, 1879-06-07
CITIES AND VILLAGES.

Secs. s and 13 OF Art. II. of tan act to pro-
vide for the incorporation OF cities n1sd vlagcs,'
approved April H. ls7s, arc amended so as to
provide for the election e4ch year o' three ot tle
six Village Trustees, mud who shall hold AcIr
Office for the term Ut two yeurd.
TAX LEVY UNDER STATE LAW.
Sec. Of ART 4 Of thu sumo act is amended
by requiring tic ordinance ieyying the amount
OF taxes to bs collected under the Statc law 10
specify n detail the purpose for wA!eh the ap-
preparations, which determine tho amount OF
the levy, arc made, aud tho sum appropriated
for each purpose. 1t is further amended BY
adding to tic section the following limitation OF
3 ger ccut on the aggregate valuation OF I'LL tue
property Us tie 1imtt Ut thu levy except for the
payment OF boulul Indebtedness or interest
thereon:
Froul4ed, tho aggregate amount OF taxes 1ey!cd
ior the payment oi liz bonded Indebtedness Or sls
interest thereon shall not exceed the rats Ut per
cent upoa tho agRrosute valuation Of all property
therein. - the SAME wss euna!,zcA fos BtAta and
county taKea O3 thC preceding yeaf.
hAroA'A ACT.
BY House Bill IS ti,a act commonly known as
tho ;" Mayors acth il repealed
by House Dill Al, s.c Of Art. (be!ng tho
nrticla relating to the duties Ut Mnyor, I'd the
general corporation act Of cities aui Yiiages), Is
ameuaed by adding thcreto tfle sanlo nFoyla-
ions Ia regard 10 removal ot III officer appoilt-
cd by thu Mayor a. were given BY Soc. of the
Mayot's net, except HUT lo must tlG his rca-
sons therefor with tl.o Clerk. II the ollsuer IL
restored by Il lwo,thtrds vote Of the Council ho
must give new bonds, mud cannot be removed
twice for tho same olense.
ORGANIZING ciTr INTO VILLAGE.
Dy House n1l 2g8 section Is ,addcl to tho
city aud Vt!lage incorporation act which re-
luires tho Mayor nill Cosnnlon Council, on pc-
tltlon Of one-fourt of tilo legal voters Of city,
TO submit the question Of orgnui1lng such city
Into v!tage tU tho decision Ut ttlv legal Yotors
ut 4ll election to he called for that purpose. But
only ono such election eau ba III any onO year.
DisGoANRcrloN or TERRITORY.
An act, now In torce makes specific provision
for tho 0sscouhoctlun OF auy territory on Tic
boundary OF ely pE Ytltagu ul,d within tho lin
its thereof BY tbs ctty or village authorities On
petition Ut The "owners representing thc ma1or-
Thu previous law on thls eutIect required, In
this particular, majority OF the legal voters on
such tesrit0ry to unitu IL such patltlun.
LABOR ON STREETS, ETo.
An act was passed. authorizing ti.s City Couu-
eli us noaFl Ut Irustces of tuWu to rcqutru eY-
cry abla-bodled uato iuAah!taut between tlle
agea ol 81 ulsd 30 axeopt pAupcrb, Idiots, etc.
lseos OH thc streels asg., ot aucl village town
two days In zach year. Such labor mar be coin.
muted at Is cents per day. Tile authorities arc
given power to enforce tbs oct by huea all psn.
altttea, ..-.
,",. REPEALED.
The act entitled "An uct to proytdefor The
roofRantzutlUn ut citlcs " approved ApFn b, l6ltt
has oocn repealed.
49,. cI1Y ORDINANCES
An act was passed to provide for The punish
tncut OF persona violating nHy VI the ortlilancsi
Of tho several cities alas villages tu thIs Statr.
In all actlons for The violation pf any ordinance