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such proportion as they may determine to be just and equitable between 

 the several townships in which the roads are located, and shall be ex- 

 pended upon such improved roads, in accordance with the foregoing 

 provisions ; or the county commissioners shall, in any townships within 

 their respective counties, in which such roads are not kept in good repair 

 as heretofore provided, levy an additional tax to that levied by the trus- 

 tees thereof, on all the taxable property of the township, on the basis 

 of the number of miles of improved road or roads, within the township, 

 sufficient to keep the same in good repair, to be collected as other taxes 

 are, and paid over to the treasurer of the township on which such levy 

 is made, and shall be expended by the trustees thereof on the improved 

 roads within their township, so as to keep the same in good repair. 



SEC. 4895(7. [Road districts created in Champaign county.] 

 Each township in all counties which at the federal census of 1880 had, 

 or at any subsequent federal census shall have, a population of not less 

 than 27,817 nor more than 27,825, or at the federal census of 1890 had, 

 or at any subsequent federal census shall have, a population of not less 

 than 26,950 nor more than 27,000, is made a road district for the care 

 and maintenance of all public highways, all macadamized or graveled 

 roads which are free roads, whether constructed under general or local 

 laws by taxation or assessment, or both, or converted by purchase, or 

 otherwise from a toll road into a free road under any law, and all turn- 

 pike roads or parts thereof, unfinished or abandoned by such turnpike 

 company and appropriated or accepted by the commissioners of che 

 county, and the same shall be kept in repair as herein provided. 



SEC. 4895/7. [Notices by auditor.] Unless such notice has 

 already been given, the auditor of each of said counties shall immediately 

 give notice to the clerk of each township that the trustees are required 

 to take the charge and control thereof; and the auditor shall give the like 

 notice upon the acceptance or appropriation of any other such roads. 



SEC. 4895':. [Township trustees to appoint road superintendents 

 on receipt of notice.] The township clerk, on the receipt of such no- 

 tice from the auditor, shall immediately notify the township trustees of 

 such fact, who shall, upon receipt of the notice, have full charge and 

 control of all such roads as are herein provided for within their township. 

 The trustees shall divide the township into such number of districts not 

 to exceed eight, as the best interests of the public roads in their judgment 

 may demand, and shall appoint for each of such districts a suitable per- 

 son, not one of their own number, who shall be a resident of the dis- 

 trict, and shall be known as road superintendent. 



SEC. 4895^. [Oath, etc., of road superintendents.] Each person 

 so appointed shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take an 

 oath to faithfully discharge the duties thereof, and give bond to the state 

 of Ohio in a sum satisfactory to the trustees of the township, not less 

 than five hundred dollars, with sureties as the trustees shall require, 

 which bond shall be filed with the township clerk. His appointment 

 shall be for one year and he may be removed or dismissed at the will 

 of the trustees or a majority thereof at any time. 



^EC 48o5f. [Powers and duties of superintendents.] Wfoen 



properly' qualified the road superintendent shall have full control undei 



iheVmstee, of all such roads within his district and shall keep them 



n Vood repair and condition for all kinds of public travel, and for this 



