Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-10-28
ORDINANCE, No. v.
Of S,set Sune,yisors and their Duti,

y Sheet Supercts0rs and their Duties.
SEC. /. Be ordained by the council of the city
Of Kenosha Before the first Monday in May each year
the city coundl shall appoint street supervi
sors not exceeding for each ward of said city, hose
duty it shall he to enforce the performance of labor the
payment of moneys in the several wards provided in
section 8, chper g. of the city charter and under the ad-
vice Of the aldermen Of their respective wards to direct the
Iime msnhe! and place IN which snch labor or money
shall be applbd and said supervisors tha give
the faithful discharge of such duties.
SEC q EaC supervisor Immediately upon his appoint
ent shall mike out and keep lis the OF all s4ch
subject to highway work in the I'd under
his charge shall give two DAYS notice to oil such
sons either personally or by written or printed notice
left the usual place of abode of any person.
time when the place where he NAV appear either in
by substitute and perform the labor required
and in case any such person notified shall fail ap
and to erorm said labor pay said supervisor
in lieu heref the of enc dollar and fifty cents said
supervisor nay then or at any time thereafter and
collect such money of said person accordance with the
provisions ohe city charter in such together with
costs OF suit and in default of the payment of such
and costs such person sued person may be
imprisoned the county Jail for time less tina two
days nor moe than ten days. at the discretion OF the JUS
tice.
SEC. s. Evry supervisor shall render to tho Gem
men councA report in writing at the first regular meeting
of the counG in each OF the months OF August Novem
Der, containing statement of the Of street tax
collected ins ward and the Of the persons FROM
whom the was collected in labor and those paid in
money also ne maLner in which such taxes have been
bursed very such seeet supervisor shall also at tha
first regularnecting of the common council in the month
of March ineach year. render to said council
report in wting verified by his affidavit taken before the
mayor justice of the OF the said CITY, show
ing -. n
1st The of every person in his ward liable to pay
street taxor highway tax, and against whom such tax
WAS charge to him.
3D. The mount OF tax collected from such persons stat
ing wheGle paid in labor, money otherwise.
3D. Tlenumber of days actually employed by the said
street supervisor in experimenting the expenditure of the
taxes nte highways by him collected.
4th. htamount OF tax collected and retained by said
street suprxisor for his services.
5th TIL amount Of money, if any, accruing from street
taxes renning in the hands of said supervisor
SIC fanny moneys shall be remaining in the hands of
the said eet supervisor at the time his making the re-
port prescibea in the proceeding section he shall immed
lately pay the into the city treasury,
SEC 3. lch supervisor shall be allowed the sum of one
dollar andwenty cents for every day actually and
necessarempoyed by him in the discharge of the duties
required ohim by this ordinance.
SEC shall be the duty tina several street superyi-
at least two thirds of the taxes in their
RESPECTIVE wards to be collected and expended agreeable
to the PROVISIONS Of this ordinance before the first day of
Augustn eh year, and the residue thereof before the
FIRST d8 ofSovember in each such year.
SEol any supervisor shall neglect or refuse
propsry perform any of the duties enoned him by
this ordnance the common council upon satisfactory evil
dence hteof may such street supervisor from Of
Ace, antappont another in his place. and if any such
street sufrvsor shall reuseo pay moneys which
may be is hands accrung from street taxes time
of his REVIVAL from Office any street supervisor shall
neglect erefuse to pay any moneys his hands at
any time wen required by the provisions this ordinance
shall behe duty Of the city forthwith to sue
for the sAIe in the name OF the city of Kenosha.
Passed arch ~, lS9S. GEO. II. PAUL,
H. l. 'Esr, City Clerk Mayor