The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-04-25

or demands legally presented 70 thehl
against the township. -
Third-To4evy all taxes for township,
road and bridge purposes, and all other
duties:provided BY this act for the town.
ship board of directors to perform.
SEC. 2. The township board of di-
rcctors shall meet at the office OF the
township clerk for the purpose OF trans
acting such business as may be by them
deemed necessary, semi-annually, on
the third Wednesday after the first
Tuesday iu April, and on the third Mon
day of October in each year, and at such
other times as the interests of the town.
ship may require.
SEC. s. Any person having a claim
or account against the township may
file said claim or account in the office OF
the township clerk, to be kept by the
said clerk, fand] laid before the town.
ship bOard;a their next meeting, Prort-
ded, however, that any person having a
claim against the township may present
said claim to the township board him
self, or by his agent, at any legally con-
vened meeting Of said board; said board
shall have the power to determine the
legality or Illegally of any claim or ac-
count against the township, and to re-
ject said claim, or any part thereof, as
to them appears just and proper; but in
no case shall the township board be au-
thOrized to allow any CLAIM, or any part
thereof, until the claimant makes out a
statement, verified by affidavit, to the
amount and nature of the claim, setting
forth that the same is correct and unpaid,
or, if any part thereof has been paid,
setting forth how much.
SEC. 4. The accounts so audited, and
those rejected, If any, shall be delivered
to the township clerk, to be by him kept
on file, and subject to the examination
of any one desiring SO to do.
SEC. 5. The following shall be
deemed townshipicharges: -,
First-The compensation of township
officers for their services rendered their
respective townships.
Second-Contiugent expenses neces-
sarily incurred for the use and benefit of
the township.
TNird-The money authorized to be
EIlSCu ny uiC SOWiisuip Uoaiu
for any township purpose.
Fourh-Every sum directed to be
raised for any township purpose.
SEC. 6. The money necessary to
defray the township charges of each
township shall be levied on the taxable
property in such township, in the
ner prescribed in this act for raising
rcvenue and other moneys for state and
county purposes and expenses.
SEC. Z. The township board Of d.
rectors shall, at their first meeting IN
each year, after they have been elected
and qualified, appoint one Of their num-
Der as chairman of said board, who
shall sign all orders and official acts OF
said board.
SEC. 8. When any claim or account,
or any part thereof. shall be allowed by
the township board OF directors, they
shall draw nm order on the township
trustee in favor of the claimant for the
amount SO allowed: said order to be
signed BY the chairman of said board,
and attested by the township clerk. and
delivered on application OF the claimant
in whose favor the order has been
drawn.
SEC. .. Tho township board Of d.
rectors shall, at their April meeting. as
scss the number of days labor that
each individual subject to road labor
shall be required to work during the
ensuing year, aud the amount OF road
tax to be levied on each one hundred
dollars worth Of real e~statel and per-
sonnl property In the township. subject
to taxation, aud direct the same to be
extended upon the books Of the several
road districts Of the township, for the
use Of overseers therein and said board
shall cause = true and correct copy to
be made out of all the delinquent road
tax on real estate, as returned by the
Overseers of highways Of the several
road districts OF the township. said copy
to be signed by the chairman OF said
board and attested by the clerk, which
copy shall be- filed with the county clerk,
on or before the lst day of July next there
after, as delinquenttaxcs, to be collected
rs provided by law.
SEC. 10. The township board of d.
rectors, in each township. shall make
ont IN account Of the amount Of non
ey necessary to defray the township ex-
penses during the next ensuing year:
said account shall not be made out
more than sixty days priortto the meet
ing Of the county court ut which the as
sessments for county purposes is made {;
said accoun: shall be signed by the
chairman of the township board, and
and attested by the township clerk, and
filed with the county clerk on or before
the first day of said court, who shall
cause the same to be placed upon the
Textbook of said township.
ARTICLE X.
OF THE CONFIRMATION OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
SECTION /. The following township officers
shall he entitled tn compensation at the following
rates Tor each dny necessarily devoted by them
to the Services OF the township In the duties OF
their respective Offices.
SEC. d. The townshipclerk, township trustee,
Assessor, Justices Of the peace, and overseers OF
highways, and Judges and clerks Of elections,
shall each receive, Tor their SERVICES, one dollar
and dry cents per day: Provided, That the town.
ship clerk shall receive fees for the following,
and not per diem: For serving notices of cleo
ton upon township officers, Us required by law
twenty-five cents each; for filing any instrument
Of writing, ten ccnts;. for recording, any orier
or instrument Of writing, authorized by law,
ten cents for every hundred words; for copying
any record In his Office and cert Tying the same,
ten cents for every hundred words; To be applied
tpsidl by the person applying for the same.
SEC. 3. No Justice Of the peace, or township
officer, shall be entitled to any fee or compensa-
ton from any individual for administering to
him the oath Of Office.
\ ARTICLE XI.
OF RoApa, HIGHWAYS ASD BRIDGES.
SECTION ]. The oyerseer. Of highways, in
each Of the several road districts IN their several