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An Act for the incorporation of towns, and to prevent the circulation of town and city scrip. 1844-1845 1047 (1844)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0075 and id is 1 raw text is: TOWNS,                                         1047
CHAP. 175.
CHAPTER 175.
TOWNS-INCORPORATION OF.
AN AcT for the incorporation of towns, and to prevent the circulation of town
and city scrip.
ARTICLE I. Of the election, power, &c., of the trustees.
II. Of the drawing and paying warrants.
ARTICLE I.
Of the election, power, 4.c.; of the trustees.
SEC, 1. May be incorporated on peti- SEc. 17. Vacancies in the board of trus-
tion of inhabitants, boundaries,     tees, how filled.
style of.                       18. Judges of election, how appoin
2. Corporate powers vested in ts-e.
tees, how appointed and elect-  19. Judges of election to give no-
ed.                                 tice of election, how  and
3. Qualifications of trustees, term      when.
of office.                      20. Judge of election not attend-
4. Oath of office, meeting and ap-       ing, another to be appointed,
pointment of officers.               how.
5. Board of trustees, how consti-   21. Qualification of electors.
tuted, quorum may compel at.    22 *Clerk of election tobe appoint-
tendance, how.                       e duty of.
6. Trustees to judge of elections,         ction, how long to le kept
&c., make their own rules,open ; o             conducte.
&c., keep a journal of pro-     24. In case ol'a tie, judges to decide
ceedings, ayes and noes when         by ot.
to be entered, proceedings to     . Failure to hold an election, a
be published.                        majrity of judges may order
7. What by-laws and ordinances           a
the trustees may pass.          26. County court may disincorpo-
8. Power to appoint certain offi-        rate, when.
cers, &c., prescribe their dU-  27. When the court shall not disin-
ties.                                corporate.
9. Power to pave streets, side-     28. Dissolution not to affect the
walks, &c., proceedings to be       rights for, or against, the cor-
had against owner refusing to        poration.
pave, remedy of tenant.         29. Court to appoint a t.stee to
10. Proceedings against property of       act for the corporation dissol-
non-residents.
i. Taxes, how to be collected.      30 Oath and bond of trustee, con-
12. Fines and forfeitures, how re-       dition of.
covered; who competent as       31. Powers and duties of the trus-
jurors, witnesses, &c.              tee.
13. How and when real estate sold)   32. Trustee to make a report to the
for taxes maybe redeemed.            county court.
14. Chairman to report amount of     33. Duty of the trustee when the
moneys received, how   and          afrairs of the corporation are
when, how published.                 closed.
15. Penalty on chairman neglecting   31. Compensation of trustee.
to puiblish report.             35. Revenue, &c., accruiit to a
16. Chairman to publish and enforce      town disincorporated to be
ordinances; in his absence,           aid to county court; how to
who may act.                          e held.

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