Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-02-08
DU BUQUE VISITOR.

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in such town. A majority OF said board !
shall constitute quorum.
Sec. S. All monies arising from
the collection oftaxes, tlaes, penalties,
and forfeitures shall be appropriated by
said president and trustees towards the
erecting and improving and regulating
those objects which, by this act, are
placed under their control aud jusisdic.
ton. and to none others: and it shall
be their duty to nave an account cur
rent of the fiscal concerns of the cor.
porasien SO KEEP; as viii atalitimes sfleu
/. the true situation OF. the same to suci
as NAV desire to inspect the same, anH i
the president and trustees shall haV
4 full power to enforce their ordinance
by authorizing the person or person
BY them appointed TO collect any ia.
imposed in pursuance of this act, t.
collect the same by distress and sal /
of goods and chatiels of the persoa
chargeable with the same, on giving
|. least fifteen days public notice OF The
I time and place of such sale; and If no
goods and chattels of the person charge
able with said tax can be found, it shall
be lawful 10 sell any town lot owned
by such person, or so much thereof as
will pay the tax due and IL arrear from
any such person, upon giving at least
thirty DAYS notice of the time and place
!. of holding such sale, psying to the
i owner or owners the overpius. If any.
!. The president and trustees may impose
!. fines for the breach Of their ordinances
but no fine shall be inflicted on any one
person for anv one breach OF any one
ordinance of more than ten dollars and
: not less than twenty-five cents, which
fine, together with the costs of suit,
;, NAV be recovered before any Justice of
r the peace by action of debt, in the
name of the president and trustees of
: such town, and collected by execution
: as other judgments of justices Of the
!, peace. All fines collected in pursuance
: of this act shall, by the officer collect
4 ing the same, be paid over to the treas
: urer of the corporation, and for an O.
: mission 10 do so, such officer may be
e proceeded against by the president and
trustees in an action of debt for the
: same.
Sec. 9. Two-thirds Of the qualified
! voters of any town incorporated ac-
% cording TO the provisions Of this ac'
i shall have power 70 dissolve the same
), at any annual election for president
- and trustees, by voting against the IN
corporation as is directed in the seconl
section Of this act: Provided, that no
\ ,ticc shall be required to be given foI
at least thirty days in newspaper o
= such town or by setting up written O.
= printed notices for that length Of TIM
- in three Of the most public places il
!. such town, of an intention to vote il
:, favor of the dissolution Of such corpo
i ration.
Sec. 10. Whenever the presiden
and trustees for any town shall be c
~ lectcd as herein directed, it shall be tn
~ duty Of the president and clerk of tn
=, first meeting provided for in the frs
~ section of this act, to deliver to ther
=, certified statement in writing of Ii
Ou polls at said first election, and 1T shal
= be the duty of such president and tru.
% tees to deposit the same with the cler
~ - Of the district court Of the proper cour
'' ty to be entered on record in his ofiic
W and before entering upon their dut
y to take an oath to discharge their dut
~ according to their best abilities.
~ Sec. IL. Whenever any town sha
on be incorporated by this act, all 9th,
on laws Incorporating the same, or mao
ny to regulate in any way the internal p
lus lice Of such town, shall be considere
:. = repealed, and whenever any town co
= poration shall be dissolved accordir
"a; 90 10 this act all persons having any fun,
' belonging to such corporation in the
~ hands shall pay the same into the cou
:. -. ~ treasury, and all bonds and securi,
taken for the same By said corporate
shall vestin the treasurer also, who sha
"a have right to sue for the same beio,
~ any justice Of the peace in said coun,
"a or before any court Of record Of IN
s;.r territory in said cosaty, and th,t ,
~ monies received or collected by al
- treasurer Aforesaid, shall be consider,
,,,r = county funds and may Be appropr
Of ~.
o.h from and after its passage.
81 p. II. ENGLE.