The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-05-29
CHAPTER 100.


An act to repeal chapter I63 of
the ninth Genera! Assembly also
chapter 7G If the laws Of the Tenth
general assembly. and to enact
law prescribing the duties Of town
ship trustees and board of superyi.
sors in certain eases and to provi,!s
for the levying and collecting q:
road taxes ard determining the per
diem ef road supervisors.
SEC. I. Be it enacted by tho Gen.
cral Assembly Of the state of Iowa.
That chapter 1913 Of tho laws Of tho
Ninth General assembly. also chap
ter rs Of tho laws Of The Tenth gem
eral assembly. be and are hereby
repealed.
SEC. ,. The township trustees of
each oIganized township in this
state shall. at al annual meeting to
be held on the second Monday in
April III each year, or as soon thers.
after rs the assessment book is re-
cciret by the clerk, determine upon
the amount of property tax to bo
la:led for roa us, bridges, piows.
scrapers, tools, and 4. machinery
adapted IL the construction and re-
pairs Of roads. and for the laymcnt
OF any Indebtedness previously con
tracted by such township for road
purposes, and levy the same, which
shall not be less than one nor more
than three mills ur the dollar, on tho
amount Of tho township assessment
for that year: and said trustees shall
ut the same time determine whether
any of said tax shall be paid in la
Dor, and il they determine that any
part may be paid in labor, deter
mine what part may ho 50 paid; said
trustees shall at the Same time de-
termine whether any part Of said tax
shall be a general township fund fr
the purpose Of purchasing plows.
s:rapcrs, or other implements or
machinery, adapted to the construc-
tion Of roads and for general road
work in tbs township. and If they
determine what amount Of said tax
shall be appropriated; provided.
that when Incorporated towns or
cities arc by act Of incorporation
heretofore passed made road dis
tricts this act shall not interfere
with such districts but tho same
shall be under the control Of saeL
city. a -
SIC. 8. The supervisor shall With
in ten days after rseeiying the tag
list specified in sections s92 and a93
chapter 46 Of the Revision Of 1860.
post up. in three conspicuous places
within his district, written notice.
of the amount Of road tnx assessed
to each taxpayer IN said district.
and III case OF 4 failure to pay said
tax BY tho first Monday in October
in each year, the supervisor SHALL
report the same to the township
trustees, the same as tax Oh nom
resident lands. and NE txx thereon
shall be collected in The same man.
ncr. and with the same penalties. ..
in tho case of nonresident lands.
SEC. 4. The supervisor shall cause
said tax collected by him to be OK
pended for the purpose specified n
the sccond section Of this act, on OF
before the first day Of October ~
that year, except tho portion set
apart for general township fund.
as provided in section 2 Of this act.
which shall bo by the supervisor
paid over to the township clerk from,
time to timc as collected, and his
receipts taken therefor.
SEC. 5. The money tax levied upon
the property in eae road district.
except that portion set alar. 40
hereinbcforc provided to b. set
apart as general township faa.l,
whether collected by the supcrv:-
sor or tbs county treasurer shall b.
expended for road purposes in that
district, and no par, thereof shall he
paid out or expended for the bc,.rAs
Of any other read district