The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-04

given Tor each person voted for and the office Tor
which each such person shall have been voted for
such certificate shall be recorded in the records oil
such village, and filed IN the once Oh the clerk
| thereof
Sec 10. The annual election OF village officers
shall be held on the first Tuesday of May in each
year. at such place as the board of trustees shall
| determine; the polls of the election shall be
opened at ten O'Clock in the forenoon and sha
be kept omen till four O'Clock in The afternoon OF
| said day. when they shall be closed, but the IN
| spectors may close the polls at twelve O'Clock
| days' previous notice of such election shall be
given by publication in any newspaper printed IN
such village, if there be one, and If there be nc
| such newspaper, then by posting three written OF
printed notices in three public places in such VII
| lage, of the time and place OF holding such elec
1 tion but failure to give such noilce snail mol
| vtiate any such election.
Sec. 20. All elections shall be by ballot, and q
| plurality shall in all clses decide an election
When two or more cand dates Tor an elective once
| shall receive an equal number OF votes Tor the
same office, the election shall be deteInn,neu oy
lot in the presence OF the inSpecfere, anu az suc
time aud in such manneE oices shall be upon
one ba,,ct and stall be deposited in one ballot
b9SSec 81 Al persons entitled to vote for county
and state officers and who shallha had an actual
{ residence in any such village for ten days next
preceding the time of holding any election there
IL shall be entitled to vote for any officer to be
elected under this act.
| Sec 81 If any vote be challenged, or if tho in
SpcCtOr5 OF any eicCtlOu eAhil have IcaeoH ~ Oe
! lieve, when any person presents himself to give
his vote, that he does not possess The qualifications
of an elector under this act, the inspector shall
isI reaured by law at general elec
tons All persons illegally voting, and all fraud
| deceit or corruption at any election held under
this ac. shall be punished according TO the laws oil
this state, made and provided for the punishment
OF illegal voting, fraud, deceit or corruption al
| any general election.
! Sec. 90. No person shall be eligible to any of
| flee under this act unless he shall be at the time
of the election resident elector OF tho village IL
| which such election Is held.
! Sec. "A. Any three OF the trustees or any such
village shall constitute the board of inspectors Of
ell elections, except the first, held under the pro
visions of this act, and when present, the prcsl
| dent of the village stall act as chairman of suct
board, and III his abserce the inspectors shall des
| lgnate one of their number to act as chairman
The village clerk shail be clerk of elections, ant
in his absence the inspectors may appoint suita
! bic person to act as clerk. The lns,-"ctors anC
| clerk shall take the usual oatk or affirmation o
inspectors and Clerks of elections prescrib &C
by the laws OF this state In three of the trus
tees be not present at any such elections the boarC
may be filled by the election thereto of electors o
such village, by the voters thereof then present.
Sec. %. All elections held Under this act shall
be held and conducted when not herein otherwise
, provided, in the same manner as elections at an
Eual town meetings are held and conducted under
the laws of this state; and the inspectors thcreo
shall draw up statement of the result with Ger
| tldcate of their determination of the persons
elected, in the same manner as is provided by law
| In the election of town officers, which statement
and certificate of determination shall be recorded
and filed il the office OF the clerk OF such village
Sec. 26. Special elections may be called to fill
| any vacancy in the Office of president or police
| justice, or whenever a majority of the board o
trustees may determine (; ten day.. notice Thereof
shall be given which notice shall specify thetims
and place of such special election, and also the OBJ
| ject for which the same is called Such notice
shall be published or posted in like manner as
that eQaired for an annual election; and in case
there shall be no officer to give such notice, tho
| notice of any annual election, the same may be
n "a n N an ria
elections shall be held and conducted and return
| made recorded and filed as hereinbeiore provided
for the annual election OF officers.
oFFICERs-ELEcTED AND APPOINTED.
Sec. u. The exercise of the powers. corporate
ana poliuc, OF any village Incorporated under
this act, shall be vested in president and six
trustees, and such other officers are hereinafter
provided for.
Sec IS. The officers of any such village shall
consist of president, who shall be ex oilicio a
trustee, Six trustees: clerk, treasurer, marshal
shail constitute q board of trustees. The board OF
trustees may in their discretion. appoint a village
attorney. one or more street commissioners one
Or more IRE wardens, pound master, moro
sections or keepers or cemeteries, and such other
officers or agents as they may deem necessary.
