Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-11

Keep COTpOfalt
shall keep full and accurate account OF all orders
drawn the treasury. in a book provided for that
purpose and shall keep all accounts of the corpora
ton with individuals, and shall keep an accurate
account with the treasurer and charge him
with all taxes levied and the sums of money paid in
to the treasury and all receipts of the payment of
money property to the treasurer shall be counter
signed by the clerk, before they shall be legal
voucher against the village. The clerk shall have
power to administer oaths
Sec Is The president and trustees shall have pow
er from time time to require other and further du
ties be performed by any officer whose duties are
herein prescribed and to appoint such other officers
may be necessary carry into effect the provisions
of this act and prescribe their duties and to nix
the compensation of all officers elected or appointed
by them Such compensation shall be liked Dy reso-
luton at the time the office is created or at the COM
mencement of the year. and shall not be increased or
Unfinished during the time 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 III oflce, all
property moneys books papers and effects OF every
description in his possession belonging to said village
pertaining to the office he may have held, ne shaii
forfeit and pay to the of the village one hundred
dollars besides all damages caused by his neglect or
refusal to deliver and such successor may recover
the possession of such books papers and effects in the
manner prescribed by the laws of this state.
Sec Il. The style of all ordinances passed by the
president and trustees shall be "the president and
trustees of the village of Avoca do ordan follows
The president and two trustees shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction OF any business and III the
absence OF the president three trustees present shall
appoint of their number president pro tempore,
who shall possess all the powers OF the president.
Sec. IS. The president and trustees shall have the
exclusive authority within the corporate limits of
said village, to grant according to law ordinance,
both. licenses for selling wibe beer cider,
spirituous Intoxicating, alcoholic, vinous fermented.
malt or mixed liquors. liquids or drinks; regulate and
license groceries, taverns hotels, victuang houses
aud saloons, and all persons vending dealing in
such liquors, drinks, liquids and to revoke the
same, and person shall sell, vend deal in for
the purpose of evadng the provisions of law or of this
act the ordinances of said village, give away any
wine, beer cider, or intoxicating spirituous, aco-
holic vinous. fermented. mixed malt liquors or
drinks within such corporate limits, without first
having obtained license therefor as provided by this
act the laws of this state aud the ordinances of said
village and any person who shall in any manner vi
Olate any of the provisions of this section the
dinances or the laws herein referred to- shall on con-
vicion thereof be punished provided by the laws
of this state and the ordinances of said village this
subject and all such offenses shall be prosecuted
provided by such laws and ordinances. MI moneys
received for such licenses shall be paid to the treas
of said village for its pr0rided that the sum
to be paid for any such license shall not be less than
the amount fixed and provided by the laws Of this
state the ordinances of the said village and that
no license shall be granted for less time than
year: and provided further, that person thus cens-
ed, without being licensed, shall sell or give away
any such wine, beer, cider spirtuGus intoxicating.
alcoholic, vinous ermented mixed or malt liquors,
liquids or drinks election day on Sunday: and
provided further, that person thus licensed shall
sell or give away any such wine beer, CIDER spr
ltuous, Intoxicating, alcoholic, vinouS, termented,
mixed or matt liquors, liquids or drinks, at any time
oany inebrate or habitua drunkard or mn1r. In
all prosecutions for any violation of this section
OF the laws ordinances herein referred to, it shall
be sufficient to aege in raj terms the selling,
vending, dealing in or giving away without such Ii
cense OF such inhibited liquors liquids drinks and
the proof the trial of such selling vending dealing
in or giving away to any person of any one of such
inhibited liquors, liquids drinks shall be sufficient
| to warrant and sustain conviction; proof that
the person charged kept lar, side board or other
thing or fixtures with bar furniture, usually used by
persons vending dealing in such inhibited liquors,
liquids or drinks shall be prixaa tacte evidence suff-
cient warrant ana sustain CONVICTION; or proof
that he delivered any such inhibited liquors liquids
or drinks to any person shall also be raa Tacie eVi-
dence sufficient to warrant and sustain conviction
for any such violation.
