Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-03-03
A Bill to Provide for the more uniform
mode of doing Township business.


SECTION ! BE Il enacted by The General
Of the .State Of Indiana, That
the Board Of county commissioners in each
county in this State may lay off and di-
vide the same into any number of townships
that the convenience the citizens may
require. accurately defining the boundaries
thereof, and may from time to time make
such alteration in the number AMI names,
and boundaries of such townships as they
may deem proper.
SEC. 2 The description Of the bounda-
ries of such townships shall be entered at
full length in the records of such boards,
as also alterations in such boundaries,
and all new and additional townships
which may be formed.
SEC. 3. The township and road districts
now established shall remain as they are.
subject to alteration or subdivision as
provided in this at.
SEC. 4. Each AMI every township that
now is or may hereafter be organized in
this State is hereby declared body
polite and corporate, by the name and
style Of township Of com-
ty, according to the same of the township
and county in which the same may be or
ganized, and by such name may contract
and be contracted with, sue and be sucl
in any court having competent jurisdic-
ton.
SEC. 5. The qualified voters in each
township shall, on the first Monday in
April, annually, at the usual place or pla-
ces of holding elections in such township.
elect a township trustee, who shall hold
his Office for one year, and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified. anil before
entering upon the d,itics of his Office. he
shall take an oath or affirmation before
some person authorized to administer the
same, for the faithful performance Of his
duty. and execute bond. conditioned as
in ordinary official bonds, with at least
two freehold surcties. in penalty Of not
less than double the amount Of money
Which may come into his hands at any
time during his term by virtue of his Office.
to the acceptance of the County Audi
tor.
SEC 6. The duties of township trustee
shall be
FIrst-To keep true record of his Off
cial proceedings in book TO be provided
for that purpose;
.Se;ond--'ro receive all monies belong
ing to the township, and pay the same out
according to law as right and justice shall
require; ''.a
Third and fourth. providing for the
transaction of township business, and for
the superintendent of highways AMI
bridges stricken out. e' f'ss's s'elem
FyM-To divide his township into con :
veni,nt highway districts and make such
alterations in the same rs may be nccessa-
ry;el ~ .'TH e ~ faat"
.Sixth-To fill all vacancies that occur
in the office of supervisor of highways in
his township;
Secenh--To see a proper application
of all monies belonging to the township
for road or other purposes, and perform
all the duties heretofore required of the
township trustees, clerk, and treasurer,
under the supervisors act; iif t
Eighth-To have the care and manage.
ment of all property. real and personal. be-
longing thereto, and to supcrintend all the
interests thereof.
Ninh-To cause record to be made
accurately defining the boundaries and
numbers of each lroad district, and all
alterations made in the boundaries in such
district shall be accurately described in
the record. as
SEC. Z. The township trustee shall bc
inspector Of elections, oycrscer OF the poor
and fence viewer. st t.s ,,,f
SEC. 8. The trustee shall superintend
all the pecuniary concerns Of the township
and shall. at the March session of til,
County Board, annually. with the advice
and concurrence of the county commission.
ers, levy tax upon the property of sucl
township for township, road. and othe
purposes. and report the same to thu
County Auditor. who shall enter tho snm'
on the proper tax duplicate in scparats
column or columns, and the Treasure
shall collect the same as other taxes art
collected; but in case of failure of sucl
trustee and commissioners to concur then
the Board Of County Commissioners shall
determine upon and levy such township
road, and other taxes.
SEC. 0. All vacancies in the office o
townshiptruste shall be filed by the Boar
doing county business in term time, or b]
the Auditor in vacation, and every trnste
so appointed shall continue in Office unit
his successor is elected and qualified ,.
SEC. 10. The trustee shall examine AM
settle all accounts and demands chargeabl'
} against his township, and shall keep al
actual account current with his township
which shall be so arranged and kept as +
show the amount received and paid out o.
account Of separate and distinct funds, AM
to whom paid. as we'll as the whole receipt
and expenditures by one general account
land shall file all accounts as vouchers and
report the same to the County Board in hi
annual settlement Herewith.
1 SIC. IL. The township trustee shall an
|. nually, on the last Saturday in February
settle with and audit the accounts of su
Ipcrvisors Of roads in his township. an
shall on the following Monday. make I
. the Board Of County Commissioners a com
plete report Of the receipts and expendi
lures Of his township during tho preccdin
+ year. which report shall clearly exhibi
: the amount receivedand expended on town
shin ROAD school and other purposes, q