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REVISED CHARTER,
CHAFTER I.
CITY AND WARD BOUNDARIES.
SECTION 1. T/lepeoplle of the State of TVisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly, do enact as folowe:  The district of country in the county of Ke-Bondaries.
nosha and state of Wisconsin, known and described
as follows, to wit:   The south-east quarter  ot section thirty; fractional section thirty-two;  the east
half of section thirty-one; the south-east quarter of
the north-west quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter section thirty-one, in town two; the
north-east quarter, and the north-east quarter of the
north-west quarter of section six, and the north half
of fractional section five, in town one, all in range
twenty-three east, together with that part of Lake
Michigan due east of the same within one fourth of
a mile thereof, shall be a city by the name of Kenosha.
SEC. 2.  The inhabitants of said city shall be  a General
powers.
corporation by the name of the  "City of Kenosha,"
and by that name may sue and be sued, complain
>   and defend in any court, contract and be contracted
with,'nake and use a common seal, and alter it at
pleasure,  and take, hold and purchase, lease and
convey such real and personal estate as the purposes
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of the corporation may require within or without the
limits of said city; and shall otherwise possess the
general powers of municipal corporations at common
law.
N. alrd      SEC. 3.  The city of Kenosha shall be divided in)oindaries.
Exmended.] to three wards, as follows: All that part of said city
described as follows: Commencing on the lake shore
on the south line of Wisconsin street,  thence  west
on said line to the east line of WVest Main  street,
thence to the south-east corner of Durkee's western
addition, thence west along the south line of said
addition and the south line of block five of Fisk's
first addition to the west line of said block five, tence
west to the west line of said city, thence north to
the south line of Grand street extended, thence east
on the south line of said street to the centre  of the
creek, thence along the centre of thie  creek to  the
mouth of the harbor, thence east to the east line of
t!he city, thence south to a point due east of the place
of beginning, thence west to the place of beginning
shall constitute the first ward of the city.
That part of said city lying north ofthe first ward
shall constitute the second ward of the city"
Thatfpart of said city lying south of the first ward
shall constitute the third ward of the city.
CHAPTERP  I!.
CITY OFFICERS.
Municipali   SECTION 1. The muniepal government of the city
[tAmended.]shall consist of a common council, composed of a
mayor and three aldermen from each ward.
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SEC. 2.  A mayor, a treasurer, a clerk, a railroad Elective of                                                     [Amendled. ]
commissioner, a superintendent of schools, an asses- [Ame.
sor, a marshal, and one justice of the peace for the
city at large, and one alderman, one school commissioner, and one constable for each ward shall be
elected annually by the people.
SEC. 3.  A  city attorney, harbor  master,  poorAppointiees,
&c., their
compeusa~
master, city physician, chief engineer of the fire de-tion.sa
partment, surveyor, a chief of police, and one or more
street supervisors, and fire wardens, inspectors, sextons, and all such other officers as may  be deemed
necessary for the proper mannagement of the affairs
of said city, may be appointed by the common council, which officers shall hold their offices severally
during the pleasure of the council, and at such compensation as the council shall prescribe.
SEc, 4.  None but electors of said city shall be who  1i                                                     ble.
eligible to or qualified to hold an elective office created by this act.
SEC. 5. The mayor, treasurer, clerk, railroad com- Term  of ef                                                     flce.
missioner, superintendent of schools, asses sor, and
marshal shall hold their offices respectively for the
term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The aldermen and school commissioners shall hold their offices respectively for the
term of two years, and until their successors shall
be elected  and qualified;  vrovided,  That officers
elected to fill vacancies, shall respectively hold for
the unexpired term only, or until their successors
shall be elected and qualified.
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SEC. 6. The aldermen, scehool commissioners, and
the justice of the peace, elected at the next annual
election, shall be successors to the present aldermen,
school commissioners, and justice of the peace re         spectively, whose terms of office expire at that time.
The aldermen, school commissioners and justice of
the peace, elected one year thereafter respectively,
shall be successors to those aldermen and school
commissioners, and of that justice of the peace,
whose terms of office expire one year after the next
election.
Elective of-  SEC. 7. If any officer elected exclusively by any
flee, when
vacant.    ward, shall remove from such ward, or if any officer
of such city shall die, resign, refuse to act, or re         move from the city, his office shall thereby become
vacant.
Vacancy.    SEC. 8. Whenever any vacancy shall occur of any
how filed.
elective office, such vacancy shall be filled by spe         cial election.
county su-  Sec. 9. There shall be chosen by the electors of
pervisors,
how chosen each ward, at the annual election of said city, one
[Amenaded ]
supervisor for each ward, to represent such ward in
the county board of supervisors, and said supervi        sors so chosen, are hereby empowered to sit in the
county board of supervisors, with the same rights
and powers, as are, or may be by law prescribed for,
and exercised by other members of said board.
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cou,ncil may determine
,ec. 2. Special eceticns for the purpose provided to,<.,v;;,
cr ini tlls act, miay be held on any day, and on the'4
hours of any day designated by the commonioi couniciil;
buet eterwise shall be conducted, and the rczult
thereof canvassed, certified and  retirned in  all re,-.e.ts  as near as practuc,bleb, in i   -xie manner cas thle
aninual election for city and ward o hoers; ec-pt
+t1h't retus f.or special elections need not be miade to
the clerk of the b.)ard of supnervisors.
SEc. 3. At any city election in said city, a plural -,O:,'
ity of all the votes cast in the city  for aiy person
for any city obice; and a plurality of all th'e vwtes
cast In any ward for any person for any oflce of suci
ward, shall- constitute an election.
SEe. 4.  VYhere two or more persoyns shall receivce
Proceed;  ~f;:;
an equal number of votes  for the same office;  the on te.
election as to such of-ce shall be determined  by the
casting of lots in the presence of the common  council, at such time and in such manner as it siall direct. 
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tQrnsoif vao-   SEC. 5. Every qualified elector for members  of
terns  ofl Vo-~
ters   the legislature of this state, who may  reside  within
the ward where hlie nmay offer his vote, shall be deem         ed a qualified voter of said city, and shall be entitled
to vote in the ward in which he resides for any officer
in the city required by this act to be elected; })rovi         dec, That no elector  shall be deemied  a resident of
any ward, unless he shall have lodged in such ward
for twenty days next preceeding such election.
SEC. 6. All elections in said city, shall be held
;Inspectors and conducted by the aldermeii  of each  ward who
aind clerks.'
shall be the inspectors of elections and  shall take
the usial oaths or affirmations as prescribed by  the
general laws of the state, to be taken by the judges
and inspectors of elections, and they shall have the
power to appoint clerk-s of such elections, and to ad          minister to them the necessary oaths.
SEC. 7.  The  manner  of conducting  elections,
Mode of
election.   held under this act, ard of contesting the same,  the
keeping of the poll lists, except as otherwise  provi          clded in this act, shall be the same, as nearly as prac          ticable, as now provided by law for general state
elections.
Oath on     SEC. 8.  If any person offering to  vote  at any
challenge. city election shall be challenged by any elector of the
ward in which such vote is otfered, before  receiving
the vote of such person, one of the inspectors  shall
require him to take the following oath: You do sol          emnly swear (or affirm) that you are twenty-one years
of age, that you are a citizen of the United  States
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(or have declared youxr intentions to become such,
conformable to the laws of the United States on the
subject of naturalization,) that you have resided in
this state one year, that you are now a resident of
this ward, and have lodged therein for twenty days
next preceeding this election, and that you have not
voted at this election, and that you have made no
bet or wager, depending upon the result of this election. And if the person offering to vote, shall take
such oath, his vote shall be received.
SEC. 9. Any person who  shall illegally vote at Penalty for
illegal  voany election held under this act shall be punished ting.
according to the laws of this state for illegal voting. Retrns,
SEC. 10. After the closing of the polls, the ballots how made.
shall be counted in the manner provided by law, and
the returns shall be returned sealed to the city clerk,
within three days after the election, and thereupon
the common council shall meet and canvass the same
and declare the result of the election.
Informali  SEC. 11.   If any election provided for in this act ties, how
correct ed.
shall for any cause not be held at the time prescribed
it shall not be considered a sufficient reason for arresting, suspending, or dissolving the said corporation, but such election may be held at any time
thereafter, by order of the common council, of which
time ten days' public notice shall be given; and further, if any of the duties enjoined by this act, at a
time herein specified, or specified by any ordinance
of said city, are not then done, the city council may
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appoint another time upon wi'ichl the said duties may
be performed.
CIHAPTERP IV.
OFFICERS, THEIR  POW,ERS AND DUTIES.
-hoto take   SECTION 1.  Every personi elected or appointed
ca,th.   tO any office under this act, sitall, before hlie enters
upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe the
oath of office and file the sa,me, duly  certified, with
the city clerk.
w,ho to ex-   SEC. 2. The treasurer, clerk,  marshal,  railroad
cute bonds
commissioner,  constable, and such other officers as
the council may direct, shall severally,before they en         er upon the duties of their respective offices,execute
to the city of Kenosha a bond, with at least two
sureties, to be approved by the common council, and
said bond shall contain such penal sum, and  such
conditions as the council may deemn proper;  and the
council may from time to time require new or addi         tional bonds, and remove firom office any officer refu         sing or neglecting to give the same.
Election of   SEC. 3. The members of the city council shall on
president of
coucil.   the first Mlonday after each  annual election,  or so
soon thereafter as may be practicable, elect from their
own body, a president to preside in their meetings in
the absence of the mayor.
whim   to   SEC. 4. In case of the vacancy  of the  office of
re.  mayor, or of his being unable to perform the  duties
of his office, by reason of absence, sickness or any
other cause, the president of the city council shall
be vested with all the powers and perform all the
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duties of mayor, until the mayor shall resume his
office, or the vacancy shall be filled by a new election.
SEC. 5. In case of absence or inability of both President
pro ter..
the mayor and the president of the city council, a vhen.  t,
y         i~~~~erve,
president pro tern. shall be elected, and for the time
being shall discharge the duties of mayor.
Duties <Y  SEC. 6. The mayor shall preside at all meetings Dmaytieor.
of the city council when present; he shall be the
chief executive officer and head of the police of the
city. It shall be his duty to recommend in writing
to the city council such measures as he may deem
expedient; he shall sign all commissions,  licences,
and permits, which may be granted by the city council; he shall maintain peace and good order, and see
that the laws of the state and ordinances of the city
are observed and executed; shall be entitled to vote Wt0bn A.y
on all questions before the council when present, and
shall administer oaths or affirmations, and to take
and certify acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments in writing; as a judicial officer, he shall
have all the power, and exercise the jurisdiction of
justices of the peace, in this state, by giving the
bonds required by law; and in case of riot or other
public disturbances, hlie may appoint as many special Mayag po
constab-leS.
or temporary constables as he may deem proper.
Sec. 7. The treasurer shall receive all moneys Duties a;
easurer.
belonging to the city and keep an accurate and de- t
tailed account of all receipts  and expenditures  in
such manner as the council shall direct. Hie shall
pay no money from the treasury, except upon the
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order of the council, signed by the mayor and coun         tersigned by the clerk, which order shall specify the
amount of money to be drawn and the object of the
appropriation; and such orders shall not bear in         terest except by special vote of the city council. He
shall as often as once in three months, and as much
oftener as the council may require,  return all such
orders paid by him, with a list thereof, which  list
shall specify the sums paid upon each order, and the
puiTose for which appropriated.  He shall report to
Tro  report
querl   the common council once in thtree months, and often         er if required, a statement of the condition of the
treasury and the several funds thereof; one of which
staterments shall be made withlin fifteen days of every
annual election.
SEc. 8 The clerk 3hall  keep the corporate seal,
Duties or
clerk    and all paper and records of tihe city.  I-e shall at         tend  all meeting —s of the council, and keep a record
of its proceedings.   Hle shall draw and countersign
all orders oin the treasury, or for sums duly appropri         ated by the counicil, and shall keep the stubs of such
orders; he shall further keep full and accurate ac         counts of all sums so appropriated. which accounts
shall specify the purpose of such appropriations, in
books provided for that purpose; hlie shall record all
To  record
orainances. orders and ordinances adopted by the  council, in a
book kept exclusively for that purpose, and perform
such other duties pertaining to his office as are  pre         scribed for town clerks by the general laws of the
state, or the common  council rrmay  direct; hlie  shall
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have power  to administer oatlhs, and affirmations; May otadm,
lster oaitw
and copies of all papers filed in his office, and transcripts fcom any of the records thereof, certified to by
him under the corporate seal, shall be evidence in all
courts, in the like manner as if the originals  were
produced.
SEC. 9. The Marshal shall performi such duties as Duti,, 1.,
marsh.a 1..
shall be prescribed by the common council for the
preservation of the public peace, and for the collection of license moneys and fines; he shall possess the
To lmyvre
powers of conlstable by the laws of this state, and power  or
constable.
tShall receive like fees.                               cotbe.
SEc. 10. The mayor, or acting mrayor, each  and
Who [3eat:.~
every aldermnan,  marshal. each and every  justice ofoler.
the peace, and constable of the city of Kenosha, or
any other person or persons appointed by the council for such purpose, shall be officers of the peace,
and suppress, in a summary manner, all rioting and
disorderly behavior, in a manner consistent with the
ordinances of said city, within the limits thereof,
and for such purpose may command  the assistance
of all bystanders, and if need be, of all citizens and
military companies, and if any persorli, bystander,
military officer, or private of such conipany shall refuse to aid iii maintaining the peace when so required, every such person shall forfeit and pay such fine
as may be prescribed by ordinance of the city council in such case provided; and inll all cases where the
civil power may be required to suppress riotous or
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in the order mentioned jn this section, shall  direct
the proceedings.
t, aties.and
powers anof  SEC. 11. The common council shall have  power
officers;who
to rrs,cr'ribe. to require further  and other duties of all officers,
whose duties are herein prescribed, and to prescribe
the powers and duties of all officers appointed or elect         ed to any office under this act, whose duties are not
herein specifically mentioned, to fix the compensa         tion of all such officers, and to impose penalties for
non-performance or neglect in the discharge of any
duties imposed by the ordinances or by this act.
ae          SEC. 12. No aldermeran shall be a party to, or inlot to coS.l
$.*3ct.  terested in any contract with  the city, without the
expressed unanimous consent of the council.
.,stice of   SEc. 13.  Thejustices of the peace of said city
peace; w hen
o epayw o~en shall, as often as once in six months, report to the
common council a list of all proceedings instituted
before them on behalf of the city, or under its ordin         ances, with the disposition thereof; and shall at the
same time account for and pay over the amount of
all penalties and costs collected by them as the resulk
oo-ra   f such proceedings.
tion of mayI: and aid- SEc. 14 The compensation of the maydr or any
ermen.
IAmended._ alderman, shall not exceed one dollar and fifty cents
,for each session of the council, unless for specific!e
services  otherwise   performed, and in such  case
compensation shall not exceed two dollars per day.,
.,naty fo   SEC. 15. If any person having been an officer  of
nofdeliec said city shall not, within ten days after notification
;y I off-1.   and request,  deliver to his successor  in office, aJ
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the property, papers and effects of every description,
in his possession, belonging to said city, or appertaining to the office he held, he shall forfeit and pay
for the use of the city one hundred dollars, besides
all damages caused by his neglect or refusal so to
deliver; said penalty to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction, in the same manner
as penalties for the violation of city ordinances are
collected.
CHAPTER V.
THE COMMON COUNCIL
SECTION 1. A majority of the members of the corm- Quorum,
Ihow con,,,,i -
mon council shall constitute a quorumn, who  shall tuted.
have power to compel the attendance of absent members.
SEC. 2. The council shall hold meetings, at such Meeting,.
times and place as it may appoint.   The mayor may
call special meetings by notice to each of the aldermen.
SEC. 3. The council shall determine the rules of
Prerogativ e
its own proceedings, and be the judge of the election of council.
and qualification of its own members.
SEC. 4. The style of all ordinances adopted by Enactiwr
phrase.
the council, shall be: Be it ordained by the common
council of the city of Kenosha.
SEC. 5. The common council shall have the man- Financea
and properagement and control of the finances, and of all the ty; who t,,
control, &v.
property, real personal and mixed, belonging to the
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corporation; shall settle all claims and demands
against the city, settle with the treasurer annually,
and make out and publish accounts of the receipts
and bxpenditures of -the city annually, for the in        formation of the citizens.
Orders &c.,
to be pub-  SEC. 6. Any law, ordinance, order, regulation and
*ihed.   by-law, imposing any fine,penalty or forfeiture, shall
be passed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the
common council, signed by the mayor, and publish        ed in one or more newspapers of the city before the
same shall be in force; and all such laws, ordinances,
orders, regulations and by-laws so published, shal
be recorded immediately after such publication, to         gether with an affidavit of such publication, which
affidavit shall be made by the printer, publisher or
office-foreman of the newspaper in which the pub        lication was made; and such affidavit so recorded shall
at all times be deemed sufficient evidence of such
publication.
r,'onn timay
IteCir 1rules,  SEC. 7. The common council shall have full powAc., at dis,-rctio,n.   er and authority to make,enact,ordain,establish,pub         lish, enforce, alter,modify,amend and repeal all such
ordinances,rules and by-laws forthe government and
good order of the city, for the protection of property
for the suppression of vice, fbr the prevention and
punishment of crime, for the benefit of the com         merce, trade and health of the city as they shall
deem expedient. It shall also have power to declare
and impose penalties, and to enforce the same by
fine or imprisonment, or in any other manner they
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may provide,against any person or persons who may
violate any of the provisions of such ordinance,  rule
or by-laws as are hereby declared to be and to have
the force of law.
Specific
SEC, 8. Beside other powers in this act granted p~owers't
to the common council of the city of Kenosha, said
council shall have the power by ordinance, order or
resolution.
1st.  To license and to regulate auctions, the ex                                                     May licence
hibitions of common showmen or slows of any kind how vead
liquor vendor the exhibition of any natural or artificial curiosi-er
ties, caravans, circuses, concerts or theatrical performances; and to restrain and prohibit any person
from vending or dealing in spirituons, fermented  or
vinous liquors, unless duly licensed by the common
council.
cMay prohib.
2nd.   To restrain and prohibit all descriptions of it gaming.
gaming and fraudulent devices and practices, and all
playing of cards, dice, or other games of chance for
the purpose of gaming in said city.
3d.   To prevent any riots, noise, disturbance orMy 
disorderly assemblage, suppress and restrain  disor-prets inandi
restrain diederly houses or groceries, houses of ill-fame, billiard hrodneSrly
tables, nine or ten pin alleys or tables, shows and
exhibitions,to authorize the destruction of all instruments or devices used for the purpose of gaming,
and to abate nuisances.
May abate
4th. To compel the owner or occupant of any nuisances.
grocery, cellar, tallow-chandler's shop, soap factory,
tannery, stable, barn, privy, sewer,or other unwhole
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some or nauseous houses or places,to cleanse,remove
or abate the same from time to time, as often as it
may be deemed necessary for the health, comfort and
convenience of the inhabitants of the city.
5th. To direct the location and management of
Miy regu- all slaughter houses and markets, to establish rules
late markets
anf dgkeeping for and license venders of gunpowder, and regulate
of gunpow- 
de.      the storage and keeping and conveying of gunpow         der or other combustible materials.
6th. To prevent the encumbering of the streets,
Maty  re- sidewalks, lanes, alleys, or public grounds with carmove en-                                                 I
cumbnces riages, carts, wagons, sleighs, sleds, boxes, lumber,
fire-wood, or other materials or substance whatever.
7th. To prevent horse racing, immoderate driving
May,  pre- or riding in the streets, and to regulate the places of
,rent iraprop
er driving bathing and swimming ill the waters within the limaud bathing
its of said city.
ayrestrain  8th.  To restrain the running at large of cattle,
Ma yresetrain
animals.  swine, sheep, horses. poultry and geese, and to au         thorize the distraining and sale of the same.
gea  revg   9th.  To prevent the running at large of dogs,
of      d ogs. and to authorize their destruction in a summary man         ner when at large, contrary to the ordinance, or to
impose a tax on the same.
ypre-  10th.  To prevent any person from binging, devent deposit positing, or having within said city any putrid carof putrid
substances. cas, or any unwholsome substance, and to require
the removal of the same by any person who shall
have upon his premises any such substance, or any
putrid or unsound beef, pork, fish, hides or skins of
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any kind; and in default, to authorize the removal
by some competent officer, at the expense of such
person or persons.
Kay etab    11th.  To make  and establish rpublic pounds, iShY ewater
works, and
pumps, wells, cisterns and reservoirs, and to provide hliacense c
'   ~       ~       ~      ~      ~~~~~~~~~~hacks, &c.,
for the erection of water-works for the supply of wa tea to the inhabitants of said city, or any ward there in, to erect lamps, and regulate and license hacks,
cabs, drays, carts and the charges of hackmen, cabmen and draymen, within the limits of said city.
12th.  To establish and regu!ate boards ofhealth May  pro, vi de poor
provide hospitals, poor houses,and cemetery grounds ho,ses,hos.
pitals, &C.
and regulate the burial of the dead.
