Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-03-19

prlsoned shall be in the custody of the Sheriff Of
the county and their expenses shall be paid in
the same manner as the expenses of persons i'm
prisoned under the general laws of the State.
See y. The common council shall within six
months from the passage of this Act, cause an
accurate plat of said city to be made, which plat
shall contain and specify the boundaries of all
streets, alleys, public grounds and of ali lots
blocks and out-lots with their numbers, and
other lands in said city; and said plat, when
approved by the council and certified by the
Mayor and clerk shall be recorded and be legal
evidence OF all the boundaries and umbers,
therein, in all courts and Places
CHAPTER W.
Of Taration.
SEC. /. For the purpose of meeting any ex-
penditure authorized by the City Council under
the provisions of this act ordinance of said
City, or to defray the current expenses of said
city. the City Council shall have power to lew
and collect annually tax on all such real and
personal property or capital of any kind within
said city, subject to taxation by the laws for
leyying the taxes ofths state for the time being
and the money so raised shall constitute the gen
eral fund.
SEC. ?. The Common Council shall annually
levy and collect School tax on all real and
personal estate to meet the expenses of purchas-
ing grounds for school purposes, for building
and maintenance of schools
SEC. 3, The Common Council shall have
power annually more frequently to levy and
collect a Tax on all the lots and land IN said
City not incl2ding any improvements thereon,
to pay the bonded debt of the city or the inter
est thereon, and shall have power to issue new
bonds when necessary to meet such indebted
ness for such time and at such rates of interest
as they may deem expedient, but bonds shall be
issued for 10 other purpose than TO meet such
Indebtedness, except as hereinafter provided
SEC. A. For any purpose aside from what is
otherwise specifically provided for in this char
ter, the Common Council shall have power to
levy and collect special taxes in the same man
ner that other taxes are levied and collected, and
such special taxes may be levied upon such real
and personal estate in the city as the Council
may determine; or the Common Council may
borrow on the capital credit of the City any sum
OF money for any term of time, at any rate of in
tercst and payable at any place deemed exped;-
ent, issuing bonds or scrip therefor; Provided
that no such tax shall be leviel OF money Dor
rowed except rs shall be provided by ordinance,
which ordinance shall i'll each case specify the
amount OF such tax or loan and all other essen
tial particulars relating thereto, and be approx
ed by majority of the voters of he city possess
ed of freehold estate, OF occupying lots upon
which they pay the taxes, voting at a special
election which may he called for that purpose.
SEQ. 5. There shall be two days work per-
formed annually on highways streets aud alleys
By each male person who by the laws of the
state is subject to perform highway work such
person to pc, form such labor within the ward
where he resides under the direction of the AL
deraen OF the Ward or such Street Commissions
ers or supervisors as the City Council may ap-
point, but any such person may at his option
pay at a ratio OF seventy-tive cents per day for
every day he may he bound to labor, and in
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performances OF such labor, any street commits
sioncr supervisor may sue for and collect
such money by action of debt i'll the name OF
the City OF kenosha with fifty per cent DANA
ges on the same, together with cost of suit be-
fore the Mayor of the city or any justice of the
peace and in all such cases the process shall be
by warrant, and no stay OF execution upon any
judgement rendered OH such suit shall be taken
OF allowed
SEC. 8. The property exempt from taxation
by the laws of the State or OF the United States
shall not be subject to taxation for the support
OF the City government or for the payment Of its
debts and liabilities.
SEC z. The Council shall by Ordinance pre-
scribe the time in which Highway Taxes may
be levied and collected and returns thereof be
made by the Street Commissioners or Supervi-
SOrs.
CHAPTER VII
Of PO'eer to lay out Highways and Pablic
Grounds.
SEC. ]. The Common Council shall have
power to lay out public grounds, streets and al
icys and to alter, widen, contract, straighteu
and vacatc the same: and ell streets and alleys
laid OUT by the Council shall he highways
SEC. ,. Within twenty days after the presen-
tation to the Council of any. petition of any per-
sons interested to lay out highway or public
grounds the Common Council may choose by
ballot, five disinterested freeholders residing in
said city as Commissioners to ascertain and de-
termine LIST. The necessity of taking any
private property for laying out such highway or
public ground petitoned tor: ID The DANA
ges and recompense due owners respectively of
any such private property necessary ~ be tak-
en-. Sd What persons Will be benefited by such
improvement and to assess the damages and
expenses of such improvement on the real es-
tate of persons so benefited in proportion as
nearly as may be to the benefits resulting to
each.
Sec 3. The said Commissioners not less than
ten days before they shall proceed to the dis
charge of their duties provided in the pre-
ceeding Section shall cause notice to be given to
all persons interested or to the agents OF such
persons, either personally. or by written intor-
nation left at the residence Of any such person,
of the time when, and the place where they will
meet for the purpose OF determining the necessity
OF taking any private property for the public use,
and of awarding damages therefor, as aturesald;
or in case any such interested persons shall be
unknown or nonresident, and have no agent in
the citv, notice of such meeting may be given to
all such persons by publication i'll ore of Of the
newspapers of the city tur such time as the COM
missioners may deem sufficient.
Sec ! The commissioners aforesaid shall be
sworn faithfully to execute their duties accord
ing to the best of their ability, they shall view
the premises and if necessary may administer
oaths to witnesses, receive any legal evidence
and may adjourn fIon day to day.
Sec > Within twenty days after their ap-
pointE!ent said commissioners shall make re-
furn To the couuci! under their hands Of the
amount of benefits, damages aud expenses as
sessed by them with description of The prop
eTty assessed, and fhe proportion Of such assess
ment Tor each Lot.
Sec. 6. When such return has been made as
provided in the preceding Section, the city
clerk shall cause notice to be given TO all inter
ested persons, or the agents OF such persons Of
the award Of the commissioners, which notice
shall either be personal or by written intorma
ton left at the residence of any such interested
person, except in ease % unknown or non resi-
dent persons without agents residing in the city.
So Interested in which case such notice shall be
given by publication for one or more weeks in
some new spaper published in the city; and such
notice .hall state that on after day specified
therein-said day to be fixed by the Common
Council and to be not less than two Gays from
the date Of such notice the award OF the Com
n.issioners will be confined by the council unless
objections to the same are made 10 the common
council in writing by some person interested
previous 10 or on such day specified
SEE = If no objections are made as provided
in the proceeding section to the confirmation OF
the award of the commissioners the consent OF
any marty or parties intere sted shall be deemed
waived; aud the council shall proceed to confirms
such award by a final order, and when sucl.
award is so confirmed the assessment made
therein shall be lien on the property assessed,
and be collected and made payable in the same
manner as annual taxes are collected and made
payable
Sec. {. The council shall have power at any