Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-03-09
LAWS OF WISCONSIN,
AN ACT relating 10 Towns o,o
Town Officers.
POrers and Duties of 7o,cns.

DC sueu' ana may appoint all necessar,
agents ana attorneys III that behalf: anC
shaIi nave power to purchase and hold rea
ana personal estate for the public use of tht
inhabitants thereof, and to convey and dis
pose OF the same and TO make all contracts
that may be necessary and convenient fol
The exercise of its corporate powers, ant
any orders for the sale or disposal of its
corporate propertA, which the inhabitants
thereof may deem oxpcdient.
SEC. 2. The qualified electors of each
town Shall have power, at any legal meet
ing thereof, TO vote to raise such sum oil
money Tor the support of common schools
IN addition to the amount required by law
to be raised, as they may deem necessary
10 vote to raise money for the repair and
building of roads and bridges for the sun.
port OF the poor, and fer deiraying all pro-
per charges and expenses arising in the
town; and they may direct the institution
or defence of suits in all controversies be.
tween such town and corporations, indvid-
nails, or other towns, and direct such sum
OF money to be raised for prosecuting or
defending such suits as they may deem
proper.
SEC. 3. The qualified electors of each
town may, at any legal meeting thereof.
hakc such orders COR the management of all
the prudential affairs of the town as thew
may Judge most conducive 20 the peace.
welfare and good order thereof; and all
such orders and bylaws for determining
The time and manner in which cattle. hor.
Sos, sheep, swine, or other animals. shall
be restrained from going at large ON high
ways as they may deem proper, and thew
may annex to such orders and bylaws suit
able penalties, not exceeding ten dollars for
any one breach thereof, to be recovered be-
fore any justice of the town or county where
the offence shall have been committed.
SEc. 4. No bylaw made by any town
Shall take effect before the same shall be
published by posting up copies thereof in
three of the most public places in lhe town;
and such bylaws, duy made and so pub
hShrd, shall be binding upon all persons
coming within the limits Of the town, as
well as upon the inhabitants thereof, and
the same shall remain in force until altered
or repealed al some subsequent town meets
my.
SEC 5. All suits, acts, 0r proceedings,
10y "r against a town IN It's corporate c2pacI-
~ SaAI ne IN lle name OF such town but
very conveyance OF land within The limits
"' such town. made IN any manner, tor the
use OF oe"eitl "i us ihhan'iahtS' snail nave
"'o same eH'ct as II m'dc To the town by
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Src. @. The annual town meeting Of the
several towns in this State, shall he held on
the first Tuesday in April in each year, and
nj such meeting there Shall be an election of
the following officers: three supervisors,
enc oi whom shall be deSl9naicd on the
ballots rs chairman one town clerk, one
treasurer one superintendent OF schools so
"'UlI justices OF inc peace as lherc are pro-
'"e' ny IA" TO be elected IN each town.
~ many cohStaoIcs as shaH be ordered ny
we meeting not exceeding three IN num-
o't' rom one TO three assessors as may be
o'''ed oy me meeting, one seaier OF
weights and measures, and one ovcrscrr Of
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NGe. T. Every person who shall have re-
S''1 IN the State one year Immediately
I'','"uS 10 any town meeting ana VINO
N'"I' DC o'hcrWise qualIled to vote al gen
V'' election, may vote at such meeting IN
0e town where he resides.
SIC. s. The annual town meeting in
each town, shall be held at the place where
the last annual town meeting was held, or
at such other place therein as shall have
been ordered at a previous meeting, or,
when there has been no such previous meet.
mr. at such nlarn rs sbalI no directed in ,be
actor proceedings by which the town was
organized.
Src. 9. Whenever il shall become i'm,
possible or inconvepient toholda town meet.
mo At the Mace desirna,ed ,boreror The
board Of insnec,ors or = majority or ,bem.
after having assembled at or as near as prac-
urabIe 10 such place and opened the meet
ing, and before receiving any votes, may adj
lourn such meeting to the nearest conven~