13th. To regulate the building of bridges, and May regu
late the
provide for the security and protection of the same. bidning of
bridges.
14th.  To prevent all persons riding or driving Mayprevent
any horse, ox, mule, cattle or other animal on  the misuse  of
side-walks.
side-walks in said city, or in any way damage to
such side-walks.
15th. To prevent the shooting of fre-arms or
May prevent
crackers, except by special permission of the corn- fire-works
and use of
mon council, and to prevent the exhibition of any ire arm.
fire-works in every situation which may be considered by the common council dangerous to the city,
or any property therein, or annoying to any citizen
thereof.
16th.  To restrain drunkards, immoderate drink-May re                                                     strata
ing, or obscenity in the streets or public places, and drunkards.
provide for arresting, removing and punishing any
person or persons who may be guilty of the same.
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Mayappoint  17th.  To appoint policemen, watchmen and firepOlicemen.
o   men, prescribe their duties and punish their delin        quencies.
18th. To establish public markets, and make
atemareut rules and regulations for the government ofthe same;
to appoint suitable officers for overseeing and regula        ting such markets, and to restrain all persons from
interrupting or interfering with the due observance of
such rules and regulations.
19th. To regulate the place and manner of weighMlay appoint.         1
Inspector. ing and selling hlay. o  measuring and selling fuel4
fish, lime, and other articles, and appoint suitable
persons to superintend, conduct, or inspect the same.
20thl.  To compel the owner or occupant of any
~ ay remove
nisances. building or ground to remove the snow, dirt, or rub         bish from the sidewalk, street or alley opposite there
to,and to compel such owner or occupant to remove,
from the lot owned or occupied by him, all such sub         stances as the city shall direct, and in his default to
authorize the removal or destruction thereof by some
suitable officer, at the expense of such  owner  or
occupant.
,Iayanthor-  21st.  To authorize the mayor,  or other proper
1ze is~sue of
ucen8sese. officer of the city, to grant and issue licenses, and
direct the manner of issuing and registering thereof
and the fees to be paid therefor.
May regu-  22d.  To regulate the use of locomotive engines,
late use of
locomotives and to direct and control the location of railroad
tracks and depot grounds within the city.
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23d.  To direct and regulate the planting and May direct
planting ofr
preserving of ornamental trees in the streets and pub- tre.
lic grounds.
24th.  To establish harbor and dock limits, and Ma8y "tb.
l~ish dock~
regulate the locality and manner of construction of'
and wharves docks, along the banks of Pike creek,
within the limits of said city.
25.  To lease the wharfing  privileges of Pike May c~
wharves,
creek, within the limits of said city, at the ends  of
streets, upon such terms and conditions as may  be
usual in the leasing of other real estate, reserving
such rents as may be agreed upon, and employing -
such remedies in case of non-performance of any covenants in any such lease as are given by law in other
cases.
26th.  To erect or purchase such public  build- Mhaaye bpuldings as may be necessary for public use, and to build &&l.' 2Cw"'
regulate and lease dredges, scows, wharves,  docks,
or piers on the harbor, or at the ends of streets or
alleys.
27th.  To prevent and remove all obstructions Matay U.e.
within, or encroachments upon the harbor, and other- habor, &c.
wise improve and protect it by dredging, piering
widening, deepening or straightening the same, as
may be deemed necessary for the public good.
28th. To use the jail of Kenosha county for the Msay  fle
Kenosha
imprisonment of offenders against the ordinances, county jti.
rules, or by-laws, and persons so imprisoned shall be
in the custody of the sheriff of the county, and their
expenses shall be paid in the same manner as the 
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expenses of persons imprisoned under the general
laws of the state.
Cftf plat to  SEC. 9. The  common council shall, within six
be,ndence months from the passage of this act,cause an accurate
plat of said city fo be made, which plat shall contain
and specify the boundaries of all streets, alleys, pub
lie grounds, and of all lots, blocks,and out-lots, withi
their numbers, and other lands in said city; and said
plat when approved by the council and certified by
the mayor and clerk, shall be recorded, and be legal
evidence of all the boundaries and numbers there4n,
in all courts and places.
CHAHTER VI.
OF TAXATION.
SECTION 1. For the purpose of meeting any ex(*eral   penditure authorized by the common  council Sunder
ewer  of 
.tion.  the provisions  of this act, or   ordinance of said
city, or to defray the current expenses of said city,
the common council shall have power to levy and col        lect annually a tax on all such real and personal
property, or capital of any kind within said city,
subject to taxation by the laws for levying the taxes
of this state for the time being, and the money so
raised shallconstitute the general fund.
.a~,al tax   SEC. 2.  The common council shall annually levy
Wbe levied and collect a school tax on all the real and personal
estate, to meet the expenses  of purchasing grounds
for school purposes, for building and repairing school
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houses, and for the support and maintenance of
schools. 
Sec. 3. The common council shall have power an-  when  t":
maybe nmore
nually, or more frequently, to levy and collect a tax frequdetny
levied.!
)n all the lots and land in said city, not including
any improvements thereon, to pay the bonded debt of
the city or the interest thereon, and shall have power
to issue new bonds when necessary to meet such indebtedness, for such time and at such rates of interest as they may deem expedient; but bonds shall be
issued for no other purpose than to meet such indebtedness, except as hereinafter provided
Sec. 4.  For any purpose aside from what is oth                                                     M~ay bortow
erwise specifically provided for in this chapter, the money  t-y
ordinance.,
common council shall have power to levy and collect
special taxes, in the same manner that other taxes
are levied and collected, and such special taxes may
be levied upon such real and personal estate in  the 
city as the council may determine; or the common
council may borrow on the corporate credit of the city
any sam of money for any term of time, at any rate
)f interest, and payable  at any place deemed expedient, issuing bonds or scrip therefor; Provided, That
no such tax shall be levied or money borrowed exi-ept as shall be  provided by ordinance, which ordinance shall in each case specify the amount of such
tax or loan and all other essential particulars relating
thereto, and be approved by a majority of the voters Ordinane
f the city possessed of a freehold estat be, or occupy    O
,ff the city possessed of a freehold estate,. or occupy- ~".
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ing lots upoiI which they pay the taxes, votingat a
special election which mnay be called for that purpose.
f(4! tax.    See. 5. There shall be two days' work perform        ed annually on highways, streets and alleys by each
male person  who by the laws of the state is subject
to perform highway work  such person  to perfornm
such labor within the ward where he resides,  under
the direction of the aldermen of the ward, or suchl
street conmmissioners or supervisors as  the common
council may appoint, but any such person may at hisi
optic pay at a ratio of seventy-five cents per  day,
for every day he may be so bound to labor, and  iii
default of the payment of such money, or the perform         ance of suIch labor, aily street commissioner or super         visor may sue for and collect such money by an ac        tion of deb)t in the name of the city of Kenosha, witlt
m -se.rvfsors
m collect. fifty per cent. damages on the same, together with
cost of suit, before the mayor of the city or any jus         tice of the peace;  and in all such cases the process
shall be by warrant, and no stay of execution upon
any judgment rendered on suck suit shall be taken or
allowed.
S.temlpt   See. 6.  The property exempt from  taxation by
tpeoperty.
the laws of the state or of the United States shall not
be subject to taxation for the supportof the city gov         ernment, or for the payment of its debts and liabili        ties.
of collet   SEC. 7. The council shall by ordinance prescribe
the tie ii whichl highway taxes may be levied and
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collected, and returns thereof be made by the street
commissioners, or supervisors.
CHAPTER VII.
OF HIGHIWAYS AND PUBLIC GROUND)S.
SECTION 1. The common councl shall have power
Maty regu.
to lay out public grounds, streets, and alleys, and to late streets,
&c. and al alter, widen, contract, straighten, and vacate  theter or a17
out the
name; and all streets and alleys laid out by the coun-same.
cil shall be highways.
SEC. 2. Within twenty days after the presentation
Alay appoint
to the council of any petition of any persons inter- commlist
sionere.
ested to lay out highways or public grounds, the com mon council may choose by ballot five disinterested
freeholders residing in said city as commissioners to
ascertain and determine:   1st. The necessity of tak ing any private property for laying out such highway
or public ground petitioned for. 2d. The damages
and recompense due the owners respectively of any
such private property necessary to be taken. 3d.
Damagefs,
What persons will be benefited by  such improve-how asoeement, and to assess the damages and expenses of ed.
such improvement on the real estate of persons so
benefitted in proportion as nearly as may be to the
benefits resulting to each.
Sec.  3. The  said cQonmissioners,  not less than Notice,h,,
ten days before they shall proceed to the discharge of'g'ven'
their duties. as provided in the preceding section,
8hall cause notice to be given to all persons interested
or to the agents of such persons, either personally or
by written information left at the residence of any 
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such person, of the time when and the place where
they will meet for the purpose of determining the
necessity of taking any private property for the pub         lie use, and of awarding damages therefor, as afore         said; or in case any such interested persons shall be
unknown or non-resident, and have no agent in the
city, notice of such meeting may be given to all such
persons by publication in one of the newspapers of
4he city, for such time as the commissioners may deem
sufficient.
Sec. 4. The commissioners aforesaid shall be swolr'
Comm isioners at~faithfully to execute their duties according to the
best of their ability; they shall view the premises,
and if necessary, may adminster oaths to witnesses, re         ceive any legal evidence, and may adjourn from day
to day.
Sec. 5. Within twenty days after their appointReturn ofment, said commissioners  shall make return to the
commis,io,er show council, under their hands, of the amount of benefits,
made.
ade    damages and expenses assessed by them, with a des          cription of the property assessed, and the proportion
of such assessment for each lot.
City clerk to  Sec. 6. When such return has been made, as pro
give notice.
vided in the preceding section, the city clerk shal
cause notice to be given to all interested persons, ox
the agents of such persons, of the award of the com          missioners, which notice shall either be personalol
by written information left at the residence of any
such interested person, except in case of unknown or
non-resident persons, without agents residing in the
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city, so interested, in which case such notice shall be
given by publication for one or more weeks, in some
newspaper published in the city; and such notice
shall state that on or after a day specified therein,
(said day to be fixed by the common council, and to
be not less than two days from date of such notice,)
the award of the commissioners will be confirmed by
the council, unless objections to the same are made to Whenaward
to be given.
the common council in writing, by  some person interested, previous to or on such day specified.
SEc(. 7. If no objections are made, as provided in the When cor,                                                     sent to be
preceeding section, the confirmation of the award Of given.
the commissioners, the consent of any party or parties interested shall be deemed given; and any further
or otler proceedings Oi1 the part of any party or par-Assessment
ties interested shall he deemed waive(d; and the coun- awhieeto be
cil shall proceed to confirm such award by a final order, and when such award is so confirnled, the as-  -
sessment made therein shall be a lien on the property
assessed, and be collected and made payable in the
same manner as atiiiual taxes are collected and made
payable.
SEC. S. ThIe council shall have power at any time Commis                                                     s,ioners,how
durin  the proceedi ngs herein provided ibr, to remove removed.
any commissiojier, anid to appoint others iii place of
such as may bIe removed, refuse, ineglect, or be unable
from any cause to serve.
S9c. 9. The land required to he taken-i fr laying hoae
ed.
out any public grotund, street. or alley  shall not be
appropriated for such purpose  until the  damages
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awarded thereof, shall be paid or tendered to such
owner or his agent; or when such owner or agent
cannot conveniently found, be deposited with the
treasurer for the benefit of such owner..
Equitable    SEc. 10. If the lands necessary in any case to be
coPena- taken as hereinbefore provided belong to different
persons, or be subject to lease or contract for convey         ance thereof duly reccorded, the injury done to any
person in any manner so interested, respectively, may
be awarded by the commissioners, less the benefits
resulting to them respectively from the proposed  im         provement.
SEC. 11. Whenever any final order has been made
A, how
,.~ ~for taking any private property for public use, as
hereinbefore provided, without the consent of the
ower thereof, as hereinbefore provided; or whenever
any person shall claim greater damages than shall be
awarded by the commissioners for property so taken,
and shall not waive his right to further and other
proceedings, as hereinbefor provided, such owner or
owners may appeal from any final order of the coun         cil for opening or widening any street, alley, or pub         lie ground to the circuit court of Kenosha county, by
filing notice of such appeal with the city clerk, at any
time within two weeks after the passage of such final
order by the council.
SEC. 12. Whenever notice of such appeal shall be
Dut of
cerk of   filed with the city clerk, as provided in the  preceedcourt.
ing section. the clerk shall within ten days thereafter
return to the clerk of tile circuit court of Kenosha
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county the name of the party filing such notice, to
gether with the award of the commissioners, and the
order of the council relating thereto, and on the trial
of such suit the city shall be plaintiff and the appellant shall be the defendant, and otherwise said suit
shall be subject to the same rules and regulations as
other appealed cases.
On the trial of such appeal, the jury shall find as Jn,y to fod
the land was
well the necessity of taking such  land for the uses neessaarily
taken, &c.
aforesaid as the amount of compensation paid to said Sgmofdm                                                     agesi.
appellant for taking the same, and the court upon
verdict rendered therein, shall have power to confirm
or annul the order of the common council appealed
from, according to the verdict of the jury, and may
give judgment, vesting in the city for the uses afore said, the property described in the award of the com missioners as belonging to the appellant, upon the
payment by the city of the amount of damages found
by thejury; and in case the appellant shall recover
the same amount of damages by said suit as was
awarded him by the commissioners aforesaid, or a
less amount than was  so awarded, he shall be ad- Who to pay
costsl.
judged to to pay the costs of suit; in all other cases
the city shall pay the costs of suit.
SEC. 13. Whenever any public ground, street, or surveytobe
~. ~~~~~~~rec,orded.
alley shall be laid out, widened, contracted,straight  ened, vacated or otherwise altered according to the
provisions ofthi3 chapter, the common council shall
cause an accurate survey and profile of every such
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alteration to be filed with the city clerk and recorded.
CHAPTER VIII.
OF STTEET IMPROVEMENTS.
Of high-    SECTION  1.   Ttie common  council  shall have
ay  power to cause any highway to be graded, levelled
gravelled, or paved and to keep the same in repair.
sidewalks,   SEC. 2.   The common council shall have  power
Rewers, &c. to cause cross and side-walks, main drains, and sew         ers, and private drains, to be constructed and laid,
re-laid, removed, cleansed or repaired, and to regu         late the same.
I'etitionsfor   SEC. 3. When a majority of all the ownersof real
improvement, when estate bounding both sides of any street or part of a
miay be
-ranted.   street shlall petition the common council to order such
street or part of street graded, levelled, gravelled, or
paved, or to construct a sewer therein; or whenever
thle majority of all the owners of real esteate bound         ing one side of any highway, shall petition the conm         mon co tncil to cause side-walkls to  be laid on the
side of such highway, bounded by such  real estate,
such petition may be granted and an order be made
in accordance thlerewith, whlichl order will specify  as
nearly as may be, tihs locality and manner of the inm         provement proposed, and notice shall be given  to all
persons interested, persop.alliy or by publishling such
order one week in (som)e  )per  publisled inii the city.
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SEC. 4.  Whenever  any  order shall have  been Notice, how
~ ~ ~~~~~~~~given.
made for grading, levelling, gravelling, or paving any
highway; or for building any side-walk as herein
provided, the street supervisor of the ward in which
such work is ordered to be done, or such other person as the council may designate as street supervisor
for that special purpose, shall immediately  after the Work, how
publication of this order, cause to be performed such maybedone
work in manner specified in such order, and under
the direction of the aldermen of the ward in which
such work is to be done, and when such work is
completed, such supervisor or other person shall im- Returns
mediately thereafter return to the city clerk an account how made
in detail of the expense thereof.
SEC. 5. The aggregate expense of any improve- howasExpenss
ed.
ment provided for in any such order of the common
council as hereinbefore provided in this chapter,
shall be assessed by the common council on the lots
lying upon or bounding the highway upon which
such improvement is made, according to the relative
benefit accruing to each lot; and a tax shall be levied
therefor upon said lots, and such tax shall become a
lien upon the lots so levied upon, and  shall be col- Tobea lien
Tobea lien
lected in like manner,  as other taxes levied under&c
this act.
SEC. 6. It is hereby provided, if upon the publica- Owners may
fion of any improvement as hereinbefore in this chap- Pwerfkorkin lieu
of tax.
ter provided, any owner of any lot or real estate lia- 
ble to be taxed therefor. under this act, may perform,
or cause to be performed at his own expense, such
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part of such work for such improvement, under
the direction of the supervisor or other person ap        pointd for sucprpose, as may amount to the sum
for which the lot or lots owned by him shall be liable
to be assessed, and any statement in writing by the
supervisor or other person appointed as such for the
time being, that such work has been performed, shall
exempt such lot or lots on behalf of which such work
has been performed from taxation for such improve        ment.
General     SEC. 7. The common council may make such furprovisions. ther or other regulations for causing highways to be
graded, levelled, gravelled, or cleaned, or to keep the
same in repair, and for causing cross and side-walks,
main drains, and sewers, or private drains to be con         structed, laid, re-laid, removed, cleansed, and repair         ed as they may by ordinance ordain.
CHAHTER IX.
OF ASSESSMENTS AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Annual as- SECTION 1. Between the first day of May and the
swehn toetbe first day of August in each year, (unless further time
made.    shall be granted by the common council,)  the asses        sors shall ascertain the names of all the taxable per        sons in the city and also all their taxable property,
and all taxable estate therein on the first day of May
of each year, and shall make out an assessment roll of
all such taxable property, and appraise the same in
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he manner specified by the general laws of this
state.
SEc. 2. When such assessment roll shall be coin- Notice ofre                                                    vision of aspleted, the assessor shall give notice thereof in some sessment,
newspaper published in the city, in which notice he how give.
shall fix some convenient time and place where  he
will be present for the purpose of hearing any objections of parties deeming themselves aggrieved by
such assessment; and after such hearing the assessor
shall make such alterations or revisions in such assessment roll as justice or equity may require.
Return,
SEC. 3 Within two weeks after the day fixed by wRhen to be
made.
the assessor for the revision of the assessment roll as
aforesaid, such assessor shall return such roll to the
common council, which shall have power to supply
omissions therein, and for the purpose of equalizing
the same may alter, add to, take from, or otherwise
correct and revise the same, provided the common
council shall not have power to increase the aggregate amount of said roll except by the value of said
property, real or personal, as may have been omitted
by the assessor.
Councilmay
SEe. 4. When the assessment roll shall have been equalize.
so revised and corrected or equalized by the common
council, the same shall be confirmed by an order of
the council and filed with the clerk. Thereupon the
common council shall by resolution levy such sum
or sums of money as may be sufficient for the several
purposes for which taxes are herein authorized to be
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levied, which resolutions shall specify the various
general purposes for which sums are levied.
SEC. 5.  All taxes and assessments, general or
When taxes
to be a lien. special, levied or assessed by the common council un         der this act, shall be a lien upon the real estate upon
which the same may be imposed, voted, or assessed,
for two years from and after the corrected assess         ment roll shall have been confirmed, and on
personal estate from and after the delivery of the
warrant for the collection thereof, until paid, and no
sale or transfer shall affect the lien; and any person         al property belonging to the debtor may be taken and
Personal sold for the payment of taxes on real or personal esproperty, tate, or for highway tax, any law of this state to the
when may          foiigwa           anth
be taken.
be taken. contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 6. The clerk shall issue a warrantfor the
Clerk to is- taxes and shall attach such warrant to a book, in
sue warrant
for taes. which book shall be ruled separate columns, in which
the taxes levied, with five per cent. of the costs of
collection, shall be respectively set down opposite of
the name of the person or real estate subject thereto;
and each column shall be headed with the name of
the tax therein set down. All such warrants whleth         er issued for the collection of general or special taxes
and assessments, shall be signed by the mayor and
clerk with the corporate seal thereto affixed, and the
book to which the same is attached to be dessignated
as the "tax list" shall contain true and perfected
copies of the corrected assessment rolls upon which
such warrants may be respectively issued, and such
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tax list with the warrant affixed, shall be delivered to
the treasurer of the city for collection each year, within such time as the council may prescribe. A record of such delivery in the book kept for record of What to be
evidence of
the proceedings of the common council, attested delivery of
warrant.
by the clerk, shall be sufficient evidence of such delivery.
List to be
Sec. 7.  But  such tax list before being delivered compared,I
to the treasurer shall be compared by the clerk with be evidence
the assessment roll as confirmed, and to it he shall
append his certificate that the same has been compared by him, and that such tax list includes a true copy
of said assessment roll,  and of the whole thereof;
and the said tax list when so certified shall be pri7na
facie evidence in any court that the lands and persons therein named were subject to taxation, and that
the assessment was just and equal.
Treasurorto
SEC. 8. Upon receipt of the tax list as aforesaid gire notice
of time of
it shall be the duty of the treasurer of said city to collection. i
give public notice in some newspaper printed in said
city that such tax list has been committed to him for
the purpose of collecting taxes therein, and that he
will receive payment of taxes at his office in said city
until the last Monday in February in each year,
when the same will be returned to the county treasurer for collection, and the publication of such notice What deem                                                     ed a deshall be deemed a demand, and a neglect to pay the mreand and
refusal.I
taxes and assessments within the time specified shall
be deemed a refusal to pay the same.
