Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-12
CHAPTER 100.

III 7.s.
AN ACT to Repeal Chapter 1853 Of
the Laws Of tile Ninth General As.
sembly, also Chapter 76 OF the
Laws OF the TeDth General Assem-
bly,, and to Enact Law prescrib-
ing the. Duties Of Township Tsus-
tees, and Board Of Supervisors IN
certain Cases, and 70 Provide for
the Levying and Collecting Of Road
Taxes, and determining the per
diem of Road Supervisors.
Section. 1. BE IL enacted 6y the
General assembly of the State of Iowa,
That chapter 1853 Of the laws OF the
Ninth Geuernl 7Assenshly, also chap
ter 76 Of the laws of the Tenth Gem
eral Assembly, be and are hereby re-
pealed.. .,ag
SEC. 2. The township trustees OF
each organized township I'm this State
shall, at an annual meeting to be
held on the second Monday In April
In each year, or as soon thereafter as
the assessment book Is received by
the clerk, determine upon the amount
Of property tax to he levied for roads,
bridges, plows, scrapers, tools, and
machinery adapted to- the c0nstruc-
tion and repairs of roads, aud for the
payment of any Indebtedness pre-
viously contracted by such township
for road purposes, and levy the same,
which shall not be less than one nor
more than three mills on the dollar.
on the amount of the township as
sessnlent for that year: and said trus-
tees shall at the same time determine
whether any of said tax shall be paid
I'm labor, aud IL they determine that
any part may be paid I'm labor, deter
mine what part may be so paid; said
trustees siSall at the same time ais0
determine whether any part of said
tax shall be general township fund,
for the purpose OF purchasing plows,
scrapers, or other implements, or
machinery. adapted to the construc-
tioD of roads and for general road
work In the township, and IL they
determine tlrat any of said tax be
appropriated for that purpose, they
shall determine what anlnunt OF said
tax shall be 50 appropriated; Pro-
ridcd, That when Incorporated towns
or cities are by sct of Incorporation
heretofore passed made road d!stricts
this act shall not interfere with such
districts but the eame shall be under
the control Of such city. SO &
SEC. 3. The supervisor shall with
In ten days after receiving the tax
listspecifed in section 892 and Sos,
chapter 48 Of the Revision OF 1850.
post up, In three conspicuous places
within his district, written notices Of
the amount Of road-tax assessed to
each taxpayer In said district, and
In case Of o failure 10 pay said tax by
the first Monday In October, In each
year, the supervisor shall report the
same to the township trustees, the
same as tax on non resident lands,
aud the tax thereon shall be collected
In the same manner, and With the
same penalties, as in the case OF nom
resident lands.
SEC. e.. The supervlsor shall cause
said tax collected by him to be ex-
pended for the purposes specified In
the second section OF this act, on or
before the first day Of October Of that
year, except the portion set apart for
y agenerall township fund, as provided
In section 2 OF this act, whfcl. shall
be by the supervisor paid over to the
township clerk from time To time as
collected, aud his receipt taken there
for.
SEC. s. The money tax levied up
on the property In each road district,
except that portion set apart as here
inbeforc provided to be set apart as q
general township fund, whether col
Iected by the supervisor or the county
treasurer, shall be expended for road
purposes I'm that district, and no part
thereof shall be paid out or expended
for the benefit Of any other road dis
trict.
SEC. 6. In every township where
the township trustees shall set apart
q portion Of the r0ad-tax a. general
township fund. for the purchase of
plows, scrapers, implements, and
machinery, to be used In the COM
structi0n and repairs Of roads, the
trustees shall require the township
clerk to give . bond In such addition
al sum as they may deem proper 10
secure the safe keeping Of such fund,
and shall appoint one Of their num-
Der, or the township clark, TO- take
charge OF and properly preserve and
keep 10 repair such tools, Implements,
and machinery; aud such person
shall have authority to determine at