Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-03-27

such I'm, o. any promise. or undertaking 70
make the same under any agreement or un.
dsrtaking that his vote, opinion, judgment
or action be Influenced thereby, or ahall be
given in any particular way. or upon any
particular side Of any question, matter, cause
or proceeding then pending. or which may
by law be brought before him in his official
capacity, shall upon conviction, be disqusli-
fed from holding any public Office, trust or
appointment under the charter or ordinan-
ces of the city OF Davenport, and shsll for
felt his Office, and shall be punished by i'm
prisionment in the penitentiary of Iowa not
exceeding FIVE years, or by fine not exceed
ing Ave thousand dollars, for the use of said
city, or by both such fine and imprision.
ment, ct the discretion Of the court irving
such offender. Every person offending
against either Of the provisions Of this sect.
ion shall be competent witness against anv
other person offending in the same transac.
ton. and may be compelled to appear and
give evidence before any grand jury or any
court in the same manner as other persona
but the testimony so given shall not be used
in any prosecution proceeding, civil or
criminal, against the person SO testifvino
SEC. 10. The Treasurer of the city az
Davenport shall be ex-officio collector Of the
revenue of said city, and shall do and ner.
form all the duties enume rated and epioined
upon the Marshal in Section enc IN article
FIVE (5) and section five (5) in article eight
(S) of the act to which this is amendatorv
approved February 9th, 1851, in the same
manner and with the like effect a. if said
Treasurer was specially named and therein
required to perform the duties designated.
Nothing in this section shall hereafter be 40
construed as to affect the proceedings. had
or to be had under an act entitled ian act
to amend an act to incorporate the CITY of
Davenport and amend the several acts amen.
dstory thereto" approved January 23d,
1857, or to abridge or interfere with said
Marshal in performing any Of the duties
therein required Of him.
SEC. 20. At the first election under this
act, and annually thereafter, the qualified
voters Of each Council District shall elect
one person for such District rs Street Com
missioner, to hold his office for the term Of
one year, who shall qualify in such manner
as shall be required Of him by ordinance,
and said Commissioners shall have charge
of all road matters. and the jurisdiction nd
authority conferred in sections four, five and
six of fifty-seven of the laws of the fifth
General Assembly. approved January ED,
1855, entitled an act to amend an act emit
tied an act to incorporate the City of Daven-
port" Nor shall the City Council have
power to appoint any other Street Com
missioners than in this section contempla-
ted. The Street Commissioners herein crea-
ted shall from time to time account to the
Board of Alderman, under such regulations
and penalties as may be provided by the
ordinances now In force or hereafter to be
enacted upon the subject. Any assessment
Of taxes for revenue purposes shall be levied
on the basis Of the general assessment for
County purposes, 80 far az applicable, and
no seperate assessment and valuation shall
be necessary to be had, and the Council shall
provide when and how such levies shall be
made, and when the City Clerk shall deliver
to the Treasures the copy Of assessment, to-
gether with the taxes due or assessed there
on for collection.
Sec 81. The Districts contemplated in
this act for road districts, council districts,
and assessor districts, within which two
Councilmen shall be elected and reside and
represent said district in the Board Of coun-
cilmen, shall be by metes and bounds as
follows:
| First District, to consist'o all that part
of the city Of Davenport lying and being
East of the West side of Farnam street and
Farnam road.
Second District, to consist of all that part
of the city of Davenport lying and being
East of Harrison street and Vest of Farnam
street and Farnam road.
Third District, to consist of all that part
Of the city of Davenport lying and being
West of the East line of Hal rison street
Sec 90. The wards, established by ordi-
nance, or otherwise, as they now exist in
the city of Davenport, are hereby abolish.
in said city, each ward to be represented in
who shall be resident of said ward, and
shall be elected annually. The boundaries
of a ward as herein established, shall in no
case be altered or changed unless by ordi-
nance, and said ordinance submitted to, and
approved by, majority of the legal voters
of this city. The metes and bounds Of said
wards shall be as follows, and within the
following limits: WARD NUMBER ONE: OF
that portion Of said city. South of Locust
street and East of that portion of SAID city
known a. Fulton's addition WARD Nun.
Der Two: that portion of eaid city South Of
Locust street and embraced within that
portion Of said city known as Fulton's Ad-
dtion. WARD NUMBER THREE: that portion
of said city South OF Locust street West OF
Ward number two (2) and East Of Farnam
street. WARD NUMBER FouR: that portion
of said city North OF Wards number one
| IN two and three Isl and East Of Far.
nam road. WARD NUMBER FIVE: that por-
ton of said city South of Locust street West
of Ward number three 3 and East Of Rock
Island street. WARD NUMBER Six: that
portion of said city South of Locust street
West of Ward number FIVE [5l and East OF
Brady street WARD NUMBER SEVEN: that
portion of said city South of Locust street
West of ward number six [6] and East Of
Harrison street. WARD NUMBER EIGuT:-
that portion of said city North of wards
numbered five 5 six and seven [71
West of ward number four Al and East Of
Harrison street. WARD NUMBER NINE: that
portion of said city South of Locust street
West Of Ward number seven RAJ and East
OF line drawn north and south through the
middle Of Western Avenue from Locust
street to the South line of ssid city. WARD
NUMBER Ten: that portion Of said city south
OF Locust street, west Of Ward number nine
IL and East Of line drawn north and
south through the middle Of Vine street to
the south line Of said city. WARD NUMBER
Eleven: that portion Of said city south Of
Locust street, west Of ward number ten lOl
to 1.-THE western limits Of the city. WARD
NUMBER TwELvE: that portion Of said city
north:of wards numbered nine l91 ten (lOl
and eleven III and west Of ward number
eight ISL Farnam Road Is hereby de-
clsred . continuation Of Farnaa street.
Locust street is hereby declared to be the
section line dividing sections number TWEEN.
ty -four "a from twenty five [25l, twenty
SIX [26l, Oft. 7s. R. 8. E
Spc %. After the first enumeration of the
inhabitants Of aid city. under the Law Of the
State Of Iowa. the City Council may re dis.
trict said city. into Council districts and re-
organize the wards ofsaid city. In doing
-, each COuncil Disfrirt shalI a. ma. ~.