Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-05-09
Amendment to Village Charter.
Published April 6, 1867. ]
CHAPTER 194-LOCAL,

Published April 6, 1867
CHAPTER 194-LocAL.
AN ACT to amend chapter 132 of the private and
local laws of 1858. entitled san act to incorporate
the village of Dodgevilie in the county of Iowa.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly do enact as follows:
Section /. Subdivision 2s of section % of chapter
2O1 of the general Of 1864, entitled ian act
amend chapter 1872 of the private and local laws of
1858, entitled ian act to incorporate the village Of
Dodgeve in the county of Iowa. is hereby amend
ed so as read follows ''The trustees shall have
power to levy and collect general tax the taxa
bic property in the village for the purpose of grading
paving and otherwise improving tho streets, and for
the purpose of grading for sidewalks: said tax to be
levied assessed and collected in the same manner
provided for the Ievy assessment. and collection of
taxes pay the outstanding debt of the village and
the current expenses of the year.
Sec Section As of said chapter POI is hereby
amended so as to read follows. "Ths village
shall constitute or more road districts wards,
according to ordinance of tho village which ward
wards shall not be connected with any road district
outside of the limits of the village and the board of
trustees shall lave exclusive control of said ward or
wards They shall have power to levy and assess a
road tax the taxable property OF the village which
shall not be than four mills the dollar valu
alton in any year, which road tax shall be col
lected in the same manner as provided for tho col
lection of road taxes by road and for that
purpose the board shall have power to appoint during
their pleasure, street commissioner, who shall un-
der their direction expend the highway tax assessed
or payable on property persons resident being
shall be governed by the law governing road over
seers and shall make his returns to the board of trus
tees in the same manner as road overseers1are re-
quired to make to town boards. The compensation
of the street commissioner shall be such the board
of trustees may order and allow: prorded, hoacerer,
that the board Of trustees of said village may by
al order previously made, allow such portion of the
village road assessed collected aforesaid in
said village not exceeding third part thereof to
be expended without the limits Of said village, any
public highway leading from said village"
Sec. g. At the next village election to be held in
tile village of Dodgevle, on the second Tuesday in
May next the question of the adoption of this amend
ment shall b. submitted to the qualified voters resi-
dent in said village; and for that purpose there shall
be provided separate ballot box for ballots cast
that subject. Those voting in the affirmative shall
deposit ballot on which shall be written printed
the words, "for amendment to charter and those
| voting in the negative, shall deposite ballot on
which shall bel written printed the words. against
amendment 10 charter
| Sec. T. This act shall take effect from and after
its passage and publication; but the shall cease
to be law to have effect the second Tuesday in
May next in majority of the votes cast shall be
against amendment to charter provided in the
| preceding section.
Sec. 5. All acts or parts of acts contravenng any
of the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March &c, 1857.