Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-25
Published March 26, 1881
CHA DTER OiQ

AN ACT to incorporate the city of Lancaster
The people of the state of Wisconsin, rerre
sented in senate and assembly do enact a,
follows:
Section l. The village of Lancaster. ir
Grant county, as chartered and constituted b,
and including the territory described in chap
ter two hundred and nine (209) of the private
and local laws of 1869, is hereby erected into
and shall hereafter be city, under the name
of the city of Lancaster, and as such city, shall
have the general powers possessed by munich
pal corporations at common law, and in addi-
ton thereto the powers hereinafter granted,
and shall own all property, real and personal
now owned by said village, and assume and be
subject to all its liabilities. and said city and
the inhabitants thereof shall in general succeed
and be subject to all the present powers,
rights, privileges, immunties and liabilities oil
said village and its inhabitants.
Section2. The officers Of said city shall be
one mayor and four aldermen, who shall con-
stitute common council thereof one Justice
of the peace, and such other elective officers,
except president and trustees, as it is now law
fully provided shall be elected for said village,
who shall be elected on the first Monday OF
May of each year, for the same term of Office
and IN the same manner as the elective Off
GERS of said village are now elected, and such
other officers as the president and trustees of
said village now have power to appoint.
Section 3. All residents of said city who
would be qualified voters at a general election,
il held at the same time, shall be qualified
electors at each city cleo ton of said city.
Section 4. The powers and duties of the
mayor aud aldermen of said city individually,
and as such common council, shall be the same
respectively as those now exercised and per-
formed by the president and trustees of said
village, and the powers and duties of all the
other officers of said city shall be the same as
those now exercised and performed by the
like officers of said village, except that such
city justice OF the peace, in addition to urisdic-
ton over all actions and proceedings arising
under the charter, or ordinances, rules and
regulations of said city, shall also have the
same jurisdiction and powers as justices of the
peace generally possess
Seceion 5. All fines collected for the viola
ton of the charter, ordinances, rules or regula-
lions of said city shall be paid over to the
treasurer thereof. and the common council
shall each year ascertain the clear proceeds
thereof, if any there shall be, and such clear
proceeds shall be paid into the school fund, as
The constitution of this state provided.
Section 6. The relations existing bet ween
said city, its officers, inhabitants and govern.
ment, and the town of Lancaster, and Grant
county, and their officers, Inhabitants and
government, shall be the same as heretofore
existing between said village and said town
and county, except as hereinotherwise pro-
vided.
Section 2. Said chapter zoe Of the private
and local laws of 1876. and each and all
Of its provisions, shall apply to and be part
OF the charter of said city. so far as the
same is applicable, except as hereinotherwise
provided.
Section s. The first election under this
charter shall be held on the first Monday of
May, 1878. and this act shall be published be-
fore, and take effect from and after its passage
and publication,
Approved March l6, 1878.