Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1919-05-22
THE new ROAD LAW
Passed by The Thirty-Eighih
General Assembly

20 COORDINATE THE WORK OF
the State of Iowa and of the Gov
ernment of the United States rela.
tive to road improvements, to pro-
vide and to define system of pri.
mary and secondary roads in each
county and to provide for the ex-
tension Of such primary system, to
provide for the improvement and
maintenance of such roads and to
prescribe the procedure therefor,
to extend certain options to each
county in the improvement of its
roads, to provide the funds to pay
the cost of such improvements and
to regulate the division, accounting
and disbursements of such funds,
to authorize, in certain cases the
levy of limited special assessments
upon real estate which abuts upon
OF is adjacent to such road i'm.
provements, in order to defray a
part Of the cost thereof and to reg.
ulate and prescribe the procedure
in concentrating such assessments
and the collection and application
thereof, to authorize and regulate
the anticipation by each county of
the funds (including special as
sessments) provided by this act
TOR road improvements, to author
lie the submission to the voters
OF each county of the question of
Issuing the bonds of the county in
order to secure immediate funds to
carry on such improvements, and
or levying an annual tax on all the
property Of the county to pay the
annual interest on said bonds and
to pay any deficiency in the prin-
cipal of such bonds which cannot
be met by other funds provided by
this act, to authorize the submis-
sion to the voters of the county of
the question of validating specified
contracts for the improvement Of
highways and the question of is
suing the bonds of the county in
order to carry out such contracts,
and OF levying an annual tax to pay
the annual interest on such bonds
and to pay any deficiency in the
principal of such bonds which cam
not be met by other funds provid-
ed by this act, to provide the pro-
cedure for submitting all such
questions to the voters and for, the
determination of the result of such
submission, to provide the proceed
ure for the levy of taxes and for
the form, conditions, issuance, ap-
plication, disbursement, and pay
ment of authorized bonds and the
interest thereon, to limit the
amount OF bonds which may be is
sued under any vote. of authorize
ton, to empower township trus-
tees to levy an additional tax of
two mills for township roads, to
provide for the purchase, lease, re-
ceipt and distribution of equipment
In aid Of the improvements proyid-
cd by this act and to authorize the
payment of the cost of such equip
ment to prohibit and punish viola
lions Of this act.
It is the intent Of this act to divide
le highways Of the state and of each
'unty into primary and secondary
vstem, to provide for the substan-
al and durable Improvement of
lch primary roads of each county,
pay for said improvements on such
rimary roads from federal aid funds,
lotor vehicle registration fees, and
ON the proceeds of assessments on
enefited real property, to permit
ach county to anticipate such funds
1t chooses SO to do, to divert other
listing highway funds to the CON
'ruction, reconstruction, improve
lent and maintenance Of the sec
1dary system of roads, to secure the
anefit of all present and future
cts of the government of the United
tates which proffer financial aid to
le state of Iowa in the construction
nd maintenance of highways, and to
,-ordinate the system herein created
18th the requirements of said feder-
! government relative to such i'm
rovements.
The state highway commission is
on behalf Of the state,
enter into any arrangement or con-
act with, and required by the duly
instituted federal authorities, in or
er to secure the full cooperation Of
le government of the United States.
I'D the benefit of all present and flu
re federal allotments in aid of high
~ construction, reconstruction, i'm
lpvement or maintenance. The good
18th OF the state is hereby pledged
& Gause to be made available each
lar, Gufficient funds to equal the
|tal of any sums now or hereafter
tportioned to the state for road pur-
(0es BY the United States govern
ent for such year and to maintain
!e roads constructed with said
Inds. The board of supervisors of
lch county is empowered to enter
40 any arrangement or contract
III. and required by, the state high
&g commission, in order to fully
|rrr into effect the provisions Of
IS act.
ta.e highways Of the state are, for
q purpose Of this act, divided into
N systems, to wit: The primary
Nd system and the secondary road
stem. The primary road system
ALI embrace those main market
~ y (not including roads within
aes), which connect all county,seat
WINS and cities and main market
,nters, and which have already been
under section of chap
y 249 of the laws of the Thirty
eventh General Assembly of the
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