The Placer herald., 1860-04-07

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Ana ict 30 Incorporate the Town OF Auburn.
The People Of the State Of California, reprssen.
ted IN the Senate dnd AsssmWy, do enact as t0t
louS:
SECTION |. The inhabitants of the town of
Auburn, County OF Placer are hereby constituted
body corporate and polite, under the name and
style of the Town Of Auburn, and by that name
and style, they and their successors shall be
known in law, and have perpetual succession and
be invested with all the rights and privileges con-
lerred by, and be subject to all the liabilities, re.
srictions aud provisions OF an Act entitled " an
Act to provide for the incorporation of Towns, -
approved April nineteenth, a. ID. S5G, so far as
the provisions OF said Act may be consistent with
the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 2, The area of said Town shall be one
and one fourth miles square, having the Court
llousc for centre.
SEC 3. The Board of Trustees of said Town
shall not have the power to contract any debt,
unless the ordinance providing for the same shall
first be submitted to and adopted by majority
of the legal voters OF the Town voting on the
same, nor shall any expense be incurred, except
as above provided, unless there is money in the
Treasury to pay the same.
SEC. 4. The compensation of the Board Of
Trustees shall be one dollar per annun, each
The Clerk shall receive fifty dollars per annun {.
The Assessor shall receive fifty dollars per annum.
The Treasurer shall receive five dollars per an
mum.
SEC g. In addition to the Board OF Trustees,
the officers Of the Town shall consist of Il Clerk,
Treasurer and Assessor, and no other, and the
Trustees shall appoint all Of said officers.
SEC, 6. The Board of Trustees shall have
power to pass such ordinances as they may deem
necessary to prevent and remove nusances to
license theatres, menageres, shows, and all eXhi-
bitons where money is charged for admission
to prevent and punish breaches OF the peace and
disorderly conduct and to alter and keep open,
grade and repair and lay out, streets alleys and
side walks for the town and to collect annually
tax on all the property in the Town, not ex-
ceedug one-lourh OF one per cent. on the assessed
value thereof; and to pass all ordinances necess-
ary Tor the protection of the Town against fire.
SEC T. No street shall be laid out, altered,
opened or repaired, except upon Il petition signed
by the owners of two thirds in value of the pro-
perty affected thereby, and then to pay the eX
pense attendant on the same, tie Board of Trus-
tees shall levy tax on all the property affected
thereby according to its assessed value, which
tax shall be levied and collected as other taxes
are under this Act.
Sec. s. John Il. Gwynn, John Russell and
Henry l1uDOard are nereOy appointed ColninlS-
sioners, wEo, within ten days alter the passage of
this Act, shall give notice that, within one week
from the date of said notice, an election will be held
at the time and place designated in the notice, at
which election the qualified electors Of said Town
of Auburn will be called upon to vote on the
question of the Incorporation OF said Town.
Said Commissioners shall cause ballots to be pre-
pared on which shall be written or printed
" Corporation Yes, or" Corporation No" and
said Commissioners shall constitute the Judges
and Inspectors OF said election, and shall hold the
same and declare the result. If at such election
majority of the ballots shall have written or
printed on them the words Corporation Yes, /"
then this Act shall take effect, and said Commits
sions shall declare said Town Incorporated, and
shall hold an election for the officers provided
under this Act, on the 9th day OF April, A. ID.
1860 But, if Il majority of such ballots shall
have written or printed thereon the words =" Cor
poration No. then said Commissioners shall de-
clare this Act rejected and the same shallnot go
into effect
SEC 9. The annual elections for officers in said
Town shall take place on the first Monday IN
April, A d. 1861 ,and on the first Monday OF April
in each wear thereafter and the officers elected
shall hold their Offices one year and until their
successors are duly elected and qualified
SEC TO- This Act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
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