Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-03-08
CHAPTER II.


AN ACT to regulate taxes and the col
lection thereof voted to aid in the con-
struction Of railroads.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly of the State of Iowa,
That the County Trcasurers or Town.
ship Collectors are hereby prohibited
from collecting any tax which has been
or may hereafter be voted to aid in the
construction Of any railroad under Chap
ter one hundred and two Of the Acts of
the Thirteenth General Assembly, by the
people Of any township, incorporated
town or city, contrary to or in violation
of condition inserted in the notices call
ing an election, or contrary to any con-
tract, agreement, or stipulation in writ
ing, made between the railroad company
to be benefited by such tax, and the
township, town or city authorities, for
the benefit of the people, or contrary to
resolutions or inducements in writing OK
tended by said railroad company to the
people, before and after voting said aid,
nor shall any such taxes become due,
bear interest, become delinquent, collect
able or payable contrary to any such
provision, special reservation, condition,
resolution, induccmcnt, contract, agree
ment, or stipulation in writing
Sec. 2. That certified copy made by
the trustees or proper officers of any
township incorporated city or town, of
any such special reservation, condition,
resolution, induccmcnt, contract, agree
ment or stipulation in writing shall be
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to such treasurer or township collector,
and he shall take due notice and be gov
crncd accordingly.
SEC. 8 That all taxes now levied, or
that may hereafter be levied, under the
provisions of chapter forty-cight, of the
acts Of the Twelfth General 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
subject to no penalty, nor shall the pro
pcrty upon which such taxes are now
levied, or may hereafter be levied, be
sold for said taxes until the railroad COM
pany shall have been entitled to receive
said taxes under the provisions OF the
aforesaid acts.
Sec. A. Iftaxcs levied under the pro
visions of chapter one hundred and two
Of the acts Of the Thirteenth General AS
scmbly, become n part of the consolldat-
ed tax provided for in section one of
chapter one hundred and thirty eight of
the acts of the Thirteenth General AS
scmbly, the tax payer may pay the full
amount Of County, State, School and
other tax; and it shall be the duty of the
County Treasurer or Township Collector
to give a receipt therefor.
SEC. s. That when 1t Is certified to
the county treasurer or township collec-
tor by the trustees of any township or
the trustees or council Of any incorporat-
ed city or town, that the railway com
pany has in all respects complied with
the statutes and with all contracts and
agreements referred to in section two of
the act relative to such tax, and ls entl-
tied thereto, it shall be the duty OF such
treasurer or collector to give sixty days
notice thereof by publication in some
newspaper published in the county, and
If there be no such newspaper, by post
ing three notices thereof in each town
ship, city or town from which said tax is
to be collected, and from the time Of CIV
ing such notice said tax shall become de-
linqucnt, and not before.
SIC. 8. This Act being deemed OF i'm.
mediate Importance, shall be in force and
take effect from and after its publication
in the Zo,oa State Register and State Lea
der, newspapers Published In Des
MOincs.
Approved, February 10, 1879.
do hereby certify that the foregoing
net was published in the Das'y 1o,oa
State Register and the Da'ty Ss9se ne@dsr
February II, 1872. ED. WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
CHAPTER Is.