The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-05-14
AN ACT
AN ACT
Providing for the Incorporation of Towns and
Villages.

AN ACT
Providing for the Incorporation of Towns and
Villages.
Be it enacted By the Governor and Legisla-
tire Assembly fths Territory of Kansas
SECTION l. Whenever two-thirds of
the inhabitants of any town or village,
within this Territory, shall present Pc
tition to the probate court of the county,
setting forth the metes and bounds of their
village and commons, and praying that
they may be incorporated and police es-
tablished for their local government, and
for the preservation aud regulation of any
commons appertaining to such town or
village, and the court shall be satisfied
that two thirds of the taxable inhabitants
of such town or village have signed such
petition, and that the prayer of the petit
TONERS is reasonable, the probate court
may declare such town or village incorpo-
rated, designating, in such order, the
metes and bounds thereof; and, thence
forth, the inhabitants within such bounds
shall be body polite aud corporate by
the name and style Of "rhe inhabitants
of the town of -" (naming it y and,
by that name, they and their successors
shall be known in law, have perpetual
succession, unless disincorporated, sue
and be sued, plead and be implicated,
defend a8d be defended, in all courts of
law and equity, and in all actions, pleas
and matters whatsoever; may grant, pur-
chase, hold and receive property, real ard
personal, within such town, and no other,
! (burial grounds and cemeteries excepted, }
and may lease, sell and dispose Of the
same for the benefit the town, and may
have common seal, and break and alter
the same at pleasure.
Sec 2. The corporate powers and du-
ties of every town so incorporated shall be
vested in board Of trustees, to consist Of
five members. The first board of trus-
tees shall be appointed by the probate
court at the time of declaring such town
incorporate, who shall continue in Office
until their successors are elected and
qualified, and such successors shall be
chosen by the qualified electors, residing
in such town, on the first Monday Of Apri
in every year, in the manner hereinafter
provided.
SEC. 3. Any person sh1ll be trustee
who shall have attained the age Of TWEEN
, ty-one years, and shall be free whit
male citizen Of the United States, or de-
clared his intention according TO law Il
become such who shall be an inhabi
> tant Of the town at the time of his elec
ton, and resided therein for six month
: next preceding; and every trustee shal
hold his Office for the term of one yeal
and until successor is elected and quail
fed.
! SEC. 4. Every trustee. before enterin
8 upon the duties of his Office, shall take Al
) oath to support the constitution of tn
United States and an act to organize th
Territory Of Kansas, and faithfully to de
mean himselfin Office; and every boar
D Of trustees shall assemble within twent
. days after their appointment or election
and choose a chairman of their numbel
and some other person as clerk tn
board Of trustees shall, by ordinance, Il
$ the time and place for holding their state
. meetings, and may be convened by th
' chairman at any time. -
SEC 5. At all meetings Of tho board,
D majority Of the trustees shall constitute
= quorum to do business smaller nun
; bw may adjourn flpp day to day. ~