Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-24


one half of the property to be assessed for
the same improvement, shall petition the
president and trustees for that purpose.
To keep the public highways and bridg-
es within the incorporation limits in repair.
TO cause the streets, alleys, side walks, |
and public highways, and every part there
of, to be kept free from distractions.
To lay out new streets and alleys, and
to extend such as arc already laid out; Pro-
rided, That the land of any individual shall
not be taken for such purpose, until said in
dividual shall be paid the value thereof,
and of all buildings upon said land, and al
damages he will sustain, TO be ascertained
as hereinafter mentioned.
To lay taxes on all personal and real es-
tate within the limits of said village, ex-
cep,ing property belonging TO the village,
town, county or state; excepting also pla-
ces of public worship belonging to any
church or congregation and all school
houses, and property belonging to any lite
rary institution and to all other things for
other purposes which may promote the in
terests and secure the peace, health, pro-
perry and prosperity of the inhabitants OF
said village.
For the violation orany of which bylaws,
rules and regulations, such reasonable fines
and penalties may be imposed by tho law
ITSELF as the said board of trustees may
deem proper aud when any fine shall not
exceed one hundred dollars. the same may
be recovered before any justice of the peace
in said village or county, and any interest
| the inhabitants of the said village as body
corporate, may have in the fine or penalty to
be recovered, shall not disqualify any in
habitant of said village to try said cause, or
serve as juror, or be witness therein,
and the circuit court of the county shall also
have jurisdiction over all fines and penalties
imposed by said bylaws Provided, That
all such bylaws or ordinances as are re-
CURED by this act TO be published or posted
up, shall be signed by the president, or pre-.
sident pro tenn. and attesled by the recorder.
Sec. 7. To ascertain the value of any
property to be taken to open or continue a
street, and the damage the owner will sus.
tain by its being taken, on protest in wri-
ting being made by the owner thereof a.
gainst taking the same, and delivered by
him or his agent to the board of trustees, at
any of their meetings, the marshal shall
summon jury of twelve disinterested Free
holders, and residents of said county, and
shall give notice to the president of said vii
lage, and the owner of said property, Of the
time of meeting of said jury, at least t@en-
ty-four hours before the said meeting and
the said jury shall meet at the court house
in said village, at the time required by tho
summons Of the said marshal, and from
| thence shall proceed to examine the premi.
ses to be taken as aforesaid, being first
sworn by any officer competent to admin.
lister oaths, well and truly and without par
TALLY or favor, to value the property to be
taken, and the damage 70 the owner as a
foresaid, and. to assess the same, together
with the amount of fees allowed them, as
hereinafter mentioned, upon the property
benefited by the improvement, and to re-
port such valuation and assessment to the
said president in writing, which report I'M
less fraud or partially be discovered in the
making thereof shall be final and conclu-
sive upon all parties interested; and the
said Jurors shall be entitled to receive as
compensation for their services one dollar
each per day, and six cents per mile each,
coming only from their place of residence,
to be audited and allowed from the village
treasury. Property lying upon the street
to be opened or continued only, shall be as
sessed for opening or continuing street,
which shall be assessed upon property ben.
Gifted thereby; and no new street shall be
opened unless two thirds of the interest
thereby affected shall petition for the same.
Sec. 8. All taxes levied upon real es-
tate, and all assessments made thereon, for
opening or continuing street or alley, or
grading or paving street or alley, or ma
king sidewalks, shall remain lien upon
said estate until paid.
Sec. o. That the president and trustees
shall, at the expiration of each year, cause
to be made out and signed by the president
and attested by the recorder, and published
in some newspaper printed in said village,
if one shall be printed therein, and if not
printed therein, then to be posted up on the
outward door Of the building where the last
annual election was held in said village, a
true statement Of the receipts and expen-
ditures of the preceding year.
Sec. 10. No by laws or ordinances ofsaid
corporation shall have any effect until the
same shall have been published three weeks
successfully in newspaper printed in said
county, or by written notices posted up in
three Of the most public places in said vii
age; and an affidavit of said publication. in
the manner aforesaid, entered at large upon
the records of said corporation by the
recorder thereof, and the record thereof
shall be deemed prma facie evidence Of
such publication.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the trus.
tees, once in each and every year, and i'm
mediateIy after the assessors have asses
sed the real and personal estate lying and
being in said village, to estimate, apportion
aud set down, in column left for that pur-
pose, opposite to the several sums set down
as the polls and value of the real and per.
sonal estate in the assessment roll, the re-
spective sums in dollars and cents to be paid
as tax or assessment thereon and tney
shall cause the assessment roll, or copy
Of it, to be delivered to the marshal of said
village, with warrant annexed to the same
under the hands and seals of said trustees,
or majority Of them, directed to, and re-
curing him to collect from the several per-
sons named in said roll, the several sums
mentioned therein, set opposite to their re-
spective names as the tax or assessment,
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