Sec. 10. No person shall keep slaughter house
or pen or occupy any open ground for Strengthening
purposes within the corporate limits of said village
or Keep any such place for deposing the offal OF
slaughtered animals within such limits, without the
consent of said president and trustees entered
ord, and any person who shall violate this section,
conviction thereof shalt forfeit and pay for each day
he sha occupy such place for sach purpose the
sum OF zen uoiiars, with costs OF prosecution, and
shall also in addition thereto, be guilty If INSIDE
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished
10y fine and imprisonment. All such places are
hereby declared to be common nuisauces and shall
be abated as such as provided by law and the ord
nances of said village.
Sec 20. The president and trustees shall have the
control and management of the finances and of all
the property of the village and shall likewise in ad
dition to the powers herein vested in then have full
power to make. enact, ordan establish publish, en-
force, alter, modify, amend and repeal all such ur
nances, rules, regulations resolutions and bylaws
for the government and good order of the village for
the suppression of vice and immortality, for the pre-
ven:cn of crime and for the benefit of trade,
merce and health as they shall deem expedient, de-
caring and imposing penalties. and to enforce the
same against any person or persons who may violate
any of the provisions of such ordinances rules,
ulatiohs, resolutions or bylaws and such ordinan
ces, rules, regulations resolutions and bylaws, are
hereby declared to be and have the power and force
of law prorded, that they be not repugnant TO the
constitution and the laws of the United States
this state and for these purposes shall have auhori
ty by ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, regulations
rules:
LIST. To organize fire companies and hook and lad
der companies to regulate their government, ahd
the time and manner Of their exercise to provide all
the necessary apparatus for the eXtinguishment of
fires; to require the of buildings provide
and keep suitable ladders and fire buckets, which
are hereby declared to be appurtenances to the real
tate and exempt from seizure distress sale in any
manner; and if the owner shall refuse to procure
suitable ladders or fire buckets. after reasonable
tice, the president and trustees may procure and de-
liver the same to him, and in default of payment
therefor, may of said owner value such
ladders or fire buckets, boL with costs of suit
regulate the storage of gunpowder other dangerous
or explosive materials to direct the safe consruc
tion of places for the deposit of ashes TO appoint
or more fire wardens to enter into at reasonable
times, and examine all dwelling houses, lots, yards,
enclosures aud buildings Of every description in
der to discover whether any of them in dan
gerous conditions and tC snch may be danger
Gus to be put in safe condition; to regulate the
manner otputtng up stoves and stove pipes to pre-
vent fires and the of fire works and fire arms
within the limits of said village such parts hereof
as they may think proper; to coDrel the inhabitants
of said village to aid in the extnguishmeut of res.
and to pull down and raZe such buildings in the vi
entity of fires shall be rected by the
any two of them who may be present the fire. for
the preventing of its communication with other
buildings: to prevent the erection of wooden build
ings within such limits as they shall deem proper,
aid to enforce all rules and regulations made by the
said trustees in relation thereto by removal of
buildings erected in violation of such rules and
uatons at the expense ofthe owner lessee of the
lots upon which they are situated, and to impose
and collect such fines for violating any ordinance
OF said village, relative to the same; To construct
and preserve reservoirs pumps, wells, and other
water works, and to regulate the thereof, and
generally to establish such measures of prudence,
for the prevention eXtingnisbment of fires as
they may think proper and for the interest of said
village
I'd. To license and regulate the exhibition of
common showmen shows of any kind, or the
hbtIops OF caravans, circuses or theatrical perform
ances, and to provide for the abatement and remov-
al of all nuisances under the ordinances at conf
mon law: to restrain prohibit or license billiard
tables, ten pin or other ball alleys, or the setting
up or playing on the same in said village.
3d. TIC restrain and prohibit all descriptions of
gaming and frauduant devices and practices, ard all
playing of rds, dice other games of chance for
the purpose OF gaming in said village, and to re-
strain any person from vending, giving away or
dealing in spirtuous, Intoxicating, alcoholic, malt,
mixed, fen m"nted vinous liquors, unless duly Ii
censed by them.
or dsorderly assembages, suppress or restrain dis
orderly houses or groceries, houses of ll-fame,
and to authorize the destruction of all instruments
used for the purpose of gaming
9th. To compel the occupant of any
grocery. cellar talow chambers shop soap factory,
stable: barn, privy, sewer. or unwhoiesonie nause-