The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-05-14

of the board, the board may appoint o
chairman pro tempore.
SEC. IL. All vacancies in the board Of
trustees shall be filled by special elec-
ton, ordered by the chairman of the
board, after ten days public notice there
of being given.
SEC. Is. Each board of trustees shall,
as often as may be necessary, appoint
three qualified voters, as judges of the
election, to superintend and conduct all
elections for trustees or other officers re-
qnired to be elected, and such trustees
shall supply all vacancies which may
happen in the Office of judges of elections.
SEC. 10. The judges of elections shall
give public notice Of the time and place
of holding each election, by ADVERTISE
ment, published in some newspaper in
their town, or by handbills put up in
six public places in such town, not less
than ten nor more than twenty days pre-
vious to the election.
SEC. 20. II, on any day appointed for
holding any election, any of the judges
shall fail to attend, the electors present
may appoint Judge or judges Of cleo
ton, to hold such election. who shall be
qualified as required by this act, and all
elections shall be by ballot.
Sec 81. All free white male persons,
citizens of the United States or who have
declared their intention to become such
according to law, of the age of twenty-one
years, residing within the limits of any
incorporated town or city, and who shall
have resided within the same for three
months next preceding an election, shall
be entitled 10 vote at all elections Of
town officers, and no property qualifica-
tion shall be required of any person to
render him eligible to any office in any
incorporated town.
Sec % The judges of elections shall
appoint a clerk who shall write down the
names Of all persons whose votes shall
be received, and the names of those
whose votes are rejected, in separate col
umns.
SEC. IS. The elections shall be kept
open from ten O'Clock in the forenoon
until six O'Clock in the afternoon; after
the election is closed, the judges shall
examine the ballots, aud the five duly
qualified persons who shall have received
the highest number of votes, shall be de-
clared duly elected trustees.
SEC. "a. In cases Of tic, the Judges
shall determine the election between the
persons So having an equal number of
votes, by lot, and the judges shall make
out and deliver to each person elected
trustee, certificate of his election.
Sec. %. In case of the failure Of any
election of trustees or other officers, o
majority Of the trustees then in Office may
cause the election to be held on any other
day.
SEC. 26. The probate court of each
county shall have power to disincorpo-
rate any town which may have been in
corporated under the provisions of this
Act, upon petition of three -fourths of the
legal voters of such town.
SEC. 27. No corporation shall be dis
solved by virtue Of this Act, unless it shall
appear, to the satisfaction Of the court,
that notice has been given of the intended
application for dissolution Of the corpo-
ration, by advertisement, published in a
newspaper nearest the town prayed to be
disincorporated, for at least eight weeks,
successively, prior to such application, nor
until all their liabilities have either been
paid or secured to the satisfaction Of the
probate court Of the proper county.
SEC. 28. No dissolution Of any corpo-
ration, under this Act, shall invalidate or
affect any right, forfeiture or penalty ac-
cruing to such corporation, or invalidate
or affect any contract entered into or i'm
posed upon such corporation.
Sec 20. Whenever the probate court
shall dissolve any corporation, they shall
appoint some competent person to act as
trustee for the corporation so dissolved.
SEC. 30 The trustee, before entering
upon the discharge Of his duties, shall
take and subscribe an oath before some
Judge OF justice of the peace, that he
will faithfully discharge the duties OF
his Office, and shall, moreover, give Lond,
with sufficient security, to be approved
of by the court, to the use Of such disin-
corporated town; conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of the duties Of his Office,
SEC. 81. The trustee shall, as soon as
possible, prosecute or defend 10 final judg-
ment, all suits instituted by or against
the corporation, collect all money due tC
the same, liquidate all lawful demands
against the same, and, for that purpose
shall sell any property belonging TO sucl
corporation, or so much thereof as MAJ
be necessary, and, generally, do all act
requisite TO bring TO speedy close al
the affairs Of the corporation.
SEC. 32. The trustee shall make re
port of his proceedings to the probat'
court at each term thereof.
SEC. 33. When the trustee shall hav'
J closed the affairs of the corporation, h
shall pay over to the county treasurer al
moneys remaining in his hands, and de
liver to the clerk Of such court all book
papers, records and deeds belonging
! the dissolved corporation.
> SEC. 81. The trustee shall receive 70
/ his services such compensation as tn
: court shall think reasonable.
SEC. 80. If any town. disincorporate
as aforesaid, have an annual revenue az
Q cruing thereto, the same shall be paid I
/. the county treasurer by the persons on
/ luH lUc bdlilc duu AL uAceS- . sNNo B'-te
i as well as all moneys paid them by th
trustee, shall be held and disposed Of b
a the court for the benefit Of such town, an
a may be applied by the court to any sp'
; cific object, upon the petition Of majol
L ity of tho taxable inhabitants Of sue
= town.
e SEC. SO. In all cases where any tow
D in this Territory shall be indebted to an
If person, on any account whatever, wa
b rant shall be drawn on the treasurer
It other officer having the legal custody
"a the moneys Of such city or town, for Il
whole amount found due 70 such perss
q BY the tribunal or officer having the pol
q. ef to audit and allow claims against SUI
at city or town, and to draw warrants theref.
,e SEC. 81. All warrants. drawn on q
ie treasurer or other proper officer OF q
" city or town, shall be drawn in favor
I'D the person to whom the amount there
n, shall be allowed, and ofsno other persc
r SIC. SO. All such warrants shall be
sisnable, and every assignment Of q