The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-10

10. The Judge is required to procure 70
his county (where il has not been done)
copv of the Geld notes Of the original SUI
WOW Of his county by the United States, on
cause map Of the county to be construct
al in accordance Herewith on scale q
moi less than one inch 10 mile, and laid o.
into congressional townships and section,
10 be kept open in the office Of the Judge
and the field notes to be deposited in tn
same.
II. The said Judge is further required /,
cause plat Of each congressional town
shin in his county SO constructed on scale
&C not less than two and half inches 10 ,
mile. and divided into sections and quar,e
sections and subdivisions as subsequent
occasion may require, and cause the lette
S..or some other suitable letter to be mark
cd on each division and subdivision which
appears to be sold according TO the returns
transmitted by tho auditor ofstate as obtain
ed from the land Offices.
-. The county judge may submit. to ,he
people Of his county ut my regular election
or at a special one call for that purpose, The
question whether money may be borrowed
to aid in the erection Of public buildings
whether the county will construct or aid Il
construct any road or bridge which ma,
call for an extraordinary expenditure
whether stock shall be permitted TO run a,
large, or at what time il shall be prohibited
and the question Of any other local OF
police regulation not inconsistent with the
laws Of the state. And whan the warrants
ola county are at a deprecated value, he
may ia like manner submit the question
whether tax Of higher rate than that
provided by law shall be levied, and in all
cases when IN additional tax is laid in pur-
.suance Of vote Of the people Of any conn-
dy for the special purpose OF repaying Dor
rowed money, or Of constructing or aiding
to construct any road or bridge, such spe.
cial tax shall be paid in money and in nc
other manner.
Is. The mode Of submitting such ques-
,ions to the people shall be the following
the whole question, including the sum de.
sired to DO raised, or the amount Of tax de.
sired 10 be levied, or the rate per annum,
and the whole regulation including the
timo Of its taking effect, or having opera.
ton, il it DO of . nature to be set forth, and
the penalty for its violation ifthere be one,
is to be published at least four weeks III
some newspaper printed in the county. u
there be no such newspaper the publication
is to be made by being posted up in at
least one Of the most public places ia each
township in the county, and in all such
cases in at least five among the most pub
lie places 10 the county including the above,
and one Of them in all cases at the door Of
the court house, during at lcas, thirty days
prior 10 the time Of taking the vote. All
such notices shall name The time when
such question shall be voted upon, and the
form in which the question shall be taken.
md copy of the question submitted shall
he posted up at each place Of voting during
The day Of the electio4.
II. When a question so submitted IN
wolves the borrowing or the expenditure Of
money, tho proposition Of the question
mus, be accompanied by provision 10 lay
n tax for the payment thereof, in addition
to the usual taxes, as directed in the follow
ing section, and no vote adopting the ques-
ton proposed will be Of effect unless II
adopt the tax also.
Is. The rate Of the tax shall in no case
be more than one per cent. on the county
valuation 10 one year. When the object
is 10 borrow money for the erection o'pub-
lie buildings as above provided, the rate
shall be such MS to pay the debt in period
not exceeding ten years. When the OBJ
lee, is to construct, or aid in constructing.
any road or bridge the annual rate shall
be not less than one mill on dollar OF the
valuation; and any Of the above taxes be-
coming delinquent shall draw the same in
terest with tho ordinary taxes.
l6. When i, is supposed that the levy oil
one year will not pay the entire amount,
tho proposition and the vote must be to
continue the proposed rate from year to
year, until the amount is paid.
H. The county Judge, on being satisfied
that tho above requirements have been
Substantially complied with and that a ma
Jorty of the votes cast are in favor OF the
proposition submitted, shall cause the pre-
position and the result Of the vote 10 be en-
tered at largo in the minute book and .
notice Of its adoption to be published ioI
the same time and in the same manner as
above provided for publishing the pre''m-
mary notice; and from the time OF enter
ing the result Of the vote in relation To-
borrowing or expanding money, and from
the completion oftho notice of its adoption
in the case Of local or police regulation,
the vote and the entry thereof on the com
ty records shall have tho force and effect
of an act Of the general assembly.
Is. Propositions thus adopted, and local
regulations thus established, may be re-
scinded in like manner and upon like no.
tce by subsequent vote taken thereon
but neither contracts made under them,
nor the taxes appointed for carrying them
into effect, can be rescinded.
49, The Judge shall submit the question
Of the adoption or RECESSION Of such a mea'
sure when petitoned therefor by one~tour'b
Of the voters of the county.
90. The record Of the adoption or rccis