The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-04-03

/ thirds of all the aldermen elect shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction OF
business, whether the mayor shall be
present or not. Less than tWo-thirdS Of
the aldermen may meet and adjourn from
time to time until a quorum is present
Section ,. The board of aldermen
shall prescribe the time and fix the place
of holding their meetings, which shall a
all times be open to the public. 1t shall
determine the order and rules of its pro
ceedings, and keep a record thereof
which shall be open to the inspection O
every citizen at all reasonable times ant
hours. 1t shall have power TO preserve
order and propriety in its proceedings
and may adopt such by laws rules ant
regulations for its own government a:
are not inconsistent with the provision:
Of this act; and shall have power TO com
! pei the attendance of its members; and
to impose and enforce penalties for non
attendance. The board OF aldermen shall
he the judge of the election and qualifi
cations of its members.
| Section B. Special meetings of the
/ board of aldermen may be called an6
held upon the application in writing
signed by three aldermen, and addressed
to the clerk of said city, stating the oh
| jact of each meeting, and the time when
the same is to be held, which shall not
he less than twenty four hours from the
! time when the clerk shall receive such
application. The clerk shall forthwith
call the meeting required, by giving
personal, verbal notice to all the alder
men except those who signed the call
and to the mayor, informing each OF
! them of the object of said meeting and
The time when the same is to be held,
and shall file such application in his of
! tie, and make a memorandum thereof in
the journal proceedings.
Section l. The style of all ordinances
shall be, ''Be it ordained by the mayor
and board of aldermen Of the city of
| Manitowoc. Every ordinance, rule, by
law or regulation of said city, except
those which relate to the government OF
| the board of aldermen, shall be published
one week in some newspaper published
in the city before the same shall be in
| force. All ordinances shall be signed
by the mayor, or acting mayor, and at
| tested by the clerk and the seal Of said
city affixed.
Section 3. The board of aldermen
shall have control and management of
| the finances and all property of the city,
| and shall likewise il addition to the
powers herein vested in them by other
| provisions Of this act, have power to
make, enact, ordain, establish, enforce,
amend and repeal all such ordinances,
| rules and bylaws for the government
and good order of the city as they
shall deem expedient, declaring and i'm
posing penalties, and enforcing the same
against any person who may violate any
of the provisions of such ordinances,
rules or bylaws, and such ordinances,
rules and bylaws are hereby declared to
be and have the force and effect OF the
law: proUided, that they are not repug-
nant to the constitution and laws of the
United States, or to the constitution of
the state of Wisconsin, and for that pur-
ordinance, ruguiatlon or bylaw:
l. To manage and regulate the fnan-
ces and regulate, preserve and dispose Of
the property, real and personal, belong
ing TO the city.
=. To adopt all legal and requisite
measures for levying and collecting taxes
and assessments.
,. To regulate the nse of locomotive
engines within the city; TO direct and
control the location of railroad tracks,
and to require railroad companies to
construct and maintain. at their own ex-
pense, such bridges, yiaducts, tunnels,
and to provide such other conveniences
at public railroad crossings, as the
board of aldermen may deem necessary.
(. To establish and regulate a fire
| department within said city, and pre-
scribe the duties of the officers and
members thereof; to provide all necessary
| apparatus for the extinguishment of fires;
to require the owners of buildings to
provide aud keep suitable ladders and
fire buckets, which are hereby declared
| to be appurtenances to the real estate,
and exempt from seizure, distress or sale
! III any manner, and if such owGer of
building shall refuse 10 procure suitable
| ladders and fire buckets after reasonable
notice, the board of aldermen may pro-
cure and deliver the same to him, and in
| default OF payment therefor, may recover
! of such owner the value of such ladders
| or fire buckets, or both, with costs OF
| salt; to regulate storage of gunpowder
| and other dangerous material to direct
! the safe construction of place for the
deposit of ashes; to regulate the saanner
| of putting up ctoge ana stove pipe; to
/ prevent bonfires and the use of fire. wn"i,.,
! and firearms within the limits of said
! cltv, Or sucn part thereof as they may
| think proper; to compel the Inhabitants
of said city to aid in tio extipauishment
of fires, and TO pull OF break down and
| raze such buildings in the vicinity OF
fires as shall be directed by the alder
men, or any two of them who may be
at the fire, or by the mayor or chief en-
| gineer of the ire department for the
| purpose of preventing It's communication
to other buildings, and ary building Sc
! destroyed shall be paid for by the city
to construct and preserve reservoirs,
| pumps, wells, and other water-works,
and regulate the use thereof, and gener
ally to establish such other measures o1
| prudence for the prevention or extin
guishment of fires as it may deem
proper.
5. To declare what al nuisanchs, and
to prevent, abate and rem We the cause
and to make the expense of removing
the same, when incurred Ly the city, 6
legal charge and lien against the rea
estate whereupon the same was situated
ani to take such measures for the public
health as it may deem proper, to compe
the owner or occupant of any grocery
cellar, tallow chandler shop, soap fac
tory, tannery, stable, barn, prlvy, sewer
or other unwholesome or nauseous
houses or places. to cleanse, remove o.
abate the same as often as it may bt
deemed necessary for the health, com
fort and convenience of the inhabitants
of the city.
G. To restrain and prohibit all de
scriptions of gaming and fraudulent de
vices and. practices, and all playing O
cards, dice or other games of chance fol
the purpose of gaming IN said city.
7. To prevent any riots, disturbances
or noisy and disorderly assembIages
suppress and restrain disd0lefly houses
or groceries or houses Of Ill fame, shows
and exhibitions, and to regulate and
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