Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-02-13
AN ACT

AN ACT
To authorize the President and Trustees
of the village of Southport to raise money,
and for other purposes.
&c IL enacted by the Council and House
Of Representatives. of the Tr. itory of
Wisconsin, SFc. !. That the President
and Trustees Of the village Of Southport,
be. and'they are hereby authorized To levy
a special TAX of any sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars annually, Tor the pur-
pose OF constructing a harbur nj the south
mouth of Pike creek. Said tax shall bo
levied en- the following properly and no
other, TO wit: all lands and town lots,
within the limits Of South port, which are
mot exempted from taxation by the laws
of the GNi'ed States or Of this Territory,
aot includingany improvement. made there
on, either in bunaing or otherwise; and
The president and trustees Of said village
OF Southport are hereby arah9riZed and d.
lec'ed to appropriate all the SUITS, raised
IN pursuonce OF this actto the construction
of IA harbor at the south mnuh OF Pike
creek, agreeable 10 such plan as shall have
been approved by an officer Of the Topo-
graphical Department Of the General
Government.
SEC. ,. That if no tax shall BE- levied NJ
any year for the construction of habor.
the president and trustees Of the village of
So'hport be, and are hereby authorized 70
b,rrow on the credit of said village, in
such sums as they may d EN- proper, any
amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
to be applied TO the construction of harDor
a &C 4.
sum less than ten thousand dollars shall
have been levied by tax for the purpose
aforementioned, the presiden; and trustees
shall, have power 10 borrow, on credit of
the village. such sums as they may deem
proper, provided the sum so borrowed, ad-
ded to the amount which may have been
levied by tax, shall not exceed len thousand
dollars IN any one year: PROVIDED, that no
money or otherproperty shall be borrowed
on the credit of the village for a term ex-
ceedIng hive years, and on interest exceed
ing twelve per cent: PROVIDED, also, that
all taxes levied tor the payment of the
principal or intercst--on the sum or sums
borrowed Tor the purposes aforesaid, shall
be levied on the same kind of propeuy
that the tax for the construction of a harbor
is levied
SEC. B. That no tax shall be levied, nor
money or other property borrowed under
the provisions Of this act, unless a majors
tv O. the voters possessed of freehold
estate, who shall actually vote upon tho
question, shall have first in each year de-
termined TO ra Sc such Tax, or TO authorize
such loan; and for The purpose of determine
ing whether such tax shall be raised or
loan made, Cas the case may be- the Dresi-
dent and trustees shall order special cleo
ton Of the voters, at such time and i'm
such place in said village as they NAV
deem proper; and such election shall be
conducted in The same manner, as other
elections in said village are conducted for
village purposes: PROVIDED, that ten days
notice shall be given by said president and
trustees for holding any such election.
SEC. 4. The president and trustees shall
have power for the purposes contained in
this ac',to pass an ordnance prescribing The
powers and duties Of the assessors OF said
village as 10 the time and manner of assess.
ing the lands and lots, and the method Of
equalizlng and perfrctingI the same.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be lawful for the PresI-
dent and trustees Of said village, TO appoint
an agent TO attend any sale oil iahd' hlad'
for that nurnose of collecting taxes due
said village, and bid off SAID lana LOT Inc
taxes and charges due thereon IN Inc name
of said pres dent and trustees. ana 'lo
said president and trustees and 'heif sue
cessoJs. shall acquire by such purchase IN
,rus, for SAID village. all the lights which
might have been acquired ny any o'hef
purchaser. =