The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-05-30

for which the same was voted, as the
inhabitants Of the township, city, OF
town, voting the salnc may desire.
SECTION l. Be It enacted by the
G eneral Assembly Of the State of Iowa
That any township, incorporated town,
or city, within this State, that has here
toforc, or may hereafter, vote a tax in
aid Of the construction Of any railroad
lunder the provisions Of chapter one
hundred and two, of the laws Of the
Thirteenth General Assembly of the
State of Iowa, may transfer and use
such tax In aid Of the construction OF
such other railroads within the town
ship, city, or town, as the voters there
of may desire, in the manner hercinaf-
ter provided. Provided, that the
transfer herein authorized shall be
completed before the first day Of Janu-
ary A. ID. 1873 !; p1vriIcd, further, that
no tax SO voted and transferred Under
tho provisions of this act, shall become
delinquent until the road which is to
receive IL has been finished, and is rum
ming to the township voting the tax.
SEC. 2. The provisions Of this act
shall only drply to such townships, in-
corp0ratcd towns, and cities, as shall
have voted . tax in aid of the construc
ton of railroad, and the railroad CONF
pany for which such tax was raised
shall have forfeited its right to such
tax, or shall have failed to accept the
tax 50 raised before petition Is pre-
sented, asking for tlansfcr under tho
provisions of this act, or having accept
cd the same, may relinquish its right
thereto, in favor Of the road or COM
pany 10 which it is proposed to trans-i
fer the same, or shall have failed in
good faith to begin the construction Of
said road within one year from the
time Of voting such tax.
SIC. 3. whenever q petition shall
be presented to the council or trustees
of any incorporated town or city, or
the trustees OF any township, signed by
onc-thira OF the resident tax-paycrs
therciH, asking that the question of
transferring any tar previously voted
in such township town or city, In aid
of the construction Of q railroad, to
some other raflroad being constructed
therein, it shall be the duty of such
council, trustees, or board Of trustees,
as the case may be, to immediately give
notice Of q special election, by publ
cation in some newspaper Published
in such county, il any be published
therein, and also by posting said notice
in five public places in such township,
city, or town, at least twenty days be-
fore such election, which notice shall
specify the time and place Of holding
said election, the name of the road or
lc0nnpaay to which such tax was pre-
viously vowed, 0hs time the election
therefor was held, na62rtlaes rate Ii
ccntum Of such tax, and the fart 0f sid
company having forfeited its right
thereto, or having rclinquished the
the same, or having failed to accept
such tax, Gas the case may be,) and
shall also specify the name Of the
road or company to which ii is pro-
posed 10 transfer such tax, at which
election the question of s.transfcr" or
s'nO transfer" shall be submitted to the
legal electors therein, and ifn majority
Of the votes cast at such election shall
be in favor of such transfer of such tax,
then and In that case, the township
clerk, or clerk of such election shall
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uueitpI VI tuC COuuiy WuCIclu SAku
election was held, certificate setting
forth the result of such election, and
shall also file in the Office Of the county
treasurer II similar ccftlIlcatc, which
certificates SO made and filed shall con-
tain the names of the road or company
from which and to which such tax was
SO transferred.
SEC. 4. IL shall be the duty of the
treasurer fany county wherein . trans
fer has been made under the provis-
ions Of this act, to pay such tax, when
collected, over to the road or company
to which the same has been transferred,
as shown by the certificate of town.
ship clerk, or clerk of such election.
SEC. 5. This act being deemed of
immediate Importance, by the General
Assembly shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in
the Iowa State Register and Iowa State
Leader, daily newspapers published at
Des Moines, Iowa. t1
Approved, April %, 1872.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published in the Daily Iowa
State Register, April ~, and in the
Daily State Leader, April 81, 1872.
ED. WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.