Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-04-15

DC II enacted 6y The Council and House Of Req
Tessntatires ef the Territory Of Wisconsin:
Section /. There shall be elected by The legal
voters OF the village OF Geneva, IN the couuly Of
Walworlh, at the annual election therein on the
FIRST Monday of April in the year ISl5, and belu-
nlslly thereafter, justice of the pea E. hose
qualifications, duties, powers, rights and llablitl s,
shall De the same those OF Justices OF The ace
elected by the several towns in this Terrltory:-
PrOCldef, however that said JUSTICE shall b. ie
sldent OF such village ard keep his OIL herein.
Sec. 2. The trustees OF said village shall certify
and return the name OF the person so elected, 10
the clerk OF the board OF supervisors OF The proper
comfy within ten days after SAID election, aud the
SAID clerk SHALL within ten days alter the reception
thereof, issue his certificate OF election 70 SUCH JUS
tlce under the seal OF said board, which rrdAl"tr
snail be evidence Of such election Tor all purposey
and the term of office OF such justice shal. com
mence on the first Monday Of May nexi, after hs
election and shall Commune for ,~o years, aud
until his successor is elected and qua fled
Sec. 3. Every officer OF SAID village. who shall
neglect or refuse to take the oath, OF give the bond
required OF him by the act to which thus is amenda.
tory, or who shall neglect or refuse perform any
OF the duties legally required OF, or imposed upon
him such officer, shall forfeit aud pay HE PEN
atty OF ten dollars for every such neglect or refusal
be prosecuted for by either the trustees ol sad
village, or any individual; and Ii The trustees OF
SAID village shall prosecute fer su penalty, hey
shall recover the same or the ol SAID ',l!ag,,
but i it shall be prose cujed Tor by individual, ne
saaI be entitled to halt of the penalty rsc"-
v-red, and he other hall r all 20 10 he u-e a
Image: PTO1ided, however, mat q eacH 1elt,.tut.
"iicrr ehaII have s"rtel as az OIL % sai vt-aL
lhr YEAR mex previous 10 81 ac -..-"d. %. i'll
eal or SHALL have been discharged from Vac riJ-
nance Of The sad duties, or hail have re-
and his resignation have been aCcePlrd hctu,e ne
commencement OF any suit Tor such peH.ty, Lc
shall not be liable thereon.
Sec. A. The trustees OF sad village iu the cor.
porate name or any voter OF sad slIagc, either IN
said corporate name or In his own name, may
commence and prose cute an action OF deot Tor the
collection of the said penalty or OF several pc allies
in ;he action, before any justice OF the peace
in said county, aud the parry defeated shall be La
bic 10 cost OF suit
Sec. s. The assessors of said village, al their
meeting to equalize aud correct the roll,
shall proceed in the manner as TOW ass ssors
in the like case, and may require the like affidavit
OF anV person concelyIng himself aggrered by the
assessment, and Tor that purpose either OF sad as
SCISSORS shall have power to administer ali oath, and
the said assessors shall cause all such atfidavs to
be filed 10 the office OF the clerk OF said village.
Sec g. II shall be the duty OF the trustees upon
the receipt OF the assessment roll by the clerk, TO
call a meeting of all the taxable voters OF SAID vii.
lsge, by posting notices OF such meeting and of the
objects thereof, six days prior thereto, in three
public places in sad village, and report to such
meeting an estimate of the amount OF tax necessary
10 be raised FOR the then current year and the rate
per centum.
Sec T. The taxable voters OF said village shall
have the power at said meeting, or at any other
meeting called for that purpose, to raise tax and
determine the amount thereof, and the purposes to
which the same shall be applied, by vote of
majority Of such voters present; and no general tax
shall be laid upon the properly In said village with
out such vote.
Sec. {. Immediately upon the passage Of any
such vote TO raise tax IN SAID village and within
the, month Of March, tax list shall be made out,
and the tax collected in the manner provided by
the act TO which this is amen latory.
Sec 9. No bylaws passed by the trustees of
said village shall take effect unless confirmed by
vote of majority of the voters OF said village, pre-
sent at some general or special meeting, public
tice Of the introduction of such bylaws ha7ing
been first given, either by reading the same al
previous meeting, or by posting the substance
thereof in three public places in said village, SIX
days prior to such meeting, and the said voters
shall have the sole power of amending or repeating
any bylaws
Sec. 10. All bylaws So passed and established,
shall be published in such manner, and take effect
AT such time such voters shall by vote direct,
and IN all the record OF the passage OF such
bylaws, shall be sufficient evidence OF the exis-
Ience thereof
Sec. IL. No general poll tax shall DO imposed
without the vote OF majority OF the voters oi said
village present AT some general snecial Getting.
Sec. II. No person who does not ovid taxable
property in said village shall have right to vote
therein, upon questions OF laying tax or raising
revenue.
See 10. SO much of the act of which this is
amendaory, MS gives to the trustees OF said village
the right OF licensing groceries and ;avetns in sand
village, is hereby repealed; aud the power 10 ce nse
the same is hereby conferred on the supervisors OF
the town Of Geneva, To be exercised by them
provided by la" in other like cases, and the gene
raj laws OF the Territory relative TO The sale OF
strong and spiriuous liquors and Wines shall be in
foil force in said village.
Sec. il, The trustees OF said village are hereby
empowered to act commissioners Of common
schools, in and for said village and are hereby in
vested to the extent OF said village with all the
powers, and made subject 10 all the duties and la
bihtles Of commissioners OF common schools in the
several towns IN lulS Territory.
Sec. ). SAID trustees may, IN conjunction with
the school commissioners OF any town or towns
adjoing said village, toIm school dlstlic, or
,cuool districts, In the same manner that school
districts are authorized to be formed IN the several
towns OF this Territory, by anueXIng contiguous
portion OF such town or towns TO said village, a
pat thereof.
Sec. 6. All school districts within said village
or ~ which SAID village or a portion thereof shall
form part shall e sct trustees and clerk in the
same manner that trustees and clerks are elected
IN school district IN the SAID towns, and such dis
lr,cts when formed, and The trustees aad clerks
thereof shall h'vc ;hc same powers, and be suhec;
- the same duties aud labiuies school districts
and the trustees and clerks thereof in SAID towns.
See. Il. Any school distinct formed in said VII
lase, OF OF which said village or portion thereof
,hall form part, may levy and collect tax IN
such district and tx the amount thereof, Tor the
purpose OF building school house t.ereIn. and It's
appur,enances, ana furnishing The same; which ,aX
shall be sessssed and levied upon such property
u uow subject 10 TAXATION IN said village, nud shall
Ne collected IN the manner a. taxes are cole ted
tor similar purposes IN school districts Ia The SIEVE.
ri towns in this Territory.
Sec lS Whenever any portion OF an adlonns
town shall be annexed 10 said village, or auy par
thereof in the formation 81 school dlslrc. the
assessors of said village, all irom time to tine a,
often as may be necessary, ana Before any IS
assessed or levied Tor schoo purposes or the buG-
Jag OF a school house, proceed TO assess ali such
real estate within, and all su,h personal property
as may be owned within the portion 20 annexed
as is now SUBJECT to taxation IN satI vii. &c, and
such assessment together with her assessment q
said village, shall be the bass OF taxation tor the
building Of school houses, and fer school purpose,
IN such district: Pr0rided, that such real and per
Sonal property shall rot be assessed h CHER thar
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