Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-11
LAWS OF WISCONSIN
tOFTCIAL.l
Published February IL, 1901
CHAPTER 35-LocAL.

[OFFICIAL.l
Published February IL, 1901
CHAPTER S5-LocAL.
AN ACT to incorporate the village of Avoca, in the
county of Iowa, state of Wisconsin.
The people OF the state Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
SECTION J. All Of that district of country described
follows: the west half and the west half of the
northeast quarter and the west half of the southeast
quarter of section number twelve. l2) and the east
of the northeast quarter aud the half of the
southeast quarter of section number eleven ILL., and
the northeast quarter Of the northeast quarter of
section number fourteen Q4,) and the north half of
the northwest quarter and the northwest quarter of
the northeast quarter of section number thirteen,
90 township eight, 80 north, range one ~ east,
being in the town of Pulaski of Iowa county, and
state of Wisconsin shall hereafter be known and dcs
ignated the village of Ayoca and the inhabitants
who may hereafter reside within said dis.
trict are hereby created and constituted body
porate and polite by the name of the president and
trustees of the village of Avoca, and by that
they and their forever hereafter shall and
may have perpetual succession, and shall be in law
| capable of suing and being sued pleading and being
implicated, answering and being answered unto, de-
Tending and being defended against in their corporate
names and in all courts and places, and in
| all suits whatsoever, with power of
purchasing, receiving, holding, occupying and
| veying real and personal estate, and shall have
common seal, and alter change the same at pleas
ure and shall be competent to have and exercise all
the rights and privileges and subject to all duties and
obligations pertaining to municipal corporation.
! SEC. 2 The government of said corporation and
the exercise of its corporate and the manage
ment of is fiscal, prudent al and municipal concerns
shall be vested in president, who shall be ofciO
trustee four trustees and such other officers
hereinafter provided for; and said president and
trustees shall receive no compensation for any servi
rendered conformably TO the provisions of this
act.
SEC. The officers of said corporation shall be one
president and four trustees, clerk, treasurer.
one police justice and constable who shall be
o6cio marshal of said corporation, and such other,of
cers the trustees shall ordain. The president and
trustees and police justice shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said corporation, the second
Monday of May of each year, and shall hold their
spective offices for year. and until their
ors are elected and qualified The clerk hall give
at least ten days notice of the time and place of
holding an election, and the president and trustees
any two of them, shall preside at every snch cleo
ton and any vacancy in the office of president shall
be Gled icy special election, and vacancies in the
ONCE OF trustees shall be filled y the president and
trustees All other officers shall be appointed by the
president aud trustees, and shall hold their offices du
ring the term for which the trustees elected and
until their successors are appointed and qualified,
and shall be subject to removal by the president and
trustees All persons qualified to in said village
for member of the state assembly and who shall have
resdedn said village for twenty days preceding
the election at which he may offer to vote, shall be
entitled to vote for any officers required to be elected
by this act. Whenever any person shall present HIM
self to give his VOTE and either Of the judges shall
pect that such person does not possess the quaica
tons OF an eector if his vote shall be challenged
by an elector, the judges of them before
receiving the vote OF any stlch person, shall cause
such person to take an oath that he possesses the
qualifications prescribed in this section and that he
| has not voted at such election, which oath may be
administered by any either of such Judges; and
the general provisions of law far applicable
lating to the challenge of voters and the oath to be
| rendered, administered or taken by person whose
vote is challenged and tie penalties provided for ia
king such oai falsely wilfuily and know ngly shall
all apply to any election held by virtue of the provs-
ions OF this act and any person who not qualified
voter, and who shall any election of this cor
poration shall be subject all the pains and penal
ties imposed by the statutes of this state for illegal
| voting.
Sec. 4. The first election held under the provisions
of this act, may be called by any ten electors and
freehoders of said village by giving notice Of the
tune and place OF holding such election in writing,
posted up in three public places in said village at
least ten days before the time fixed in such notice
holding the same and the electors WREN convened for
the purpose of holding such election may appoint
three voters to judges of such election and the
judges so appointed shall have power to appoint
clerk and to conduct such election. And the voters
present at any subsequent election may appoint
three voters to act judges of election in there
shall not be quorum of trustees present to conduct
the election.
