The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-03-13
TOWNSHIP BOARD.

TOWNSHIP BOARD.
Sec. 63. [62.] The supervisors of each
township shall constitute township board
for the purpose ofcauditing all accounts
payable by such township, and if from
any cause there shall not be three super
yisors present, the vacancy shall be filled
by some one or more justices of the peace,
to be designated by such of the supervis-
ors as are present.
SEC. 64. [63.] The township board
shall meet annually on the Tuesday next
preceding the annual township meeting,
ito be held in such township for the pur-
pose of auditing and settling all charges
against the township, and they shall: state
in such account the amount allowed by
them, but no allowance shall be made on
any account which does not specifically
state each item of the same and the ma
ture thereof.
SEC. 65, l64 The said board shall al
so, at said meeting, examine and audit
the accounts of the township treasurer,
and of all other township officers who are
by law authorized to receive or disburse
any money of the township by virtue of
their Office. 5-
SEC. 66. 1861 Said board shall draw
up q report stating in detail the items of
each account and the person to whom
such allowance was made; such report
shall contain statement of the fiscal con-
Germs of the township, and an estimate of
the sum necessary for the current expen-
scs thereof, the support of the poor and
other Incidental expenses of the ensuing
year.
SEC. 67. 1861 Such report shall be
publicly read bp the clerk at the next en-
suing township meeting, and the whole or
any part of said report may be referred to
a committee, whose duty it shall be to ex-
anime the same and report thereon TO
such meeting.
SEC. 68. l67. The amount of any ac-
count audited and allowed by the town.
ship board, and the amount of any account
voted to be allowed at any township
meeting, shall be paid by the township
treasurer on the order of the board, signed
BY the chairman and attested BY the clerk:
and the clerk shall keep correct account
of all orders issued, with the number.
date, and amount of each, and to whom
payable.
SEC. SO. [68. The township clerk shall
be the clerk of the township board, and
shall keep true record of all their pro-
ceedings, in his Office, and shall file IN his
Office all accounts audited by the town.;
ship board, and preserve the sarae for the
inspection of any of the inhabitants Of the
township.
SEC. 10. 1891 Supervisors, assessors
and clerks of election, shall each be en-
titled to two dollars per day, for each day
actually devoted to the discharge of their
duties. The township clerk shall be en-
titled TO such compensation as may be al
lowed by the township board.
SEc.7I. I7o.l All acts and parts of acts
heretofore passed upon the subject of this
act, are hereby repealed. -
Approved Feb. 18th, 1858.
I JAMES W. DESvER, Secretary of the
Territory of Kansas, do hereby certify the
above to be true copy OF the enrolled ldH
on fle IN my Office
In testimony whefeef, hereunto have
subscribed my name and ransed
the great seal of the Territory
~ to Be affixed Done at Office
Sal at Lecompton, this 22nd day Of
0S February, A. D. eightesn kan-
dred and ffty-sight.
sas. = JAMES ". DENVER.
6 Col Wade Hampton, Of South