Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19
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ROADS.
Ses. As. The village so organized shall constitute
one road district, and the street commissioner or
roadmaster thereof be appointed By the village
council, and all taxes raised within the limits of
said village for road purposes, shall be expended
under the direction of the village council
BOARD OF AUDITORS.
Sec al. The village council shall constitute
board CT auditors for the purpose of auditing all
accounts payable by said village. Said board shall
draw up report, stating in detail the items of &C
counts audited and allowed, the nature of each &C
count. and the name OF the person TO whom the &C
count was allowed, and also including detailed
statement of the financial concerns. Such report
shall be filed with the recorder and copy thereof
snail be posted at the time and place of holding the
annual election, published in a newspaper of
general circulation in said village, two weeks be-
fore such election.
LEVY AND COLLECTION TAXES.
Sec 40. The legal voters of said village NAV, at
any annual or special meeting, authorize the village
TO levy tax for any legitimate object, but in
case shall the tax so levied exceed the sum of five
(0) mills apon the dollar valuation in any year,
and all taxes levied, except for improvement of
streets sidewalks and crossings. shall be levied and
collected as prescribed by the statutes of this State
Tor the levylng and collection of township taxes;
provided, that the village council SHALL or before
the 1st day of September in each year, make and
certify to the county auditor of the county in which
any of the lands or village lots within the corpor
ate limits OF such village situate, statement of
all taxes levied and assessed by them, and shall
also, at the same rime, make and certify TO the
auditor of the proper county list of the names of
the owners of personal prorerty subject to taxa
uon within such village: and the county auditor
shall, upon the freceipt of said statement and
list enter and carry out the said tax or taxes
against the property within such village, and the
Same shall be collected other taxes collected.
and, when collected paid over to the village
Urer.
Sec. 46. The village recorder shall give bond
In form similar to that required Of town clerk, 1t
shall be his duty:
First-To perform the duties of clerk of election.
and Keep record of all proceedings at the annual
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OF such elections required by law, and notify
persons elected or appointed TO office thereof.
Second-To transmit to the clerk of the district
court, within ten days after election and quafca-
uon, certified statement of the and term for
which elected of all the officers elected at such cleo
ton: and in case of the appointment or election of
any justice OF the peace, constable, treasurer or
recorder of said village to fill vacancy, ike no
tce shall he so filed within ten days after such cleo
ton or appointment.
Third-To attend all meetings of the village
board: to record and sign the proceedings thereof,
and all ordinances, rules, bylaws, resolutions and
regulations adopted, and to countersign and keen
| record OF all licenses, commissions and permits
| granted or authorized by them, and for such puT
| poses to keep the following books:
minute book in which shall be recorded in chro-
nologcal ORDER all the papers mentioned in lection
% OF this act; full minutes of all elections general
or special and the statement of the judges thereof
| full minutes of all proceedings of the village
council; the titles of all ordinances, rules
regulations and bylaws, with a reference to the
| book and page where the same may be found.
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length, in chronological order all ordinances, rules
regulations and bylaws.
| A finance book, in which shall be kept full and
| complete record of the finances of the village
showing the receipts. the date, amount and
/ thereof, and the disbursements, with the date
amount and object for which paid out and TO enter
/ IN either such other matters as the council shall
prescribe; and keep such other books as the council
direct.
| Fourth-To countersign and cause to be pub
lished posted every ordinance. bylaw or resolu-
| iPo6b nv lax tO
1 thereof made and filed.
Fifth-To be the custodian of the corporate seal,
and to file, required by law, and to safely keep
all records, books papers or property belonging to,
filed, deposited in his Office, aud deliver the same
to his successor when qualified: to permit any per-
! son, with proper care, examine and copy any of
| the same, and to make and certify a CODY of any
| thereof when required, payment of the same
| fees allowed town clerks therefor.
Sixth-To draw and countersign ali orders on the
village treasury ordered by the council. and none
| other.
Seventh-To file, when presented, all chattel
mortgages ard aftidayits relating thereto, and to
enter at the time of fling, in a book properly ruled
and kept therefor, the names of a.the parties,
ranging mortgages alphabetically; the date of each
| mortgage, and the date of filing the same and of
each affidavit relating to it: for which he shall re-
| ceive the same fees allowed town clerks.
| Eghth-To perform all other duties required by
law or by any ordinance or other direction of the
| village council.
Sec. At. The constable shall give bond similar
! to that required OF cOnstables elected by towns
respect by the law prescribed to them. 1t shall be
his duty to obey all lawful written orders OF the
village council, to arrest with or without process,
and with reasonable diligence 10 take before the
village justice every person found in such village in
a state of ntoXicaton, or engaged in any disturb
of the peace, violating any law of the State
or ordinance of such village He NAV command all
persons present in such to assist him therein,
and if any person being so commanded shall refuse
or neglect to render such assistance, he shall forfeit
not exceeding ten dollars. He shall be entitled to
the fees allowed to copstabes for similar
vices; for other service rendered the village, such
compensation as the council shall fix.
SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
| Sec 4S. The legal voters of any incorporated
village shall have the power and authority to vote
upon and determine for themselves the question
whether license for the sale of Intoxicating liqnors
| as beverage shall be granted by the council of
said village not; and it shall be the duty of the
recorder of any such village, upon receiving petit
ton for that purpose of ten legal voters of
his village at any time not less than fifteen days
before any annual election of such village TO give
at least ten days notice that the question of granting
license for the sale OF intoxicating liquors, as bev-
erage in said village will be submitted to the legal
voters thereof at the next ensuing annual election,
which question shall be determined by ballots con-
tanning the words In favor of license, or Against
license" as the may be provided. however
that the neglect of the recorder give the required
notice shall not invslidate the vote and determine
ton made under the provisions of this act if the
petition named shall have been duly filed The
votes upon said question shall! be taken, canvassed
returned and announced IN the same manner as IS
prescribed by law for taking canvassing returning
and announcing the votes for the election of village
OIL GERS, which determination made shall con-
tinue until the shall he reversed at subSe-
quent annual election in the same manner; and
if such returns show that a majority of the
votes cast at such election on said question
shall be against license license for the sale OF
Intoxicating q uors shall be q anted by the outhor-
tiles of such village, except for medicinal me-
chauical purposes, but if such returns show that
majority of the votes cast such election, said
question, shall be in favor of license" then the
village council may grant license to any suitable
| person of lawful age for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors The village council shall have the excus-
| i've right to license persons, vending dealing in
dispOsng OF intoxicating liquors within the Inn
its Of such village, and persons so licensed shall
be required TO obtain a license from the board O
| county commissioners, shall said commission
ers have authority to license any person to vend
deal in dispose of. sell intoxicating liquors il
! any such village. And no person shall be licensed
by such village council TO deal in or sell iutoxicat
ing liquors beverage in such village unless he
shall fully comply with all the requirements, and b.
subject to all the penalties provided III the gen.
eral statutes of the State relating to the sale OF in
toXicating liquors. except as herein provided; and
provided that no license shall be granted by sucl
village for less sum than one hundred dollars, moi
for greater sum than five hundred dollars at thu
discretion of the village council, and that previous
to granting any such license, bond shall be exc
= cuted with the same conditions and with the same
| penal sum required by the general statutes o
this State; and the moneys received for such cens
shall De paid to the village treasurer for the