Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-07-14
LAWS OF IOWA.
pEDLicnED By AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 14S.

PEBLfCuk I'D By AUTHOkAlt.
CHAPTER 14s.
AN ACT TO Amend Article IL of
Chapter - of the Revision Of 1860,
creating Board of Supervisors, aud
Acts amendatory thereto.
SECTION /. Beitenactcd By the Gencr-
al assembly Of the State of Io,oa, That
on and after the first day of January
1871, the board OF supervisors in each
organized county in the State, shall
consist of three persons, and no ballot
shall be cast at such election for two
residents of the same township, or ii
SO cast shall not be counted. The. SUI
pervisors shall be qualified electors,
and be elected by the qualified voters
Of their respective counties at the an
nual election in each year, and shall
hold their Office for three years, ex-
cept, as hereinafter provided, and are
hereby authorized and empowered
10 do and perform all such duties as
are now done and performed By the
county board OF Supervisors.
SEC. 2. At the general election in
1870, there shall be elected in each or
ganiZed county in this State, three
supervisors, one of whom shall hold
his office for three years, one for two
Years, and one for one year, their re-
spective terms to be determined by lot
by the board of canyassers Of said
county, at the time of canyassing said
vote: and annually thereafter there
shall be one supervisor elected, who
shall not be resident of the same
township of either of the numbers
holding over, and who shall continue
in Office three years and until his sue
ccssor is elected and qualified.
SIC. 5. SUe,. supervisors shall meet
at the county seat Uf tl.e:r respective
counties, on the frs. Mondays Of J,.a-
uary, April, June, September, and the
first Monday after the general election
in each year, and such special meet
ings as are now provided by law.
s,Isc 4. The members of the board
Of supervisors shall receive fourdollars
for each day actually in session, and
SIX cents Per mile FOR every nile trav-
cled in going to and from said session
of the board, provided, that in counties
having population less than 10000
they shall not receive compensation
for more than twenty days in one
wear; and in counties having a popula-
ton of more than 10000, but less than
1900, for more than thirty days in
the year; and in counties having
population Of 10000 or over, not more
than forty days in one year.
SEC. 5. A majority of the board of
supervisors shall be aquorum to trans
act business, but should division take
place on any question, when only two
members of the board are in attend
:.nce, the question shall he continued
until there is full board of supervi-
sors.
SEC. g.. designations Of supervisors
shall be made to the county auditor,
and in case of vacancy in the board Of
supervisors caused by resignation,
death, removal, or other cause, except
expiration Of term of office and the
interest of the county shall require
such vacancy to be filled. before. the
next annual election, the auditor,
clerk, and recorder, of said county, or
a majority of said officers, shall meet
ut the seat Of justice Of said county,
and appoint one or more supervisors
as the case may require, who shall
continue in office until the next regu-
lar election and until supervisor or
supervisors are elected and qualified
10 Hi SucH Nacaucies, anu the dDSeEce
Of any supervisor from the county for
six months in succession, shall be a
resignation of the Office.
SEC. Z. The board Of supervisors of
any county may submit to the quail
fled voters Of the county at any regular
election, the question, shall the num-
Der of supervisors be increased to five
or seven, as the board shall elect, in
submitting the question if the majori-
ty Of the votes cast shall be for the in
crease Of number, then at the next
ensuing election for supervisor, the
requisite additional supervisors shall
he elected, whose terms of office shall
be determined by lot, in such man
ner that one-half of the additional
members shall hold their office for
three years, and one-half for two years.
SEC. 5. All Acts and parts OF Acts
inconsistent with this Act, are hereby
repealed.
Approved April IA, 1870.