The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-03-31

from any street, lot building.
H. To reTnre the enforcement of any and all ordi-
nances and regulations which may from time to time
he adopted.
III To let y proposal to the lowest bidder all CON
tracts for services, work aIi materials aud order
Payment for the same except otherwise provided
". To require any officer to furnish reports infor-
iation or estimates whenever deemed proper by the
board of aldermen.
See q. The board of alderman shall have mower 70
pass or1n9nces imposing penalties against the
ers and masters OF boats and the vessels
themselves, for any wiliful and malicious injuries
gone py any sieh boat or yess to any bridge pub
lie dock and to enforce the same by action and by
imprisonment of such or masters as in the
case OF other ordinances and for every such injury
such boat or vessel shall be liable In an action by
vibrant IN the name of the city, for all such injury
and damages, to be enforced according to the proyi
sens OF the laws of this state providing the col
Ieeton OF damages against boats and vessels
sec; H. The power conferred upon the said board
OF aldermen TO provide for the abatement or removal
or nuSances shall not bar or hinder SUITS prosecu-
tons or proceedings in the coCrts according to law
rambling houses houses of i'll fame disorferly tav
ems ana houses or places where spirtuous, vinous
OF ferniented quor sold without the license requ
site therefor, hereby declared shall be deemed
public Or common nuisances.
Sec Ii The board of dermen may from time to
time form and alter any school district within said
city rs they may deem proper and all the district
SCHOOLS OF said city shall be subject to the general
laws providing for the formation of school districts in
the several The laws of this state in relation
to common schools shall in all respects APP
Pcable apply to the city of Manitowoc and the
porate officers elected therein
Sec. H. The board of aldermen shall have power to
make all necessary provision for draining all such
portions OF SAID city as shall need drainage. Tho con-
tract Tor such drainage shall be let the lowest
der. and the work shall be done under the sunerin-
tendenee OF the city surveyor, and upon plans pre-
LiEea 2y nm. Inc expense OF such drainage pro-
-ei LOT hy TINS section shall be borne by the lots
teAented by such work and the cty surveyor shall
immediately alter such work is done apporton the
COST OF the same among the lots benefited in pro-
por,Ion to the benefit accruing to each and shall
make fuiI statement in writing and file tie same
with tie city clerk showing the whole cost of such
drainage, the lots benefited by nd he
amount assessed by him to each lot therefor and the
city clerk shall add such amount the tax assessed
upon SAID lot and the shall be collected other
taxes are collected.
CHAPTER FII-FINAScEs AND EXPENDITURES
Sec l. Al moneys credits and demands belonging
TO Inc CITY OF Manitowoc shall be kept by and d. pos
lied with the city treasurer and be under the control
o. nie oofa OF aldermen and shall be drawn out only
Hpon the order of the clerk authorized by
vote OF the board of aldermen, and in e-
eept IN quldaton OF bonds, contracts or other La
bties legally entered into incurred by said city
when in the opinion of twohrds of all The aldermen
elect the general interest of the city shall require the
advance or payment of money for special pur-
pose other than for deiraying the ordinary expenses
of the government and management of the corpora
ticn and in such the board of aldermen may, by
resolution, order the issuing of warrant for any pur
pose pr0u.ded, that resolution, authorizing the
drawing OF a warrant for the special purpose last
above III TINS section stated shall be adopted except
by vote of two-thrds of all the aldermen of said
city livery warrant drawn the treasurer
pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be
numbered in regular order of the series
general warrants, and snail refer to the resolution
der which 1t VAS drawn. and the object for which it
was drawn, and shall be signed 10y the Mayor and
feTsigr.el by the ci1sz-.
Sec 2. Said city snail have no power except where
slsec3a authorized thereto by law to borrow money
nor 5hall it be liable to pay money borrowed its
account advanced in its eif by its officers
other person. shall any of its money property
be applied 10 any such purposes, shall said city
incur any debt or liability in any wear greater than
the amount OF tax allowed by this act to be raised in
saa city IN the year i'll which such debt liability
incurred.
