The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-02-27
ALFRED SANDERS, EDITOR

the sans oath, conduct the election IN the same
manner, % ere now provided Or hereafter NAV be
provided by law for holding or conducting elec.
'ion. Tor county officers. Said judges and clerk
shall return certi6sd statement of thu persons
voted for as aldermen and mayor in their respec.
I'VE wards within three days 10 the Clerk Of said
city, andsa majority Of said judges shall meet d
said clerk Office Oh the Monday following and
canvass the number ofvotes cast for Mayof and
certify the number of votes cast who for, and the
person elected mayor (prosided there has been
Eschoice) TO the clerk or said city. Tile clerk
snail receive said reinrns, certificates and poll
books and preserve the same among the papers
Of his ONCE. and give the person Of persons 10.
ceising The highest number Of votes for mayor
and alderman notice Of their election, within
Two days after the receipt Oft returns aforesaid
and such person receiving such notice Of his elac
ion as mayor or aldermati, shall within five days
ater the receipt ofsuch notice take the oath pre-
scribed 10 this act for the Office 10 which he may
have been elected, and = neglect or refusal to
shall be taken as refusal OF Said Office, and the
council may proceed 10 ill such vacancy, as pro-
vided Tor IN this act " *s''st8 steF ~ t'sSS
Sec. 2. All resident citizens over the age Of
twenty-one years, who are entitled 10 tote for
state officers, and WHO shall have been sctual res
Idents Of said city ninety days next preceding
said election, shall be entitled to vote Tor cit, Of
ficefr. Provided that said electors shall give their
votes for Inyor and alderman in the ward in
which they respectively resids; and Tor voting IL
legally st anv election herein psovidedfor, shall
be punished IN the same manner and with like el-
fecf as IS provided under the general laws Of the
State ofIows, for illegal voting: 1es'e
81. isss ssl ARTIcLEV. 81 49, ~ -
or the Legisiaiire Porrrs Of the City Council.
See. I. The city council shall have power and
authority TO levy aud collect taxes upoD sli taxa
bic property, real, personal and mixed within the
city, not texceeding one half per cent per annurn,
npon the assessed valpe ihereof, which vslue shall
be ascertaiDed by the ,ssessor or said cityto pro-
vide by ordinance the time Tor taking snch assess
ment, when the same shall be returned TO the ci-
ty clerk ard also provide for The assessing Of pro-
perty that may have been omitted or overlook ed
or otherwise not returned by said assessor, also
the time when said clerk shall max out and de-
liver 10 the marshal Of said city copy Of said as
sessment together with the tax. due or assessed,
which said copy shai! be sealed with the common
seal said city, with warrant for the collection
OF the taxes SO assessed signed by the mayor and
clerk Of said city. TIE city council shall have
power to coTreci or equaiize any erroneous or in
itidiciots assessment The Marshal shaIlbe the
tO ector ofalltaxes as .essed as aforesaid He shall
nron receiving a copy Of such assessment aiore-
said make personal demand OF every resident
charged witbtax, il 10 be found within said city
Or leave q written notice Of the amount OF such
lax at his or her place Of abode, and shall put mp
At iesst'one written notice, In each ward Of said
city, that il the taxes not paid within twenty
days thereafter, the same will be collected by sale
or property ofdelinquent's. at the expiration OF
which tweafy deys, said Marshal shall and he Is
hereby authorized by distress and sale Of person
al properly, ,sofsHch delinqtent or riinquetts as
10 - I,
may, aner the expir alton Of said twenty days, if
said tax shaltresain unpaid, give notice BY pub
LEGATION 70 one o. the newspapers publ'shedi in said
city for Six consecutive weeks, stating the amount
of such tax costs and printers fee, and The n'lt-
Der Of The lot, or the description OF the piece Of
land or property, on which the same are due, and
the owners name, if known, and that the lof,
Piece oi land OF property will be sold o., the day
and al the place to be mentioned in said notice,
unless payment be made Of the taxes, cost sn.
printers Tee, on before said day Of sale, and II
said payment should not be made according TO
said notics, then said Marshal shall psOceed and
sellthe same. in accordance with said notice, pro-
ceeding 10 sell the same for SAID amount due, 10
The bidder who will take the least quantity efthe
int or piece Of land or property off Of the side
which said Marshal shall dssien nate, or the whole
II no bid for less quantity -and he shallgive 10
the purchaser ihereofa certiicate stating the des-
cfiption OF the piece OF land or the number OF the
LOT, oflhe portion thereof. or the PROPERTY pm chas-
ed and price paid therefor. aud the tay of sale.
and at the expirai ion Of two years thereafter II
the owner or clamant shall not redeem the sane.
by paying the amount for which the same " as
sold, together with fifty per cent. per ,annnm e
the purchaser, or TO tlle city tteasurer for said
beneiitx said H,rc er or his bsiss or
assigns shall be entitled 10 deed iber,1nl; and
the mayor oi said city shall on demand and the
presentation Of said certificate, make, execute
and deliver 10 the holder or ownar ofsuch certisi-
cafe, . deed lov sadproperiv, In said certificate
mentioned, which when al aekuo wledsetl or proven
and recorded, as other deeds are acknowledged.
and proven, shall be good aud Wild in law and
equity 10 pass valid ii'le 70 ,ch iot riece Of lot
ground or property and shall be p'in,a tat,e ev'-
sienee in all courts that all things have been com
Piled with nor shall the same .ever be ainqaircd
into until the amount for which said property Or
real estate, together with the iniefest aforesaid
shail have heen rendered 10 the holder thereof,
or deposited in the city Treasury for his Or their
benefit u stssfF
Sec. @ The city council shall have power 10
provide by ordinance from time 10 time, for the
election ot Cserk,s Treasifrer, Assessor, lar
shal, aud one or moro Street Comanss oDers by
the electors Of said town, by causing one or more
pollsito be opened in said city for said purpose,
and hey may appont such other officers as they
may deem nc necessary, or provide for their eiec-
ton hy The voters OF said city at tile same time
and place that tho above officers are elected.
their tenor OF Office shall be year, and said
city council before tho election OF appointment
of any officer aforesaid, shull have power to re-
quirc Of any Q. all Of them, bonds, with penalty
and security for the faithful performance Of their
respective dusies, rs may bo deemed expcdient,
and 70 take an oath for the faithful performance
of the duties required of Them IN their respective
Offices before entering upon the discharges of the
sa,ne--to cstn blish, support and regulate c"mnon
srhools--so appropriate money and provide to'
tie psyn,e n. of tho debts and expenses Of the
ci.y--to borrow money Oh the credit Of the city
fo be used for sGcn purposes as they NAV think
Conducive to the welfare thereof; in. ell cases
where the city council may borrow money they
shall provide for the payment Of The interest
thereof by setting apart portion OF the ordinary
revenue and collecting itfor that purposes the
question Of borrowing money shall Be submitted
md approved hv a ma josity OF The tax payers o.
said CITY, provided thu, no Debt shalt contract-
"a IL ,Ie interest pcr annunl in any ono year