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Timestamp: 2019-10-21 21:37:24
Document Index: 614060124

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 18', '§ 20', '§ 15', '§ 17', '§ 18', '§ 19', '§ 20']

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MISSOURI.      - 301)
prove the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys within the limits of trie city, audio
persons injured thereby adeqnate compensation therefor; to ascertain which,
first duly sworn, for that purpose) shall inquire into, and take into consideration,
as well the benefits as the inconvenincies which, may accrue; and estimate and.,
assess the damages which would be sustained by reason of the opening, extension or widening of any street, avenue, lane or alley, and shall moreover estimate the amount which other persons will be benefited thereby, who shall contribute towards compensating the persons injured ; all of which shall be returned
provided for by ordinance, and the residue if any, shall be paid out the city
§ J6, The style of the laws of said corporation shall be : "Be it ordained
by the mayor and board of aldermen of the City^g^fefferson-," and all ordinances shall within one month after they are passed, be published in some newspaper printed in said city, unless otherwise ordered by the board   of aldermen.
and shall moreover give bond with sufficient, security to be approved by the
mayor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of Ins office, and it
shall be his duty to keep a register of all the official acts of the mayor, and when
necessary shali attest them; he shall perform the, duties of clerk to the board
of aldermen when in session ; he shall keep a book or books wherein shall be
be opened to the inspection, of the inhabitants of the city, and he shall keep and
§ 18. The mayor and each of the aldermen, and every other officer of the
shall be and is hereby declared to be vested in the corporation; and ail suits
and all fines, penalties, and forfeitures accruing to said trustees, shall be paid
accrued or may accrue to the City of Jefferson, shall be vested in, and prosecuted for and in the name of the corporation, by this act.
§ 20, A general election for the officers of the corporation shali be held on,
City, in  such manner as the mayor and aldermen may by  ordinance pr'oylde,
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Transcript MISSOURI. - 301) prove the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys within the limits of trie city, audio extend, open and widen streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, making the person or persons injured thereby adeqnate compensation therefor; to ascertain which, the mayor shall in all such cases cause to be summoned twelve good and lawful men, freeholders, inhabitants of said city, not directly interested, who (being first duly sworn, for that purpose) shall inquire into, and take into consideration, as well the benefits as the inconvenincies which, may accrue; and estimate and., assess the damages which would be sustained by reason of the opening, extension or widening of any street, avenue, lane or alley, and shall moreover estimate the amount which other persons will be benefited thereby, who shall contribute towards compensating the persons injured ; all of which shall be returned to the mayor under their hands and seals, and the person or persons who shall be benefited and so assessed, shall pay the same in such manner as shall be provided for by ordinance, and the residue if any, shall be paid out the city treasury. § 15. Every bill, which shall be passed by the board of aldermen, shall be approved and signed by the mayor, within three days after its passage. § J6, The style of the laws of said corporation shall be : "Be it ordained by the mayor and board of aldermen of the City^g^fefferson-," and all ordinances shall within one month after they are passed, be published in some newspaper printed in said city, unless otherwise ordered by the board of aldermen. § 17. The mayor shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the board of aldermen, appoint a register of the city, who shall hold his office for the term of one year, unless sooner removed; who, before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe the oath herein after prescribed, and shall moreover give bond with sufficient, security to be approved by the mayor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of Ins office, and it shall be his duty to keep a register of all the official acts of the mayor, and when necessary shali attest them; he shall perform the, duties of clerk to the board of aldermen when in session ; he shall keep a book or books wherein shall be entered all the proceedings of the board, which book shall, at all proper times, be opened to the inspection, of the inhabitants of the city, and he shall keep and preserve in his office all records, public papers and documents belonging to the city, and shall perform such other duties as shall be enjoined [on] him by ordinance. § 18. The mayor and each of the aldermen, and every other officer of the corporation shall, before entering on the discharge of the duties of his office, take an oath or affirmation, before some judge or justice of the peace, to support the constitution of the United States, and of this State, and faithfully to demean himself in office. § 19. All property, real and personal, heretofore belonging to the inhab- tants of the City of Jefferson, or the trustees thereof in their corporate capacity, shall be and is hereby declared to be vested in the corporation; and ail suits commenced for, and in behalf of said trustees, shall be prosecuted to judgment and execution, as if this act had not passed; and all monies arising therefrom, and all fines, penalties, and forfeitures accruing to said trustees, shall be paid to the mayor for the use of the city, and all ordinances shall remain in force as ordinances of said city, until altered, repealed or modified by the board of aldermen and mayor; all actions, fines, penalties, forfeitures, which shall have accrued or may accrue to the City of Jefferson, shall be vested in, and prosecuted for and in the name of the corporation, by this act. § 20, A general election for the officers of the corporation shali be held on, the first Monday of April in each and every year, in the several wards of the City, in such manner as the mayor and aldermen may by ordinance pr'oylde,