Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-07-10
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I'VE Dollars per An a n Il Pin Advance.
FOR rgaAs DETAIL, SIS FIRST PACE.
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The cods-Duty Of County Officers
County JupGE.--He is 10 be elected on the
isrst Monday of August and holds his Office four
wears. His Office must be at the County Seat,
and open for business at all usual times He pos
,csscs the usual powers and jurisdiction Of the
County Commissioners and Of the Judge Of Pro-
bate. He is the accounting officer and general
AGENT Of the county, and as such he must-1,
Take the management of all county business and
the custody generally of all county property: 2,
Audit all claims against the County and issue all
warrants for money to be paid out OF the County
Treasury; 8, Audit and settle the accounts OF
al who collect or disbnrsc the money OF the
County, and require them to render 'oeir ae-
counts as required BY law; q, Keep the accounts
of the County with the Treasurer and Collector;
4 Keen .sminute book" and record OF decis-
ION, made by him--keepng the road business and
the probate business each in scperate book; 8.
Prosecute all suits for the benefit Of the County;
6, To superintend the fiscal concerns of the Conn-
~ and secure their management in the best man
ncr: I, Publish annually on the 1st Monday OF
July minute statement Of the county receipts
and expenditures, showing all the debts as well
IS assets Of the County; 8, Provide rooms, sta
tionery and furniture for county officers and Dis
trict Court.
The County Judge may submit to the people
Of the county the question whether money shall
be borrowed for the erection of public buildings;
whether the county engage in any public improve
ment requiring an extraordinary expenditure.
whether stock shall be permitted to run at large
and when and whether an extra tax shall be levied
to redeem county warrants, when they are at
deprecated value.
The County Judge is TO hold regular sessions
of the County Court for the transaction Of all bu-
siness requiring notice on the first Monday of
every month, except April and August, and on
the Tuesday following the first Monday OF those
months, and when the sitting of the District
Court of the County would interfere with the
County Court, the latter shall be held on the
Monday preceding the District Court. The Coun-
" Court is considered as always open. All ques-
tons may be decided by the Court;-but either
party may demand jury, which shall consist of
six persons. Appeals are allowed, within thirty
days, to the district court. Executions issue a
gainst personal property, and Judgment may be
made lien on land By filing transcript in the
District Court.
As Judge Of probate, the County Judge has ju-
risdction Of the probate Of wills. the adminstra-
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ship Of minors and insane persons. Separate
books are kept for the record of probate bust
ness, and the Clerk of the District Court is by
virtue Of his office the Clerk Of the County Court
and register of probate.
The County Court has supervision Of all roads
Of the County and power 10 establish and change
them and lay out new roads. 1t also has the pow
er Of dividing the County into townships and of
changing the boundaries Of townships.
The salary of the County Judge is in proper
ton to the population of the county-not less,
however, than fifty and not more than eight hun
bred dollars per year. When the population is
six thousand, the salary is $550-and is increas-
ed $25, for each additional thousand of popula-
ton, until the salary amounts to $500. (The
population Of Desmoines county being near 49,
600, the salary of the County Judge WILDE s725
SUPERVISOR OF RoAps.-He holds his Office
for two years, and receives for his services two
dollars day, counting eight hours service for
one day. He is to procure map of his county
on scale of an inch and half to the mile, on
which he Is to lay down all roads already estab-
lished and all new ones as they are laid out II
is his duty to keep the roads in as good condition
IS the money at his disposal will permit. He is to
spend in each township at least one half the ordi-
nary road tax levied within such township: and
with the approval Of the County Court he may
spend the remainder in building bridges and in
the improvement Of important and difficult por-
tons Of road in other parts Of the county. He
must see that none Of the roads are impossible or
unsafe, and must travel over them all at least
once between the 1st Of April and LIST Of July in
each year;-and on the first Monday in July
must report to the County Court the condition
of the roads and the amount Of improvement ne
eessary thereon. For making extraordinary re-
pairs he may call out any or all the able bodied
men Of the township or of the county; and per-
sons failing to appear at his summons and labor
diligently, are liable to a fine Of ten dollars.
The Supervisor is required to have one deputy
In each organized township, for whose acts he is
responsible, and whom he may remove at pleas
ure. The deputies receive not more than 81 so
for each day actually employed. A days work
on the roads is defined to BE- eight hours constant
and diligent labor.
HE poll tax and personal property road tax
are payable in labor on the roads at the rate of
one dollar day. The real estate road tax is pay
able in money, or in "road warrants" These
warrants are issued by the County Judge on the
certificate Of the Supervisor, to persons entitled
70 pay for work On the roads. These certificates
are general and special. The general certificates
are issued to persons who are entitled to payment
Tor labor or materials furnished at the request of
the Supervisor OF growing out of contracts with
him: the special certificates are issued to those
who have done voluntary labor on the roads, or
labor in payment Of poll or personal property
road tax.
Whenever the public interest will permit, the
Supervisor must allow any able bodied person who
wants work, to labor on any of the public roads,
and give him special certificate accordingly
Inc poll tax is TO be fixed by the county courts.
not less than one. nor more than two dollar, :.
Inc road tax shall not be less than one mill. NOR
more than three mills on the dollar.
CONVENTION At LouIsvlLLE.-It is proposed