The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31

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II. To lay cut, sstablish, alter or discon
tious any county road heretofore or nov
laid ont or hereafter to BE- laid through 81
within theirrespeetivs counties, as may b.
provided By law.
ii. To provide for the erection Of Al
bridges which may be necessary snd whiol
the pnbiic convenience may requirs within
their respective counties and TO keep the
same in repair.
~. To filthy appointments all vncaneiei
that may occur in any Of the county Offices
by death, resignation or removal and such
appointee shall hold his Office until the next
succeeding general election and until bis
successor shall be elected and qualified.
70. To purchase for the use Of the
county any real estate necessary for ths
erection Of buildings for the support Of the
poor ofsuch county and for q farm to be
used in connection therewith.
Il. 10 have and exercise all the powers
in relation to the poor now possessed by the
County Judge or County Court, and to make
such rules and regulations (not inconsistent
with law rs they may deem necessary for
the government Of their bcdy, the transac-
tion ef business and the preservation Of
order.
22. The Board Of Supervisors shall con-
stitutc the Board of County Canvassers.
23. That shall not DO competent for
said Board Of Supervisors to order the cree.
tiOn OF u Court House, Jail, Poor House or
other. building or bridge, nor the purchase
Of real estate for county purposes shers the
.probable cost willexceed two thousand dol
lars, until proposition therefor shall have
been FIRST submitted to the legal voters Of
the county, aud voted for BY a majority Ut
all voting for and against such proposition,
ut n general election; notice Of the same be-
ing given fer thirty days previously in a
newspaper, ii one is published in the county,
and II none, be published therein, then by
written notice, posted in a public place In
each township in the county.
SEC. II. They shall cause to be made out
and published imm sdiately after each regu.
lar or special meeting Of the Board, in at
least one newspaper, il there be one in the
county, il not BY posting on the Court
House door, schedule of the receipts and
expenditures Of the county, which shall state
the pames Of all claimants, the amount
claimed, the amount allowed, for what pur-
pose allowed, and full statement Of the
amounts " the Treasurer's account at the
Fast seltlem, mt as on his balance sheet, or
account current IN making the settlement; no
tax shall be levied, no contract for the eres.
ton Of any public buildings entered into, no
settlement ~ith the county officers made, no
real estate purchased or cold, no new site
designated for any county buildings, no
change madein the boundaries of townships,
and no money appropriated to aid in the
majority of the whole Board of Supervisors
voting therefor and consen,ing thereto.
SEC. IL. The authority heretofore exer.
cised by the County Judge in ordering the
publication of advertisements in each county
shall be hereafter exercised by the Clerk Of
the District Court, Sheriff, and Treasurer
and Recorder respectively, each one acting
for his own department, and the Board of
Supervisors shall designate the Journals in
which al! other county notices shall be pub.
Hshed.
SEc. IA. Itshall be the dnty Of the Board
ut their June meeting, to equal,ze the assess
ment rolls and levy all uniform taxes to be
levied on the taxable property in the coun
ty. 20 ."
4 SEC. Is. All jury fees may be audited
and paid as now provided by law, the CLERK
keeping q trne record of the same winch
shall be laid before the Board of Supervisors
and be male up in heir account.
SEC. l6. Each member Of the Board OF
Supervisors shal. be allowed compensa-
ton Of two dollars per day for his services
in attending the meetings Of the Board and
ga = a,,A
from the place Of meeting, TO be audited by
the Board and paid by the county, provided
no Supervisor shall receive pay for more
than fifteen days in one year.
al SEC. II. The Board Is authorized and
required to keep the following books:
l. A book to be known as the .sminute
book" in which shall be recorded all orders
and decisions made by them, except those
reiating to roads and in which orders for the
allowance of money from the county Treas
ury, shall state on what account and to whom
'he allowance is made, dating the same and
numbering them consecutiveiy through each
year.
2. A book to be known as the "Road
Record'' in which shall be recorded all pro
ceedings and adjudications relating to the
establishment, change, or discontinuance Of
roads. -rF
3. a book to be known as the :'Warrant
Book" in which shall be entered IN the order
Of their issuance the number, date, amount,
names of the drawee Of each warrant draw
on the Treasury and the number of the
warrants rs directed ln relation to the minute
book.
SEC. ls. The Clerk Of the District Cour,
or in his absence his deputy, shall be the
Clerk of the Board Of Supervisors, and il
shall be his duty
LIST. To orecord all the proceedings of the
Board in proper books provided for that
purpose.
%. To make full entries of all their re-
solutions and decisions on all questions con.
cerning the raising OF money and for the
allowance Of meney from the County Treas
ury.
Sd. To record the vote Of each Supervi.
sor on any question submitted to the Board
il required bv any member present.
4th. To sign all orders issued by the
Board for the payment Of money and TO re.
cord in book provided for the purpose the
reports OF the County Treasurer of the re.
ceipts and disbursements of the county.
5th. To preserve and tile all accounts
acted upon by the Board with their action
thereon, and he shall perform such special
duties us are or may be required Of him by
law.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the Clerk
to designate upon every account on which
any sum shall be audited and allowed by the
Board, the amount so audited and allowed
md the charges for which the same was
and he shall also deliver to any per-
son who may demand it, a certified copy Of
any record in his office, or any account there
in, on receiving from such person fec OF
five cents for every folio Of Or hundred
words contained in such certified copy.
SEC. 20. The Clerk all not sign or Issue
any county order except upon the recorded
vote or resolution Of the Board Of Supervi.
sors authorizing the sams except for Jury
fees, and every such order shall be numbered |,
and date. amount, and number OF the same
and the name Of the person to whom issued
shall be entered in book to be kept by him
in his Office for the purpose.
SEC. 81. Whenever the Clerk Of the
Board Of Supervisors of my cnunty shall
receive from the State authorities notice Of
The "rportionment Of school moneys to he
distributed IN the ccanty, he shal, file the
same IN his once and transmit certified
n",y thereof to the County Treasurer and
he shall also lay a certified COW thereof