The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
Township Organization Law.
ARTICLE XIV.

VI 1hS AMI hlOftlo Ut SOINI1k
AS BODIES CORPORATE
SECTION 1. Each county, ~ q bod,
corporate, has capacity:
EraNTo sue and be sued;
SccoHd-To purchase and hold LAND
within its own limits, and TOR the use o.
Its Inhabitants, subject to the power of
the General Assembly over the same.
1AtrnNTo make contracts, and to
purchase and hold real estate, par.
chase and hold such personal property
a. may be deemed necessary to the
exercise OF its corporate or adIainistra.
tive powers; and
FOwr1-To make such orders for the
disposition, regulation or use of its cor
Porate property. IS may be deemed
conducive to the interest of its inhab.
itants.
SEC. 2. No county under this act
shall possess or exercise any corporate
powers. except such . are enumerated
in this act 81 shall be specially given
by law. or shall be necessary to the
exercise Of the powers enumerated OF
given.
Sec. 3. All acts or proceedings by
or against q county in its corporate ca
pacity, shall be in the name of such
county; but every conveyance OF lands
within the limits of such county, made
in any manner, for the use and benefit
OF its inhabitants, shall have the same
eject rs ifmade by the county court.
SIC. 4. The powers Of a county, as
a body corporate, can only be exercised
BY the county court thereof, or in pur-
suance ola resolution by them adopted
and placed upon their records.
SEC. 8. In all suits or proceedings
against o county the service or pro-
cess shall be by leaving q copy thereof
with the clerk Of the county court: in
case there Is no clerk, then with the
chairman Of the court.
ARTICLE XIV.
or THE COUNTY COURT.
SECTION 1. Each county organized
under this act shall be q body polite
and corporate. with such powers and
immunities Is are granted by this act,
or otherwise established by the general
laws Of this State.
SEC. 2. In each county organized
under this act there shall be q county
court. to be composed of no less than
I'VE members, 10 be elected as herein
provided. and who when elected and
qualified, shall constitute the cunty
court Of mch counties, and shall super
sede the present or existing county |
courts in said counties: Prostied,
Hosccrer, That the existing county courts
n satd counties shall continue to trans
.ct the business imposed upon them by
lsw, until the members of tho county
,ours herein provided for shall have
been elected and qualified.
Sec. ,. In all counties adopting this
law, the county court shall, ut their first
meeting AFTER the passage OF this act,
district their respective counties into four
compact districts, to be as near equal in
wealth and population al may be with
nut dividing any municipal township,
nd cause such division, with the num-
Of the district and the name OF each
pwnskip composing each district, to be
laced upon the records of the county
opu; and in each district there shall be
leets1. by the qualified voters thereof
ae member of the county court, and
- aanber from the county at large,i
hOA his Office for the term of
~ EeArz. and until their successors
= A1yascfsd aad qualified, except {
sAas6safter provided, and said judges Z
1MA4Atrd n the annual township q
lecdsns. exeeFt ~ provided in this act.
SIC. T. A<xbe 6rst meeting of the q
1unty count e1eetA1 under fhfs art the n