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


and furnishing any person or persons who may be
guilty of the same
18th To regulate. suppress or license hawkers
and pcdders.
10th. To compel the owners of buildings. or the
occupants when the same are occupied, to remove
snow, dirt or rubbish, from the sidewalks streets
or alleys opposite thereto and in default to author
ize the removal of the by some officer of the
village, at the expense of such owner or occupant
Nth Upon the application of the resident own
of two-thirds Of the lots any street part of
street, or one side of any block, to levy and COL
lect special tax the owners OF the lots on such
street part of a street according TO the respect
i've parts, for the purpose of making sidewalk
along the same, or grading, paving and improving
the street along the same.
18TH To tax every male resident of said village
above the age of twenty one years, one days labor
or in lieu thereof one dollar, to be appropriated to
improving the roads and streets in said village.
under the direction of such person as they may
appoint.
10Th. To make, open, keep i'll repair, grade, i'm
prove lay out, alter, widen, vacate Or discontinue
streets lanes, alleys, sewers and sidewalks; to keep
them free from membranes, ana to protect them
from injury in said village.
Goth To levy and collect special tax on the
owners of the lots along which sidewalks are made
or repaired TO pay the expenses IN part or IN whole
OF making or repairing the same.
Sec. q. Whenever the trustees shall levy any tax
fr the purpose of grading, paving or otherwise I'M
proving any street, for the building or repairing
OF any sidewalk, or for any other special purpose,
they shall make out and deliver to the street COM
missioner such tax TO be collected and expended,
list of persons aud description of the property
taxed; and thereupon the street commissioner shall
notify the persons named u such tax list, by pub
fishing notice in three or more OF the most con-
spicu0nS places in said village, or in some pu0lic
newspaper therein and shall specify in such notice
time not less than twenty DAYS or more than 30
days from the date thereof when the persons charg-
ed with taxes in such list may pay their taxes in
labor, materials money. and the persons charged
with such taxes may within such time and at such
place may be required by such street commission
err pay their taxes in labor OF materials; prorided,
the labor and materials offered in payment for such
taxes are suitable. aud such as may be required by
said street commissioner.
Sec. D. At the expiration of thirty days from he
time the said commissioner shall have receiv
ed such tax list, he shall return the to the
trustees, accompanied by a statement verified by his
affidavit subscribed thereto, showing the amount of
tax coecte ed in labor aud materials and the amount
collected in money, and the manner in which such
money expended, and the items of expenditures:
also the taxes which remain unpaid, and the per-
and descriptions of real estate and lots to which
such unpaid taxes stand charged; and the clerk of
said village shall make out certified copy thereof,
and deliver the to the town clerk of the town
in which such real estate and lots situated. who
shall in maxi ing out the duplicate tax and
ment OF such town next thereafter enter such
per cent added thereto opposite to the of
the persons and descriptions of properly against
which the taxes so remain charged and unpaid and
such taxes shall be collected in the same manner
as the general taxes of said village and towns are
collected. and when coll ected shall he paid
the order of the trustees and when not previous
y applied, shall be expended under their direction
on the street Oh sidewalk or for the purpose for
which they were originally assessed.
Sec. %. In all cases in relation to which. by the
provisions Of this oct, the president and trustees
have power to enact and pass ordinances rules regu
ations, resolutions bylaws in relation ~ any sub
ject, they may pr escribe any penalty for the viola
ton of such ordinances, rules regulations. resulu-
tons or bylaws, not exceeding fifty dollars for any
ofiense in violation non-obser, ance thereof,
and may also provide that in default of payment of
any judgment rendered for snch violation noll-0b-
seryance, the offender may be imprisoned for such
time as they may by snch ordinance, bylaw, rule,
regulation or resolution direct, not exceeding thirty
days for wcich purpose the said village shall have
the of the Jail of the county in which such vii
lage is situated, for the imprisonment of any per-
son liable to be imprisoned, and all such persons
committed to said jail by the marshal other
officer shall be under the charge of the sheriff said
county and every execution issued upon Judgment
for any violation of the provisions OF this act for
The violation non observance of any ordinance or
bylaw rule, regulation resolution Of said village.
shall ontain clause directing III the event OF the
non-payment of the Judgment the is1priS Comment of
the defendant in said county Jail the jul prov ed
by said village for such term sIaH have been pro-
rided for by this act or the ordinance rule regua
ton, resolution or bylaw under which the judgm ant
shall have been rendered, in the discretion of The
court, in the absence IF snch provision by this act
Or by rule. regul tion. resolution bylaw or ordin-
ance All fines, penalties and foreitures when col
ected shall be paid into the treasury of said village
for its use.
