Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-24
Laws Of wisconsin, O 6iclaI.
Published Feb. 18th, 1901
CHAPTER 35.-LocAL.

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ted in senate and assembly, do enact as fol-
lows:
Section l. All that district OF country desert
bed ms follows The west hall and the west
half OF the northeast quarter and the west hall
of the southeast quarter OF section number
twelve l2.1 and the east half OF the northeast
quarter and the east half OF the southeast quar-
ter Of section number eleven III and the
| northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of
section number fourteen GAO and the north
half of the northwest quarter, and the north
west quarter Of the northeast quarter OF sec
ton number thirteen (l3) township eight (S)
north. range one ~ east being in the t1wn of
! Pulaski OF Iowa county and state OF Niscon-
! sin, shall hereafter be known and designated
/ as the village of Avoca. and the rhabitants
| who may now or hereafter reside within SAID
district are created and constituted \ body cor
porate aud polite by the name o. ''the presi
| dent and trustees Of the village of Avoca, by
that name they and their Successors forever
/ hereafter shall and may havJ perpetual success
! sion, snd shall be IN law capable OF sung and
! being sued, pleading and beng Implicated, an
| swcring and being answered. unto, defending
| and being defended against III their corporate
names in all courts and places, and in all suits
! whatsoever, with power of purchasing, receiv-
! ing, holding, occupying and conveying real
/ and personal estate, aud shall haTc a common
| SEAL and alter or change the same mt pleasure;
! and shall be competent to have and exercise
| all the rights and privileges and subject to all
| duties and obligations pertaining to munich
| pal corporation.
| Sec z. The government Of said corporation
/ and the exerc SO Of its corporate powers and
! the management of its fiscal, prudential and
J municipal concerns shall be vested IN presl-
! dent. who shall be ex olIco trustee, and four
/ trustees and such officers as are hereinafter
provided for; and said president and trustees
| shall receive no compensation for any services
rendered coniormably to the provisions OF this
! act.
See. g. The officers of said corporation shall
| be- one president and four trustees, one clerk,
one treasurer, one police justice and one con
stable, who shah DO ex oNicl0 marshal OF SAID
/ corporation. The president and trustees and
! police Justice shall be elected by the qualified
| voters of said corporation, on the second Mon
day Of May of each year, and shall hold Their
respective Offices for one year, and until their
successors are elected and qualified. The clerk
! shall give Mt least ten days notice of the time
and place OF holding an election and the pres
| ident and trustees, or any two OF them, shall
preside Il, every such election and any yacan
! cy in the office of president shall be flled by
u special election, and vacancies IN the Office
| OF trustees shall be filled by the president and
! trustees All other officers shall be appointed
| by the president and trustees, and hold their
/ Offices during the term for which the trustees
! are elected and until their successors are mp
pointed and qualified, and shall bc subject to
I removal by The president and trustees. All
persons qualified to vote IN said village Tor
member OF the state assembly, and who shall
have resided in said village for twenty days
next preceding the election at which he may
offer to vote, shall be entitled to vote for amy
officers required to be elected by this act.-
! Whenever any person shall present himself to
! give his vote, aud either of the Judges shall
suspect that such person does not possess tn
qualifications Of an elector, or if his vote shall
! be challenged by an elector, the judges or some
Que OF them, before receiving the vote of any
such person, shall cause such person to take an
1 oath that he possesses the qualifications pre-
| serbed in this section, and that he has not 70
ted at sneh election which oath may be adm II
| isterca by any or either OF such Judges; and
/ the general provisions OF law, SO far MS apptl
| cable, reiatiag to the challenge OF voters ANA
the oath to be rendered, administered or taken
! by person whose vote is challenged, and the
| penalties provided for taking such oath false
| ~, wiIfully and knowingly, shall all apply to
any election held by yirlic of the provisions
! of this net, and any person who is rot quail
iIed voter, and who shall vote at any election
! of this corporation shall be subject to all The
| pains aud penalties imposed by the statutes of
this state for Illegal voting.
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visitors Of this act may be called by any ten
electors and frecholders Of said village by
| giving notice of the time and place of holding
such election in writing, posted up in thee
public places in said village at least ten days
before che time fixed in such notice for holding
the same, and the electors when convened for
the purpose of holding such election may ap
point three voters to act US judges Of such el.
ccion, and the judges so appointed shall have
power to appoint clerk and to conduct such
election. And the voters present at any sub
sequent election may appoint three voters to
net as judges of election, in case there shall
a not be n quorum of trustees present to condde.
the election.
Sec. s. At all elections held under this act,
the polls st9l be opened at one o'clock in the
afternoon, and shall continue open uutn Eve
y tlpNk Nv lUt NilFiHpuH VI llt ebhN NNl, anu
the election shall be by ballot, conducted in
the same manner, rs far rs may be, as cleo
tons for members of assembly, and plural-
~ of votes shall in all cases decide the cleo
ton.
Sec. 8, In case such officers, or any Of them.
shall not he elected rs herein provided.
the corporation shall not thereby BE- dissolved,
but special elections for the election of pres-
dent and trustees may be held Us herein pro
Ydcd tor annual elections; and in case there
shall he no o.icor to give notice thereof then
such notice may bs given by am ten freehold
crs OF such village, US herein provided tor an
nual elections,
See. l. Every officer elected or appoiut ID
under this act, before he enters upon ire duties
of his office, and within ten DAYS alter his rp-
pointmcnt or election shall take an uat5 faith.
fully to discharge re duties of his o.lce, and
To support the constitution OK the United
States aud Of this state and the laws thereof.
See. s. The treasurer and constable, before
they enter upon the duties OF their o.licos shall
scycwlly give bonds to the trustees ia such
sum. with such conditions aud with such sure
tics as said trustees, or a majority Of them