§ 6-124

Upon the election or selection and qualification of the first highway commissioner, clerk and treasurer of a consolidated township road district the highway commissioners of the respective townships so consolidated shall deliver to such consolidated township district highway commissioner all property and equipment of their respective districts taking his receipt therefor and the several township treasurers shall transfer and deliver to such consolidated township road district treasurer, all funds of their respective districts which they may hold, taking his receipt therefor. Any accounts or tax moneys for road purposes thereafter payable to any township so consolidated shall be paid to the treasurer of such consolidated township road district. Such consolidated township road district shall succeed to and assume all obligations and contracts of each of the townships consolidated into it other than bonded indebtedness. With respect to bonded indebtedness for road purposes of any township so consolidated the county clerk shall annually extend taxes against all of the taxable property in such township so long as any of such road bonds are outstanding, sufficient to pay the maturing principal and interest of such bonds as the same become due, such tax to be in addition to all other taxes for road purposes and without limitation as to rate or amount. The proceeds of such tax when collected shall be used for payment of the principal and interest on such bonds.

Legislative History

(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)