The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-03-20
CHANCES IN THE IOWA
CODE.
Title lv-County, Township and
Town government.

SudplOT VI Counti0S contains tho
present law without material change.
Chapter 2 relates to the duties OF
Boards OF Supervisors. Tho present
law authorizes Boards to submit the
question OF increasing the number at
any regular election. This 10 now
to be amended that it is their duty to
submit the question when pstitionsl
to do BY ons- fourth OF the voters Of
the county. A provision IS now add
ed permitting cvuaties which have
increased their Supervisors to five Or
seven to vsts on reducing the mum
Der to three.
The following section changes the
present law some hat:
SEC. g. Special meetings of the
Board Of Supervisors shall be held
only when requested by = majority
OF the board, which addresses shall
be in writing, addressed to tho Coun-
ty Auditor, and shall specify the
object for which such special meet
ing is desired. The auditor shall
thsreupsn fix day Of such meeting,
not later than ten days from the day
OF the fling OF the pet,tlen with him;
and shall Immediately give notice in
writing to each OF the supervisors
PEsssE:s::sniai.y, Ess::si I. ,..s Or by !:aylng c.Iy
days before the day set for such
meeting. The notice state the time
and place whore the meeting will be
held and the object ot it, as stated in
the petition; and at srel, special
meeting no business other than is
designated in tho petition and notice
shall be considered or transacted
The auditor shall also give public
notise of the meeting by publication
in not sxceedin. two newspapers
published in the county, or if there
be mere, by causing notice Of the
same to be posted on tho front door
of tho court house OF the county,
and in tive other public places there.
in, one week before the time set
MISUNDERSTANDING for Rev. ) 800.
Tie present law authorizes boards
OF supervisors in counties having
$4,000 inhabitants to appropriate
$25,O00 ter the construction OF
bridges. This is so amended that
the nuRder OF inhabitants is $4,000
and the amount $4,000.
SIC. 49, The clcrk of the district
court, sheriff, auditor, treasurer, and
recorder, shall designate the news
papers in which the notice pertaining
t. these several offices shall be pub.
llshed. and the board Of supervisors
shall designate the papers in which
all other county notices shall be pub
lishel; and in counties having a pop
ulation exceeding $4,000 inhabitants,
the board shall designate as one OF
such papers, paper published in .
foreign language, il there be such in
its county. Substitute for Rev. )
314 and Chapter l65 II G. A.
SEC. IA. The board Of supervisors
shall at its January session Of each
year select two newspapers published
within the county, or enc, IT but one
be published therein, having the
largest circulation in the county
where published, in which the pro.
ceedines Of said beard shall be pub.
lishsd at the expense of the county,
and in counties having $4,000 inhab-
itants paper printed in the foreign
language shall be selected in whish
such proceedings shall be published,
and the auditor shall furnish the
paper selected a copy OF such pro
csedings for that purpose, provided
that the cost of such publication
shall net exceed one third the rate al
lowed by law for legal advertise.
me nts.
Chapter 5, Of the county auditor,
unchanged except the addition Of
this section.
SIC. Z. Tho Offices of county
auditor and county treasurer shall
not be united in the same person
The auditor and his deputy are pro.
hibltsd from acting a. attorney eth
or directly or indirectly in matter
pending Esiors the board OF super.
visors.
Chapter 4, concerning the duties
Of county treasurer, does no,
change the present law, except thai
to the section requiring person re-
elected or holding over to keep sep
arate accounts Of each torn OF oflic,