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be used on such roads as is conferred upon county commissioners in 



section 4904 of the Revised Statutes, and the penalties provided by 



section 4905 of said statutes shall be applicable and imposed for any 



violation of the rule adopted by such trustees to regulate travel upon 

 such improved roads. 



(4757-15) SEC. 15. [Oath and bond of superintendent and engi- 

 neer.] Such superintendent and engineer, before entering upon their 

 duties, shall take and subscribe to an oath of office, and shall give bond 

 in the sum of three thousand dollars each, payable to the state of Ohio, 

 for the use and benefit of such road district, conditioned that they will 

 faithfully and honestly discharge their duties all and singular as super- 

 intendent and engineer of improved roads of such road district. 



(4757-16) SEC. 16. [Bonds.] For the purpose of providing the 

 money necessary to meet the expense of improving said roads the said 

 board of road commissioners, if in their opinion it be advisable, shall 

 issue bonds of such road district, payable at such times as they may 

 determine, not exceeding fifteen years, in sums of five hundred to one 

 thousand dollars each, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding six per 

 cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. But such bonds shall not be 

 sold for less than their par value, and the aggregate amount of the 

 bonds of any such road district at any one time outstanding shall not 

 exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 



[Advertisement of sale.] The sale of all such bonds shall be ad- 

 vertised for at least thirty days in two newspapers in such county, and 

 the secretary of such board shall send marked copies of such advertise- 

 ment to at least ten leading bond buyers in the state or other states, 

 and such bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder. Said road commis- 

 sioners shall have the right to reject any and all bids. 



(4757-17) SEC. 17. [Levy to provide payment of improvement 

 and redemption of bonds.] When the commissioners of any such 

 road district have determined to improve any road or roads as herein 

 provided, in order to provide for the payment of such improvement and 

 to provide for the funds for the redemption of the bonds issued by 

 them under the provisions of this act, together with the interest thereon, 

 they shall report the same to the county commissioners who, in addi- 

 tion to the other road taxes authorized by law, shall levy annually, 

 upon each dollar of the valuation of all the taxable property of said road 

 district, 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 such commissioners designated for improvement have been 

 improved as herein provided, and the bonds issued for that purpose, 

 together with the interest thereon, have been paid. 



(4757-18) SEC. 18, [Commissioners to certify levy to county 

 auditor.] Such county commissioners of any such county shall cause 

 the amount of the taxes by them levied each year, under this act, to be 

 certified to the auditor of the county in which it is located as other 

 taxes are certified to him, and the same shall be by him placed upon 

 the duplicate of taxable property of such road district, including all 

 cities and villages therein situated, and the same shall be collected by 

 the county treasurer in like manner as other taxes are kept. 



(4757- I 9) SEC. 19. [Repair of roads.] Such roads so improved 

 in said road district shall be kept in repair under the general statute as 

 other roads are now repaired. 



