Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-02-16

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Iadzna That the said county Of Clay
may hereafter be legally organized, ere
hereby declared bodies corporate and polite, and BY the
Of their corporations and be sued plead and
implsadsd, and be answered all courts
having competent jurisdiction. l.
SIC 2 The qualified electors in each township here
authorized and required meet at the usual place Of
holding elections in their respective townships, on the hsi
Monday in April annually, and proceed to elect three town
ship trustees township clerk and treasurer, two fence
Viewers and many cOnsabes there justices Of the
peace said township, and many supervisors oil ROADS
there road districts in the township.
SIC g. The officers elected agreeably TO the provisions
shall severay hold their Offices for the term
ole their chosen and quahsd
Preceded kocuer That Of the officers elected as
aforesaid shall be compelled hold their officers for longer
period after the expiration Of year
from the time they into Office.
SEc T. ANY householder refusing accept the appoint
of trustee, other officer elected aforesaid or TO
oath required BY the provisions Of this act shall
forfeit and pay the sum Of two dollars and nifty cents 10
be recovered In action Of debt before any justice OIL lhe
peace Of the proper township
5 Ali elections held by the provisions Of this act
shall be conducted in the manner IS now PROVIDED
for conducting county township elections and that at
first election held under the provisions Of this act
duty clerks OF said election TO make on
certificates Of election and the to be signed by
Inspector and judges and attesed by said clerks and
deliver the constable Of said township who
shall within days thereafter deliver the same to the per-
elected aforesaid and the person elected clerk as
SHALL within five days after notice aforesaid
appear before person duly authorized to administer
oaihs and take oath affirmation faithfully aud impair
tally discharge the duties Of township clerk according
and the several other officers elected aforesaid
shall, within twenty days after receiving notice OF Their
election appear before The township clerk or some otber
person duly authorized to administer oahs, and take an
oath affirmation faithfully and imPartiay to discharge
the several duties assigned according to the provisions Of
this act.
SIC The nshp treasurer township clerk, and con-
stables shall before entering their duties, severay give
bond with security TO be approved Of by the trustees
dred dollars conditioned for the faithful discharge Of the
duties enoined them by this which bonds shall be
made payable to the township treasurer and bis successor
SIC l. The township trustees shall the usual
place of holding elections, thereto as may De
convenient on the second Mondays March, June Sep
TENDER and November annually transact The business
Of the township, and shall have power TO divide their town
ships into suitable Of road Districts BY range
county, township section. half section lines, and to alter
the sam the public good may require
Sac g The said trustees shall have power to establish
places Of holding elections in their respective nshP'
again change the to them may seem best
SIC g. Il shall be the duty Of said trustees TO suPerntend
take charge Of and attend to all the peeuniary
their ~nships they shall have general superintendent
of all roads ana highways in the several nships
they shall have power grant cart ways other township
roads, as hereinafter provide
SEC TO- IL shall be s5e duty Of said trustees, at hei
June term annually appoint Of their number pres
dent who shall such during The term Of veal
and whose duty shall be PROFOUND all questions to sal
board and in case Of lie 10 give the casting vote
SIC H. The president Of the board Of trustees afoTesai
shall inspector, the other two trustees as judge
clerk and clerks of all elections held
their respective townships
SIC -. II shall he the duty Of the trustees to ill all Il
that may be Oeeasioned by the DEATH removal
failure qualify Of Of the officers named IN this ac
and the persons appointed snail give the same bond an
take the oath required in other cases
SIC ID. That when any person or persons, wishing
township roads, to change an
cart way township county road any OF the townsh
in Clay county, such person persons before any roa
can be thus established changed shall give notice of
application at least twenty days preceding such application
TO the board Of trustees, by setting up advertisements
three the public places. OF which shall be
the usual place Of holding elections in the township
which such road proposed be located or changed an
shall also present said board Of trustees petition sgns
by hOusehOders Of the neighooihood throne
which which the same may run, setting orth tneIr reaso
for such location change ProUided h0EeUer That SUE
trustees shall have power to locate change any ro
any part Of such location change desired to e
tend beyond the limits Of their respective townships
SEc a. On receiving the petition the board shall, the
deem expedent appoint three dnteested persons res
dent househoers examine the route thus proposed WI
shall take an oath faithfully 10 discharge their duties
make report the board and receiving such rePo
the shall, If they conceive that the public good
quires IT, establish the and make record oil the pr
ceeding IN The book which the records Of the townsh
are kept; the road, when located or changed sha
be opened and kept repair as other roads In tne
Sec Is It shall be the duty Of the township clerk to g
notce Of all township elections held under the provision
Of this act by setting up advertisements al three OF the mo
public places in the township at mast ten days Pevo
iheretO shall provide poll books and tally papers al
necessary blank certificates, according to the Torn
furnishe by the auditor.
