The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-04-01

elected or appointed in their respective towns,
shall return 70 the clerk OF the county board Of
theh respective counties. the warrants Of said
| justices or constabies.
Office Of the town cierk, and transcripts from the
| book Of records certified by him, shall be evi.
dence In all courts In Ike manner a. II the orig.
inals were produced.
J ARTICLE THIRD.
SIC. /. In each town, the town clerk and
justices OF majority Of them, shall consulate
board Of auditors TO examine the accounts OF
the 0yerseers Of the poor or supervisors Of such
town, for moneys received and disbursed BY
them.
SEC 2. The board Of auditors Of the town
accounts, shall meet for the purpose u exam
ming the same annually On the Tuesday pre-
ceeding the annual town meeting.
SIC J. The ace counts 80 audited shall be de.
liyered with the certificate Of the auditors, 10
the town clerk, to be- by him kept on tile for the
inspection Of any Of the inhabitants Of the town.
They shall also be produced by the town clerk
at the next annual meeting and shall be there
read by him.
SEC. 1. Tho board Of auditors shall, a, the
same time and place IA in section two, examine
and audit all charges and claims ag anst their
respective towns, and the compensation Of all
town officers, except the chairman VI the SUI
peryisors for county services.
SEC. 5. The said board shall make a certlh-
u
/ specifying the nature Of the claim or demand
and to whom the amount Il allowed, and shall
cause said certificate 10 be delivered To the
town clerk, to be by him kept on HE for the
inspection Of any Of the inhabitants Of said
town, and the aggregate amount shall be de-
/ livered to the Chairman OF supervisors, to be by
| him laid before the board Of county super.
visors at their annual meeting. The board Of
/ county supervisors shall cause said amount to
be levied on the property Of said town, and
collected as other taxes are levied and collect.
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and allowed, shall be read TO the electors at
the next annual town meeting, AS directed In
section three.
SIC. q. The following officers shall receive
compensation at the following rates, for each
day necessarily devoted by them to the duties
of their respective Offices, viz The town clerk,
assessor, overseers Of the poor and supervisors
shall receive two dollars per day when attend
| ing business out Of town, and one dollar per
day for basiness In town; Provided, That the
town clerk shall be paid fees for the following
and not Q per diem! For serving notices OF
elections upon town officers ~ required by law,
twenty five cents each for filing any paper re-
qnired by law to be filed In his office, fifteen
cents each Tor posting up notices required by
law, twenty-five cents each for recording any
order or instruments Of writing authorized by
law, ten cents for each hundred words, to be
paid by the town; for copying any record in
his Office and certifying tho same ten cents
for each hundred words, to be paid by the per-
son applying for the same.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
SIC. /. The following shall be deemed town
charges, viz the compensation Of town officers
Tor their services; contingent expenses neees.
sarily incurred for the benefit Of tho town the
money authorized 10 be raised by the vote Of q
town meeting for any town purposes, and every
sum directed by law to be raised for any town
purpose.
SIC. 2. The moneys necessary to dcfray the
town charges Of each town shall be levied on
the taxable property In such town in the man.
ner In which other moneys are raised for State
and county purposes, and shall be collected by
the town collector, and paid over by him to the
chairman OF the supervisors.
SIC. 3. II shall be the duty Of every person
going out Of office to deliver upon oath, to his
successor. all the records, books, or papers In
his possession or control, belonging to the Office
held by him. II shall he the duty ofany officer
going out OF office, to pay over TO such success
SCR, tho balance Of any moneys laying in his
hands, a. ascertained BY the auditors.
ARTICLE FifTH.
SIC. |. Each county, as body cooperate,
has capacity,
First-To sue and be sued in the manner pre-.
scribed by law;
its own limits, and for the use Of said county.
Third--To make such contracts and to pur.
chase and hold such personal property ~ may
be necessary to the exercise Of its cor
porate or administrative powers;
Fourth-T0 make such orders for the disposi'
ton, regulation or use OF its corporate property
as may be deemed conducive TO the interest oi
tts inhabitants.
SIC. ,. No county shall possess or exercise
any corporate powers, except such ~ are emu
merated in this act, or shall be specially
given. by law, or shall be necessary
to the exercise Of the powers 40 enumerated OF
given.
SEC. |. The chairman OF the supervisors OF
the several towns shall meet annually, at the
county seat on the second Monday % Septem'
Der. in their respective counties. for the dis
patch OF business, a. board Of county super.
, sisors. They may also hold special meetings
At such times aud places a. they may think ex.
pedient, and shall have power TO adjourn from,
time 10 time az they may deem necessary.
SIX. .. The board Ut county supervisors al
their drst meeting in each year, shall organize
by choosing one Of their number as chairman,
who shsli preside at oil meetings Of the board
during the year. In ease OF his absence at any
meeting, the members present shall choose one
Of their number as temporary chairman.
SIC. J. The board of supervisors Of each
county shall have power at their annual meet.
} ings, or At any other meeting:
lat. To make all such orders concerning the
corporate property oi Tue county ~ they may
} deem eNpedient
! %. To audit all accounts agains, such coan.
, ~, and 10 direct the raising Of such sums as
may be necessary to defray the same.
ID. To audit such cunts of town Officers
and other persons, against their respective
towns ~ are not otherwise. by law, provided
for, and 70 direct the raising Of such sums ss
may be necessary 10 defray the same,
} 9Th. To appropriate funds 10 aid in the con
struetion OF bri iges aud roads in any part Of
the county, whenever majority OF the whole
) board may deem u proper and expedient.
5,h To perform all other duties not ineon'
s,stent with this act which may be required Of
or enJoned on them by law.
ssc. 1. AmaJori,y OF the supervisors OF any
county shall constitute quorum for the trans
action Of busine So; and all questions which
shall arise shall be determined by majority Of
the members present except in cases otherwise
provided and all the,r meetings shall be open
ie the pubic.
J ssc. 5. The chairman of the board Of super,
v,sors shAll have poser 10 administer oaths to