Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-03-08

transferred to the cooperate body created by this
act, and all suits pending or judgments recovered
by or in favor Of or against said village OF South.
port or the trustees thereof, and all rights, CLAIM
md demands in favor of or against the same may
De continued, prosecuted, completed, defended ant
collected III the same manner as though this al I
lad not PASSED.
SEC. 80 The president, trustees and all oil :
5r officers of the village of Southport now in Of
fee shall remain in their respective offices ant
perform the several duties thereof until the may
or and city council are elected under this act
The recorder and treasurer OF the village OF
Southport shall transfer all the books, papers and
moneys which may be in their hands to the clerk
and treasurer who may be elected agrecably to
this act, land all laws, ordinances, resolutions pass
cd ana adopted by the trustees of the village oil
Southport snail remain in full force until altered
or repealed by the city council established under
this act.
SEC. SO. From and after the first Tuesday o.
April A. ID. 1850 the connection of the city o.
henosha and town of Southport for town purpo-
5cs Is dissolved, and the duties now or hereafter
/ imposed upon the supervisors of towns so far as
relates to the city OF Kenosha shall be imposed
upon the mayor and council of said city. and 9TH
or town officers which are or may be provided by
BE- aud they are hereby declared inapplicabe tc
,he town government Of said city, the same being
merged in and superseded by the powers of loca
government which by this act arc conferred OIL
The city authorities, and so much of the town o.
Southport as is not included in the city limits shall
!. and constitute Il town as heretofore by the
name OF Southport, for all purposes of town anC
county government, and shall hold their mex
town meeting at such place as the present super
yiSors of the town OF Southport shall direct.
SEC. go. ltany person, having been an Off
Ger of said city, shall not withnten days after no.
thcation and request, deliver 10 his successor il
office all the property papers and effects of every
description in his possession belonging to sale
city or appertaining to the Office he held, he shall
forfeit and pay for the use of the city one hun
bred dollars besides all damages caused by his
neglect refusal so to deliver said penalty to be
recovered before any court of competent jurisdc-
ton in the same manner as penalties for the VIC
lation Of city ordinances are collected.
SEC. 81, a majority Of the aldermen present
al any regular Cor special meeting properly call
ed) shall have power TO enforce the attendance
OF abscntccs by compulsory process and Il reso
luton passed by majority of such aldermen
for the attendance of abscntees shall empowe
the marshul or other officer in attendance of The
. CDlillluI GOUlICu 10 tIlOICC lIIC dltCuudIlCC y
such absentees the same as writs of attachment
empower officers to compel the attendance o
. witnesses in courts of Justice.
SEC. o.. This act may be amended, altered
or repealed by the Legislature, and the act enti
tied An act to incorporate the village of South
port" approved Feb. Oh, 1871, and the severa
acts amcudatory thereto, and all acts and parts o
acts Inconsistent with this act shall be and the
same are hereby repealed such repeal to take
effect at the Time when this act becomes opera
tive.
/ Sec. So. This act shall be public act, an,
shall be construed tavorably in all courts an,
places MOSES NJ. STRONG,
Speaker Of the Assembly.
SAMUEL w. DEALL.,
1t. Coy. and President Of the Senate.
Approved Feb'y s, 1850.
NELSON DEWEY.