The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-06-20

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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AN ACT to euGb1D townshlps, incos.
porated towns, and cltlee which have
her01Uebre % may heceoeeg vuee .
tax IN aid Of the cooaktuC1tun of .
railroad, under the provloIons Of
chapter one hundred and fWo, Of the
laws of the ThiFtesnth 0enefAl A
seinbly OF the State Of lows. - trana-
fer end use such tax a aid Of the
construction Of ench okhee rallroAde
within such tOwhshlp, city, Of town,
for which the sarne Woo v0tod, - The
inhAhlaaats OF the tOWnahln city,
or town. voting the same may de-
sire.
SECTION i. BE II enoceed 6y ne
General Assembly OF ksc Ndte Of 7osUu,
That ANY township. incorporated
town, or city. within this State. that
has heretofore, or may hereaitCf, vote
tax III aid ofthe construction OF any
railroad under the provlslOns Of chsp-
ter 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
~ suci, railroads wituln the t0Wnship,
city, or town. as the voters thereof
may desire. In the manner fascinated
provided. Provided, that the tsaueler
herein authorized shall b. ooanpletsd
before the first day Of January, 1873 !;
provided. further, that no tax 90 voted
and transferred under the provisions
Of this act, shall become dslinquent
until the road which u 70 rocelve it
has been finished. and h running TO
the township voting IL IN.
SnC. g. The peovls3ons Of this cot
shall only apply % such townships,
Incorporated towns, and cities, - shall
have voted D tax 10 aid Of the con-
struction OF . railroad, and the Fa1l-
rood company for which ea1ch tax was
raised shall have forfeited it. right to
each tan, or shall have failed 10 accept
the tax % raised bstuse petition n
presented, asking for transfer under
the provisions OF this aCt, or having
accepted the same, may Tsliugulsh lts
right thereto, In favor Of the road Or
company to which Il II proposed to
transfer the same, or shall have failed
In good faith to begin the construction
ofsaid rOad within one year from the
time Of voting such tax.
SEC. 3. 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 ofthe resident taxpayers
therein. asking that the question Of
transferring any tax previously voted
In such township, town, or city, In aid
OF the construction Of . railroad, 10
some other railroad being constructed
therein, II shall be the duty Of such
council, trustees, or hoard Of trustees,
~ the case may be, TO Immediately
give notice Of = special election, by
publication Ia some newspaper pub
Iished In such county. II any be put
lished therein, and Also by posting
said notice 10 ave public places In such
township, CITY, or town, at least TWEEN
ty days before such election, which
Of holding said election, tho MANN Of
the road or company 70 which such
tax WAS previously voted, the time the
rate per centum Of such tax, aud the
bWCN VI SUsu VOubR0Uy uoVbUk sOt bCttCu
its right thereto, or having relinquish-
such tax, las the ore may BEL and
shall also specify the name OF the road
or company to which u 10 proposed to
transfer such tax, ct which election
the question Of transfer" or mo
transfer" shall be submitted the legal
electors therein, aud II q majority Of
the votes east at such election shall be
In favor Of such transfer Of such tax,
then In that case, the township clerk,
or clerk Of such election, shall forth
with make out aud file with the audit
or Of the county wherein said election
vas held, q certificate setting forth the
result OF such election, and shall also
file In the Office of the county treasur-
or similar certificate. which cestifi-
Gates 10 made and filed shall contain
the names of the road or company
from which and to which such tax was
30 transferred.
SEC. 4. II shall be the duty Of the
treasurer Of any county wherein a
transfer Of any tax has been made nn-
der The provisions Of this act, to pay
such tax. when collected, over The
road or Company to which the same
has been transferred, ~ shown by
the certificate Of township clerk, or
clerk Of such election.
SEc. 5. This net being deemed Of
immediate Importance, shall take ef-
feet and lie in force from aud after its
publication in the Daily State Regis
ter aud Daily Iowa State Leader,
newspapers published In Dies Moines.
Iowa.
Approved. April -, 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing |
act was published Ia the Daily Iowa
State Register, April nth, and In the |
Daily State Leader, April -. 1872.
Ed WRIGHT. Sec'y of State.