Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-23
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rHUR1DAY:::.:;::::::::::,c OCTOBER IS, 1851
Tvs Dollars Annum -ss-inAdraace
son rERAsIs DEyAsl. SEX FOURTH sAos.
j. so Days Notice.
EH Notice il hereby si.en to all persons in.
de6ied "a the late firm cf Edwards 4 Broadwel
FOR Subscription to the Hawk Eye, Job work OF
advertising, that their accounts must be settled in
sizsy days from this date.
The accounts Of al, de.inqnan.s. after the expi-
ration Of 60 days, viii be placed into the lands
Of ! Collector, and $500 per annum will be ey-
acted from them. in accordance with tic hereto
fore Published terms Of this paper.
II rs TO be hoped, therefore, that all viii settle
up without putting ns to the expense Of sending
collector, who will have to be paid % ner cent.
Cor collecting such debts.
As bills were sent 10 ali subscribers, they are
aware OF their exact Indebtedness, and can mail
the amount to us without delav
g The undersigned may al all times be found
At lnc Hawk Eye Office.
JAMES II. BRoADwELL,
Surviving pastaer of the firm Of
October 2, 1851 TOWARDS 4 RRoADNELL
The City Road Tar.
The City of Burlington, under an act of Tie
last Legislature. was constituted separate and
special roal district, over which the County ST.
psrvisor of roads has no jurisdiction, and within
which the County Court can levy no road tax
Tie City Cornell is vested with the sole power
OF lcvying and collecting road tax in the city.
which shall not be more than the amount author
lied to be Levied by the coaa.y court. The city
council also provides FOR the collection Of the
city road tax as they may judg. proper, either as
The tax is collected by the county, in the same
manner as other city taxes are collected. They
may also provide for the manner in which all
such taxes shall b, expended on the streets of the
city AMI the Dads lending to the coaa:ry.
The ordinance passed b. or city coancil in
August last. and Published in the Gasetts of Au-
gust 10th, requires every citizen between twenty
one and sixty years Of age to work three days on
the streets Of the city, under the direction Of the
city Supervisor. at such time and place as may
be designated by him, or in default of such labor
to be find not less than Eve nor more than ten
dollars.
We think tina. the City Council in this ordi-
nance, have rather exceeded the authority given
them under the amendment Of the city charter
passed last winter. As we have stated above.
the city road tax is not to be more III an the amount
authorized TO be levied by the county court
Upon examination of the new Code. il will be
found that the County Court has no right to re-
iuire any one to labor three days on the roads as
aroaa tax. Sec. 567 says that severy person Ii
abe to pay county poll tax, must pay road
tar OF such an amount as may be fixed by The
county co.rt, which shall rot b. less than one
nor more than two dollars annually
Sec. SIS provides that sscyery person is permit
ted 10 pay the whole or any part of his pol. or
personal property road lax IN labor at the rate Of
one dollar Per day.
The error into which we conceive the CITY
Council has fallen. is in requiring under penalty,
zach citizen between twenty-one and sixty years
OF age. to nors three days on the streets. TIE
County Court cannot require any one TO work on
The roads at all, in paymen; of bis read tax. Tie
eho:ce is gwen to every one, to pay his poll aid
personal property road tax, or to work il Il on
the roads at the rate OF one dollar per dav. As
II. poll tax cannot be more than two dollars. two
days WORK viii payi'. What right has the City
Council to require three days work? The law
only allows them to levy two dollars road tax,
(besidcs the property road .ax.) which each per-
son has the right to work out, not on the streets
It the rate Of one dollar per day.
Again; what right has the City Council to re- ,,
cure citizens over fifty years Of age TO wcly s..
the roads or pay a poll tax? Section 572 Of the
Code, exenpts all persons over Fifty years of ape
from any pol tax to the comfy; and we do not
think the City Council has any right to tax those
IN the city, for road purposes. who are exenp,
from such taxation by the county.
The City Council no doubt supposed shcy had
the right to pass the ordinance as it is: and it
was passed for very necessary purpose, and
with the best Of motives. Bat we would res
pectfully suggest to that honorable body the ne
cesssty Of 50 amending the ordinance. as to make
its requirements conform 10 the laws Of the State.
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