Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-24
l. A WIS OF MICHIGAN.
BY AU THO RITY /.
AN ACT to incorporate the village oil Te-
cumseh.


cumseh.
Sec. /. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives. Of the State of
Michigan, That all that tract of country
situated in the township of Tecumseh, in the
county Of Lenawee, included within one
mile and a half square, the center of which
shall be at the intersection of Ottawa and
Shawnee streets, in said village, and the
north and south line thereof to run parallel
to Shawnee street aforesaid, be and the
same is hereby constituted atown corporate,
by the name of the village of Tecumseh.
Sec. 2. The male inhabitants of said
village, having the qualifications of electors,
under the constitution of the state shall
meet at the court house in said village, on
the first Monday of May next, and on
the first Monday of May annually thereaf-
ter, at such place as shall be provided in the
bylaws of said village, and then and there
proceed by a plurality of votes to elect by
ballot seven trustees, who shall hold their Of
flee for one year, and until their successors
are elected and qualified /; and any four of
said trustees shall constitute q board for the
transaction of business, and less number
may adjourn from time to time but if an
election of trustees shall not be made on
the day when, pursuant to this act, it ought
to be made, the said corporation shall not
for that cause be dissolved; and il shall be
lawful to hold such election at any time
thereafter, public notice being given Of
such election as hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 3. AT the first election to be holden
under this act, there shall be chosen riua
Uoce, by che electors present, two judges
and clerk Of said election, each of whom
shall take an oath or affirmation, to be adj
ministered by either of the others faithfully
and honestly to discharge the duties re-
quircd of him as Judge or clerk of said cleo
ton, and at all subsequent elections
the trustees, or any two Of them shall be
Judges, and the clerk Of the village shall
be clerk of the election; at all elections
the polls shall be opened between the hours
of nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon
and close at three in the afternoon, and al
the close of the polls the votes shall be
counted and true statement thereof pro.
claimed to the electors present by one
of the judges and the clerk shall make o
true record thereof, and within five days
after such election he shall give notice to
the persons elected, who shall enter upon
the duties of their office on the first Monday
thereafter land it shall be the duty of the
village clerk to give at least five days pre-
vious notice Of each and every election
by posting UP written or printed notices
thereof in five or more public places il
!sad village, or by causing the same to b.
published in some public newspaper.
Sec. a. Each one of the trustees, bcfor
he enters upon the duties of his office, an,
in the presence of the board of trustees
shall take an oath or affirmation, whicl
oath or affirmation may be administered b,
: any trustee present to support the constitu
) ton of the United States and the consti
tuition of this State, and that he will faith
! fully and impartialy discharge the duties G
the Office Of trustee of said village, accord
ing to the best of his abilities and it sha
be the duty of the first board of trustee.
and of every subsequent board of trustee
at their first meeting to elect by ballot on
of their number president of said village
whose duty it shall be to preside at a
meetings Of the board of trustees, but j
case of his absence any other trustee ma
be appointed by the trustees present,
preside at such meetings, and it shall like
. wise be their duty to appoint village cler
! to attend all meetings of the board, keep
: fair and accurate record of their proceed
ings, and perform such other duties as sha
> be assigned him by the bylaws of the vi
lage.
Sec. 5. The president and trustees {
!. said village, shall be body corporate an
;, polite, under the name of "The Presider
y !, and Trustees of the Village OF Tecun
u sch, and may have a common seal, whic
u they may alter at pleasure, and may pul
chase and hold real and personal estai
. for the use said village, and at any tim
sell and convey the same, and may 81
d and be sued, defend and be defended in an
" court, but when suit shall be commence
It against said corporation, the same sha
}; be commenced by summons, an q
e tested copy of which shall be served upo
y the president Of the village, at least Fl,
is days before the return day thereof
Is Sec. 6. The board of trustees sha
= have power to ordain and establish bylaw
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