Show A r I 1 A I 1 I 1 I 1 a I 1 AM full text of the bles sure pro viding for THE VA OF cairies As ras s c d b y b G g 0 v t r z or a n i L a t t letts 1 a t xv A s s t m b i y 0 f h 0 T 0 r 1 tory of etith AN ACT the f f cities 1 1 when tile inhabitants any country botein b r a e eo v 6 i tl ain ali e li i n it s 0 ji un y e i ty 1 i i ll 11 alt f r 0 to W 0 r g i ni z etl i nt a city they in ky apply by petit ivil ill bating iguel by ewt beka titan one of ilia qualified electors of ilie Territory tube embraced i a proposed cit to tile county collat of file an per county eldell I eniti on aliat dribo d ribo ilia territory pro propped pied to be ein braced fit such city and shall have annexed thereto ali accurate wap or plat thereof arid state the name proposed for such city slid shall be unpaid on paid with proof of the number of tile inhabitants within tile territory embraced in I 1 said bikki itse ac biarl such petition shall bs present edthe court shall forthwith designate tile class of the apropo ed ity and fix the time and peace athin tile boun dArle of such city or town at aich ilia election may be held to determine much 1 such election shall be 1 d and div ted in the same manner as pro aided vided by law for conducting general eleele u no said boort before such election is held give notice it I 1 lea tion in soine pub I 1 jed within sit L d limits it there be one at least 0 neo a week aleks I 1 t lut it there be ito published by posting nolice at least four beeks ili five public 0 aithan said limits said notices contain a statement of the peti tin and describe the territory probe ell incorporated and ilia 11 1 0 be elliel and shall 1 the time slid lit which the election q hall ba held alo ballots asid it 81 11 elet losi be fur lion or against incorporation awl it for ilia names of the persons voted for 3 if a of tile ballots cashat tach election be fit favoron such incorporation the clerk of the county court immediately on ilia returns of said election being filed in the proper office rive notice of the result by in tile me manner as provided in tile preceding and in such notices lie shall designate to bich of I 1 lie clap cs of municipal corporations hereinafter provided city ahall along A copy of tile notice with proper proof 0 its publication shall be filed ith tile papers and a certified copy of all papers and decord entries to tile matter on file in the clerks office alte recorders office of the county and in tile otrice of the secretary of the territory upon lite filing of said papers it shall be the duty d the secretary of the territory to publication lit some per having generah circulation within the territory of lite of said city or town fc 4 at ilia time of hobling the said electron elect lon the voters within said limits shall vote for tile of tho municipal officers here for saia a hall co ix ducted arid tile canvass votes cast tit oad election shall W made as provided by law pvc 5 when the papers referred to in section 3 of chii act tire filed and ilia officers are elected and qualified for such city or town and pu bli c at I 1 oil is made by vaia clerk and secretary the shall le complete and ILI co urta in th isTer omit take judicial notice of the of bueb city or town arc 6 any incorporated city or town now existing in this territory may incorporate under this act ili tile whenever a majority of lite qualified electors of euch alty ort orias bbown by trill it lists of the preceding shall petition the ci aty c bouncil or board of ees as the case ins Y be I 1 to submit the question as to ther ca 0 r town shall incorporate u der ta u 1 t to tile vote of the electors in city or town it shall be the duty of said council or board of armteen to submit such ac and designate tile c lass U der itch said city or town will come and appoint the place a t voting be done and auak suak on be and conducted as prescribed by law provided that such question shall be submitted at tile next general municipal el action bat such question shall not be sub t ad oftener than once in two years alc 7 the of such city or ilia president of tile board of tru tees in such town shall notice at least once a week for five our buce a ive weeks of such election by publishing the thereof in one or more apers within such or tooji no newspaper Is publish vi therein then by posting at least five copies of such notice in each in uniel a I 1 1 ward or voting c t for at fea it four week a such shall state the officers to be elc ctol SEC 8 tile ballota to be at u ell election W in the ful loing form for incorporation or A and at the time of holding ilia officers provided for shall h voled for by ilia qualities electors elec tort tile returns of elac tiou all W entered like records of said city or town I 1 I 1 a anal wity of the votes cast at buix election be for under general law such ilir or xon thenceforth be dee n t d organized un ter this act but tilie off era then in office shall te governed by ti pro of tile cha athe ir respect 0 ive cities or towns until tile elected under this act ar 1 bac 0 tile corporate authol gitles of such city or tomi shall althin chitty days after ahre under cause to tv ellei in tile office of the in tile cou t in aich said city or town is ay a certified of tile returns the results of such elect fun and such recorder shall same and itself corporate antl orioles