The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-01
BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER l5l.

AN ACT to provide for the making and repairing Of
Public Highways and pres crbing the Duties Of Town
ship officers in certain cases.
SECTION L. Be it enacted BY the General Assembly,
V The State Of Io~a, That the Township Tru stees OF
the several townships OF this State meet first
Monday in October A. D. 1853. and every subsequent
year thereafter and divide their respective town.hips
into such number OF road districts as they may deem
nece;safy for the public good
a. There shall be elected at the general election il,
the fall OF 1858 and annually thereafter, supervisor
for each road district within the several townships the
state, who shall hold his Office for year. and until
his j. elected and qualified. Said supervisor
must reside in the district for which he elected aud
in the election OF said supervisor, eecor shall vote
than supervisor, and none other than the
residing in the district where such elector re es
but person shall be required to supervisor
who exempt by this act from performing labor on the
highway.
s3 said election shall be conducted AS other elec.
tons, and it shall be the duty OF the township clerk
notify said supervisor elect within FIVE days after said
election aud said supervisor elect thus notified shall m
pear before the township clerk within days there
after and give bond and the oath of Office as re
quired by the Constitution of the State of Iowa
Any supervisor elect, after having been notified
as required in section of this act who shall tail to an
pear before said township clerk (unless prevented by
sickness) within the specified time and give bond and
take the oath of Office required by this act shall for.
felt and pay the OF five dollars and in case of his
failing or refusing pay the same shall be the
of his successor in office to collect the said amount by
suit otherwise, and apply the to til" repairing
of roads in his district.
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give bond ia such and with such security as the
towns ship clerk may deem requisite, ndtioue that he
will inpartally perform all the duties devolyng upon
him, and approx rate all moneys that may come into
his hands by of his office according to law which
bond shall be kept by the township clerk among the
papers OF his Office. And In the event Of vacancy oc
curing in any road district within his township shall
be the duty of the township clerk fill such vacancy
by appointment soon as notified of the came
s6 Each supervisor shall require all the able bodied
male residents his district between the ages of twenty
one and forty five to perform two days labor upon the
public highway between the first Of April and the first
day of July of each year as hereinafter provided.
AZ The supervisor shall be required give at least
three days notice previous to the day or DAYS desgna
ted to work the roads to all persons his district sub
ect work required in section six of this act what
day he will superintend the work the roads within
his district and all persons notified must meet said
supervisor at such time and place. and with such tools
implements and teams as said supervisor may designate
and shall labor diligently under the direction of the
supervisor for eight hours each day. for such two
days labor performed tile supervisor shall give to the
person certificate. which certificate shall be evidence
that such person has performed labor on the public
highway required by section OF this act and shall
exempt such person from performing labor in payment
of road poll tax in that any other district within this
State for year. Provided that any person fur
nishug good team, consisting Of two horses their
equivalent shall be allowed the for the team tha,
is allowed for able-boded men per day.
IS. Each person made liable perform labor on the
public highway by section OF this act who shall
neglect attend either in person by satisfactory
substitute the time and place appointed with the
designated tool implement team. having had three
days notice thereof having attended, shall spend his
time in idleness disobey the supervisor, furni
to said supervisor within five days thereafter salts
factory for not attending shall forfeit and pay
to said supervisor the OF dollar aud
cents for each days delinquency, and in of fail
ure pay such forfeit within DAYS il is hereby
made the duty of such supervisor to the same
by action of debt in the of the supervisor before
any justice OF the in the proper township, which
money when collected shall be Immediately expended
on the public highway
29s1he supervisor shall perform the same amount
Of la is required of an able bodied man, for which
he shall be allowed the sum one dollar and tfty cents
per day. including the time necessarily spent notify
ing the hands and making his returns, which sun,
shall be paid out of the road fund after deductng his
two days work required by section OF this and road
tax for that year. Provided that where there is no
money in the hands OF the clerk with which to pay the
said supervisor he shall be entitled receive cert
cate from the township clerk for the amount of labor
performed after deducting above required, which
certificate shall be received in of his own road
tax for any succeeding year.
10. For the purpose of enabling the supervisors to
determine the prece location OF the various roads in
their respective districts, it hereby made the duty of
the county judge of each county OF this State fur
nih each Of the township clerks OF his county within
three months after the taking effect of this act, with
map scale of not less than two inches to the
mile, Of their respective townships, which map shall
be plainly marked all roads which the time
making such map legal roads, which map shall be
fully preserved among the papers OF his Office. Aud it
is further made the duty OF the county judge imme-
iatey after the establishing Of any new road to notify
the townhp clerks Of the townships in which said
has been located of the location Of the same and also
to furnish copy Of the field notes thereof and the
clerk shall Immediately mark the same the map Ia
his office.
IL. The township clerk shall furnish each supervi.
sor Of bis township with 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 be the duty OF the township clerk TO notify each
Of the supervisors whose district is affected by said
road aud also to furnish copy of the field notes
Of the same which road shall be immediately
marked the map OF the said district in his possess
II. The township trustees OF each organized town
ship shall, at the annual meeting to be holden the
second Monday OF April in each year, there
after the book is received by the clerk,
determine upon the additional amount Of property tax
to be levied for roads, and bridges plows and scrapers,
and levy the same, which .ha not be less han
more than thRre mills th" dollar tho anon ~