SEC. 9. Returns of unpaid taxes, for all purposes
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CITY CHARTER. 
38                  CITY CHARTER.
Annual re- whatever in the city, shall annually be made by the
turnsto
countyr   city treasurer to the county  treasurer, in the same
treasurer,
how made manner as is, or may be provided by statute, in the
case of unpaid town taxes, but the time of making
such return shall be governed by this act.
SEC. 10. The five per cent. for costs of collection
Pive per
cent. to be annually returned by the city treasurer upon unpaid
repaid by
county   taxes, shall be accounted for by the county treasurer,
treasurer
when col lected.    and repaid to the city when  collected, in the same
manner that other taxes are accounted for and repaid
to the city; and no portion of such unpaid taxes, or
five per cent. thereon returned, or interest thereon
when collected, shall be retained by the county
treasurer, either for his personal use or for the use of
County    the county; but the fees allowed by law to the coun treasurer
mayf clectty treasurer for the collection of such unpaid  taxes
addition.
addition may be collected by such treasurer in addition to the
whole sum returned.
SEC. 11. The assessor, clerk, and treasurer elected
Assessor,  under this act shall severally have  and possess the
clerk and
treasurer,
when:rto rbe same powers, and be subject to the same duties  and
governedby 
statute.   liabilities, as are or may be conferred or imposed up            on such officers respectively by the laws of this state,
except as otherwise specially provided in this act;
Provided, Aowever, That the common council shall
have power by ordinance to prescribe the forms of as   Council
,may regu- sessment rolls, and more fully define the duties and
late assess   ments.  liabilities of said officers, and  make such rules and
regulations respecting them as they may from time
to time deem advisable.
SEC. 12. The compensation of the city treasurer
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CITY CHARTER. 
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shall not exceed a commission of two per cent. upon compensa                                                     tion of
all moneys he shall pay out in his official capacity. treasurer
SEC. 13. No tax or assessment herein provided Assess                                                     mentsfor shall become invalid by reason of any mere in- when not in
valid.
formalit                               ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Re-assessformality on the part of any officer in the discharge meenat, whe
may be
of his duties as herein or by general laws prescribed; made.
and in case any real or personal estate in said city,
justly and legally liable to taxation in any one year,
by reason of any such informality, or of any accident
or other cause may have been, or shall be legally discharged from the payment of any such just and equitable tax, whether for want of power to sell, to give
deed, or other reason, the common council may on
sufficient and conclusive evidence of such fact add
the amount ofsuch tax to the assessment roll of any
succeeding year, whereupon the same shall be collected on such real or personal estate in the sanme
manner as other taxes, and in the same manner as if
no such informality, accident, or other cause had occurred.
CHAPTER X.
OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 1. The common council, for the purpose Councilmay
fix fire limof guarding against the calamities of fire, shall have its.
power to prescribe the limits within which wooden
buildings shall not be erected, or placed, or repaired,
without the permission of the common council, and
to direct that all and any buildings within the limits
prescribed shall be made or constructed of fire proof
material.
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Sec. 2. The common council shall also havepower:
xM5at  regu-  1st. To prevent the dangerous  construction  and
late stoves,
fieplaces, condition of chimneys,  fire-places,  hearths,  stoves,
stove-pipes, ovens, boilers, and apparatus used in and
about any building or manufactory, and to cause the
same to be removed or placed in a safe and secure
condition when considered dangerous.
pa  revent
dMayposit of  2d. To prevent  the deposit of ashes, and to reg         late and prevent the use of fire-works and fire-arms
in unsafe places.
May regn-  3d. To  require  the inhabitants to provide fire
late use of
fire buckets buckets, and to regulate the use of them.
May compel  4th. To  compel the owners or occupants of buildaccess to
roof, &c. ings to have scuttles in the roofs, and stairs or lad         ders leading to the same.
May compel  5th. To compel  such persons as they may deem
services at
fires, c.  proper to aid in the extinguishment of fires, and in
the preservation of property exposed to danger thereat.
May secure  6th. To appoint one or more officers to enter into
dangerous
buildings. all buildings and enclosures, to discover whether the
same are in a dangerous state, and to cause such as
may be dangerous to be put in safe condition.
Genera      7th. And generally to establish such regulations
powers.
for the prevention and extinguishment of fires as the
common council may deem expedient.
Fireegines  Sec. 3  The common council may procure fire en — who to
purchase  giies, and other apparatus used for the extinguish.and coutral.              ap11
ment of fires, and have the charge and control of the
same, and provide engine-houses, and other buildings
necessary for preserving and safe-keeping the same. 
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Sec. 4.  The common council may  organize  fire, Fire compa                                                       nies; how
hlose, and hlook and ladder companies, and appoint organized.
during pleasure a competent number of firemen to
take the care and management of the engines, and
other apparatus and implements used and provided
for the extinguishment of fires; and may  prescribe Councilma
the duties of firemen, and make  rules and regula- Prescribe
duties of.
tions for their government, imposing reasonable fines
and forfeitures for violating the same.
Sec. 5. The common council may prescribe the
Engineers;
duties of chief and assistant engineers of the fire de- duties of.
partment, who shall have the general care and management of such department.
Sec.  6. The firemen appointed under this act shall Firemen
Firemen;during their term of service as such, be exempt from when ex                                                      empt from
serving on jurors in all courts of this state  and beJuadydoltlYtax
exempt from working on any highway tax.
Sec. 7. The name of each fireman shall be regis- Fremen to
be registertered with the city clerk, and the evidence to entitle ed; certifi                                                     cate of clerk
every such firemani to the exemptions provided in the evidence of
exemption.
preceeding section shall be the certificate of the clerk
made within the year during which such exemption
is claimed.
CHAPTER XI.
OF THE BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.
SECTION 1. All that  territory now  lying within
Nome of
tile corporate limits of the city of Kenoshia, together school dist.
with such territory as is hereinafter provided,  shlall
constitute one  school  district, to le (ldeiominated,
- city of Kenosl-t pablic school di strict. 
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Boundaries. Sec. 2. All that portion of territory lying in the
town of Pleasant Prairie, adjoining the corporate
limits of the city of Kenosha, and which is now an         nexed to the said city of Kenosha for school district
purposes, shall continue to be so annexed for such
purposes, and in like manner all that portion of ter         ritory lying in the town of Somers, adjoining the
the city of Kenosha, and which is now annexed to
the city of Kenosha for school district purposes,shall
continue to be annexed for such purposes.
Vacancies    Sec. 3. The  common council shall have power to
how filled.
fill any vacancy that may occur in the office of com        missioner or superintendent of schools, and the per         son so appointed shall hold his office until the next
ensuing election for said officers.
Sec. 4. Any school commissioner may be removed
School commiesioners, from office for official misconduct by the common count
how may be
rmoved. cil, by a vote of two-thirds of the members thereof;
but such commissioner shall be granted a full and
fair hearing before being removed. 
Corperate    SEC. 5. The commissioners of schools of said city
wer.   and the superintendent thereof shiall constitute a board
of education, which board shall be a corporate body
in relation to all the powers an(l duties conferred up        on them by virtue of this act; a majority of said
board shall form a quorum for the transaction of busi        ness. At their first meeting after the annual elec        tion they shall elect one of their number  President,
plectideon t. and whenever the president shall be absent or unable
president.
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to serve, a president pro tem. may be appointed. The Superinten                                                      denit to be
superintendent of schools shall be clerk of the board clerk of
school
of education, unless he shall be absent or unable to board.
serve, in which case the board may appoint a clerk
pro tern. No member of the board of education,except
the clerk shall be allowed any compensation for any
of the services prescribed in this act; the clerk shall
receive such compensation as may be agreed upon by
the board.
Sec. 6.  The clerk shall keep a record of the pro- Record of
proceedings
ceedings of said board of education, which record,or a
transcript thereof, certified by the said clerk and
president, shall be received in all courts as prin,4aWhen to b,
facie evidence of the facts therein set forth.        evidence.
Sec. 7.  The common council shall have  poverAnnualta;
how to be
and it shall be their duty to raise, on or before the raised.
first Monday of September in each year, by tax on
the real and personal estate in said district, such sum
or sums as may be recommended by the board of education to be necessary or proper for any of tlie following purposes:
1st. To purchase, lease, or improve sites for
school houses.
2d. To build, purchase, lease, enlarge, alter, improve, and repair school houses, and their out houses
sand appurtenances.
3d. To purchase, improve, and repair school apparatus, books, furniture and appendages.
4th. To procure fuel and defray the contingent
expenses of the schools and the district library.
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5th.   To pay the wages of teachers, due after the
application of the public moneys, which may by
law be appropriated and provided for that purpose.
6th To provide for the payment of any indebt         edness which may have been lawfully incurred by
said district.
Liabilities. Sec. 8. All debts and liabilities legally incurred,
or contracts legally entered into heretofore,  by the
district board of district number one, of the city of
Kenosha, shall be assumed and carried out by the
board of education the same as the district board
would have been required to do had this act not
have been passed.   The common council shall cause
the taxes provided for in this act to be levied and
collected annually on all such real and personalprop        erty, or capita] of any kind within the limits of said
Teavied' ow district, as is subject to taxation by the laws of this
collected.
collected. state for general purposes; and said taxes shall be
collected in the same manner as the annual taxes of
said' city are levied and collected.
Sec. 9. All moneys raised in pursuance of the
City treas- provisions of this act shall be paid into the city treasurer to receive  and ury, and it shall be the duty of the treasurer of said
disbu,idse
school mon-.ty to apply for and receive from the county treasur         er all moneys that may come into  the hands of the
said counlty treasurer from the state school fund ap         portioned to said district; and also all moneys that
may come into the said county treasurer's hands from
other sources for school purposes and belonging to
said district. And the said city treasurer shall be
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liable to the same penalties for any official misconduct in relation to any school moneys which  may
come into his hands in like manner as for moneys
belonging to the city of Kenosha The said city
treasurer shall be allowed not exceeding one half of]    com
one per cent. for receiving and distributing the mon- sationu.
eys which may come into his hands from the state
school fund, apportioned to said district.
Sec. 10. The city treasurer shall not pay out any Tease to
pay no moa
of the moneys in his hands received from the state eoy wrdeithot
or county for school purposes, or any money levied
and collected by any of the provisions of this act,except by an order drawn upon him, signed by the pres ident and clerk of the board; Provided, That no
such order shall be drawn except by virtue of a reso lution of said board.
See. 11. The board of education shall have power, specifce
gower
and it shall be their duty as follows:              o,d.
lst. To establish and organize such and so many "III e
schools in said city, in addition to the schools now
established therein, as they shall deem necessary.
2d. To purchase or hire school houses,  rooms, XaT y
pove
and lots, or sites for school houses, and to improve ao-se
the same.
3d. Upon such lots or sites, and upon any lots    reavr
now occupied for school purposes,  to build, enlarge, stractuIdeL
alter, improve and repair school houses, out-houses,
and appurtenances, as they may deem necessary and
proper. 
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Mayprovide 4th. To purchase books for indigent children, to
books, fuel,
&c.  flpurchase and repair school apparatus, furniture, and
appendages, to provide fuel for the schools, and to
defray their contingent expenses, and the expenses
of the district library.
may   keep   5th. To have the custody and safe-keeping of the
andappend-school houses, out-houses, books, furniture, and ap ages.
pendages, and to see that the ordinances of the city
council in relation thereto are enforced.
May cow-    6th. To contract with and employ  all teachers in
tract with
and- remove the schools who shall have been licensed by the su teachers.
perintendent of schools, and to remove such teachers
when they shall deem it necessary.
May pay     7th. To pay the wages of teachers out of the school
teach'ers'
wages.  moneys which shall have been apportioned to or re          ceived by said city, so far as the same shall be suf          ficient, and the residue thereof from any moneys au          thorized to be raised for that purpose by the pro         visions of this act.
May  alter  8th. To adopt, alter, modify, and repeal from time
a  modify
tcioolregn- to time, as they may deem expedient, such rules and
regulations for the organization, government and in         struction of schools as they may deem necessary; to
regulate the reception of pupils, their graduation into
classes, and the transfer of pupils, from one school
to another, and generally to promote the good order
and welfare of the schools.
May report
to council    9th.  To prepare and report to the common counregulationsll cil such ordinances and regulations as may be necesfor protection of hou- ary for the protection, safe-keeping, care and preserses and vation of school houses, lots, fences, shadetreeand
gronnds. vation of school houses, lots, fences, shade trees., and
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other appurtenances, and all property connected with
and appertaining to the schools; and to suggest proper penalties for the violation of such ordinances and
regulations.
10th.  To determine and  certify to the common to council
annual sum
council on or before the first Monday of August in toberaised.
each year the sum in their opinion necessary to be
raised for school purposes under the provisions of
this act, specifying the sum required for each of the
purposes therein mentioned.
Sec. 12. The said board of education shall have Non-resi                                                     dent scholpower to allow the children of persons not residentmarsy hbowaa
within the district to attend the schools in said citymitted
which are under the control of said board, upon such
terms as the said board shall by resolution prescribe,
fixing the tuition that shall be paid for such attend ance.:
ance.
Sec. 13.  The said board shall have the care and Librarian;
direction of the school district library, and they shall point, ac.
have power to disburse any moneys appropriated by
any law of this state for school libraries; it shall be
their duty to provide a library room and appoint a
librarian, and make reguliations in respect to such
library as they shall deem expedient; they may
also remove from such library all such books as they
may deem of an improper character to be read  by
children of the district.
Sec. 14.  It shall be the duty of said board of ed-Board to
make anuaucation, at least fifteen days before the annual elec- al report.
tion on the first Tuesday of April, to prepare  and 
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report to the common council a true and correct state
ment of the receipts and disbursements under and in
pursuance of the provisions of this act during the
preceeding year, in which statement shall be men —        tioned under appropriate heads, as follows:
1st. The amount of school moneys received fronm
the state school fund.
2d. The amount of moneys received arising from
county taxes for school purposes.
3d. Theamount of moneys'received from the school
district taxes levied for school purposes.
4th. All other moneys received by the city treas
urer for school purposes,specifying the sources.
5th. the manner in which the moneys draws
from the city treasurer for school purposes have been
expended, specifying the amount paid for each ex         penditure under appropriate heads.
W enboad   Sec. 15. The said board of education shall be sub
oubject to'
Ilperfsnte-ject from time to time to the rules and regulations
jo rnten
made by the state superintendent of schools,  so far
as the same may be applicable and not inconsisten 
with the provisions of this act.
cityndoenur    Sec. 16. The city superintendent shall examine all
to examine
X erscem. teachers making application to teach in the public
schools of said city, which examinations shall be
made in presence of the board of education, if desir         ed by said board; all certificates granted by said suS:ool,vi perintendent shall be in form as prescribed by  the
ttations,
when to be state superintendent. The said city superintendent
ase.
shall visit the schools at least twice during ea elk
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term, and report their condition to the board of edu,cation, with such suggestions for their improvement
as he may deem proper, immediately after the close
of each term; he shall also make such suggestions
to the said board as he may deem necessary for improving and repairing the school houses, grounds,
fences and appurtenances thereunto belonging. The
amount of the superintendent's compensation  shall Compensa                                                     tion.
be determined by the board of education.
Sec. 17 The city superintendent shall, betweenthe Suenerinter                                                      den to refirst and fifteenth days of October,ini each year,make Pofr tordlerokf
.and transmit to the clerk of the board of supervisors supervisors.
ta report in writing, bearing date the first day of Oc-tober in each year of its transmission, which report
shall in form be such as is now by law required to
be made annually by town superintendents of schools,
and transmitted to the said clerk.
Sec. 18. The common council shall have power Crouaiima
to pass such ordinances and regulations as the board ordinaproec
for protec                                                      tion of
of education may report as necessary and proper for school ho                                                      ses and
the protection and safe-keeping, care, and preserva-grounas.
tion of the school houses, lots, appurtenances, and
all property belonging to and appertaining to the
schools; and also to impose proper penalties for the Plti
violation thereof; all such penalties shall be collected how collect.
ed.
in the same manner as the penalties for a violation
of a city ordinance, and when so collected shall be
paid to the treasurer of said city, and be subject to
the board of education in the same manner as other
moneys raised pursuant to the provisions of this act.
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TiUe to     Sec. 19.  The title to all school houses, lots, fur
buildings,
lot m&ve.,bt niture, books, apparatus, and appurtenances shall
whom vest eidability&c. be vested in the city of Kenosha,and the same while
used or appropriated for school purposes shall not
be levied upon or sold by virtue of any warrant or
execution for the payment of any debt contracted, or
liability incurred, except for school purposes, nor
shag the same be subject to taxation for any pur          pose whatever.   And the said city in its corporate
capacity shall have power to take, hold and dispose
of any real or personal estate, transferred to it by
gift, grant, bequest, or devise, for the use of the
public schools of said district.
Funds; by
whom to be Sec. 20. All moneys required tobe raised by the
beld.
provisions of this act, on being raised as'herein pro         vided, shall be held by the treasurer of the city of
Kenosha, and by  him placed to the  credit of the
board of education, and shall be drawn out in pursuTheir disBpo- ance of a resolution of said board, by orders drawn
gition,   cby the president and countersigned by the clerk of
said board, payable to the order of the person or per         sons entitled to receive such moneys; and the said
treasurer shall keep the funds authorized by this act
to be received by him, separate and distinct from any
funds that he is or may by law be authorized to re         ceive.
When city  Sec. 21.  The city clerk shall, on or before the
clerk,- to deliver state fourth Monday in November in each year, deliver to
t,Ownltcto rk8the town clerk of any town adjoining  the city of
of taes clev- Kenosha, in which there shall be any part of district
led, &C.
or territory annexed to the public school district of
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said city, a statement in writing verified by his affidavit, showing the whole amount of taxes levied by
the common council for the current year, for school
purposes authorized by this act; such statement shall
contain a list of all corporations and descriptions of
property liable to a school district tax, together with
the  proportion  of  tax  to  be assessed  in  any
such part of district or territory annexed as aforesaid.
Such proportion shall be ascertained from the valuations contained in the last assessment roll of such
town, and to enable the city clerk to ascertain the
same, the town clerk of each town shall, on demand at any time after he has received the assess- Townclerks
ment of his town for that year, deliver to the city del-ihen to
city clerk
clerk a certified statement of the valuations of real statement
of valuation
and personal property in that part of district or terrritory annexed to the said city for the purpose afore mentioned.
Sec. 22. The town clerk receiving the statement Duty of
mentioned in the last preceeding section shall assess town clerk
such tax, or the due proportion thereof upon the real
and personal property liable thereto, placing the
same in a separate column in the assessment roll of
his town,delivered to the town treasurer for collection;
and such tax shall be collected or returned in all respects as other taxes, and when collected the money tes  ow
shall be paid over to the treasurer of the city of Ke- collected
and paid.
nosha.
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Boudare    Sec. 23. Whenever. it shall be necessary and exof dstrieS;
how  rlt edd pedient to add any additional territory to the Kenosha
a. regwuted
public school district, from any adjoining town, or
to set off any territory annexed, or to alter the bound        aries of any such territory, the town superintendent
of any such town to be affected by such annexation,
alteration or setting off, and the superintendent of
the city of Kenosha, shall meet together, and when
so80 met, shall possess the same powers as are now
by law conferred on town superintendents of adjoin        ing towns, to make such regulations and alterations
of boundaries as may be deemed necessary and prop
er.
CHAPTER XII.
OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
Comms-    SECTION 1.  The railroad commissioner shall be
siioner to be  COa
cto~r. bex o o a member of the board of directors of the
Kenosha andBeloit raliroad company, with  all the
duties, responsibilities and power incident to the of        fice of director under the charter of said railroad
company.
soCnri     Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of said commissioner
sioner to
vt city to attend all meetings of the stockholders of the Ke        nosha and Beloit rail road company, and to vote in
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person, the same as any individual stockholder, on
all shares of stock held by the city of Kenosha in
the stock of said company.
Sec. 3. The railroad commissioner shall have gen-~taem l at               Sec. 3. The  raiload  commissionershall have gen-ties.
erally the charge and control of all interests the city
of Kenosha now has or may hereafter have in the Kenosha and Beloit railroad. He shall receive all funds
paid into the hands of the city treasurer on account
of the tax for the benefit of the Kenosha and Beloit
railroad company,and shall hereafter redeem all scrip
which has been issued to said railroad company, as
the same becomes due,making such provisions therefor, or recommending such measures to the common
council as he may deem necessary for the benefit of
the tax payers of the city.
CHAPTER XIIL
OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
suits to be
SiECTION  1. A   act ions brought to recover any brought tbe
A ae ofuh ti
penalty or forfeiture incurred under this act, or undernacf
the ordinances, by-laws, or police regulations made
in pursuance of it, shall be brought in the corporate
Declaratio4
name.  It shall be lawful to declare generally inhoewlaml.
debt for such penalty or forfeiture, stating the clause
of this act, the by-laws, ordinances or regulations
under which the penalty or forfeiture is claimed, and
to give the special matter in evidence under it.
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WeshsetoPrbo Sec. 2. In all suits for any violation of any ordiby warrant. nance, by-law, police or other regulation, the first pro         cess may be by warrant.
