Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-09


call meeting Of the electors thereof, fo
such town election at any time thereafter
oy posting up notices therefor at not les.
than three public places in such town. a
least ten days previous to the holding of sueI
meeting.
SEC. 10. AT such first town meeting. tbe
chairman shall administer the oath Of office
10 the other inspectors and to the clerk. and
eIlher OF the other inspectors, after having
oeen so qualified, may administer the like
oath to the chairman.
SEC It,. Special town meetings may be
heIu lor The purpose of choosing town Off,
GERS to I'LL any vacancies that may occur,
also Tor the purpose Of transacting any 9th.
or lawful business, on request being made
TO the clerk of the town in writing, signed
by twelve qualified voters in such town.
specifying IN such request the purposes for
whlch such meeting is to be held.
Sec. II. Eve:y town clerk with whom
any such request shalt be left, as mentioned
in the preceding section, shall record the
same, and Immediately cause notices to be
/ posted up in three of the most public pIa-
ces IN the town, giving not less than fifteen,
nor more than twenty days notice of such
meeting; and if there be newspaper
printed In such town, he shall cause a copy
OF said notice to be published therein, at
| least five days before the time appointed for
such meeting.
SEC. Ia. Every notice given for spc<
clal town meeting, shall specify the purpose
for which it is TO be held and if vacancies
n tn bo oil
such notice shall specify in what offices
vacancies exist, how they occurred, and
who were the last imcumbents, and if the
vacancy be in the office of Justice of the
peace, such notice shall also state at what
time the legal term Of Office will expire.
SEC. 10. The minutes Of the proceedings
OF every town meeting shall be subscribed
by the clerk and filed III the Office of such
clerk, within fine days after such meeting
SEC. 20. No notice of an annual town
meeting shall be necessary.
Of tie manner Of conducting T6un
Meetings.
SEC. 81. The chairman of the supervi-
sors in each town, shall be the chairman
OF the town meetings or if he be absent,
one of the other supervisors of the town
shall serve as chairman but if no one of
the supervisors be present, then the quail
iied electors at such town meeting may
choose a chairman
DhC' ~%' ne SUPERVISORS Cl each town
shall be the board OF inspectors of the cleo
uon at the town meetings thereof, and if
there shall be any vacancy i'll said board Of
inspectors, the electors present shall choose,
viva voice. from the qualified electors OF the
town. SO many inspectors as there are va
cahcieS ID sald board, and tie persons so
CHOSEN snail be authorized to act as inspect
OTIS ol sucIl elocloh'
DEC -. hctoWh clerk shall be the clerk
81 town meetings. and shall keep faithful
minutes o. Ue proceedings ana a correct
pom list containing the names ol all persons
voting at such meeting, and he shall enter
al length every order or direction, and all
rules and regulations made by the meeting;
bat If the town clerk be absent, then such
person as shall oe appointed by The board OF
inspectors Tor that purpose shall act as the
clerk OF the meeting.
SEC. "A. Every person chosen at any
town meeting to supply any vacancy III the
board OF inspectors OF the election, or APP
pointed to MI vacancy IN the ONCE OF clerk
OF such meeting, shall before entering upon
the duties of his office, take and subscribe
the oath required Of inspectors and clerks of
general elections.
SEC. %. At the opening of every town
meeting, The chairman thereon snail state Inc
business 10 be transacted, and the order IN
winch such business VIII be entertained
and no proposition to vote tax except Tor
the support OF common schools, TIE relief
of the poor, and for deirayng the necessary
town charges, shall be acted upon out OF
the order OF business as stated by the chars
man; and no proposition to reconsider any
vote shall be entertained at any town meet
ing, unless such proposition to reconsider
shall be made within one hour from the
time such vote shall have been passed; nn-
less the motion for such reconsideration,
shall be sustained by number OF votes
equal TO majority OF all me names entered
on the poll list at such election up 10 The
time such motion shall be made.
SEC, 2S. The polls of the election shall
Lo oDnoaI hetwenn the hours of nine and