The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-03-05
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fConcl,.ded fran tie last Hawk- Eye.
4 Sec y. If said treasurer die, resign or
be DISPLACED, ior otherwise cease to hold
his Office, then such treasurer, his heirs
executors or administrators shall regular
" state the amount, and deliver the mo.
neys and warrants, together with all
books, records, memorandums, papers
and instruments of writing of the territory
in his or their possession, or which such
treasurer shall have received and not paid
out according to law, to the succeeding
treasurer, who shall make report thereon
to the legislative assembly. And the said
report, if confirmed by the legislature,
shall BE a discharge Of such treasurer !
bonds, in which case they shall be given !, !
up i, such treasurer, his heirs, executors
or administrators.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the ter
ritorial treasurer to receive the proceeds
of all taxes and other public moneys of
this territory, and safely keep the same.
He shall not pay out Of the treasury any
money but on warrant Of the auditor ex-
ccpt the auditors salary. Heshall keep
regular and fair account of all moneys
and revenues he receives and pays out
agreeably TO law, stating therein particu-
larly on what account each particular sum
was paid out or received, and the time
when, and lay copy thereof before the
legislative assembly by the tenth day OF
any regular session.
j Sec. IA. It shall be the duty Of the
treasurer to report quarterly to the audi
tor the amount Of money which he may
have received, stating on what account
the same was paid into the Treasury,
He shall also report quarterly an account
Of payments out Of the treasury, and de-
posite with the auditor all warrants which
he may have paid or received, and take the
auditors receipt forthe same, and it shall
be the duty, Of the auditor to make entries
of said reports iii books to be kept by
him for that purpose.
Sec. Is. II shall be the duty Of the
auditor to institute all suits and motions
in favor of the Territory.
Sec. Is. If any auditors warrant shall
be lost, M slaid or destroyed, so that the
same cannot he presented for payment by
the person entitled thereto, it shall be law
full for the auditor, at any time before
such warrsn: shall be paid at the treasury,
to issue q duplicate warrant to the person
or persons having so lost any warrant as
aforesaid, on such person filing with the
auditor an affidavit in writing, sworn be-
fore some justice Of the peace or Judge,
stating the loss or destruction of any such
warrant, and the auditor shall Immediately
certify the same to the treasurer, who
shall thereby be, authorized to pay any
such duplicate warrant. ,ls, ,].s, 3. .52
Sec. II. The auditor and treasurer
shall each receive one hundred dollars
per ann,lm for their services, and KEEP
aheir offices at the seat of Government
Provided, That a further compensation
may be allowed each by the legislature, j
the amount of services seem to demand it
Sec. lS. That whenever during tn,
recess Of the legislature, the Office Of au
ditor of public accounts or territorial trea
surer shall become vacant by death, resig
nation, or otherwise, the governor shall
appoint such officer pro TEN. to fill suct
vacancy, whose term ofseryice shall ex
pire at the end of the next session of thu
Legislative assembly. ,
q Sec. 10. That section second, third
and fourth Of the act entitled san act Il
provide for the appointment territori
ii treasurer, and defining MS duties" ap
proved January twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and thirty mine, be and the sam.
are'hereby repealed. This act to take eff
feet and be in force from and after it
passage.
Approved January Z, 1910.
NoTE.-In the last clause Of the sec
ond section, the word son." in the enrol
red bill has been printed Zone" being ev
idently SO intended. This act was no
in the hands Of the supervisor to insert il
the order Of its date Gazette.
An act amendatory to ..An act for asses
sing and collecting county revenue,
approved January "a, 1889.
81 Section l. Be it enacted by the Coun
Gil and House Of Representatives of III
territory Of Iowa, that so much of the ac
TO which this is amendatory, as render
Improvements upon real estate subject t
taxation, be and the same is hereby re
spealed, and it shall be the duty Of III
county assessors to assess any real estat
by him assessed at the actual value, whic
such real estate would bear without tn
improvements thereupon. y
Sec. 2. That no tax on real estate fo
the year eighteen hundred and thirty.nin
omitted in the assessment for that yea
shall be levied in the year eighteen hun
Il dretl forty, on any land purchased fror
the United States previous to that perioe
Sec. 8. That the county commission
ers, should they deem it necessary, ma
annually, at their regular session in il
ly,orso soon thereafter as the assessmer
Z roll is filed, levy poll tax not exceedin
one dollar, nor less than fifty cents on e,
ery.qualifed voter in the county undo
fifty years Of age. That part of the s,
cond section Of the act to which this
amendatory, which relates to this subje,
siIssis hereby repealed. ~.