The weekly Columbian., 1857-04-18
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To Incorporate the town of Columbia IN
the county of Tuolumne.
The People IF the Stade. Of Calstornia
Represented IN the Senate and assembly,
do enart as fol/oacs:
SEC. /. The inhabitants of the town of
Columbia, in the county of Tuolumne,
and State of California, residing within
the bounds hereinafter described, are
hereby declared to be Incorporated under
the pi DIVISIONS of An Act to provide for
the Incorporation of towns, passed April
10Th, 1856, with the style and name of
the Town of Columbia, aud by that name
they shall have perpetual succession. may
sue and be sued. and may purchase. re-
ceive. hold and possess property for their
common benefit, and may sell OF other
wise dispose "f the same.
SEC. 9. The boundaries of said town
shall be as follows: Commencing at a
post west of the Catholic church and near
to the road leading to Springfield. and
running thence north fve-eighths of a mile
over the old Columbia Gulch and along
the western slope of Gold Hill to a post
near the Gold Springs road, thence east
five-eighths of mile. TO post in Canal
Gulch, thence south FIVE eigh,hs of a mile
tn post on the hill towards SIN Diego,
and thence fve-eighths of mile to the
place of beginning.
SEC. 3. The corporate powers and du-
ties of said town shall be vested in a
Board of Trustees, to consist of FIVE mem
hers, who shall be elected by the qualified
electors of said town on the second Mon
day Of May in each year, and shall hold
office tor the term of one year, and until
their successors are qualified.
SEC. 4. There shall be elected at the
same time and in the same manner, a
Town Marshal, Treasurer and Assessor,
who shall likewise hold office for the term
of one year and until their successors are
qualified. They shall receive such COM
pensation for their services as the Board
of Trustees may from time to time direct
SFc. S. The Board of Trustees shall
have power to open. alter, extend. estab-
liSh pave, grade. or otherwise improve
and to regulate streets. lanes and alleys ;
to construct and keep in repair bridges,
to open and establish public squares, bu-
rial grounds, and construct fumes or ac-
queducts FIR draining aud relieving the
streets and thoroughfares Of the town
from water. They shall have power 10
organize and support common schools.
and academies. to make regulations for
the health, cleanliness. ornament, peace
and good order of the town, and for pre-
venting and extinguishing FIRE. They
shall have power to levy taxes not ex-
ceeding one per cent per annum on the.
personal property within the town for
the support Of free schools, aud f,r de
fraying the ordinary expenses Of the
town to license exhibitions, shows,
amu>ements. bowling alleys and billiard
tables; to suppress all occupations, pla-
ces. houses. and exhibitions which are
against good morals and contrary to pub
ic order and decency. to regulate and
change slaughter houses, and to renlorc
and ahate nui>ances.
SEC. 6. The Trustees shall have pow
er to levy and collect poll tax olf one
dollar per head from every male inhabit-
ant residing within or tran>acting business
within the limits of the town, which shall
BE- specially used for the improvement of
the streets in thu. town or the thorough
fares leading thereto
Sec. T. The election and returns under
this act shall be regulated in the same
manner .S lS rrecc, iboJ IN tho oft ., ,,r,
vide TOR th" interpretations of towns.
SEC. 8. This act shall commence and
be IN force from the passage thereof. and
the Trustees and officers now acting as
such in said town. shall have the same
powers and duties as is provided for in
this act and until the election provided
herein to be holden on the second Mon
day in May next.
Approved April 9th. 1857.
J. NELLY JOHNSON.
p. T. BEATTY, Speaker of As'bly.
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