Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-03-21

presentation; and in case said bonds or any of
tnem snail be made payable at any other place
IMAM SAID city OF Watertown, then said treasurer
snail promptly transmit the funds necessary for
such payment to such place designated therefor.
section 9. In case default shall be made at any
time Ill the payment of principal or interest OF
the new bonds to be issued under this act after
Judgment obtained therefor the circuit court of
the county where such judgment may be obtain
60, may direct and require the city treasurer of
SAID city to levy and collect the amount of such
judgment out of the taxable property of said
city, by assessing the same upon the last or next
proceeding assessment roll of the property of said
city, ana collecting the same, in the same man.
ner as city, county and state taxes are assessed
ana collected thereon, giving the same time for
Inc payment thereof Said city treasurer shall
return ali delinquent taxes on real estate to the
county treasurer of the county in which such
real estate may be situated, in the manner pre-
scrlbed by law; and such lands shall be sold I'M
less SUCH taxes are paid by such county treasurer
at the next general tax sale, for delinquent tax
eS, as other lands are sold for taxes, and when
such taxes are collected, the same shall be paid
over TO the person entitled thereto,
section III. Said commissioners may REQUIRE if
Cney deem 1t necessary, an additional bond of the
CITY treasurer OF said city for the faithful app1
ca'lon OF all moneys that may come inso his
na1ds under this act. as in this act is provided
lot, sald Dond to be executed to the city of Wa
tertown, and approved by said commissioners,
ana TO be tor such sum they shall deem neces-
sary ana to have sufficient sureties which they
snail approve of, and in case of refusal or neg
iect OF sald treasurer for ten days to give said
De deemed vacant, and the clerk of said city shall
III special election, on five days notice. to fill
such vacancy.
Section IL. The signing, countersigning, issu-
ing or putting into circulation any of said new
ponds Tor any other purpose otherwise than is
nereln authorized, or the signing. countersign-
ing, Issuing or putting into circulation of any
duplicate bonds or coupons contrary to the pro-
VISIONS OF this act il hereby declared an embez-
Element OF the same, and the officer or person SO
offending shall be deemed to have committed
the crime of larceny, to the amount of the bonds
or coupons so wrongfully converted, and shall be
punished accordingly. Said commissioners shall
have exclusive control of all negotiations for the
compromise Of said city debt.
Section II. In case any city officer shall will
fully refuse or neglect to perform any act or duty
required OF, or enjoined upon him under this
act, or shall! willfully hinder or obstruct any of
said commissioners of the public debt in the
performance of any of their duties, he shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined in the discretion of
the court IN sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars and costs of prosecution, and stand com
m1tted until such fine and costs be paid
Section Ii. Chapter 169 of the laws of 1881 is
hereby repealed, and all acts inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed.
Section Ia. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.