Src l6 The clerk shall attend all meetings Of the tru
tees and keep and record Of their Poceedn
in book provided for that purpose he shall record
roads and ways established BY the trustees and also
changes Of roads which shall be made by said trustees
SEC H. The clerk shall carefully preserve all books Al
papers Belonging TO The township, and shall deliver
his and for keeping the township reco
he shall be exempt from working on roads and paying 70
tar il the be Of opinion that his services requ
such exemption.
moneys belonging the township, and pay the same ov
on he order the attesd by their clerk he sh
produce hooks and vouchers and settle with the trus
at their meeting in March, and account for all none
which may have into his hands by virtue Of his oic
and is hereby made the duty Of said treasurer TO pros
township collectors bond for failing to cole
and paw required OF them by this act
shall deliver all MONEYS books and papers his
and Is compensation for his services be exempt frC
working roads and paying road tax, If the board be
opinion his services require it.
SIC. IS. The trustees shall be exempt from working
roads and paying road tax during their continuance
Sac 90 II shall be the duty of the auditor Of Clay coun
to furnish each township with suitable books and forms
carry effect the provisions Of this act to be paid for
Of the cdunty treasury and in township shou
fail organize, according TO the provisions Of this act
shall be the duty Of said auditor appoint three suita
trustees who shall in all respects be governed by the
visions Of this the If they had been REGULAR
elected.
SIC 81 1t shall be the duty the supervisors
report board Of their respective townsh
their annual meeting in June, which report shall be
the report required Of said supervisor
SEc -. The township clerk shall, Immediately after
June Of SAID board Of trustees, report TO the
auditor the Of road tax worked out in the ownsh
according reports Of the different supervisors
shall, the amount can be ascertaned, give
treasurer Of his township order 10 the county auditor
the amount Of road collected by the county
for the township, 10 be drawn by said township treasu
and applied by the township trustees to building bird
and purchasing tools work the public roads and IN
ways n said township
SIC o. II shall be the duty Of said county auditor
open an account current with each township treasurer
said county, as provided by law with the differ
supervisors; and that all laws requiring said auditor
keep with said supervisors be and the
hereby repealed
SEC "a That il shall be the duty Of the several to,
to the provisions Of act requiring such duties Of
county recorder, and receive the fees therefor
SEC 25. That all laws and parts Of laws coming wit
purvew Of this be and the hereby
This act to be in force from and after its passage
G. w. CARR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
JAMES H. LANE,
President Of the Senate
Approved January u, 1880.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT
AN ACT to provide for the call Of Convention Of
people State Of Indiana 10 revise, anne nd,
the Constitution Of said State.
WHEREAs An act was passed by the General Assemb,
this State its last session, to provide for taking
Of qualified voters Of the State, the PrOPr
Of calling convention to alter, amend or revise the c
sttulion Of this State, approved January 10, 1879
WHEREAS large majority Of all the votes gIgen at
eection was n fAsor Of holding said convention
WHEREAS. il fhe duty Of the representatives, Of the