The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-03

constitute such board Of convassers. and
shall meet at the time and place afore-
said, and perform the duties aforesaid;
if, however, such township shall have
but one election precinct, then the In
spector and judges thereof, or any two
Of them, shall constitute the board of
canvassers, and shall meet at the time
and place aforesaid, and preform the
duties aforesaid.
SEC. 9. The members of the board
who shall assemble at snch time and
place, shall select one of their number
chairman, and the auditor shall act as
their clerk.
SEC 10 Such board. when organ
lied, shall carefully compare and ex-
anime the papers, and shall prepare
and sign statement of the whole num-
Der of votes cast, and the number for
such appropriation to the railroad COM
pany and the number against it.
SEC. II. The statement Of such
vote, as provided in the preceding sec
ton, shall be fled with the said auditor.
who shall record the same at full length
in the records OF the board of commits
sioners of said county, and carefully file
away and preserve the certificates, poll
books, and tally sheets aforesaid.
SEC. II. If a majority of the votes
cast shall be in favor of such railroad
appropriation, the board of county COM
missioners, at their ensuing regular
June session. shall grant the prayer OF
said petition, and shall levy a special
tax Of at least onc-halfthe amount speci-
fed in said petition, but not exceeding
one per ce1tt0ni upon the real and per-
sonal property in the county or town
ship, as the case may be, liable to taxa
ton for state and county purposes.
which tax shall be collected in all re-
spects as other taxes are collected for
state and county purposes; and if the
sum SO levied shall not be equal to the
amount specified in said petition, then
the residue thereof shall be levied by
said board of county commissioners at
the June session of the following year.
Sec. -. No county or township
shall be authorized, by the provision of
this act, to appropriate to railroad pur-
poses. or to rase by taxation for such
purposes, to exceed two per ccnium up
on the taxablcs OF such county or town
ship Gas said taxables shall appear on
the tax duplicate of the county, in
any one period of two years.
SEC. IL Said board of commission.
els may, alter the assessment herein
provided for, or any part thereof, shall
have been collected, take stock in such
railroad company, from time to time, in
the name of the proper county or town
ship, as the case may be, and pay there
for, when the same is taken, out of the
moneys 50 collected as aforesaid, or tive
may donate such moneys to said COM
pany for the purpose Of aiding in the
construction of such railroad and pay
the same over, from time TO lime. as the
work progresses, as hereinafter provided
SEC. IS. If, after the special tax
shall have been levied, as provided for
in the twelfth section Of this act, and
before it has been collected the rail
road company shall have so far COM
| pleted the road to be aided as to be en-
titled to receive the money which the
board Of commissioners are authorized
TO donate, the same may be paid on the
order Of the board out of any moneys
in the county treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to be refunded to the
county when such special tax shall have
been collected.
SEC. 1G. No donations of money
shall be made to any railroad company
by such board of county commissioners
until the railroad to be constructed
SHALL been permanently located and
work thereon done and paid for By the
company equal to the amount Of the
donation then made: nor shall to exceed
fifty per cent. Of the money voted to be
appropriated to such railroad company
be donated and paid over to the company
until the iron is laid upon the road and
train of cars shall have passed over
the entire length thereof in such county
or township, as the case may be
SEC. II. After the money author-
lied by this act to be appropriated shall
have been levied and collected as atore-
said, and the subscription shall have
been made on behalf of the county or
township, as the case may be, the rail
road company, for whose aid the same
shall have been so levied and collected,
having fully constructed the railroad
contemplated in said petition, 50 that
trains of ears shall pass over the same,
shall have the right to demand and
have said money paid over according
to the intent and meaning of this act
and any one OF said petitioners. or any
taxpayer OF the county or township, as
the case may be, may compel the same
to be done by mandate against the
county commissioners.
SEC Is. \ failure on the part of
the railroad company to commence work
upon the railroad in said county within
one year from the levying of such
special tax, or failure to complete such
railroad ready for use within three
years from such levying, shall forfeit
the rights Of such company to such do
nation, unless the county commissioners,
for good cause shown, shall give not to
exceed one years further time in which
to complete the same, and the money
raised by said special tax shall go into
| the general funds Of the county or town
ship, as the case may be, and be used
accordingly.
SEC. 10 The officers conducting the
elections, provided in this act, shall be
allowed the same pay as is allowed for
like services in case Of a general cleo