The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-03-19

shall be otherwise vacated, the board Of alder
raen slall Immediately proceed to elect one d
their number president, who shall be mayor Pre-
tenn
Sec IA. This act is hereby declared TO be =
public act and may be read in evidence in nil
courts Of law and equity within this state without
| proof
Sec Is. All acts ar parts Of acts coming sith
in the prov isons Of this or contrary to or lrcon,
.istent with its provisions are hereby repealed
! Sec. 10 The city marshal or any other officer
authorized to cxecu,. vrts. or any other process
issued by the mayor. shall have power TO execute
the same anywhere within the limit. of the cuun.
ty Of La Sale and shall lie allowed the same
fees for travelling as are allowed 10 eonstablss m
similar cases.
Sec. II. The persons named in article one sec
three shall cause an election 20 be held in the
town OF Ottawa on the first Monday Of April
next. at whi,h the Inhabitants residing within
the territory described in the second section of tie
first article Of this act, who are authorized to
vote for state officers shall vote for or against
the adoption of this charter, and il majority Of
the votes given ct such election shall he IN favor
of the adoption of said charter it shall immediate
" take effect rs n law. But il a majority Of the
votes cast shall be given against the adoption Of
said charter. this act shall be Of no effect
Sec. Is. No provision Of 'his act shall he SO
constructed M to authorize the sale Of ardent
spri's in less quantity than is now provided
by law
s 10 The Mayer and aldermen shall be emit
tied to such compens alton FIR their services in al
dition to that herein. before provided for, the
mayor as the nhs bitants OF said city. at an cleo
lion called for that purpose shall vote to allow
them, and no further compensation shall be al
lowed them.
s 20. No money sball be borrowed BY the City
Council, until the ordinance passed therefor,
shall he submitted to. and voted for by msjor
ty Of the vseu Of said city attending an election
called for that purpose.
sci, The City Council NAV at snv time here
after provide by ordnance for the future cleo
tions by the inhabitants Of said city Of such city
officers as they may deem advisable TO have SO
elected.
So? All fines and pensltie. recoverable bv in
dcimen. or action for any ff.ness committed ih.
in The limits Of the city, or which are now required
BY law to be paid into the county treasury. shall
hereafter be paid into the city treasury Tor shs use
Of said city.
s % Deed. or sales Of land, for taxes hereto
fore made under he ordinance, Of the town Of
Ottawa, may be executed by the Mayor Of ih.
city.
s9i II Tie inhabitants of said city shall not
adopt thi. charter IN the first Monday Of April
mex; the PRECEDENT ana Board Of Trustees Of the
towh Of Ottawa nav any time thereafter cause
an election 10 be held Sc herein before provided
for. and they shall have the same powers and
perform the sane duties As imposed upon the
persons named in art. sec. 3.
5 IS. Th. act shall ts in force from and after
is passage
JoHS RErsoLp.. Speaker Of tie Hop,e
G. KdssER. !S<aker Of The Srnsis
Approved, Feb. 10, 1855.
J. A MATTESON
United States Of America, =,
State Of Illinois. l. Alsxan.
der Starne, Seers,arv Of State Of the State Of
Illinois do hereby certify that the foregoing i, a
true and Garrett cop, IT an enrolled law BOW on
file in NV office. entitled An act 10 charter the
City Of Ottawa
In testimony whereof. ! hsreunto set
my band and cause the seal Of state to lie
IT, s. hereun'o affixed. al SPRINGFIELD, hi, first
day Of March, A. D. 1858.
ALEXANDER SrARNE
Secretary Of Stat,
Published by order Of the Board Of Trustee,
Of the town Of Ottawa. sth March. 1858.
I. T. CorRrSEY, Clerk