Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-30
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SEES. 43. The village organized shall constitute
one road district, and the street commissioner or
| roadmaster thereof DO appointed by the village
council, aud all taxes raised within the limits OF
! said village for road purposes shall be expended
| under the direction of tho village council.
| BOARD OF AUDITORS.
| Sec. Al. The village council shall constitute a
board Of 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 ac-
count and the name OF the person 10 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 thereon
shall be posted at the time and place OF holding the
annual election, published IN 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 may, at
any annual or special meeting authorize the village
to levy tax for any legitimate object, but in no
case shall the tax so levied exceed the sum OF i've
t5l mills upon the dollar valuation in any year
| and all taxes levied, except for improvement Of
streets, sidewalks ana crossings, shall be levied and
collected as prescribed by the statutes of this State
for the levying and collection of township taxes;
provided, that the village council SHALL or before
| the list 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, ct the same time, make and certify to the
auditor Of the proper county list of the names of
| the owners of personal property subject to taxa
ton within such village: and the county auditor
shall, upon the sreccipt OF said statement and
| list enter and carry out the said tax or taxes
| against the property within such village, and the
sans shall be collected other taxes collected,
and. when collected, paid over to the village treas
| Uror.
Sec. A6. 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 keen record of all proceedings at the annual
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of such elections required by law, and to notify
| persons elected or appointed to office thereof
| Second-To transmit to the clerk of the district
court within days after election and qualifica-
ton, certified statement Of the name and term for
which elected of all the officers elected at such cleo
ton; and in case of the appointment election Of
any justice of the peace, constable, treasurer or
recorder of said village to fill vacancy. ike no.
tice shall he 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, ard to Countersign and keen a
! record Of all Licenses, commissions and permits
granted or authorized by them, ana for such puI-
poses to keep the following books:
minute book in which shall be recorded in chro-
poogica order, all the papers mentioned in lection
q! Of this act: full minutes of all elections, general
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 reference to the
! book ana page where the same may be found.
length in chronological order, all ordinances, rules
| regulations and bylaws
| finance book, in which shall be kept full and
| complete record of the finances of the village
| showing the receipts, the date, amount and source
| thereof, and the disbursements. with the date
amount and object for which paid out; and TO enter
! in either such other matters the council shall
prescribe; and keep such other books as the council
| direct.
| Fourth-To countersign and cause to be pub
lished or posted every ordinance. bylaw resolu-
! tiOn. as law, and to have proof
| thereof made ana fled.
| Fifth-To be the custodian of the corporate seal,
and to file, required by law, and to safely keep,
all vecords, books, papers or property belonging 10,
filed, deposited in his Office, and deliver the same
to his successor when qualified: to permit any per-
son, with proper care, 10 examine and copy any of
| the same, and to make and certify copy of any
| thereof when required on payment of the same
I fees allowed town clerks therefor.
| SiXth--To draw anC cOunterstgn ali orders on the
| village treasury ordered by the council. and mono
| other
Seventh-To file, when presented. all chattel
mortgages and atFdavits relating thereto. and to
enter at the time of ming in book properly ruled
and kept therefor, the names of all;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.
! Eightil-To perform all other duties required by
| law or by any ordinance other direction OF the
| village council.
| Sec Al. The constable shall give bond similar
| to that required of consabies elected by towns,
Slall De deemed uQGQ aGU governed every
respect by the law prescribed 20 them. It shall be
| his duty to obey all lawful written orders the
| village council, to arrest with without process,
| aud with reasonable diligence take before the
village justice every person found in such village in
state of intuXication, or engaged in any disturb
ance of the peace or violating any law OF the State
| or ordinance of such village. lie NAV command all
persons present in such case TO assist him therein,
and if any person being commanded shall refuse
neglect to render such assistance, he shall forfeit
not exceeding ter dollars. He shall be entitled to
the fees allowed to constables 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 liquors
| 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
least ten days notice that the question of granting
license for the sale of intoxicating liquors, bev-
erage in said village VIII 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 casa may be provided, however,
that the neglect of the recorder to give the required
notice shall not invaldate the vote and determina-
tion made under the provisions of this act if the
| petition named shall have been duly fled. The
votes upon said question shall be taken, canvassed,
| returned and announced in the same manner az Is
prescribed by law for taking, canvassng, returning
and announcing the votes for the election of village
! off GERS which determination made shall con-
tinue until the shall be reversed at subse-
| quent annual election in the same manner; and,
| if such returns show that q majority of the
| votes cast at such election on said question
shall be against license, no license for the sale of
intoxicating liquors shall be granted by the outhor
| tiles of such village, except for medicinal or me-
chancal purposes. but if such returns show that
majority of the votes cast at 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 exclus-
i've right to license persons, vending, dealing in
disposing of intoxicating liquors within the lin
its of such village, and persons so licensed shall not
! be required to obtain license from the board of
county commissioners nor shall said commission
have authority to license any person to vend,
deal in or dispose Of or sell Intoxicating liquors in
any such village. And no person shall be- licensed
by srCh village council to deal in sell ntoxicat
ing liquors beverage in such village unless he
shall fully comply with all the requirements and be
subject TO all the penalties provided in the gem
era statutes Of the State relating to the sale of in
roxicating liquors, except as herein provided; and,
| provided that license shall be granted by such
village for less sum than one hundred dollars, nor
for greater sum than five hundred dollars, at the
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 required by the general statutes of
this State and the moneys received for such license
shall De paid to the village treasurer for the of
such village: and all licenses granted by any such
village council shall expire within ten days after
| the annual election in and for said village.
| ORDINANCES, ETC.-HoW ENACTED AND PUB
| LISHED
Sec. 40 All ordinances, rules and laws shall be
enacted by majority Of ali the members of the vii
age council, and shall be signed by the presidential
| tested by the recorder, and published once in a
| newspaper published in the county in which said
village shall be situated; and if there be no news
| paper published in said county. then by posting
| them conspicuously in three of the most public
places in said village for ten days. and shall be
| corded in book kept for that purpose. Proof of
such publication by the affidavit Of the printer