Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-05-10

entitled to receive for their services, and to
require Of them TO take an oath or affir-
nation faithfully and impartially to dis
charge the duties of their respective OIL
ces, and may require ofthcm such security
for the performance of their respective
Offices as shall be thought necessary; said
president and trustees shall also have pow
er to affix to the violation Of the bylaws
and ordinances of the corporation, such
reasonable fines and penalties as they may
deem proper, and to provide for the dispo.
sition Of such fines and penalties Provided
alcays, Such bylaws and ordinances are
consistent with the constitution and laws of
the United States, and the constitution and
laws of this state And provided also, That
no bylaws or ordinances of said corpora
ton shall have any effect until the same
shall have been published three weeks sue
cessively in a newspaper printed in said
county, or by written notices posted up in
three of the most public places in said vii
lage.
Sec. 8. That the president and trustees
shall, at the expiration Of each year, cause
to be made out and published detailed
account Of the receipts and expenditures OF
the preceding year.
Sec. o. The electors Of said village, in
legal meeting assembled, shall have power
to regulate and improve the streets, lanes,
alleys and public squares also to lay out
new streets, lanes and alleys, and to deter
mine the width of the side walks: Proui.
ded, That no property shall be taken from
any individual until said individual shall be
paid therefor, the value thereof to be ascer-
tanned by twelve disinterested freeholders to
be summoned by the marshal for that pur.
pose; they shall have power to remove all
nuisances and Instructions from the streets
and commons, and all other places of said
village, 10 provide for the removal of the
same, and to do all things which corpora.
tons of similar nature can do to secure
the peace, health, property and prosperity
of the inhaitants OF said village.
Sec. 10. The recorder shall receive
such fees for his services, as the bylaws
and ordinances of said corporation shall
prescribe but the president and trustees
shall receive no pecuniary compensation.
Sec. IL. For the purpose of enabling
the president and trustees to carry into eff
feet the provisions of this act, they are
hereby authorized TO lay such tax as may
be voted by vote Of the electors of said vii
lage on all real and personal estate within
the bounds of the corporation, as the same
has been or shall be appraised: Provided
That the said tax shall not exceed in any
one yeer, one half Of one per centum Of the
aggregate amount of real and personal es
tate within the limits of said village and
the said electors shall, between the firs
Mondays Of May and June, in each year
determine the amount of tax to be assessed
and collected the current year.
Sec. IL. 1t shall be the duty Of the presi.
dent and trustees to made out duplicate OF
taxes, charging each individual therein an
amount or tax in proportion to the real and
personal estate of such individual within
said village; which duplicate shall be sign.
ed by the president and recorder, and de.
livercd to the marshal or such other person
as shall be appointed collector, whose duty
it shall be to callect the same within such
time, and in such manner as the bylaws
shall direct.
Sec. 10. Tho said collector shall have
power to sell personal estate, and for the
want thereof, to sell real estate for the non.
payment of taxes within said village; and
in case Of the sale of real estate, the said
collector shall prosecute the sale in the
same manner, and with the same effect, in
all respects, as is provided by law for the
sale of real estate for county and township
taxes and all real estate so sold, shall be
liable to be redeemed in the same manner
as lands sold for such taxes may by law be
redeemed.
Sec. IA. The said corporation shall be
allowed the use of the common Jail of the
county of St. Soseph, for the Imprisonment
of any person liable to imprisonment under
the ordinances of said corpo ration, and al
persons so committed TO said Jail, shall be
under the charge Of the sheriff as in other
cases.
Sec. Is. This act shall be favorably con.
strued ana 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, a.
mended, or repealed, by the concurrence
of two-thirds of both houses Of the legisla.
ture.
A true copy, KRNTzrNG PRITcHErTE,
Secretary Of State.