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contract may provide, and may employ such assistance as he may re- 

 quire, first having had the consent of such trustees thereto, who shall 

 receive such compensation as the township trustees may allow. 



(4686-17) SEC. 17. [Issue of bonds.] For the purpose of pro- 

 viding the money necessary to meet the expenses of improving such 

 roads, the trustees of any such township may, if in their opinion it be 

 advisable, issue the bonds of the township, payable at such times as 

 they may determine, not exceeding thirty years, in the sum of five hun- 

 dred dollars each, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed six per cent, 

 per annum, payable semi-annually ; and such bonds shall not be sold 

 for less than their par value, and accrued interest, and the aggregate 

 .amount of the bonds of any such township, at any one time outstanding, 

 shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars. The sale of such bonds shall 

 be advertised for at least thirty days and the same sold to the highest 

 bidder, at the office of the trustees of such township. 



(4686-18) SEC. 18. [Annual tax.] When the trustees of any 

 such township have determined to improve any road, as herein provided, in 

 order to provide for the payment of such improvement and to provide 

 a fund for the redemption of any bonds issued by them under the pro- 

 visions of section seventeen [(4686-17)] of this act, together with the 

 interest thereon, they shall, in addition to the other road taxes author- 

 ized by law to levy annually upon each dollar of valuation -of all the tax- 

 able property of such township an amount not exceeding three mills 

 upon each dollar of such valuation, and shall continue such levy from 

 year to year until all the roads by said commissioners designated for 

 improvements have been improved, as herein provided, and the bonds 

 :issued for that purpose, together with interest thereon, have been paid. 



4686-i8a. [Submission of question of increased tax levy.] The 

 trustees of any township in this state, in which free turnpikes have been 

 heretofore constructed under the provisions of this act, shall, when the 

 petition of one hundred or more of the taxpayers of such township, in- 

 cluding any village, therein, is presented to them praying for an increase 

 of tax levy for the improvement of public roads and streets of such town- 

 ship and village, submit the question for an increase of tax levy for 

 the improvement of public roads and streets to the qualified electors of 

 such township and such village, at the next general election held after 

 the presentation of such petition. The qualified electors of such town- 

 ship and village shall, at said election, have submitted to them the policy 

 of an increase of tax levy for the improvement of its public roads and 

 streets by general taxation. Those voting in favor of such proposi- 

 tion shall have on their ballots, "Increase of tax levy for road improve- 

 ment by general taxation Yes," and those opposed, "Increase of tax 

 levy for road improvement by general taxation No." 



[Notice of election.] The township trustees shall cause notice 

 of said election to be given in the same manner as provided in section 

 4686-2 of this act, .and the provisions of section 4686-3 of this act shall 

 be applicable to such election. If at such election a majority of the 

 votes cast are in favor of an increase of tax levy for road improvement 

 by general taxation, the township trustees shall levy annually upon each 

 dollar of valuation of all the taxable property of such township, includ- 

 ing such village, an amount not exceeding "six mills upon each dollar 

 of valuation, as provided in section 4686-18 of this act; and if a ma- 

 jority of the votes cast .ate .against an increase of tax levy for road im- 



