The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-05-15

lsfactory substitute at the time and place
appointed with the designated tool. im-
plement or team, having had three days
notice thereof, or having attended, shall
spend his time in dlencss, or dsobey the
supervisor, or furnish to said supervisor
within fiva days thereafter some satisfac-
tory excuse for not so attending, shall for
felt ard pay to said supervisor the sum
of one dollar and twenty-five cents for
each days delinquency, and in case of
failure to pay such forfeit within ten days,
it is hereby made the duty Of such su-
persisor to recover the same BY action of
| 1ebt in the name of the supervisor, be-
fore any justice of the peace in the prop.
er township, which money when collected
shall be immediately expended on the pub
| lie highway
50 The supervisor shall perform the
same amount of labor as is required of
an able bodied man, for which he shall
be allowed.the sum Of one dollar and City
cents per day, including the time ncces.
sarily spent in notifying tho hands aud
making out his returns, which sum shall
be paid out of the road fund after de-
ductipg his two days work required by
section 6 Of this act and road tax for
that year. Provided that where there is
no money in the hands Of the clork with
which to pay the said supervisor, he shall
| be entitled TO receive certificate from
the township clerk for the amount of la
Dor performed, after deductng as above
required, which certificate shall be re-
ceived in payment Of his own road tax
for any succeeding year
5 To- For the purpose of enabling
the supervisor to determine the precise
| location of the various roads in their re-
spective districts, it is hereby made the
duty of the county Judge Of each county
of this State to furnish efch of the
township clerks Of his county within
three months after the taking effect of
this act, with a map on scale of not less
than two inches TO the mile, of their re
spective townships, ou which map shall
be plainly marked all roads which are at
the time of making such map legal roads,
which map shall be carefully preserved
among the papers of his office. And it
is further made the duty of the county
judge Immediately after the establishing
Of any new road, to notify the township
clerks of the townships in which said
road has been located Of the location of
the same, and also to furnish copy Of
the field notes thereof, aud the clerk
shall Immediately mark the same on the
map in his Office
IL. The township clerk shall fur
nIsh each supervisor Of his township
with a map of his district, which map
shall contain all the legal roads in said
district, and when any new road shall
have been established, it shall b. tie du-
ty of the township clerk to notify each
of the supervisor whose district IS aiToc
ted By said new road, and also 10 furrish
copy Of the field notes of the same,
which new road shall be Immediately
marked on the map of said district in
his possession.
II. The township trustees Of each
organized towonship shall, at the annual
meeting to be holden on the second Mon
day of A tl in each year, or soon there
after as the assessment book is received
by the clerk, determine upon the addi-
tional amount Of property tax to be levied
for roads, bridges, plows and scrapers,
and levy the same, which shall not be
less than one nor more than three mills
on the dollar OF the amount Of the town
ship assessment Of that year. Irouided
that when Incorporated cities are by act
Of Incorporation heretofore passed made
road districts this act shall net interfere
with such districts, but the same shall
be under the control Of such city.
| 5 l3. The township clerk shall with
in four weeks after such levy make out a
tax list for each road d strict in his
township, which list shall be in tabular
form and in alphabetical order, having
distinct columns for lands, town lots and
personal property, and carry out in col
ann the amount of the tax on each
piece of land and town lot, and on the
amount Of personal property belonging to
each individual, and to enable the wn-
ship clerk to make out such tax list, IL Is
hereby made the duty of the assessor to
furnish the township clerk Of each town
ship in the several counties of this State,
on or before the lst day Of April OF each
year, with correct copy of the assess
ment lists of said township for that year.
which list shall be the basis for such
tax list 1t shall be the duty of the
county Judge to furnish the several town
ship clerks Of his county with printed
blanks necessary to carry into effect the
provisions of this act
II. The township clerk shall make
an entry upon such tax list showing what
it is, for what road district aud for what
var, and shall attach to the list his war
rant under his hand in general terms re-
quiring the supervisor Of such district
to collect the taxes therein charged as
herein provided, and no informally in
the above requirements shall render any
proceedings for the collection of such
taxes illegal The clerk is hereby required
to cause such lists to be delivered to the
proper supervisor of his township by the
lst day of May next after the levy, take
his receipt therefor, aud such list shall
be full and sufficient authority for the
supervisor to collect all taxes therein
charged against resident property hold
ers in his district
S Is. The supervisor shall within
ten days after receiving such tax list
post up in three conspicuous places
within his district written notices of the
amount of road tax assessed to each tax
payer in said district.
| ! 16. The township trustees shall at
their annual meeting on the second Mon
day of April in each year determine the
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