Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-28

to exceed one MILL to be levied in whole
or in part by the board of supervisors
as hereinafter provided. AT the No
vember meeting they shall settled with
the township clerk and supervisors of
roads
Section 1882 The board of township
trustees of each civil township in this
state, at it's regular meeting in April.
1908, shall consolidate said township
into one road district, and all road
funds belonging to the road districts of
said township shall at once become
general township road fund, out of
which all claims for work done or ma
terial furnished for road purposes prior
to the change, and unsettled, shall be
paid.
Section 1888. Where the one road
district plan is adopted, the board of
township trustees shall order and direct
the expenditure of the road funds and
labor belonging or owing to the town
ship, may let, by contract. to the low
est responsible, competent bidder, any
part or all of the work on the roads for
the current year, or may appoint
township superintendent of roads, to
oversee subject to the direction Of the
board. all or any part of the work, but
1t shall not incur an indebtedness for
such purposes unless the same has been
or shall at the time be provided for by
an authorized levy; and shall order the
township road tax for the succeeding
year paid in money and collected by the
county treasurer as other taxes. 1t
shall cause both the property and poll
tax to equitably and judiciousl. ex
pended for road purposes in the entire
road district shall cause at least rs
per cent of the township road tax to be
thus expended by the 18th day of July
in each year; shall cause the noXiouS
weeks growing in the roads to be cut
twice a year. when necessary, and at
such times as to prevent their seed
ing, and it may allow any land owner
reasonable compensation for the de-
struction thereof, when growing in the
roads abutting upon his land. If a SUI
perintendent of roads is employed, it
shall fix the term of Office, which shall
not exceed one year, and compensation,
which shall not exceed SO day; and no
contract shall be made without re-
serving the right of the board to dis
pense with his services at it's pleas
ure.
Section. 1870 He shall within four
weeks after the trustees have levied
the property road tax for the succeed
ing year, certify said levy to the coun-
ty auditor. who shall enter 1t upon the
tax books for collection by the county
treasurer as other taxes, And he shall
not later than the 18th day of April,
make out and deliver to the Superinten-
dent of roads a list of all persons re-
quired to pay road poll tax under the
provisions Of this act. To enable him
to make out such list, the assessor shall
furnish the clerk of said township, be-
fore the first day of April of each year
a complete copy of the assessment lists
of said township for that year, which
shall be the basis of such poll tax list.
Provided, that the property road tax
for the year 1903. shall be levied as
heretofore. that it shall be paid in cash
and shall be collected by the superin-
tendent of roads, by the trustees or by
the township clerk, as the board of
trustees shall determine and direct.
Provided. further, that all delinquent
road tax for the year 1903, shall be GER
titled to the county auditor by the
clerk of each township, for collection as
provided by section one thousand five
hundred and forty-two Q542) OF the
code, as amended by this act
Section 1872 He shall on or before
the second Monday in November in
each year, make out a certified list of
all road tax that has not been paid, and
transmit the same to the auditor, who
shall enter the amount Of tax the same
as other taxes, and deliver the same to
the county treasurer, charging him
herewith which shall be collected by
him in the same manner that county
taxes are collected. In case the town
ship clerk shall fail or neglect to make
such return. he shall forfeit and pay
to the township for road purposes a
sum equal to the amount of tax OH said
and, which may be collected by an ac-
ton on his land.
Section 1915. Each road supernten-
dent or contractor shall give bond in
such sum and with such security as the
township clerk may require (but in no
case shall township trustee sign such
bond as surety), conditioned that he
will faithfully and impartially perform
all the duties required of him, and de-
vote all moneys that may come into
his hands by virtue of his office ac-
cording to law.
Section 1851. The road supervisor
shall give at least three days notice
of the day or days and place to work
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