work at $2 per day for listing all taxable property in his township. When the Township Assessor has estimated the value of all property listed by him for taxation, the Township Trustees revise and equalize the assessment. Some curious facts regarding assessments have recently been brought to light. Cattle were assessed at $4.66 a head in Wright County, while in Des Moines County they were assessed at $10.45 a head. Swine were assessed at $4 a head in Webster County, and at only fifty-four cents a head in Sioux County.
QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT.
1. What is the purpose of the Congressional township ?
2. What is the purpose of the civil township ?
3. What determines the area of a civil township?
4. What are the chief functions of the civil township ?
5. Name the township officers.
6. Why is one subject to a fine for refusing to qualify when elected to a township office?
7. Is there something wrong with township assessment of property when cattle and hogs are assessed at such widely different values in different counties?
ADDITIONAL READINGS.
The History of Township Government in Iowa, by C. R. Aurner.
The History of a Piece of Land, Aurner's Iowa Stories, Bk. HT, p. 41.
