The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-01-09

for the transaction of pertaining their duties
g. At first election be holden under this there
shall be chosen by the electors present. judges and
clerk of said election who shall oath affirmation faith
fully discharge the duties required of them by this act and at
all subsequent elections, the Trustees cf them shall be
Judges the Recorder his absence person a
pointed Judges shall be clerk The polls shall be opened
between the hours of and eleven o'clock the forenoon and
close four in the afternoon Of said day. and the close Of the
polls the shall be counted and statement thereof
claimed the present by of the Judges and the clerk
shall make record thereof and within FIVE days threater
be shall give notice the elected of their eecons
shall be duty Of the said Town Council easten days
before each and every election give notice Of the by
ting up advertisements at three Of the most public places IN said
town nd
SEC a. Each member of said Town Council before entering
upon the duties of his Office shall take oath affirmation
o5s the Constitution of the United States and also an '"' OF
SIC The President Recorder ard Trustees of said town
shall be- hereby created body corporate polite with
perpetual succession be known and by the
The Paul" and shall be capable in law
by their corporate aforesaid property real
sona for said town. sell and convey
the same pleasure They common SEAL they
pleasure they and be sued
plead and be mpeaded defend and be defended all manner Of
actions in all courts of law or equity; and
against said corporation shall be
by copy thereof left with the Recorder his
place residence least days previous the
The President, in his absence, the Recorder shall
meetings of the Town Council and make fair
record of all their proceedings and of the bylaws
rules and ordinances passed Council
sa the SHALL all times be open for inspection of the
electors of said but Of the absence inability of
the Recorder may appoint of their body
SEC l. The Town Council shall have power ill
ce which may happen said board from the househoders
are qualified said town. who shall hold their appoint
until annual election and until their shall
be elected and qualified and in the absence of the President and
Recorder from meeting of the Town Council the Trustees
shall have of their number perform the
duties of President and Recorder fer the time being
The said Town Council shall have power make
ordan and establish bylaws ordinances rules and regulations
for the of said town. and the same to alter amend or
pleasure; provide such bylaws for the appoint
election of Town Marshal and all the ubor
dnate officers which they think for the good gov
nd uonfca bp
and determine the period their appointment and the tees they
shall be entitled for their respective where the
otherwise provided for by this act and to require OF
them take oath of Office entering the duties
of their respective Offices and further require them
conditioned for the faithful OF their
respective Offices The Town Council shall also have to
fix the violation of the and ordinances Of the
reasonable and penalties Porided That such by
laws and be not inconsistent with the constitution and
of the United States, of this Territory ind Prorded
ordinances of said shall take
force until the shall have been posted
days of the public places within said town
the Recorder enerCd upon the records of
said Town Council shall be doomed and taken be succn cv
IL dence of such publication.
year. be made and posted aforesaid the
receipts and expenditures of the preceding year
The Town Council shall have power regulate and
improve and alleys and determine the widths of the side
said town, regulate the public grounds to erect
ke house and regulate the markets. to remove all and
from the and of said town. and do
things which similar corporations have do order
provide health cleanliness and good order said
SEC H. purpose efecualy enabling the said
hereby authorized and empowered tax for
purposes within the limits said corporation, made taxable
by Territory that said tax shall exceed in
mills the dollar of valuation the be
the County Commissioners of the County of
Ramsey of assessing said tax The Town Council
also power authorized to do so by majority OF all
electors said meeting called Tor that purpose
additional above specified sufficient to
and Fire Company and purchase engine hose and
necessary apparatus for the exngushmen of fires said
town public of which meeting and the object thereof shall
be by posting written printed notice thereof IN at
least of the public places said town. ten days before
the time of such meeting.
Sec H. When levied shall be the duty of the
duplicate of the charging each
dydua property said corporation with the amount
each of property found the books OF the
Commissioners of said which duplicate shall be
certified President and Recorder and copy thereof shall
be placed of Marshal such other
shall appointed collector whose duty shall be to collect said
tax the under the regulations other
person as may appointed Collector shall Immediately after col
ctng said tax pay the Treasurer of said corpo
ration and the said Marshal other
Collector the sell both real and personal
property the of the corporation taxes given
Collectors and when the Recorder sha
have deeds that other Shers
do and Marshal other Collector shall for his fees
such Council direct, exceeding
cenum all him collected be by the Treas
urer on the order of the Recorder. -.
SEC I3 The President of said town. shall be conservaor Of
the peace within limits said corporation and shall have and
exercise ordinary of justice OF the within the
limits of corporation all civil CRIMINAL
of this erricry he shall give bond andse