The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-12
COUNTY AUDITOR.


As this new official machinery has gone
into operation, and is attracting Hawkeye at
tention, We give here the Law of the las,
General Assembly creating it:
CHAPTER 100.
CREATING THE OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR.
AN ACT to provide for the Election Of County
Auditors, and to Define their Powers and Dur
ties and Making County Judges er-e6icio
County Auditor.
SECTION l. Be II enacted by the General AS.
sembly of the State of Iowa, That at the general
election preceding the expiration of the term OF
office Of the present county judge in any county,
aAA evesy two years thereafter, there shall be
elected In each organized county In this State q
County Auditor, whose term of office shall COM
mence on tho FIRST Monday in January follow
ing his election, and who shall hold his office for
two years, and until his successor is elected and
qualified. The county Judge in each county shall
be- er-obcie, auditor after the rst day of Janua-
ry 1859, and shall discharge the duties of county
auditor until the said auditor shall be elected and
qualified, and sitter the said auditor shall be elect
ed and qualified, the Office of county Judge shall
cease. Said auditor shall cot as clerk Of the
Board Of Supervisors, and shall perform all du-
ties required by law to be performed by the clerk
OF the board Of supervisors and such other duties
as may be required Of him by the board If super
risou. He shall perform all duties in respect to
the school fund and school lands now performed
by the clerk Of the district court and for fa;lnre
or neglect to discharge any of the duties hereby
or by lew conferred on him, shall be liable to the
same penalties, and in the same manner. and To
the same extent, - the clerk Of the board OF SUI
Pervisors or clerk Of the district court are isl lin
bio for like failure or neglect
SEC. 2. The auditor shall have power to or
ercise all the duties now performed by the clerk Of
fhe board OF supervisors in relation to the estab.
lshmenf, alteration and vacation of road, v;th;r
his county, and for that purpose shall have pover
ana 20 receive petitions, issue notices,
appoint commissioners, and TO hear and 1ete,m;n.
oil msttefs In relation to the vacation e.tahI;sh
ment or alteration of roads, and to make nj, ~
ders relating to the same, subject, however in MI
csses, to final review and approval by the board
of supervisors.
SIC. .. Tho auditor shall have the keen;n.
and management Of the transfer books provided
for BY ehaptss 81 of the acts of the Eleventh
Gepsfal Assembly, and for the transfers made on
snid books shall be entitled to fee Of twenty i;yo
cents for each deed, and the county recorder shall
not Ale for record any deed Of real property until
tne proper entries have been made upon the trans
Ter BOOKS N the auditors Office, and Endorsed up-
on inc deed; Provided, That 80 much Of said chap.
Ter e requires the date of tho fling of tho deed
IN tne transfer book, and the keeping Of the des
SEc.4 Vacancies occuriin. ~
ditor shall b filed by appontmsn.I e o,oo q au
Of supervisors, and the person SO ING poaiu
hold his Office until his successor i snail
quail fed. Such auditor, and the count, s,ea ana
before entering upon the discharge Of the Inxs
tion $40 Of the Rsvision Of 1850, and shah .a SEC
the usual oath Of ofSco, and such bond and ON
shall - 6Isd with theeounty treasurer.
SEC 8. II shall be the duty Of the county an
ditor 70 6ls all Official bonds Of justices Of the
peaos In the s1ace OF the clerk Of the di.tr;ct
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