Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1843-05-02
LAW OF WISCONSIN.

AN ACT TO AMEND AN Act, ENTITLED IAN ACT TO
PROVIDE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SEVERAL
Towns IN TERRITORY, AND FOR REvis-
ION OF County GOVERNMENT"
Be it enacted By the Councn and House
of Representatives. Of the Territory Of Wis
conSin:
SEC. l. If there shall be any portion Of
any county which shall not be embraced
in the limits of an organized Town, the
board Of supervisors Of such county shall
have power to annex such portion not so
cmbraced,t TO any adjoining organized towns
for all township purposes; and the powers
and duties Of the town officers Of such or
ganized town, and Of said board Of super
visors, shall extend to and be exercised
over the portion Of country so annexed to
the same as if It constituted part Of such
town.
SEC. g. Should any town, from any
cause, neglect TO make out and return to
the board Of county supervisors their as
sessment roll as required by law, it shall
be lawful for such county board to proceed
in the usual manner TO levy the county ex-
penses for such year, upon suchs town as
Shall have made returns as aforesaid. But
in all such cases, it shall be the duty Of the
county board for the next ensuing year,
u app0rtion upon such town double the
amount Of such towns portion OF taxes for
the year 50 omitted, (the amount being as
certalned by themselves from some former
assessment, } and such town shall forfeit
an equal amount in addition to its yearly
portion Of county taxes for every year, I'M
til the assessments shall be made and re-
turned according to law: Provided, how
ever, that if such omission 10 make or re-
turn the asses smcnt as aforesaid, shall be
caused by the refusal or inability Of any
town officer to discharge the duties required
Of him bv law, it shall be- lawful for the
supervisors Of such town, to appoint some
other person or persons, as the case may
be, 10 perform such duties; and the said ap-
pointmcnt shall be valid in law; and the
persons thus appointed, shall be subject TO
all the provisions Of law, applicable to
such officer; and provided also, that the
town supervisors shall have the same au-
thori!y to APPOINT a collector under like
circumstances, and the provisions Of law
Shall apply in the same manner 10 such
collector.
SEC. 3. If any town, at its annual
town meeting, shall by vote determine not
to cl,ct separate boards Of assessors, COM
m,ss:oners Of highways, or commissioners
Of common schools. or from any cause
shall fail 10 elect such differs, the super
vieors OF such town shall 90 ard perform
all jhe duties and be subject 20 all the pro-
visions pertaining to any such office, whose
duties they may be thus required to per-
form.
SEC. 4. At all general and other cleo
tons, except town meetings. two poll lists
shall be kept by the clerks Of the election,
on which shall be entered the name OF each
person whose voIe shall be received; and
the canvass Of votes shall commence by n
comparison Of the poll lists, and a correc-
ton Of any mistake that may be found
therein, until they shall be found or made
TO agree, before the ballots are opened;
they shall be corrected and compared with
the corrected poll lists, and if the ballots
shall be found to exceed in number the
whole number Of votes on the poll lists,
they shall be replaced in the box. and one
of the inspectors shall publicly draw out
and destroy so many ballots unopened as
shall be equal 10 such excess. II two or
more ballots shall be found so folded to-
eethcr as to present the appearance of
single ballot they shall be destroyed. Any
member OF the board Of inspectors Of cleo
ton may act as a clerk Of election, but ev-
cry person acting as such clerk shall, be-
fore any votes are received, take the oath
required OF such clerk by the act entitled
can act TO provide for and regulate general
elections"
Sec. ). The board Of inspectors shall
enclose ADD seal one of the poll books I'M
der cover directed to the clerk Of the board
OF county supervisors Of the county in
which such election was held. and the
packet thus sealed shall be conveyed BY
one Of the Judges or clerks Of the election
TO be determined by lot, if they cannot 9TH
erwise agree, and delivered to the clerk Of
the board Of supervisors AZ his Office. within
nine days from the close Of the pols;and the
other poll book shall he deposited with the
town clerk OF the town whore the election
is hid; and the said poll books shall be
subject to the inspection of any elector
who may wish to examine them; and il any
nudge or clerk Of any election, after having
received, or being depu,cd TO carry the poll
book Of such election as aforesaid, shall
fail or neglect TO deliver such poll book to
the clerk Of the board Of county supervisors
within the time prescribed BY law, safe,
with the seal un5roken, he shall for every
such offence, forfeit and pay the sum Of
five hundred dollars for the use Of the coun-
~, 10 be recovered by an action OF debt ia
the name of the board of county supervl-
sors. ia the district court.
SEC. 6. All the provisions Of the act
entitled san act TO provide for and regulate
general elections !" so far as nnnlicnhlo nnd