Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-02-05
The Amendments to the CITY

and reported by the Committee at the
Meeting at the City Hall, recently.
The bill has been presented by Sena-
tor Scott to the Senate for passage.
l, Permitting Justices ofthe Peace
to hold their court in any part of the |
city and that removal by them from
one ward of said city to another ward
shall not vacate their office. Also
that the bond and oath of office of
Justices of the Peace of said city be
executed and filed with the Clerk of
Circuit Court of Wood County as IN
der the general laws of the state.
2. Authorizing the City Marshal
to serve process in any part of the
county and giving any person right
of action on his official bond who
may be injured by reason Of the acts
or neglects of himself or his Deputies.
3. So amending said charter as to
authorize the laying out, altering or
disseminating of streets and highways
in accordance with the practice under
the general laws of this state in reEa-
ton TO that subject.
/. 4. Providing for the appointment
of one street commissioner for said
city, those duties shall be the same
as those of the street commissioners
under the present charter, and such
other duties as the Common Council
may prescribe
5. Repeating of Section 6, Article
6, which requires that the sums of
money expended in each ward shall
be proporsionate to the amount OF
taxable property in said ward.
6. Providing that after the max
ing out of the tax list, it shall be
placed in the hands Of the City Treas
urer, who shall publish notice that he
has it in hrs hands and Will receive
taxes thereon. and that it remain in
his hands until the 4th Monday in
January III each year, and that he
collect a penalty Of per cent. on all
taxes paid to him after January 10th,
which penalty shall go into the gen
eral city fund; that OF the 4th Mon
day in January he shall place the tax
list in the hands Of the Marshal, who
shall proceed TO collect it by distress
and sale Of property, for which ser
vices he shall receive and collect a
penalty of five per cent. on taxes col
lected by him. Marshal to hold said
list until the 3rd Monday in February
in each year, when it shall be return
ed delinquent to Co. Treasurer and
the same proceeding had as under
general law Of the state; provided
the Mayor and Clerk may extend the
time of Marshal making return of de
linquent list for one week in their
discretion.
Z. That tire different subdivisions
Of she act be designated as articles
instead Of chapters and that chapter
o, of the act of 1869, be designated
as article 10, and that the law of
1873 be known and designated as
article Of said act,
s. That vacancies IN the elective
officers Of the board of edacation be
filed by appointment by the bond Of
some person of the same ward as the
former occupant, and that at the rext
school meeting stach vacancy be fiji
led by an election. and that vacancies
in the office OF Treasurer or Superin-
tendent be filled by appoittment by
said board.
9. Limiting the salary Of SupeFiH |
tendent to 800, and providing that !
the Treasurer's bond shall run to the
board of education, and that they
may require it to be renewed at any
time.
10. Giving the City Council dis
cretionary power as to the raising Of
monies recommended to them by the
board of education, and also discre-
tionary power as to the passage Of
ordinances recommended to them by
the board of education, and making
1T the duty of the board of education
to recommend to the City Council |
the raising of such sum of money, in
addition to the Howe fund as may be
required and necessary to complete
and equip the school building, and
providing that the Treasurer shall
act without compensation.
H. Providing that neither the
mayor, aldermen nor city treasurer
shall be entitled to receive any COM |