Jurisdiction   Sec. S. Either of the justices of the peace in said
of justices.
city shall have jurisdiction in any action for the re         covery of any fine or penalty not exceeding one hun         dred dollars, under this act, or any ordinance, by         law, or police regulation of the common council, any         thing in the laws of this state to the contrary not
withstanding; and either of said justices shall have
power to fine or imprison, or both, in their discretion,
where such discretion may be vested in them by any
such ordinance or regulation, or by this act.
Execution,   Sec. 4. Execution may issue immediately on the
when to issue;defend- renditionof judgment, and if the defendant in any
ant  when
may be im- such action have no goods or chattels, lands or tenprisoned.
ements whereof the,judgment can be collected, the
execution may require the defendant to be imprisoned
in the jail of Kenosha county for such term, not ex         ceeding sixty days,  as may be prescribed by ordi         nance.
Costs, tbybe Sec. 5. All costs incurred in prosecuting for the
whom 
paid.    recovery of any penalty or forfeiture, and all such
penalties or forfeitures under this act or any ordi        nance, by-law, or regulation of the city, when collect         ed for the use of the city, shall be paid to the treasurer.
Who deem-   Sec. 6. No person shall be an incompetent justice,
edanincom-            oprnshlbejsie
petent witness.    commissioner, witness, or juror by reason of his be         ing an inhabitant or free-holder in the city of Keno
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sha, in any action or proceeding in which the said
city shall be a party in interest.
Sec. 7. A printed copy of an ordinance,  by-law,.Printed cop                                                       ies,  when
r'~~~~~~~~~~eidence.
or resolution purporting to be printed by authority evidence
of the common council shall beprima facie evidence
in any court of its due passage and publication, and
may be received in evidnce.
Sec. 8. This act shall be demeed a public act, and Charter enteo
be evidence
may be readi'n evi'dence without proof; andj'udicial prohof.ut
notice shall be taken thereof in all courts and places.
Peace ofI
Sec. 9. All officers of the city created conserva- cers, when
may arrest
tors of the peace by this act shall have power to ar- with oret
without
rest, or cause to be arrested, with or without process, process.
all persons who shall break, or threaten to break the
peace, or to violate any city ordinance or police regulation; commit for examination, and if necessary
detain such persons in custody over night in  the
county jail or other safe place, and shall have and exercise such other powers as conservators of the peace
as the common council may prescribe.
Sec. 10. No  penalty or judgment recovered inthenat~eit
ted.
favor of the city shall be remitted or discharged with-te
out a vote of two-thirds of all the aldermen elect.
Sec. 11. Whenever any suit or action shall  berraiest ~
a —atnst thw
city to'be
commenced against said city, the service thereof may servted on
mayor or
be made by leaving a copy of the process  by  the clerk-their
duties.
proper officer with the mayor or clerk, whose dutyit
shall be forthwith to inform the council thereof, or
take such other proceeding as by the ordinances and
resolutions of said council may in such case be provided.
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CHAPTER XIV.
MISCELLANEOUS  PROYISIONS,
d~icei-~to Section 1. All ordinances, regulations, and resolube of force
tll repealed tions now in force in  the city of Kenosha, and  not
inconsistent with this act, until altered shall remain
in force under this act until altered, amended, or re         pealed by the common council after this act shall
take effect.
'ct'~o,     Sec. 2. All actions, rights,  fines, penalties, forrihts&.,
~  GoEUve, feitures, in suit or otherwise, which  have accrued
under the several acts consolidated herein, shall sur         vive to and be vested in and prosecuted by the cor         poration hereby created.
ted         Sec 3. All property, real, personal, or mixed, be,e" orpo- longing to the city of Kenosha, is hereby vested in
the corporotion created by this act.
Officoer to Sec. 4. All officers of the city of Kenosha now in
]old over
~teerfll  office shall respectively continue in the same for the
several terms for which they were elected or appointed;
but shall be governed in their official action by this
act after it shall take effect.
Aect ont to  SEC. 5.  This act shall not invalidate any legal
Mbedfoireg act done before this act shall take effect.by the comr
it shall take
e. takect   mon council of the city of Kenosha or by the officers
of said city; nor divest their successors under this
act of any rights of property or liability which may
have accrued to, or been created by said corporation
prior to the passage of this act.
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SEC. 6.  No general laws of this state contraven-e neral
laws of s~ta
In contraing the provisions of this act shall be considered as ventiont
must be
repealing, amending, or modifying  the same, unlessexpreme.
such purpose be expressly set forth in such laws.
SEC. 7.  "An act to incorporate the city of Ke-.ega
nosha, approved February 8th, 1850;" " An act to
extend the corporate limits of the city of Kenosha,
approved February 17th, 1851,;" An act to amend
an act to incorporate the city of Kenosha, approved
March 8, 1851;" "An act to amend an act entitled
an act to incorporate the city of Kenosha, approved
March 19th, 1852;" "An act to amend the charter
of the city Kenosha, approved March 23d, 1853;"
and all other acts of the legislature of this state, so
far as each or either of them conflict with this act
axe hereby repealed.
SEC. 8.  This act shall take effect from and after When ffa 
ta~e effect.
its passage.
Approved March 2d, 1857.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTERS
The veople of the State of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Third ward
boundaries.  SECTION 1.  The city of Kenosha is hereby divi
ded into four wards, as follows: All that part of tie
city lying south of the township line, between towns
boir untdaried one and two, shall constitute the third ward.    All
that part of the city lying north of the third ward, as
herein constituted, and south of a line drawn through
the centre of Pearl street, continued to the east and
west boundaries of the city, shall constitute the first
Fourth'''
ward thboun. ward.   All that part of the city lying north of the
ies.    first ward, as herein constituted, and south of the
following described line, viz: l  ine commencing on
'the eastern boundary line of the city, at a point due
east of the north line of lot number twenty-two in
block number one, on Washington Island, theme to
and along said north line of lot twenty-two to Wash         ington street; thence to and al ng the centerofMid         dle street on said island, and across Pike creek to the
center of the alley north of, and adjoining to lot num         ber five in block number seventy-four, and along the
centre of said alley to Main street, thence westerly to
the centre of Middle street, and along the centre of
Middle street to the centre of the creek, and thence
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along the centre of said creek, north-westerly to the
western boundary of the city, shall constitute the
fourth ward.   And all that part of the city lyingSeac~onbdul
yward boun.
north of the fourth ward as herein constituted, shall daries.
constitute the second ward.
SEC. 2.  At the annual election to be holden in Aldermen
when and
said city on the first Tuesday in April, 1858, and hndow elrmeted
and termo
annually thereafter, there shall be elected by the qual- oce.
ified electors of each ward, three aldermen for such
ward, who shall hold their office for the term of one
year, and until their successors shall be duly elected
and qualified; and from and after such election and
qualification the common council shall consist of the
mayor and aldermen from each ward, elected as here in provided; Provided, That no alderman shall re- To have no
compensa ceive any compensation whatever for his services as ontrittO
alderman, nor be interested, directly or indirectly, in &c.
any contract made with the city.
SEC. 3.  At the next annual election in said city School com                                                      missioners,
there shall be elected in each ward, by the qualified hhwhen aned
how elected
electors thereof; two school commissioners for each
ward, one for the term of one, and one for the term of fiTerm of of or                                                      ritce.
two years, which term shall be expressed upon the
ballot voted by such elector, and the person receiving the highest number of votes "for school commissioner for one year," shall be declared duly elected to
such office for the term of one; and the person receiving the highest number of votes "for school commissioner for two years," shall be declared duly elected for two years; aud there shall be annually there
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after elected, by the qualified electors of each ward
one school commissioner for such ward who shall
hold his office for the term of two years. The school
commissioners elected under the provisions of this act,
Powers and shall have and exercise all the rights, powers, and
,duutie.
duties conferred upon school commissioners by the
act to which this is amendatory.
County on   SEC. 4.  At the first meeting of the common counwohw nelecAtead cil elected under the provisions of this act, and at the
first meeting of the common council in each year
thereafter, the aldermen shall proceed to elect by bal         lot from their own number three supervisors, no two
of whom shall be aldermen from the same ward.         Each supervisor shall be elected upon a separate vote,
and the aldermen receiving the highest number of
votes on each of such ballotings, shall be, for the
year then next ensuing, members of the board of su         pervisors of the county of Kenosha, and shall have
ghts and and exercise all the rights and powers now or hereaf powem
ter conferred by law upon other members of the coun          ty board.   The mayor and city clerk shall issue to
the persons elected supervisors certficates of their
election, which certificates shall be sufficient evidence
Promion thereof;   Proied, however, That in case of a fail
an fwe t
u re to elect such supervisors, or either of them, at the
first annual meeting, or in case a vacancy should oc          cur in the office of supervisor, the aldermen may pro          ceed to elect a supervisor or supervisors; at a regular
meeting of the common council, fixed upon at some
prior meeting thereof.
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SEC. 5.  At special elections hereafter to be helds-peiaek:
...tion, how
in said city, at which all the qualified electors of said duYtebd cso
held.
city may be entitled to vote, one poll only shall be required to be held in said city, in case the common
council shall deem the same to be expedient and so
direct. In such case such poll shall be opened and
held in the first ward, and shall in all respects be
conducted in the same manner as other city elections,
and shall have thie sanie validity as if the same hlad
been held in the several wards.
SEC. 6.   Section nine of chapter two of the act to Repea
clause.
which this act is amendatory., and so much of said
act as conflicts with the provisions of this act, is hereby repealed.
SEC. 7.  This act shpall take effect duTd be in force Whenact o
take effeet.
from and after its passage.
AN' ACT  to 1)provide for tie apep:)-n.,nt. ofi.. rn;te+ndent of Public
Schools in the  city ov  Keinos.ha.
Yepeoj)1e of (the S(zae of  Wisco7fs;iz, represented
in Senate acd J.se:,~b/y, do cl;.ct zs follows:
SIECTIo N 1.  That. from and  after the expiration Sapean,                                                       dent of
f the present term for wlhich thie  superitilendent ofchoof~
public schools of tile city of  Kenos,I, was elected,
8ucli ofice sliral1 be filled by appontme(nt  by the
board of school comimissioners of said  city, and the
powers and- duties and the tenure of ofce of said superiiCtendenit shall be tihe same as ino;v provided by
lawv.                     7  
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CITY CHARTER. 
.1                CITY CHARTL
,  t    SEC. 2.  All acts and parts of acts amendatory to
the charter of the city of Kenosha, contravening the
provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall be in force and take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved March 17, 1859.
AN ACT to amend an act, entitled an act to amend an act entitled "an aet
to consolidate and amend the act to incorporate the city of KenosIl,
and the several acts amendatory thereof."
Theveople of the State of Wisconsin. represented in
Senate and assem?nbly, do enact as follows:
SECtrION 1.  Section four of chapter 3, of the private and local laws of 1858, entitled an act to amend
an act, entitled "an act to consolidate and amend
the act to incorporate the city of Kenosha, and the
several acts amendatory thereof," is hereby amended
by striking out the word "three" where it occurs in
the fifth line of said section, and inserting the word.
"four," so as to read "four supervisors," instead of
three.
SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and bc in force
from and after its passage.
Approved March 22, 1860.
AKeae'nt
ht reeerence
bo s~ene__11.
AN ACT to amend article 23 of section 8, in chapter 5 of ciapter 13, of the
private and local laws of 1857, entitled "an act to consolida* and amend
the act to incorporate the city of Kenosha, and the several act* amenda
tory thereto. "
T4i  eopat oad aseof Tcovin, of epreseafw
in sen,t,e ad chewy, do env( # fo7ws:
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CITY CHARTER. 
CrITY CHARTER.
'''      ter ~~~~~~Offenders
SECTrION 1.  Article 28 of section-8, in chapter g.einor.
five of chapter 133 of the private and local laws of c., mayns be
--.....  confined ia
1857, entitled "an act to consolidate and amend the county  jl.
act to incorporate the city of Kenosha, and the several acts amendatory thereto," is hereby amended so
as to read as follows: " 28th. To have the privilege
of using the jail of the county of Kenosha for the imprisonment of offenders against the ordinances, rules
or by-laws; and all persons so imprisoned shall be
in the custody of the Sheriff ofthecounty: 1provited,
that the sheriff's fees, and all other expenses, shal
be paid by the said city of Kenosha, and the county
of Kenosha shall not be liable to pay the same, or
any part thereof."
Approved April 2, 1862.
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of Kenosha.
lhe people of the State o    F Wisconsin,  preresented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.  The 10th section of chapter 9 of Accoant of
the 5 po
chbter 133 of the private and local laws of 1857, is ceut-,e.
hereby amended, so as to read as follows: "The five
per cent. for costs of collection annually returned by
the city treasurer upon all unpaid stte and county
taxes, together with the interest on said taxes until
the lands on which said taxes are levied shall be
sold, or the taxes otherwise collected, shall be retained by the county treasurer for the benefit of the county, and ilo portion of said five per cent. and interest,
1hall -be rb id t. the city; and of the. fire.per It.
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for costs of collection, annually returned by the city
treasurer upon all other unpaid taxes, two per cent,
shall be retained by the county treasurer, for the use
of the county; and the remaining  three per cent.,
together with the interest on such unpaid taxes, shall
be accounted for by the county treasurer and repaid
to the city when collected, in the same manner that
other taxes are accounted for and repaid to the city.
SEC.'2.  rThis act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 20, 1865.
AN At2  to amend an act entitled "an act to consolidate and amend wt
ac' to incorporate the city of Ko&Teosha, and the several acts amenda'.q
thereto,"' approved March 2d, 1857.
The p(lo)7e of the  Sta1(te  of    Ti,sconsin,  iepresent8             d
zi'et   te and assemnbly, do enact  as  follo0ws'
AFnd-       SEcrioN 1.  Section two of chapter seven of a
act entitled "an act to consolidate and amend the act
to incorporate the city of Kenosha, and the several
acts amendatory thereto," approved March 2d, 1857,
is hereby amended, by adding after the word "hiigh         ways," where the same first occurs X   said section,
the words "streets, alleys;" also, by  inserting the
same words in the singular number where they sub         sequelltly occur in thie reading of said section, after
the word " high-way."
whencoun-   SEC. 2.  Section nine of said ciapter seven is al~il may order opening 8s( f'irther amended, by addig, thereto the words
&C.bt upon stit y proof of                                 ep
*,e."'bu,-t upon  aisctr proof of suc,.h tenider or d}~
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CITY CHARTER. 
CITY C HARTSi
it having been made, the common council shall, except in case of the appeal provided for in sections
eleven and twelve of said chapter, make such order
for the immediate opening,  altering, widening, improving straightening or vacating such highways,
streets, alleys or public grounds, as may seem expedient."
SEc. 3.  This act s:l take effect and be int force
fom and after its passage and publication.
Approved April 6, 1865.
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RULES
COMMON COUNO IL.
0
OF THs 
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I. 
RULES OF THE COMM,ION COUNCIL
1st. Thie  nmayor, or pr-sidii goier shal at the Dut- of ta,
Dt, v, c,Ill tile  fol'I.
appointed hour of meCiin  cal tie cite coiicil-to or der; and if a quorum be p)resent, lie shall direct the
minutes of the proceeding naeeti)g to be read, correct ed if necessary, and approved.   It shall be the duty
of the mayor, or preidi-n, oi-e.ic.er, to preserve order
and decorum, and to decide all questions of order,
subject to an appeal to the contalon council.
2d. The order of business, affer the Leading of the o;  bofinutes, shall be as foliows;
1. The presentation of petitions.
2. The reports of standirlg conmmittees.
3. Reports of select conmittees.
4. Communications to the common council.
5. Unfinished business o: prececlding ietetings.
3d. When a motion is imade and secinded, it shall Ru,, toin mro
be stated by  the presiding  oflicer, or read by tle ti~ns
clerk, previous to being de..)ated or acted upon by
the common counciL   If anly member require it, all
motions  (except to adjourn, postpone,  or commnit)
shall be reduced to writing: any motion may be wilthdrawn, by consent of the conmmon council, befoie discussion or amtendment. 
RULES OF THE (COUNCIL.
Members     4th. Every  member present when a question is
eball vote
u1nless ex-ro
caeda &C. put shall vote, unless the common council shall, from
some special cause, excuse him or unless he shall be
directly interested in the question; in which casehe
shall not vote.
In regard to  5tb. A motion to adjourn shall always be considadjourninent and
previonu  ered in order, and,  together with a call for the preqestion.  vious question, shall be decided without debate.
Dntyof  n   6th. When  any member is about to speak in demembers in
~kng.  bate, or make report of any matter  to the common
council, he shall rise from his seat and address him         self to the presiding of,cer, and shall confine himself
to the subject matter under consideration, and avoid
personalities.
,hairto de.   7th. When two or more members rise to speak at
tain case.
ncase   once, the presiding officer shall name the member
who is first to speak.
nestreakiig.  8th. No member shall speak  except in his place,
nor more than twice on any question, except on leave
of the common council.
Speaker not
to be inter- 9th. When a member is speaking no member shall
rupted.
entertain any private discourse, or in any way inter         rupt the speaker, except as to a question of order.
Division or
question.    10th. Any member  may call for a division of a
ig of question, when the same will admit thereof.
Finling of
blauks.     11th. When a blank is to be filled, and different
sums or times proposed,  the question shall first be
P,vleged  put upon the largest sum and longest time.
quebtions.    12th. When a question is under debate, no motion
shall be received unless to adjourn, to lay on the ta
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lZ' 1 y'OF'r    COUiCiL.
ble, for the previous question, to postpone to a day
certain, to commit, to amend, or to postpone indefinitely;  and these several motions shall have pree
dence in the order in which they stand arranged.
13th. The previous question shall be admitted on wvaido 
quesion
demand of any member, and until decided shall pre,'ude all amendments and discussion.
14th. It shall be competent for any member, when aye ad
n1oe,,.
a question is taken, to call for the ayes and noes,
which shall be recorded by the clerk.
15th. In all cases when a resolution or a motion NamoIf
shall be entered on the minutes, the name of the mem- bee,a
ber moving the same shall also be entered on the
minutes.
16th. Standing or select committees shall always Repoar,o
"'be mnade/mv
report in writing.                                    writing.
17th.  A majority of the members of the common Quotr.
council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business, but no ordinance shall be passed, or appropriation of money voted, unless eight members
shall vote in favor thereof.
18th. It shall require a vote of two-thirds of the suspentio
of r"le".
members present to suspend any rule of the city
council.
19th No ordinance shall be passed, or account al- oam
and aglowed, or appropriation made, without first having counts
been proposed or considered at a previous meeting.
20th. The following standing committees, to con-standaai
sist of three members each, shall be elected by a majority of this council:
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R ITJLES OP THE ('UNCIL.
1. On Finance.
2   " Claims.
3.   " Harbor and bridges.
4.  "Fire department.
5.  " Police
6.  "Judiciary.
7.   "Printing.
8.  "Public grounds.
9.  "Streets and alleys.
10   "Pauper affairs.
ioerW:,:   21st. All reports of committees shall be addressed
ded.  to the mayor and common council cf the city of Ke       nosha.
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ORDINANCES
OF FB
CITY OF KENOSHIA. 
I 
REVISED ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. I.
OF POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common council Who,all
be police.
of the city of Kenostha: The niayor, aldermen, marshal, constables and such special constables or watchmen as the council may  appoiitt, or authorize  to be
appointed, shail constitute the police of this city;
and it shall be the duty of each of them to arrest, or
cause to be arrested, and taken before any justice of
the peace of said city, and to complain of and prosecute any person who siha.l violate any ordinance, or
any portion of any ordinance of' said city; and whenever any justice cannot conveniiently be found,  or
whenever any such  arrwt slhall be made after  the
hour of seven o'clock in tihe evening, may commit
any person so arrested to the bounty jail, or other- Offhenderr,
when may
wise detain such person in cu;to;y  for a time not ted b,poit
lice.
exceeding twenty-four hours, Awhen  such person  so
arrested may be brought before any justice of the
peace of said city and dealt with according to law.
