The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-05-26

AN ACT to authorize and empower cities to
build and maintain toll bridges and 10 pro-
vide therefor.
SECTION |. BE ii enacted by the General Az
scnbtY ofthe State of Io,ed. That all cities within
this state through or into which any river or
stream Of water may flow, are hereby author
any number Of toll bridges over and across
any such rivers or streams, as ia the discretion
of the City Council of any such city, sAa!! see
best for the public interest: Prordcd, the
power herein conferred shall not he construed
In any way to affect the vested rights of any
person or corporation now existing III or to
any toll bridge fianchise.
~. For the purpose of carrying into effect
the power above conferred upon cities, it shall
he lawful for any city to issue its bonds with
coupons attached, bearing interest at rate
not exceeding ten per cent per annnm. for the
payment of the cost of building and maintain
ing any such bridge or bridges; Protticd, the
Indebtedness so created shall not at any one
time exceed in amount five per cent of the
assessed valuation of the taxable property
within said city, and provided such bonds
shall not run for n longer torn than twenty
years.
a.. 1t shall he lawful for any such city, and
the duty thereof, to set aside and pledge and
keep as IA separate fund tor the liquidation
and payment of any such bonds and coupons,
al the tolls received from all persons foI trav-
el or passage of an mails teams or freight, over
ducting the necessary expenses of operating
and ma aintaining any such bridge or bridges,
and such additional revenue of the city, as
may be necessary.
II Amy ordinance which may be passed in
pursuance Of the authority conferred by this
Act, for the building of any such bridge or
bridges, and the payment therefor, shall pro-
vide the rates of toll which shall be charged
and collected, for the passage of persons.
teams, animals and freghts. and such rates
shall not be changed until the Indebtedness
account of the building, operating and
maintaining of such bridge or bridges is
liquidatcd, and when such indebt tedness is
liquidated such bridge shall he free TO the pub
lie.
Is. 1t shall he lawful for any city wherein
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teams and animals, and to enforce such regn-
lations by declaring the violation of the same
a misdemeanor. and imposing therefor such
penalties as are authorized by law to be inn
posed in the case Of other misdemeanors, and
to impose such penalties for a wilful refusal to
pay lawful toll; and the rates OF toll shall be
conspicuously posted at the ends OF such
bridges.
20. This Act shall not he construed to affect
in any way the power and authority now con-
ferred upon cities to create and provide for
the payment Of any Indebtedness for other
purposes than those mentioned i'll this
Act.
~. This Act being deemed of imme late
importance, shall take effect from and after its
publication in the Daily State Register and
Daiiy Bulletin, newspapers publish
ed in Des Munes.
Approved A pril 9th. 1870.
hereby certify that the foregoing Act was
published in the Daily State Register April Ii,
and In the Dcs MoneS Daily Bullctin.----
1870. ED WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.