The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-04-19
LEcAIlzlNc Acr

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An act iegalizing special election
held at oskaloosa, Mahaska county
Iowa, on the 18th day Of August, 1905
for the purpose Of voting tax Of
five per centum on the assessed valu
alton Of the property of said city ir
aid of the oskaloosa and Buxton Elec
trio Railway company, and IegaIizlne
the recording Of the certificate issuec
by the city clerk OF said city, in the
Office Of the recorder of deeds Of said
county, and legalizing the levy by the
board Of supervisors Of said county
of the tax thereby voted and lesalz
ing the acts of the county auditor In
placing the said tax upon the tar
lists, and in certifying the order for
the same and said tax lists to the
county treasurer Of said county, and
legalizing the tax lists so transmitted
to said treasurer.
Whereas, There was on the 18th
day of August, 1905, special election
held in the city of oskaloosa, Mahas,
ka county, Iowa, at which there was
submitted to the voters of said city
the following proposition:
Shall tax of five per centum OF
the assessed value of the property OF
Oskaloosa, Iowa, be levied in favor OF
the Oskaleosa and buxton Electric
Railway company?
THE line of said railway to com
menee at Oskaloosa, Iowa, and shall
extend via the incorporated town OF
beacon, Iowa, to point near the vii
lase of Buxton, in Section Four
Township Seyenty-three North, Range
II West, in Monroe county, Iowa.
Said road shall be of standard
gauge, four feet eight and one.hali
inches wide, and shall be operated by
electricity or other practical power
THAT one-half of said tax shall be
collected the first year after levyine
thereof, and oneIhalf the following
year. One-half the said tax shall be
payable to the company when it's
line shall have been completed ano
in operation to the incorporated town
of Beacon, and the remaining one-hali
shall be payable to said company
when the said ROAD is rully completed
and in operation to the point near
the village of Buxton. That the said
road shall be fully completed to the
Incorporated town of Beacon, on Oh
before the first day of December,
1906, and TO the village of Buxton, as
above located, on or before the first
day of December, 1907" and,
Whereas, Said railway shall have
the right to issue bonds not exceed
ing $1S,500 per mile for each mile OF
the road. and
Whereas, Stock was to be issued
to the tax payers for the said taxes
voted, and
Whereas, At the said special election
August 16, 1905, said proposition was
voted for by majority of all persons
voting for or against the same, and
Whereas, The city council of Oska
loosa, Iowa, declared, as provided by
law, that said proposition was adopt
ed by said election, and
Whereas, The city clerk of Oskaloo'
sa in accordance with the law, cert,
fed to the fact that the said tax car.
ried, as provided by law, and copy
of notice, and
Whereas, Said county auditor fail
ed to record said certificate in the
Office of the recorder of deeds of Ma
haska county, Iowa, of the voting OF
said tax as filed with him by the city
clerk of said city, and
Whereas, Said county auditor on
the 31st day of March, 1906, filed with
the county recorder and has recorded
in the records of said county the said
certificate of the said city clerk, and
whereas, The board of supervisors
of Mahaska county, Iowa, made the
levy of saia tax, and
Whereas, The auditor of said coun
ty has placed the said tax upon the
tax books of Mahaska county, Iowa
and transmitted the same to the
county treasurer, and
Whereas, Doubts have arisen re
speeding the legality of the filing and
recording of said certificate as of the
above date. and
Whereas, The question has ariser
as to the legality of the acts of the
board Of supervisors in levying sait
tax, and
Whereas, The question having arts
en- as to the legality Of the acts o
the county auditor in placing the sale
tax on the said tax books and trans
hitting the same to the county treas
urer, and
/ Whereas, The question having arts
en- as to the right of the county treas
urer to collect said tax on the sail
tax books, therefore
Be II Enacted by the General Assem-
/ bly, of the state Of Iowa:
/ Section THAT the special election
held on the 10th day of August, 1905
at Oskaloosa, Mahaska county, Iowa
for the purpose Of voting tax Q
five per centum on the assessed valu
alton of the property Of said city, II
aid to the OskaIoosa and Buxto
Electric Railway company, and tn