the benefits that such locality has deri'ved 

 from the bridge and other general funds of the county, in comparison 

 with other portions thereof; and if they are of the opinion that such 

 improvement should be made, they shall so declare by resolution. And 

 thereupon they shall pass upon said report of said viewers as to the char- 

 acter and dimensions of such improvement, which they may modify, 

 but not so as to increase the estimated cost thereof. 



(4670-10) SEC. 4. [How improvement to be made; appointment 

 of superintendent of work; compensation of superintendent, etc.] 

 On the approval of said report of said viewers, either in its original form 

 or as modified, said commissioners shall cause said improvement to be 

 made under the supervision of a competent and disinterested person ap- 

 pointed by them as a superintendent of work ; such superintendent shall 

 be under their control and direction, and removable for cause at their 

 pleasure, and shall receive for his services the sum of two dollars per 

 day; and said viewers each shall receive for their like services a like 

 sum ; and the surveyor shall receive the compensation prescribed by 

 law. Not more than one such improvement shall be made in any county 

 in any period of two years. 



(4670-11) SEC. 5. [Superintendent to furnish estimates.] Any 

 such improvement shall be advertised, let and paid for, on estimates of 

 the superintendent, approved by said commissioners, as it progresses, 

 as if done under title 7, chapter 7, of the Revised Statutes of Ohio. 



(4670-12) SEC. 6. [Bonds.] Said commissioners may issue 

 and sell at not less than par the bonds of said county in sums of one 

 hundred dollars, or multiples thereof, bearing interest not exceeding five 

 per cent, per annum and having not exceeding three years to run, pay- 

 able principal and interest at the treasury of said county or at such point 

 in the city of New York as may be designated therein, for the amount 

 necessary to cover the cost of such improvement, which shall not exceed 

 two thousand dollars per mile, and shall provide for the payment of such 

 bonds by the necessary levies upon the grand duplicate of said county. 

 Provided such bonds may be paid for out of the bridge fund or general 

 road improvement fund, or both, and the levy for either or both of said 

 funds may be increased above that now provided by law to the amount 

 necessary to meet such expense. 



(4670-13) SEC. 7. [To what other roads provisions of act shall 

 apply.] The provisions of the foregoing act shall apply to any unim- 

 proved county road which may be located upon or adjacent to any county 

 line, upon condition that all the counties adjoining said road shall be 

 such as are described in the foregoing act. Such road upon or adjacent 

 to any such county line may be improved under the provisions of the 



