Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-17

Sec. 8. The electors of said village, in
legal meeting assembled, shall have power
to lay taxes on all personal and real estate
within the limits of said corporation, not
exceeding one half of one per centum upon
said estate in any one year; to regulate
and improve the streets, lanes and alleys,
and to determine the width of the sidewalks:
Prorided, That no property shall be taken
from any individual until said individual shall
be paid therefor, the value thereof to be as.
certained by twelve disinterested freeholders
to be summoned by the marshal for that pur-
pose; they shall have power to remove all
nulsances and distractions from the streets
and'commons, and all other places of said
village, TO provide for the removal of the
same, and TO do all things which corpora.
tions of similar nature can do to secure
the peace, health, property and prosperity
of the inhabitants OF said town.
Sec. 10. All meetings called for the pur.
poses contemplated in the preceding sec.
lion ofthis act, shall be called by the presi.
dent, or in his absence, by the senior trus.
tee, by posting up written notices in three
of the most public places in said village, at
least three days previous 10 holding said
meeting; said notices shall specify The
time and place Of holding said meeting,
and the purposes for which such meeting
is called.
Sec. IL. The president, trustees and re.
corder, shall receive such fees for their ser.
vices as majority of the electors, at their
annual meeting, shall determine.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the pres.
dent and trustees to make out q duplicate of
taxes, charging each individual therein an
amount OF tax In proportion TO the real and
personal estate Of such individual within
said corporation; which duplicate shall be
signed by the president and recorder,and de-
livered TO the marshal or such other person
as shall be appointed collector, whose duty
it shall be to collect the same within such
time, and in such manner as the bylaws
shall direct.
Sec. ID. The said collector shall have
power to sell personal estate, and for want
thereof, to sell real estate for the non.pay-
ment of taxes within said corporation; and
in case of the sale Of real estate, the said
collector shall prosecute the sale in the
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all respects, as is provided by law for the
sale of real estate by sheriff; and all real
estate SO sold, shall be liable to be redeem.
ed in the same manner as lands sold by the
sheriff, may be redeemed.
Sec. IA. The said village shall be allow.
ed the use of the common Jail of the coun.
ty of Branch, for the imprisonment of any
person liable to Imprisonment under the or.
dinances of said corporation, and all per.
sons SO committed 10 said Jail, shall be un.
der the charge of the sheriff, as in other
cases.
Sec. Is. This act shall be favorably con.
strued and received in all courts Of Justice
as public act, and copies thereof, printed
under the authority of the legislature, shall
be received as evidence, without further
proof.
Sec. 16. This act may be altered, amen.
ded, or repealed by any future legislature,
with the assent Of two-thirds of both houses.
Approved, February %, 1887.