The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-05-06
LAWS OF IOWA.
Ps6lisAed by Authority.
CHAPTER 81.

An Act to authorize and empower
cities to build and maintain toll
bridges. and to provide therefor.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, That all cities within this
State through or into which any river
or stream Of water may fow, are
hereby authorized aud empowered to
build and maintain any number Of
toll bridges, over and across any such
rivers or streams, - in the discre.
tion Of the City Council Of any such
city, shall secp best for the public
interest: Provided. the power here
in conferred shall not DO construed
in any way to affect the vested rights
Of any person or corporation now cx-
listing 10 Or to any toll bridge fran
chisc. sz
500. 2. For the purpose cf carry.
ing into effect the power above CON-
ferrcd upon cities, it shall be lawful
for any city to issue its bonds with
coupons attached, bearing interest at
q rate aot exceeding ten per cent.
per annum. for the payment Of the
cost Of building and maintaining any
such bridge or bridges; Provided the
indebtedness 80 created shall not at
any one time exceed in amount Eve
per cent Of the assessed valuation Of
the taxable property within said city,
and provided such bonds shall not
run for . lengcr term than twenty
years.
Sec. 8. II shall be lawful for any
such city. and the duty thereof, 70 set
aside and pledge and keep ~ scpa.
rate fund for the liquidation and pay
ment Of any such bonds and coupons,
all the tolls received from all persons
for travel or passage Of animals,
teams or freight. over or upon any
sncb bridge or bridges, after deduct
ing the necessary expenses Of opera
ting and maintaining any such bridge
or bridges, and such additional rev.
enus Of the city ~ may be nccessa-
Try.
Ser. 4. Any ordinance which may
be passed in pursuance Of the author
ity conferred BY this Act, for the
building ofany such bridge or bridges
and the payment therefor, shall pro-
vide the rates Of toll which shall be
charged and collected. for the pas
sage Of persons. teams, animals, and
frcights, and such rates shall not be
changed until the indie bt edness on ac-
count Of tho building. operating and
maintaining Of such bridge or bridges
is liquidated, and when such indcbt.
edn1es is liquidatcd such bridge shall
be free to the public.
| Sec. 5. It shall be lawful for any
city wherein any such toll bridge 10
situated, to regulate the manner Of
riding and driving thereon Of all
teams and animals, and to enforce
such regulations By declaring the VIC.
lation Of the same . miedemeanor,
and imposing therefor such penalties
as are authorized by law to be irpos-
ed in the case Of other misdemean-
ors. and to impose such penalties for
! willful refusal to pay lawful toll,
and the rates Of toll shall be conspic-
iously posted At tho ends Of such
bridges.
Sec. 6. This act shall not be con-
strucd TO affect IN any way the power
and authority now conferred upon
cities to create and provide for the
payment Of any indcbtedness for 9th
er purposes than those mentioned in
this act.
Sec. 7. This Act being deemed
|Of immediate Importance shall take
effect from and after its publication
in the Daily State Register and Dali
y Bulletin. newspapers published at
Des Moines.
Approved April 9th. 1870.
thereby certify that the foregoing
Act Was published in the Daily Iowa
State Register April Is, and in the
Des Moines Daily Statesman $3.50.
1870.
I'D WR.sur. Secretary Of State.
ACARD.