The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-07-25
tants of the civ. and he shall keen and

tants of the city, and he shall keep and
preserve in his Office all records, public
papers and documents belonging to the
city, and shall perform such other duties
as shall be enjoined on him by ordinance;
he shall hold Office for the term of one
year, unless sooner removed.
18th. The Mayor, and each of the Al
dermen, and every other officer of the cor
poration, shall, before entering on the du-
ties of this Office, take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation before some Judge m
Justses of the Peace, or other proper officer,
to support the Constitution of the United
States, and Of this State, and faithfully to
discharge the duties of his Office.
18th. There shall be elected at each
general election three City Assessors, a
City Treasurer, and one Justice of the
Peace in each ward, who shall, before en-
tering upon the discharge of the duties
of their Office, take the oath of Office by
this act prescribed, and the City Treasurer
shall enter into bond with the said corpo-
ration, with sufficient security, the amount
to be fixed by the board of Aldermen, to
be approved Of by the Mayor, conditioned
for the faithful discharge of his Office,
which bond shall be deposited and record
cd in the Clerks Office.
18th. At each general election there
shall be elected City Marshal, who shall,
before entering upon the discharge of the
duties of his Office, take the oath of Office
by this act prescribed, and enter into bond
to the said corporation with sufficient sur
cites, the amount to be fixed by the Board
of Aldermen, to be approved of by the
Mayor, conditioned for the faithful dis
charge of the duties of his Office, which
shall be deposited, recorded and kept
On file in the Clerks Office, and said
Marshal shall possess the same powers and
perform the same duties within the city
as the Constables in the>diffierent town.
ships possess in their respective townships,
and shall moreover execute and return all
process which may be- issued by the
Mayor or any Aldermen; he shall collect
all city taxes, and perform such other dn-
ties as shall be prescribed by ordinance,
and shall be entitled to the same compen-
sations of collectors, sheriffs and con-
stables in ike cases.
10Th. A general election for the officers
of the corporation shall be held on the
first Monday in March, in each and every
/ year, in such mannar as the Mayor and
Aldermen may by ordinance provide. At
all such elections the vote shall be by
ballot, and the judges of such election or
any two of them shall make out and de-
/ liver to each person elected certificate
] thereof, and the person SO elected shall
take and subscribe the oath of office be-
fore some judge or justice of the peace,
or other proper person, which, being en-
dorsed on such certificate shall be certi-
fed by such judge or justice.
The foregoing provisions of this Act
shall take effect as soon as they shall be
accepted by the inhabitants of said town
and not before, in the manner following,
that is to say:
An election shall be held on the second
Wednesday of July inst, at the Office of
LADD & PRENTIss, at which place all
qualified electors, who reside within the
limits prescribed in the first section of
this Act, shall be entitled to vote and at
the said election the waters shall vote by
ballot for or against the City Charter, and
if majority of all the voters given shall
be for the City Charter, then the first
election for City officers shall be held at
the same place on the second Monday in
July inst, said election TO be held and
conducted by A. ID. SEARL, C. HoRNsBY,
H. CAMBELL, as judges. The officers
elected at the first election shall continue
in office until the first Monday in May,
A. d., 1858, and until their successors are
duly elected and qualified: ProUidei, that
the General Assembly may at any time
repeal, alter, amend OF modify this Act
at pleasure.
The following are list Officers elected
under this CHARTER
! Mayor, James Blood; Aldermen, VIM
Hutchinson, VIM A. Phillips, Geo. Ford
?. r. Brooks, b. w. Woodward, Gaiyu
jenkins, Geo. ". Hutchinson. Marshal
S. w. Eldrdge; Assessors, j. Boyer, I
Sampson, 7. L. Whitney; Justice, Ed
ward Clark; Treasurer, Columbus Hornsby