A I
before tbs same shall be acted upon shall be verified
by affidavit; such affidavit shall be annexed to or en-
orsed on such account demand, and presented and
preserved Herewith The mayor, clerk any Of the
aldermen, when such account, claim demand shall
be presented to him, may administer the oath requir
Ell IN TINS section, and may examine the claimant
oath as to the items of such account claim. Upon
the final disposition of any such claim, tho
same shall be endorsed follows to wit: If allowed
in fu the word, allowed shall be endorsed thereon
If allowed only in part the amount allowed and the
disaliowed shall briefly endorsed thereon
and if entirely disaliowed the word, 'disaiiowed'
shall be endorsed thereon, which endorsement shall
be signed by the mayor
presented to the board of aldermen in year. shall
be numbered from upwards in the order III wici
1t shall he presented and the of the person il
whose favor such account shall he made out, and thu
time Of presentation thereof shall be endorsed there
on, ana a memorandum of every such account o.
claim, giving its number, the name of the clainan
therein and the amount thereof, and also the fna
disposition of such account claim, and of the war
rant and the number thereof issued in payment q
such account allowed, in whole in part, slIal
he entered IN the records of the proceedings of TIL
board Of aldermen; and every such account or claim
together with the affidavit presented Herewith, AND
the report certificate of auditing and allowing
disallowig the same, if amy, endorsed thereon
nexed thereto, shall he filed and preserved in the of
fee Of the city clerk.
sec. 5. No account claim against said city shall
be paid until lie shall be presented the boarC
OF aldermen and audited and allowed by them as pro
yi3ad in this act.
Soc s. All forfeitures. fines and penalties accruine
20 tire city for violation of this act. of any of
ordinances bylaws rules and regulations of the citN
and al moneys received for licenses shall IL paid int
the city treasury, and become part of the genera
fund; but the board of aldermen shall have power
whenever in their opinion justice shall be promotes
Thereby, TO remit such nes fofietures and penalties
or any part thereof
Sec l. Whenever the board of aldermen Shall be o
opinion that the interests of the city require the
peuliture Of money for any extraordinary speca
purpose which in their opinion cannot be paid from
any funds in the city treasury, they may make es
innate of the necessary o be raised for said py
poses and for each Of them if there be more than
object and to state the amount and the object
which ii is required, together with their reasons fol
their opinion and cause such statement and estimate
70 be published in all the papers published said
and shall give notice therein that day, and
place places therein specified special election vii
be held at which the question whether the said sun
sums shall be raised or not, viii I've submitted
the qualified voters for their determination. SAID
statement and notice shall be published once in eact
week for three successive weeks preceding the day
of election. The board of aldermen shall desgnat il
said notice where the polls will be held in each
and the said polls shall be held and the said election
be conducted in the manner charter elections
thereof The ballots to be cast at said election shall
be written printed, partly written partly
Printed the inside thero the Object Tor such spe-
cal tax and the margin and opposite to such OBJ
ject statement, shall lie placed the words ssfor
against and if there shall be more than object
special tax proposed such election then those
several objects shall be specified piece paper
aHd il the margin and opposite each one Of those
several objects statements, shall he placed the
words, s'for, or against, and the shall he de-
posted in box similar TO the boxes required TO he
used at said charter election False swearing aud
fraudulent voting shall be punished in the
ner at other elections for county state officers
Sec s. The board of aldermen within one week af-
ter said election. shall meet and canvass the votes
celNed or the returns thereofand the result results
thereof shall be entered upon the records of the board
a aldermen, and if majority of all the votes cast
sa election shall be for the raising of said tax for
of sad objects, IT shall be the duty the
board OF aldermen TO cause the said sums of moneys
70 he assessed levied and raised in and by the next
assessment roll, at the time the next annual tax is
levied and raised.
CHAPTER yITI-rAx.rIoy
Section l. For The discharge of any legal debt of
the city, or expenditure authorized by the board of
aldermen under any of the provisions of this
any ordinance OF this city, to detray the
expenses thereof the board Of aldermen shall have
power, by ordinance or resolution:
!. To annually levy and collect tax all real
and personal property in the city made taxable by the
laws Of the state, TO defra the contingent and other
general expenses OF the city, and pay the interest
nuay on the bonded Indebtedness thereof which tax
e4aIi constitute the general fund.
II. 70 annually levy ami collect a tax not exceed
ing TWO per centam the assessed valuation for that
year OF all taxable real and personal property in
of the wards of said city, for the purpose of creating
special fuad for such ward to be expended for only
strictly ward purposes hereinafter by this act pr-
ved bui snch special taxes shall lie levied or as
sessed and colee- except upon the Recommendation
Il a nalogity of the aldermen OF the ward in which
each SPECIAL sought to be raised.
Ill To annually levy and collect such tax for the
support o. common schools Of said city is re-
CURED of towns under the laws of this state
~ It annually and collect poll tax from all
such persons residing within the limits of said city,
subject by law pay poll taxes, except all the
members of duly organized fire companies said city
who are hereby exempted from the payment of poll
tax, and to expend such poll tax upon any