shall also cause a like to be filed in ilia oilive of tha Svere tary of tile territory k ito cleall lilethe keeps registry of cities organized under this act gaid tary upon cling SAM fica tei a noti ce in some alc hk ing general althin ilia territory gry of ilia fact of such city or 6 coming abed as lie r ein I 1 sac 10 A provided courts in t shall tali a judicial notice of th change of the 0 of ally city or ton it front its original from tinia of tile tile pro to its organization under tills sit kid vi lions of this act shall be appI to such city arid la the reith at all no longer be applies ble but all alv P or parts of b a not tent mith tile provisions of this at shall continue in oree and le PO T C ible to any such city the paine 9 if such aliane had not taken place bac 11 cities inco kin der thia act adies and corporate and shall be now a and designated by the name fi of as way po sigid suffer biging I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 Z J I 1 I 1 1 1 1 W I 1 y s ti 0 a ti t t e L 1 a e tl t t r a e t a n d t e con tr a ct t w i t I 1 i i i c q ti ir e a ti t 1 1 io 1 i re a I 1 and per property for vor I 1 orale ajao R VO I 1 ilion and skill y change tile same sit pleasure bava and exer ise all tile hereinafter conferred bec I 1 2 all bights and property of evera kind and A v alich pa r under its organization allahl be hold to I 1 k ve ted I 1 ili ilia battle bilut corporation up oil its beco mill az I 1 u der ilia of ijo rights C r e I 1 I 1 her ili fAvoro fur aguill t n co at 1 10 linio of IN kew cul 1 mg 1 1 altor ditl act ILI I 1 vo at tion ar broseo autio k of any kind adall NY effic teMY att tile saute an I 1 till if ito alai betit that tie it d e r e j i t r e r i e y ij g i e n L y h t tilli r I 1 latal f e 1 t k n A p I 1 w r 1 y t a I 1 1 I 1 A u j i c able to ally right existing at tilo 0 f kilell cily so becoming under thia a t ilia same biall tie lemed camu I 1 alive to tile before p r tied ti ed pvc ali ordinance aal roo st force ill ady city or toan alien it or zo under act coli igan it full force and effot until repe aleJ or abrien ed noblitt I 1 t taw lit buc of brov 1 1 0 I 1 at such alad rebut is i ux do biot inflict mith the brov I 1 tons of aliis act assid ilia making of of organization not be construed to eff att the 4 bange in the legal identity of the corpora lion of such chiv or willi pvc 14 tit municipal corpora eions in this territory now and thoo tho o hereafter organized shall be and tile saidie are hereby divided into three claws having or be knock it as cities of tile firla all cities h lying mo a than alad less than biall be known as of tile i las and all other cities hall bo known as c was of lite third claas the municipal authorities of any city in this territory tire ad hori zed to commissioners to t it ke lite of such city beora any mill election and if from the r turns of s kid it obal be shown that any ell belongs to thi second or first it shall he the of I 1 he mayor to cert afy under the H u I 1 of the city to the of the territory the number of inhabitants of kull I 1 cit and ilia Gote riwe it k that GA I 1 city to I 1 the cond or vla un der tile of cities ws hereit pro aided arc 15 whenever neier any city of the second or third class bleill tina d ilia of 20 or amro or file or bofo and such fact ahall have been duray ascertained ascer tined and to the uv arnor by tho mayor of either of babl cities attest ed by ilia i eal ther V f lie boball dmitro fly public pr KIA tion dueh city to be of the ji rt or second clasi as tile case may be and sut it city 00 shall conform to ilie provisions of this act alc 16 ali incorporated cities of lie first and bee nd clas shall be lidded lii ded into ilia wards ilia boundaries ol aich ibe pre be abed by ordinance prior to he text municipal election provided lluke said liars shall he US near its vijay be r jf ettsal population and as near as MAY be in compact form pvc 17 file municipal govern anent of all aties I 1 tile clas 4 is hereby amt in it lit 1 1 ck of thi ilia wito be it qualified aledor ili akis city and fifkova three each mard who ike gualt fled elturas fit their rl wardi y I 1 s hall ba by tile voters of their titi ill and the bita b horen by tha lo edified voter 8 of their lourds they hold for to nears and until their are slid fled firc IS Tha government of each of tile acety conn eil to be corn posed of a inay ur und I 1 1 I ta 0 from each arl all of khall tie qualified elector in their respect I 1 a araj be chosen by the qualified kolrs I 1 their cilius and tile shall be Cl loeu by tile qualified voters of tile respective lards arid they ell ill hold their 0 arid their a are elected and qualified S 10 tho gotrie in a n t of cities ol 01 tile class beall be vetted betted in a to consist if at in or and seven wh sli al have tile qualifications 91 0 I 1 said city find they be cli ojen by the quailed qu Ailed voters of slid city and I 1 hold their office for two years and until their are elected and qualified ARTICLE it OF THE pvc 1 the chief of tile city be the mayor who shall be a qualified elector and a freeholder tile city and hula ilia office fort 0 3 ears and until ilia buc cessor is elected and qualified 2 ever a vacancy shall happen in the office of kapr tile c ty council elect a mayor ito shall ress all tila to bew until the a anti until fais