Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-03-08
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SECTION l. The district of country nclu.
dad within the following limits and boundaries
to Wit: The south east quarter of section thir
ty, frac. sec. 80 the south east or. Of the n, n
west Or OF sec. 3! the east halfot the $. W. ar. o.
section ttirty-one, in township two. north O.
range twenty-thrce cast; and also the nortI
nall OF fractional section FIVE the cast half o.
the north east quarter Of section six. the north
west quarter OF the north cast quarter Of section
SIX, and the north cast quarter of the north west
quarter OF section six, in township one, north OF
range twenty three oast-is hereby declared tc
be u City and the Inhabitants thereof are craa.
I'D body corporate and polite, BY the name anc
style Of "The City of kenosha;" and by thai
Eame Shall be capable OF contracting and BEING
contracted With, OF suing and being sued. plead
ing ana ing implicated, answering and being
answered unto, in all courts and places, and IN
al matters whatsoever with power Of pur-
chasing, receiving, holding, occupying, and con-
V9yIng real and personal estate ; and shall have
a CONNIE n seal, and may change the same at
4. pleasure; and s2al be competent to have and
exercise all the rights and privileges. and be sub
jet to all the duties and obligations appcrtaining
to municipal corporation
SEC. 2. The said city. until the city council
see tit to increase, alter, or change the same.
snail be divided into three wards in manner fol-
lowing, TO wit: All that part of said district of
country comprised in the limits described in the
first section of this act which lies within the fol-
! lowing bounds.-Commencinr on the lake shore
at the mouth Of Pike Cr. elk, thence up the main
channel Of said creek, through the center, to
! the Quarter section line at the bridge west of tho
/ Congr gational Church,-thence west on said
quarter section line to the western limits of the
corporation, until it intcrsccts q line drawn thro'
the southeast and southwest corners of the first
western addition 10 said city,-thencc cast along
said last mentioned line to the southeast corner
OF said addition,-thence north to Il point of in
! trraecuon with the center of Wisconsin street,
extending Wostwordly, thence cast along the
c utrc OF said Wisconsin street to the lake shore
thence along the lake shore to tie place of be-
ginning-shall be the First Ward all that part
Of said dist.i,t which lies north Of the first
ward, shall be the Second Ward; cnl all the
r mander OF said district which lies south of
the first warl, shall be the Third WarI.
SEC. 3. The government Of said city, and
th' exercise Of lis corpt rate pow, IS, and man
age aont OF IFS fis q prudential municipal con-
Germs, shall be vested in Mayor and Council,
which council sha consist of three Aldermen.
chosen from each ward actually residing there
| in, an shall be d"ncmnated the CITY Coun-
els AMI such other officers as are herein
after provided for.
SGG. 1. The elective officers of said city,
shall ba the Mayor and the City Council one
! Marshal, one Treasurer, one City Clerk. one
Superintendent Of common Schools, and four
Justices Of the Peace, one Constable for each
ward, and ono Assessor for each ward,-to be e.
loct'd by The qualified voters thereof at the an
nual election Of said city, to BE- held in each
ward on the first Tucsday Of April in each year,
and shall hold theirrespectyo offices iorone year,
anrs mill their Successors are chosen and qualified
Sc. 5. AII.quaIified electors for members OF
the legislature Of this State. who have resided
witiin the bounds OF said city six MONTHS and
in the ward where he may offer his vote
twenty days next preceding such election, shall
be deemed qualified voters of said city, and shall
Be entitled to vote for any officer in the city, re-
quired by this act to be elected by the qualified
voters OF said city, and in all elections for city
olfc rs, after the organization of said city gov
ernm mt under this act the mayor shall issue his
proclamation to the qualified voters of said city,
Selling forth The time of such election, the place
I or places whore the same is to be held, and the
several otilre-s = be chosen; and said procla-
nation sail be published in on or more news
I pagers printed or in general circulation in said
> city, at ! asst ten days Previous to said election
Il I'd after the orgaHiZa ion of the city gov
eminent und this ac;, it Shall be the duty OF
tn city council u provide the place or places OF
holding all elections in said city for officers, the
/ hons of the day the same Shall continue open,
| 20 appoint the ludges and clerks thereof, pro-
/ vide tor making directing the returns oil O.
| lie tons, the lime and manner Of opening the re-
turns ard making an abstract thereof, and of
. keeping "a Journal of the SANE; and may make
such other arrangements concerning sand cleo
tons as may be lawful and convenient for the
citizens of the vsral wards, and the person or
persons having the highest number of votes,
shall be declared to be duly elected Whcnev-
or any person shall Ir mt himself to give his
vo;c, and cit cr Of the Judges Shall suspect that
sGcI .rson docs not possess the qualifications
OF an cioctar, or ii his vote shall be challenged
by any c,Jcor, the Judges Of election, or scmc
one CT them, before receiving the vote OF any
suca person, shall require such person to take
an oath that he possesses the qualification pre-
sarb,d in tbia section OF this act and that be has
not yoted al such election Ii the person
oil ring to vote shall take such oath, his
vote shall be rec lived AMI if any person shall
take such oath, Knowing it 10 be false, he shall
BE- deem guilty of WiitUl and corrupt perjury,
and on conviction thereof shall suffer such pun
} i,hmont as is now or shall hereafter be provided
/ hy law for persons guilty of perjury: Ii any
person who is not a qualified voter shall vote az
any tlt q 20 ANY person. AitN 4udtltIu "a, Slll
vote in any other ward than the on2In which he
max reside or shall vote more than once at any
oue election, he shall forfeit and pay sum no,
exceeding fifty dollars nor less than twenty-five
dollars, to be recovered in he same manner as
other penalties are recovered under this act, and
il ary Judge OF election shall knowingly and
corrupdy receive the VOC Of any person not du-
" qualified to vote. such Judge Shall be liable to
indictment, and on conviction thereof shall for
ftt aud pay for the use OF the city, sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars nor less than
one hundred dollars.
/ Sc. t. The President of the village Of
Southport shall designate the first Tuesday Of
April in the year 1880, for holding the first e
lection, and shall appoint three suitable persons
in each ward Of said city, 10 be Judges of the
fast election under the provisions Of this act,
and also two suitable persons to be clerks there
of in each ward, and shall notify the several
/ persons SO appointed, and shall publish a notice
in one or more Of the newspapers published in
said city, at least ten days previous TO the said
election, designating the several places for hold
ing the same; and 10 procure a suitable place in
each ward for holding said election, which said
first election shall be opened between the hours
Of eight aud ten o'clock in the forenoon, and
shall continue open until o'clock in the after
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