Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-08
THE IOWA VOTER.
KNOXVILLE, IOWA.
An Important Law.

iature passed one OF the most nee,ied
and therefore most important laws
regulating taxes voted In aid OF rail-
roads. The measure originated In
the Senate, and was cnergeticaliy
pushed through by Senator Burke,
of Bremen, who originated the most
important features OF the measure as
/! found in Sections three and four.
A law having the wise provisions OF
| this should have been enacted at the
same time that power was granted
to vote these taxes, and though 1t
comes rather late in the day ii will
prove beneficial to many sections
having to do with railroad matters
OF this nature. We below give the
full text Of the act as passed:
An Act to Regulate Taxes and the
Collection Thereof TO aid in the
Construction Of Railroads.
SECTION /. BE ii enacted by the
General Assembiy Of the State Of Iowa,
That the County Treasurers and
Township Collectors are hereby pro-
hibi.ed from collecting any tax
which has been or may hereafter be
voted TO aid i'm the construction of
any railroad under chapter one hun
dred and two, of the acts Of the Thir-
teenth General Assembly-by the
people Of any Township, ineorpora-
ted town or city, contrary to or in
violation of the terms or provisions
Of any special reservation or condi-
ton inserted in the notices calling
an election, or contrary to any con-
tract, agreement, or stipulation, in
writing, made between the Railroad
Company to be benefited by such
tax and the Township, town or city
authorities for the benefit of the peO-
pie, or contrary to resolution or in
ducements, in writing, extended by
said Railroad Company to the peo-
pie, before or after voting said aid,
nor shall any such taxes become due,
bear interest, become delinquent,
collectable, or payable, contrary to
any such provision, special reserva-
ton, condition, resolution, induce
ment, contract, agreement or stipu-
lation in writing.
SEC. 2. That certified copy,
made by the trustees or proper OFF,
GERS Of any Township, Incorporated
city or town, of any such special res
ervation, condition, resolution, in
ducement, contract, agreement or
stipulation in writing, shall be notice
Of the matters therein contained to
such treasurer or Township collector,
and he shall take due notice and be
governed accordingly.
G,,, rh,E II 30 .,ne, ,,z., ix,,sxxI
or that may hereafter be levied, un-
der the provisions of chapter forty
eight Of the acts Of the Twelfth Gen
eral Assembly, and also under the
provisions Of chapter one hundred
and two Of the acts Of the Thirteenth
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, shall draw no interest, be sub
ject to no penalty, nor shall the prop
erty upon which such taxes are now
levied, or may hereafter be levied,
be sold for said taxes until the rail-
road company shall have been en-
titled to receive said taxes under the
provisions Of the aforesaid acts.
SEC. 4. If taxes, levied under the
provisions Of chapter one hundred
and two of acts of the Thirteenth
General Assembly, become a part of
the consolidated tax provided for In
ction one Of chapter one hundred
and thirty-cight of the acts Of the
Thirteenth General Assembly. the
taxpayer may pay the full amount
of county, State, school, and other
tax; and it shall be the duty Of the
county treasurer or township collect
or to give receipt therefor.
Sec. s That where it is certified
to the County Treasurer or Town
ship Collector, by the Trustees of any
Township, or the Trustees or Coun-
ell Of any incorporated city or town,
that the Railway Company has in
all respects complied with the stat
utes and all contracts and agreements
referred to in section ., Of the act
relative to such tax, and is entitled
thereto, it shall be the duty Of such
Treasurer or collector, to give sixty
days notice thereof by publication in
some newspaper in tho county, and
if there be no such newspaper, by
posting the notice thereof In each
Township, City, ortown, from which
said tax is to be collected, and from
the time Of the giving of such notice
said tax shall become delinquent and
not before.
SEC. 6. This act being deemed OF
immediate importance, shall be In
force, and take effect, from and af-
ter its publication In the Iowa State
Iiegiste7', and State Leader, newspa-
pers published in Des Moines.--Reg-
istc7', "a inst.