Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-03
nEuDn9Hr - CsTv CHARTER
1901

- CBTv CssARTEs.
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IN ACT % ooeud 90 cot sotitled an got
- incorporate The City Of Davenport,
oa1 . oosoo The several acts am nd
story tAssse.
0oc. I. n Il seaessd BY The General
Amsnhly o. The State Of love-: That eli
~ 0oI1siss Of Oosssry ssbrseed with
10 ~ sellewisg bosadAsiss be and the
saas 10 hsesby declared TO be within the
|loiss Of Tie ssia sity Of Davenport to
wis: bsgiasiag 10 the middle Of the main
sAssssl Of the hississippi River due
Douth ef Ne senssal OF half section line
q ssssioe ssobss thirty six In township
ssssasy eight aossh II range four east;
sAsaes sAssh slosg said central lios be
twsss sessions sissteen and thirty, thence
wsss along ssid session lins aud she
sosshssa boundary line Of section twsn-
y sosr In township seventy eight north
Of rasgs three east, 10 . point duo north
Of he north sass corner Of the tract Of
lasd reserved By the Government Of the
Uaiesd States end donated to Antoine
L. Clsirs sad known - Le Clsiro's Re-
sssvs 10 ssid township sevensy eiehs north
range three east, thence north to tho cast
end west central OF half section line OF
section twsntyfour 10 s.id last mentioned
township, thence west on said central or
halt ssosioe line TO tho north west corner
OF shs. sossh west qssrser Of section
swsesy three. thence south 70 point halt
Wy bssveso sid corner and tho sou,h
ssss corner Of section twenty two, thence
wsss 70 The western boundary limo Of
sead south ssst quarter Of section twenty
swo' thence south to tho county road
ssovn ~ the telegraph road, thence
westerly along tho north side OF said
sosd to tho section line between sections
'~sasy seven and twonty eight, thence
south 70 The south west corner OF tho
norm wet quarter Of section thirty four,
soeoee east to the south east corner OF
ss'd quarter section, thence south to the
middle OF the main channel of tho Miss
'es'pp' River, and thence up and along
the middle Of tho main channel thereof
20 800 place Of beginning.
Sos. 2. The city Council shall hav,
power BY ordinance to levy and collec
special tax on tho owners Of lot,
% any street, lane, avenue, allie,
" oioss Or tho side Of . block
''os''as or lying 90 any alley or part Of
10y street., lane, sveaus or alley. accord
'os TO their respective fronts ovue,, h,
.nee. Tor The purpose Of paving or er.
s'ss sas side walks, grading, paving o
"sesda"iziag ssch streets, lanes. Az.
zoe ssd sllsys or parts thereof and 70
"sa''ee 'ss ssms, on being pesitioucd $,
20 90 By the owners Of moro than hal
'ae property 90 TO DO taxed.
90 .. 10 csse Of tho sicknoss OF tn
..yos or Of bic absence from tho ci.v To-
Ice period than two mouths. ..;d m,
ooa'sil may elect ono Of tho .lde,ms,
..sof pro tenn, who she'll posses. all III
s'eor''y and perform oil tho du,ies q
We 0nos OF mayor during such ,ickoe.
'sspo'asy absence Of tho mayor.
Sec. Z. From snd aftor the passae
OF shis cot il shall not be lawful for tn
Ooansy authorities Of Scott County {,
levy . road tax on any property or /,
road poll tax on residents in said Civ
and Tie said City Council 10 hereby nu
ehorissd TO levy and collect the road tax
u not more than threc mills on the dol
Ter, on oil property liable to road to,
within said City.t collection and paw.
nsot thereof into the City treasury to
b regulated BY ordinance Of the said
City Council.
500. 5. The said City Of Davenport
sAsi' hsvs the right to appeal to the Die
ssses Court u Scott County from eeci
ssess IL I'll essss arising under the pro
visions Of he Charter Of said City On,
Ne sossdnsnts thereto or Of any ordi
nance pssssd 10 psrsusnes thereof.
Sec. 8. The City Council shall hsv'
power to lay out public square, O.
grounds, streets. slleys, lsnes or high
ways aad 10 make vhsrvss 10 the rive
ssd alter, widss. contract, .traishtsI
end discontinue tho ssme. They shsl
cause I'll ssrssts, allsys, lance, highway
OF public square, or grounds Laid out b,
them. 70 b surveyed, described and re
corded 10 book to b kept by theClerL
chewing particularly the proposed i'm
psovsmeats sad the real estate require,
% b taken therefor, and tho sawe whe'
opened and male shall bs psblic high
vays.
ooOs - WOOoOvO6 Guy 0S00tD oAA0y
lane. hiehvsy Or public square or eroun'
10 laid oas, altered, widsned Or straight
coed. By vistss hereof, the City Couooi
sAall give notice Of their intsntioa 10 ap
psopsists end take the land necessary
~ ~ saas, 70 The owner or owner
sAsssss. By psblisAisg said nesiss 10
~ days. u ssns aswspapsr psblisAs'
II said city, = tAs expiration Of vhiol
tlns. ~ shsll choose BY ballot shrs
dlsinaseesssd isssAoldsss sssidine in sai
city, - eonnissiossss to ascertain an
asssss he damages asd recompsnss ID
owssss q sseA lands respectively, an
q ~ ssos tine ~ dsesrnins what per
eoss will b hsasatssd and ssssss IL
damages ed sspsasss thereof on the 70
q ssaass Of pssssss hsasasssd, 10 pro
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