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An Act to incorporate the town of De Witt, in Carroll county. 1860 204 (1860.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0234 and id is 1 raw text is: CORPORATIONS. AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the city of Chillicothe. 1. Council authorized to appoint certain § city officers; officers to take official oaths; shall give bond when requir- ed ; provisions in reference to City Attorney. 2. Mayor to keep record of the proceed- ings of the council; his compensa- tion therefor. 3. 4. 5. Councilmen not to be allowed compen- sation. Improvement of streets to be let out to lowest bidder. Acts inconsistent with this repealed. Be it enacted by the General ./1ssembly of the State of Missouri, as follows : § 1. That the twenty-third section of an act to incorporate the city of Chillicothe, approved March 1, 1855, be so amended as to read as follows: The Mayor aad Board of Councilmen shall have power to appoint a City Register, Assessor, Collector, and such other officers as they may at any time deem necessary, who shall be sworn faithfully to discharge the duties of their office, and shall, when required, give bond with satisfactory security to the corporation for the due performance of their respective dutjes. But nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the said Mayor and Coun- cilmen to appoint or keep in their employ a standing City Attorney, but in case said corporation should need an attorney, said Mayor and Board of Councilmen shall employ an attorney in such specific case. § 2. That the Mayor of said city shall keep the records of proceedings of said board, and he shall be allowed a reasonable compensation therefor. § 3. The City Council of said corporation shall receive no compensa- tion for their services as such Councilmen. § 4. All improvements of the streets or otherwise in the limits of said corporation shall be let out at public outcry, after giving ten days' notice, by ten hand bills, put up in as many public places within the limits of said corporation, to the lowest and best bidder, the undertaker giving bond and approved security for the completion of such work or improvement. § 5. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby re- pealed. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 29, 1861. AN ACT to incorporate the town of DeWitt, in Carroll county. 9 1. The town of DeWitt incorporated; § limits of town; to have perpetual succession; general corporate pow- ers ; may purchase, hold, lease, and dispose of property, real and per- sonal. 2. Who corporate powers vested in. 3. Mayor and council to be elected; term of office; qualification for Mayor. 3. A Marshal to be elected; to be Col- lector, &c. 4. When first election of town officers to be held ; election not held on day specified, to be held on some other day. 5. Who to appoint judges of first election; as to judges of first election, their number and qualification. 6. Mayor and councilmen to constitute Town Council; Mayor to be Presi- dent; President pro tem. to be chos- en ; his term of office ; stated meet- ings of council. 204

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