Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-05-19
CIIAprEi, 1O2.

ED WRIGHT, Secretary OF State.
CHAPTER 102.
AN ACT TO enable Townships, In
corporatcd Towns and Cities to
Aid in the Construction Of Rail
roads.
SEC. l. BE 1t enacted By tile Gencra1
.issem6!y Of the State Of Iowa, That j,
shall b. lawful for any township, in
corporatcd town, or city, to all in
the. construction Of any projected
railroad in this State, as hereinafter
provided.
SEC. .. Whenever a petition shall
be presented to the council or trus.
tees of amy Incorporated town or city
or trustees OF any township, signed
by onethird OF the resident tax pay
ers OF such township, city or town,
asking the question Of aiding in the
construction OF any railroad to lie
submitted TO the voters thereof; it
shall be the duty OF the trustees, or
council, OF board OF trustees 70 immc-
diateIy give notice of a special elec.
ton, by publication iu some ncwspa-
per published III the county, ii any
be published therein, and also by
posting said notice il five public plac-
IS in eacl, township, city or town
ut least twenty days before said elec-
tiun, which notice shall specify, the
time and place OF holding sa,I elec-
tion, the line Ut roa.l propuse, to be
al led, the rate per ccn,um OF tax TO
bc raised, anu the township or town
ships Incorporated town or city in
which such tax shall b" expended, at
which election the question OF "taxa-
ton" or mo taxation" shall DC sub.
mitted, ani il n majority OF the votes
polled be 'ior taxation" then in that
case the township clerk, recorder or
clerk ct sail cl. .;tion shall forthwith
certify To the county auditor the rate
per ccntum ut the tax thus voted bv
such township, city or town. The
board Vi supervisors shall, ut the
time ot lcvyiny the ordinary taxes
next following SAID special election,
levy all taxes voted under the pro.
visions vi this act, and cause the same
TO be placed Oh the tax lists Ut the
proper townships. cities ct towns, and
saiu taxes SHAH be collected 1T the
same time, III the same n.lIlier, and
bc subject to the same penalties tor
non payment as other taxes; Proesded,
That The aggregate amount vi tax
levied under the provisions OF this
act, II. any township, CITY or town,
shall not exceed five per cemtuin Ot
the assessed Value vi tue property Ut
saiL township, city or town.
SEC. !. Ine lulils collected under
the provisions Ut this act snail be
paid ouL by the county treasurer 10
the treasurer ot the ia,lroaL conpa-
ny, upon the orders Ut tic president
o. managing director OF the railroad
compa y, whose road such tax has
been voted 10 all; which Vi ucrs sh;ll,
l,c accompanied by sworn estimates
.! the engineer i'll charge Ut the work
un such road showing that double
the amount vi such orders has been
tor The construction OF such
road, in accordance with the terms
of the notice provided tor in section
Two ot this act, and also by ccrtiii.
cate signed by the members OF the
council or board OF trustees; or "a
ma ajoli,y ot the members thereof, OF
The TOW nsi,ip. city or town, voting
the tax tu: which said orders are
drawn, To the effect that the provis
ions ot this nc: have been 50 com.
piled with rs 10 enti,le SAID com pany
~ the amount called tor by such u.
dcrs, ana il is hereby expressly pro
viIcu that no part VI the lulus lais.d
under the provisions OF this act, shall
be expended in any other townships
than those specified III the notice vi
Iyoetded, however, that
should the said taxes not Le drawn
from the county treasury III accord
ance with the provisions Ut this act
by the railroad company in whose
iavCr the same may have been vvtc,l,
within two years alter the date Of the
collection thereof, then the right OF
said railroad company to said funds
cuNbt w OCCJuCA AOilCtlCO, Uttu tuC
same shall be repaid by the county
treasurer u the persons from whom
the same may have been collected.
SEE !. All railroads constructed
by Or with the all Of any taxes lev
led and collected under the prov,s.
ions Vi this act, shall be subject 10
the control OF the General Assembly
in regard to the management OF the
same and the charges Tor the trans
por,ation OF freight and passengers
thereon.
SEC. 5. All acts or parts OF acts
with the provisions Of tins
act are hereby repeated.
SEC. 6. I'his. act being ieeacl by
the General Assembly oi imn,cdlat.