Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-30

showmen and all other exhibitor
pay their licenses according to tn
law and this act and the ordinance G
the village, and in default of pay
ment, to prosecute for the same il
the corporate name of the village
amp pay over the same to the treas
urer when received by him.
Soc. IL. The treasurer of said vii
Iage shall perform such duties ant
exercise such powers as may be law
fully required of him by the ordinan
ces, rules, regulations, resolutions Of
bylaws of said village and by law
All money raised, received, recovered
and collected by means of any tax
license, fine, forfeiture or otherwise
under the authority Of this act, Of
which belongs to SAID village, shall be
paid to and received by him, and shall
not be drawn therefrom except by q
written order, signed by the presi-
dent and couDtersigned by the clerk
by order Of the trustees. Such order
shall specify the amount of money To
be drawn and its objects. He shal
keep just and accurate account OF
all moneys and other things coming
into his hands as treasurer, in book
to be provided by the trustees for
that purpose, which shall remain the
property of the village, wherein he
shall note the time when, the person
from whom, the amount of the sew
eral sums received and the source
from whence the said sums arose,
which said book at all reasonable
times shall be open to the inspcc ion
OF the electors of the village. He
shall as often as the trustees require,
render to said trustees a minute ac-
count of his receipts and payments,
and at the expiration of his term OF
Office he shall pay over and deliver to
his successor all moneys, books and
vouchers in his possession belonging
to said village.
Sec -. 1t shall be the duty OF
the clerk to keep a record of the do
ings of the board of trustees, especial
ly of the passing of by laws, ordinan-
ces, rules, resolutions and regulations,
and also faithful record of all the
doiugs and votes of the inhabitants
Of said village, at their annual and
other legal meetings, and to keep on
file all papers which may be ordered
by the trustees. The records kept
by the clerk shall be evidence in all
legal proceedings, and copies of all
papers duly filed in his Office and tran
scripts from the record of proceed
| ings of the board Of trustees certified
by him under the corporate seal,
shall be evidence in all courts of the
contents Of the same. He shall keep
the corporate seal of the said village
He shall keep full and accurate &C
count of all orders drawn on the
treasury, in book provided for that
purpose, and shall keep all account:
Of the corporation with individuals
and shall also keep an accurate ac'
count with the treasurer, and charge
him with all taxes levied and sum:
of money paid into the treasury, and
all receipts of the payment of money
or property to the treasurer shall be
countersigned by the clerk before
they shall be legal voucher against
the village. The clerk shall have
power to administer oaths.
Sec. IA. The attorney shall per,
form all professional services incident
70 the Office, as prescribed by ordi-
na noes or by resolutions Of the pres
ident and trustees, or as directed by
the president; and when required
shall furnish written opinions to
| them.
Sec. Is. The peasident and trust
ees shall have power, from time to
time, to require other and further
duties to be performed by any officer
whose duties are herein prescribed
and to appoint such other officers as
may be necessary to carry into effect
the provisions of this act, and to pre-
scribe their duties, and to fix the
compensation of all officers elected OF
appointed by them. Such compen~
sation shall be fixed by resolution at
the time the Office is created or at
the commencement of the year, and
shall not be increased or diminished
during the term such officer shall
remain in office.
Sec. 16. If any person having
been an officer in said village shall
not within ten days after notification
and request, deliver to his successor
in Office all property, moneys, books,
papers and effects of every descrip-
ton in his possession belonging to
said village or pretaining,to the office
he may have Leld, be shall forfeit
and pay to the use of the village one
| hundred dollars, besides all damages
caused by his neglect or refusal so to
deliver; and such successor may re-
cover the possession of such books,
papers and effects in the manner pre-
scrlbed by the laws of this State.
Sec II. The surveyor shall b ca
practical surveyor and engineer, and
his duties shall be prescribed and di-
rected by the president and trustees,
and his fees and compensation shall
be fixed by them for any service per-
formed by him. All surveys. profles,
plans, plats or estimates made by
him for the village, shall be the prop
erty of the village, and shall be fled
and carefully preserved in the Office
of the clerk or other officer as may
be directed by them, and shall be
open to the inspection of all persons
interested.
Sec. Is. The style of all ordinan-
ces passed by the president and
trustees shall be, "the president and
trustees of the village of Lancaster
do ordain as follows" The presi,
dent and two trustees or three trust
ees, shall constitute a quorum foI
the transaction of any business, and
in the absence of the president the
trustees present shall appoint one OF
their number president pro tenn who
shall possess all the powers Of The
president, except as police justice
Sec. 19. The president and trust,
ees shall have the exclusive authori-
| ty within the corporate limits of tn,