Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-05-24
lOWA'S new ROAD law
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be gwen Dy the superintendent OF
dragging when ordering the roads
dragged, stipulating the manner of
serving same, and shall furnish each
person contracted with to drag roads
return cards.
They shall provide suitable book
in which the superintendent of drag
sing shall record the names of all
persons who are entitled to compen-
sation for dragging reads, said book
to be known as the dragging record
of the township.
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 ct tieir reg
ular meetings in November and
| April of each year. settle with the
superintendent of dragging and pay
all claims for dragging in each dis
trict that have the approval of the
superintendent 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 dragging not to exceed the sum
OF fifty cents 900 per mile for each
mile travelled back and forth while
dragging the roads; they shall not
allow any claim for dragging unless
return card has been duly returned
to the superintendent showing said
work to have been done by his ord
ers and within twenty-four (24)
hours after the receipt of notice to
perform such service. The township
trustees at the time of making the
annual levy for the township for
road purposes, as provided in Sec |
ton One Thousand Five Hundred
Twenty-eight (1,52S), of the Supple |
ment to the Code, 1907, shall each |
year levy one mill on the dollar on
the amount of the township assess
ment for that year, which shall be |
expended only for the purpose of
dragging the roads within the town
ship.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of
the superintendent of dragging to
keep the dragging records of the
township, recording therein the
names of all persons entitled to COM
pensation for dragging, the date of |
such service, date of giving of no.
tice for such service, date of return |
card, the amount allowed for such |
service, but no persons name shall |
be recorded therein as being entitled |
to compensation for dragging unless |
his return card has been filed with |
the superintendent Of dragging show
ing said service as having been per-
formed by order of the superintend-
ent of dragging, and within the time
limit required for such service. 1t
shall be the duty of the superintend-
ent of dragging to cause all roads |
TO be dragged that the township |
trustees may from time to time di-
rect at such times as in his judg- |
ment is most beneficial. He shall |
cause the work to be done by giving |
the parties contracted with for the |
performance of such service such no.
tice as the township trustees may
deem sufficient; he shall on or be- |
fore the fifteenth day OF April in |
each year contract with as many
suitable persons as he deems neces- |
sary to drag the roads in the town.
ship for that year, but shall not ap-
portion 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 contained have
not been perperly complied with, or
when the work is not done in a salts
factory manner.
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of
the city or town council of cities and
towns to cause the main travelled
roads 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 D. Any violation of any
OF the provisions of this act, by the
superintendent of dragging, or any
person or persons, who may be re-
CURED under contract to drag dis
trict roads, or neglect on the part of
any township clerk to set aside the
funds required by this act shall.
on conviction thereof, be fined not
less than ten dollars $4,000 or
more than twenty-five dollars
(S25.00) for the first offense, and
for each subsequent offense shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dol
lars ($25.0O nor more than fifty
dollars ($5O.OO).
Section 6. This act being deemed
! of immediate importance shall take
effect and be in force from and af-
ter the date of its publication in the
Register and Leader and Des Moines
Capital, newspapers published in the
city OF Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved April z, A. d., 1911 and
published April 8, 1911.