Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-02
TPublished March &c, 1878
On DTRp ORG

AN ACT to incorporate the city of Lancaster
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in senate and assembly do enact d s
folows
Section /. The village Of Lancaster, in
Grant county, as chartered and constituted by
andincludiEg the territory described II chap
ter two hundred and nine (2091 of the private
and local laws of 1862 is hereby erected into
and shall hereafter be a 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 add-
ton thereto, The powers hereinafter granted,
and shall own all property real aud 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, immanites and liabilities Of
said village aud its inhabitants
Section 2. The officers Of saidacity shall be
one mayor and four aldermen, who shall con
stitute the common council thereof; orc 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 bes elected on the FIRST Monday of
May Of each year, for tie 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 8. All residents 81 said city who
would be qualified voters at generalization,
if held at the same time, shall be qualified
electors at each city election Of said city,
Sectiol 4. Tue powers and duties Of the
mayor aud aldermen of said city individually,
and as snch common council shall be the same
respectively rs those now exercised and per-
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village, and the powers ara 4aties Of all the
other officers of said city shall be the same as
those now exercised and performed by the
like officers of said yillage, except that such
city justice Of the pence iaadaitioH toiursdic
ton over al actions and proceedings arising
under the charter, or ofainances, rules or
regulations of said city. shall also have tho
same Jurisdiction and powers As justices of The
peace generally possess
Section 5. All fines collee ga foriha viola
ton Of the charter. ordiaanees rules or9egula-
lions Of said city shall he paid over 70 the
treasurer thereof, and tbs common eouacil
shall each year ascertain the clear proceeds
thereof. if any there shall BIZ and such clear
proceeds shah be paid into ilie school fund, as
by the constitution Of lais ste provided.
Section g. The relations existing between
said citv, its officers, inhabitants and govern
ment, and the town ot Lancsster, and Grant
county, aud their officers, iHhabitants and
government, shall be the sair as those hereto
fore existing betTee saij village and said
town md county, except as herein otherwise
provid q.
Section 4 Said chapter 200 Of the private
and local laws of 1862 ard each and every
Of its provisions. shall apply 70 and be part
Of the charter Of slid city. 50 far as the
same is applicable, except IS herein otherwise
provided.
Section s. The iirst election Ter this
charter shall be held 81 the first Monday Of
My. ISIS. aud this aot shall be published be-
fore. ard take effect from aud after its passage
and publication,
Approved March 10, 1878.