Sec. 2. The marshlal, atny coastble, special con- Pena'"',Y'I
Btable or watclhman who shall rc:"L:e or wilfuLIl ne-~ duty.
lt to per.forn anty of ec dutie; re-.tired of liitn by 
reQ                               sc i0 n'S~ t,L ffYU)i(~ i',in er res ti ng a ny pecr            son;%-r ni) o4ei1) ~'n;~  u~istaniy ordinance
otf1~: ci'ty; or 2 ai-1eic-v   ~       (raretsal    t
teniplt to es-cape froiril tite ctIcd  of any police officer
iC, Q —I~'   fo)rfeta~yyi  &~et  of riot,ls   thtan
te,,) b'T  ~t e 1itnpt-son
-ED  If.'i,,t'L, A   e'
I 1',YNh-A'~-'     nIi.,
cit'   itt~~~~~~- (3,~j' —             AND    LAiJLf
-~ ~ ~ ~~~~i of'-:         t'cl Col)-/??1   &I~
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ORDINANCES. 
mon council are enforced; he shall prosecute offenders before any justice of the city, in the name and
on behalf of the city, and  procure evidence  in all
prosecutions in which the city shall be interested;
he slall see that all orders of the board of health are
promptly executed; lie shall attend to the collection
of all fines, penalties, and licenses; lihe shall deposit
all moneys collected by himn  immediately  with  the
city treasury, ttking duplicate receipts for the same,
end d,epositing one of them wlth the clerk;  lie shall  al a
remove or abate all nuisances or causes of disease
within the limits of the city vwhich may come to his
knowledge; lie shall give personal or written  noticeto all members of the council of special meetings called by- thle cmayor; he siiall attend all meetings of the
common council, and shall provide for lights, fuel,
fire, and such other coivenlience for the council, and
in all other matters not hlerein specified shall be subject to the order of the iimayor or common  council;
T1rovide&~. liho;wcver, that in no csc s.hatl he  incur
any expenise 5   o lic city inll the discharge of any duty
without tLie consent of the mayor or of the common
Council. -
tcl.. t   clerk shlial keep  a  complete record  of Clrtk to
keep recthe procedinm's of the comicil; lie shall engross  all ord,8rtaS,~.
ordi:"T..c,    orders    anid   b v aw s,   in   a   sepETC. t        0 0~<-r'. k,  ept for that  purpLios   an(d flirnish
~;oI:-:: i';,~::i,mLn] for p.  blication: lie 2h:Ai' issue oiltders <:,-::i~         rc:(1s^er 0for suelC ai ppIroriationi:; as mar
be,::e,: tie common council, and.  shali kee    a
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78-                    ORDINANCES.
distinct and classified account of such appropriations
he shall keep on file all papers belonging to the city,
including receipts of the treasurer for all moneys paid
into the treasury and for all tax lists delivered to
.Shall:file
Vpaers, and him; he shall issue certificates of all licenses granted
fine         and keep a record of the same; he shall compare  alt
returns to the common council by the treasurer with
the stubs of orders isued, and with the receipts or
the treasurer for moneys paid in, cancelling the or         ders under the direction of the finance commit         tee, and preserving them on file not less than one
year; and at the close of each fiscal year he shall re         port to the council, and if by it approved, shall pubAal make lisli a detailed statement of the receipts and expendibtatemelt. ture of the city for the year, including, so far as he
may be able to ascertain, the amount of outstanding
(dues to and from the city.
Wrhe treato   Sec. 3. The treasurer shall pay  no  money from,
'arer not to
tay  oney the treasury except an order be drawn upon him  for
amounts appropriated, in substantially the following
form.
No.-     $                   Cty   (Ier.    N        o.
KKExos a,-    - 18-.
i Fe Treaslurer of the City of Keniosha wNill pay  to
Date.              -     --,  or order,          — (doIllapr
Co l-  out of aily finiis inr the treastury l)eloliniig to the
city tile sale  h-aviiig I)e1i allowed for      --
For- _               — C-er.       ---  -.yor
saa.u make    Hle shall return to the comm-on council as often as 
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once in three months all the orders hlie may have re- rquarterly
reporl
ceived previous to the last return, with a schedule of
the same and of moneys paid in; le shall receipt to
the clerk all tax lists which may be placed in his
tands for collection, and furnish the marshal, or oth- Shall favw
ish receilpe
er proper officer, with duplicate receipts for all other to marsh.
moneys paid into his hands as treasurer.
GEO. IH. PAUL,.Mayor.
Passed MIarch 24, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Coek.
ORD)INANCE NO. III.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO HtARBOR MASTER.
SECTION 1. ie it ordied by tAe common oun- capounielt
aippoint'hafil of thre city orf ]~sooA8: The  common  council bormast.
mnay once in each year or oftener appoint a harbor
master, who shall hlold his office for the term of one
year and until his suocessor is appointed, unless
sooner removedi by the council..
Sec 2. The harbor master is hereby auth )rized and Dlities de
powers of
re qri r e d to                   give such orders ann directions relative harbor M*W
ter.
to the location, change of place or station, mainner of
inoving, or use of the harbor, of every  vessel, craft
o)r float, lyint, moving, or laid up in thle harbor, as
may be necessary to promote good order ttieriin, and
ile safety and etqual convenience of such ve.sels, crafts.
.)r floats; and any owner, master, or otlher person 
ORD)INANCES.
having charge of the same who shall refuse or neglect
to obey any such order or direction shall be subject
to a penalty  of twenty-five dollars  for every such
neglect or refusal; which penalty shall constitute a
lien upon such vessel, craft or float, until fully paid.
GEO. H. PAUL.  fMayor.
Passed March 24, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clef
ORDINANCE NO. IV.
RELIATINGC TO KENOSHA CEMLTERY AND CITY SEXTON.
Boundarics   SECTI()N 1. Be it ord(ainedie( by the common counfcemetery.
cil of t( ei/ of KeAnosh8la: That part of N. E. - of
section six, town one, range twenty-thiree, deeded to
the town ofi Southliport by R. H. Deming and Charles
Dulrkee for a burial ground, and also tlat part  of
said  cetion plattedcl out )by Josiah B3ond as a buLria]
place, shall be known and distinguished as  " Keno         sha Cem-etery.  and slitll be used only as a place of
burial.
Ulerk to     Sec. 2. A  eopy of the present plat  of said ceme,leep plat &c
tery now on file in the office of tlie register of deeds
of Kenos:li coulnty, sla!ll be kept in tlih office of th(
cit77 d' 5l~.? 1a lbt  I klocks. or  Jalves of' o-)cks.
it* Ks       ie S ti    w- (l n i  )^  1i';.,  be v otd, by,
tJnic, Ina-ori [t.i,~i eice'k ct' t}' (:il-  wJ3o j.,a3Y give: deeds         fbr  1Ii,it.  t                      Sni8.,      1... tbe ID a0e  oe
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cording to the plan of said plat, at such prices as are
hereinafter fixed.
Sec. 3. The prices of lots, blocks or halves of ltscesand
blocks.
blocks, in said cemetery,are hereby fixed as follows: b
13, 15, 17, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43,
44, 45, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 67, 69, 71,
73, 86, 88, 90, 92 and 94 at twenty-five dollars for
each block; each half block in said blocks at fourteen
dollars; each single lot in said blocks at eight dollars;
all lots remaining unsold in blocks 46, 51 and 84 at
eight dollars each; blocks 8 and 10 at thirty dollars
each, and lots 1 and 2 in said blocks 8 and 10 at
10 dollars each; lots 3 and 4 respectively in said blocks
8 & 10 at 8 dollars each, if sold separately, but if sold in
half blocks, the north half of each block at sixteen
dollars, and the south half of each block at fourteen
dollars; block 64 at thirty dollars, and the south half
of block 49 at nine dollars.
Free
Sec. 4. The blocks in said cemetry from No. 95 to ground.
101 inclusive are hereby set apart as a free burial
ground; Provided, that the body of no deceased per- Pro4so.0son shall be buried in such free ground without the
written permission of the mayor.
Sec. 5. The city clerk shall keep a book in which Clerk to
keep record
he shall record the description of all lots, blocks or dfesales and
half blocks sold, together with the price paid therefor ao'd rPM
and the date of each sale; and  all moneys  paid for moneys.
such lots, blocks, or half blocks, shall be paid to
said clerk before any deed shall be given therefor,
and all such moneys so received shall be immediate
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ORDINANCES.
ly paid by the clerk to the city treasurer and his re         ceipt taken therefor.
,4oeton toa  Sec. 6. Tile common council shall annually apappoited. point a city sexton, who shall hold his office for one
year or until the appointment of his successor.
dPuowtyeorsf sea Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the city extonr, to
t   take general charge of the  cernetery, to keep the
walks, grounds and avenues thereof in order and free
from obstruction, and take care of trees and fences;
under the direction of the mayor he shall cause all
bodies which have been or hereafter may be interred
without permission in any unsold lot of the city, or
in any lot the property of another, without the own         er's consent, to be removed to the free ground;  he
shall keep a copy of the plat of the cemetery upon
which all lots sold, and all lots for sale with the pri         ces thereof shall be designated; hlie shall attend to
the burial of the bodies of all deceased persons inr
said ground when application shall have been made
Shall keep to him for that purpose;  he shall keep a record of
plat and
record all interments in a book kept for that purpose, in
which shall be entered the name, age and disease, or
other cause of death as nearly as may be, place of
birth, and precise locality of burial, and at the close
of his term of office shall sake report of the same to
the common council;  he shall see all ordinances of
the city so far as they relate to said cemetery strictly
enforced, and for that purpose is hereby declared a
When shall police officer with full power as such to arrest ant
be police- I
anU      person violating any such ordinance.
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Sec. 8. The city- sexton is pertrtted to charge the Compen9a
sum of two dollars for the burial of each person in said
cemetery; and said sexton shall receive such other
compensation for special services, as the commoni
council may determine.
Sec. 9. If the city sexton, or any other person, Penalty' for
misconduct
bury, or attempt to bury, any dead body in any sold  a tra    -
I I ~~~~~~~~~tion of proplot, or in any lot belonging to another, without due er.
authority for so doing; or if any person shall resist
the city sexton in the execution of any duty, or refuse or neglect to obey his lawful direction 3, or shall
injure, deface, or destroy any tree, shrub, stone,
stake, post, fence, monument, vault, or other fixture,
building or thing of value, or ornament in the cemetery, or trespass on any grave in the cemetery, hlie or
they shall severally be subjected to a fine of not less
than ten dollars, nor exceeding five hundred dollars,
and in default of the payment thereof may be imprisoned for such time as thie justice of the peace by wllom
such fine is imposed shall determine.
GEO. IH. PAUL,.MCyo,.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST,  City Cler/,;
ORDINANCE NO. V.
OF STREET SUPERVISORS AND THEIR DUTIES.
Section 1. Be it ordained by thle common coutt- Super.viso,e
t o  be apail of the city of Kenosha: Before the first Monday pointed for
each ward,
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in May of each year, the city council shall appoin
one or more street supervisors, not exceeding one for
each ward of said city, whose duty it shall be to enforce the performance of labor, or the payment of
moneys in the several wards as provided in section 5,
chapter 6, of the city charter; and under the advice
of the aldermen of their respective wards, to direct
the time, manner, and place in which such labor or
money shall be applied, and said supervisors shall
give bonds for the faithful discharge of such duties.
Shbal make.
lited polls. Sec. 2. Each supervisor immediately upon his ap         pointment shall make out and keep a list of the names
of all such persons as are subject to highway work
in the ward under his charge, and shall give two days
sl give notice to all such persons, either personally or by a
14tice.   written or printed notice left at the usual place of
abode of any such person, of the time when and the
place where he may appear either in person or by a
substitute, and perform the labor required; and in
*ase any such person so notified shall fail to appear
and to perform said labor, or to pay said supervisor
When may in lieu thereof the sum of two dollars, said supervisue for and
cfnect.   sor may then, or at any time thereafter, sue and col        lect such money of said person in accordance with
the provisions of the city charter in such case, to        gether with the costs of suit;  and in default of the
payment of such sum and costs by any such person
so sued, such person may be imprisoned in the coun        ty jail for a time not less than two days nor more
than ten da Fs, in the discretion of the justice.
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Sec. 3. Every street supervisor shall render to the When, P,a                                                      make re.
common council a report in writing, at the first reg- portt.
ular meeting of the council, in each of the months of
August and November, containing a statement of the
amount of street taxes collected in his ward, and the
names of the persons from whom the same was collected in labor and those paid in money, also the
manner in which such taxes have been disbursed. -
Every such street supervisor shall also at the first
regular meeting of the common council in the month
of March in each year, render to said common council a report in writing, verified by his affidavit taken
before the mayor or some justice of the peace of said
city, showing:
1st.  The name of every person in his ward liable
to pay street tax or highway tax, and against whom
such was charged by him.
2d. The amount of tax collected from such persons
stating whether paid in labor, money or otherwise.
3d. The number of days actually employed by the
said street supervisor in superintending the expenditure of the taxes on the highways by him collected.
4th. The amount of tax collected and retained by
said street supervisor for his services.
5th. The amount of money, if any, accruing fromn
street taxes remaining in the hands of said street supervisor.
Sec. 4. If any moneys shall be remaining in the Shall pay
over to
hands of the said street supervisor, at the time of his turaplurer
making the report prescribed in  the preceeding sec- moneys.
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tion, hlie shall immediately pay over the same into
the city treasury.
ompenofsa-   See. 5. Each  supervisor shall be allowed  sucli
gerisors. sum for every day actually and necessarily employed
by him in the discharge of the duties required of him
by this ordinance, as may be determined by the
common council
bimitt of
timo for    Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the several street
collecting
and expend-supervisors to cause at least two-thirds of the street
lag rtret 
*   taxes in their respective wards  to  be collected and
expended, agreeably to the provisions of this ordi         nance, before the first day ofAugust in each year, and
the residue thereof, before the first day of November
in each such year.
fremovoal  Sec. 7. If any street supervisor shall neglect or
Qf supervis*f.pervi$- refuse properly to perform any of the duties enjoined
upon him by this ordinance, the common council, upm) toenbe,ced on satisfactory evidence thereof, may remove such
when money not paid street supervisor from office, and appoint another ir
oer.    his place; and if. any such street supervisor shall
refuse to pay over any moneys which may be in his
hands accruing from street taxes, at the time of his
removal from office, or if any street supervisor shall
neglect or refuse to pay over any moneys in his
hands, at any time when required by the provisions
of this ordinance, it shall be the duty  of the city
treasurer forthwith to sue for the same in the name
of the city of Kenosha.
GEO. H. PAUL,.[ayor.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, C(ity alerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. VI.
FOR THE REGULATION OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.
SECTION 1. Be it ordcainied by tAle co7xOmmon coun- alderaenlo
may renove
oil of t/le city of  (eno.s/ha: That whenever any per- obstruction
son shall encumber or obstruct any street, alley or
side-walk in said city, the mayor, city marshal, or
any alderman may order the owner, or any person
causing such encumbrance or obstruction, to remove
the same; or if the owner or person causing such
encumbrance or obstruction cannot readily be found,
the said mayor, city marshal, or any alderman may
cause such obstruction or encumbrance to be removed to some suitable place, to be designated by the
mayor, or common council; and the owner of any artricle so removed, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of
two dollars, and in addition shall pay the cost of such
removal.
Sec. 2. Any article or thing of value which may Articles to
be adverbe removed in accordance with the preceding section, tiOseddan,
Bold.
may be advertised by the marshal, and sold by hiia,
after thirty days shall have expired from the time of
said removal, unless the same shall be sooner claimed, and the penalty and the expense of removal paid
by the owner thereof.    The said marshal after any
such sale, shall pay the proceeds thereof into the city
treasury, and furnish the said treasurer with a description of the article sold, and the amount for which
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the same was sold; and the balance, after the pay         nient of the expenses of such removal and sale, if any,
shall be paid by the city treasurer to the person or
persons furnishing satisfactory proof of ownership.
Ditche,, &c   Sec. 3. No person shall dig any hole, drain, or
not to be
dug ith- dentitch, in any street or alley in this city without first
having obtained consent of the mayor, marshal, or an
alderman of the city, under a penalty of five dollars
for each such offence, and a like penalty for each day
any such hole, drain, or ditch shall remain unfilled;
and in default of the payment of any such penalty,
shall be imprisoned in the county jail five days.
Earth and    Sec. 4. If any person shall, without first Ihaving
gravel not
to be re- obtained the written consent of the mayor or counmnoved
without
consent of cil, dig or carry away, or cause the same to be done,
the mayor.
any sod, earth, sand, or gravel, from any street, al         ley, or public ground in said city, such person shall
Penalty.   forfeit and pay a penalty of five dollars for every such
offence, and in default of the payment thereof shall
be imprisoned five days in the county jail.
rersons    Sec. 5. No person shall erect or place any buildprohibited
from ibuild- ing, in whole or in part, upon any street, alley or
ng in
streets and
alleys.    upon any public ground in this city, permanently or
temporarily, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars
for every thirty days, such building shall so remain,
after the owner, occupant or agent thereof shall have
been notified by the mayor or city marshal to remove
the same; and in default of the payment of each such
Penalty. penalty, the offender shall be imprisoned in the coun         ty jail twenty-five days.
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01-tlT)INA'i\-'  NO). IIL
AN O'R-i-.N\ANCY((c\~G itFIfDP'~TENT
SECT ()  I )Y(,0~ ( y'  y~    0'hVe CIOflcu71,1  Fire depart.
ment,  ()w
of lthe citJ?l ~1  ~"~    T'I —e f.re, depar-tmenl't of the oaj'ie
the city 0,* KIitol,~,a         consis,~t of ai chi'ef enginieer
thre-, as    11 c n-olnieer,-, -inc Zairo are   foir each
ward, in   ~ (        ~        ui          oer    aio
Mel-, 1losoixC,    aiii  ook a.-d!oIlder ni-rn as miay be~
appointed b-v tite commolinonni 
Sec. 2. 1 I e cijief e-tnerad~               i    bse,nce Chlicef ztbe,a~in  ei-ig,iyiees, accor ding  to) ra~,ik, sh-all ill p~w~r,,&
all cascs  If   1-i av    bslue        e(;ntiro   over all tlie
raer-nlers of'ereeprmi.
Sec  I'i   ~~~~'l  (1 1+Y  0  ~~~~~ I' C~~i~~i en~~iieePI L"'t~n~ CCD
year IC' IC    t   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~   (~~ondition          c of fap
th   iion~ o'ii                                c,L.(  c r~   candoli 
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fire apparatus, and the buildings in which they are
kept; and also to recommol such additions,  altera         tions and improvements to the same as he may deem
expedient;  and he shall report to the council the
names of all persons who shall have been elected
members of the different companies.
Division in-  Sec  4.  The firemen shall be divided into  compato co*apa-       ~
hies, how
made.    nies of engine men, hook and ladder men, and hose
men, and the common council shall, whenever it may
deem necessary, determine the number or men which
shall belong to each company.
cmaypadnopt    Sec. 5. Each of said companies respectively may
in ay aadnolpt
constitution adopt such constitution, by-laws and regulations for
their governlment, subordinate to the ordinances of
the city, as they may deem best calculated to accom         plish the objects hereby contemplated; and each of
said companies shall, at such time as it shall de         termine in each year, choose from among their own
number a foremean, a first and second assistant fore         man, a clerk and a fboreman of the hose company at         tached to or running with eacli of the engine compa         nies, and sucli other officers as thley may require in
accordance with their respecti ve constitutions or by         laws and in the manner provided therein.
pMeset atb   Sec. 6. The different fire companies under the conPreseInt at
Ares.
trol and direction of tlieir proper officers shall, upon
an alarm of fire, repair to the place,, of the fire with the
engines and other fire  apparatus under their  care,
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in case of their absence, place and work  their engines and other fire apparatus in the most effectual
manner until the fire shall be extinguished, and shall
not remove therefrom but by permission from an en:neer, if any shall be present, and on such permission they shall return their engines and fire apparatus, well washed and cleansed, to their respective
places of deposit.  If any company shall, without Prnaltiel.
for leayvh,
permission of an enginleer as above,  leave any fire fir.
with their engine or fife apparatus, the officer in cornmand of such company shall forfeit and pay not less
than three nor more than twenty-five dollars for each
and every such offence.
Scc. 7. The said engines and,other fire apparatus Ehginea,
how to be
;,liall be kept in such places respectively as the corn- kerp
mon council shall provide and  dessignate, and the
several companies having charge of them shall keep
the samne in the best order for immediate use.
Sec. 8. F'or the more effectually perfecting  the 1et,
whe,n h0
firemenh in their duties and preserving thle organization of the fire department, and Coping thle engines
,and other apparatus in good order,'the said companies shall hold mneetings at such times and places as
the chief engineer or a majority -of the members  Qf
.said companies may determine.
Sec. 9. There shall be a geneial review of t:1le fire Aurnoal 
view, wll~:
/lep,artmnent, engines and other apparatus, l)y the nay- ela
or and aldermen once in each year, on such ilay and
at such place as the chief engineer shall appoint;
find at the time and place so apointed, it shall -be
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the duty of all-persons belonging to any division of
the fire department to appear fully equipped, togeth         er with their respective engines and other fire appa         ratus. Any member of the fire department failing to
so appear having received due notice, shall forfeit
:Pmalty.  and pay for the benefit of the company to which  he         belongs, not less than one nor more than five dollars.
lembers of  Sec. 10. Whenever any member of any company
oompanies,
,hl.o may  of the fire department shall be justly indebted to said
sued.
company, in pursuance of the constitution, by-laws
or regulations of the same, the said constitution, by         laws or regulations having first beenr submitted tco
and approved by the  common council,  it shall be
lawftl for said company to sue for and receive from
such mnember, on his refusal or neglect to pay, what         ever sum may be so due, by action  of debt in the
name of the city, for the use of said company, before
any court having jurisdiction.
