Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-04
ORDINANCE NO. 76.

An Ordinance repeating Ordinance No. "a
and Ordinance No. 20 relating to the per-
formance of labor on the streets and alleys
of the Town of Audubon, Iowa, by certain
residents thereof and enacting the follow
ing in lieu thereof: - -,, g
the INCORPORATED Town of Audubon, Iowa;
SECTION THAT Ordinance NO. q, passed
May Sd, 1881, and Ordinance NO. " passed
August TO- 1882: Be, and they are hereby re-
pealed and the following enacted In lieu
SECTION ALI able bodied male residents
of This town between the age OF u and 40
Years shall between the first day of January
and the first day of November OF each year,
either by themselves or satisfactory suDsu-
tute pertorm two days labor OF eight hours
each upon the streets, avenues, alleys, high
WAYS or public grounds within the lncorpor-
ated Town of Audubon, Iowa, at such times
and places as the street commissioner may
direct upon three days notice in writing
given or pay in lieu thereof the sum OF sl5O
for each of such days labor For each days
failure to attend and perform such labor,
or pay such sum of money as required az the
time and place specified, unless excused by
the street commissioner, the delinquent
shall forfeit the sum OF 600 tor eacn suea
day or "a. 90 in all, which may be recovered
as by law provided. All persons claiming 10
be exempt from labor under this ordnance
shall within three days after RECEIVING no.
tice to perform such labor, furnish the
mayor or the street commissioner with an
afndavit showing the extent ana nature Oh
the disabilities emitting him TO suGh exemp-
to perform such labor, or pay the penalty
provided herein. e 49,,
SECTION Sit shall be the duty OF the
street commissioner to see that the proVls-
ions of Section2, hereof are carried out, ana
do all things necessary and contemplated 10
be done in Section hereof, by the proper
oficer OF thetown anddoall otherthingsneces-
sary TO be done except that TO be done Dy
other officers hereinafter mentioneal 10
effect the performance OF the sald LABOR OF
the collection of the money in lieu thereoi.
And in case of a failure to perform such
duty without good cause, he shall De haDie
TO the town for the poll tax OF each ana
or NOT paving the same, by reason
OF this neglect of duty, which amounts
shall be deducted from any amount uue Vi
lie snail issue a receipt to all persons who
may labor upon the street under ms alfec-
tons in the proper manner ana lot the
nroner time and shall return to the clerk a
tist All All such persons he has so recelpted
for, He ahan also return TO the Town treas
urer weekly all moneys coming INTO MS
hands as contemplated In Section hereof:
taking dnplicate receipts therefor, one OF
which shall be filed with the town clerk,
which said money shall be by the treasurer
kept as a highway fund to be expended as
Section 4NThe town clerk shall provide
appropriate receipts and notices lot tne
street commissioner and inrnlSn MN NIL, MILL a
oliired TO perform street labor, on OF before
the third Monday in April IN eaCn year
book kept for that purpose. He shall on or
after the first day OF November anu oeloIe
Ibe trst day of December of each year, GER
tify TO the county auditor the names OF all
persons who have not performed the lapor
or paid the sum OF money 10 tne t0Wn a. w
mis- Ordinance required to be collected as
other delinquent taxes, ,,, T. NH.
Adopted July LIST, 1901, published In Inc
Audubon Republican, July 4th 1901, and The
Audubon Advocate, July 5th, 1901
II. w, Hanna,
ID. L. Freeman, Mayor
Town Clerk.