Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-10
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We publish the following Act passed by the
I legislative Council at its last session, as one
Of general in,eres. to the people, and no, ''by
authority We shall publish! such other acts
Of the same bearing whenever we can procure
. copy.
AN ACT organizing a Board Of Coun-
~ Commissioners in each County in
this Territory.
SEC. /. Be itenacted5ytAc Coun-
.rn mi House OF Representatives. u
the Territory Of Wisconsin, Tia,
.1here shall be and hereby is organized
In each county inthis Territory board
Of county commissioners for transact
ing county business, to consist OF three
qualified electors, any two OF whom
she'll be competent TO do business, 10
be elected by the qualified electors Of
the several counties respectively. The
first election shall take place on the
first Monday in March next, thereafter
the election shall be a. the time and
place. Of the general election OF each
county.
SEC. e. At the first election in pur-
suance of this nct, the person having
the highest number Of votes shall serve
three wears, the person havinsthe next
highest number Of votes shall serve two
wears, and the person having the next
highest number Of votes shall serve one
year;& thereafter annually, one com,
missioner shall be elected. who shall
serve three years: and each commits
sioner elected according to the provi-
sions Of this act, shall continue ~ ONCE
until his successor is elected and quail
fed. But if two or more persons shall
have an equalnumber Of votes as above,
their grade shall be determined BY lot:
by the clerk, in the presence and I'M
der the direction Of the sheriff of their
respective counties.
Sec. 8. Each person, elected as a
commissioner, shall on receiving Ger
tificate of hiselection, lake an oath faith
fully and impart!ally TO discharge the
duties ofh;s eifice as such Commissioners
before some person legally authorised
to administer the same, which oath be-
ing certified on the back of such certi-
ficate under the hand and seal OF the
person administering the same, shall
be sulficien, authority for such COM
missioner to take his seat with and act
as member of the board during the
time for which he was elected.
SEC. 4. The county commissioners
thus elected and qualified shall be con
sidered body corporate and polite
BY and under the names and style OF
"The Board Of Commissioners Of the
County of manning the coun;y;l and
as such, by and under such name and
style may sue and be sued, plead and
be implicated, defend and be defended.
answer and be answered unto: in any
court either in law or equity. and dc
and transact all business on behalf OF
their respective counties, that may be
assigned them from time TO time by
law, And in all cases where their res
pectiye counties may have been injnr'
ed, or may hereafter be injured, THEN
goods chaitels, lands, tencmenis, rights
credits, effects or contracts such com
missions shall and may, BY and under
their corporate name and style willlou
setting Out their individual names
bringany sutton suits, action Or actions
either in law or equity, which may b'
best calculated 10 obtain redress fol
any such injury, in the same way ant
manner that private individuals nigh
Q, could do; and may in like way ant
manner. by and under their corporate
name and style, be sued by any per
son or persons having any manner o
claims against such county.
SEC. S. The board otcommissioner
shall meet at the court house in cacl
and every county for the purpose afore
said, or at the usual place Of holdin,
the district court, on the first Monda,
in April, July, October, and January
in each and every year, and may 81
six days at each term, if the business
ofthe county shall require it: P1ovid
ed, h0svever, if the district court shall
meet on any Of the before mentioned
days, the commissioners shall meet o,
the Monday preceding.
SEC. 8. The said board Of commits
si0ners shall appoint a. clerk who sinai
attend the meeting Of the board q
commissioners, and keep record {
their proceedings, and TO do such othe
busine, IS as he shall be required by la,
70 do. And the sheriff Of the count
shall also by himself or deputy atten
said board and execute their order.