The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-10-12

RAILROAD TAN ELEcTIoNs-How
THE QUESTION WAS SUBMITTED IN
INLAND AND CENTER TOWNSHIPS
The then Trustees of Center township,
in August, 1870, published a notice of
an election under the provisions of
General Assembly. This notice set
forth by preamble the presentation of
duly signed petition for vote, the
line Of the proposed Iowa Southwest
ern railway for which aid by taxation
was asked, and announced the hold
ing of an election at the Court House
in Upton, Sept Sd, 1870, the body of
the notice reading as follows:
At which election there will be sub
mitted to the legal voters of said town
ship the question of aiding in the con-
struction of a railroad running through
said township rs above described, by
tax of five per centum on the as
sessed value of the taxable property in
said township, to he levied under the
provisions of chapter lo2 of laws of
18th General Assembly, said tax to be
expended for the construction of said
road within said township, and not To
be payable To any parties constructing
said road until the same is constructed
to the said town of Upton and the
ears running thereon.
Persons voting at said election in
favor Of such tax will have written or
printed on their ballots the words
''For taxation,n and those voting
against such tax must have written or
printed on their ballots the words NO
| taxation"
The election was held on the APP
pointed day, and in a total poll of 4sl
votes so were east in favor of taxation,
the five per cent. levy therefore carry
ing by l79 majority. The tickets used
| in voting for the tax contained, we
believe, something more than the plain
"For taxation' contemplated by the
no.icc, but just what their parr"rt
was, we are unable to learn.
| On the same day, Sept. Sd, an cleo
ton was held in Inland township UNI
der call only differing from the above
/ in that it made one-half the tax col
lectiblc Jan. LIST, 1871, and the balance
Jan. lst, 1872, and stipulated for Il
depot within the township. This
township defeated the proposition to
levy Il tax, ut this election, by II de-
cisive majority as also did Cass town
ship at am election held on the 5th Of
the same month, undera call identical
with the one noted for Center.
Inland tried again, this time for Il
three per cent. tax, the notice being
published Feb. ID and 9th, 1871, and
after the usual preamble about petition,
etc., read rs follows:
Therefore. notice il hereby given
that on Friday, the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1871, at Center School House,
within said Township, an election
will be held, at which election there
will be submitted to the legal voters
of said township the question of aid
ing i'm the construction of "A railroad
running through said Township aS
above described, by u tax of three per
cent. on the assessed value of the tax
able property of said township to be
| ltNlcu uiiueI tIle lDloNlSIetiS VI NIlaI-
ter lO2, of the laws of 18th General
Assembly. Said tax to be expended
for the construction of said road with
in said Township, and upon the fol-
lowing terms
LIST. On condition that said Railroad
shall run clear across, or the full
width of said township; and provided
further, that said Railroad shall no,
| mn thar, ,,,i1a oil her +,
or south of the Center school hous,
in said township.
ID. That depot be established with.
in said township.
al. The tax to DC levied in the fall
of 1871.
4th. The tax l. not To he payable ol
delinquent, and is To bear no interest
! until said road is built across said
township and the ears running there
on, and IL depot established in sale
township.
9TH. Tire proper officers of said Rail
road Company shall file with the Aud
itor of Cedar county their written ac.
ceptance of the above conditions be-
fore said tax shall he levied.
Persons voting ut said election in fl.
vor of such tax will have written 81
printed on their ballots the words
"For TaNation,o and those voting
against such tax will have written oil
: printed Oh their ballots the words
Against Taxation
At this election Inland cast Is:
votes out Of a total poll list of DO. :
Eighty-tivc Of the votes cast were "foI
taxation" and eighty "against'-so
that il was carried by just five major
ity.
The subsequent history of the tax
business il well known to ALL Tn,
county Treasurer collected no tax II
either township except in a few in