The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-10-14
MOTOR VEHICLE LAWS
The Secretary Of State Issues
Amendments by Assembly.

Secretary of State w. S. Allen has
issued copies of the Iowa law in re-
gard to the registration and regula.
tlCa of motor vehicles as amended by
Tie Thirty-sixth general assembly this
year. The part dealing with the ap-
portionment of fees Is of especial in
terest and reads as follows:
Ninety per cent of all moneys paid
into the state treasury pursuant to
the provisions of this act shall be ap-
lortioned among the several counties
IN the same ratio as the number OF
townships in the several counties
bear to the total number of townships
in the state, and apportionment to
be made by the state treasurer on the
first day of April and the first day of
August of each year. When such ap-
portionment has been made, the state
treasurer shall forthwith remit to the
county treasurers of the several coun.
ties of the state the amount of money
10 be apportioned to the respective
counties. and the county treasurer of
each county Immediately upon receipt
of such money shall charge himself
Herewith and forthwith give notice to
the county auditor of the amount of
money so received The county treas
urer shall pay into the treasury OF the
titles and incorporated towns in such
01lLy a portion of said motor vehicle
ID to be determined as follows
~. city or Incorporated town shall
receive a share to be determined by
he ratio Of miles of unpaved streets
thin the limits of said city or in
rpOrated town to the total number
miles of public roads and unpaved
cts within the county; provided,
ever, that in no case shall the ag-
gate amount apportioned TO the
GUS cities and towns exceed ten
cent of the total amount appor-
ed to the county. And each ap-
tioument to cities and towns shall
expended by them only for the pur-
2 of improving the unpaved streets
roads connecting directly with
county or township road systems,
by order of the city or town council
commission the apportionment
nay be transferred to the county
Dad cash fund and be expended on
he county road system. For the pur-
pose Of making such appOrtiOnment
the city or town clerk shall file in the
office of the county treasurer ten days
before the date OF the apportionment
from the state treasurer a certified
statement of the number of miles of
unpaved streets within such city or
town. and the county auditor shall
make like statement of the number
of miles of highway in such county
outside the limits of cities and incor.
porated towns. The treasurer of each
city or town shall charge himself with
the sum received from said apportion-
ment, and shah forthwith give notice
to the city or town auditor or clerk OF
the amount of money so received. The
total amount of funds so received by
the county treasurer, less the amount
apportioned to the various cities and
towns, as herein provided, shall con-
stitute the county motor vehicle road
fund and shall be expended for the
following purposes only: the crown
ing, drainage, dragging or graveling
of public highways outside the limits
Of cities and towns, and for the build
ing of permanent culyerts on such
highways. Such fund shall be paid out
on warrants drawn by the county aud
itor, duly authorized by the board OF
supervisors and entered of record.
The same procedure shall apply to
the expenditure of this fund as TO the
expenditure OF other road and bridge
funds. Five per cent OF all moneys
paid into the state treasury on and
after the taking effect of this act and
pursuant to the provisions, shall be
set aside and shall constitute a main
tenance fund for the state highway
commission. Said five per cent shall
be used for no other purpose than as
a maintenance fund for said state
highway commission, and shall be
drawn out only on warrants drawn BY
the auditor of state on itemized
vouchers approved by the state high.
way commission. the expenditure of
which commission shall be audited
by the executive council, and full
and complete report Of all said ex-
penditures shall be published in the
annual recort under act creating the
state highway commission. At the
end of each biennial period ending
January I, 1917, the funds remaining
IN the highway maintenance fund
shall be placed to the credit OF the
general fund.