Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-02-18
New Hartford, Feb. 16. 1870.

THE following is a correct copy of
the bill to change the County Gov.
eminent system as passed in the
State Senate: -
A BILL for an Act to amend Arti.
Gle ii of Chapter %, of the Revi.
sion of $500, creating Board oil
Supervisors and Acts amendatory
thereto:
SECTION /. Be IL enacted by The
GenereL assembly of the State o.
Lo,ed: That on and after January /,
1871, the Board of County Supervi.
sors shall consist of three persons,
no two of whom shall be residents in
the same township, who shall be
qualified voters of their respective
counties, at the annual election i'm
each year, who shall hold their Off
ces for three years, except as herein
after provided, and are hereby auth
orized and empowered to do and per-
form all such duties as are now done
and performed by the County Board
of Supervisors.
SEC 2. At the General election
i'm 1870, there shall be elected i'm each
organized county i'm this State, three
Supervisors, one of whom shall hold
his Office for three years, one for two
years and one for one year-their
respective terms to be determined by
lot by the Board of Canvassers OF
said county, and at the time of can
wasting said vote; and annually
thereafter there shall lie elected one
| Supervisor who shall continue in
Office three years and until his sue
cessor has been elected and qualified
SEC. 3. Such Supervisors shall
meet at the county seat of their re-.
spective counties on the first Monday
of January, April, June, September,
and the first Monday after the gene
raj election in each year.
SEC. 4. The members Of the Board
| of Supervisors shall each receive
four dollars for each day actually i'm
session, and six cents per mile for
every mile travelled in going to and
from said sessions of the Board !;
ProUitied, that in counties having a
population of less than 10000 they
shall not receive compensation for
more than twenty days i'm one year !;
and in counties having population
of more than 10000 and less than 3d.
600, for more than thirty in the year,
and in counties having population
of sc, 900 or more, for more than forty
days in one year. ....
SEC. 5. a majority of the Board
of Supervisors shall be quorum to
transact business, but should a divi-
sion take place on any question,
when only two members of the
Board are in attendance. the ques.
ton shall be continued until there is
full Board of Supervisors pres
ent. Ssh ...E 81. -. .....
SEC. @. designations of County
Supervisors shall be made to the
County Auditor, aud in case "f va
cancy i'm the Board of Supervisors,
caused by resignation, death. re;aov-
al, or other cause, except expiration,
Of term of office. and the interest of
the county shall requires uch vacancy
to be filled before the next annual
election, the Auditor, Clerk and Re-
corder of said county, or a 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 tho EeNt regular election,
and until Supervisor or Supervisors
are elected and qualified TO fill such
vacancies. And the absence of any
Supervisor from the county for six
months in secession shall be deem
ed resignation of the office.
SEC. z. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed. ......