The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-02

| range three East; thence East along the North
line of said section seven, and on the same con-
tinued to the middle of the main channel o. the
Mississippi river; thence down said river with
the Mdde,ot said channel to the place of begin
| ing.
| SEC 2 That the City Council Of the City
of Dubuque shall divide the territory hereby
brought into said City into two election districts,
and shall provide for holding an election there
| in, in each of which shall be elected, in the
manner and at the time now provided for the
election of City officers, two'Alderman whose
qualifications shall be the same, as now require
ed in said City, and the City Council shall here.
after consist OF eleven members, the Mayor
shall continue to be elected annually but the
| Alderman from each ward and district shall i'm.
mediately after such election decide by lot which
Alderman SO elected in each ward or district
shall hold for the term oftwo years and which
for the term of one year, and the Alderman so
elected shall respectively hold for the term so
indicated. The Said City Council shall as
soon as practicable after such election proceed
to divide said city into five wards public con-
venience may require, the boundaries of which
may in like manner be altered, whenever the
| City Council may deem proper; in each OF
which wards there shall be elected in each year
thereafter one Alderman to hold for the term
OF two years.
SEC. g. That all the lands lying within the
territory hereby brought into the city and not
laid out into town lots or out lots shall not be
assessed or taxed otherwise than by the acre,
according to its value for agricultural, hort-
cultural, mining OF other purposes, but all inn
provemen,s thereon, may be taxcd at their full
value, and the city shall make adequate COM
pensation to all person persons injured by
reason of the opening, extension, widening or
altering of any highway, street, or alley in said
city, to ascertain which when such amount can.
not be otherwise agreed upon, the said City
| Council shall cause to be summoned, six tree
holders and citizens Of said city not directly in
terested in the case, good and lawful men, who
being first duly sworn for that purpose, shall
inquire into and take in consideration the bene'
fits, as well as the injury which may accrue and
shall estimate and assess the damages which
would be sustained by reason of the opening,
extending, widening, or altering of any highway,
streets or alley, which damages if any, shall be
payment of the same, the person or persons
whose property has been so taken shall deed to
the city forever ali such property for the purpose
for which it is taken.
Sec A. The City of Dubuque is hereby con-
stituted SPECIAL road distrio. and the City
Council sha II have power in addition to the tax
es otherwise authorized to levy road taxes not
exceeding the amount allowed to be levied by
the county court, and may provide for the pay
ment and collection of the same in manner
similar to that provided for the collection OF
county road taxes, or in the manner other city
taxes are collected, they may also provide
| for the manner in which all such taxes shall
be expended on the streets and highways in
such city and all persons and property rightful'
ly taxed within said city in accordance with this
section are thereby exempt from all taxes to that
extent for roads to the county.
SEC. S. The county Supervisor of Roads, or
the Township Supervisor of Julien Townshp,in
said county, is not required to expend labor
upon or to exercise any control or Supervision
over the roads or streets in said city, but the
duties and responsibilities imposed by law on
such officer generally, shall to the highways
and streets IN said city, devolve upon the city
council, or upon such officer as they may ap
point to take charge of the same,
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of said city the City Council may levy in any
year IN the manner now provided by law tax
not to exceed one half of one per cent, upon the
assessed value of all property taxed, Provided
that if in any year the City Council shall deem
it necessary for the same purpose to levy tax
beyond the amount thus limi,ed, they may sub
nit the question of such additional amount to
the legal voters of said City, at special cleo
ton in the manner provided in the twenty
seventh Section of the act hereby amended, and
if majority of such voters shall thus express
their wishes IN favor thereof then such City
Council may levy such additional amount, and
provide for the collection thereof, Provided such
additional sum shall not with the sum already
levied for the same purpose in any one year ex-
coed the sum of one per cent, upon the assess
ed value of the property taxed within SAID City,
and provided such tax shall only be levied for
one year, by reason of any vote thereon unless
the question is again submitted, and again car
ried by Majority of votes thereon.
| Sec 7, That each member of the City Coun-
Gil of said City shall receive compensation for
his services as such to be fixed by ordinance, to
be paid out of the city Treasury, but such COM
pensaton shall not exceed one dollar per day
nor shall any one member Of said Council re
ceive compensation for his services such to
exceed fifty two dollars in any one year.
SEC 8, That the City Council shall have
power to appoint, all officers or deputies which
may be necessary in their opinion for the Mu
nicipal government of said City, whose election
| Is not provided for by the act to which this is
amendatory by name, and who shall each be-
| fore entering upon their respective duties, take
the necessary oath and give such reasonable
bonds as the said council may require
Sec. Q, That to ascertain the outstanding in
debtedness of said City, the City Council may
publish Notice in one or more of the public
Newspapers, published in said City for four
weeks, notifying and requiring all persons hav
ing any outstanding order or orders on the
| Treasury which have not been duly registered
and countersigned by the Treasurer to present
the same to the City Treasurer for registry with
| in ninety days from the first publication of such
notice, and it shall be the duty of such Tfeasur.
er to register and Ceun tersgn the same noting
the date, amount. and to whom issued, with the
name of the person holding or presenting the
same in book to be by him kept. and to report
the same to the City Council, and all orders not
so presented nor registered shall not thereafter
be paid or received in payment by the Treasur-
er or by any officer in payment of any daes to
the city provided that any order or orders duly
issued and unpaid bnt not so presented or regis
tered may be presented to the City Council
other unpad accounts AGAINST said Ci,y and