The Lincoln County herald., 1873-05-07
New TsWssh,p Orgasiss,ics lsv.

th'Ps, anu 10 Iurtber provide for the
the local government thereof, and
repealing all acts relating thereto
Al general elections, qualified voters
of any county may vote for or sgaius,
township organization.
County Courts, on petition Of one hun
dred legal voters, shall cause the question
90 be submitted.
If majority are for such organization,
ahen the county shall be governed by and
subject to provisions Of this act on and
after the first Tuesday Of April next
succecdiDgs
County Clerks shall cause notice of
election in each township to be posted
not less than fifteen days before first
Tuesday in April;
Each township shall have power to sue
and to be sued, to hold real estate and
make contracts, and hold personal prop
.r;y.
County courts shall have power to alter
bounds Of townships, and to increase or
diminish the number, provided each shal
contain not less than square tn les, and
no township shall be formed unless one.
fourth Of the legal voters petition there
for.
In case any township in any county
in which township organiza,son has been
or may hereafter be adopted, shall refuse
or neglect to organize, twelve household
ors may organize or the County Cour,
appoint officers.
Township elections to be held the first
Tuesday in April There shall be chosen
one Trustee, one Clerk, one Assessor,
one Constable and two Justices of the
Peace, and Road Overseers to correspond
With road DISTRICT Justices and Con.
stables to be elected every two years.
Townships having more than two
thousand inhabitants shall be entitled to
one Justice to each additional two thou.
sand up 10 six thousand.
Township officers shall hold Office for
one year, except Justice and Cons,ables
Township Trustees are receivers and
disbu'sers Of township funds; clerks
shall keep records Of proceedings, and
may certify records.
Assessors aud Justices of the Peace
sball constitute a Board Of Directors
said Board to audit accounts and levy
taxes for township purposes
The Clerk, Trustee, Assessor, Jus
,ices Of the Peace and Road Overseers.
shall receive each 81 30 per day.
Supervisors Of roads and building of
small bridges transferred TO Board of
Directors.
Township Assessor to lit and assess
property, aud he, the C.erk and Trustee,
shall review and revise the same the
Collector may collect taxes by dlstraint
and sale, and shall pay over the same to
Township Trustee and County Treasurer.
Each county is body corporate, with
power to sue aud be sued, hold property
and make contracts.
In each county organization under this
ac, there shall be County Court, to be
composed Of five members, which shall
supercede the present county court.
County courts, in counties adopting
this law, shall district the county into
four districts, and one member Of the
county court shall be elected from each
district with one from the county at large
to hold Office four years. The cour,
has the same power as at present AT
April term it shall revise assessment
rolls and correct the same.
The county treasurer shall be ex offcio
county collector.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Section !, The county court Of each
county having adopted The township or
ganzation law of this state, at their frst
meeting after the adoption of this act
shall proceed to district their counties,
rs directed in article fifteen of this act
for the purpose Of elccting county
judges; they shall, at the same time
appoint day not more than thirty days
distant for the purpose Of holding a
special election for the purpose Of elect.
ing county court judges; said election
shall be conducted, the votes canvassed
and returned in the same manner as the
annual township election.
Sec. 2. The county clerk shall, within
five days after the division of the county
BY tho county court, aud the day ap.
pointed for holding the special election
provided for in the foregoing section,
make out notices for each township, de-
signaling the time for holding said eec.
zion; said notices shall be posted up by
the sheriff Of said county, in three of
the most public places in each township,
at least fifteen days before the day
named therein for holding said election.
Sec. 3, The county court Judges elcc
ted under the provisions Of this act, shall
be sworn in aud commissioned the same
as county court judges in counties not
having adopted the township organiza.
tion law. AS soon as the county judges
are elected and qualified, as provided
in the preceding sections, the shall
compose and constitute the board Of
county judges, and shall take the place
of the present or existing county courts
in such counties and the present town
ship supervisors shall 40 longer compose