The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-10-07

NoS ~ ASsioCus W Tue Siliuc tOWuSnlP
OF either Of the numbers holding over,
and who shall continue in Office three
years and until his successor is elected
and qualified.
Sec. 5. Such supervisors shall meet
at the county seat Of their respective
counties, on the first Mondays of January,
April, June and September, and the first
Monday after the general election in each
year, and such special meetings as are
n1 S.I provided ed! for ,, by law.
supervisors shall each receive four dollars
for each day actually in session, and six
cents per mile for every mile travelled in
going TO and from said sessions of the
board, provided, that in eonnties having
a popul alton less than 10000 they shall
not receive compensation for more than
twenty days in one year, and in counties
having a population of more than 10000,
but less than $4,000, for more than thirty
days in the year; and in counties having
O population of 10000 or over, not more
than forty days in one year.
Sec. 8. A majority Of the board of SUI.
pcrvisors shall be quorum to transact
business, but should a division take place
on any question, when only two members
ofthe hoard arc in attendance, the uues-
ton shall he continued until there be a
full board of supervisors.
Sec. .. designations Of supervisors
shall be made to the county auditor, and
in case OF vacancy in the board of super.
visors caused by resignation, death, re-
moval, or other cause, except expiration
of term Of office, and the interest of the
the county require such vacancy to be
flied, before the next annual election,
the auditor, clerk and recorder, Of said
county, or majority Of said officers, shall
meet at 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 regular election,
aud until 4 supervisor or Supervisors are
elected and qualified to fill such vacancies.
and the absence at any supervisor from
the county for six months in succession.
shall be resignation of the Office.
Sec. 7. The board Of supervisors of
any county may submit to the qualified
voters Of the county at regular election,
the question, shall the number of super.
visOrs be increased to five Or seven. as
the board shall elect. In submitting the
question if the majority of the votes cas-,
shall Ike fol the increase Of number. then
ut the ensuing election for q supervisor
the requisite additional supervisors shall
be elected, whose terms of office shall be
determined by lot, in such manner tina,
one-halft the additional members shall hold
their office for three years, and one. hall
for two years.
Sec. 8. All acts and parts of acts in.
consistent with this act are hereby re.
pealed.
Approved April IA, 1870.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given,
that at the General Election to be held in
said county, on the I'd Tuesday in Octo-
Der, A. D. 1870, the question t the adopt
ion of the provisions Of the aforesaid act
will be submitted to the legal voters of
said county as therein set forth. -
The manner Of voting upon said ques-
ton shall be as follows, viz:
Those voting in favor Of the adoption
Of the provisions Of said act shall have
written or printed upon their ballots the
words, For the increase of Supervisors
to five"
Those voting against the adoption oil
the provisions Of said act shall have writ
ten or printed upon their ballots the
words, Against the increase Of Supervi-
sors to five.
lw c.. s. THURBER, Auditor.