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

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ana until his successor is elected and quail
fed.
Sec. A. Every town officer, elected at
special meeting TO Gil a vacancy, shall hol,
his Office during the uAexpifed portion o
! me regular term Of such office, and unit
his successor is elected and qualified.
Sec, %. Every town officer who shall
after the expiration Of his Office, neglect O
refuse to deliver on aemapd TO his successor
in office, after such Successor shall kav,
been duly qualified actotding TO law. Al
moneys, records, bool5, and papers. O,
other property appertaihing to such office
shall be Liable to pay Z fine. not less thar
fifty nor more than two hundred dollars. 10
De recovered before any eourt having juris,
diclion thereof
designations and uacQacies
Sec. 46. The board ofsupervisors nf any
town, for sufficient cause Shown them. may
except the resignation Of any town officer.
addressed TO them in writing; and whenev-
er resignation shall be accepted by The SUI
Pcrvisors, they shall endorse thereon such
accep tanre, and cause the same TO be fled
IN the office of the town clerk; and when a
justice of the peace resigns his office. The
clerk shall immediately give notice of such
resignation TO the clerk oisthe circuit court
OF the county.
See. Al. Whenever there shall be va
cancy.o when the incumbent shallfrom any
cause be unable to perform the duties of any
office 10 which he may have been elected
except that of justice Of the peace, and town
treasurer. the town board of supervisors
may make temporary appointments of suit
able persons to discharge the duties orsuch
Offices, respectively; and such persons so
appointed shall take and file the oath of Of
flee required by law, and shall discharge
the duties thereof until the same is filed bv
election or until the disability is removed.
See. %. If the treasurer of any town
shall refuse TO serve, or if his office shall
become vacant, or if he shall be unable,
from sickness or any other cause, TO perform
the duties of his Office, the board of town
supervisors shall forthwith appoint treas
urer for the remainder of such term orofIicc:
and the person so appointed shall take and
file the oath of Office, and shall give the like
security, and be subject to the like duties and
responsibilities, and have the same powers
and compensation as the treasurer in whose
place he was appointed; but such appoint
ment shall not eXonerate the former treasur-
or or his suretes from any liability incur
red by him or them.
Netc organization Of I9wns.
SEC. 40. When new town shall be
organized, il there be one or more justices of
the peace residing therein. they shall be
deemed justices thereof, and shall hold their
Offices according TO their respective terms;
and only so many justices shall be chosen
as shall be necessary TO make up the nuns
Der Of four in such town.
SEC. so. The town clerk within six DAYS
after the election Of justices of the peace III
any such town, shall give notice in writing
to the Justices elected, TO meet at such time
and place as shall I've specified in The notice,
for the purpose of determining by lot the
terms Of Office of such justices; which no.
tce shall be given not less than SIX, nor
more than twelve days previous TO the time
appointed therein for such meeting.
SEC. 81. AT the time and place so ap-
pointed, the town clerk shall cause to be
written on sepetate pieces of paper, as near
alike az practicable, The numbers, one, two,
or such and so many Of each such number
as shall correspond with the vacant terms of
office TO be supplied, and shall cause such
papers to be folded up as nearly alike as
practicable. and deposited in box; and the
persons so elected justices shall severally
draw one of said pieces of paper, and the
term Of office of each such justice shall be
determined by such drawing, and each shall
hold his Office for snch number of years as
shall correspond with the number by him
SO drawn, if such person ahall be present
and consent to such drawing, otherwise the
lots shall be drawn by the inspectors.
SEC. So. If any person elected Justice
of the peace, shall neglect to attend at the
time and place specified in such notice the
town clerk shall select some qualified eec~
tor of the town to draw for such Justice in
the manner prescribed in the proceeding
section, and the number drawn by such
elector shall be lawful determination of
the term of office of said justice.
SEC. SO. The town clerk shall make du-
Qiicalc cerUlcaleS OF Sucn drawing ana the
result thereof, one of which certificates shall
be filed and recorded in his office, and the
other he shall transmit to the clerk of the
circuit court of the county. If the county
is not organized for Judicial purposes the
said certificates shall he filed with the clerk
of the board Of supervisors.
Sec. 81. Wheneverany organized coun-
ty shall NOT be divided into towns, such
county shall for the purposes Of town gov
ernment, until so divided be considered as
one town, and may elccttown officers, whose
powers and duties shah be the same as town
officers in other towns, and each county
may elect as many Justices Of the peace. as
under the county system fgovernmenithey
were authorized 10 elect.
Supervisors.
SEC. So. The supervisors of each town,
shall have charge Of all such affairs Of the
town as are not by law made the dmy Of
other town officers; and they shall have
power to draw orders on the town treasurer,
for the disbursement of such sums as may be
necessary for the purpose of defraying the
incidental expenses of the town. and for all
moneys raised by the town 10 be dlsbnrsed
for any oiler purpose, except money for the