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Township Government. County treas­urer to register bonds. s. 6, c. 13, 1887.

§ 701. Before the bonds are delivered to the purchaser they sha11 be presented to the county treasurer, who shall register them in a book to be kept for that purpose, and known as the bond register, in which register he shall enter the number of each bond, its date of maturity, amount, rate of interest, to whom and where payable.

Bonds, how issued. s. 7, c. 13, 1887.

§ 702. No bonds in excess of twenty thousand dollars shall be issued by any one county under the provisions of this act until the issuance of the same is authorized by a majority vote of the qualified electors of such county at a special election to be called for that purpose by the board of county commissioners. Notice of such election shall be given in the manner provided by law for conducting special elections, and such notice shall state the amount of bonds to be issued, when payable and the rate of inter­est they are to bear. The voting shall be done by. written or printed ballots, and all ballots deposited in favor of issuing bonds shall have thereon the words "for issuing bonds," and those opposed shall have thereon the words "against issuing bonds," and if a majority of all votes cast shall be in favor of issuing bonds the board of county commissioners shall forthwith proceed to issue the bonds in accordance with the vote and the provisions of this act. The election in all other respects shall be conducted in accord­ance with the law regulating general elections.

Bonds to be negotiable. s. 8, c. 13, 1887.

§ 703. Bonds issued in substantial conformity to this act shall in law be considered negotiable.

OHAPTER l0.

TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT.

Article. Section.

1. How organized and named 704-7l0

2. Corporate powers 711-713

3. Annual town meetings 714-716

4. Special town meetings 117-719

5. Mode of conducting town meetings 720-734

6. By-laws 735, 736

7. Qualification of officers 737-750

8. Vacancies 751-754

9. Board of health 755-764

10. Powers and duties of supervisors 765-775

11. Powers and duties of officers 776-789

Article. Section.

12. Board of auditors 790-796

13. Board of review 797, 798

l4. Fees of Officers 799

l5. Claims against townships 800-803

16. Suits by and against townships 804-812

17. Town charges and levies 813-815

18. Books and papers of out-going officers 816-819

19 . Guide-posts 820-824

20. Public places 825

21. Pounds and pound-masters 826-828

22. Debts and bonds 829-836

23. Miscellaneous 837-843

Article 1.-How Organized and Named.

Section.

704. Petition for organization of townshi11s.

705. Fragment of congressional township.

706. Name of township.

707. First town meeting.

Section.

708. Name of township sent to territorial auditor.

709. Similar names adopted by different townships.

710. Present boundaries to remain.

Petition for or­ganization of township. s. 1, sub-c. 1, c 112, 1833.

§ 704. Whenever a majority of the legal voters of any con­gressional township in this territory containing twenty-five legal voters petition the board of county commissioners to be organized as a town under this article, said board shall forthwith proceed to fix and determine the boundaries of such new town and to name the same; and said board shall make a full report of all their proceedings in relation to laying off said town, and file the same with the county auditor or county clerk.

Fragment of congressional township at­tached to adjoin­ing township. s. 2, sub-c. 1, c. 112, 1883. s. l, c.50 sp. 1885

§ 705. A fraction of a township may be attached by said commissioners to an adjoining town, or be divided between two or more towns, or organized separately. according to the wishes of a majority of the legal voters to be affected thereby; and when 173