The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-01-27
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TO INCORPORATE THE CITY
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SEC. 1.-THE Board of Aldermen
may from time to time form and alter
amy school district within eaiatit asthey
may deem proper, and all the. district
schools of said city shall be- subject to the
general laws providing fr the formation
6f sehe5f districts m the seses5i tuunss--
The laws of this xtate IN relation to COM
mon schools shall in all respects as far as
applicable apply to. the ety. Of MaRito-
Voc ,anG ss5e corporate officers elected
therein.
SEC. 12-The Board of Aldermen
shall have power tos;naaae all necessary
provisions for draining all such portions
of said city a. shall need drainage. The
contract for such drainage shall BE let to
the lowest bidder, and the work shall be
done under the superintendance Of the
City Surveyor, and upon plans prepared
by him; the cxpense6. such drainage as
provided for by this section, shall be borne
by the lots benefited by such work, and
the City Surveyor shall Immediately at
ter such work IS done, appofSion t1h cost
of the same among the lots benefited, in
proportion to the benefit aceruing TO each,
and shall make a full statement in writ
ing, and file the same with the City
Clerk, showing sthe who're cost of s,ch
drainage, the lots benefited by the same,
and the nmounts assessed by him to- each
lot therefor; and the City Clerk shall add
such amount to the tax assessed upon
said lot, and the same shall be collected
as othertaxes, are. collected.
II =. ! CHAPTER We 4 ii.
Finances and Expenditures.
SECTION I.-All moneys, credits and
demands belonging to the City of Mani
towoc, shall be kept by and deposited
with the City Treasurer, and be under
the control of the Board of Aldermen.
and shall be drawn out only upon the OF
der of the Mayor aud Clerk authorized
by,a vote of, the Board Of Aldermen, and
in no other manner except in liquidation
of bonds, contracts or other liabilities le-l
gally entered into Or incurred Y said city,
or when in the opinion, of two thirds OF
all the Aldermen elect, the general inter
est of the city1shall reenire. the advance:
CT payment Of money for some special
purpose other than for defraying theIor-.
binary expenses Of the government and
and management Of the. corporation,> and
in such cases the Board of Alderhlep May
by resolution order the issuing of. war,
rant for any purpose lrggr
P'oritlcd that no resolution authorizing
the drawingof a warrant for the special
purpose last above in this section Stated
shall be adopted except by vote Of two
thirds of aljthe Aldermen Of said tity.i
Every warrant drawn On the Treasurer
pursuant to the provisions of this section,
shall be numbered in regular order Of the
current series of general warrants and
shat refer to- the resolution under Which
it was drawn, and the object for whiehs4t
was drawn, and shall be signed by the
Mayor and eonntersisned. by the Clerk.
Sec. II.-Said city shall have 20 pow
er except where specially authorized there
to by law. to borrow money, nor shall 1t
be liable to pay money borrowed Oh It's
account or advanced inaits behalf by its
officers or any. other persons, nor shall!
any oftits money or mopeftyhe APPLIED
to any such purposes, nor shall SAID city
incur any debt or liability in any year
greater than The amotnt Of tax allowed
by this act TO be raised in said city in the
year in which such debtor liability was
incurred, -.-
SEC. TH.AAIl accounts or hsn5auds
against the city before the same snail be
acted upoal shall be verified bysahdayit,
such affidavit shall be annexed to
or endorsed ON such account or de-
mand and presented and preserved
| Herewith. The Mayer, Clerk or any
| of the Alderman when such account,
claim or demand shall be presented 20
| him may administer the oath required in
thissseetion, sand nay essa me the claim
ant on cath as to the items OF such ac-
count or claim Upon the final DISPOSE
! fien Of any such account or claim, the
same shall be endorsed as follows to-wlt !:
Ii allowed in fell the word allowed
shallbe endorsed thereon = if allowed on
1y in part, the amount allowed and the
amount disaroWed shah DE bfiay endor-
sed thereon. @Andif enireE dixliowed
the word 'disallowed' SHAH be END e1'sed
thereon which endorsement shall be
signed by the Mayor.
SEC. IV.-EverysT account or claim
against said city presented to the Board
of Aldermen in any year, shall be num-
bered from one upwards iny the order in
which il shall be prese nted land the name
of the person IN whose favor snch account
shall be made out, and the time Of pre-
sentation thereof shall be endorsed there
on; and memorandum aof every such
account or claim, giving its number, the
name Of the claimant therein. and the
amount >thereof, andgalse gthGgfna dis
position of such account or claim, and of
the warrant and the number thereof is
sued in payment Of such account SO al
lowed in whole or in part, shall be enter
ed in the records Of the proceedings of
the-Board Of AlCierme D an every sneh
account or claim tegsaer With the aft
davit presented Herewith, and the report
or certificate Of auditing and allow
ing or disallowing the same, If any, en-
dorsed thereon or annexed thereto shall
be fled and preserved in the Office Of the
City Clerk. nrr--rr-~a -rrf17rr7 i
SEC. V.-No account or claim against
said city shall be paid until the same
shall be presented to the Board Of Alder
men, and audited and allowed by them as
provided il this act.
: Sec NI.-All ~forfeitures, fines and
penalties accrning to the city fora Viola
| ton Of this act, OF. of any Of the ordin-
ances, bylaws, rules; and regulations of
the city, and ali moneys received for Ii
eenses shall be paid into the citytreastiry,
and become part of the general fund /;
but the Board of Aldermen shall have
power, whereve r in their. opinion justice
shall be promoted thereby, to remit such
fines, sforieituress and penalties or any
part thereof 81 4 q j q
SEC. VII.-Wheneger the Board Of
Aldermen shall beiof opinion- that the
interests Of the city require the expendi-
lure of money for an extraordinary or
special purpose, which in their opinion
cannot be paid from any funds in the
City Treasury, they may. make an 7esti-
| mate of the SUM necessary to be raised