East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-03-22
hmendmonts to tho CITY Charter.

Amendments TO the CITY Charter.
We published, week before last,
those portions OF The act amendatory to
our City Charter which related totheof- (
fec of Controller. Below wegive tho /
remaining material provisions of the
act. Hereafter our charter election
will DO he'd on tho first Monday in
April, three aldermen from each
ward in tho council, instcal Of two
as heretofore, senior alderman to be
supervisor.
noUspARIEs.
So much Of the township of Buena
Vista, in the county OF Saginaw, as 10
olnbraced in the following boundary,
TO wit: Commencing at point in the
centre of Saginaw river who're the
north section line of section eighteen,
in township twelve north, of range
five east, crosses said river; thence
east along said section line to the
north least corner of said section
eighteen thence south along tho east
section lines of sections eighteen,
nineteen and thirty, to the southeast
corner of said section thirty, in said
township and range thence west
along the south line of said section
thirty, 70 the southwest corner of said
section thirty; thence north on the
west section line of sail section thirty,
TO the southeast corner Of the James
Rilev reservation; thence west along
Ito south line of said James Riley
reservation to the centre of Saginaw
river; thence down Saginaw river to
the place of beginning, is detached
and set off from said township, and
constituted an Incorporated city by
the name Of the city of East Saginaw,
&c.
WARDS.
Said city shall be divided into three
wards, as follows: All that part Of
said city lying northerly of Geneseo
street from tho river to jefferson
street, from thence northerly Of La
peer street, shall constitute tho first
ward all that pant Of the city lying
between the southern boundary OF the
first ward and line described as fol-
lows, Commencing in Saginaw river
at the centre of Hoyt street, thence
easterly along the centre Of lloyt
street to Genesee street, thence south
easterly along Genosee street to tho
south line of the CLASSIFY, Gallagher 4
Little addition, thence easterly on tho
south line of tho CLASSIFY, Gallagher &
Little addition to the corporation line,
shall constitute the second ward and
all that part of the city lying south OF
said south boundary limo Of the second
ward, shall constitute the third ward.
Whenever street is mentioned as
the boundary Of any ward Of such
city, the middle of such street shall be
deemed to be such boundary.
srRrEr COMMISSIONER.
The common council shall at their
first meeting after their election in
each year, or as soon thereafter as
may DO, appoint one street commis-
sioner, whose duty it shall be TO SUI
perintend the construction uasYeeapsafiiRq 4t,
s.e5swaIks, streets, lanes, alleys, sew
ers, public pumps, reservoirs, public
grounds, culverts and bridges within
said city, and perform such other duties
as shall be prescribed by the common
council, and render true account Of
the expenses thereof for material and
labor, in detail, under oath, TO the
city clerk or controller, as tho council
a shall designate by ordinance.
REVENUES.
For the purpose of defraying the
expenses and all liabilities incurred
by said city, and paying tho same, the
common council may raise annually,
by tax levied upon the real and per-
sonal property within said city, such
sum as they may deem necessary, not
exceeding one and ono half per cent.
on the valuation of such real and per-
sonal estate within the Limits of said
city, according 90 the valuation there-
of, taken from tho assessment roll OF
the year preceding the levying of such
tax, and tho common council may, in
addition thereto, levy such sum, not
exceeding onc-half of one per cent.
Of the valuation OF The preceding
year, as they may deem necessary for
highway purposes. which shall be
raised, assessed ami collected on the
same roll aud in the same manner as
other city taxes. If the said common
council shall doom it expedicnt for tho
purposes 81 the city, to levy larger
tax than is allowed by this section,
they may, by giving ten days notice,
10y publishing the sau'e in nowspa-
pr published in said Ciyt, and posting
notice thereof in three public places
in said city, call a meeting Of the in
habitants of said city, at some place
therein, who may then and there vote
to levy, assess and callect further
money tax upon all the real and per-
sonal property in said city in such
sum as the meeting shall direct, and
such tax shall be levied, assessed and
collected in the Same manner as is
provided for the levying or collection
of the other taxes mcntio..od in this
art. Pror,ded, That no person shall
vote at such meeting who is not tax
payer in said city The mayor of
said city shall preside, or in his alb
sence tho thea acting mayor shall
pre- 10 at such meeting.
RAISING MONEY OK BONDS
Tor p,',lic improvements and build
ing school houses in said city, the
common council may borrow, on the
faith of the city, sum not exceeding
fifty thousand dollars, for term not
exceeding twenty years, at ratio of
inte.o-. not exceeding ten per cent. per
nnnum, payable annually, and for that