Further duty of the clerk.

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the further duty of the township clerk, to record in a book to be provided by him for that purpose, all private roads, and cart-ways, by the trustees established, together with the earmarks of all cattle, sheep and hogs, and such other marks and brands as any person may wish to have recorded in the said township, but he shall not record the same mark to two different persons; and the said clerk shall be entitled to receive of the person employing him as aforesaid, for such entry of marks or brands, the sum of twenty-five cents, and shall deliver a certified copy of such entry to the owner, if required, His compen- and he shall be entitled to receive for recording private roads and cart-ways, for every sheet of one hundred words, nine cents, payable by the person at whose request the said record is to be made.

sation.

Duty of trustees,

Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the trustees, within twenty days after each annual township meeting, to divide their respective townships into districts, allotting to each supervisor one, and it shall be the further duty of the said trustees, to settle the accounts of the supervisors of highways and overseers of the poor, and to examine and settle all accounts and demands against the township,

that

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clerk.

for which purpose the said trustees, supervisors,
overseers of the poor and township clerk, shall
meet on the first Monday of March annually, at
the place of holding the township meetings, and
it shall be the duty of the township clerk to an of
make an entry and true statement of all accounts
allowed and adjusted by the trustees, in a book
to be provided for that purpose, and for every
demand against the township, allowed by the
trustees, the creditor shall be entitled to receive
from the said trustees, an order on the township
treasurer for the full amount thereof, payable
on demand.

Demands township

against the

paid out of township treasury.

Majority of

electors

to lay a tax.

Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, that each and every township, whenever and so often as empowered the major part of the whole number of electors in said township shall deem it expedient, shall have power and authority to lay a tax: Provided, That such articles only shall be subject Proviso to taxation as are made liable by the laws regulating county rates and levies, and that the amount of the tax so laid, shall not exceed what might be laid on the same article for county purposes; and it shall be the duty of the township Duty of the clerk to make out an assessment of the tax voted by the township, a duplicate whereof he shall deliver, within twenty days, to such constable

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clerk.

stable to

give bond,

etc.

Duty of treasurer.

of the township as the trustees shall direct, and the other within the like time, to the township treasurer; and the constable receiving such tax to collect, shall, before he commences the collecDuty of con- tion thereof, give bond with two sufficient sureties, to the township treasurer, conditioned to collect and pay over to the said treasurer or his successor in office, the amount of said tax within four months; and in case the said constable shall neglect and refuse to collect and pay over the whole amount of such tax, within the time specified in said bond, it shall be the duty of the township treasurer, after giving twenty days notice, to issue an execution, directed to the other constable of the township, commanding him forthwith to levy the amount of said bond, with the costs, on the goods, chattels, lands or tenements, of the obligors; and it shall be the duty of such constable receiving such execution, to levy, collect and pay over the same to the township treasurer, within sixty days from the date of said execution, and the constable collecting the township tax, shall be entitled to the same compensation as the county collector is entitled to receive for the like services, and the constable levying such execution, shall be entitled to demand and receive the same fees as are allowed, by law, to sheriffs in like cases.

The constable, his compensation.

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Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That at least twenty days before the annual township meet

issue the

constable

Their furapplication holders.

therduty, on

of two or more free

ing, the trustees shall issue their warrant to a Trustees to
constable of the township, directing him to warrant to
notify the electors of such township to assemble etc.
at the time and place appointed for their annual
meeting, and said warrants shall enumerate the
officers to be chosen at such meeting; and on
the application of two or more freeholders of the
township for that purpose, said trustees shall
insert in said warrant such other business,
matter or thing, as may be proposed to be sub-
mitted to said township meeting; and no tax
shall be voted at such township meeting, unless
notice thereof shall have been given in the said
warrant, and the constable who shall receive
such warrant, shall warn the electors of such
township by setting up copies of said warrant
in three of the most public places in each town-
ship, at least fifteen days before the meeting of
such electors.

Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That any
person chosen to any office under this act and
not exempted by law, who shall neglect or re-
fuse to serve in such office, shall forfeit and pay
to and for the use of the township, the sum of
two dollars, to be recovered before any justice
of the peace; and it is hereby made the duty of

Penalty on en and re

officer chos

fusing to

serve.

Proviso.

Appropria

tion of forfeitures.

tees therein.

the township treasurer to sue for the same, and for all fines and forfeitures accruing under this act, for neglect or misconduct in office of any township officer: Provided, That no person chosen to any office by this law created, shall be obliged to serve in such office two years successively.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That all forfeitures under this law, shall be expended and laid out on the highways within the townDuty of trus- ship, and it shall be the duty of the trustees to apportion the same among the supervisors of the highways of the said townships, and the township treasurer may retain three per cent. of all monies paid into the township treasury, for collecting or receiving and paying over the same to the order of the trustees.

Treasurer.

his compensation.

Trustees to All vacant offices, etc.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That when by reason of non-acceptance, death or removal, of any person chosen to an office, in any township, at the annual meeting as aforesaid, or in any case where there is a vacancy, the trustees shall fill such vacancy, and the person thus chosen shall take the same oaths and be liable to the same penalties as though he had been chosen at the annual meetings; and in case there should not, at any annual meeting under this