Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-25
LAWS OF IOWA.


Published by Authority.
CHAPTER i9s.
ANAcTto Repeal Section l6 Of Chapter rs.
Laws % Tie Ninth General Assembly. revals
lin, IA Lew aud Collection OF Tax on tsross
Receipts Of kailrosd Companies and 10 Enact
sIlstlta-e thersi9f.
Sxrr,ox 1. BE % enacted By Tire Gensrat A.
e,ably o. tie .S,assef loird, That section sixteen
al .f,;,+.r ore hundred and seyenty-t three of
Laws ~ the Ninth GENERAL Assembly. De and
the anne is hereby repealed, and the following
srh.,,,uted III srefor section Is. Each railroad
comp.uy in the State shall annually on or be.
fore The ifteenth day OF February. tile IN the Of
ice OF the Treasurer OF s'a,e asworn statement,
setting forth. first, the gross receipts Of their
railroad without reduction ldeductionl of ex
n.pses TOR the wear ending on The thirty ,irst
day OF December precsding second, the
number of miles Of their railroad IN each coun
" on the thirty first day OF Dscsmbsr prrced-
..s,.,.rv and treasury Of such company. apd,hs
-snersl superintendent Of their railroad. And
~ T,essurer of State shall levy on said qross
| receipts . tax of one per esntum, which the
aid railroad company small pay on or before the
last day Of February, aissr wnich the said taxes
All become delinquent, and the same penalties
.nd.;n,erest al all attach a. on other taxes After
49, ia tares become delinquent, the Treasurer
OF STATE shall proceed TO collect the same in the
| sam. manner and with the same rights aud pow.
| ers as a sheriff may on execution
| Ore. half OF sald taxes levied and collected as
| ,sors.sid shall be equally spportioned bv the
Treasurer Of State 10 the several Counties
| tnronyn which the said roads respectively run.
| in norpor,ion 70 the number OF miles OF main
| track Of road in each county. aud shall be paid
| over by him TO the county treasurer of such
| county. III any railroad company shall tail to
| mske The sworn statement required by this act.
| the treasurer Of state shall ascertain near as
| NAV be the gross receipts OF such delinquent
| co,npanv ana assess thereupon the said one per
| centu,n' ana shall seize and lew upon the whole
| or part OF the property rights ana franchises of
| srcn COMPANY, aud after giving ten DAYS public
| motto. Of the time aud place OF sale, s.ai. pro-
coed 10 sell the same Al public auction. to salts
| fv the amount Of said assessment toge Their with
| all costs aud expenses incurred IN making the
| assessment and sale. The Auditor Of State shall
draw awarrant upon me senelai revenue. pay
aule TO the order of the Treasurer OF State, for
lie necessary expenses incurred by him on
| eithsr Of the assessment or the collection of
| the taxes a. required by this act.
Ths lax herein provided for shall be In lieu of
alltsxes for any and oil purposes on the road
| bed. track, rolling stock and necessary build
inc, for GENERATING their road. But other pro
| perty belou ging 10 such company, whether per-
| son.i or real. shall be taxed o. property Of in
dividuslsin the respective counties in which the
| same NAV lie.
.rsi Assembly of immediate importance. sbsll
| no in force from and after its publicstiou In
the Daily State Register and the Iowa Evening
Statesman, newspapers published At Des
Moines city, lows.
Approved Aprils. 1858:
hereby certify that the foregoing Ae, took
eject by publication, ~ required in Section =
thereof. on the 2sth day Of April, A. b. 1855.
Ed. WRIGHT, sec'y of Sta.e.
CHAPTER III,
AN ACT for the regIstery OF electors and to
| prevent fraudulent voting.
rxcuox b, t snattsd By the General A.
s<r,btv Of the State Of io,rd, That il shall be
the duty Of the township assessors ut every an
uusi n.,essment TO record in . sepsrate book Of
suitable si,e. TO be provided BY the board of su
per,isers Of the county, the full name and place
Of residence of every resident voter in the town
ship who is or who may become qualified cleo
tor IRE yicus to the general election. Said list,
.rouerly certified, shall be delive cred to the
township clerk ON or before the first day OF
july in each wear. after the year A. b., 1855.
