Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-09-30
CHAPTER t4s.
AN ACT to Amend Article II, OF Chapter -, q
the Revison of 1850, creating Il Board OF Supei
yfs and Art auS,.DFlntnrv fharpgD

| AN ACT to Amend Article II, OF Chapter ~, OF
| the Revision of 1850, creating Board OF Super
visors, and Acts amendat0ry thereto.
SECTION 1. BE u eEdrtsd by the General as
8eb5y Of TIE Stats Of Io1ea That on and after tho
| first day of January, 1871, the Board OF Super
yisors in each organized COuEty in this State,
shall consist of three persons, and no ballot shall
be cast at such election for two residents of the
same township, or if so cast shall not be counted.
| The supervisors shall be qualified electors, nod
be elected by the qualified voters Of their respec
tive counties at the annual election ia each year
and shall hold their Office for three years, except
as hereinafter provided, and arc hereby author
| lied and empowered to do and perform all such
| duties as are now done and performed by the
county board or supervisors.
! SEC. ?. At the general election in 1870, there
shall be elected, ia each organized county in this
! State, three supervisors, on. of whom shall hold
hi- office for three years, ono for two years, and
one for year, their respective terms to be de-
| termiEed by lot, by the board of caaTassCrs Of
said county, at the time Of canyassiug said vote
and annually thereafter there shall be one super
visor elected, who shall not be a resident of the
same township OF either or the members holding
over and shall continue in Office three Years
and until his successor is elected and qualified.
SEC. 3. Such supervisors shall meet nj the
count of their respective counties, on the
fret Mondays of January, April, June, Scptcm-
Der, and the first Monday after the general cleo
ton in each year, and such special meetings as
are now provided for by law.
SEC. A. The members Of the board Of super
ysors shall each reCeivl four dollars for each day
actually in session. and six cents per mile for
every milo tTaNtltN Ia going " anu lTOIl rtl hts-
sion OF the board P'0Ujasa, That in counties
having population of less than 10000, they shall
not receive compensation for more than twenty
days In one year: and i'll counties having pop
ulatiOn of more than 10000, bRt less than $1,000
for moro than thirty days in the year; and in
counties having population of $4,000 or over,
not more than forty days in one year.
SEC. B. A majority of the board Of supervisors
shall be u ,quUrum to transact business, but
should division take place on any question,
when only two members of the board are In at
tendance, the question shall be continued until
there il full board OF supervisors.
SEC. Il. designations OF supervisors shall be
made TO the county auditor, and III case OF va
cancy in the hoard of supervisors, caused by res
ignation. death, removal, or other cause, except
expiration of term of Office and the interests Of
the county shall require such vacancy to be flled
before the next annual election, the auditor, clerk
and recorder of said county. or majority or said
officers, shall meet at the seat Of justice OF said
county, and appoint one or more supervisors az
the Gaze may require, who shall continue In office
until the next regular election and until super
visor or supervisors are elected and qualified to
ill such vacancies and the absence Of any
supervisor from the county for six months in sue
ecssion, shall be a resignation of the office.
SEC. I. The board OF supervisors of any coun-
~ may submit to the qualified voters OF the cOU".
ty at any regular election, the quest"r., 'shail
the number OF supervisors be inc ,ased TO Ave or
severn as the board -hail elect in subr'i'
me custom = -e majority OF - rotcs s.'S cnsi
the WI n ,nU NY r' - tne number, then, at
NV next ensnin" ,ectiou for Supervisor The
teg"iSHe or additional supervisors shall be cleo
s'" ruose terms of Office shall be determined by
lot, In such u manner that one-hAlf of the add
tional members shall hold their sfce for three
years, and one half for two years.
sEC. s. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed, |
Approved, April II. 1870.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that al |
the General Election to be held in said county. |
on the I'd Tuesday in October, A. d. 1870 the |
Question "Shall the number of Supervisors be in
creased to seven - viii be submitted to the legal |
voters of said county in accordance with the
above Resolution.
The manner of voting upon said question shall
be az follows, namely:
Those voting j9 tDJoF OF increasing the number
Of Supervisors to seven shall have written or
printed upon their ballots the words, shall the
number OF Supervisors be increased to sevcng'
Yes"
Those voting against increasing the number of
supervisors to seven shall have written printed
lp0n their ballots the words, Shall the number l.
)f Supervisors be increased TO seyent' No"
Witness my hand and the seal OF the
Board OF Supervisors of said county hereto
affixed, this eh day of September, A. D.
1870. II
DASTEI. W. A0OTF,
Auditor, y