The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-25
Charter Of ne CITY Of t.au..ae..

III the channel OF the halSaS nVef where
the section line running north and south
between sections 81 and 80, township
twelve, range twenty, crosses said river,
thence south along said section line to the
southeast corner of said section 81, thence
west along the township line between
townships IL and 13, to the southwest
corner of section Sc, township II, range
10: thence north to the northwest corner
of the southwest 40 of the northwest
quarter of section %, township II, range
IS; thence east to the channel of the
Kansas river; thence down the said chan
mel to the place of beginning: shall be, and
! is hereby erected into city by the name
of the CITY OF LAWRENCE. and the in
habitants thereof shall be and are hereby
constituted body polite and corporate,
by the name and style of the Mayor, AL
dermen, and citizens of the city of Law
renee, and by that name they and their
successors shall be known in law, have
perpetual succession, sue and be sued, i'm
plead and be implicated, defend and be
defended in all courts Of law and equity,
and in all action and matters whatsoever;
may grant, purchase, receive, and hold
property real and personal within the
said City and no other, (burial grounds
excepted,) and may lease, sell and dis
pose of the same for the benefit of the
City, and NAV do all other acts as natural
persons; may have a seal, and break and
alter the same at pleasure.
I'd. The corporate powers and duties
of said City shall be vested in Mayor
and board of seven Aldermen, who shall
be chosen by the qualified electors for the
term of one year, shall be at least twenty
one years of age, and citizens of this State
and the United States, and inhabitants of
the said City ninety days prior to said
election, and all vacancies shall be filled
by election as aforesaid in such manner
as shall be provided by ordinance. When
the convenience of the inhabitants shall
require it, the City shall be divided into
convenient wards, which may be altered
from time to time and new wards estab-
lished, and the Aldermen shall be appor-
toned among the several wards, according
to the number of qualified voters in each.
Sd. The Mayor and Aldermen shall
appoint their clerk and all other officers
within the City which are not ordered by
law or ordinance to be otherwise appoint
ed, or elected, and shall judge of the
qualifications, elections. and returns oil
their own members. 4 majority shall
constitute quorum to do bushes; but a
smaller number may adjourn from day tc
day to day, and may compel the attend.
ance of absent members in such manner
and under such penalties as the board
may provide.
4th. The stated meetings of the board
shall be held on the second Tuesday oil
each month, at such place as they may
appoint; but the Mayor may call special
meetings by notice to each Of the mem
bers of said board.
5th. No member of the board shall
during the period for which was elected
be appointed to. or competent to hold any
Office, the emOluments of which are pait
from the city treasury, or be directly o
indirectly interested in any contract, work
or business, or the sale of any article, tn,
expence, price, or consideration of whicl
is paid from the city treasury, or by any
assessment levied by any act or ordinanc,
of said board; nor shall any such membel
be directly or indirectly interested in the
purchase of any real estate or other prop
erty belonging to the corporation, o.
which shall be sold for taxes or assess
ments, or become security for any office
appointed by said board, or for any con
tractor under the city government.
I Ill
in the Office of Mayor, by death, resigna
ton, removal, or absence from the City
refusal to qualify, or otherwise, the Alder
men shall elect one Of their own humble
for the time being, who shall exercise tn
Office of Mayor until such vacancy shall
be filled, and in case OF vacancy. as afore
said, other than Q temporary absence, tn
person exercising the Office of Mayor shall
cause new election to be held, givin
ten days notice thereof by proclamation
9TH. The Mayor and board of Alder
men shall have power by ordinance t
levy and collect taxes upon real aud PEI
sonal property within the city,no exceed
ing one-half OF one per ccntum upon III
assessed value thereof, except as herein
after excepted, to make regulations 10 pre-
|. vent the introduction of contagious dis
eases; to make regulations to secure tn
general health of the inhabitants; to pre-
vent and remove nuisances; to establis
night watches and patrols; erect lamT
+ in the streets, and light the same; to pre-
| vide for licensing, taxing and regulatin
auctions, retailers, ordinaries and tavern
billiard tables, hackney carriages. wagon
carts, drays, pawnbrokers, hawkerS an
: peddlers, theatrical and other shows an
amusements; to restrain and prohibit ii;
pling houses, gaming houses, bawdy house
and other disorderly houses: to establis
and regulate markets; to establish and +
3 pair bridges; to open and keep in repai
, streets, avenues, lanes, alleys, drains an
sewers, and keep the same clean; to pr
vide the city with water; to provide f
safe keeping standard weights and mea
e ures to lie used in said city; to regula
! the cleaning of chimneys and fix the fe
therefor; to provide for the inspection
lumber and other building materials
be sold or used therein; to regulate al
order partition and parapet walls and pa
tition fences; to regulate the inspectil
of butter, lard, wood, and the weight al
G quality of bread; the storage of gunpo,
g der, tar, pitch, hemp, and other combust
: bic material; to erect pumps in the stree
for the convenience ofits inhabitants, al
from time to time pass such ordinarc
n to carry into effect this act and the powe
+ hereby granted as the good of the inhal
tants may require, and impose and appr
pirate fines and forfeitures for the brea,
. Of any ordinances, and provide for {
collection thereof:-Proriaesl that no t
: shall be laid upon the wearing apparel,
!, necessary tools or implements of any pr
son used in carrying on his trade or ~
fession, nor shall the same be subject
h distress or sale for tax.
/ 9Th. On the application of the hold'
of more than one-half of the front of t
lots on any street, or part of street,
shall be lawful for the Mayor and AID
men to levy and collect special tax
, the holders of the lots on said street,
u part of street, according to their respe