SIX, q The township trustees and clerk shall
constitute q board Of registery for their respec
tive townships, and shall meet after the year
1868. annually ct the office Of the township
CLERK on the nrst Monday in September, at y
| O'Clock A. H., for the purpose OF making . list
Of all Qualified electors IN their respective town
| ships THIS list shall be called and known Us
the register o. electors.
| Sxc 4. The register Of elections shall con-
tain the name IN full. alphabetically, arranged,
according to surnames, 50 as TO show one
| coiuma the name at full length, and IN another
column opposite ineites and Incorporated wi
lagos, the residence by number OF dwelling, If
there b. q number, ard the name oil the street
| or other location Of the dwelling place OF each
person The register shsll be made from the
assessor. list and from the poll books Of the
nett previou. election. Said register shall be
kept by the township clerk, who shall. within
two days alter the adjournment OF the Joard,
4 ..f Il r,h
cd up in q conspicuous place in his Office, winch
be accessible TO Any elector Of the township
| who NAV desire to Ell smine the same.
SEC L. Tie board Of registry shall hold .
meeting ct the place where the last generalelec-
ton was held, or, if from any cause 1t cannot be
held at such place, then at some place TO be des-
iguatcd BY notice published in At leastone paper
printed 10 the township, or posted IN at least
| three public places therein, on the Tuesday pre-
csdiug the general election OF each year, q
which they shall revise, correct, and complete
the register Of elections, and they shall hear any
evidence that n ay be brought before them in ref
erenco TO such correction. They shall be in SEES
| sion for this purpose from O'Clock, A.. n, until
ST. H., and from day TO day thereafter and until
they shall deem the Register properly completed.
SIC. 5. In cases of incorporation elections, 1t
shall be the duty OF the clerk OF the city or
town to prepare, for the pol books OF the last
| preceding annual election Of said corporation
| an alphabetica, register of the electors as pro
| vided fer in Section of this act, and shall post
| up one copy thereof IN each ward ct the place
| where the las grecedng election was held, one
| month proceed such election, and furnish the
| original to tAe board of registry at the ne H
| meeting. The BOARD OF registry tor said cities
| and towns sha!i consist OF the mayor. assessor,
| clerk and m8fsasl, who shall meet for the pun
| pose of corret ting the registry. one week before
| such election, 1t the usual place of meeting OF
| the city council or trustees, and after having
corrected the registry OF voters in each ward. as
l contemplated n the general provisions oil this
act, said board shall cause acertfed copy ofsaid
| registry for each ward in said town or city, TO
| be delivered tie election board Of such ward
1 at or before The time Of opening the polls AT
ter the canvtssrg of the votes. the registries
shall be attached TO the poll books and filled IN
the office Of the clerk of the city or town for tie
use OF the succeeding board OF registry. Inc
| general provisions of this act shall extend TO
| incorporate towns and cities SO far as they may
be applicable The names Of oil persons not
l qualified as electors shall be striker from the
register, and any person appearing to register
his name may BE- challenged by any slector OF
member OF the board, and il case OF such cnal
lengs shall be s1imined on oath touching Ais
qualifications as an slsctor, which examination
may or may not in the discretion Of the board. De
| reduced TO writisg; andif itshall appear upon
SUCH animation that the person 10 entitled TO %
registered in the opinion Of the board or II sser
such examination the said person wiltake On oasn
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the registry 10 made, legal voter, stating the
ward. district. or township, in which he resides
and c0mplyingin other respects with the re-
quirsmsots Of the oath aow administered 70 ~
elector in case Of his being challenged. then she
board shall cause the meme OF said person to %
registered. :.
SSc .. The register Of elections shsli q ai
tines b open 10 the inspection q the Office Of
the tovaship clerk without charge.
6.c: Z. The board Of registry may appoint
clerk IN the absence Of the township clerk, ana
nay administer oashs in Ill cases coming bsfofs
them for actioa.
BIC. 9. II shall - the duty Of judges Of cleo
tons - desieuste Of their number TO check the
names Of every person voting, whose name 70
on the register. Ne vote shall be received 81
suy general or special election hereafter held n
this State from any person whose name does not
appear on the register, unless he person o6er-
ing TO vote shah furnish the judges Of election
bis sfhdavit. shosing that he 10 qualified cleo
| tos. and proper reason for not lappear1ng De-
fore said board On day for correcting said reg
lister. aad prove By the aAidavlt Of . person
whose name il on said register that he Knows
such person 20 be resident Of such township
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