The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-12-14
POINTS IN THE INCORPORATION ACT

ton m this paper, VIC condense as follows:
 Any territory not included in any incorporated village containing resident population of not less than 300, may become an incorporated yllayc. or any territory not more than square mile. with 300 resident people to each square mile may also be incorporated
 Fifteen legal voters of the place to he incornor. ated are to petition the Board of sunerv,sor.
 Such application to be based on census by the US. Marshal or Sheriff.
 Inc Board to hear all the parties, and, ifthouyh. necessary, to adjourn from time to time. then when the Board becomes satisfied that every prop CT step has been taken they are to issue an order TOT incorporation, appoint three inspectors and call an election.
 inspectors to give three weeks written or print ca notice of time and place of election, with list oi officers to be elected. Polls to open at 10 a. m. and o'clock D. m
 ! Said inspectors to act at such at the election. Every elector residing on such territory and qualified to vote at general elections, may vote at the village election
 Inspectors are to count and declare the vote
 Officers elected are to be notified of that fact within ten days
 
 Councilmen, who shall together, form Common council; one Marshal, who shall be Street Con- missioner; one Assessor; oue Treasurer one Recorder and one Pound Master These officers to hold their "fat" positions until the second Tuesday in January following their election.
 Two of the Councilmen hold their office for one year the othc- two for two years. Every officer must, within ten days after his election, take the oath of office in as plcasurable way as possible
 In order to fill vacancies the Council is empow- cred to order an election by giving ten days notice
 The Mayor is to preside at all meetings of Coun- ci and Elections, and the Recorder is to write down what is said and done. The Mayor and Council can sue and be sued, buy property for the village, and do pretty much as they please They empowered to do almost everything for the good of the village; suppress gaming houses of il-fine, etc.
 The Council shall have power to raise, by gen. eral tax levied upou the taxable property, liable to be assessed iu such village, not exceeding one per cent. in any one year, for the following pur- poses:
 l. For paying the expenses of procuring such village to be incorporated. 2. For making aud maintaining such public wells, cisterns and other reservoirs of water, and for procuring the necessary fixtures therefor as may be deemed necessary. 2. For procuring the necessary ground and | erecting pound for the use of such village, and for keeping the same in repair f. For purchasing, fencing, ernamenting and improving ground for a cemetery or burial pl.cc 5. For laying out, opening, improving, and making the highways streets, lanes and alleys in such village.
 6. For making and preparing side and cross walks, and improving public grounds. 1 :. For incidental expenses.
 All taxes raised in such village shall be assessed snd collected in conformity, so far practicable, with the provisions of law in respect to the ass essmcnt and collection of taxes by the Board of County Commissioners.
 | The Treasurer aud Marshal of such village shall respectively, before they enter upon the ex- ercise of the duties of their respective offices, give such security for the faithful discharge of the trusts reposcd in them the President and trus tees may direct and require. | The Marshal, Recorder, Assessor, and such oft cers may be appointed by the Council, shall receive such compensation for their services as | the by laws and ordinances shall direct.
 The Council shall, at the expiration Of each year, caused to be published just and true state ment of all moneys received and of all moneys expended during the year next proceeding; which statement shall contain in detail, all receipts and expenditures.
 The Marshal shall bc constable for said village, and may serve any process issued by justice, or ,I,.. aud shall perform all such services as may be required by the Council, and shall he entitled to the same fees as consables for similar services, and shall be entitled to the same privileges and subject 10 the same liabilities as constabes in the discharge of similar duties; said Marshal shall have the general supervision of the streets, commons lanes, public grounds, burial places and alleys in said village under the direction of the council, and shall sec that the bylaws and ordinances are properly observed.
 The council of any village incorporated under the provisions of this chapter, when such village s located upon public lands of the United States, the Acts of Congress relative th1reio having been copplied with, shall have power to plat the village lands, define its corporate limits in such q manner that they may be easily recognized, and to sell the lands in such lots and quantities as may be deemed cxpedient, and for the best interests of said village. The net proceeds of such sales shall belong to such incorporated village, and shall be paid into its treasury to be used for such purposes as hcreinbeforc provided.
 Any village incorporated under the provisions of this chapter shall have power, in its corporate name, to preempt or purchase the lands of the United States within or adjoining its corporate limits for the and benefit of such village, and may plat the same and convey it in such quanti- ties as the council shall determine upon; and may appropriate so much thereof as they see it for public grounds, parks or squares. The money arising from the sale of any such lands shall be long to such corporation, and shall be used for the purposes provided for in this chapter.
 Captain Price, iro Date Creek accompanied by twenty. six Apache Yumas arrived at Fort whPple few days since, and aer the hostile redskins supposed to Ers. nd Rf.a Narxle