68-593. Procedure upon adoption; payment of funds by townships to county treasurer; use; duties of treasurer. Upon the adoption of the provisions of this act by any county, the township board of all townships in such county shall forthwith pay over to the county treasurer of such county any and all unused money or funds or surplus funds in the hands of such township board which have been received or acquired by such township from any source for road purposes or for the purchase of machinery or equipment for the construction and maintenance of roads. Upon receipt of said funds and moneys, the county treasurer shall credit the same to a special fund for each such township and the board of county commissioners shall expend said special fund for the construction and maintenance of roads in the township from which it was received, which expenditure shall be in addition to funds expended by the county in such township from the regular county road and bridge fund or funds received from levies made under the provisions of this act.

The county treasurer shall likewise credit and transfer to said special fund of each township all tax moneys in his hands on the date the provisions of this act are adopted which were received by him in payment of taxes levied by such township for road purposes and all such taxes thereafter collected by him, and he shall likewise credit and transfer all other moneys in his hands on the date of adoption of the provisions of this act which were received by him for the use of such township for road purposes.

History: L. 1970, ch. 273, § 3; July 1.