.bih(f ennui-   Sec. 1-1.'The acting chief engineer shall have tlhe
ne-er may
it,e perm-itpower in lis discretion  t~, grant  permission to any
fire company to go with th(eir respective engines and
other fire apparatus be,yon,i tihe limits of the city, to
be absenit such. length of ti:  as he rnm.  direct.         Aiiy officer in comrmand of'ny conmpany,  who  shall
sffer c  permit- the engine  or other apparatus  inr
clitar,-e of said (,tnptiy to be taken beyond the lim.i...e tee (jy....i.pent suc... p-r.nmi?c,io, shall forfeil;
a_d'py f:, e,r y sc  ofi0ii., i   C,,t:f.eof  less
tithn fiv-e nor t.iore than twentyv-five 4dollArs,  besides
t,i,g a It1. e flr all dama ges.
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Sec. 12. It shall be the duty of the fire wardens Dty of ire
wardens.
at least twice in each year, one of which times shall
be in the month of November, and as as much oftener
as they may deem necessary, at proper hours, to visit
each store, dwelling, factory, shop, out-house or lot
in their respective wards, and examine into the condition of all chimneys, stove pipes, fire places and
other matters which in their opinion may be dangerous in causing or producing fires; and such wardens respectively may give directions to the occupant
or owner of said buildings, if necessary, for their
better security: and in case the owner or occupant
shall neglect or refuse; for the space of ten days next
thereafter, so to secure or remove the said building,
the said wardens shall have the same secured at the
expense of the corporation, which sums so expended
shall be recovered by the city for the use of the cor- Expene,
how maybe
poration, in an action for the same against either the recovered.be
owner or occupant of said building.
Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of the foreman ofev- Foreman of
each compaery fire company, annually at such time as said en-_nytoreport.
gineer may designate, to make to the chief engineer
a complete return of the name of eachl member of his
company, under the penalty of five dollars.           Penalty.
Sec. 14. All persons using a stove, shall have a What deem                                                    ed neceeapiece of sheet iron, tin, zinc or other material, as se-ry to make
stove secure
curity against fire, placed underneath such stove, and
shall have the partition through which any stove
pipe shall pass secured from fire by earthen, stone or
such other funnels as the wardens may in each case
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direct, under a penalty of five dollars for each offence
against the provisions of this section.
eFirmetf ome Sec. 15. The firemen of this city shall be exempt
emtfromn
Pta.   from poll tax.
chief ngifn-  Sec. 16. It shall be lawful for the chief engineer,
ee, mayor,
,c., ataires'. his assistants, the  mayor  and  any  member of the
common council, to order any able bodied male per         son present at any fire, when necessary, to help the
firemen work their engines, ladders, hooks, or other
fire apparatus: and if any person being so ordered
shall neglect or refuse to obey any such order, he
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined ten dollars,
to be sued for and recovered as other penalties are
under the city ordinances, and when so recovered
shall be paid to the treasurer of the fire department
of the city of Kenosha for the benefit of said depart         ment, and in default of the payment of any such fine
the person liable to pay the same shall be imprison         ed in the county jail for the term of five days.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. VIII.
FOR THE SECURITY OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY.
Fire arms,
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common con- Fro ay be
oil of the city of Kenosha: That no person shall used.
fire or discharge any cannon, rifle, gun, pistol, or fire
arms of any description, or fire, explode, or set off
any squib, cracker, or other thing containing powder
or other combustible or explosive material in any
street, alley, or public ground within this city south
of a line running through Lemon street from the lake
to the west line of the corporation, and east of West
Main street, without the permission of the common
council, or the written permission of the mayor, which
permission shall limit the timle of such firing, and
shall be subject to be revoked by the mayor or common council at any time after it has been granted.Any person who shall violate this section shall for
each offence forfeit and pay a penalty of three dollars;
and in default of the payment of such penalty, shall Penalty
be imprisoned in the county jail two days, and one
half of each fine imposed in such case when collected
shall be paid to the person who shall make the complaint before any justice of the peace.
Sec. 2. Every person who shall ride or drive any Penalty fo
.yfat driving.
horse, in any street or alley within the limits of this
city south of Lemon street, and east of West Main
street, faster than a moderate trot, or at any greater
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speed than six miles an hour, shall forfeit and pay a
fine of five dollars; and in default of the payment of
of such penalty shall be imprisoned in the county jail
five days.
Fastdriving   Sec. 3. That all riding or driving over Main and
ion bridtges
prohibited. Grand street bridges in this city, faster than a walk,
is hereby expressly prohibited; and any person who
may be found violating the provisions of this ordi         nance shall be subject to a fine of five dollars; and
in default of the payment of said fine, to imprisonPenalty.   ment in the countyjail two days.   Said fine, when
collected, shall be paid to the person orpersons
who shall make complaint to any justice of the peace
of this city.
Limit of    Sec. 4. That a greater speed of traveling than six
speed of locmotives, miles per hour, or at that rate, by any locomotive,
railroad car, or other vehicle, upon any railroad track
running through or into the city of Kenosha is here         by prohibited, and for every violation of this section,
the offending party shall be subject to a fine of twenPenalty.   ty-five dollars, one half of which fine when collected
shall be paid to the party entering complaint before
any justice of the peace of this city.
Limit of    Sec. 5. No person shall be allowed to keep any
quantity of
hiroph     gunpowder in any occupied building within the limbe kept.ma
be kept its of this city without permission of the council;         and no person shall keep in any such building a great         er quantity than ten pounds; which shall be kept in
a close tin canister or canisters. Every person vio         lating any provisions of this section, shall, upon con
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viction thereof, be fined twenty dollars, which it shall
be lawful for the treasurer of the fire department of
this city to sue for in the name of the city of Kenosha; and such fines when collected shall be paid to
the said treasurer for the use of the fire department;
and in default of such payment, the person or per- Penalty.
sons convicted shall be imprisoned in the countyjail
of this county for the term of ten days.
IAmits of
Sec. 6. No person or persons shall stack any hay, stacking
straw or other combustible substance within fiftyy
feet of any store, dwelling house or shop within the
limits of the city of Kenosha, without first obtaining the written permission of the mayor, and the alderman of the ward in which the same may be located, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each
offence, and a like penalty for every ten days the
same may remain after notice in writing to remove
the same fromn the mayor, any alderman or fire warden of said city.
GEO. II. PAUL, layor.
Passed March 20, 1858.
IH. T. WEST, City CLerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. IX.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
GROUNDS.
Penalty for  Section 1.  Be it or?dained by the commont coUtnmutilation
destruction, Cil of the city of Kenosha: If any person except by
or injury.
authority of the mayor and committee on public
grounds, shall destroy, mutilate, remove, cut, break
or injure any tree, shrub, plant, or any ornament or
ornaments whatever, on any public grounds, within
any cemetery, or upon any street, or within any pub        lic square, or parks of this city, or shall in any way
injure the fences or gates around any such inclosure,
such person so offending shall be punished by a fine
not less than three nor more than twenty-five dollars,
or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than
five nor more than thirty days, in the discretion of
the justice before whom conviction may be had.
lPenalty for  Sec. 2. Whoever shall turn into any inclosed publetting anitaas upon
parks, c. lic square or park of this city, any horse, cow, swine
or other animal, by reason of which any damage is
liable to accrue, or shall accrue to any tree, shrub,
plant, or any ornament or fixtures whatever, placed
or being within any such enclosure, the person so
offending shall be punished by fine, not less than
three nor more than twenty-five dollars, or by im        prisonment in the county jail not less than five nor
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more than thirty days, in the discretion of thejustice
before whom any conviction under this ordinance
may be had.
GEO. H. PAUL,  ][ayor,
Passed February 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. X.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE CONTRACTING OF DEBTS AND THE
CHARGE OF THE PUBLIC PROPERTY.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common council of the city of Kenosha:   No oficer or employee
of the city shall have power to contract any debt or nol
for
incur any expenditure except by order or resolutionbcoYt
of the common council, and the city shall not be held &
liable for the payment of any debt so contracted or
expense so incurred.
Sec. 2. Every contract or agreement made or entered into by or on behalf of the city shall be in writing
and in duplicate, and for a sum  certain for the per-co
formance of the entire work; one copy of which con- bien
tract shall in each case be filed with the city clerk.  le
Sec. 3. The chairman of the harbor committee
shall have direct charge of all property of the city
Harbo
owned or purchased for the work upon the harbor; too
wh
the chairman of the committee on roads and bridges cha
shall have direct charge of all property owned or purchased for the purpose of street work or work upon
bridges; and all other property belonging to the
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I 
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Road tooels, city not hereinbefore mentioned, shall be in charge
&c., materials, who to
have charge of the mayor.   A list of such property shall in each
Myeor to case be filed by each of said officers with the city
havey of custo- clerk at the commencement of his term of service, and
dy of re.ainder. a receipt given therefor.
Penalty for  Sec. 4. Any alderman or other officer of the city
self-appropriation by of Kenosha who shall appropriate to his own use and
officers.
for his own private benefit any money, goods, tlum         ber, iron, tools, or materials, or property of any sort
whatever, without the explicit consent of the com         mon council; or if any alderman or other officer of
the city shall refuse to account for any property in
his charge, either when requested to so by the coun         cil, or at the expiration of his term of office, hlie shall
pay to the city of Kenosha the full value of said
property, and in addition shall pay a fine of not less
than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for each such offence.
Officers, &c. Sec. 5. It is hereby made the duty of any officer
to prosecute
adgant or- of the city, or other person who shall have knowledge
dinance.
of any offence mentioned in the preceding section, to
complain of and prosecute the offender before any
justice of the peace of this city; and if any such of        fence shall be committed by any alderman of the city,
he shall be liable to the penalties prescribed in
the preceding section, and also be forthwith ex        pelled from the council.
GEO. H. PAUL, fayor,
Passed March 24, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XI.
FOR THE  PRESERVLTION OF THE  PUBLIC HEALTH.
~~~ by ~~~~~Board of ~
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the commnon coun- health, how
cil of the city of Kenosha: The mayor,  city physi-constituted.
cian, and such other persons not exceeding three, or
as the common council may deem it necessary to appoint, shall constitue a board of health, whose duty
it shall be to inquire and examine into all nuisances,
sources of filth, and causes of disease, which they
may deem dangerous to the health and lives of the
inhabitants of said city; and the said board of health
shall have power to order the removal of all such
nuisances, source of filth, and causes of disease.
Sec. 2. The board of health, or any person acting bPowedrt ofre
board to reunder their directions, shall have power, in the day mavce n.ui
sbances.
time to enter into any building, cellar, yard, inclosure, or upon any lot of ground, in said city, and examine as to any nuisance, or cause of disease, and
may direct the cleansing of any such building, cellar
yard, inclosure or lot, and the removal of all nui-.
sances in and about such premises. Every person
who shall neglect or refuse to comply with any order
or direction of the said board of health as aforesaid,
shall forfeit and pay a fine of five dollars for every Penalty.
twenty-four hours such order or direction shall not
be complied with; and in default of the payment of
any such fine, shall be imprisoned in the county jail
five days.
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bDuty d.of  Sec. 3. Whenever ally putrid or unsound beef,pork
board.
fish, hides, or skins of any kind, or any other putrid
or unsound substance shall be found in any part of
said city, it shall be the duty of the board of health
to cause the same to be destroyed, removed or dispos         ed of in such manner as the good of the public health
may require.
oenalty for  Sec. 4. If any person shall throw, place or conconducting
Ae" atetern duct, or suffer any one under his control, or in his
into any
street, alUey, employ to throw, place or conduct into any street,
or lot.
alley, public ground, or lot, any filth, offal, animal
or vegetable matter, or any offensive matter whatever
or anything likely to become offensive matter; or
shall allow any such filth, offal, or other offensive
matter, to remain in his stable, out-house, yard, or
any inclosure, on his premises or the premises by
him occupied, in such manner as to be offensive to
the neighborhood of such premises, every such per          son shall be fined in the sum of three dollars, and
in default of the payment thereof shall be imprisoned
in the county jail three days.
Provision    Sec. 5. Whenever any gutter, ditch, or drain, in
for cleaningi
of gutters, front of any store, shop, or dwelling, barn, or any
ditches, &c.
other building whatever, or on the lot to which any
such building is attatched or belongs, shall  become
filled with stagnant water, or obstructed by any filth
offal, or putrid substance of any kind, it shall be
the duty of any member of the board of health, any
alderman, or the city marshal, to order the owner, oc          cupant, or agent of such premises, to remove or abate
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such nuisance, and if any such owner, occupant or
agent of such premises, shall neglect or refuse to remove or abate such nuisance, after twenty-four hours
notice from any one ofthe aforesaid officers, he shall
forfeit and pay a fine of ten dollars.
Sec. 6. If any person in said city, not being  a Diseased
non-reoiresident thereof, shall be infected with any conta- dents, how
may be re.gious disease, the board of health may order such moved.
person to be removed to some proper place, not more
than three miles beyond the limits of the said, city,
provided such removal can be effected without danger to the health of such person,
See 7. Whenever any expense shall be incurred Expense of
abating
in the removal or abatement of any nuisances orto be paid
by the percauses of disease, according to the provisions of thi son liabre.
ordinance, shall be recovered, together with all costs
of suit, from the persons in each case liable to remove or abate the same according to the provisions
of this ordinance.
GEO. H. PAUL,  /ayor.
Passed February 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XII.
OF OFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND MORALS.
Penalty for  SECTION 1. Be it or0dained bythe comnnmoncouncil
disturbdaces.    of the city of Kenosha:  That whenever any person
or persons shall make, aid, countenance, or assist in
making any improper noise or disturbance in the
streets, or elsewhere, within the limits of said city;
or whenever any persons shall collect in crowds crea         ting public disorder, or for unlawful purposes to the
annoyance or disturbance of citizens or travelers, or
of any public meeting lawfully and peacefully assem         bled, every such person so offending shall forfeit for
each such offence a penalty not exceeding ten dollars,
and in default of the payment thereof, shall be im         prisoned in the county jail ten days.
Pednealtytfor  Sec. 2. Any person found in a state of intoxicaindecent ex'osue.   tion in any public or exposed place, or any person
guilt of any act of public indecency, lewdness, or
immodest public exposure, or of letting any stud
horse to any mare, or indecently exhibiting such
horse in any exposed or public place, within the lim         its of said city, shall for each or either offence forfeit
and pay a fine not exceeding fifteen dollars; or in
default of the payment thereof shall be imprisoned in
the county jail fifteen days.
Sec. 3. If any person shall be guilty of keeping
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or maintaining, or shall be an inmate of, or in any Penality for
keepin
way contribute to the support of any disorderly house disordrgerly
houses.
or house of ill-fame, or place for the practice of fornication, or shall knowingly and wilfully own or be
interested as landlord or proprietor of any such house
every such person shall on conviction forfeit and
pay a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars, and a further
fine of twenty-five dollars for every twenty-four hours
such house shall be continued after the first conviction, or after any such person shall be ordered by
any member of the common council, the city marshal who msyp
order, supor any constable of the city, to suppress, restrain or pressio.
discontinue the same; and in case of non-payment
of any fine imposed by the provisions of this section,
the offender shall be imprisoned in the county jail
not exceeding forty days.
Penalty
Sec. 4.  No person shall have, keep, or permit to against
devbices
be used in any building or place within the city, gmbeling.
used, occupied, or controlled by such person, any
gaming table, playing cards, or any instrument, device or thing used for gambling whereon - or with
which money shall in any manner be played for, under a penalty of not exceeding twenty dollars: and
any person on whom such penalty may be imposed
shall in default of the payment thereof, be imprisoried in the county jail twenty days.
Sec. 5. The mayor or any alderman, the city mar- Who may
seize'and
shal, or any constable of the city, may seize or direct gdestro,yg
gambling
to be seized any instrument, device or thing  to be nstrmenti
used by, on, or with which money may be lost or
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won, and all such instruments, devices or things,
may be demolished or destroyed under the direction
of the mayor.
When gam-  Sec. 6. If the owner or keeper of, or any person
inmg houses
,&6. maybe within any gambling house, room, disorderly house,
forcibly- en
tered, &c. or house of ill-fame within the city, shall refuse to
permit the mayor, or any alderman, the city marshal
or any constable of said city, to enter the same, it
shall be lawful for the mayor or any alderman to en         ter, or cause to be entered, by force, by breaking the
doors or otherwise, and arrest with or without pro         cess all suspicious persons found therein.
Nottolswim
in city lim-  Sec. 7. No person shall, between  the hours of
t,.  sunrise and sunset, swim or bathe in the waters of
Pike Creek, or Lake Michigan within the limits or
this city. Every person violating this section, shall
forfeit and pay for each offence, a fine of two dollars
and in default of the payment of such fine, shall be
imprisoned in the county jail one day.
V. HUGHES,  fayot.
Passed May 19, 1856.
H. T. WEST, C,'y Calerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XIII.
AN ORDINANCE RESTRAINING AND REGULATING THE
SALE OF SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the comnmon coup- Licenses,
when and
cil of the city of Kenosha: License to sell spiritu- how may be
granted.
ous, vinous, or fermented liquors, as well as trans fers of such licenses, may be granted at any time to
any person or persons applying for the same at the
discretion of the common council, upon such persons
executing a bond with at least two sureties to be ap proved1 by the council in the penal sum of ($300)
three hundred dollars, conditioned that the party so
licensed shall faithfully observe and keep all ordin ances of the city now in force, or which shall be passed during the period of such license for the regulation and control of the traffic in said liquors: all such
licenses and transfers to be signed by the mayor and
countersigned by the clerk: and to be delivered to the
applicant on the production of a certificate from the
city treasurer that the full amount charged for such
license has been paid. Provided, That all licenses Proviso.
hereafter granted shall terminate on the first Monday
in Mlay of each year.
Sec. 2.   Any license or transfer of license so when  li.                                                    cense may
granted, may be revoked by the  common  councilbe revoked.
whenever it shall satisfactorily appear that the party so licensed shall have violated any provision of
any ordinance of the common council relating to spir
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ituous liquors, or any condition of the bond aforesaid;
and all persons licensed under this or any other or        dinance or rule of said city relating to the sale of said
liquors, shall immediately cause to be and remain
posted upon some conspicuous part of the room, or
bar kept or used for such purpose, his her, or their
license. Any person so licensed who shall not cause
penste dto such license to be and remain posted as aforesaid, or
be posted in 
bar, &c.   who  not being so licensed shall cause or permit any
paper or thing purporting to be a license, to be and
remain posted as aforesaid, shall on conviction be
Penalty.   fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars,
Clerk to     Sec. 3. The necessary bonds, licenses, and transmnake  out
papers.   fers of the same,  shall be made  by the  city clerk,
who shall be entitled to demand and receive from the
applicant in full for all services connected with each
license the sum of one dollar.
Clerk to
keepk tregis Sec. 4. The clerk shall keep a license register in
te, of date, which shall be entered the names of all persons now
or hereafter to be licensed; the place of business; the
date of the license; and the time when the same will
expire in eachicase, together with the sums received
therefor; and shall make a quarterly report of the
same to the council. All licenses shall be dated of
the day when the same were severally granted: and
no person shall be deemed to be duly licensed to whom
a license has not been actually issued, or transferred
and posted as aforesaid.
Public vend   Sec. 5. All persons to whom license to sell spiriting of li      ny   UOus, vinuous, or fermented liquors has  heretofore
buunrday, by_
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been, or to whom such  license shall hereafter be lhicensed pro                                                     hibited.
granted, are hereby prohibited from opening his, her,
or their bar, or place for the sale of such liquors, with
intent to sell, give away or in any manner deal in,
and from selling, giving away or in any manner dealing in, by himself, servant, or any other person, any
spirituous, vinous, or mixed, fermented or intoxicating liquors on the first day of the week called Sunday;  and from gaming with or without betting by Gaming at                                                     so prohibmeans of cards, dominoes, or any other device on that ited
day; and every such person or persons having such
license, shall if found guilty of violating any of the
provisions of this section, forfeit his, her, or their
said license, and be subject to a fine of ten dollars,
and in default of the payment of such fine shall be Penalty.
imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding thirty days nor less than ten days.
Sec. 6. Any person who shall hereafter have or Penalty for
selling
keep any tavern, grocery, ordinary, victualling or oth- withot li                                      y t)           ~~~~~cense.
er house or place within the city for the selling,
giving away, or in any manner dealing in any vinous, spirituous, ardent, intoxicating, or fermented
liquors, or who by himself, his agent or servant,
shall sell, give away, or in any manner deal in any
such liquors without a license in pursuance of the
provisions of this ordinance, shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Provided, Proviso.
that druggists, or persons whose chief busine is is to
.sell drugs and medicines, shall not be subject to the
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provisions of this ordinance in selling liquors for
purposes purely medicinal, mechanical, or sacra       mental; and in all cases of conviction under this sec       tion, the court or magistrate shall have power, in its
discretion, to sentence the offender to the county jail
for a period not exceeding sixty days.
epealng    Sec. 7. All ordinances, rules, and regulations  of
of the common council conflicting with  the provis       ions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed May 17, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XIV.
TO RESTRAIN THE RUNNING AT LARGE OF CERTAIN
ANIMALS.
Pound mas- SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common council
ter and
pound.   of the city of Kenosha:  That there may be appoint        ed in each year by the said common council a pound
master for said city, who shall hold his office during
the pleasure of the said council and until his succes        sor is appointed; the said common council may also
order the construction of a city pound, suitable for
impounding animals, as provided in this ordinance.
