Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-22
THE CHARTER
fs.t" OF THE I .i}S,t4
TOY n Of Fayette:
AN ACT TO CORPORATE THE INHABT-
TANTS OF THE TOWN OF FAYETTE.:
Be IL enacied By the General Assembly Of The Sale
Of Missouri as foLlO,os: x

SEC. I. Tint oil that district Of country con.
tanned within one half mile square, Of which the
Court House, in Howard County shall be the
centre, Che sides being parallel with the sides OF
the Court Housed shall be and is hereby erected
into Corporation, by the name Of the town OF
Fayette, and the inhabitants thereof shall be, and
are hereby constituteda body polite and corporate.
by the name and style Of 1.-THE President, Trus-
tees and Citizens of the Town of Fayette," and
by that name they and thoir successors shall be
known in law; have perpetual succession; sue and
be sued; implepd and be implicated; defend and
be defended, in all courts of law and equity and
in all actions and matters whatsoever; may grant,
purchase, receive and hold property, real and per-
sonal, within the said town, andssnay lease, sell
and dispose Of the same, for the benefit ofiths
town, and may do all other acts as natural per.
sons, and may have a common seal.
Sec. That the corporate powers anc duties Of
said town shall be vested in President and Board
Of Trustees, who shall be chosen and appointed as
hereinafter directed.
Sec 8. That the Board of Trustees shall consist
IF five members, to be chosen for the term Of one
wear. and until their successors shall be elected
and qualified, by the qualified voters within said
town; they shall be at least twenty four years OF
age. and citizens Of the United States, and iniabi-
tants IF said town for one year next preceding
their ELECTION; and whenever there shall be a, tie
in the election of Trustees, il shall be determined
by the Judges Of the election, by lot, and all
capcies shall lie filed by election as aforesaid, in
such manner as shall be provided BY ordinance
Sec a.. That the Goard Of Trustees shall appoint
their chairman and all other officers of the board:
shall Judge of the qualifications, elections and
returns Of their own members; majority shall
constitute quorum to do busf ness, but smaller
number may adjourn from day to day, and a2sy
compel the attendance of absent members in such
manner and under such penalties as the board may
provide; they may determine the rules of proceed
inns oh oil nhers fnrd
and by the concurrence Of four members, expel o
member, but not second time for the same cause:
they shall at the desire of any member, cause the
yeas and nays, on any question, to be entered on
the Journal. ..'.- .'@2.}"
Sec. s. That the stated meetings of the Board
of Trustees shall be on the first Wednesdays Of
April, July, October and January. in every year.
but they may be convened at other times, on ex.
trsordinary occasions, by the President Of the
town.
Sec. g. That the President shall be elected BY
the qualified electors of the town; shall be at least
twenty four years Of uge; citizen Of the United
States, aud shall have resided within the iowa
for at least twn years next preceding his election;
shall hold his Office for the tern of one year and
until hrs successor shall he duly elected and quali-
fed. When two or more persons shall have an
equal number Of votes for President, or any cleo
ton for President shall be contested, il shall DO
determined by the Board of Trustees.
the laws of the State and the ordinances of tho
Corporation are duly enforced respected and Oh.
served. within said town; he may remit fines and
fnrfetnres, and grant reprieves and pardons in
any case arising under the ordinances of the Cor.
pora'ion.
Sec. 8. That when any vacancy shall happen
in the Office of President, the Chairman of tho
Board Of Trustees for the time being, shall exer.
ci>e the Office of President until such vacancy shall
be filed, which, however, shall be done iminedi-
ately. the chairman giving ten days notice Of the
lime Of said election. 30.
Sec, 8, That the President and Board of .Trus-
tees shall have power to levy and collect taxes
upon real and personal property within The town.
not exceeding at any time one eighth Of one per
cent. per annum upon the assessed value thereof.
nor less than one sixteenth of one per cent. Dor
| annum upon such assessed value, except BY tho
| unanimous concurrence Of the Board of Trustees:
they shall have power to levy and collect poll
tax upon ench free white male within said town
over the age Of sixteen, and upon each slave over
that age. not exceeding at any one time one dollar
per head per annum, nor less than seventy-fve
cents. except by the unanimous consent of the
Board, aforesaid; provided that such property shall
be taxable only. as shall for the time be subject
| 10 taxation for State and County purposes; they
shall have power to prevent and remove nusances:
| to establish and regulate markets; TO provide for
the prevention and extingushment of fire; 10 pre-.
vent the introduction of contagious diseases; to
regulate the storage of gun powder; to provide
tor taxing and licensing theatrical and other shows
and amnsements; tc erect pumps in the Streets;
to regulate the police of the town; to improve and
keep in repair the square, roads and alleys of
the town, and from time TO time to pass such
ordinances TO carry into effect the objects of this
act, and the powers hereby granted as the good
OF the inhabitants may require, and to impose and
appropriate fines and foreitures, for the breach of
any ordinance, and provide for the collection there
OF; provided, that no tax shall at any time be
levied upon the wearing apparel or necessary
tools or implements, of any person, used in carry.
ing on his trade, shall the same be subject IA
distress. or sale, for tax, fines or forfeitures,
| SEC. TO- That the Trustees shall be, ex-of5eis
conseryators OF the peace throughout the town and
shall, within the same, have all the powers and iu.
tsdcuon now vested in justices of the peace in mat.
ters OF criminal nature, and shall exercise and per-
form all powers and duties which may be vested in or
required of them by ordinance; and from the decsio,
at any Trustee or other officer of the corporation an
peals may be prosecuted to the Circuit Court in the
same manner that appeals may be taken from iusti.
ces OF the peace, for the time being.
SEC. H. That the style of the laws of said corno.
ration shall be: " Be it ordained by the Presidsn,
and Board Of Trustees Of the Town Of Fsyette: 80 and
all ordinances shall be made public within one month
alter their passage, by posting up true and attesed
copy Of the same, in legibIe hand al such nubIis
place in said town as may be directed bv The Rod
OF Trustees. Every bill which shall have been ps,s-
ed by The Board OF Trustees, SHALL before it become.
law be presented to the President for his apnrob.
oni II he approve it, he shall sign it; if not he
shall return II to the Board with his objections and
they shall reconsider the same and If, aft er such 70.
consideration, majority of the whole number elect
ed sha pass the bill, it shall become law; and in
all such cases. the yeas and nays shall be entered up.
on the Journals. If any bill shall not be returned to
the Board within five days after it shall have been
delivered President IA aha h.