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

ferred on the several boards Of count,
lcoinmissiohers or such d her tribunal 70 tht
tstnss msy provide nd clotke sifts such 40
thotoiiy, and they shaii provide iors the col
lection and epproprission Of such work, BY
Sec. 2. the city Council shalt h,v.
power for the purpose Of keeping The
streets, isfes, avenues atd slleys in repai.
10 rsqDifs every mais inhabitant in ssid
city over twenty.ono yeafs Of age to labor
on said streets .lancas avcnuks, and alleys
not exceeding three days IN each and. cv.
cry year, and any person failing 10 per-
form such labor, when duly notified BY
the street Commissioners, y shall foffeit and
pay the sum Of ono dollar per day for each
day SO neglected or refused. .1
Sec. 8. Tho city council slialI have
power TO provide for the punishment Of Of.
tenders BY imprisonment in the county jsii,
or wofk-house or city prison. ia all cases
where such offenders shall fail or refuse 10
pay the fines and forfeitures which may be
recovered agninst be she Or them.
+ Sec. 4. The city council shalt cause 10
be published or posted up III each ward ct
said city ANNUALLY, twenty days before each
annual election for Mayor full and COM
plete statement Of nil monies received mud
expended BY the corporation during the
precSding year, ard on what account re-
sceived and expended, showing the entire
indebtedness df said city, end also the
amnun. Of rond work, from whom received,
n,ohev paid instead Of work, the disposition
0ofsaid wnrk md money. 's' y
Sec. s. the city council shail provide
well bound books. for their own use nnd the
nee of,he officers under the city CHARTER
They shall cause their clerk to keep iour-
nal oftl1e proceedings 1T their meetings,
which shall be eigned By said clerk and the
presidine officef ofeach meeting. ffeshali
also keep a record o: The returns Of she mar
shal, in which be shall record the number
Of tot, piece Of ground Of description Of fland
Or property sold BY him fof taxes due on
assessineht- smornt for which /, was
sold, the time when sold, the purchasers
Dame and the time Of redemption, when re-
dermed, for what amount. snd the person
towhom when decided. snd said mnfshGi
shall so make his return 81 the tax lists Of
each yenr MS toenab.e said clerk to state
the above facts ii said delinquenttax hoa.
A book to record the cts,nnd reports Of the
street commissioners. ands tho name. aee
end residence Of deceased persons hurled in
the CITY cemetery and when such person
became deeeassd, and of.wisrt disease siich
person died If known, also an order book
stating The amount allowed each person osi
Of the CITY Treasury, the n nsme Of The per-
son 10 whom allowed, when and by whom
drawn !; they shatl Also provide the navor
and his anccessor in Office with record or
docket in which he shall record aIi The pro-
ceedfnes bad before him as snch mnyof for
the violation Of ordinances, his Judgments
snd the reporisrcquired 10 be made fo him
m s,Ich Mavot and Justice of the Peace.-
AlIof the hooks ahOve provided for shail be
"pen 70 the inspec,ionsnf the inhabitants of
said town Mt allteasonahie hours. free Of ex-
pense. lax or fee. ,Ms r4
Z Sec. 6. All suits actions and prosecutions.
instinncd. commenced Or brought bv the
carpnrhtion hereby cfented shan lie institu-
ted, commenced and pfosecufetl in ,he natnc
nf the CITY Of Davenport .snd 10 cases Of
warrants the ssme NAV be issued for viola-
tons II the ordinances, by-Iaws, rnles aad
reeainsions 1T said critv without being pred
icatcd Or hased upon afiidnrit. Y q - = /
i See. q The city codaci: shall hare power TO
provide by ardinance for filing of. temporary va
cancies In any subordinate nfhce where the same
hall occur from sick sbssncr from the eitys
or INABILITY on the part Of my officer, Or sudden
death, until the same can be filed as 10 Pfovid-
ed nv ordinance ar an other elected.
Town Of Davenport shall cause this act TO be
published ii each ofthe PAPERS Of said town, Or
they nav provide for the publicaiiop and distfio-
ution Of one hundred copies among tho inhAblf-
ants Of raid town, and ten days after the publi-
caion or the distribution Of the copies herein
provided for, for an election for or agninst the
adoption Of this charter such election shah be
holden in sonsc public place therein where alf
ilss tosers tnay attend during the day between
tho. hours Of ten A.. M. and four r. NJ. aud vote
BY ballot ssFor new chanerp or ssagnnst new
charierus sand If sffor new chiRter'' skail have z
OF the votes cast ssfor' and "ayainst,'
this charter shall Immediately take effect as q
Law, hut il ma iprify Of the Sotes given shah be
aesins, The adoption Of said charter, then this
act to be Of no eject 1aS s. tfSs ssSt f's - /
Sec. g. All ordinances and resolutions passed
BY the Mayor and aldermen Of the Town Of Da.
venport, ahal rsnain IN iorce nDiilshe same shall
have been repealed by the city Counci! OF D'-
yonport. The boundaries Of the wards. OF the
city shall (uniF otherwise changed BY the city
Of the city Of Dayenport) be shs saane e.
those heretofore ofthe town OF Davenport. Al
scticne; finss penalties and forfeifufes wnlch
have accr,cd to the Mavor nnd Aldermen OF the
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