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Sec. 2. No  horse shall be permitted to run at tHorBes naot
large within the limits of the said city; or in any en- large.
closed public square or park thereof, and if any
horse shall be found so running at large, such horse
may be impounded in the pound of said city, and
may be sold at public auction by the pound master
thereof, at any time after the expiration of ten days
from the time such horse shall have been impounded, on giving five days public notice of such
sale, to be posted in three public places in said city,
specifying the time and place of sale and a description of the property to be sold.
Swine.aind
Sec. 3. No swine or geese shall be permitted to geese not to
!UU large.
run at large within the limits of this city or in any u    e.
enclosed public square or park thereof, nor shall any
cattle be permitted to run at large in any enclosed
public square or park of said city at any time; and
if found so running at large, each and every such
animal may be impounded in the pound of said city
and may be sold at public auction at any time after
such animal shall have been impounded, on giving
not less than three days notice of such sale, posted
up in three public places in said city, specifying the
time and place of such sale.
Sec. 4. From the first day of November until theWhencattle
not to run
first day of ]Iarch, no ox, steer, cow, heifer or bull aCtla,g,.
shall be permitted to run at large in the first or fourth
wards of the city of Kenosha, within the following
prescribed limits, to wit: All that portion of said
wards lying between the south line of south street
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and the south line of the creek, and east of the west
side of church street, and if found so running at large
each and every animal may be impounded in the
pound of said city, and may be sold at public auc         tion after such animial may have been impounded, on
giving not less than ten days notice of such sale,
said notice to be posted in not less than three public
places in said city specifying the time and place of
such sale.
Cows not to  Sec. 5. No cow shall be permitted to run at large
run at large
at nght.  within the limits of the city of Kenosha, during the
night time from 8 o'clock P. AI., to 5 o'clock A. M.,
and if found so running at large, each and every such
cow may be impounded in the pound of said city, and
may be sold at public auction at any time after such
cow or cows shall have been iYmpounded, on giving
not less than six days notice of said sale, posted up
in three public places in said city specifying the
time and place of such sale.
compensa-   Sec. 6. Every pound keeper shall be entitled for
tion of I
.ad mas- receiving into the pounid of said city a compensation
as follows: For every horse received into said pound
twenty-five cents, and fifty cents for every twenty
four hours such horse shall be kept therein. For every
swine received into said pound, twenty-five cents; for
every goose twelve and a half cents, and for every
twenty-four hours each such swine chall be kept
therein, twenty-five cents, and twelve and a half
cents for every goose. For giving notice of sale, as
provided in sections two, three, four and five of this
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ordinance, thirty-seven and a half cents; for selling
every horse, one dollar; for selling swine, twenty-five
cents, each; for selling geese, twelve and a half cents
each; for selling each animal mentioned in section
four, fifty cents each.
Sec. 7. The money reoeived by any pound keeper Disposition
of moneys
after deducting the costs and charges allowed by the rpeeivded by
ter.
provisions of this ordinance, shall be paid to the city
treasurer, and the same shall be delivered to the owner of the animal or animals, from the sale of which
such money shall have accrued, if such owner shall
appear within two years from the time of said sale
and render satisfactory proof to the mayor, of title to
said animal or animals; and in case no such owner
shall appear, claim, and give satisfactory proof as
above provided, then such money shall be forfeited
to, and become the property of said city.
Sec. 8. The owner of any animal mentioned in Abenme1ivare to
be deliveredl
to owners
this ordinance that shall have been impounded, may upon pay                                                      ment of
claim such animal to be released therefrom on pay-fieie3 and
ment to the pound master the charges and fees that
shall have accrued agreeably to the provisions of this
ordinance, at any time before the sale of any such
animal, on giving satisfactory proof of title thereto.
Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the pound master Description
on                           receiving any animal, to enter a  description there- to be rec                                                      orded.
of in a book to be kept for that purpose by him, together witli the date of such entry, and he shall also
enter in such book every sale made by him, the
amount received therefrom, and the amount of his
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fees and charges thereon; and if the animal or money shall be claimed, an entry thereof shall be made
and if the animal or money shall be delivered to the
alaimant, his receipt therefor shall be taken in such
book.
Animals     Sec. 10. Any person may take up and deliver to
may be taken up by  the pound keeper to be impounded, or cause the same
any person.
to be done, any animal running at large, contrary to
the provisions of this ordinance; and if any pound
keeper appointed as aforesaid shall neglect or refuse
to take up, distrain, or impound any animals known
by him to be running at large, contrary to the pro         visions of this ordinance, he shall forfeit and pay a
fine of ten dollars for each and every such refusal or
neglect.
Penalty for   Sec. 11.  If any  person or persons shall break
breaking
opea pound open, or in any way, directly or indirectly, aid or as         sist in breaking open the pound of said city, every
such person shall forfeit and pay a penalty of twenty
dollars, and in default of the payment of such penalty
shall be imprisoned in the county jail ten days.
Penalty for  Sec. 12.  Every person who shall hinder,  delay,
obstructing
t        ohe exec- or obstruct any person or persons, engaged in drition of this
ordinance. ving to the pound of said city any animal or animals
mentioned in this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay a
fine for every such hindrance, delay, or obstruction,
of five dollars, and in case of the non-payment of
such fine shall be imprisoned in the county jail three
days.
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Sec. 13. It shall be the duty ofthe pound  p erImpounded
of said city to provide necessary sustenan   r all btovimatod
wit suste..
animals impounded in the said city pound, without nance.
further charge than is prescribed or allowed by section four of this ordinance.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XV.
RELATING TO THE EXHIBITION OF SHOWS, SHOWMEN,
AND OTHER PERFORMANCES.
Section 1.  Be it ordained by the common coun                                                   License for
cil of the  city of Kenosha: That it shall not be exhibitions.
lawful for any person or persons to exhibit for gain,
within this city, any animal or animals, wax or other
figures,orpaintings, feats of circus riding, rope or wire
dancing, sleight of hand, or any theatrical or musical
entertainment, without first having obtained a license
therefor; and if any person shall offend against the
provisions of this section, he shall pay for each offence a sum not less than fifteen dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, and costs of prosecution, to be re
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covered on complaint before any court having compe         tent nrisdiction; and in default of the payment of
Penalty.   such'fine and costs, shall be imprisoned in the jail of
Kenosha county not less than one day nor more than
thirty days, at the discretion of the court or justice
rendering judgment.
Who to      Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the mayor to grant
grant licenge.i the licenses herein provided for, if, in his opinion,
the exhibition will not injuriously affect the morals
of the people, or offend against the rules of decency
and good order; and he shall, in his discretion, fix
the sum to be paid for licenses in all cases not here         in provided.
is lfixed  Sec. 3. The following shall be the rates of license
for licenses.
for the exhibitions or shows specified:   For a circus
the sum of twenty dollars for every day's perform         ance; for a menagerie, the sum of fifteen dollars for
every day's exhibition; for a theatre, the sum of
three dollars for each and every time of performance
or the sum of twelve dollars for one week of six suc         cessive days; and for sleight of hand or j ugglery per         formances, the sum of five dollars for each and every
time of performance.
How license Sec. 4. No license shall be issued until the person
to issue.  applying for the same shall present the marshal's
receipt for the amount fixed by ordinance or by the
mayor, and the clerk shall preserve said receipt and
make an entry thereof.
What li-    Sec. 5. Every license granted in pursuance of this
cense shall
specify.   ordinance shall specify the time, of its duration, and
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shall be of no vali dity after the expiration of such
time, and no such license shall be assignable for the
benefit of any other person.
Who may
Sec. 6. It shall be lawful for residents of this city give free en                                                    tertainto give concerts or musical entertainments without mente,
charge,
GEO. H. PAUL, Bayou
Passed March 24, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City alerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XVI.
TO PREVENT THE KILLING OF BIRDS.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the co mmon cou- Killing  o
birdslpro.
cil of the city df Xenosha: That the killing of birds hibited.
by firearms, bow and arrows, or in any other manner, within the city of Kenosha, is hereby prohibited: Every person who shall hereafter kill or wound,
or attempt to kill or wound, by fire-arms, bow and
arrow, pelting with stones, or otherwise, any bird
within the city limits, (such bird so killed or attempted to be killed or wounded, not being the property of
the person so offending,) shall forfeit and pay to the
city, for every bird so killed or wounded, and for ev
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ery such attempt to kill or wound, not less than one
nor more than ten dollars.
Penalty for Sec. 2. Every person who shall enter upon any
disregard of~pro;l~itionl private inclosure, or public ground belonging to the
city, for the purpose of doing any act prohibited in
the preceding section, and every person who shall
shoot an arrow, throw a stone, club, or other missile
at any bird within any private grounds, or public
parks, squares or grounds, shall forfeit and pay to
the city not less than three nor more than ten dollars
for each offence.
enal for  Sec. 3.  Every person  who shall be convicted a
secondf- second time of any offence or penalty hereinbefore
famce.
mentioned, may, in the discretion of the mayor, be
sentenced to the county jail for not less than one nor
more than five days.
GEO. H. PAUL,  fayor.
Passed May 18, 1857.
II. T. WEST, aity Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XVII.
AN ORDINANOE IN RELATION TO DOGS.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common coun- Dogs not to
run at large
ci of the city of Kenosgha:  That no dog, bitch or t aeran.
seasons.
whelp shall be allowed or permitted to run at large
within the limits of said city, between the first days
of June and October of each and every year; and
every owner or keeper of any dog, bitch or whelp,
who shall permit the same to run or be at large contrary to the provisions of this section, shall pay a
penalty of five dollars for each offence;  and the in Penalty.
former thereof shall be entitled to one-half of said penalty when collected; Provided, That nothing in this
ordinance shall authorize the destruction of any dog,
bitch or whelp found running at large, if such dog,
bitch or whelp shall be securely muzzled with a wire Dogs muz                                                     zled.
muzzle, to be fastened on with a leather strap or
chain; nor shall a suit be commenced against the
owner of any such dog found running at large securely muzzled as aforesaid.
Sec. 2. It shall and may be lawful for the mayor Mayor iima.
prohibit.
of the city of Kenosha to publish his proclamation rngning at
large of-dogs
forbidding the running at large of any dog, bitch or at any time.
whelp within the limits of said city at any period of
the year, whenever in his opinion the public safety
is in danger, or that there are mad or rabid dogs within or near said city, unless such dog, bitch or whelp
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is securely muzzled, as proviced in this ordinance;
and the mayor is hereby authorized and empowered
to employ as many persons and at such pay as he
may think proper to carry into effect the provisions
Duty of   of this section.   It shall and may be lawful for the
marshal.
mara    city marshal,  and for such other person or persons
as may be authorized by the mayor to kill and de         stroy or cause to be killed or destroyed, any dog,
bitch or whelp which may be found running at large
Penaty of contrary to the provisions herein contained.  And it
obstructi g
oicer@.  is hereby made the duty of the marshal and the en         tire police force of the city, upon notice from the may         or, to proceed forthwith to destroy all dogs found so
running at large. And any person who shall molest,
interrupt, hinder or prevent the city marshal, or any
person authorized by the mayor as aforesaid,or either
of them, in the discharge of the duty herein prescrib         ed, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of twenty-five
dollars for each offence.
GEO. II. PAUL,  -ayor,
Passed March 20, 1858.
II. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XVIII.
TO REGULATE THE SALE OF HAY AND WOOD.
SECTION 1.  Be it ordained by the common  coun- Market
cil of the city of Kenosha': 2Iarket square, in the bofineds de,. fined.
first ward of the city of Kenosha is hereby declared
to be and made a public stand for the sale of hay and
wood.
Sec. 2. No person shall be allowed to expose for Penalty for
using other
sale any hay or wood, or load of hay or wood except streets, &c.
in the place designated in the first section of this
ordinance.
Sec. 3. No person shall offer for sale within the weight of
hay how to
limits of the city of Kenosha any hay loaded upon be certified.
wagon, sled or vehicle without first having obtained
a written ticket or certificate of the weight or quantity of hay upon such wagon, sled or other vehicle
from the owner or attendant of some established
and sealed hay scale within the city limits aforesaid
which ticket shall be signed by the owner or. attendant of such scale.
Sec. 4. Any person offering hay for sale shall ex-e Vhderit htoi
exhibit his
hibit his ticket of the weight of the same to the pur- certificate.
chaser thereof before being entitled to receive pay
therefor, under the penalty hereinafter provided.
See. 5. All fire wood offered for sale within the Wood how
measured
limits of the city of Kenosha loaded upon any wagon and certi                                                      fied.
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sled or vehicle shall be first inspected and measured
by an inspector to be appointed as hereinafter provi         ded, and such inspector shall give to the owner there        of a written ticket with his signature attached, of the
quantity of wood contained in said load.
Penalty for   Sec. 6. Any person or persons who shall offer for
violation of
ordinance. sale any wood or hay contrary to the provisions of
the preceding sections of this ordinance shall forfeit
and pay for each and every offence the sumni of one
dollar, together with the cost of prosecution.
Compensa-Thha
tion of     Sec. 7. The attendant upon hay  scales shall be
weigher and
inspector. entitled to receive for weighing each load of hay,
fifteen cents, and for weighing wagons, ten cents, ana
the inspector of wood, five cents for each load of
wood, to be paid by the person to whom the ticket
for such weight or measurement shall be delivered.
Wood  in-  Sec. 8. The common council, at the present sesspector,
who  may sion of this board, and each year thereafter,  shall
appoint.
elect by ballot one inspector of wood, whose office
shall expire on the first Tuesday in April, and said
inspector before entering upon the duties of his office
shall take and subscribe an oath of office, and file the
samewith the city clerk, and said inspector shall be
ex-officio a special policeman, and receive compensa         tion for such special services only as he may perform
in legal prosecutions.
yappoint   Sec. 9. The inspector of wood may appoint a depa-eputy.  uty in any ward in the city in which such inspector
does not reside, which appointment shall be subject
to confirmation or rejection.
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Sec. 10. It is hereby made the duty of the inspec- Duetcy ofto in                                                   spector to
tor for the sale of wood in this city to enforce  the ednforc ore
provisions of this ordinance, and to make complaint
for any violation of the provisions thereof.
Sec. 11. In case of the non-payment of any of the Penalty -or
fines of this ordinance, the offender shall be impris- nes.f
oned one day for each dollar of fine.
GEO. IH. PAUL,.ayor.
Passed January 4, 1858.
II. T. WEST, Oity Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XIX
TO REGULATE AND RESTRAIN RUNNERS OR SOLICITORS.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by t/e common coun-M11o,  y
ci of the city of Kenosha: That the mayor of the
city of Kenosha is hereby authorized and empowered
to license such and so many persons as he may deem
proper, to act as runners or solicitors for passengers
for boats, railroads, public houses, or other establishments, within the limits of the city of Kenosha:Provided, That every person upon being so licensed roa9
shall execute to the treasurer of the city of Kenosha
a bond with one or more sureties to be approved by
the mayor, in the penal sum of one hundred dollars,
conditioned to observe the provisions of this ordcli
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nance.    All licenses granted in pursuance hereof,
shall be subject at all times to be revoked by the city
council, and shall expire on the first Tuesday of
April of each year.
Penalty for  Sec. 2. Any person while engaged in the business
misconduct
of ruaners. of runnerr or solicitor as mentioned in the preceding
section, who shall be guilty of using any indecent or
profane language, or be guilty of any loud or boister         ous talking, or disorderly conduct, or shall obstruct
any sidewalk or passage way, or shall harass, vex
or disturb strangers or citizens, or use any deceit,
imposition or false representation as to any public
house, private house, or other locality whatever in
said city, shall pay a fine not less than five nor more
than twenty dollars.
'o wear     Sec. 3. Every runner or solicitor licensed in pur         suance of this ordinance, shall, when engaged in the
business of running or soliciting for passengers, wear
conspicuously on the front of his hat or cap, such
::badge as shall be  designated by the mayor.    Any
person who shall act as runner or solicitor, as pro         vided in this ordinance, without having a license as
-such, shall be liable to pay for every offence the sum
of five dollars.
GE(). H. PAUL,  fayor.
Passed November 6, 1857.
IHI. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XX.
REGULATING THE NUMBERING OF MAIN STREET.
Section 1. Be it ordainecl by the commnon cotn- What part
of city to be
cil of the city of Kenosha:.  That all those portions numbered.
of Alain street between the bridge and South street,
shall be numbered as hereinafter provided, commencing at the east side oi said street, on lot No. 9, block
No. 14
Sec. 2.  The said street shall be numbered pro-ow sbtreet
gressively, and extending from side to side of said numbered
street so that the odd numbers shall be on one side,
and the even numbers on the other side of said street.
Sec. 3. And it shall be so numbered that there
shall be a number for every twenty-two feet of land
fronting upon said street, except where the lots fronting upon said street are 17 feet, or between 17 and
50 feet; in which places the numbering shall be so
modified as to give one number to each lot of from
17 to 25 feet, and two numbers to each lot of from
38 to 50 feet or as near as conveniently may be.
Sec. 4.  The several buildings that are now orFurther
Provisiort~.
hereafter shall be erected on either side of Main street,
between the bridge and  South street, shall be num            I 
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bered by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants
thereof in the manner following, viz: commencing
on the north-west side of Old Main street, at its june        tion with the river, as number one; thence alternate        ly, from side to side, as aforesaid, extending south
to South street.
se~ or ag- Sec. 5. The figures of every number shall not be
l~refr
of less dimensions than three inches in length, each
figure, and shall be legible and placed in a conspicu         ous place, on the side or above the front door, in ev         ery such building.
renaties.    Sec. 6. Any person or persons, being the owner or
owners of any building or buildings, now erected, and
being upon and fronting on said street, who shall
neglect or refuse to number his or their building or
buildings, in conformity with the provisions of this
ordinance, shall forfeit a penalty of two dollars, and
a further penalty of two dollars for every thirty days
the same may be neglected thereafter; and any per         son or persons who shall hereafter erect any build         ing or buildings on said street, shall within thirty
days after the same shall be erected, cause the same
to be numbered as aforesaid; and in case of neglect         ing or refusing so to do, said person or persons shall
forfeit and pay to the city the sum of two dollars, arnd
a further penalty of two dollars for every thirty days
roi~o   the same may be neglected thereafter:  Provided,
That no person shall be subject to a penalty under
this article, or any order of the common council in
conformity thereto, until they shall have had notice
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thereof from a street commissioner, or other officer of
the city, and have been informed of their appropriate
*mber.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayon.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Cerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXI.
Section 1.  Be it ordained by the common coun-s,.el 1
ei of the city of Xenosha: That from and after this Keneosla
street
iScha3ngoi It)
date the name of Kenosha street be and the same is -apk avhereby changed to Park Avenue, and that hereafter
the said street be known and designated as Park
Avenue.
GEO. H. PAUL, Bayor.
Pawed May 24,1857.
C. B. LEWIS, COity Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XXII.
RELATIVE TO THE GREEN BAY, MILWAUKEE AND
CHICAGO RAILROAD.
Permission    SECTION 1. Be  it ordained by the common counto locate
ad  cil of the city of Kenoslia:   That the Green Bay,
city.    Milwaukee, and Chicago railroad company, be and
are hereby permitted, as far as this city has the pow         er to grant said permission, to locate their road
through this city upon some one of the public streets
on the following conditions, viz:
Notto alter  That said company adopt as far as possible the
re of
streets.   same grade with their road as that of the street they
may locate upon.
Not toput    That they shall not erect any buildings or structI seuon.t ures upon said street except the usual track of a rail         road.
Not to ob-   That they shall locate, use, and occupy said railBtrct ordiry use of road track so as not to interfere with the ordinary
street and
to keep
same in   uses o said streets, and of the several cross streets,
repi.    and shall keep the street so used in good and perfect
repair as a street, so as to be used without inconve         nience by citizens with all ordinary vehicles.
To build    That said company shall erect as good, commodicertain deots, store ous and valuable buildings for depots, warehouses,
ouses, &C.
and other buildings appurtenant to the railroad, as
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shall be erected by said company at any other place
beside Milwaukee, and shall locate said depot and
other buildings at some point within this city and
south of Pine street; and shall generally afford the
same accommodations with regard to the stoppage of
all trains, and all other things as shall be offered to
any other town or city, except Milwaukee.
Sec. 2. That in case said railroad company should when shall
be required
construct said road across any part of the harbor or to make
drawbridge.
meandered portion of Pike Creek, that said company
be required to construct and keep in repair a good and
sufficient draw bridge, and have the same properly
attended, so as at all times to allow the passage and
re-passage of all vessels navigating said harbors
* Sec. 3. That this ordinance shall be void unless In what case
ordinance to
accepted by said company, and notice thereof in w i-be void.
ting served upon the mayor of this city within thirty days from the date of its passage.
C. C. SIHOLES, Mayor.
Passed August 1, 1853.
J. MURRAY, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XXIII.
RELATIVE TO REMOVING SNOW FROM SIDE-WALKS.
