Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-04-17
THE GOOD ROADSLAW
Measure Passed in Recent Session
of General Assembly.
FAIHERED BY HON. A. ". BUCHANAN
Its Object Is to Better the Conditions
of the Country Roads and Save
Money Where 1t Has Hitherto Been
Spent-Text of Laws.

One of the most important measures
passed by the state legislature during
the session just closed was the good |
roads bill presented by Hon. A. w. Blu
chanan of this city. The new law con-
tains many radical changes from the
old one, and it is hoped that through
it's agency much of the money which
has been spent on roads hitherto will
be saved. In any event all have
agreed to give it fair and Impartial
trial before even those who are natu-
ment upon it.
The new bill will not go into effect
until April, 1908, although it has been
passed by both houses and signed by
the governor. The text of the law in
full as it appeared when submitted to
Governor Cummins for his signature is
as follows:
Section /. That section 1915 of
the code be, and the same is, hereby
amended by striking out the words
and one road supervisor in each road
district in the fourth line thereof.
Section g. That all that portion of
section 1l30 of the code, beginning
with the word ''the" in the third line
and ending with the period immediate
ly following the word resides in the
tenth line is hereby repealed. And
that the words road supervisor and
in the eighteenth line be, and the same
are hereby stricken out and repealed.
Section 8. That section 1928 of
the code be, and the same is, hereby
amended by inserting the words for
the succeeding year after the word
levied in the first line of division, or
subsection one, and by striking out
and repeating all of division, or sub
section two thereof And said section
is hereby further amended by striking
out the following, beginning in the
fifth line and ending in the sixth line
of division or subsection three, may
divide their respective townships into
such number of road districts as may
be necessary for the public good and
That said subsection three be amend
led by REMEMBERING the same and that
the same be numbered two.
Section A. That section 1882 of
the code be, and the same is, hereby
repealed and the following enacted as
substitute therefor: The board of
township trustees of each civil town
| ship in this state, at its regular meet
| ing 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 fol
work done or material furnished fol
road purposes prior to the change and
unsettled, shall be paid
Section 5. That section 1888 o
the code be and the same is hereby
amended, by striking out the word:
with one or more assistants in the
sixth line Also, by striking out thu
word may in the ninth line and in
sorting the word shall in lieu there
of. And by striking out and repeating
f the following beginning in the eigh
!, teenth line and ending in the nine
teenth line of said section: and cred
lit him therefor on his road tax for thai
year And said section is hereb,
: further amended, by striking out thu
words and an assistant are beginning
in the nineteenth line and ending il
, the twentieth line, and inserting tn,
werd IS in lieu thereof.
, "Section 6. That section 1910 o
the code is hereby repealed and TIL
following enacted as a substitut
therefore: He shall within fou
!, weeks after the trustees have levie
the property road tax for the succeed
: ing year certify said levy to the cour
: ty auditor, who shall enter it upon tn
tax books for collection by the count
treasurer as other taxes. And
shall. not later than the fifteenth da
= of April, make out and deliver to til
: superintendent of roads a list of a
y persons required to pay road tax Ill
: der the provisions of this act. To Ell
! able him to make out such list, tn
= assessor shall furnish the clerk of sal
y township, before the first day of Apr
!. of each year complete copy of tn
u assessment lists of said township fc
that year, which shall be the basis {
i such poll tax list. Provided, thu
i the property road tax for the yea
e 1908 shall be levied as heretofore, thu
y it shall be paid in cash and shall b
Il collected by the superintendent
! roads appointed by the trustees or tt
5 township clerk, as the board of tru
: tees shall determine and direct. Pr
s. vided further, that all delinquent roe
e tax for the year 1903, shall be certifie
to the county auditor by the clerk
each township for collection as provi
d ed by section 1912 of the code, 6
# amended by this act.
s Section Z That section 1911
e the code, be, and the same is heret
\, repealed.
v "Section 8. That section 1912
n the code is hereby amended, by stri
g ing out the words lands, town lots al
II personal property on which the b
IS ginning in the second line and endil
s. in the third line thereof. Also,
1t striking out the following beginnil
" in the fourth line and ending in Il
If fifth line: and the amount of t;
9. charged on each parcel of land, TOW
b, lot or personal property, designatil
t. the road district in which the same
,e situated And said section is here1
lg further amended, by inserting Il
Is word that after the word tax in tt
u third line.
Sc Section 9. That section 1915 of Il
code be, and the same is, herel
amended by striking out and repei
ing all of said section after the wo