Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-03-30

which now or hereafter may be in force
iSlaUiVe TO the assessment and collection
u taxes shall be in force in said CITY, as
wen as in regard to the special taxes
anu assessments herein provided for as
10 general taxes.
section 81. All directions hereby
gwen Tor the assessing of and lowing
ana collecting of taxes and special as
sessments shall be deemed only direc-
TORY, and no error or infOrmality in the
proceedings of any of the officers in
trusted with the same not affecting the
substantial justice of the tax itself shall
Fltlate or in any wise affect the validity
OF the tax or assessment.
COLLECTION OF FINES AND FORFEITUREs.
Section g. All fines, forfeitures and
penalties imposed by any ordinance,
resolution or bylaw Of said city. may
be sued for and recovered in a civil ac-
ton in the name of the city, without
being required to give security for costs
before any justice OF the peace Of Grant
county, residing in said city: such ac-
uOn may be commenced either by sum
mons or warrant and shall Dc prosecu-
ted IN the same manner as actions for
tort before justices Of the peace. and
like process may be used and like pro-
ceedings shall be had as in other civil
actions, and appeals may be taken 10
the circuit court in the same manner as
from judgments in civil actions bv ius-
tlce Of the peace, except that if taken
by the defendant, he shall, as part
thereof. execute bond to the city, with
surety to be approved by the Justice.
conditioned that if Judgment be affirmed
IN whole or in part, he will paw the
same, and all costs and damages awar-
ded against him on such appeal; and in
case such judgment shall be affirmed in
whole or in part, execution may issue
against both the defendant and his
surety; and if the defendant be in Gus
tody, he shall be discharged upon the
perfecting Of such appeal
Section g. In all cases mentioned in
the next preceding section, il shall be
sufficient if the complaint alle@e that the
defendant is indebted to the plaintiif in
the amount Of the fine, penalty or forfei-
ture sued for, claiming the highest sum
thereof according to the provisions of
such ordinance, resolution or bylaw.
specifying the same by section, chapter,
title or otherwise, with sufficient plain
ness to identify the same, with demand
Tor Judgment for the amount thereof,
and if the the action be commenced bv
warrant, the affidavit for such warrant
shall be the complaint in the action
Section %. Judgment shall be given,
II for the plaintiff, for the amount Of fine.
penalty or forfeiture fixed by such ortli-
nance, resolution or bylaw, on such
part thereof, if Il discretion be given. as
the court shall deem proportionate to the
otlense, together with the costs of suit.
and the court shall award execution ac-
cordmg to the provisions of this act, and
aplea of guilty shall be sufficient upon
which to found Judgment.
Section &C. In all eases in relation to
which, by the provisions of this act, the
common council has power to enact or
pass ordinances, rules, regulations. res
olution or bylaws in relation to any
subject. 1t may prescribe any penalty
Tor the violation of such ordinance, rules,
regulations, resolutions or bylaws. not
exceeding fifty dollars besides the costs
OF prosecution for any one oi1ense in
violation or non-obServance thereof
and may also provide that in de-
y
mcnt, rendered for such violation
or non-observance, the offender NAV
by imprisoned tor such term as il may
by such ordinance, bylaw, rule, regula-
ton or resolution direct, not exceeding
thirty days, for which purpose the said
city shall have the use of the Jail of the
county in which the city is situated, for
the Imprisonment of any person liable
to be imprisoned, and any prisoner SO
committed shall be under the charge Of
the sheriff Of said county.
Section 81. Every execution issued
upon Judgment for amy violation of the
provisions of this act, pr for the viola
ton or non-obscrNance of any ortli-
nance, bylaw. rule, regulation or reso-
hutton OF said city, shall contain a clause
directing, that for want of goods IN
chattcls excepting such as the Law en-
cmpts) 10 satisfy the same. mi the event
Of the non-payment Of the judgment
or any part thereof, the imprisonment
of the defendant, in the said county iail.
for such term rs shall have been pro
v!ded by this act or the ordinance. rule.
bylaw, regulation or resolution under
which the judgment shall have been
rendered, or in the absence of such pro-
vision, f0l any term not exceeding
thirty days, in the discretion Of the
court, unless such fine or forfeiture and
all costs be sooner paid
Section 6S. All such fines, penalties
and torfcitures and all license moneys
when collected shall be paid to the city
treasurer for the use of the city.
Section 60. In all actions brought by
or in the name of the city, or against it.
the city shall have the same right Of aD-
peal, or to a writ to ccrtiorari or of err
ror, Is individuals have, and in no ease
shall any judgment be render ed against
the city for costs, butjit shall be liable for
costs in the same manner and to the
same extent that the county is liable for
costs in criminal cases, and no more.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 10 Whenever any suit or
action shall be commenced against the
city the process shall be served in the
same manner rs is provided in the gem
eral statutes for the service of process
against cities, and the officer or officers
So served shall Immediately give notice
thereof to the common council.
Section Il, No real or personal pro-
perry of the city or OF any of its inhab-
itauts, or of any individual or corpora
tion therein, shall be levied on and sold
by virtue Of an execution issued to sat
isfy amy Judgment against said ely
Section -. Neither the sand city or any
officer within said city shall be liable for
any damage that may happen 10y reason
of any defect or inSuliciency in any
sidcv ak, street, highway or bridge in