Nebraska advertiser., 1859-09-01
Ordinance No. !

Sec. 7. Be Il ordained BIZ The Board If Trustees
! for the Torn Of Peru, Nemqkd Cunfy, ". T.. ar tut
lo5rs: There shall be a town clerk. appointed by
the board Of trustees. whose dutyit shall be 10 keen
true minutes Of all the doings Of said beard ~ ali
their meetings, tosee that all ordinances are publish
cd in some newspaper published within Nemaha
County, and preserve all proper evidences Of such
publication, and perform all other duties pertaining
10 such Cfice.
Sec. ?. There shall also be appointed nm assessor
whose dutyit shall be to take a list ofaEI the taxable
property, both zeal and personal in the town. and at
tach thereto the true value thereof such list and
assessment TO be made annually and filed with the
clerk Of the board on or before the first day Of Sep
tember.
Sec. ; There shall be n treasurer appointed.
whose duty 1t shall be to receive and safely keen all
the moneys belonging to the town. and pay all orders
drawn on him by the board, signed by the chairman
and attestcd by the clerk Of the board. and before
entering upon the duties Of his 0ffce he shall nike
and execute to the board such bond rs NAV be rcqui-
red and approved by the board, conditioned that he
viii faithfully discharge all the duties If treasurer
according TO law, and shall, at any time when re-
quired By the beard, report the amount Of money in
his cfice.
See {. There shall also be appointed by the board
a Street Commissioner. whose duty it shaIlbe to keep
open, repairs and otherwise improve the streets and
al!eysCf the town, and see that the citizens and lot
holders PERFORM all the work required Of them by
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him pertaining to his Office.
See. 5: There shall also be appointed q town con-
stable, whose duty it shall he to collect all MONEYS
due the town by assessment Of taxes. fines or for
FIXTURES, or in any other manner from any person or
persons WhOmsoevCr, and pay the same over to the
treasurer, taking his receipt for the same, and per-
form all other duties pertaining to his Office, and,
before entering upon the duties Of his Office he shall
make and execute TO the board such bond and Sc
curity as the board may REQUIRE and approve. ccDdi-
fiaund that no rpIl1 faffhEy71u I5-oA,-.. II Al. l.
tics required of him, and that he will faithfully OBJ
servc6I ordinances or orders Of the board which may
impose duties or require his services.
Sec. O.. That there shall be no orders drawn on
the treasurer unless ordered by the board, which
order and direction shall be entered and appear on
the minutes Of the meeting or lerirg the same. The
said orders shall be signed by the chairman Of the
board, and counters gnCd by the clerk, and made
payable 10 the person in whose favor it is drawn. All
orders shall be numbered respectively rs issued and
dated On the same day, and shall be paid by the
treasureri in the order of their number.and date. IN
less otherwise ordered by the board. The Treasurer
shall, when any order is presented to him for pay
ment and not paid. endorse on the back Of such order
stating that the within has been presented. and date
and sign the same, which endorsement shall cntitle
the holder to ten per cent. per annum on the amount
the order calls for, from the date Of such endorse
ment.
PROVIDING FOR WORK ON STREETS.
Sec. Z. That all able bodied male inhabitants of
the town, over the age Of eighteen and under the
age fifty years, shall work at least two days ii
each year on the streets Of the town, under the SUI
p]erviSiOn Of the Street Commissioner. at such work
rs said commissioner shall designate, or pay fer each
day so falling to work the sum Ct one dollar and ff-
ty cents, provided that the said commissioner shall
give six days previous notice, either 10y serving q
written n0ti"e or by advertising the same by posting
up n tleast four advertisements in the most public
places in the town, said notice to designate the place
where said work is to be done. the kind Of tools or
implements to be used, and the hour Of the day in
which said work is to he commenced: the clerk shall
furnish the commissioner with a list Of all hands sub
icct to work on said streets. All persons who shall
be legally notified as above. and shall fail to work
on said streets, either by himself or by a legal sub
stitute, shall be returned to the board a delinquent.
and if he fails to pay to the collector when called IN
on 10 DO SO the sum Of one dollar and fifty cents, the
same may be collected by suit before any Justice of
the peace in this county, the sam as any other debt
together with costs Of such suit. The street COM
missioner shall every six months make and exhibit to
the board a full statement in writing Of all his pro-
ceedingS, setting forth the amount Of money received
and paid out for work, the number Of days work
done under his supervision, the number Of delin-
quents and the amount of money collected from the
same, together with all other matters pertaining to
his Office.
See. s.. That the tax Of this town shall not he
more than FIVE mills on the dollar per annum, IN
less the board is authorized, by at least two-thirds
Of all the taxpayers in the town requiring them, to
levy a higher rate Of tax.
R.. PERRY, President.
PC. RICHARDS, Secretary.