ROADS PARTLY IN A MUNICIPALITY.

SECTION 6976. The trustees of a township, when the petition of one hundred or more of the taxpayers of such township is presented to them, praying for the improvement of the public roads within such township and including a road running into or through a village or city, shall submit the question of the improvement of said roads to the qualified electors of the township at the next general election or at a special election, held after the presentation of such petition. (97 v. 550 § 1.)

SECTION 6977. The qualified electors of such town Form of ship, at said election, shall have submitted the policy of ballot. the improvement of its public roads by general taxation. Those voting in favor of such proposition shall have on their ballot, "Road improvement by general taxation-yes," and those opposed, "Road improvement by general taxation -no." ." (97 v. 550 § 2.)

SECTION 6978. The township trustees shall cause Notice. notice of the election to be published in two newspapers in general circulation, if such are printed in the township, for at least ten days and shall also cause bills, announcing the

Conduct of election.

Returns.

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Submission to vote of electors of question of no further levy.

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election, to be posted at the usual places of holding elections at each precinct in such township at least ten days prior thereto. (97 v. 550 § 2.)

SECTION 6979. The trustees of the township shall appoint three judges and two clerks for each precinct therein, who shall conduct the election in like manner as is provided by law for holding other elections, and who, within three days thereafter, shall return to the clerk of the township, a full and correct abstract of the votes cast at the election. They shall be governed by the laws regulating general elections, and feceive like compensation as judges and clerks of other elections, which shall be paid out of the township funds, upon the order of the township clerk. (97 v. 550 § 3.)

SECTION 6980. The poll book and abstract so returned. to the township clerk, within five days thereafter, shall be opened by the township trustees and clerk and a correct statement of the results shall be entered upon the records of the township by the clerk for public inspection. (97 v. 550 § 3.)

SECTION 6981. At such election if a majority of the votes cast are against the policy of improving the roads by general taxation, the township trustees shall not assess taxes for that purpose; but when a like petition is thereafter presented to them, they shall again submit the same question, at the next annual election, to the qualified voters of such township, notice of which shall be given and the election conducted in the manner provided by law for the first election. (97 v. 551 § 4.)

SECTION 6982. At such election, if a majority are in favor of the policy of the improvement of the public roads of such township by general taxation, the trustees of the township shall appoint three freeholders as commissioners, who shall serve three years from and after the date of their appointment, and if a vacancy occurs upon such board it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term by the trustees (99 v. 468 § 5.)

SECTION 6983. If, in a township, at such election heretofore held therein, a majority were in favor of the policy of the improvement of the roads of the township by general taxation, and the terms of the commissioners heretofore appointed under this subdivision of this chapter. have expired before all the public roads of the township are improved as aforesaid, the trustees of the township may appoint three freeholders as commissioners, who shall serve three years from the date of their appointment. (99 v. 468 § 5-)

NO FURTHER LEVY.

SECTION 7001. The trustees of a township in which free turnpikes have been constructed under the provisions of this subdivision of this chapter, when the petition of

INCREASE OF LEVY.

twenty-five per cent or more of the taxpayers of such township, including any village therein, is presented to them praying that no further levy be made under such provisions, shall submit the question of making no further levy to the qualified electors of the township and village, at the next general election held after the presentation of the petition. The qualified electors of the township and village at said election, shall have submitted to them the policy of making no further levy under such provisions. (98 v. 284 § 16a.)

SECTION 7002. Those voting in favor of such propo- Form of balsition shall have on their ballots, "No further levy for road lots; notice. improvements - Yes," and those opposed "No further levy for road improvements-No." The township trustees shall cause notice of the election to be given as provided in section sixty-nine hundred and seventy-eight, and the provisions of sections sixty-nine hundred and seventy-nine and sixty-nine hundred and eighty shall be applicable to such election. (98 v. 284 § 16a.)

Result of

SECTION 7003. At such election, if a majority of the votes cast are in favor of no further levy for road improve- election. ments, the township trustees shall thereafter make no further levy under this subdivision of this chapter. If a majority of the votes cast are against no further levy, the trustees shall proceed to levy under such subdivision in a like manner as before the election. (98 v. 284 § 16a.)

INCREASE OF LEVY.

SECTION 7007. The trustees of such township, when the petition of one hundred or more of the taxpayers of the township, including a city or village therein, is presented to them praying for an increase of tax levy for the improvement of public roads and streets of the township and city or village, shall submit the question for an increase of tax levy for the improvement of public roads and streets to the qualified electors of the township and the city or village at the next general election or at a special election held after the presentation of such petition. (94 v. 238 § 4686-18a; 97 v. 554 § 19.)

