The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-04-20

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They shall allow all claims for
dragging recorded therein, that are
in accordance with the provisions of
this act and have the approval of the
superintendent of dragging. The
township trustees shall at their regu-
lar meetings in November and April
of each year, settle with the superin-
tendent of dragging and pay all
claims for dragging in each district
that have the approval of the SUPER
intendent of dragging, and that are
not inconsistent with this act, out of
the dragging fund of the township,
the amount to be paid for such drag
ging not to exceed the sum of fifty
cents (5O) per mile for each mile
travelled back and forth while drag
ging the roads; they shall not al
low any claims for dragging unless
return card has been duly returned
to the superintendent showing said
work to have been done by his orders
and within twenty four (24) hours
after receipt of notice to perform
such service. The township trustees
at the time of making the annual
levy of the township for road pur-
poses as provided in section one
thousand five hundred twenty-eight
Q52S) of the Supplement to the
Code, 1907, shall each year levy one
mill on the dollar on the amount of
the township assessment for that
year, which shall be designated as
the dragging fund and shall be ex-
pended only for the purpose of drag
ging the roads within the township.
Section 8. 1t shall be the duty of
the superintendent of dragging to
keep. the dragging records of the
township, recording therein the
,.ai-1eY Of all persons entitled to COM,
pensatlon for dragging, the date of
such service, date of giving notice
for such service, date of return card,
the amount allowed for such service,
but no persons name shall be record
ed therein as being entitled to COM
pensation for dragging unless his re-
turn card has been filed with the su-
perintendent of dragging showing
said service as having been perform
ed by order of the superintendent of
dragging, and within the time limit
required for such service. 1t shall be
the duty of the superintendent of
dragging to cause all roads to be
dragged that the township trustees
may from time to time direct at such |
times as in his judgment is most |
beneficial. He shall cause the work
to be done by giving the parties con-
tracted with for the performance of
such service such notice as the town
ship trustees may deem sufficient; he
shall on or before the fifteenth day
of April OF each gear contract with
as many suitable persons as he
1eems necessary to drag the roads |
in the township for that year, but
shall not apportion the dragging of /
more than six miles of road to any
one person. The superintendent
may at any time cancel such contract,
Or contracts, for dragging the roads
when the stipulations therein con-
aimed have not been properly COM
Piled with, or when the work is not
lone in a satisfactory manner
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of
he city or town council of cities and
towns to cause the main travelled
'oads within the corporation limits
leading into the city or town to be
dragged, and so far as practicable
and possible the provisions of this
act shall apply.
Section 5. Any violation of any
of the provisions of this act, by the
superintendent of dragging, or any
person, or persons, who may be re-
lu1red under contract to drag district
roads, or neglect on the part of any
township clerk to set aside the funds
required by this act shall, on convic-
ton thereof, be fined not less than
ZEN dollars ($10) or more than
twenty-five dollars ($25.O0) for the
1rst offense, and for each subsequent
onense shall be fined not less than
dollars ($25.0O) nor
more than fifty dollars (yo0.OO).
Section s. This act being deemed
II Immediate Importance shall take
eject and be in force from and after.
he date of it's publication in the Reg
ster and Leader and The Des Moines
Capital, newspapers published in the
'ity of Des Moines, Iowa. l.
Approved April Z, A. D, 1911,