The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-25
ARTICLE VII.
OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES AND THEIR
DUTIES


1or TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES AND THEIR
DUTIES.
SECTION 1. The township trustee of
each township shall receive and pay
over all moneys raised therein for de-
fraying township expenses Said trustee
shall give bond to the township with
two or more sureties, conditioned for
the faithful discharge of his duties in re-
lation to the township revenue; such
bond to be in double the probable
amount that will be received and dis
bursed by him-said bond to be ap-
proved by the township b0ard of d.
%rectors, and filed in the office of the
township clerk, with the approval of
said board Endorsed thereon; and should
the condition or conditions of said bond
be violated in any manner, it shall be
the duty of the township clerk 10 cause
suit to be instituted thereon, in the name
| of the township, against such trustee,
on his official bond, in any court Of COM
petent jurisdiction. .5i q
SEC. 2. The township trustee shall
cause suit and prosecution to be insti-
tuted, in the name of the township, for
all penalties and forfeitures given. by
law, to such township, or for its use,
and for all penalties and forfeitures
which no other officer is especially d.
rected to prosecute; and, for that pur-
pose, he may employ counsel in prose-
cutting or defending any suit brought
| against or in favor Of the township, by
the consent of the township board of di-
~rectors, to be paid for cut ofany moneys
not otherwise appropriated. -
SEC. B. Ee shall also keep a true and
correct account cfthe receipts and ex-
penditures of all moneys which shall
come into his hands by virtue of his Of
flee, from what source received, and on
what account, the amount paid out, and
on what account, in q book to be kept
by him, and provided for that purpose,
at the expense of the township; such
book to be kept in such a manner as to
show the amount Ofmoney, if any, in his
hands, belonging to each road and sub
school district, separately; and in no
case shall he be allowed to pay the
money belonging to one road or sub
scnOOl district to any other road or such
school district, or for their benefit,
SEC. T.. The township trustee shall,
at the time of delivering over his Of
flee to his successor, or in case of his re-
election or appointment, ut the time of
filing q new bond, Che shall) file with
the township clerk a detailed statement
of the amount of money received and
disburscd by him during his term Of Of
flee; also the amount of money, ifany,
received from his predecessor, and how
much, if any, still remaining in his pos
session, or turned over to his successor
in offce-said statement to be correctly
recorded by the township clerk upon
the records of the township, and filed
in the Office of the township clerk, sub
iect to the inspection Of any one desiring
so to dc. 9
SEC. ). If the township trustee shall
fail, refuse or neglect to perform any of
the duties of his Office rs provided BY
law, he shall forfeit to the township the
sum of twenty dollars, to be collected
as provided by this act.
SEC. g.. The township trustee shall
pay over any school money that may be
in his hands. belonging "a any sub
school district in his township. upon the
order of the clerk of said school district.
or other school officer authorized 10
draw such order.
SEC. 4. The township trustee shall
not be authorized to pay o n any moneys
belonging to the township for any pur-
pose whatever. except upon the order
of the township board ofdirectors, signed
by the chairman Of such board, and at-
tested by the township clerk, except as
provided In the first preceding and sue
ceeding section of this act: Prorliei,
That nothing contained in this act shall
be 80 construed as to interfere with
any school district. the boundary line of
which is different from that oG the mu-
nicipal townships as organized under
the provisions OF this act.
SEC. 3. The township trustee shall
receive, from the county treasurer, all
delinquent school, road and bridge taxes
due their respective townships, when
collected by the er 0fcio county collect
Or, giving their receipt for the same;
and shall pay over all road moneys to
the overseer Of highways, belonging to
the several road districts in their res
pective townships, taking the overseer's
receipt therefor.
ARTICLE VIII.
OF TOWNSHIP CLERKS AND THEIR Du-
TIES.
SEC. /. The township clerk of each
township shall have fhe custody and
care of all records. books and papers
belonging to his office; and he shall file
in his Office all certificates, oaths or 9TH
err instruments of writing, required by
law to be filed in his Office, and he shall
have power to administer the oath of
office to all township officers; and It is
hereby made the duty of the township
clerk to administer all necessary oaths
which may be required in the transac-
ton of any township business in tho
township Of which he is clerk Prorided.
That nothing herein shall be so con.
strued rs to deprive any other officer
from administering said oath, as may
be otherwise provided by law.
SEC. 2. The township clerk shall be
the clerk of the township board of d.
rectors, and shall keep n true and cor
rect record of all official acts and pro-
ceedings of said board of directors, in a
book provided for that purpose ut the
expense of the township, and to be kept
in the Office of the township clerk, SUBJ
ject to the inspection of any one desiring
so to do, under the direction Ofthe town.
ship clerk. -.
SEC. 8. The township clerk, immes
diately after the election of Justices q
the peace and c~onstables, aud after they
have qualified, shall return to the county
clerk of their respective counties the
names of such justices and constablcs.
SEC. 4. If any township clerk shall