Sec. 8. At all elections held under this act the
polls shall be opened at O'Clock in the afternoon
and snail continue open until five o'clock in the after
noon of the day, and the election shall be by
ballot, conducted in the same manner, far may
be, elections for members of assembly, and piu
rality of votes shall in all decide the election
Sec. 6. In such officers any of them, shall
not be elected herein provided, the corporation
shall not thereby be dissolved, but special elections
for the election fpresident and trustees may held
herein provided for annual elections: and in case
there shall be no officer to give notice thereof then
such notice may be given by any ten freehoiers Of
such village herein provided for annual elections
Sec. Z. Every officer elected or appointed under
this act before he enters upon the duties of his office
| and within ten days after his appointment or
election, shall take an oath faithfully to discharge
the duties of his office and support the constitution
OF the United States, and of this state and the laws
| thereof
Sec. s. The treasurer and constable, before they
nfnr fhn In glo
give bonds to the trustees in such sum, with such
conditions and with such sureties said trustees or
| a majority of them shall direct.
Sec. 8. The president shall preside at all meetn gs
of the trustees sign all pernissons licenses and per-
mits which may be granted by the trustees. He
shall maintai peace and good ORDER and see that
the ordinances of the village are observed and execu-
ted and when presiding at any meeting of the trus-
tees he shall have casting vote when the votes of
the members are equal.
Sec. 10. There is hereby created and established
municipal court in said village, to be styled the po-
lice court and the person elected police justice of
said village shall hold the said police and he
shall have power to administer oaths and
and to take and certify Acknowledgements and
proofs of the execution of deeds and other instru-
ments of writing relating to real estate, and other
matters required by law to be acknowledged
corded or both, AS judicial officer and court, the
said police court and justice shall have and possess
all the authority, Jurisdiction, powers and rights of
justices of the peace and justices courts in civil and
criminal proceedings and shall have concurrent ju-
risdction with justices of the peace and justices
of this state residing in the said village of all
civil and criminal actions and causes for the violation
of any provisions of this act, of any ordinance by
law, rule regulation resolution of the said VILLAGE
and the said police justice shall receive the fees
justice of the peace receives for his services but
the village shall be liable his fees except such
as in prosecutions actions brought in the
of the corporation for the violation of the pro-
visions of this act for the violation of the ordnaI-
of said village. Appeals and wrlts of certi0rart
may be taken from the Judgment of the police Justice
in The same manner and with the same effect from
justices of the peace
Sec IL. The president and trustees shall prescribe
the time and fix the place Of their meetings which
shall at all times be open to the public; and shall de-
termine the rules of their proceedings and keep a
Journal thereof which shall be open for the nspec-
ton of every eector all reasonable times and hours
and shall have to order aud propriety
in their proceedings, and may adopt such bylaws,
inconsistent with the provisions of this act and shall
have power to compel the attendance of its members
Sec H. The marshal shall possess all the powers
and enjoy all the rights OF constable of this State
and be subject the same liabilities 1t shall be his
duty to execute all wrts and processes him direc
ted by the lice justice other judicial officer and
when necessary in criminal cases. for the violation
of any of the provisions of this act of any ord-
nance of said village, or bylaw rule regulation
resolution thereof he may the in any part
of the state of Wisconsin. 1t shall be his duty to
suppress all riots disturbances and breaches of the
peace and to apprehend all dsordery persons in said
village, and pursue and arrest any person fleeing
from justice in any part of the state of Wisconsin
apprehend any person in the act of committing
oense against the provisions of this act of the
laws of this state the ordinances bylaws, rules and
regulations of the village forthwith bring such
persons before competent authority for examination
and for such and other similar services he shall
ceve like fees allowed to constableS for like
services 1t shall be the duty of the marshal see
that all peddlers, hawkers and common showmen and
all other exhibitors their licenses according