Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-28
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.

AN ACT to compel spectators pay road tax equal
that paid by actual settlers the county of Noble.
SEC l. Be enacted By the General Assembly ofthe State
Of Indiana That there shall be assessed and collected in the
county of Noble for the purpose Of repairing, construct
ing and making roads in said county, the of two cents
on each every land lying being within the
limits of said county, subject taxation and town lots
with the Improvements thereon, which subject to taxa
ton, the of fifteen cents every hundred dollars
valuation thereof except in the township of Perry in said
county, in which township there shall be assessed and col
lected for the purpose aforesaid the Of
each and every of land lying and being said town
ship, subject taxation and town lots with the improve
thereon said township of Perry, which subject
to axaon the of twenty cents each and every
hundred dollars valuation thereof which shall be in lieu Of
all both real and personal property for road pur
poses said county, the to be assessed and collected
the and collected for state and county
pu poses Provided that the may be worked out
der the direction of the supervisor Of the road district in
which the tax laid the rate of eighty cents per day.
previous the first day of October in each aad the
supervisors receipt certificate therefor shall be received
by the of said county in discharge Of said tax
much thereof shall have been worked out in the
and time aforesaid, and the money arising from and
under this act when collected shall be paid into the county
treasury of said county, for the use OF the respective road
districts in said county, from which said money be col
iected
That SO much of the road tax that may be paid
into the county treasury of said county belongs to each
township shall be paid the township Of said
townships respectively on or before the hst Monday oil
July year. order drawn by the county auditor
SEC 3. At the time the county treasurer makes such
payment the county auditor shall certify to the township
clerk the amount paid by the county treasurer to the
township and shall be the duty of said township
clerk to record said certificate in the record book Of the
caedings of the township trustees which shall stand
charge against said tow nshIp treasurer
SEC The county auditor shall, before the first
Monday June in each year, furnish each Of said township
list and statement of land and town lots
which taxes have been paid and the amount PAID upon
tract or lot.
Sec s. The township treasurer shall. he shall
have received the road tax any part thereof of his
Ship y to each supervisor the amount in his hands be-
longing to said supervisors district
SIC. g. The supervisor SHALL upon receiving the cerf-
Of the township treasurer proceed to expend the mon
eys belonging his district provided by law, and
give order draft upon township for the
OF labor done by order of said supervisor which
der shall be redeemed by said to the amount OF
moneys in his hands belonging to said district
SEC. z. Whenever there shall be in the hands Of any
township the OF four dollars, upwards,
In his district he shall give days public notice Of the
time and place, by advertisements posted In three OF the
public places ia his district and additional notice
posted up the usual place of holding elections in said
township that he will let to the lowest bidder road work
the amount Of funds in the hands OF the treasurer aforesaid
and the shall thereupon let out to the lowest
responsible bidder Of the road work his district he
shall think advantageous to the public interest.
SEC g. II shall be the duty Of the county auditor on or
before the first Monday Of March in each TO make out
and furnish each township clerk with list OF all town lots
and lands subject taxation with the amount oil road tax
thereon appear by the duplicate OF the preceding
year. and the said township clerk SHALT or before the first
Monday of May in each make out and deliver to each
supervisor in his township like list OF his district
SEC g. And in addition the said road tax, as specified
in section first Of this act all male inhabitants In said coun-
y between the ages of twenton and fifty years.
exempt by excused by the board doing county bust
excepted shall work only day ON the road in each
year, under the directions OF their respective supervisors,
and default thereof shall pay the sum Of eighty cents re-
specey which shall be collected by the supervisors In
said county, according to the law now in force.
SIC TO-. The supervisor shall keep account Of the
work done by each person. and the amount Of money COL