The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16

four sessions each year, commencing,
respectively, OF the third Mondays OF
January, April, July and November,
| ind hold special terms at such times as
! majo ity Of the members of said courl
may think necessary, and shah have
power to adjourn FROM time to time ~
as they may deem necessary.
Sec. 6. Special meetings Of the coun'
ty court shall be hell only when request
ed by at least a majority OF the mem
bers of the court, which request shall bt
in writing, and addressed to the county
clerk, specifying the time and object o.
such meeting, upon reception OF which
said clerk shall immediately transmit
notice, in writing, of such meeting, tt
each of the members of the court who
have not Joined in such request.
SEC. 2. The members OF the county
court shall be elected as their severa
terms Of office expire, ut the annual
township election, in each township,
on the first Tuesday in April, at which
election the qualified electors in each
township shall vote for such county
Judge, and the votes SO cast shall be
polled and canvassed according to the
laws governing the election of state
and county officers; and when COM
plete and filed with the township clerk,
as provided by this act, the township
clerk shall transmit, within five days,
to the county clerk, a certificate Of the
whole number of votes cast for district
Judge, also the whole number of votes
cast for the member of county court at
large, in their respective townships
the county clerk shall add up the whole
number of votes so certified for each
candidate in their respective districts,
and for the candidate at large; he shall
then file said certificate in his Office,
subject to the inspection of any one de-
| string SO to do, and shall issue q certifi-
cate of election to the person or persons
50 elected.
Sec. 8. The county court of each
county in this state adopting township
organization shall have original juris-
dictiOn in suits for taxes due on real
estate, and shall have power ut any
regular, adjourned or special meeting /:
Fra-TO make all such orders con-
corning the corporate property of the
county as they may deem expedient.
SecondLTu audit all accounts against
the county. and to direct the raising Of
such means as may be necessary to de-
fray the same.
T7ird-To audit the accounts of
county and township officers, and other
persons, against their townships, as are
not otherwise by law provided. and
to direct the raising of such sums as
may be necessary to defray the same.
Fourh-To appropriate funds to aid
in construction Of roads and bridges in
any part of their respective counties,
as provided BY law, whenever q major
ity of the court deem it proper and cx-
pedient-
EyM-To change the boundaries Of
townships, alter the same, and make
new townships, as provided by the first
section of article third of this act; and
the court shall have further power to
fix the time and place of holding their
first meeting in such township.
Sirth-TO change the name of any
township, or incorporate town o. village.
in their respective counties, upon petit
ton Of t%wo-thirds of the voters thereof;
to perform all other duties not incOn-
sistent with this act, which may be re-
quired or cnjoined upon county courts,
by or under any general laws Of this
state. where township organization may
not have been adopted.
SEC. 3. The majority of the men,
bers of any county court shall constitute
a quorum for ~transacting business; and
any question which may arise shall be
determined by n majority of those pres
ent, except as otherwise provided.
SEC. 10. The county court, under
act, shall meet at the courthouse,
and shall sit in open session for the
of such business as may come
before it.
SEC. IL. The county clerk shall keep
minutes Of the proceedings Of
said court, and record all matters and
proceedings in the same manner as is
now or may hereafter be provided by
in counties not having adopted
township organization. Such clerks
shall perform all other duties incumbent
on county clerks, under laws govern
ing counties which have not adopted
township organization, aud under this
act, as well as under the laws now in
force, or hereafter to be passed, shall
the same fees rs is now or NAV |
hereafter be allowed for similar seryi-
Sec. u. All general laws Of this
state, not inconsistent with this act,
shall apply and govern county courts
under this act.
Sec. l3. Each member of the coun-
y court organized under this act, shall
receive three dollars per day, and no
more. for the time actually employed as
court justices.
Sec. IL. The members of the coun-
y court, who are elected at large by
he legal voters of the county, shall be
he chairman or presiding Justice of
aid court, and shall sign officially all
riders of the court. In case of his ab-
ence from any meeting of said court,
members present shall choose one off
heir number as chairman pro tenn, who
hall, while acting a such, perform the I
ame duties as are required Of the per-
lament chairman. |.
SEC. Is. The county courts In each
,unty in this state, organized under
lis act, at the April term Of said court, ,
rail examine the assessment rolls of
re several township in their county,
r the purpose of cqualizing the valu- i
ion in the several townships, and also .
correct the several lists, If necessary. =
hey shall also fix a certain rate, to be 5
Wed upon the hundred dollars of tax Z
lie property, personal and real, in j
cir respective counties, for county
lrposes, which they shall cause to be
upon their record, and they
all, at the same time, also enter upon
cir record the amount to be collect
in each tovvpsh;n Co. . A