Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-10
any person in payment Of such per-

Iany person in payment Of such per-
sons taxes due such county.
SEC. No collector or other per-
son doing county business shall either
directly or indirectly purchase or re-
ce,ve in pa yment, exchange, or in. sny
way whatever any demand against his
county. on any county order for claim
allowed by the board of commissioners
at any time during the period for
which he may be elected, for less a.
mount than that expressed on the face
| of such order or demand against the
county; and every person elected or
appointed to do county business, be-
fore entering upon The duties OF his Of
lice shall take All oath not TO violate the
provisions of this section. And any
collector or other person doing county
business offending against the provis-
ions Of this section, on conviction
thereof upon indictment or present
ment, shalt be fined for every such Of
fence in any sum not exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars.
SEC. Is. The boards Of commission
ers shall annually allow their clerk
such compensation per day as they
may deem reasonable, not to exceed
three dollars-while in session; and
likewise to the sheriff one dollar and
fifty cents per day for his attendance
upon the board; and further that the
BOARD Of commissioners may allow
the clerk and sheriff any sum
they may deem reasonable for extra
services, not exceeding seyenty-fye
dollars each per annum.
SEC. l9. From all the decisions Of
the several boards OF commissioners
there shall be allowed an appeal to the
distr:ct court by any person or persons
aggrieved; and the person or persons
appealing shall take the same within
thirty days after such decision by Civ
ing bond with security to the accept
ance of the clerk of the board condi-
toned for the faithful prosecution of
such appeal. and the payment OF costs
already accrued, and which may there
after accrue, if the same shall be adj
Judged by the said court to be paid by
sucn appellant; and the clerk shalt re-
cord such appeal with the. cases pend
ing in the district court within twenty
days after the taking of such appeal.
SEC. 90. In any county where there
is no court house provided, it shall be
the duty ofthe board Of commissioners
Ito provide suitable rooms for the hold
ing Of the district court of said county.
/ SEC. 81. 1t shall be the duty of the
hoard 9. ::ssss::oncrs to provide all
books and stationery Necessary lor The
use of said board, all books and salione.
ry necessary for the use ofthe Register
Of deeds, and all books and stationery
In cessary for the use Of the clerk oI
/ The district court, the Probate court
and treasurer.
SEC. &c. The said beard Of commits.
sioners arc hereby authorized 10 hold
extra sessions in case they may think
Itl.c business Of the. county requires the
same; and notice from any two OF the
said commissioners TO the third shall
be considered sufficient call Tor sait
extra scssion-duc notice thereof be
ling given, and that no such extra scs
sion shall exceed three da;s.
4 SEC. go. That the board of supervi
sors heretofore existing in the sevara
counties in this Territory, shall upol
the frs, meeting Of said commissioners
upon demand deliver over to them al
books, papers, accounts and demand
Of whatever nature belonging to sal
county, and upon failure SO TO do ma.
be indicted for misdcmeancr in office
i SEC. "a. That all acts or parts q
acts contravening any ofthe provision
Of this act, shall from and alter the tirs
organization Of the board OF count,
commissioners in the several countIe
under The provisions Of this act be, an
the sane arc hereby repealed anG
no effect.
+ ISAAC LEFFLER,
r Speaker II. r.
ARTHUR INGHRAM
f President of the council
. APPROVED Dec goth, 1887.
: HENRY DODGE.