The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-04-17
CHAPTER Is.

An act to enable townships and
incorporated Towns and Cities to
aid in the construction of railroads.
SEC. l. Be it enacted by the Gcn-
eral Assembly Of the state Of Iowa.
That it shall be lawful fer any town.
ship, incorporated city or town in
this state, through which any rail-
way has been or hereafter may be-
located. or to which it may be con-
tiguous. to aid in the constructions
thereof, as hereinafter provided.
SEC, , Whenever petition shalt
be presented to the council or tius->
tees of any incorporated city or town
or any township, signed by one third
Of the resident tax payers Of such
township, city or town, asking tho
question of aiding in the eonstruc-
tion ofany railway to be submitted
to the voters thereof, it shall be tho
duty Of the trustees, council, or
boards of trustees, to Immediately
give notice of a special election.
such notice to be given ir the man
ner Of notices of general elections,
which notices shall specify the rate
Of tax to be raised, at which cleo
tion the question of Taxation or
"No Taxation", shah be zubmittcd;,
and if a majority Of the votes pollcd
be for taxation then in that case
the township trustees and councils.
or trustees OF cities and towns. =
shall at once determine the per es1-
tum cf the same, and cause their re-
spcctive clerks or recorders to pre-
pare and certify to the board of su-
pcrvisors. as soon as practicable.
lists of the same, which shall 10
equal percentage on the, taxable
property in such township, city Or.
town, but said rate shall not exceed
FIVE per cent upon the assessed valuo
of the property therein. -
SEC. 3 That so soon A. such tax
lists are prepared, the tax hercin
provided for shall be due and col
lectaIle in the same manner as tho
county tax is collected, aud it shall
be the duty of the treasurer of the
county to proceed by himself or dep
uty to collect the same, and TO pay
it into the treasury of such countys
and the same shall be paid out by
such treasurer upon the order Of tho
president or managing director of
the railroad company, whose road
each tax is voted to aid which order
shall be accompanied by estimates
of the engineer in charge Of the work
IN such road, showing that an equal
amount has been expended for tho
construction Of such work within
such county and it is hereby po-
vidcd that tho taxes SO raised by
any township, city or town shall bo
only expended to aid in the constrne
tion of such road within such
township or the one contiguous
thereto, as near as practicable, Pro-
vided, that any taxpayer producing
to the county treasurer prior to tho
collection Of the tax voucher oea
the proper officer Of the railroad
company showing that bis tax haa
been paid to the satisfaction of tho
company, shall on filing the samo
with the county treasurer, be dis
charged from tax.
SEC, 4 All acts or parts Of acts
conflicting with the provisions ofthia
act are hereby repealed.
SEC, 5 This act being deemed by
the General Assembly Of immediate
Importance saall take effect and bo
in force from aud after its pnblica-
tion in the Iowa State Register and
Evening Statesman, newspapers
published at Dcs Moines, Iowa.
This bill having remained with
the Governor three days. (Sundaya
excepted } the General Assembly
being in session, has become . law.
this 9th day ofMarch. A. u. 1868.
ED WRIGHT, scc'y Of state.
l hereby certify that the torcgo>
ing act took effect by publication.
as required in section 5 thereof. Ola
the 30th day Of March, A. D. 1865
ED WRIGHT, sec'y If state.