Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-04-01
A BILL

A BILL
to amend an act entitled ian act to consolidate
and amend the act to incorporate the City Of
kenosha and the several acts amendatory there
Of" Approved March 2, 1857.
The People of the Stnte of Wisconsin represented
an Senate aud Assembly do enact as folioUs.-
SEC. l. The City of Kenosha il hereby divided
into fur wards as follows All that part of the
city lying south of the township line between tow lis
one and two shall constitute the third ward All
that part OF the city lying North of the third ward
as herein constituted, and south of line drawn
through the centre of Pearl Street, continued tc
he east and west boundaries of the city shall con
ntute the first ward; All that part Of the city ly-
ing north OF the first ward herein constituted and
south or the following described line Wis line
commencing on the eastern boundary line OF the
city ut point due east of the north line of lot
Der twenty two in block number one on Washing
ton Island, thence 10 and along said North line oil
lot twenty to Washington street; thence TO and
along the centre of Middle str said Island and
across Pike Creek to the Alley north of, and I'D
joining to, lot number five, in block number sew,
enty four, and along the centre OF said alley to
Main street. thence westerly to the centre of Mid
die street and along the centre of Middle street to
the centre OF the creek, and thence along the cen
tro OF said creek north westerly to the western
boundary of the city, shall constitute the fourth
ward; and all that part of the city lying north OF
the fourth ward as herein constituted shall constitute
the second ward.
oEC. T. AT the annual election TO be holden in
said city on the first Tuesday in April 1883, and an
nuay thereafter there shall be elected by the quail
flied electors of each ward, three Aldermen for
such ward who shall hold their Office for the term
OF one year. and until their shall be duly
elected and qualified and from and after such ees
ton and qualification, the common council shall
consist OF the Mayor and three Aldermen from each
ward, electad ne herein provided:-Proyided, that
no Alderman shall receive any compensation what
ever for his services Alderman nsr be Interested
directly or indirectly, in any contract made with
the city. ts..
SEC. ). At the next annual election in said CITY
there shall be elected i'll each ward by the qu Allied
electors thereof two school commissioners for such
ward, one for the term of year. and one for the
term OF two years, which term shall be expressed
upon the ballot voted by such electors; and the per
son receiving the hghest number OF votes tfor
school commissioner for year. shall be declared
duly elected to such Office for the term of one year;
ana the person receiving the highest number of
votes, for school commissioner for two years
shall be declered duly elected such office for the
term Of two years aud there sh all be annually there
after elected by the qualified electors Of each ward
one school commissioner tor each ward who shall
hold his Office for the term Of two years The school
commissioner elected under the provisions of this
act shall have and exercise all the rights, powers
and duties conferred upon school commissioner by
the act 10 which this act is amcndatOry.
SEC. 4. At the first meeting of the common coun-
Gil elected under the provisions OF this act and at
the first meeting of the common council in each
years thereafter the Aldermen shall proceed to elect
by ballot from their own number, three superiors
no two OF whom shall be Aldermen fronithe same
ward. Each Supervisor shall be elected upon a
separate vote, and the Alderman receiving the
highest number of Votes ON each of such bal
lotngs, shall be, for the year then next ensuing
members of the board of Supervisors of the county
OF kenosha and shall have and exercise ali the rights
and powers, now or hereafter conferred by law up
on other members of the county board The May
or and city Clerk shall issue to the persons elected
Supervisors certificates ofheir election which GER
tihcates shall be sufficient evidence thereof: Pro
vdsd, however, that i'll case of failure to elect
such supervisors, either of them, at the first an
nuai meeting or in case vacancy should occur In
the office OF Supervisor, the Aldermen NAV proceed
to elect supervisor or supervisors at regular
meeting OF the common council, fixed upon at some
prior meeting thereof
SIC s. At special elections hereafter to be held
in said city, at which all the qualified electors Of
said city may be entitled TO vote one poll only oh all
be required to be held in said city in the com
mon council shall deem the same expedient and so
direct; In such case, such poll shall be opened and
held in the first wand and shall in all respects be
conducted In the same manner as other city cleo
tons, and shall have the same validity as if the
same had been held in the several wards.
SEC. 8. Section nine of Chapter two of the act
to which this act is amendatory. and SO much of
said act as conflicts with the provisions Of this act
10 hereby repealed.
SEC, I. This act shall take effect and DO in force
from and after its passage.
&E Few are aware how frequently
Publishers are compelled to insert among
their advertisements, statements which
they can neither sanction nor believe.
A pleasant exception to this disagree
able necessity are the advertisements of
DIR. ]. G. Ayers Cherry Pectoral and
Pills which will be found in our columns.
We have published for him before,
and always with the feeling that in so
doing we in no wise lend ourselves to
deceive or mislead the public, for we
have had indisputable proof that his
words are strictly true, with abundant
reasons to believe that his medicines
will do all they promise, and all that can
be reasonably expected from any medi-
cine. His..Cherry Pectoral is too well
known in this community to need any
commentator from us, and the Pills
we are eredibly informed arenot inferi-
or to his Pectoral. -Procidenc Mirror,
RI
ST.. Patrick's Festival, at Cleveland,
was celebrated on the Temperance prin,
cipal. The Right Rev. Bishop Kappa
presided, and several clergymen partic-
ipated. Short temperance addresses
were delivered, and the Rev. Mr.. Hanon
adverted to the practice SO general a.
mong lrishmen of celebrating the ami
versary OF the nation Saint by drunken
ness and debauchery as if it were the
festival Of Bacehus instead of Chris
tan Saint-Detrot Tribune
An acre OF corn in Spencer county,
Ind, according to the afiidavits of two
produced one hundred and
bushels of corn.