The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-02-06

purpose Of assessing personal property
each year, with authority to ASSESS any
real property for the preceding year. 7th
And making provisions for the levy, COL
lection, and disbursement Of taxes for
road and to~nihip purposes By proper
township officers.
Gu the proposition to abolish the Office
Of County Judge, considerable discussion
took place N.ssrs. Eirkvood, Neil, Ran
kin and Trinble, expressing themselves
well satisfied with the present working Of
the system, and altogether preferable to
the former County Commissioner system
Me.srs. Jenkins. Bailey, Warner, CatteI
Davis If Polk, Carter. Foster and Grin
nell. advocated radical change, or at least
depriving that officer OF much If his pow
err. Messrs Loughridge and Them psou
would favor a limitation Of his power
The question being upon that part rec
ommendin- the establishments If "Coun-
~ Commissioners or Township Supervi-
sors,' it vas decided in the negative.
On the abolishing Of the offce Of Coun-
ty Judge, the yeas we're Is, NAYS l6.
The question being on the division Of
the Office Of County Treasury and Recor-
der, and the election Of different persons
to fill said office, it vas adapted
The creation of the Office of County
Auditor was negatIved.
The fourth and fifth propositions, were
laid upon the table.
The sixth proposition Wa last
TIE seventh vas adopted
Mr.. Catteli said bis constituents were
anxious to have a township fund for road
purposes, 40 az 81 secure their being
worked early in the spring.
Mr.. Cartel submitted the following:
Resolved. That It il the sense Of this
BODY that there should be but one regu-
lar election in each year, and that the
committee on elections be instructed to
report bill providing for the election Of
County and Township officers at the De-
tober election. provided for in the Con
stitution and dividing the various officers
election bi-ennialIy, equally as practicable
"a between the annual elections adopted
The following resolution was adopted
in the House. bv a vote Of 81 tn 8
PssDir-r'. The Senate concurring. that
William smyth Of Linn county, WinsIov
T Barker Of Dubuque county and C. Ben
Darwin Of Dss MONIES county. be and
they are hereby appointed Commissioners
70 aid and assist IT.. Judiciary commit
tees 81 both Houses in drafting co,ie
Of civil and criminal procedure, and
adapt rhe law. now in force to the pruvi-
sions Of the new constitution.
It passed the Senate. after having been
amended BY striking out all after the
word Commissioners and inserting: 10
draft ard report to the Judiciary commit
tee of the two houses q code Of civil add
criminal procedure; and also to report
such change ~ nav sesns necessary 10
harmonic existing laws ard adapt them
to the aew constitution; ard said commits
sioners - revise ard codify the genera.
lava ~ the State ~ far ~ practicable
snd report the came in the several part.
through the judiciary committees - the
legislature a. speedily a. practicable; and
that after the sane shall have been enac-
ted a. laws BY the General Assembly,
that saii commissioners shall arrange and
index al Of the general laws into one
volume TO BE- published ~ order Of the
General Assembly; said volume to contain
all general la~s in force Ia the State.
TIE prospect il that the session wi1 be
quite lengthy. a. it gill take long time
fire another edition Of the code Is pgb-
nshed