Sec. ~. The president, trustees, clerk, ueasur-
er and police just &c shall be elected by the peo-
pie, at the annual municipal election for village
officers All other officers shall be appointed by
the beard OF trustees, at the first meeting thereof
after the first Tuesday of May in each year or as
soon thereafter as may be.
See. 80. The police justice shall hold his office
for the term OF two years and until his successor
Is elected and qualified the other elective officers
OF such village shall hold their offices Tor the term
of one year. and until their successors elected
and qualified; the term of office OF all appointed
officers shall expire with the term of the board of
trustees by which they were appointed; subject,
he, % n all to as hoze OF by
Sec. 81 When any vacancy shall occur by death,
resignation, removal or otherwise in Il otice o..
president Or police justice, tho same shall be filled
by special election Tor the uncxpired term. Any
vacancy in any other Office shall be filed by APP
polnllent by the board OF trustees
Sec. y. The village treasurer, police Justice
and such other officers as the board Of trustees
may direct shall severally, before they enter upon
the duties OF their respective offices, cxecute to
such village bond, with TWO or more sufficient
eureties to be approved by the board of trustees
in such penal sum and upon such conditions as
the said board may prescribe, for the faithful dis
charge OF their official duties and the board OF
trustees may from time 70 time require and
bonds shall bs filed in the office OF the village
clerk, within ten days after the officer executing
the same shall have been notified Of his election
or appointment, or st such other time the board
of trustees may direct
Sec. So Any person elected or appointed to any
village office, who shall refuse neglect to exc
cute and file his bond pursuant to the provisions
| of the preceding section shall be deemed TO have
refused such office, and the saE-e shall be filed by
election or appointment as in other cases OF va
cancy; AID in the board Of trustees shall not
approve any Official bond, tie officer executing
| the same shall iurnish a new AID satisfactory
bona within ten Gays after notice of such disap-
proval, and In of failure, he shall be deemed
[ to have refused his office and the same shall be
| such officer shall fail to furnish an additional
bond within ten days after notice to do 80, as pro
V0ed in the preceding section, his Office shall in
the discretion of the board of trustees be dccrlcd
vacant, and such vacancy shall &c filed in 9th
| e- cases OF vacancy,
Sec "a. No trustee Or other village officer sna
be accepted % surety any bond, note or Cbliga
| ttoii to which such village may be party; MOI
| shall any officer, required to give bonds, enter
upon the discharge OF the duties OF his Office until
such bonds shall have 0cen Apr owed end fled a.
| provided by this act.
Sec. s. Every person elected Or appointed
to any Office under this act shall, before he enters
| upon the duties thereof, take and subscribe the
| constitutional oath OF Office, and shall file the
same in the office of the village clerk within ten
| days after notice CT his election or appointment
and if he shall refuse or neglect to do so the office
| filed as in other CAGES of vacancy.
! Sec. &c. Every person appointed 10 any office
under the provisions of this act may be removed
| from such office by vote Of the majority of the
trustees OF the village, at any regular special
meeting, for any acS which they may deem official
| misconduct.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
| Sec. 81. The president shall preside at all
| meetings OF The board Of trustees. He shall egu
| all orders drawn on the treasury; be shsll main
tain peace ami good order, aud seq that the ordi
| forced, and sLall haze power to administer oaths
and af1irmations, and take the acknowledgment OF
| deeds and other Instruments in writing. He shall
! have the same right to vote on any question be-
fore the board any other Of the trustees In case
| OF riot or other disturbance or apparent neces-
city, he may appoint as many special o. temporary
marshals as lie may deem necessary, who shall
during their appointment, possess all the powers
| ard ENJOY all the privileges of cons:ables under
the law of this state. He shall sign ell ordinances
| rules, bylaws, regulations, commissions, licen
ces and ,pernits passed, adopted authorized by
| the beard OF trustees
Sec. 3S- The village clerk SHALL have the custo.
| dy of and safely keep all the records books ard
papers belonging 20 his cftice. He shall attend
all the meetings the board of trustees and sign
and record the proceedings thereof together with