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SECTION 7008. The qualified electors of such township, Form of and city or village, at said election, shall have submitted ballot. to them the policy of an increase of tax levy for the improvement of its public roads and streets by general taxation. Those voting in favor of such proposition shall have on their ballots, "Increase of tax levy for road improvement by general taxation-yes", and those opposed, "Increase of tax levy for road improvement by general taxationno". (94 v. 238 § 4686-18a; 97 v. 554 § 19.)

election.

SECTION 7009. The township trustees shall cause Notice of notice of the election to be given in a like manner as provided in section sixty-nine hundred and seventy-eight, and

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Ballots.

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the provisions of section sixty-nine hundred and seventynine and sixty-nine hundred and eighty shall be applicable to such election. (94 v. 238 § 4686-18a; 97 v. 554 § 19.)

SECTION 7010. At such election, if a majority of the votes cast are in favor of an increase of the tax levy for road improvement by general taxation, the township trustees shall levy annually upon each dollar of valuation of ail the taxable property of such township, including such village or city, an amount not exceeding six mills upon each dollar of valuation, as provided in section seventy hundred and six, and if a majority of the votes cast are against an increase of tax levy for road improvement by general taxation, the township trustees shall not levy a tax in excess of that which they were authorized to levy before the election was held. (94 v. 238 § 4686-18a; 97 v. 554 § 19.)

SECTION 7011. When a like petition is hereinafter presented to the township trustees, they shall again submit such question, at the next general election held after the presentation of the petition, to the qualified voters of such township, including such village or city, notice of which shall be given and the election conducted in the manner hereinbefore provided. (94 v. 238 § 4686-18a; 97 v. 554 $ 19.)

ROAD DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT BONDS.

SECTION 7037. Before the improvement of any of the public ways shall be undertaken, and before bonds shall be issued to pay for such improvements, the question of improving the public ways and of issuing bonds shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the road district, at a general or special election. The trustees shall cause not less than ten days' notice to be given in the manner provided by law for other general or special elections of the purpose, time and place of holding the election and the aggregate amount of the bonds. (94 v. 129 § 3.)

SECTION 7038. When the trustees determine to submit such question to the electors of such road district, or when the petition of twenty-five per cent. or more of the taxpayers of such road district is presented to them praying that the question of improving the public ways and of issuing bonds shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the road district, they shall pass a resolution to that effect and submit such question to the electors of such district, in which resolution the boundaries of the road district, if they are not coincident with the boundaries of the township, shall be designated. (101 v. 47.)

SECTION 7039. The clerk of the township shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the deputy state supervisors of elections of the county in which the road district is located, not less than fifteen days before the time therein fixed for the election. The deputy state super

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visors of elections shall cause to be prepared and furnished, at the expense of the township, ballots for the election, on which shall appear the words "Road improvement bonds yes," "Road improvement bonds-no."

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130 § 4.) SECTION 7040. If such road district is a part of a Notice of township the notice of the election heretofore provided to be given shall designate the boundaries thereof. (94 v. 130 $ 4.)

SECTION 7041. At such election, the judges and clerks of election of the township shall act as judges and clerks, and vacancies shall be filled in like manner as in other elections. Such officers shall certify the result of the election, forthwith after it has been ascertained, to the clerk of the township, who shall abstract and record it. (94 v. 130 § 5.)

Judges and clerks of

election.

SECTION 7042. The electors at such election, desiring How to vote. to vote in favor of the proposition shall place a cross mark, in black lead pencil, to the left of the words "Road improvement bonds-yes," and those desiring to vote against said proposition shall place such cross mark to the left of the words "Road improvement bonds-no." If a majority of the votes cast upon such question, at such election, are in favor of the proposition, the trustees shall improve the public ways of such road district and issue bonds to provide means therefor. (94 v. 130 § 5.)

SECTION 7043. The township clerk shall forthwith Result. certify the result of such election, the description of the boundaries and the name of the road district to the county auditor. (94 v. 130 § 5.)

SEPARATE ROAD DISTRICTS. SECTION 7053. By a majority vote of the qualified electors of a township at a general election, the trustees thereof may create a separate road district for the improvement of the public roads of the township. (97 v. 575 § 1.)

SECTION 7054. The qualified electors of the township, at such election shall have submitted the policy of the improvement of its public roads by general taxation. Those voting in favor of the proposition shall have on their ballot "Road improvement by taxation-yes," and those opposed "Road improvement by taxation-no." (97 v. 576 § 2.)

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SECTION 7055. The trustees shall cause notices of such Notice. election to be published in two newspapers in general circulation, if such are printed in the township, for at least ten days prior thereto, and cause notices to be posted at the usual place of holding elections, at least ten days prior to the election. In townships where there are no papers published, the trustees shall give notice of the election by posting notices in at least six of the most prominent places in the township fifteen days prior thereto. (97 v. 576 § 2.)