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

An ACf
To Amend an Act Entitled an Act to In:
corporato the City OF Davenport, ana
| 70 amend tho several Acts Amendasory
| thereto.
s.ol. Be Il enacted BY tie General As.
sembiy of the State Of Iora That SO much
OF said act and the several amendments
thereto, A. provides for City Council, con
sisting ofs Mayor and Aldermen, requiring
that the Board Of Aldermen shall consist OF
two Aldermen from each ward, Is hereby
repealed, aud the terms Of said several Al,
dermen are hereby terminated. The SAID
CITY Council shall hereafter consl t OF
Mayor, Board of Counc.lmen, and Board
Of Aldermen. The Board Of Aldermen to con-
sist of twelve az members, chosen from
twelve separate wards IN said city annual
| ", BY the qualified electors OF said city;
the board Of Councilmen to consist OF six
members, representing three districts. two
Council'aen from each district. elected by
the qualified electors of said dis ri"ts. one
half Of said Councilmen, after the first
election herein provided for, to be elected
| annually. each to serve two years When
ever the term "City Council" shall occur in
this act TO which this is amendatory there
| To, the same shall be taken TO mean and APP
ply to the City Council, rs at present con-
stituted In this section Of this act. consist
ing Of the Mayor, Board of Councilmen. and
Board Of Aldermen; and whenever it is
required by the act Of incorporation Of said
city or otherwise, q commissioner officer
or person. TO perform any act or duty un-
der said act or other authority. shall be APP
pointed or elected by the City Council,
when no other mode or manner shall be
Designated 1t shall be lawful for each
person. agent, or officer. to be designated on
| joint ballot, majority Of both boards be-
ing necessary to constituted . Joint ballot,
who shall assemble and conduct th<ie de-
alterations according to ordinance.
SEC. g To be eligible for Councilman. q
person shall be citizen Of the United States
and possess, otherwise, the qualification re-
quired Of person to be eligible for Mayor
In case Of q vacancy in the Office of Mayor
or Councilmen. it shall be filled by election
and in case Of the Mayor, and until such
election shall be had, and the person cleo
ted and qualified, or absence from the city
OF the Mayor, the President Of the Board Of
Councilman shall act as Mayor pro tenn. and
for that purpose, and for the purpose Of
having presiding officer in case of absence
ofthe Mayor from the meetings Of the Board
of COuncilmen at any time, the Board of
Councilmen may, at any regular meeting.
shortly after the annual election. elect a
President who shall preside at their meet
ings in the absence of said Mayor, and act as
Mayor pro tenn.
SEC. 3. Each Councilman shall, by vir-
tue of his Office, be a Justice of the Peace
and SO much of section two hundred and
thirty nine (239). and two hundred and for
ty Gao, of the code Of Iowa, on pages forty
three (4S) and forty-four (44). as requires
at the April election Of any year the cleo.
ton Of two or more Justices of the Peace,
so far as the same is applicable to Daven-
port township, lying within the corporate
limits Of the city Of Davenport, is hereby
repealed. That from and after the first
Monday in April, 1859, Chapter Is, of the
laws Of the Sixth General Assembly of
Iowa, entitled "An Act providing for the
election Of al additional Justice Of the
Pace in Davenport township. Scott coun-
ty." approved 22d December, 1856, be, and
the same is hereby repealed The provis.
ions contained in section four az, five (5)
six and seven of the act to which
this is amendatory. approved February 9Th,
1857, shall be construed to read and apply
to each of said COuncilmen as we'll as to the
said Mayor. Said Mayor and Councilmen
shall severally. as ex-ofiicio Justices of the
Peace, as such, in addition to other powers,
have jurisdiction Of all offenses less than
felony, and in which the punishment does
not exceed fine of one hundred dollars, or
Imprisonment for thirty days, on informa,
ton under oath, saving to defendant the
right of appeal.
SEC. 4. Section twenty-s of an act enti
tied "An Act to amend an act entitled an
act to incorporate the city Of Davenport
amend the several acts amendatory thereto
approved January 23d, 1897, is hereby re-
pealed, and the duties Of such Police Mag
istIate shall devolve upon the several Coun
cilmen, whose election is herein provided
for and said Councilman, as such Justices
of the Peace, shall have and possess all the
powers and jurisdiction of other Justices OF
the Peace In Scott county, and concurrent
jurisdiction with the Mayor of said citv. in
all cases arising under the ordinance of said
city. who shall take the same oath of Office
and qualify as other Justices OF the Peace
OF Scott county
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor
to attend all meetings of the board Of conn
cilmen and not of the Board cf Aldermen
|
de .iberations-shallh have casting vote in
their proceedings, and no other vote. The
only persons authorized to call speciaI
meetings of the City Council shall be the
Mayor or any three of the Councimep.
which shall he done by notifying in writ
ing each Alderman, each Councilman, the
Mayor and Clerk of the city. The notice
may be served personally, or left at the usu.
al place OF residence of those to be notified
The notice shall state the time and place of
meeting, and the business to be transacted
A copy OF such notice shall be spread upon
the minutes OF each Board, and no other
business at such meeting, than that express
sed IN the notice. shall be in order or trans
ted
SEC 6. On the first Saturday after the
first Monday in April next, All election shall
be held in each ward Of said city, for q
Mayor, for two Councilmen for each Coun.
ell district. and one Alderman for each
ward. and forever thereafter on the first
Saturday after the first Monday in April, of
each year. there shall be an election held
for Mayor for the city-a Councilman for
each council district, and an Alderman for
each ward, and for such other officers
whose election is provided for in this act,
to which this is amendatory, and the
several amendments thereto, and the ordi-
nance enacted in conformity thereto. And
at said election in April next, a separate
ballot may be given by every person hav-
ing right to vote at said election, to be
deposited in separate box; those in favor
OF the amendments shall have on their bal
lots the words, For Amendments" those
opposed to amendments shall have on their
ballots, Against Amendments"-an if a
majority OF the ballots SO cast be against
amendments, then the present charter shall
be and continue in force as Is this act hod
not passed.
SEQ z, At the first election under this act
which shall take place in April next the
present Mayor and Clerk of the citv Of Dav.
export. together with II. B. Hoffman. c. G
Blood, VIM Ely, Geo. G. Arndt and n. G.
Davis, or majority of them: NAV assamhIa