successor is elected and seca During the temporary ab pence or disability af tile mayor tile city council ahall elect one of its r umber to at as mayor pro lea ito during such absence or 6 11 possess tile power of mayor SEC 4 it a at any time during his term of office remo a front tajo giants of tile his office bit ill thereby become vacant 5 the ibid or preside at all of tile ity city c coullie CoUl lil but hall ejot vote except ill case of a tie lien lie give the cuti vote sec 0 have ert 0 remove any officer appointed bv bilu adien ever he dball be of lite opinion that ilia interests of tile city demand silvis ren loval but be bhai spurl the ret tidus of such to tile tit its next ragaar ikc 7 may exercise within file city the conferred uPon illin lo suppress di sor tier and keep to ay fines and and release a I 1 ny person e for v of ally city lue 0 and shall repart luil remit n c e or A ith tile CUU 0 o t 6 the fly chuel at ats net SEC 8 ile E hall perform all du ties hank are alinay be lr by law or by sit friall fee thattie th atthe la all 11 I 1 D 1 d ances are SECO SEC O all have power at all thries to exam itle and ahk boks records and 1111 ers of fitly of or split employed fly I 1 ile city pvc 10 to kiino give tile council urination re latie to tile affairs of city and M theli con idera t 01 I meah ures as lie may deem ic II 11 ile have power when neves try to call upon every inhabitant of life cit Y over the age af it va ent I 1 ne 3 eara 1 to uld in ell forcing tile as a 11 in lots and other disorder ay conduct or cair ing lute any law or ordin oi tile elly SEC 12 in cam the or any ki liall at any time I 1 tile duty or mil lully and corruptly be gaii ty of ct or n tile 0 of h a loftice lie bo liable to in find 0 i conviction tilt reo I 1 fined in it SUM 1114 exceeding on e t luand dol 1 ar kind tile court uld er such I 1 COak lWon DWI be hada 44 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 4 t I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 ia r v ae frona oi 13 ile MAY All point by and nith tile advice of tile city council im titter of organ one or inure pr p r suits to lyre lara and to he city lur 0 r r j fit deviow 1 aj 11 a i of auh city rid f r tile government of such C ty tile collice col lipe bation of such m to be mined and eted ite 1 lie city and paid out of the city treasury sury ill sra 1 F hall their ofria for if to teral 0 I 1 and u ni d lhoir lut ce sors are eletes el etel ana 1 ila 1 gifted SEC 2 1 filly vacancy CC cor in tile otah o of by 0 O MI or it T M ae sul 1 vAcA llcY be filled ar t I 1 aoi u i t p t ro d t r t i by s p 0 i i i t w I 1 f 1 4 c i t ev u u n i i 1 f m i pt 1 i e a e d J x t v 1 ilia vacancy occurs alc 3 no pers n shall be to anim ito r 1 1 a tile ltv quAff led elector and yeida ye ida kichin tile ward for bich to Is eleele ike birot fly or fly be if any contract CoU trAct li alever to lite cit y Is it patty nor ciali lie be eligible eli gitle if lie swill havil beell convicted of brit wry or cerqui in 11 1 1 I 1 0 mee tier lie to eligible to any office tile salary of A aich is pati out of tile cl ta at tile tina of 1113 ap be it ilia aty council nor biall any member of t lie city council at the r alve bialo atil an the uslice under the city govern in ell t isicc 4 tha shall be lite judge of t lie elect ion and qualifies bior a of its oa it members 5 it shall determine its own rules if proceeding punch its bichl ers for disorderly A it it tile concurrence of diio thirdy of the members of the council may ex pel a member for cahim catim sac 6 the of vie council elected ahall conti tuto A quor uril to 10 ly iciness bis a smaller number may adjourn front bials to time and way coi 11 1 1 I 1 tile attendance of u 11 1 sixth penalties as duay juay be prescribed by ordinance tied 7 the cily council ahall proscribe like time and aiace of one ine eting shall be etehl each month A aho in ir ally t iiii anier 4 41 I 1 tile coune il may call a special hect 1 I mow f it to t aa A t lie men ibers of the nerved I 1 i 1 abode or icat at ilia pvc S it dball ral allx open ds an I 1 keep a J jurnal of its aaa lings SF c 0 rite yeas and ivr shall be taken upon the 11 19 A 0 of all ordill bances nances and ait to create any liability against the city slid in allot tier caes ca es at the 1 I any mc her u idich shull lye asif rol i tile journal of IN proceedings and ti to concurrence of it of tile members elected to tit city shall be necessary to I 1 lie of any buch or arl town rc 10 no V adof tile city L be or rescinded at a IQ cial mec tillit oleks at auh I 1 there thi as zi I 1 I 1 a r of il is M 00 hen such vote vi aa taken 11 ally report of a colli toll tee of the cont icil elighil be for final betkin it ereon to the tivit regu larni etting ot tile council ci uncil after tile report ii made by request rif any mo lu lers of ilia council st c 12 all ordinances passed by the city cou tivit be signe I 1 by the lla ana be deia in tila 0 O flike city re anler all ordinances 0 leased toy the i bouncil and rignel by til e shall a 1 1 U wd okee piper 1 d athill I 1 I 1 lie cuy if there be one at leat anve 4 bucek for four sue eab it 11 it ft savil ile bubli abed by va in fit three pi tee 4 ili bad city provided that chenever he never a occurs find aid faid f revised ordinances are paoli hed by authority of tile ity council no further be |