The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-12-12
A CITY INCORPORATION,

make a few statements, which we wish to
be borne in mind by each voter when de.
posting mis- vsse.
About two and half years ago an sf-
fort was made by the people of Upton
10 incorporate as a town. the effort was
successful. The town became incorpora-
ted under the provisions OF the code, bu,
In drafting the charter, which instrument
contains all the rights and powers
which can be exercised by the town in
It's corporate capacity, an oversight was
made, by which no power was given 10
the town TO carry its laws or ordinances
into effect; hence the whole matt, r be-
comes of no effect, without utility or force,
and Of DO benefit. A provision was also
included in the charter, by which it could
not be amended until TWO years from It's
date. The two years having elapsed
the effort was abeu, TO be made 10 obtain
the necessary amendment TO the charter,
but then it was found tina, large portion
OF what ought 10 be Upton, and in fact
the localities which are improving and
growing the most rapidly were beyond
the limits of our town authority, and no
other way could they be included than by
abandop,ng our ,orr and r.,rr,n,r;rI.
''s Nen'' 'N'S sep was 'akeh'
0"0h are "Ae reasons WAIcA induced the
action Tor city lnc0TporatIsn. That we
might include all that nro,artv which
should h.. called Tin,o, hs;no ho,b La
Wv
'AN' ''"'' "'i' az VI rs aooliIohS.
AS 10 expense and paying officers,
this is all humbug, and those who make
use Of it. have either been grossly ,,nros-
al ,,o, ;..-l:-
,oss ,o,, ,ba .ro1,I;,, 49, "
''~'''' INA ; 1o'"hoe
1''''4S IA 'ti7 o"'VS'S VINO nave served
'hiS 'ar' nave served gratuHousty, aad We
tnink we can safely say that al! who are
hereafter elected will sarva or,,,,,.,.,.t,.
That between = c;,v s,4 ,o,,, ,O.,~.':
no difference in the px7anes .nl "a ~
ference !, the M ,,rs .,4 ,,,,~,1.,.,,
ceyed; both derive their movers fran III.
same section oftha code and n..,L.,. 49,,
exercise any no,.ars ;, = s~I
given in said chanta, org rgo.t,J H.
rg4e ofbs npo,ls
Tna onaSsi5, nou,,, r., 4.,.r.,.. e.
o1Iv. shall We nav. = cry ;,,c,r,,a~..,-,-3
N9,E;ng - NOR "a, :, ,,.,,., ,.,.,,,
ton. as to the powers 10 b. erer~;>a5 -,
the. corporatiar VIZ, =. ~ ,r,,-
submitted to the vote af tho nso,Ta 49,
s the time !, cavil ahop, .r,a I
officers. We thirL va NAV saH,I,. .s.
tina, there is not a man ,bo f,v,rss 49,
incornoration bat what wosl3 ,,laI,-a 10y
self to serve graturtously in anv off,ro =,
which he NAV be elected
A "a tho ,,, r ,, |
RAJ Ri r,: A'"s 1'o'A !"
nh na.ra r 49, a. vac own mas JaS'
nrganiza,5o. 49, '..", unIe' "ei
inrornora,a1 a. ,,.' " IL "''eA
.nI,,rro ,la,, D. ieA'e' the
nonsens,sal Loo,hn, Lr ,'.as., - - a''1'"'l
,rorL ;ng ci.;,aas 'i'.'''' l i--a"y u our
ignora1cs ~ ,he ,aa,,ar - T DISP,ay 'Ls"
,9,yn 800 , , 80. in's Is 80, lac
. .:r '0' p'i0lA ~ Nal
made IN our present town Charter ia lew
taxes. but the question must first he sub.
mlued TO vote Of lae people; bo, in our
present state, If tax should be voted ~
the people, we have n power bv our nre.
seat charter 10 enforce the paynen, Of i.
Now all we will ask for in city jncor-
IS, that no take. shall be ley,eI
lnles- by q vote of the people. but when
10 voted, to have power to collect then,
2at these are all matters 10 be determined
y the caalter, and are not aDnlicaIta i
0 the present question. ,
To sum the Who'll. aaes,io, nm and nm,
, in a nutshell. il amounts to inst ,hIx
Shall We have an efF.e,iva irearnors,;a, !
# Upton and it. addition. or saaiI we =, h
he town within the old limits s,ragg1a t
n nIlh its old, imperfect a,J nan.y',,I. 7
zed Incorporation. Il there are barsrt, ,
D it, should We leave them all "a t6a olI
own people, or share them with tho al. 1
itions. II there are burdens to Isar (
aal we place them all uDoo the old ,o,y, .
make the addlnons bsar tbs,r d',a ~ VIZ :
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