Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-05-23

1873; Provided further, .nat no tax
so voted and tranferred under the
provisions OF this act, shall become
delinquent until the road which IS TO
receive il has been finished, and is
running to the township voting the
tax.
Sec. 2. The provisions Of this act
shall only apply to such townships,
incorporated towns. and cities, as
shall have voted tax in aid OF the
construction OF railroad, and the
railroad company for which such tax
was raised shall have forfeited it's
right TO such tax, or shall have failed
TO accept the tax so raised before a
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 il is proposed to transfer the
same, or shall have failed in good
faith to begin the construction Of
sai road within one year from the
time OF voting soch tax.
SEC. 3. Whenever petition shall
be presented TO the council or trus-
tees Of any incorporated town or
city, or the trustees of any township,
signed oy one third of the resident
taxpayers therein, asking Il at the
question OF transferring any tax pre-.
yiously voted to such township,
town or city, in aid of the construc.
ton Of a railroad, to some other rail
road beng constructed therein, it
shall be the duty Of such council,
trustees, or board OF trustees, as the
case may be, to immediately give
notice OF a SPECIAL election, by pub
lication in some newspaper publish
ed in such county, if any be publish
ed therein, and also by posting said
notice in five public places in such
township, 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 previously
voted, the time the election therefor
was held, aud the rate per centum Of
such tax, and the fact of said com
pany having forfeited its right there
to, or having relinquished the same,
or having failed to accept such tax,
(as the case may be,) and shall also
specify the name of the road or com
pany to which it is proposed to trans.
fer such tax, at which election the
question of ''transter or 'no trans
ter" 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 that case, the town
ship clerk, or clerk Of such election,
shall forthwith make out and file
with the auditor OF the county where
in said election was held, a certificate
setting forth the result OF such cleo
ton, and shall also file in the office
OF the county treasurer similar GER
titicate, which certificates so made
and filed shall contain the names of
the road or company from which and
to which such tax was SO transferred.
SEC 4. It shall be the duty of
the treasurer of any county wherein
a transfer of any tax has been made
under the provisions OF this act, to
pay such tax, when collected, over
to the road or company to which the
same has been transferred, as shown
by the certificate OF township clerk,
or clerk of such election.
SEC. 5, This act shall be in force
and take effect from and after its
publication in the Register and Lead
er, newspapers published at Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved April %, 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing
act was published IN the Iowa Reg
ister April -, and in the Daily State
Leader, April 81, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary OF State.