Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-27
Gbs Soma Wnter.
A. F. Sperry, Editor.
From, the House.

"The 18th Amendment was passed
by the Senate on Wednesday, and
by this House yesterday. Irish of
johnson, Mills and O'Donnel of Du-
buque, made speeches against, and
Cults, Kasson, and Parsons of Fort
Dodge in favor. The vote was a
strict party vote.-A Resolution was
referred to the Com. on Judiciary in
regard to amending the State Consti-
tuition to extend the elective fran
chise to females.-I send you bill
on change of Supervisor System.
There are others before the House.
l think there is no doubt that there
will be change"
So Democrats continue to kick
against the pricks as to the Amend
ment. Well, if does 'em any good,
let 'em enjoy it.-But we hope to see
our Delegation fair and square in fa-
vor of Woman Suffrage. There's
no use ip opposing it, gentlemen: it's
bound to come.
AS to the bill Mr.. d. sends, CIT. F.
No. 10, by Hon. c. Dudley,) we don't
like it. 1t is too loose and i'll digest
ed. The logical construction of the
first section allows Supervisors them
selves to elect additional Supervisors
though that can hardly be the in
tent. Sec. is almost as bad, gram
maticaHy. We don't like the pro-
vision which makes the terms OF
Office of unequal length permanently.
The matter ought to be arranged so
that, after the first, there should be
one new Supervisor elected every
year. And under the new system,
Supervisors ought to give good Off
cial bonds, in the aggregate at least
as heavy as the auditors or Treasu-
rer's-so as to give the people some
hold on them when needed. And
their pay per day ought to be consid-
erably greater than now.
Hasty and ill-considered legisla-
ton is worse than none. We earn
estly hope to see some good, careful,
well-digested plan adopted for a
change in the Supervisor System, so
as to reduce the number of Supervi-
sors to three, four or five, per county.
But here is the bill in question, as
printed:
House File No: 10. By c. Dudley.
\ BILL
For an act to change the number and
manner of electing County Super
viSOrs.
SECTION 1. BE IL enacted dy the
General -1ssenbyy he STATE Of Io,rd,
That from and after the first Monday
of January, 1871, the Board of super
visors of each organized county OF
this State shall consist of three mem
bers, where the population does not
exceed twenty-five thousand, and
for each full ten thousand above
twenty-five thousand, they may elect
an additional supervisor.
r-.SEe.-2. The Supervisors Of each
county shall, at their July meeting
1870. divide these counties into the
number of districts that they are en-
titled to elect Supervisors by section
one of this act, making the districts
as near equal as practicable, but no
township shall be divided in forming
supervisor districts, and each district
shall he entitled to elect one supervi-
sor at the general election OF 1870,
who shall hold these Offices until
their SUCCESSORS are elected and quail
fed.
SEC. 3. On the first Monday of
January, 1871 the supervisors elect
shall decide by lot the length OF their
respective terms Of Office, so that in
those Counties entitled to only three
supervisors, one shall hold his office
one year, one two years, and one
three years; and in counties entitled
to four supervisors, two shall hold
their Office three years; and in coun-
ties entitled to five, two shall hold
their office two years, and two three
years, and one one year; and at ev-
ery general election thereafter all
vacancies shall be filled by the cleo
ton of person in the district where
the vacancy occurs.
SEC. 4. Said supervisors shall
qualify as now prescribed by law.
SEC. 5. Said board of supervisors
shall have. the same powers, duties,
and responsibilities as the board of
supervisors as now organized in this
State.
SEC. 6. All laws and rules that
apply to the board Of supervisors as
now organized, shall apply to board
contemplated by this bill.
SEC. 7. All acts and parts OF acts
that conflict with this act, are hereby
repealed. +.
SEC. s. This act being deemed Of
Immediate importance, shall take
effect from and after its publication
in the State Register and Des Moines
Bulletin, papers published at Des
MOines.