St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-04-26

cancies that may occur in any Of the
county offices by death, resignation or
removal and such appointee shall
hold his Office until the next succeed
ing general election and until his sue
ccssor shall be elected and qualified.
90. To purchase for the use of the
county any real estate necessary for
the erection Of buildings for the sup
port of the poor of such county and
for farm to he used in connection
Herewith.
81. To 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 as they may deem necessary for
the government of their body, the
transaction of business and the pre-
servation Of order.
%. The Board of Supervisors shall
constitute the Board Of County Can
vassers.
%. 1t shall not be competent
for said Board of Supervisors to order
the erection of Court House, jail,
Poor House or other building or bridge,
nor the purchase of real estate for
county purposes where the probable
cost will exceed two thousand dollars,
until proposition therefor shall have
been first submitted to the legal vo-
tiers of the county, and voted for by
majority of all voting for and against
| ,~rn~~c,t,nu a rnnpral cleo.
ton notice of the same being given
for thirty days previously in news
paper, if one is published in the coun-
ty, and if none be published therein,
then by written notice, posted in
public place in each township in the
county.
SEC. 70. They shall cause to be
made out and published Immediately
after each regular or special meeting
of the Board, in at least one newspa-
q per, if there be one in the county, If
i not by posting on the Court House
q door schedule of the receipts and
. expenditures of the county, viii, b
, shall state the names Of all claimants,
the amount claimed, the amount al
lowed, for what purpose allowed, and
I q full statement of the amounts OF the
| Treasurers accounts at the last set
, Element as on his balance sheet, or ac-
! count current in making the settle
o ment no tax shall be levied, no con,
= tract for the erection of any public
buildings entered into, no settlement
!. with the county officers made, no real
I estate purchased or sold, no new site
designated for any county buildings,
4 no change made in the boundaries OF
}. townships, and no money appropria'
J.. ted to aid in the construction OF roads
r and bridges without majority of the
i whole Board of Supervisors voting
4 therefor and consenting thereto.
p SEC. ID. The authority heretofore
! exercised by the County Judge in or
!. dering the publication of advertise,
/. ments in each county, shall be here
after exercised by the Clerk of the
Il District Court, Sheriff, and Treasurer
If and Recorder respectively, each one
p. acting for his own department, and
IF the Board of Supervisors shall desig
# nate the journals in which all othe
f. county notices shall be published.
SEC. IA. 1t shall be the duty of tn
rs Board at their June meeting, to equa
"a ize the assessment rolls and levy al
uniform taxes to be levied on the tax
,r able property in the county.
b. SEC. Is All jury fees may be at
dited and paid as now provided b.
,s law, the Clerk keeping true recor
of the same which shall be laid bt
~ fore the Board of Supervisors and b
V made up in their account.
SEC. i6. Each member of the Boart
2 of Supervisors shall be allowed a com
!. pcnsation of two dollars per day fol
. his services in attending the meetings
# of the Board and six cents per mile IL
d going to and returning from the place
of meeting, to be audited by the Board
o and paid by the county, provided nc
g Supervisor shall receive pay for more
than fifteen days in one year.
q SEC. II. The Board is authorized
v and required to keep the following
'e books
+ /. A book to be known as the "min
i. ute book" in which shall be recorded
,r all orders and decisions made by them
except those relating to roads, and il
@ which orders for the allowance of mon
If ey from the county Treasury, shall
d state on what account and to whom
,e the allowance is made, dating tn
same and numbering them consec'
o. lively through each year.
,s| 9. A book to be known as the "Roa
Record in which shall be rccorde
he all proceedings and adjudications r
or lating to the establishment, chang
ty or discontinuance of roads.
a 3. A book to be known as the eva
%. rant Book =" in which shall be cntere
on in the order of their issuance the nur
he ber date, amount, names of the drawt
cb Of each warrant drawn on the Urea
nry and the number of the Warrant
or as directed in relation to the minu
m book.
he Sec Is. The Clerk of the Distri'
nv Court, or in his absence his dcput.
d. shall be the Clerk of the Board of $
Ne pervisors, and it shall be his duty,
n. l. To record all the proceedings
" the Board in proper books provide
e. for that purpose.
n 2. To make full entries of all the
~ resolutions and decisions on all que
m tons concerning the raising of mol
a. ey and for the allowance Of none
from the County Treasury.
We 8. To record the vote of each 81
nd pervisor on any question submitted
u.s. the Board if required by any membe
re present.
4. To sign all orders issued by tt
he Board for the payment of money al
n. to record in book provided for Il
purpose, the reports of the Count
TO Treasurer, of the receipts and di
Nv bursements of the county.
or 5. To preserve and file all accoun
to acted upon by the Board with the
ID action thereon, and he shall perfor
ne such special duties as are or may
,e required of him by law.
Sec. l9. 1t shall be the duty of Il
III Clerk to designate upon every a