The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02

railroad to be subint1ted to the voters thereof:
i, shall be the duty esshe - trustees or S sSnnS
tice of special election, 10y publication in
some newspaper puslished In the county; il
said notice in five public places in each town
township, city or town at least twenty days
M h @ ,a nd pa said Sha
the line of road proposed to be aided. the rate
per centum of tax to be raised, and the town
in which such tax shall be expended. at which
election the question: Of taxation" or mo tax
alton" shall be submitted, and ifa majority
Of said election shaifforthwith certify to the
thus voted by such township city or town
The Board of Supervisors shall, at the time OF
levying the ordinary taxes next following
der the prov isions ofthis act, and cause the
same to be placed on the tax lists of the proper
shall be collected at the same time, in the
same manner, and besuhject to the same pen
alties for non payment as other taxes; provid-
ed, that the aggregate amount OF tax levied
under the provisions Of this act, in any town
ship, city or towr. shah not exceed five per
centum OF the assessed value Of the property
of said township, city or town.
s3. The funds collected under the prSvis-
ions of this act shall be paid out by the coun-
ty treasurer to the treasurer of the railroad
company, upon the orders of The President or
managing director of the railroad company,
which orders shall be accompanied by sworn
estimates of the engineer in charge of the
work on such road showing that double the
amount ofSuc h orders has been expended for
the construction of such road, in accordance
with The terms OF the notice provided for in
section two of this act, and also by certificate
signed by the members of the council or board
of trustees, or a majority of the members
thereof, of the township city or town. voting
the tax for which said orders are drawn. to
the effect that the provisions of this act have
been so complied with as to entitle said COM
pany to the amount called for by such orders,
and it is hereby expressly provided that no
part OF the funds raised under the provisions
of this act, shall be eXpenue,. il any ether
townships than those specified in the notice
or ofelectlon; ptolTded, however, that should the
said taxes not be drawn from the county treas
ury in accordance with the provisions of this
act by the railroad company in whose favor
The same may have been voted, within two
years after the date of the collection thereof
then the right of said railroad company to
said funds shall be deemed forfeited, and the
same shall he repaid by the county treasurer
to the persons from whom the same may have
been collected,
a.. All railroads constructed by or with the
aid of any taxes levied and collected under
the provisions of this act, shall be subject to
the control ofthe General Assembly in regard
to the management of the same and the
charges for the TRANSPORTATION of freight aud
and passengers thereon
20. All acts or parts of acts conflicting with
the provisions of this act are hereby repeal
20. This Act being deemed of Immediate
Importance shall take effect and he in force
from and after its publication in the DrS
MnneS daily Register and Dcs Moines States
man, newspapers published in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Approved April u. 1870
hereby certify that the foregoing Act was
published in the Iowa state Register and Des
MOincs Statesman. Arrl II, 1870.
ED VI Sec Y of State,