The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-09
Charter Amendments.
The following are the amendments TO the
city charter passed by the last legislature:


city charter passed by the last legislature:
Sec. 81. The common council shall annu-
ally determine the salary or compensation to
be paid to the several officers of said city,
within the limitations hereinafter prescribed,
as follows: TO the Mayor, sum not ex-
ceeding $50 per annum; to the City Clerk,
in addition to his fees and perquisites pre-
scribed by law, q sum not exceeding $3.50
per annum; to the City Treasurer, 81 per
annum, besides his per cent for the collec-
ton of taxes; to the City Marshal or Super
intendent of streets and highways, not to
exceed 81 per day, and at that rate for any
part of day, for time by him actually
spent in the performance of such duties; to
each Alderman of said city, not to exceed
$50 per annum; to the City Auditor, not to
exceed $25 per annum; and they may also
establish fees or salaries to be paid to all
other officers appointed by them, where such
fees are not. prescribed by this act, and
which are to be paid from the city treasury:
PrOUided, That 10 motion, resolution or
ordinance, involving the expenditure of
money. shall be passed by the Common
Council, unless majority of all the Alder
men elect shall vote therefor.
Sec. "a. The Supervisor of each judicial
district shall, in each year, make an assess
ment of all the real and personal property
within the judicial district of said city for
which he was elected, in like manner as
provided by law for the assessment of prop
erty in the several townships of this State;
and, in SO doing, he shall conform to the
provisions of law governing the actions of
Supervisors of such townships performing
like services, and shall, in all. respects, eX-
cept as otherwise provided in this act, con-
form to the provisions of law governing the
actions of Supervisors of the several town
ships of this State, in the assessment of
property and levying of taxes; and they
shall make and complete the assessment of
real and personal property as aforesaid,
within each judicial district, before the
fourth Monday in May in each year; and
for that purpose shall call upon each tax
| able resident of said city, and furnish him
with blank form as required by law for
the assessment of property in townships, on
or before the second Monday i'm May; and
the Supervisors of the several judicial dis
tricts of said city, together with the Alder
man of each ward of said city whose term
of Office will first expire, shall constitute a
Board Of ReUielC," for the purpose of re-
viewing, correcting and equalizing and COM
pleting the assessments aforesaid, and any
four of the six members of such board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of
business. Such board of review shall meet
at the Common Council rooms in the city
hall in said city, on the Saturday next pre-
ceding the fourth Monday of May of each
year, and be and continue in open session
from the hour of o'clock i'm the forenoon
until the hour of o'clock in the afternoon
of that day; and such Supervisors shall
have their respective assessment rolls then
and there present. subject to inspection by
such board and any person therein assessed,
during the sessions thereof; and such board
of review shall review, correct, equaliZe
and complete the assessment for said city;
and at the request of any person whose
property is assessed on either of said assess
ment rolls, or of his agent, and on sufficient
cause being shown, shall correct the assess
ment as to such property in such manner as
in their judgment will make the valuation
thereof relatively just and equal within said
city. To that end said board may examine
on oath the person making such application,
or any other person touching the matter.
Any member of said board may administer
such oath. After said board shall complete
the review of said rolls, a majority of said
board shall endorse on each of said rolls,
and sign a statement to the effect that the
same is the assessment roll for the judicial
district of said city for which such assess
ment was made for the year in which each
of said rolls have been prepared and APP
proved by the board of review. Said state
ment may be in the following form, viz:
Assessment roll of the - judicial dis
trict, for the City of Owosso, for the year
IS, as approved by the board of review.