Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-31

the treasurer OF SAID corporation and his
successors in Office; and said treasurer OF
his successors, shall have power to sue for
all breaches Of the same, before any Justice
of the peace, or the circuit court of said
county, according to the amount claimed,
which courts are hereby authorized to hear,
try, and determine the same.
To prohibit the running at large of
swine, horses, cattle, mules, geese, & sheep,
within the limits of said village:
To regulate building Of partition and o.
Their fences.
To purchase fire ehgins, and other neces.
sary apparatus for the extinguishment of
fires; to cause each building occupied as
house or store, to be provided with fire
buckets; and to prescribe the manner in
which stoves, with their pipes, in actual use,
shall be put up, and chimneys built to guard
against fires.
To remove nuisances.
To grade the streets and alleys; and
pave them, and cause side walks to be
made, and the expense thereof to be asses
sed on the lots, in front ofwhich either or all
of said improvements shall be made, but no
one Of said improvements shall be made,
unless the individuals owning more than
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 are already laid out; Pro-
rided, That the land of no individual shall
be taken for such purpose, until said in.
dividual shall be paid the value thereof,
and of all buildings upon said land, and all
damages he will sustain, to be ascertained
as hereinafter mentioned and to lay poll
tax on every white male inhabitant emit.
tied to vote at any election for officers of
said village, not exceeding one dollar and
twenty-five cents in each year, which
property and poll tax together shall
not, in any one year, exceed one
half of one per centum on the whole
amount of personal and real estate assessed
according to the assessment roll Of said
corporation for the same year and the
property within said village and the lhhab.
tants thereof except for property lying out
Of said village, shall be exempt from all
road tax.
To lay taxes on all personal and real es.
tate within the limits Of said village, ex.
cepting 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 the Pom
tiac Literary Institution, or any other litera-
| ry institution.
For the violation of any Of which bylaws
rules and regulations, such reasonable fines
and penalties may be imposed by the law
itself, as the said board of trustees may
deem proper and when any fine or pen
atty shall not exceed one hundred dollars
the same may be recovered before any jus
tice of the peace in the township Of Pont
&C; and any interest the inhabitants o
the village Of Pontiac as body cor
porate, may have in the fine or penalty tc
be recovered, shall not disqualify any in.
habitant of said village to try said cause, o.
serve as a Juror, or be witness therein
and the circuit court of the county shall alst
have jurisdiction over all fines and penaltie
imposed by said bylaws.
Sec. 7. To ascertain the value Of an,
property to be taken to open Or continue
street, and the damage the owner will sus
tain by its being taken, the board of trus
tees shall appoint two commissioners, ant
the owner Of the property to be taken ma,
appoint two, and the four shall chose |
fifth and in case the owner neglccts o
refuses to choose two, any justice Of tn
peace ofthe county may choose for him
which commissioners shall be disintereste
and inhabitants of said county, and free
holders therein, and who shall take an oat
or affirmation, to be administered by tn
president of the village, well and truly an
without partially or favor to value tn
property to be taken, and the damages +
the owner as aforesaid, and to assess tn
same upon property benefited by the i'm
provement, and I'd report such valuation
and assessment to the board Of trustee.
which report, when Confirmed by the Gil
cult court of the county and entered upo
the records thereof, shall be final and cor
elusive upon all parties interested; and an
person interested in said report may oil
lect to its confirmation by affidavit or OIL
erwise, and the said court may refer tn
same back to the old commissioners, Q
new commissioners to be appointed by tn
court, to make new valuation and assess
ment, as often as the court may deem tn
same necessary to promote the ends
Justice property lying upon the stree
to be opened or continued only, shall be a:
sessed for opening or continuing stree
, and shall be assessed in proportion to tn
benefit derived but no street shall be oper
ed or continued, Unless on the petition
individuals owning two thirds of the prof.
| erty to be assessed.
Sec. 8. All taxes levied upon real e.
tate, and all assessments made thereon, f
/ opening or continuing a street or alley, {
grading or paving street or alley, or ms
king sidewalks, shall remain a lien upo
said estate until paid.
: Sec. o. That the president and trustee
shall, at the expiration Of each year, caus
/ to be made out and published
, some newspaper printed in said vilIag
, il one shall be printed therein, and If NJ
printed therein, then to be posted up on tf
outward door of the building where the la
' annual election was held In said village,
true statement Of the receipts and expeI