The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-06
AN ACT,
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jfousc OF Representatives Of The 1crsit,ry Of Iora
Iha, .he habitants Of the town Of Davenport
be and they are hereby constituted body poll
lie and corporate, with perpetual succession, b,
|the name oi"she Mayor and Aldermen Of ii.
town Of Davenport, y and by thcrcorporaic name
may sue and be sued, plead, and be implcadcd
may receive, purchase, acquire and hold, anc
grant, sell and convey, real, personal and mixed
property, and do al other ac,sas natural person.
may do; may have and use a common seal, ths
same at pleasure or break.
Sec 2. Tho limits Of boundaries of said towl
shall be as follows: beginning nt the point il
the middle Of the main channel ofthe M.sssip.
ri, where the western boundary limo Of the old
town Of Davenport, xtendcd, would intcrsec the
middle Of the said main channel; thence running
! nor,hward by and along said western boundary
/ line, TO the northwest corner Of said oil town
! thence easswardly along the northern boundary
! line Of said old town, 10 the northeast corner
! thereof; thence eastwardly and along tho north.
ern line Of blocks numbered on the plat Of L.
/ Claire's addition to said town, as blocks number
forsy.nine, fifty, iitty-onc, and ffty-;wo, thence
! in the same direction across Rock leland street
thence southwardly along the eastern side ofsaid
street TO Sauk or Second steeii thence eastward-
" along the northern boundary OF said las, men.
sioncd street, 10 where the same il extended,
i wouli reach low water mark on the bank OF the
Mississippi river; thence at Tigh. angles to the
las, course, to the middle OF the main channel OF
said river, and thence down and along the mid
die Of said main channel to the place Of Begin
ming
Sec ;. The said town shall be and the same
is hereby divided into three wards as iollows:-
All thar par. Of SAID town lying wes. Of the mid
die Of Harrison street, shall constitute the first
oil that part Of said town lying between the mid
die Of Harrison street, and the middle of Brady
street, shall constitute the second ware; and all
that part Of said towniying east OF tho middle Of
Brady street, shall constitute the third ward.
Sec. The said corporation shall consist OF
mayor, who shall b, resident OF slid town, and
eix aldermen, two aldermen TO be elected in each
ward, aud to be residents Of the ward in which
|shey shall be elected and the said mayor md al
|dermen shall be over twcnty.one years Of ngo;
|she mayor shall preside at all meetings ofihc
|poraton, but shall not vote ON any, except in
case Of Tie, when he shall give the casting vote.
In case OF the death, absence, resignation, sick
hess, or other disability oft E mayor, the alder
men shall elect one ofther number mayor pro
tempore, who shall have all the authority, and
perform oil the duties ofmayor during his absence
OF until another shall be elected and qualified.
Sec. ). On the FIRST Saturday Of April, l342,
and on the first Saturday of Aprll annually there
alter, polls shall be opened in one convenient
place IN each ward, in said town, at which the
qualified voters for members Of ,l,c legislative
aSscuDlNs TcsuHH Within iue ttiiilks ~ lJc W1Iu
In which thcy shall offer their votes may vote by
bnllot for mayor aud two aldermen; and the
mayor and aldermen SO elected, shall hold their
offices Tor one year, and until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qua!ifed: Provided, tina, fail
ure 10 hold said election on the day herein pre-
scriacd, in any year, shall not work forfeiture
this charter; and an election may lie on any
succeeding day, by giving notice thereof accord
ing to the provisions Of the eleventh section OF
this act.
Sc. 6. Al the frs, election to be held under
this ac,, two judges Of election and one clerk in
each ward, shall be chosen viva voce, by the e.
eciors Of The ward present; and at all subsequent
elections the mayor aud aldermen, shall AT lcas,
one day previous to such elections, appoint two
Judges or elections for each ward; anI said Judges
for each ward respectively, shall appoin: their
own clerS; and in cnsc Of failure OF said judges,
or either Of them 10 attend, Of refusal to act,
the electors prcsen, shall choose viva voce q
Judge or Judges 10 supply such vacancies. N,
person shall be competent to act az Judge or cierk
at such election, VIII is not quail fled elector.-
At oil such elections the polls shall be opened
between the hours OF one and two IN the utter
noon, and closed at the hour Of four in the same
afternoon; and the clerk OF each ward shall keep
poll book, in which he shall enter the name OF
every voter, in tho order in which he shall vote;
and at the close OF tae polls the votes shall be
counted by said judges and clerk, and an eEtry
made on the poll books OF the number OF votes
given to each person voted for, and for what OF
flee, which shall be certified by the said judges
and clerk, and q statement Of the result OF The
election, shall be proclaimed at th- door OF the
house in which election shall be held; aud the
two Judges and clerk Of each ward, shall give 10
each Of the two persons having tie greatest mum.
Der Of votes in their wards for alderman, certi-
ficae of his election and the Judge ofthe differ
en ards, SHALL attend al the office OF the mayor,
between the hours Of nine o'clock A. NJ and
twelve NJ, on the first Monday alter the cleo
tion with the poll books, and shall examine the
certificate Of the votes gwen 10 each person at the
different wards for mayor; and the person hav-
Ing the greatest number oil votes, sha be declar.
ed duly elected mayor of said town; and the said
judges shall make and deliver to such person, a
certificate Of hi. election, which shall be signed
by at icast q majority OF oil tho judges OF said
three wards. The aayor and aldermen so elect
ed. shall, within ten days after their ctection,
take and subscribe an oath 10 support the con-
s,i,ution and laws Of the United States, and OF
Iowa, aud faithfully, inpartally, and to the hes,
Of their abiIitv to discharge the daties OF their
respective Officer; which shnll be deposited with
ard safely kept Dy the clerk Of said corporation
Provided, however, that the Judges OF the first
election held under the act, shall meet to cx-
anime the returns for the several wards ut the Oh
flee OF the District Court OF Scott County.
i,y Of whom shall be a quorum for lhe transac'
ZION Of business, shall have powe to adjourn their
meetings from time to time, unles. sooner called
together by written notice from the mayor, &C.
.isna,ing the time and place Of such meeting
they may also by ordinance. prescribe the Tunes ,s
tor holding their regular meetings. 'hsy snau
a,so have mower 10 appoint clerk. a treasurer,
marshal. an assessor, aud such other suaord'n-
a,6 officers, as they may deem necdiu; TO pre-
scribe their duties and require surety tor 'he'i
periormanc, to remove a, pleasure and appoint
others in their stead; to establish the fees or sat
nrics Of all such officers OF the corporation, ~neIt
ilc same are not oscertnined BY this act; the!
sball cause their clerk to keep correct journal
Of their proceedings. aud enter tho yeas and nay
On uny question, At the request OF any, member
,hey shall cause TO be recorded in plain lelb't
hand, in book TO be provided for .ho' pnrpost
alone all the bylaws and ordinances n,aae ~. ~.
ordained by themi which book, together VIII