Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-03-30
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such as they may order or allow, not
exceeding two dollars per day provt~
ded' hoaoeuer, that the board Of trus-
tees of said village may by special
order previously made, allow such
portion of the highway taxes assess
ed or collected as aforesaid in said
village, not exceeding one third part
thereof to be expended without the
limits of said village on any public
highways leading from said village.
Sec. As. The president and trus-
tees shall have power, and it is here-
by made their duty in each year to
levy and asses upon the taxable props
erty in said village, such sum of
money as taxes as shall be sufficient
to pay and discharge the outstanding
debt of the corporation if any, and
its expenses for the current year, after
applying the money derived from
other sources to such purposes, and
no more.
| Sec. 46. All taxes raised and col
lected in the said village Of Lancas-
ter for the purposes authorized by
the last preceding section, shall be
levied and assessed upon the same
kinds of property, real and personal,
within the corporate limits of the
said village, as taxes for town, coun-
ty and state purposes are levied and
assessed.
Sec. AZ. The president and trustees
of the said village shall on or before
the frss Monday in November in
each year, by resolution to be enter
ed on their records, determine the
amount OF such corporation tax to
be levied and assessed on the taxable
property within the corporate limits
Of the said village for the curi ent
year; and the clerk of the said viii
lage shall thereupon, on or before the
third Monday of the same month OF
November IN each year deliver to the
town clerk of the town IN which
such village is situated, a certified
| copy under his hand and name, and
the corporate seal of the said village,
of all resolutions OF the said presi--
dent and trustees determining the
amount of taxes to dc levied and as
sessed for the current year, together
with a description Of the territory
included within the corporate limits
Of the said village.
Sec. As. The town clerk or other proper
officer, as the case may be, of the town in
which the said village is situated shall assess
apportion and carry out such corporation
- Al. IN
alton upon all the real aLd personal property
liable therefor in separate column in the tax
aid asses meent roll and war; ant Of bis town,
next thereafter issued and delivered to the
town treasurer of his town for collection, in
the same manner as he shall assess, apportion
and carry out town, county and state taxes
and if for any reason such corporation taxes
sh all not be assessed, apportloned and carried
out in the next assessment and tax roll and
warrant, as herein provided, it shall or may be
assessed, apportioned, carried out and collect
ed in that of any succeeding year. The said
corporation taxes shall be in all respects col
lected or returned delinquent, in the same man
ner as town, county and state taxes are col
lected by law, and when collected shall be
paid over by any officer collecting or receiv-
ing the same to the treasurer of said village.
Any officer or other person, who shall neglect
or refuse on demand, to pay over any such
corporation taxes when collected or received
by him in any manner to such village treasurer,
shall be liable to an action therefor, with
twenty per cent damages TO be added thei etc,
to be sued for and recovered in the corporate
name of said village, both against such default
ing officer or other person and his suretes.
Sec, 49, The town assessor of the town in
which said village is situated, IN assessing the
taxable property in his town in each year, shall
assess the taxable property, real and personal,
within the corporate limits of the said village
in one continuous part OF his assessment roll,
and foot up the valuation OF all the items of
property assessed and valued by him within
said limits.
Sec. so. No general law contravening the
provisions of this act shall be considered as re-
peallng, amending or modifying the same, I'M
less such purpose be expressly set forth in
such law. Ii shall be the duty of the clerk of
the said village, Immediately after any election
under this act, TO make out statement of the
persons elected as corporation officers, and OF
the persons appointed to offices of clerk, con-
stable and trea surer of the corporation, when
ever an appointment of such officers is made,
with the fact of the acceptance and qualifca-
ton OF such officer so elected or appointed, I'M
der his hand and corporate seal, and file the
same in the office of the clerk oil the circuit
court of the county in which said village is
sitnated and il is hereby made the duty of
the clerk cf such circuit court to file the same
in the same manner as he flies and preserves
like certificates of the election and quallica-
ton of justices of the peace and other town
officers. The police justice shall file dupl-
! cate of his oath of office With the said clerk OF
| the said circuit court.
! Sec 81. The first election of officers under
| this act shall be held on the first Monday of
| Nav, A. ID. 1869, in case this act shall take
| effect on or previous to that day,and the official
publication of this act shall be sufficient notice
of such election; and in case this act shall not
| lake effect on or previous to that day, or in
case M election shall be held on tn at day I'M
der this act. then such first election of officers
| under this act shall be held at such time there
| after as the president and trustees of the said
VI Iage under the charter OF the said village
hereby repealed, shall by resolution order and
appoint, giving at least ten days notice there
OF: and It is hereby maze their duty TO order
| and appoint such election within twenty days
after this act shall take effect In case said
FIRST election shall not be held on the said first
| Monday of Nav, A. D. 1869, and in case oil
their default to order and appoint such cleo
tion as herein provided, then the same may be
ordered and appointed by any ten freehold
voters as proylded in section five OF this act
Sec 81. An the rights, immunities and
franchises of the town or village OF Lancaster,
as heretofore incorporated, shall pass to and be
enjoyed by the said village as incorporated IN
this act in all respects when not inconsistent
with this act, and the present officers OF said
village shall hold their respective offices until
their successors are elected under this act and
qualified.
Sec. SO. An act entitled s'an act TO ncorpo
rate the village of Lancaster" approved
March 20, 1856, and the several acts revising
and amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed,
but the repeal of said acts and parts OF acts
shall not in any manner affect, injure or in
validate any contracts, suits, acts, claims or
demands, rights, actions, causes OF action,
remedies, offenses, duties, liabilities or obliga-
tons that mayhave been committed, suffered,
done, entered into, performed, commenced or
that NAV exist under or by virtue or In pursu-
ance Of the said acts or any of them, but the
same shall exist and be enforced and carried
out as fully and effectually to all intents and
purposes as if this act he'd not been passed !;
and all ordinances, resolutions, regulations,
rules, bylaws and orders Of the president and
trustees of said vilag parts thereof not
repealed, suspended o made void by this act,
shall continue and remal4 III full force and ei~
| feet unfii altered amended. repealed or sus-