The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-05-12
CHAPTER "a.

er cities to build and maintain toll
bridges, and to provide therefor.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That all cities within this State
through or into which anyi river or
stream of water may flow, are here
by authorized and empowered to
build and maintain any number OF toll
bridges, over and across any such
rivers or streams, as in the discretion
of the City Council ofany such city,
shall seem best for the public inter-
est Provided, the power herein con-
ferred shall not be construed in any
way to effect the vested rights Of any
person or corporation now existing
in or to any toll bridge franchise.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of carry
ing into effect the power above con.
ferred upon cities, it shall be lawful
for any city to issue its bonds. with
coupons attached, bearing interest at
a rate not 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 i've
per cent. Of the assessed valuation of
the taxable property within said city,
and provided such bonds shall not
run for longer term than twenty
years.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be lawful for any
such city, and the duty thereof, to
set aside and pledge and keep as q
separate fund for the liquidation and
payment of any such bonds and cou.
pons, oil the tolls received from all
persons for travel or passage of ami
mails, teams or freight, over or upon
any such bridge OF bridges. after de.
Quoting the necessary expenses OF
operating and maintaining any such
bridge or bridges, and such addition
al revenue of the city, as may be nee
essary.
Sec. 4. Any ordinance which may
be passed in pursuance ofthe author
ity conferred by this Act, for the
building of any such bridge or pridg.
es, and the payment therefor, shall
provide the rates of toll which shall
be- charged and collected, for the pass
age Of persons, teams, animals, and
freights, and such rates shall not be
charged until the indebtedness on &C
count of the building, operating and
maintaining of such bridge or bridg-
es is liquidated, and when such in
debtedness is liquidated such bridge
shall be free to the public.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be lawful for any
city wherein any such toll bridge is
situated, to regulate the manner OF
riding and driving thereon of all
teams and animals, and to enforce
such regulations by declaring the
violation of tho same a misdemeanor,
and imposing therefor such penalties
as are authorized by law to be i'm
posed 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 consplc-
uously posted at the ends of such
bridges.
Sec. 6. This act shall not be con-
strued to affect in any way the pow
or and authority now conferred upon
cities to create and provide for the
payment of any Indebtedness for
other purposes than those mentioned
in this act.
Sec. 7. This Act being deemed of
immediate Importance shall tako eff
feet, from and after its publication in
the Daily State Register, and Daily
Bulletin, newspapers published at
Des Moines.
Approved April 9, 1870.
l hereby certify that the forego-
ing act was published in the Daily
State Register April 18th, and in the
Des Moines Daily Statesman---
1870.
Ed WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.