The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-03-13
IN testimony whereof. hsreunto have
subscribed my name and caused
the great seal of the Territory
to be affixed. Done at Office at
SEAL Lecompton this ed day of Feb
VS. ruary, A. D. eighteen hundred
and fifty-eight
JAMES ". DENVER. :
OF Tovn.hip and TovnaLip oaoers.

BE fte5:acted ty the G0Ue5fi0f dfad LtgtstdEtTt
Assembly Of tie Territory IF Kansas
SECTION 1. Each organized township
shall be body corporate. and as such may
sue and be sued, and may appoint all nee
essary agents and attorneys in that behalf
and shall have power to purchase and hold
real and personal estate for the public use
of the inhabitants thereof, and TO convey
and dispose of the same, and to make all
contracts that may be necessary and con-
venient for the exercise of its corporate
powers, and any orders for the sale or dis
pasal of its corporate property, which the
inhabitants thereof may deem expedient.
SEe. 2. The qualified electors of each
township shall have power at any legal
meeting thereof, to vote to raise such sums
of money, 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 bridg-
es; third, for the support of the poor !;
fourth, for defrayiDg all proper charges
and expenses of the township; fifth. and
they may direct the institution or defence
of suits, in all controversies between town.
ships and corporations, individuals Or 9TH
er townships, and direct such sum of mo-
ney to be raised for prosecuting or defend
ing such suit as they may deem proper.
SEC. 8. The qualified electors of any
township may at any legal meeting there
of, make such orders for the management
Of all the prudential officers of the town
ship as they may judge most conducive
to the peace, welfare and good order there
of, and ali such orders and bylaws for de-
termining the time and manner in which
cattle, horses, sheep, swine, or other ami
mails, shall be restrained from going at
large on highways, as they may deem
proper, and they may annex to such or
ders 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 of
fence shall have been committed.
SEC. 4. No bylaw made by any town.
ship, shall take effect before the same
shall be published 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 up
On all persons coming within the limits Of
the township, as well as upon the inhab-
it&nts thereof, and the same shall remain
in force until altered or repealed at some
subsequent township meeting.
SEC. 5. All suits, acts, or proceedings by
or against township in Its corporate ca
pacity, shall be in the name of the town.
ship, but every conveyance of land with
in the limits of such township, made in
any manner for the use and benefit of its
inhabitants, shall have the same effect as
If made to the township by name: any
civil action which could be prosecuted, bv
or against any individual, before a justice
of the peace, may be prosecuted by or
against township before 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 meet
ings, there shall [be] an election of the
following officers by ballot: three super
visors, one of which shall be designated
on the ballot as Chairman; township
clerk. township treasurer, four justices of
the peace, four constables, one assessor.
and they [there1 shall be elected vira
eoee, one ovefseer of highways for each
road district in said township.
SEC. 6. Every person qualified to vote
at any general election may vote at any
township meeting in the township where
he resides.
SEC. 8. The annual township meeting
in each township shall be held at the
place where the last preceding township
was held, or at such other place
in said township, as shall have been or
dered at the last preceding meeting.
SEC. 8. Whenever it shall become i'm
possible or inconvenient to hold town
ship meeting at the place designated
therefor, the board of directors, or ma
jority of them. after having assembled at.
or as near said place as practicable, and
before receiving any votes, may adjourn
said meeting to the nearest convenient
place for holding the same, and at said
adjourned place, forthwith proceed with
the meeting, but upon adiourning any
township meeting, as provided herein, the
board of inspectors shall cause proclama-
tion thereof to be made, and shall station
persons at the place where such meeting
was opened, to notify all electors that the
meeting has been adjourned, and to what
place.
. SIC. 10. Any annual or special town.
ship meeting may be adjourned to any
other day, and from time TO time for the
purpose of 1.-THE transaction of any proper
business of the township, except the cleo
tien of township officers.
See. IL. The first township meeting af-
ter the organization of any township, shall
be held on the thirtieth day. after
its organization, and at such meeting there
shall be an election for such officers as are
by law to [be] elected at township meet
ings. ssssI -
5 SEC. IL. At the first township meet
ing of any township, the qualified cleo
tors present between the hours of nine
and ten o'clock in the forenoon, shall
choose one of their number as chairman,
one as clerk, and two as inspectors, who
shall seyerally take the oath required of
inspectors and clerks of elections. and
shall conduct the proceedings of such
meeting as other township meetings are
'equired By law 70 be conducted.
SEC, Ii. If the inhabitants Of any new
y organized township shall fail to hold
their first township meeting on the day
specified by the county board of supervis-
DIS for holding the same, any ten qualified
electors Of said township NAV call such
meeting by posting up notices thereof, at
a9t less than FIVE public places IN said
'ownship, at least ten days previous to the
soiding of such meeting. ss
SIC. II. Special time ftown1 meetings
may be held for the purpose Of choosing
township officers to fiji any vacancies thai
may occur, also for the transaction OF any
other lawful business, on request being !
made TO the clerk of the township ia
'Sritingsfsigned by at least twenty electors
Of said township, specifying in such re- ]
luest the object of holding said township
meeting
SEe Is. Every township clerk With
whom any such request shall be left /
shall record the SayueSaslf also ea,ssas ~