Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-01-26
AN ACT

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Ss.. Re il enacted BY the General Assembly Of
Tina. ali Ina, s.rics ofcoant,y embraced within the
iu- bo uu.iaries be, and the hereby Is de-
eIared 10 be within the uts ofthr valid city Of payen
nart "a vii nsxinuug in the middle of the main
channel of the Mississippi river, ut point due souh
ment CT the United States, and donated 10 aht"he
LeIiaire and knows as Lecairs's deserve, IN toWn
.hin eight north, OF Range three east
hence NORTH along tho boundary OF said re-
serve due north the east and west central or hatf
section line az section number twenty four; thence
west on said central half section liao to the nor
west coraer OF the south west quarter oil section mum
bel tw euty three In said township; thence souh' on
The section line living between sections twenty Two
and three and sections tweniy-sN and twenty
seven. 10 the county road known as The Telegraph
road thence along the north side Of said road " inc
no nh and south central iine section number TWEEN
seven; thenca due south 10 the middle 81 le mann
channel Of the aissss:pp river; and thence up Inc
middle OF said channel Of said river TO the place oil oe.
ginning. ,,,, n.
limits aforesaid the proprle,o's snsaeo, sax
tw ntv feet wide, aud every individual or company
ow ling within the above described limits forty acres
IN rae body shall in laying IL oni into blocks.
or lots ia, oil At least public square, 20 contain
no; c,s than two and cres OF la d. said
public squares bs eaclcsd and ornam sned slmiiar
r. n,her nabc squares I'M said city by the city anthor
lies within years s.ef the laying out and record
| ing toe same .
annual election for Of said city, divide said e.
t, inta such number Of wards, as To sad lcunc ma.
seem proper. and al the Nrst eleeuoh ist AhetHV",
il shall uot be necessary that the person or persons
elected shall have beana resident OIL SAID eit! hfee
months pior TO the election; III the hrs annual cleo
lion sid aer the passage OF this act all persons re-
siding within the district which act is annexed to the
city OF Davenport who are entitied bs law 10 vote
for ocers, shall be emitted 10 vote or et! on
| Gers
Sat- Said City of Davenport is by const'iut-
ed one road district, to be under The control ana su
oer tandence of one street commissioners 10
81 appointed BIZ said City Council who shall hold their
niies during the pleasure ihe City Council aud not
less hall Of al b. The cal! auther-
ties and the road tax levied by tho county auaor-
s TO purposes against the severadstrcts whleh
are xed the cit, of Davenport by this act. or
that may hereafter be annexed by extending the imlts
of said civ shalt expended Tho streets, and roads
Of said annsxcd districts, and all taxes levied ps tue
county of scott for road purposes nnon the property
within the sad city, shall be collected by said streci
com m ssioner sssoners in cash. whose re-
ceipi shall discharge the property or person on me
county books much he shall pay 70 the eN-
tent OF road tax levied upon such property or
against sGch person.
ssc s. The County Judge Of said county Of Sc, :,
or su other officer shall have charge OF the books
Of said COUNTY. shall each furnish to said Cy
Council lis OF the road levied against the prop
erty or persons within said city for which he sha be
oIIowed reasonable compensation by the city Coun.
eli: and shah be the duty OF the officers collecting
eoan,y IN Scott county TO pay 10 the Treas
urcr .aid city all the moneys collected on sloh lis
50 10 be furnished aforesaid which shall be eNneRd-
"a on the roads and streets OF saii city, and within
and half miles OF The cal! iimts' bni ths pfo'ls
OF residents of the city which Is hot ~iihin The eli!
/ limits
ann.iut n street Commissioner or Commissioners, Il
Civ assessor and such subordinate ofeersas The. may
sem proper. hold their offices during the pleasure
OF the civ Council they may prov ie by ordnance
for their election. The city Clerk. Marshal or Treas
urar ma, be removed by the City Couutit when III
their opinion they Incompetent neglect 10 dis
charge their duties and case Of such removal they
may appoint successor untii the next annual eiee-
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sued by said city oi Davenport amounting to the sum
OF one hundred and tweni. five Thousand do lars
hereby declared legal and binding UPON the said city,
ana tie said CITY Council shat have The right 10 boz
row money hd issue boAds- v eh shall ne binding
upon the city; provided, TIA debt shall be rreatr,
the yearly iutcrest UPON which, together with The
,say interest upon debt bsfore erea,ed. shall
coed lhret ribs OF the ordinary yearly
less lie contracting Of said debt Shall be approved BY
majority Of the solefs OF said city, who vote sp"
the question 10 be submitted BY the City Council II,
| such manner said City Council may direct.
sso {. Whenever there is a d. deieney in the or
binary revenue of the city, after the payment Of the
ord mars city expenses, TO pay tte scum annual inter
est on tue debt affe .ds created. the City Council sh-
levy specific upon Inc assessment roll OF the cur
rent year, pay said Interest.
sec 9. All the powers provide In the Code for the
Organization OF etes are hereby conferred on The on!
SEC. no. The said City Council shall have pewer
ard auth Ority levy specific the property OF
,he r,nrt ward OF said city. organized prior the
sage Of this art, Tor the purpose OF raising means to
pay OF the Indebtedness OF s ward as separate road
district and 10 collect the same other taxes are col
ected In said city.
Sec. II. All acts aud parts Of acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this at be and the same hcreb!
repealed.
i e II. This act shall take effect and he in force
from and after its publication in the Gazette Ban
ner, and CoHInefciai, spspers printed ia tav
/ REUBEN NOBLE,
speahe ofthe House of kepresentatis
MATURIN L. FISHER.
President of the Senate.
i JAMES W. GRIMES.
| kDEPARTaENI STATE,
Il iowa tiiy, Jan'y 22d less.
>, certify the foregoing to be true copy from III,
u or sinal rolls Oh Gle la III, Office.
GEO, w. McCLEARY,
SECRETARY of Stats.