Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-01-25
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AN ACT authorizing the County Commissioners Cour
ofthe County of Des Mones to have vote taken in
lation to building Court House in said county.
Sec J. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Of the
State of Iowa, That the County Commissioners of the
county Of oines may at regular or special tern
Of said Court after the taking effect of this act order vote
to be taken in said county for the of
whether special tax shall be levied by said Com
Tor the purpose building court house in said
county.
Sec. 9. Should said decide to have vote
taken above the shall be entered record in said
court, and also the time when said election shall be held
Sec II shall thereupon, after said order, be the duty
OF the clerk Of said board give least four weeks
tce ofthe same, by publication in each Of the
pes printed in the City Of Buringon of the time OF said
election.
Sec. 4. an election shall be ordered, poll shall be
pened at each Of the election precincts in said county The
vote shall be taken and the question shall be
put to said voter in this equivalent fom:sAre you
in favor OF or against tax for building Court Houses
and the vote shall be down in the column correspond
ing to the VOTE For this book shall be
opened at each election precincts and after said election
said poll book shall be returned sealed in separate
veope by ITSELF to the clerk of said board of commission
certified other election returns within the time pre-
scribed for other election returns.
Sec. 5. If majority ofthe shall be in favor
OF tax said commissioners shall therenpon, the first
regular special term of said board to
assess tax for the purpose above all taxa
bic property in said county, which amount shall exceed
that assessed or allowed to be assessed for county
ses which said may be continued from year
year until said court house is entirely completed.
Sec. g. When the shall be made, the clerk
OF the board shall make out list the same, and deliver
to the collector of said county, who sh all thceupon
ceed without delay collect the same and this pur.
pose there shall b conferred upon him all the
ered for the purpose Of State and county
Sec. 4 Said collector shall for and pay
said board to the clerk thereof the first Monday of
each and month, all moneys collected by him for the
purpose above mentioned
Sec. e. In making said assessment the commission
shall make the same from the last State and county
sessment which shall may be made next prev ious
each for the purpose contemplated in this act
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rect court house shall also be embraced within the pow
conferred uron the county by this
Sec TO- Before the collector shall be authorized to col
lecthe tax levied under the provisions Of the act he shall
execute special bond to the board said COMM
faithfully to discharge the duties enjoned him by this
act which bond may be put every breach of the
same. Said bond shall be such amount said board
may direct.
Sec. II. All power conferred on the board Of commits.
sioHers by the thirty fifth section Of entitled Gan
act to provide for levyng and collecting for State
and county purposes approved February 25ih 1S4,
also conferred upon the hoard Of commissioners of Des
MONIES county for the cona ned in this act and
they shall also have the power should said
fail to qualify above, within two weeks after said
sessment; he being notified ofthe same.
Sec. e. The collector shall the compensa-
ton for his duties under this allowed by the forty
second section of the above named act, approv-
ed February 25th, 1877"
Sec. H. When the assessed for the purpose of this
act or portion thereof, shall remain due and unpaid
~ Of the county make report thereof TO the Dis
ct county at the first term (which
report shall conform as nearly may be to that pre-
scribsd for State and county revenue.
Sec. H. Before making the application to the District
court is above provided the collector shall give notice,
in similar for State and county
nue., except that the first shall be four
stead ofsix weeks, and all further proceedings shall be
provided by law for the sale of lands for the collection OF
State and comfy and shall be made
under the same regulations and with the same effect.
Sec. Is This shall take effect and be in force, from
and after insertion each in the Iowa State Gazette and
Burlington Hawk Eye published in the city Of Burlington
Approved January IL, Is49. ANSEL BRIGGS.