The Kanzas news., 1858-04-10
The Kallzas News.
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Laws of the Territory of Kansas.
TOWNSHIPS AND rowNsH1p oFrIcERs.

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SECTION 1. Each organized township shall
be body corporate, and as such may sue
and be sued, and may appoint all necessary
aoents and attorneys in that behalf, and shall
have power to purchase and hold real and
personal estate for the public use of the in
habitants thereof, and TO convey and dispose
of the same, and to make all contracts that
NAV be necessary and convenient for the ex
ercise of its corporate powers, and any or
ders for the sale or disposal of its corporate
properly, which the inhabitants thereof may
deem expedent.
SEC. 9. The qualified electors of each town
ship shall have power at any legal meeting
thereof, to vote 10 raise such sums of mon
ey, for the following purposes, as they may
think necessary: First, for the support of
common schools; second, for the repair and
building of roads and bridges; third. for the
support of the poor; fourth. for defraying
all proper charges and expenses of the town
ship; fifth, and they may direct the institu
ton or defence of suits, in all controversies
between townships and corporations, indi
yiduals or other townships, and direct such
sum of money to be raised for prosecuting
or defending such suit as they may deem
proper.
SIC. 8. The qualified electors of any town
ship may at any legal meeting thereof, make
such orders for the management of all the
prudential officers of the township as they
may Judge most conducive to the peace,
welfare and good order thereof, and all such
orders and bylaws for determining the time
and manner in which cattle, horses, sheep,
swine, or other animals, shall be restrained
from going at large on highways, as they
may deem proper, and they may annex to
such orders and bylaws, suitable penalties
not exceeding ten dollars for any one breach
thereof, to be recovered before any Justice
Of the township or county where the offence
shall have been committed.
SEC. 4, No bylaw made by any township,
shall take effect before the same shall be pub
lished by posting up copies thereof, in three
of the most public places in said township;
and such bylaws duly made and published
shall be binding upon all persons coming
within the limits of the township, as well
as upon the inhabitants thereof, and the same
shall remain in force until altered or repeal
ed at some subsequent township meeting.
SEC. 5. All suits, acts, or proceedings by
or against township in its corporate capac-
ilE. shall be in the name of the township,
but every conveyance of land within the
limits of such township, made in any man
ner for the use or benefit of its inhabitants,
shall have the same effect as if made to the
township by name; any civil action which
could be prosecuted, by or against any in
dividual, before justice of the peace, NAV
be prosecuted by or against a township be-
fore such justice.
OF TOWNSHIP MEETINGS.
SEC. 6. The annual township meetings of
the several townships in this territory, shall
be held on the fourth Monday of March in
each year, and at such meetings, there shall
be an election of the following officers by
ballots three supervisors, one of which shall
be designated on the ballot as Chairman;
township clerk, township treasurer, four JUS
tees of the peace, four constables, one as
SCISSOR, and they [there] shall be elected
rira pOce, one overseer of highways for each
road district in said township.
SEC. Z. Every person qualified to vote at
any general election may vote at any town
ship meeting in the township where he re-
rides.
SEC. 8. The annual township meeting in
each township shall be held at the place
where the last preceding township meeting
was held, or at such other place in said
township, as shall have been ordered at the
last preceding meeting.
SEC. 8. Whenever it shall become impos-
soie or inconveaient to hold township
meeting at the place designated therefor, the
board of directors, or a majority of them,
alter having assembled at, or as near said
place as practicable, and before receiving
any votes, may adjourn said meeting to the
neaTest conveniently place for holding the same,
and at said adjourned place, forthwith pro-
ceed with the meeting, but upon adiournng
any township meeting. as provided herein,
the board of inspectors shall cause procla-
nation thereof to be made, and shall sta
lion persons at the place where such meet
hg was opened, to notify all electors that
the meeting has been adjourned and to what
place
SEC. 10. Any annual or special township
meeting may be adjourned to any other day,
and from time to time for the purpose of
tthe) transaction of any proper business of
me me township, except the election of town
ship officers
. Sec IL. The first township meeting after
NE organization of any township, shall be
heid on the thirtieth day -- after its or
aolzatlon, and at such meeting there shall
oe an election for such officers as are by law
oeJ elected at township meetings.
oEc. l2. At the first township meeting of
10y township. the qualified electors present
;e'%een the hours of nine and ten o'clock
t9e forenoon, shall choose one of their
lumber as chairman, one as clerk. and two
sPeetors, who shall seyerally take the
st"a.. en- required OF inspectors and clerks of
- f.uOns' and shall conduct the proceedings
., 'uen meeting as other township meetings
required by law to be conducted
-o i3. If the inhabitants of any newly
ssahized township shall fail to hold their
br - ,1'O"nship meeting on the day specified
n, Me % county board of supervisors for hold
,,;2a ue same. any ten qualified electors of
-. 1ownship may call such meeting by