§ 31-13-1 Township road system–Township board responsible for township roads
§ 31-13-1.1 Designation of minimum maintenance road–Level of maintenance
§ 31-13-1.2 Posting of warning signs on minimum maintenance roads
§ 31-13-1.3 Designation of full and minimum maintenance roads at annual meeting–Map
§ 31-13-1.4 Designation of no maintenance section line
§ 31-13-1.5 Posting of signs on no maintenance section line
§ 31-13-1.6 Designation of road unsafe for vehicle travel as no maintenance road
§ 31-13-1.7 Posting of signs that no vehicle travel is advised on no maintenance road
§ 31-13-2 Designation of board member as overseer–Compensation
§ 31-13-3 Hiring of help authorized
§ 31-13-3.1 Secondary road capital improvement fund
§ 31-13-4 Width of highway grades
§ 31-13-7 Written contracts required when let without advertising–Performance bond
§ 31-13-8 Payments on contracts
§ 31-13-9 Restriction on progress payments
§ 31-13-10 Township highway tax
§ 31-13-11 Township highway tax–Certification to county auditor–Collection
§ 31-13-12 County aid roads–Designation by county commissioners
§ 31-13-13 Joint contracts for construction and maintenance of township roads
§ 31-13-14 Motor vehicle license fees transferable to county
§ 31-13-15 Road districts
§ 31-13-16 Petition for improvement of road district–Notice to property owners
§ 31-13-17 Hearing on road district improvement–Assessments for improvement
§ 31-13-18 Affidavit of township failure to maintain mail route–Service of affidavit and notice on township
§ 31-13-19 County maintenance and repair of mail route or failure by township
§ 31-13-20 Payment from township funds for county repair and maintenance of mail routes–Expense limitation
§ 31-13-21 Registration of warrants when township funds insufficient to pay for repair of mail route–Call for payment
§ 31-13-22 Township snow removal reserve fund–Tax levy
§ 31-13-23 Intent of snow removal reserve fund law
§ 31-13-24 Expenditures from snow removal reserve fund
§ 31-13-25 Purposes of snow removal reserve fund
§ 31-13-26 Contracts for snow removal and repair of damages
§ 31-13-27 Snow removal contracts with or without advertising
§ 31-13-27.1 Snow creating emergency–Expenditures for removal without advertising for bids
§ 31-13-28 Accumulation of unexpended money as snow removal moneys
§ 31-13-29 Authority of township to open snowbound roads used for school bus routes
§ 31-13-30 Street improvements in unincorporated towns
§ 31-13-31 Validation of construction and repair contracts between townships and residents or landowners
§ 31-13-32 Improvement of platted streets by special assessment–Definition of terms
§ 31-13-33 Supervisors’ resolution of necessity for improvement–Contents
§ 31-13-34 Combining of streets in one resolution–Uniformity required
§ 31-13-35 Combining of streets in one resolution when improvements not uniform
§ 31-13-36 Township assumption of cost–Referendum
§ 31-13-37 Publication of resolution–Notice of supervisors’ meeting–Hearing of objections
§ 31-13-38 Resolution not requiring publication
§ 31-13-39 Notice by mail to property owners–Contents–Address to which sent
§ 31-13-40 Consideration of objections to improvement–Adoption of resolution–Notice to owners added by amendment
§ 31-13-41 Waiting period before actions on improvement–Ratification of prior actions
§ 31-13-42 Apportionment of benefits of improvement
§ 31-13-43 Costs paid by township–Deduction before assessment to property
§ 31-13-44 Assessment of costs to abutting property–Computation on front foot basis
§ 31-13-45 Assessment to nearby property of intersection costs
§ 31-13-46 Assessment according to special benefits–Investigation of benefits
§ 31-13-47 Intersection cost assumed by township
§ 31-13-48 Corner lot costs assumed by township or assessed to other property
§ 31-13-49 Cost assumed by township when street has been previously improved
§ 31-13-50 Use of special assessment law
§ 31-13-51 Annual front foot assessment for maintenance and repairs
§ 31-13-52 Levy of special assessments–Addition to general levy–Review and equalization
§ 31-13-53 Records maintained by township clerk–Destruction of certain records
§ 31-13-54 Contracts and assessments not invalidated by defects–Supervisors’ determination conclusive
§ 31-13-55 Indemnity requirement for construction or survey work within road right-of-way
§ 31-13-56 Removal of baled or stacked foliage from right-of-way–Violation as petty offense
§ 31-13-57 Private landowner assessed for erosion repair costs
§ 31-13-58 Approval of conservation district for repair of erosion damage–Notice to landowner–Declaration
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