The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-03-21
OFFICE OF CRY CLERK, !
OITY OF hENOSHA.
March 10, 1878

Kenosha Wis. dc. hereby certify that the follow
ing Copy of Amendment to the City Charter Of
the City of Kenosha is a full, complete and per-
feet copy ofthe act, as transmitted to me by
Hon. Hans b. Warner, Secretary OF. State.
DANIEL B. BENEDICT, City Clerk.
Published March IA, 1881
CHAPTER 13s.
An ACT to amend chapter 1888 of the prtuate and
local ldlCS OF 1857 entitled an act to consolidate
and amend the act TO Incorporate the city OF Ke-
noShG and the several acts G1oe1lddtOry thereof.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows: 8@
Section /. That chapter 1873 of the private and
local laws 0f1857, entitled An act to consolidate
and amend the act to incorporate the city of
[Kenosha and the several acts amendatory there
Of" be amended by adding thereto the following
sections. The mayor OF the city OF KenoSha shall
annually appoint one alderman from each ward
OF said city to constitute member Of commit
tee to be known as "the auditing board" and
said mayor SHALL in case of any vacancy in said
board. have power at any time to fill such vacan-
cy by appointment, provided that the alderman
SO appointed shall have been elected from the
same ward as the member whose place he is ap-
pointed to fill. The mayor shall constitute q.
member Of said board and may preside over the
same. Said board may elect a chairman to pre-
SIDE In the absence OF said mayor. The city
clerk shall act as the clerk of said board, and
shall keep q record Of its proceedings.
section 2 whenever Tor any reason vacancies
SNAIL occur in the common council SO that there
are not enough aldermen to constitute quorum
for the transaction OF business, the said auditing
board shall be empowered to audit and allow &C.
counts against said city for the current expenses
thereof, and claims for damages awarded by
commissioners upon the condemnation of land
for public purposes and when allowed, orders
shall be drawn on the treasurer therefor to be
signed and paid in manner and form as now pro-
J,nxriHn d
shall require the affirmative votes of four az
members OF said board to pass any measure in
volying an expenditure OF money but in other
cases a majority of said board voting in the at
trmative shall be sufficient. Said board is also
authorized to canvass the returns of all votes
cast tany election where q canvass is now re-
CURED by law OF the common council, and shall
determine and declare the result of such election
and in case OF the election of city or ward Off
GERS, the city clerk shall issue certificates of
election to the persons so declared by said board
to have been elected said board shall also have
| ali the powers conferred by law upon the com
mon council OF said city in relation to the police,
| fire department. nuiSances pauper affairs,
streets, alleys, and bridges, excise, and the pub
| lie health, and a majority of said board may
compel the attendance of absent members, and
| may have the same power as the common cOun-
Gil to order special election for city and ward
officers.
| Section 3. Said auditing board shall have none
Of the powers herein above enumerated at any
| time when there is q quorum of the common
| council in existence
Section 4. said;auditing board shall have nc
power to levy any tax for any purpose whatever
Section 5. Whenever q final Judgment shall be
rendered against said city of Kenosha, it shall
! be the duty OF the common council, upon proof
of a certified copy of such Judgment being filed
with the city clerk, and before the next tax roll
is completed, to levy a tax upon the real and
personal property Of said city for the amount OF
said Judgment, with interest, and cause sucl
amount to be placed and extended in said next
tax roll forthe collection Of city taxes in sepa-
rate column and such tax shall be collected in the
same manner as other taxes provided. that ne
such tax to pay any Judgment shall be levied OF
placed in the tax roll, except by vote of the com
mon council.
Section 6. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after it's passage
Approved March Il, 1873.