Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-05-31
CHAPTER 166.

AN Az W CuuOlC SOWHCAiPcS AANoA RO-
rated towns and cities which have
heretofore or may hereafter vote tax
in aid of the construction of railroad
under the provisions of chapter one
hundred and two, of the laws of the
Thirteenth General Assembly of the
State of Iowa, to transfer and use such
tax in aid of the construction Of such
other railroads within such township.
city or town. for which the same was
voted, as the inhabitants of the town.
ship, city or town, voting the same
may desire.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, That
any township, incorporated town or
city, within this State, that has hereto
fore, or may hereafter, vote tax in aid
of the construction of any railroad un-
der the provisions Of chapter one humid
red and two, of the laws of the Thir-
teenth General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, may transfer and use such tax in
aid of the construction of such other
railroads within the township, city or
town, as the voters thereof may desire,
in the manner hereinafter provided
Provided, that the transfer herein au.
thorized shall be completed before the
first day of January, A. d. 1878; pro-
cided, further, that no tax so voted and
transferred under the provisions of this
act, shall become delinquent until the
road which is to receive 1t has been fin
ished, and is running to the township
voting the tax.
SEC. 2. The provisions of this act
shall only apply to such townships, IN
corporated towns and Cities as shall nave
voted tax in aid Of the construction of
q railroad, and the railroad company
for which such tax was raised shall have
forfeited its right to such tax, or shall
have failed to accept the tax so raised
before u petition is presented, asking
for transfer under the provisions of this
act, or having accepted the same, may
relinquish its right thereto, in favor of
the road or company to which it is pro-
posed to transfer the same, or shall have
failed in good faith to begin the con-
struction Of said road within one year
from the time of voting such tax.
Sec 8. Whenever petition shall be
presented to the council or trustees of
any incorporated town or city, or the
trustees Of any township, signed by one
third of the resident tax payers therein,
asking that the question of transferring
any tax previously voted in such town
ship, town or city, in aid of the con-
struction of a railroad, to some other
railroad being constructed therein, it
be the duty of such council, trustees or
board of trustees, as the case may be, to
Immediately give notice of a special cleo
ton, by publication in some newspaper
published in such county, if any be pub.
lished therein, and also by posting said
notice in five public places in such town.
ship, city or town, at least twenty days
before such election, which notice shall
specify the time and place of holding
said election, the name of the road or
company to which such tax was previ
ously voted, the time the election there
for was held, and the rate per centum
of such tax. and the fact of said cOmpa.
ny having forfeited its right thereto, or
having relinquished 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 it is
proposed to tranfer such tax, st which
election the question of transfer" or
mo transfer" shall be submitted to the
legal electors therein, and if majority
of the votes cast at such election shall be
in favor of such transfer of such tax,
then and in chat case, the township
clerk, or clerk or such election, shall
forthwith make out and file with the au-
di.or of the county wherein such cleo.
ton was held, a certificate setting forth
the result of such election. and shall also
file in the Office of the county treasurer
a similar certificate, which certificates
SO made and fled shall contain the
names of the road or company from
which and to which such tax was so
transferred.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
treasurer of any county wherein trans.
fer Of any tax las been made under the
provisions of this act, to pay such tax,
when collected, over to the road or COM
pany to which the same has been trans
ferred. as shown by the certificate of
township clerk, or clerk of such elec-
ton.
Sec s. This act being deemed of i'm
mediate Importance, shall be in force
and take effect from and after its publ
cation in the Daily State Register, and
the Daily Iowa State Leader, newspa-
pers published in Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved April %, 1872
l hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Daily Iowa State
Register, and Daily State Leader, April
81, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,