St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-01

lie Highways, and prescribing the Duties OF Township
Officers in certain cases.
+ SECTION l. Be enacted by tie General As
senably Of tie State Of ko,ca, That the township
trustees of the several townships OF this State
shall meet on the first Monday of October, A.
D., 1858, and every subsequent year thereat-
ter, and divide their respective townships into
such number of road districts as they may
deem necessary for the public good.
: =. There shall be elected ut the general
election in the fall of 1858 and annually there
after, one supervisor for each road district
within the several townships of this State,
| who shall hold his office for one year and un-
! til his successor is elected and qualified. Said
| supervisor must reside in the district for which
he was elected. and in the election OF said su-
pervisior no elcctor shall vote for more than
one supervisor and none other than the one
residing in the district where such elcCtor re-
sides, but no person shall be required to serve
as supervisor who is exempt by this act from
performing labor on the highway.
D. Said election shall be conducted as
other elections, and it shall bc the duty of the
township clerk to notify said supervisor elect
within five days after said election. and said
supervisor elect thus notified shall appear be
fore the township clerk within ten days there
after and give bond and take the oath of Office
us required by the Constitution Of the State
| of Iowa.
ANY supervisor elect, after having been
notified as required in section ) Of this act,
who shall fail to appear before said township
clerk unless prevented by sickness within
the specified time and give bond and take the
oath of Office us required by this act, shall for
felt and pay the sum of five dollars, and in
case OF his failing or refusing to pay the same,
it shall be the duty of his successor i'll office
to collect the said amount " suit OF other
i ~iss, and apply the same to the repairing oi
roads in his district.
i s. Each supervisor SO elected shall bc re
qtired to give bond in such sum and with
such security as the township clerk may deem
rcUuisite conditioned that he will faithfully
and impartally perform all the duties devoiv-
ing upon him, and appropriate all moneys that
may come into his hands by virtue OF his Of
flee according to law. which bond shall be kept
bv the township clerk among the papers OF
his office And in the event of Il vacany oC-
currin. in any road district within his town
ship it shall be the duty If the township clerk
; to fill such vacancy by appointment Us soon as
notified OF the same.
8 Each supervisor shall require all the
able bodied male residents OF his district he
tween the ages of twenty One and torty-hN" I"
perform two days labor upon the public high
way between the first day of April and the
, lirst day Of July of each year as hereinafter
, provided.
s. The supervisor shall be required t"
give nj least three days notice previous to the
dav or days designated to work the roads 10
all persons in his district subject to work ~
required in section six OF this act, what day hr
will supcrintend the work on the roads with
in his district and all persons ST. notified must
meet said supervisor at such time aud place,
and with such tools. implements and teams 'tr
said supervisor may designate, and shall lahni
diligently under the direction OF the supcrNl
sor. for eight hours each day, and for such tive
days labor performed the supervisor shall give
' to the person u certificate, which ccftihcat'
- shall be evidence that such person las per
formed labor on the public highway rs required
bv section q OF this act. and shall exempt sucl
prrsnu from performing labor i'll payment b"
road poll tax in that OF any other road dlstrlc
within this State for the same year. PROVIDED
&c that any person furnishing good team, col.
IL sistiur of two horses or their equivalent, shal
I'll he allowed the same for the team that Is al
er lowed for able bodied men per day.
il SIS Each person malc liable to perform
pit labor on the public highway 10y section = "
this act, who shall fail or neglect t" attcn
either in person or 10y satisfactory sulstltut
at the time and place appointed with the d'
sirnatcl tool, implement or team. having hs
three ,Iays notice thereof, or having ATTENDED
shall spend his time in idleness, or disohey III
supcryiSor or furnish to said supervisor witt
in five DAYS thereafter some satisfactory cN
,iI ~ .,',1sr,;snr tbn sum of one dollar an
10 Silu oupei' iSo' ~ It I,,, lIinnI,.rr,
twenty -iNe cents ~! '''''t 10Y , ,
and in case of failure to pay such forte
within ten days, it is hereby made the duty
such supervisor to recover the same 10y actlo
of debt in the name of the supervisor, bcto
~ any Jusu.y Vi wac - -, onlj.itei shall
SNIP whi'h 'no"es 's ", l' ,L. t,,IJir biyhwa
iihihe'ha,sis oNPCn'.u oNP: "La Ill in,f,, tba sa,,
e LII, - rod lt
amount oi 'aoo, 30 20 sh',il ba ,llnwad II
or oodieo 'ii'i', iTi ,,j tif,y crnts mrr Iav
40 sui Vi ohe . ,,ssnr;v snent in notifyi,
80 .',,s il'e ,a ',n, lin ONT his returns viii
nd tle hai1S anu III ,,, f ,hn rnod fund Aft
in sum siiai' nC r.,. w." ,rori ra,ui,.J Inv :,
ock nS ~, amj rn,J tax fnr that We;
Is tioii VI .i'is "a. !, 80 81 !; w., ,,onav in
line io'i'oG .ii'' - - bich +, nav In. :,
all supervisor, hc shall he ehtitied I" receive
is,s certificate IRON tie to"hship '',in ~.
&c ",'iou'i. y, fh;,.h r,.rt;fr,tr shall hc
lion auo,I ', t., ar.nt nf his avn road tax for
'ti' GIVE" n ~. p p"y NV
s"C'eeo'hi !e'i, .,,,s,. of o,o,,I;,c, the
a. ~ ioi Wv Pa;i -, ii, ISc,tior
I'i''e'!e W w -: ~ -; di,nac,i,.a d;st,;,
VI: w. 49,, -, "a. duty of the cam
;,L,,, 81 o,,h comfy of This State to f,lrn
bout J"oS' - ~ tou,nsIin clnrks nf his com
bay .;,h;, - ,namtbs after the taking efft.ct
e Of ,L;-o, Nth , ma, an a srs,l,, of not less Il
lrrcl ~ iio q, =. ~" Ii al tbair resnect
n in .Ii,' ."o ihIi.' ~, ,sb;ah man shnll he plai
to ,oarad al rnaas Which are at the the tim
rs. ,n"rina Srrb man lcaal roads, which !
'ii'nS n s,,.' ,,,'S,,..d ,r,nn., III. ma,
" S,i'I; - III a,,;nn h,d II i frther madc the !,
Oh ms oii.c, anu I" - ~, li'.. 80 ~.
oi tie county JUG i,i'ii, NM ,,'!,if', FL, ~
3. taoiisnihS ol any ne" lopt 70 not Wv.
acres snip clerks oi inc ~ -, ~, :,
nne- mas pceh ioca'eu. VI 'ito 80 ,,,.' fid -
f St anu aiso u iu' niSi N'PI :l;,I -
the thereof an. !he elelN :; sii,i. az I'LL
SIl. The township clerk shall fur
,R. each supervisor Of his township with II ma
his district, which map shall contain all
. lcraI roads in said district, and when any
road shall have been established IL sliaI
the duty OF the township clerk to noliy
Shell 81 -, Il .,a alsn h, Furnish "A ,nl