Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-05-23
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impure, and may enforce such rcgu-
lations by fine and Imprisonment.
Src. 4. That for erecting and
maintaining such works, and protect
ing the same from injury and the
water from pollution, the .inrisdic.
ton of the city, Incorporated town,
or village, whether such works are
constructed by said city, town, or
village, or authorized to be construct
ed by persons or corporations shall
extend over the territory occupied
by such works, and all reservoirs,
streams, trenches, pipes, and drains,
used in and necessary Tor the con
Strnction, maintenance, and operation
OF such works, and over the stream
or source from which water is taken
tor five miles above the point from
which such water is taken. Provid-
ed, that such jurisdiction is granted
Tor no other purpose than as above
specified.
SEC. 5. That whenever the right
to build, maintain, and operate such
works is granted to or conferred mp
on private individuals or incor1orat-
ed companies by said cities, towns,
and villages, they may make such
grant to inurc for term OF rot more
than twenty-five years, and TO au-
thorize such individual or company.
so constructing such works, to
charge and collect from each and ev-
cry person supplied by them with
water such water rent or rents as
may be agreed upon between said
person Or corporation so building
said works, and said city, town, or
village. granting such right and
such cities. incorporated towns, and
villages, are hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into contract
with SAID individual or company con-
structing said works, to supply SAID
city, town, or village with water tor
fire purposes. and for such other pur-
poses as may be necessary Tor the
health and safety OF such municipal
corporations, and to pay therefor
such sum or sums as may be agreed
upon bctwesn sad contracting par
ties.
SEC. 6. Said cities, towns, and in.
corporatod villages, are hereby au-
thorlzed to take and condemn and
appropriate so much private proper
ty as shall be necessary for the con.
struction and operation Of said water
works; and when they shall author
ize the construction, maintenance,
and operation thereof by individuals
or corporations, they may confer, by
ordinance, upon such person or cor
pora,ion The said power to take and
appropriate private property tor said
purpose.
SEc. Z. Ii the owner Of property
which shall be required for the con-
structlon and operation OF said works,
shall! refuse to grant the same, and
the damages thdretor cannot be set.
lied by agreement, all damages which
the owner. OF any person having an
interest in or improvement upon the
property to be taken will sustain by
reason of the appropriation OF said
property, shall be assessed and said
property taken on the application OF
either party, under the provisions OF
article three, chapter fifty five, OF the
Revision Of 1860, and the laws
amendatory thereof
SDo. s. That all cities, incorpoIat-
ej towns and villages constructing
such works, are hereby authorized to
assess from time to time, in such
as they shall deem equitable,
upon each tenement or other place
supplied with water, such water rents
as may be agreed upon; and at the
regular time of ieyying taxes in each
year, sad city, town, and village is
hereby empowered to levy and cause
to be collected, in addition to the
taxes now authorized to be levied, a
special tax on the taxable property
iii said city, town, or village, which
tax, with the water rents hereby au-
thorized, shall be sufficient to pay the
expenses of running and operating
such works, and if the right to Luild,
MAINTAIN, and operate such works is
granted to or conferred upon private
individuals or incorporated compa
mes by such cities, towns, or villages,
and said cities, towns, and villages
shall contract with sad individuals
or companies to supply them with
water for any purpose, 1T shall be the
duty OF such city, town, or village,
entering into such contract, to levy
each year, ana cause to be collected,
SPECIAL tax as provided for above,
sutiicien, to pay off such water rents
50 agreed TO be paid to said indiviuu-
al or company constructing sad
works.
Provided, however, that sad tax
shall not exceed the sum OF five mills
on the dollar for any one year, nor
shall the same be levied upon the
taxable property OF sad city which
hes wholly without the limits of the
benefit or protection of such works,
which limit shall be fixed by the
city council each year, before making
such levy.
Sec. 8. This act shall apply to all
cities. towns, or villages, IN the State
OF Iowa, which have now construct
ed, or are constructing water works
or have authorized individuals or
corporations to construct the same.
Provided, however, that it shall not
not interfere with vested rights orln
any way impair contracts already
made with such cities, incorporated
lowns, and villages in regard to the
OF such works.
SEC. 10. This Act, being deemed'of imme-
late Importance, shall be in force and eff
ect from and after its publication in the
)es MONIES Daily Register and the Daily
Leader.
Approved, April 20, 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing act
vas published in the Daily State Eeabor