The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-11-12

shall be filed with the said Auditor who
shall record the same at full length i'm
: the records Of the Board Of Commits
: sioners Of said county, and carefully file
away and preserve the certificates, poll
books, and tally sheets aforesaid.
Sec. IL. If n majority of the votes
I cast shall be in fhtor of such railroad
appropriation. the Board OF County Com
missioners. at their ensuing regular June
session, shall grant the prayer of said
petition. and shall levy special tax Of
ut least One-half the amount specified
in said petition, but not exceeding one
per ccntum upon the real and personal
property in the county or township, as
the case may be, liable 10 taxation for
State and county purposes. which tax
shall be collected in all respects as other
i taxes are collected for State and county
purposes and if the sum so levied shall
not be equal TO the amount specified i'm
said petition. then the residue thereof
shall be levied by said Board Of County
Commissioners ut the June session Of
the following year.
Sec. 13. No county or township shall
be authorized, by the provisions of this
act. to appropriate TO railroad purposes,
or to raise by taxation for such purposes,
to exceed two per ccntum upon the tax
ables Of such county or township Gas said
taxables shall appear on the tax dupli-
cate Of the county,) in any one period of
two years.
Sec. IA. Said Board of Commissioners
may, after the assessment herein provid4
ed for, or any palt thereof. shall have
been collected. take stock i'm such rail-
road company, from time TO time, in the
proper county or township, as the case
may be. and pay thereforwhcn the same
is taken out of the moneys so collected
Ias aforesaid, or they may donate such
moneys TO said company for the purpose
of aiding in the construction of such
railroad, and pay the same over. from
time TO time, as the work progresses, as
hereinafter provided.
4 Section Is. If. after the special tax
shall have been levied. as provided for in
1.-THE twelfth section Of this act, and be-
fore it has been collected. the railroad
company shall have so far completed the
road to be aided as to be entitled to re-
Iceive the money which the Board of
q.
the same may be paid OH the order of
1.-THE Board out of any moneys in the coun-
Ity treasury not otherwise appropriated.
ito be refunded TO the county when such
special tax shall have been collected.
Section 16. No donations of money
shall be made to any railroad company
by such Board Of County commissioners
until the railroad TO be constructed shall
have been permanently located and work
thereon done and paid for by the COM
lpany equal TO the amount of the dona-
ton then made, nor shall to exceed fifty
PER CENT. of the money voted to be ap-
:Ipropriated to such railroad company be
donated and paid over to the company
until the iron is laid OH the road and a
train of cars shall have passed over the
cntire length thereof in such county on
township, as the case may be-.
Section H. After the monev author
lied by this act to be appropriated shall
lhSvc been levied and collected as afore-
said, and the subscription shall have
been made on behalf of the county or
'ltownahip. as the case may be. the rail-
road company. for whose aid the same
r|shall have been SO levied and collected.
AMY tic
contemplated in said petition. SO that
trains of cars shall pass over the same.
,lshall have the right TO demand and have
said money paid over according to the in
tent and meaning of this act and any
one OF said petitioners or any taxpayer
of the county or township, as the case
may e,may compel the same to be done
by mandate against the County Commits
lsioners.
! Section 18. "A failure on the part OF
{ the railroad company to commence
sIwork upon the railroad in said county
within one year from the levying of such
Especial tax, or failure to complete such
railroad ready for use within three years
from such levying. shall forfeit tire rights
IOf such company to such donation,unless
the County Commissioners, for good
lIcausc shown, shall give not to exceed
one years further time i'm which to com
fjplcte the same, and the money raised by
y ,Isuch special tax shall go into the general
funds of the county or township. as the
case may be, ard be used accordingly.
j Section 49, The officers conducting tho
rIclcctions, provided in this act, shall be
,|allowed the same pay as is allowed fol
Hike services In case of general elec.
: ton. Should the election result in favor
tof a railroad appropriation. the ex.
llpenscs of the election, after being paid
| by the county or township, as the case
\ may be, shall be charged against the rail.
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