19t> LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 



service upon any party residing or being therein ; and if the appellant 

 is a non-resident, when he perfects his appeal, he shall leave with the 

 probate judge the name of an agent or attorney in the county upon whom 

 service of such notice may be made; and if he fail to do so no service 

 upon him shall be necessary ; and service upon a guardian shall be suffi- 

 cient service upon his ward ; and all further proceedings upon such ap- 

 peal, relating to challenges, selection of talesmen, oath of jurors and con- 

 duct of the trial shall be the same as is prescribed in sections four thous- 

 and seven hundred and two and four thousand seven hundred and three 

 of the Revised Statutes of Ohio, in so far as such proceedings are appli- 

 cable to the trial of the appeal herein provided for. 



(4745-5) SEC. 5. [Costs; how paid.] If the compensation 

 awarded to such appellant on appeal is not greater than the compensa- 

 tion allowed by the board of county commissioners, such appellant shall 

 pay all the costs made on such appeal, and judgment shall be entered 

 against the appellant therefor, for which execution shall be awarded; 

 but, if upon such appeal, a greater compensation is awarded than was 

 awarded by the board of county commissioners, judgment shall be en- 

 tered against said board of commissioners for such costs. 



SEC. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after 

 its passage. 



(4745-6) SEC. 7. [Van Wert county; tax for road repair mate- 

 rial.] In any county which at the last federal census had, or which 

 at any future federal census may have a population of not less than 

 twenty-nine thousand and fifty (29,050) and not more than twenty-nine 

 thousand and eight hundred (29,800), the commissioners of any such 

 county to pay for such material shall levy a tax upon all the taxable 

 property in said county not exceeding one (i) mill on the dollar valua- 

 tion, and for a period not exceeding five years, the total sum to be thus 

 raised not exceeding eight thousand ($8,000.00) dollars. 



(4745-7) SEC. 8. [Bonds.] To anticipate the receipts which 

 may come into the county treasury by reason of such tax, the commis- 

 sioners of any such county may borrow such sums of money as shall not 

 exceed altogether said eight thousand ($8,000.00) dollars, and issue 

 bonds therefor at a rate of interest not exceeding six (6) per cent, per 

 annum, which bonds shall be payable at a time not exceeding five (5) 

 years from date of issue, and to be paid out of the funds realized from 

 said tax levy. 



(4745-8) SEC. 9. [Free use of material.] The commissioners 

 of any such county shall allow the free use of any such material by road 

 supervisors and township trustees, and any other authority in any such 

 county having the care and control of public roads and streets in such 

 county, to be used for constructing, improving and repairing roads and 

 streets. 



SEC. 4746. [Obstructions to be removed.] At any time during 

 the year when any public highway is obstructed, the supervisor of the 

 district shall forthwith cause the obstruction to be removed, for which 

 purpose he shall immediately order out such number of persons liable 

 to do work or pay tax upon the public highwavs of his district as he 

 may deem necessary; if any person thus called out has performed his 

 two days' labor upon the public highways, or paid his road tax, the 

 supervisor shall give [him a] certificate for the amount of labor per- 

 formed under such order, which may be applied on the labor or tax that 

 may be due from such person the ensuing year. 