Sec "a. All actions brought TO recover any penal
ty sum of money or forfeiture under this act or
the ordinances bylaws, rules regulations resoIll-
tions shall he brought in the corporate name of the
said village, without being required to give security
for costs i'll any such action, and the process my 3e
either by summons or warrant; and it shall be snf
cent without setting forth the special matter to de-
clare generally, stating the clause of this by
law, ordinance resolution, rule or regulation under
which the action is brought. The defendant may
plead the general issue and give the special tier
in evidence, and printed copy of ordinance, b,
law, rule, regulation or resolution published in a
newspaper pamphlet by the authority of the trus
ba inn of
publication of such ordinance bylaw, rule reguIa.
tion resolution.
Sec %. Any ordinance, regulation. resolution,
rule or by. law imposing any penalty or forfeiture
for the yio ton of its provisions. shall be published
one week ia newspaper in the village before
the same shall be in force except as herein fter pro-
vide d. and proof of such publication by aflavit of
the printer foreman in the Office of such newspa-
per, by producing sucb newspaper containing such
publication, shall be conclusive evidence of the pub
lct ion and promug Itiun of such ordinance, regua-
ton, resolution. rule or bylaw in all courts and
places: and within ten days after such pub iication
they, with said affidavit, shall he recorded by the
clerk of the village in BOOKS 10 be provided for that
pu,posc which record shall also be conclusive evil
dence of such publication and Passage of such ordi-
nance, rule. regulation, resolution by law in all
courts and places. No ordinance, rule, regulation
resolutions bylaw or appropriation shall be passed,
made. altered amended or repealed without aft
rniaive vote of IA majority of the president and trus-
tees in Its favor, which vote shall be taken by ayes
and noes and entered on record.
Sec. &c All notices, ordinances, bylaws, rules,
or under this act to he published in newspaper,
shall be published in weekly newspaper published
in said village, it there be oue and if such paper
shall be published in said village, then the shall
be published 10y posting up the same either in writing
print in three of the most public places in
the said village. In all actions brought by or in the
name of said village against L., the said village
shall have the same right of appeal to writ of
certi0rdri error, individuals have and in
shall any Judgment be rendered against said village
for costs, but it shall be liable for costs The
extent that the state is liable for costs in criminal
cases, and no more; and no person shall be an in
competen judge Justice, wintess Juror by
of his being an nhabitant of said village, in any
ton or proceeding in which said village is party or
interested.
Sec. 81 The powers conferred upon the said pres
dent aud trustees, to provide for the abatemert or
removal of nuisances, shall bar hinder suits,
prosecutions proceedings in the according
to law. Gambling houses, houses of i-famp disor-
DERBY taverus and houses places where intoxcat
ing, alcoholic malt mixed, spiriuors. vinous or fer
mented liquors sold without the license required
therefor, houses buildings wherein than
pounds of gunpowder are deposited, stored or kept
any time hereby declared and shall be DEEM
ed public or common nusanCes and shall he abaed
herein provided, and according to the laws of this
state for abaing nuisances.
Sec. 2S The police Justice and the justices of the
peace residing within the corporate limits of said
village shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all actions
rising under this act, the ordinances, bylaws
rules, regulations resolutions passe in pursuance
of the provisions of this act, unless otherwise special
ly provided
Sec. 30 The trustees shall have power to appoint,
and at their pleasure to remove the following Off
GERS, to- wit: One chief engineer of rhe fire depart
ment aud street comm issoner. and prescribe their
duties and fix their compensation der the provis-
ions of this act, and to require bonds for the faith
tul performance of their duties, when deemed ex-
pedient and necessary by the trustees.
Sec. 80. W hen any suit or action shall be
ced against