OwUT   Or  SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common  courtoccupants
of lot to re- cil of the city of Eenosha: That it shall be the dumove 8nOW.
ty of owners or occupants of lots fronting on the
streets set forth in the third section of this ordinance,
to keep the side-walks in front of the lots clear of
snow;  and in case the side-walks against  said lots
shall at any time become obstructed with snow fall         ing or drifting thereon, the owners or occupants of
the lots shall cause the same to be cleaned within
twenty-four hours thereafter.
When street
supervtsroee is or   Sec. 2. In case of the neglect of such owners or
shall remove
ino w.    occupants of such lots to remove the obstruction set
forth in the first section of this ordinance agreeably
to the equisition of'ection first, it shall be the duty
of the                 - of any ward where such ob         struction may be found to cause the same to be; re         moved as soon as may be reasonably done, and un         der oath shall make return to the clerk of the city of
Exwpense,t the expense of such removal, and the same shall be
how collect-. 
ed.     collected as other city taxes.
becritory   Sec. 3. The side-walks and streets adjoining and
ordinance. fronting upon the following streets shall be subject
to the provisions of this ordinance, to wit:
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Market street, from the lake shore to West Main
street.
Main street, from Lemon street, in the Second
Ward, to the intersection of Main and Park avenue.
Park avenue, from the north side of block fiftynine (59) in the third ward, to lot 36 on the northeast quarter of section 6, by Brande's map, in said
Third Ward.
Wisconsin street, from Main street to the west
side of block thirty-eight (38) on south-east quarter
section thirty-one (31).
Park street, from the lake shore to West Main
street.
West Main street, from  Market street to Grand
street.
Exchange street, from Market street to Deming
street.
Ann street, from Prairie avenue to Grand street.
Grand street, from Main street to West Main street,
Chicago street, from Pearl street to Prairie avenue.
North end of the Park in the Third Ward, of said
city, from Kenosha street to Chicago street.
Prairie avenue, from the west side of the Park in
the Third Ward, to the west limits of the city.
Deming street, from Mechanic street to Park ave
lnue.
Church street, from the Park to Market street.
GEO. IH. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XXIV.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIDE-WALKS.
Whondilto y   Section 1.  Be it ordained by the common  counley a tax. cil of the city of Kenosha: Whenever any street
supervisor of this city shall have made return to the
clerk of the expenses of laying any side-walk, it shall
be the duty of the clerk to lay such return before the
common council, and the council shall thereupon pro         ceed to levy a tax for the expense of such improve         ment, as provided in the city charter.
.Duty of    Sec. 2. Whenever any side-walk in said city shall
street SuPwehneirde- become broken or oat of repair, it shall be the duty
walks are
out of re- of the street supervisor of the ward in which such
pair.
pair.  side-walk is located, to serve a notice upon the own        er, occupant or agent of the lot or lots in front of
which or part of which said side-walk runs, if they
can be found in the city, directing him to repair such
side-walk within forty-eight hours from the time of
serving such notice; and if any such owner or oc        cupant, as aforesaid, shall fail to comply with the
direction of said supervisor to repair such side-walk,
said owner or occupant shall be fined in the sum of
five dollars; and it shall be the duty of the said su        pervisor, upon the failure of any such owner or occu        pant to repair such side-walk, to proceed forthwith and
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and repair the same, and keep an accurate account
of the expense of such repair in front of each lot, and
shall make return to the common council of such expense, verified by his affidavit; and the said common council shall direct said expense to be levied and
collected on such lots in the same manner as is provided in the city charter for levying and collecting
expenses for building side-walks.
Wldth of
Sec. 3. Every street in this city of four rods in side-walks
..established.
width, which shall hereafter be graded and improvedl
shall be graded so as to have a space on each side
thereof twelve feet for side-walks.   Every street of
three rods in width shall be graded so as to have a
space on each side thereof eight feet in width for sidewalks.
GEO. H. PAUL, M~ayor.
Passed March 20, 1858.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXV.
RELATIVE TO THE LEASING OF LAKE STREET DOCK.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the co7nmon count- coina                                                   tion of
cil of the city of Kenosha: The agreement this day lease.
made between the harbor committee, on the part of
the city and Wm. B. Slocum, for the lease to said
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Slocum of the north ninety (90) feet of Lake street
in this city, which lease is signed by the harbor committee, and the seal of the city thereunto attached,
is hereby fully confirmed in all itx particulars
by the common council.
V. HUGHES, Mayor.
Passed August 4, 1856.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXVI.
IN RELATION TO DOCKING.
Who may    SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common council
construct
dock adjoin- of the city of Xenosha: That the proprietor or pro iglot 3,
inok 9.
block 9   prietors of lot three (3) in block nine (9) in the south         east quarter of section thirty-one (31) in the first
ward of the city, be and hereby are authorized to
construct a dock as follows: Commencing at a point
twenty (20) feet west of the south-east corner of said
block nine (9,) and extending thence northerly, par         allel with the meandered line of the creek, to the
north line of said block.
doakald o   Sec. 2. Also, that the proprietors of lot three (3)
dokend o
Alley.    in block nine (9) be and are hereby authorized to
construct a dock across the west end of the alley,
extending from east to west along the south side of
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said block nine (9,)and the exclusive use for docking
purposes is hereby granted to said proprietors, which
it is, however, understood shall not interfere with
the free use of said alley for other purposes by the
public.
Sec. 3. It is hereby provided, however, that the Proviso.
city does not by the passage of this ordinance agree
to protect the owners of said lot in any rights or privileges herein granted against the legal claims of any
person whatever.
Sec. 4. It is hereby also provided that if the said Limit of or                                                    dinance.
docking be not completed within one year from the
passage of this ordinance the same shall be null and
void.
V. HUGHES, Xayor,
Passed October 6, 1856.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXXII.
IN RELATION TO A TAX IN AID OF THE KENOSHA AND BELOIT
RAILEOAD.
SECTION 1, Be it ordained by the common council $150,l00
railroad tax
of the city of Kenosha: That under and in accord-levied.
ance with section 8 of "An act to amend the charter
of the city of Kenosha," approved March 23, 1853,
and section 44 of the "Act to incorporate the city of
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Kenosha," a question shall be submitted to the legal
voters whether a tax to the amount of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars shall be levied and collect        ed for the promotion of the common interest of the
city in aid of the Kenosha and Beloit railroad, as fol        low, viz: fifty thousand dollars in 1856, fifty thou         sand dollars in 1857, and fifty thousand dollars in
1858.
eBuionbmit   Sec. 2. The election for this purpose shall be held
ted.
te  on Tuesday the 28th day of August, instant, in the
1st ward at the City Hall, in the 2d ward, basement
of MFr. N. R. Allen's dwelling house, and in the 3d
ward at No. 2. Engine house. The polls shall be
opened at 9 A. M. of said day and closed at 12 M.,
opened again at 1 P. M. and finally closed at 5 P. M,
The qualifications of voters are as prescribed by sec         tion 44 of the act last above referred to, and the elec         tion shall be conducted generally as other elections
in said city are conducted for city purposes. The
ballots shall have written or printed thereon the
words "For  tax as provided  by  ordinance," or
"Against tax."
If approvd Sec. 3. Upon the return and canvass of the votes
WYor   to                      reunoth
tae stock
for city. cast, if it shall appear that a majority of the legal
votes have voted for such tax, the mayor shall, in the
name of the city of Kenosha, subscribe to the capital
stock of the Kenosha and Beloit railroad company,
the sum of sixty-six thousand dollars, for which
stock, on the reception by the treasurer of this city,
full paid certificates covering said sum, the mayor
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and clerk shall issue and deliver to the railroad company city scrip in such denominations as the proper Shall issue
s,crip there officers of said company may request, as follows:- for.
Twenty-two thousand dollars payable first of January A. D. 1857; twenty-two thousand dollars payable first of January A. D. 1858; and twenty-two
thousand dollars payable first day of January, A. D.
1859; said scrip to bear an interest of 10 per cent.,
and the interest to be paid annually.
Sec. 4. The mayor shall further subscribe to the Further
subscrip- 
stock of said company, in the name of the city,  the tmon  by
mayor.
sum of eighty-four thousand dollars, said amount being understood to cover the stock subscriptions for
which freeholders of this city are now responsible,
and have in part paid; but it is hereby expressly
provided that the city is to pay of such subscriptions Proviso.
only such part as may remain unpaid, and as shall
be collected from year to year under the provisions
of section 1 of this ordinance, in theshape of tax,and
to such amount, in each individual case, as shall
have been collected from the real estate property of
such freeholder or tax payer; said city, at the time
or times of such payment, to receive in its own name
from some railroad company certificates of stock for
the amtount of molney so paid.
Sec. 5. In collecting tile taxes provided for by the Inwhat,and
how tax
I,rst section of this ordinance, the city treasurer shall may be paid
receive as cash. at par value, with interest, any of the
scrip of the proper year. hereinbefore provided to be
:ssne(l; arid also, at their face, on, or in full of such
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tax, receipts of the treasurer of said railroad compa         ny, specifying the sum with interest which such per         son, who -offers said receipt, shall have paid on his
subscription to the stock, as, at the date of this or         dinance, appears in his name on the stock subscrip         tion book or books of the railroad company.
When        Sec. 6. Upon the payment of tax in cash, or city
palrenedor t-o  railroad scrip of the proper year as above provided,
~8~ stckeruitate.    by any freeholder or real estate tax payer of this
city, of an amount sufficient to cover the face and in          terest of a certificate or certificates of stock in the
hands of the city treasurer, said freeholder or free         holders, or real estate tax payer shall be entitled to
receive, and may demand from said treasurer, any
such certificate or certificates, and the city treasurer
is hereby authorized to mrhake the necessary transfer
Couneil   thereof.   On the final settlement of the tax account
,ay direct
low estock under this ordinance, the stock certificates remaining
shal be ep
resented  in the city treasury shall then be divided among the
freeholders or real estate tax payers, in such man          ner and proportion as shall be just and equitableac          cording to the amount of assessment upon the real
estate of each, and the tax collected or realized there          from. Until such division or distribution shall have
been made, the certificates of stock in the hands of
the city shall be voted upon at all meetings of stock          holders as the mayor and council shall determine and
direct.
compenra-   Sec. 7. For the performance of all duties under
t        thiso ordinance, the city treasure  shall not receive to
this ordinance, the city treasurer shall not receive to
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exceed two hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
C. C. SHOLES, Mayor.
Passed August 16, 1855.
J. MURRAY, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXXIV.
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF CITY BONDS FOR HARBOR
PURPOSES.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Common Coun Issue (7)
$1o,o0o
til of the city of Kenosha: For the purpose of the bo81 lobr
harbor llufirther improvement of the harbor at the mouth of tPhoes aPike creek in this city, and for other expenses connected therewith, the common council is hereby authorized to issue city bonds, to an amount not execeeding the sum of ten thousand dollars and to
pledge the resources and credit of the city for the
payment thereof, with interest as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2.  Every bond issued under the authority Heow to be
executed
contained in the preceding section shall be made pay- ad iisve4
able in ten years from the date thereof, with interest
payable annually, at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, at such place or places as the council shall ditect, and shall be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the clerk, under the corporate seal of the
city.
Sec. 3.  The foregoing sections of this ordinance QuesUtbio to
be submit                                                   ted to the
shall not be in force until the question of the issuepeedople.
f such bonds shall be submitted to such voters of
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the city of Kenosha as are possessed of a freehold es         tate, or occupy lots upon leases on which lots they
pay taxes-as provided by section 44 of the city
charter, and by the act of March 23, 1853, amenda         tory thereof —at an election to be held for that pur         pose, at a time hereinafter provided; and adopted by
a majority of the votes cast at such election.
Election,
.h ctiand   Sec. 4. An election shall be held on Tuesday the
how. to be
held.    o10th day of February proxirno, between the hours of
ten A. M. and four o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the places in the several wards of the city
where the last elections were held, for the purpose of
determining whether such  bonds shall be issued as
provided by the first two sections of this ordinance,
and such election shall be conducted, and the votes
canvassed and returned ill the same manner and by
the same officers, a  at other elections.
Form or     Sec. 5. On the ballots which shall be received by
ballot.
the inspectors of such election. shall be either written
or-printed, the words, "For the issue of bonds," or
the words, "Against the issue of bonds.'
When ordi-  Sec. 6. At the next meeting  of the common counnance to be
of force.  cil after thle returns of such election have been made,
4 the common council shall i)oceed to canvass such re         turn, and if it is found tha t a majority of the whole
of the vote taken are "For the issue of bonds," this
ordinance shall be in force from and after such can         vass.
V. HUGHES, Mayor.
Passed January 24, 1857.
It. T. W\EST, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. XXXV.
RELATING TO THE BONDS ISSUED IN AID OF THE
KENOSHA AND BELOIT RAILROAD COMPANY.
SECTION 1. Be it ordainedbythe common council Change of
name of
9      ~~company
of the city of Kenosha: That the change of name apprPoaved.
of the Kenosha and Beloit railroad company to the
Kenosha and Rockford railroad company, and the
change of destination of the said road from Beloit to
Rockford, and the consolidation of the said Kenosha
and Rockford railroad company with  the Kenosha
and Rockford railroad company of Illinois, be each
andall of them severally and collectively approved
and ratifiedby this council.
New compal   Sec. 2. That the said Kenosha and Rockford railnymay use
bonds as
road company, or the Kenosha, Rockford and Rock did the old.
Island railroad company, as successors of the said
Kenosha and Beloit railroad company, be, and they
are hereby fully authorized and empowered to use,
sell or otherwise dispose of the city bonds, issued in
aid of the Kenosha and Beloit railroad company  as
fully and entirely as the said Kenosha and Beloit
railroad might or could do.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall be submitted to the Quesltion   t~,,
be sulmilaualified electors of this city at the election to be held ted.
on Tuesday next, for their approval.
Sec 4. Such election, so far as it relates to this M.,'~,u. and
form of
or-:ilancc,. shail be conducted, and the ret+lLrns there- elctiona"il
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of made in the same manner as other elections held
under the city charter; and on the ballots relating to
this ordinance shall either be written or printed, "For
the railroad ordinance," or, "Against the railroad or        dinance."
When ordi-  Sec. 5. If a majority of such ballots cast are "For
nance to be
)fforce, &c the railroad ordinance," this ordinance shall be in
force from and after the time the council shall have
canvassed the returns of such election.
SHELDON FISH, Acting Mayor.
Passed April 1, 1857.
H. T. WEST,  City Cle?k.
ORDINANCE NO. XXXVLI.
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUB OF (ITY BONDS IN AID OF THE KENOSHA
AND ROCKFORD RAIL ROAD.
ot1s57.]
lsueof18city SECTION 1, Be it ordained by the comi7non counc
boiadsto
amount of o  tAle city of  eiwsha: That the mayor and clerk
toria'd.  are hereby authorized to issue city bonds  to the
amount of one hundred thousand dollars, and to
pledge the resources and credit of the city for the pay         ment thereof with interest, as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. Every bond issued under the authority
owhen pay. contained in the preceding section.slall be made
b. ic.  payable in twenty years from the date thereof with
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interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum
payable semi-annually at such place or places as the
common council shall direct, and shall be signed by
the mayor and countersigned by the clerk under the
corporate seal of the city
Sec. 3.  An  amount of said bonds equal to the Bonds,
when and
on what
amount of railroad scrip issued in 1856, now out-conditions
may be destanding and unpaid, shall be delivered to the Ke-livaieteed to
railroad Co.
nosha and Rockford railroad company as soon as said
company shall deliver up the full amount of said
scrip to the city of Kenosha, or furnish to the council satisfactory security for the cancellation of the
same with the interest thereon: and thereafter the
remainder of such bonds issued as hereinbefore provided shall be delivered to said Kenosha and Rockford railroad company as soon as said company shall
execute to the city of Kenosha a bond and a mortgage
for an amount of not more than ten thousand dollars
per mile upon such portion of said road in the state
of Wisconsin as the council shall select as security
for the payment of principal and interest of said last
named amount of bonds, said mortgage to be second
only to a prior mortgage of ten thousand dollars per
mile, and to cover the rolling stock, depot grounds,
and all other appurtenances belonging to said road.
Sec. 4. All that part of an ordinance passed Au- RerPteaalr
part of ordigust 16, 1855, entitled "An ordinance in relation to ing ralrod
tax for I
a tax in aid of the Kenosha and Beloit railroad," and 1s..
which relates to the levy and collection of a tax ill
the years 1857 and 1858 for the promotion of the
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commnon interest of the city in aid of the Kenosha
and Beloit railroad, is hereby repealed.
Ordinance    Sec. 5.  The foregoing sections of this ordinance
of force, only o sub- a shall not be in force until the question of the issue
mission to a
vote Qf ap -
proeq aP- of such bonds  shall be submitted to such voters of
the city of Kenosha as are possessed of a freehold es         tate,  or occupy lots upon leases, upon which lots
they pay taxes, as provided by the present city char         ter, at an election to be held for that purpose at a
time hereinafter provided, and adopted by a majori         ty of the votes cast at such election.
Elections   Sec. 6. An election shall be held on  Thursday,
when an d
how held. the 2d day of July, 1857, between the hours of one
and six o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the
places in the several wards of the city where the last
election was held, for the purpose of determining
whether such bonds shall be issued as provided by
this ordinance, and such election shall be conducted
and the votes canvassed and returned in the same
manner and by the same officers as at other elec         tions.
norm of     Sec. 7. On  the ballots which shall be received
ballots.
by the inspectors of such election shall be either writ         ten or printed the words "For the issue of bonds,"
or the words "Against the issue of bonds."
Validity of  Sec. S. At Ie n",Iext mlleeting of the common counordinance,
how ascer- cil after the returns of such election shall have been
tained.
made, the common council shall proceed to  canvass
such returns, and if it is found that a majority of the
wh-ole of' t-he ic     tr.k.c tae;n are for the issue of
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bonds, this ordinance shall be in force from and after
such canvass.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed June 23, 1857.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXXVIII.
TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUE OF CITY
BONDS IN AID OF THE KENOSHA & ROCKFORD
RAILROAD, PASSED JUNE 23,1857.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common coun-Ratet on in
of $IT00,00
eil of the city of KenosAa:   Section second ofbonged
changed.
an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance authorizing
the issue of city bonds in aid of the Kenosha and
Rockford railroad," passed June 23, 1857, is hereby
amended by striking out the word "seven," and inserting "ten," so as to make the bonds issued under
said ordinance draw ten per cent. interest, payable
semi-annually, instead of seven per cent.
Sec. 2.  Section third of said ordinance, passed Aendtimoent
to section
3 of ordiJ      u       n      e        23, 1857,  is hereby amended by striking out nan e refer                                                    red to.
the words, "the amount of railroad scrip issued in
1856, now outstanding and unpaid," and inserting
in lieu thereof, the words  "thirty-five thousand dol 
146                    ORDINANcEs.
lars," also by striking out the words, "said scrip,"
and inserting in lieu thereof, the words,  " the rail         road scrip now outstanding and unpaid."
Question of  See. 3. The foregoing sections of this ordinance
amendment
to be,ub- shall not be in force until the question of the amendmitted.
ments therein provided for shall be submitted to such
voters of the city of Kenosha as are possessed of a
freehold estate, or occupy lots upon leases on which
lots they pay taxes, as provided by the city charter,
at an election to be held for that purpose at a time
hereinafter provided, and adopted by a majority of
the votes cast at such election.
Election,    Sec. 4. An election shall be held on the 17th day
when and
how held. of August inst., between the hours of one and six
o'cleck in the afternoon of said day, at the places in
the several wards of the city where the last elections
were held, for the purpose of determining the ques         tion of such amendments, and such election shall be,
conducted and the votes canvassed and returned in
the same manner and by the same officers as at oth         er elections.
Form of     Sec. 5. On the ballots which shall be received by
ballots.
the inspectors of such election, shall be either writ         ten or printed, the words, "For the amendments to
railroad ordinance," or " Against the amendments to
railroad ordinance."
When        Sec. 6. At the next meeting of the common counment to be cil after the returns of such election have been made,
of!for Ce.
fo c    the common council shall proceed to canvass such re         turn, and if it is found that a majority of all the votes
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taken are for the amendments to railroad ordinance,
this ordinance shall be in force from and after such
canvass.
GEO. H. PAUL, frayo:
Passed August 13, 1857.
IH. T. WEST, City Cerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XXXIX.
AiMENDING THE  ORDINANOE IN REL&TION TO STREET SUPERVISOR8S
AND THEIR DUTIES.
Section 1.  Be it ordained by the common cou  Peons re~il of the city of Kenosha:  That the ordinance en- fusing toa
pay poll tax
may be iratitled "An ordinance relating to street supervisors prsYoned.
and their duties" is hereby amended so as to provide that any person in default of the payment of any
judgment or fine against him for the fion-payment of
poll tax, may be imprisoned for a term of not less
than two days nor exceeding ten days, at the discretion of the justice.
Sect 2. The substance of the amendment to said
Amendment
ordinance contained in the previous section shall, in to be dPub                                                    lishecryifi rethe book of revised ordinances now being published, isdanoer.
be incorporated in the ordinance to which this ordi
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148                  ORDINANCES.
nance is amendatory, as a part of the original ordinance.
GEO. H. PAUL, -Jayor.
Passed June 21, 1858.
C. B. LEWIS, aity Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XLII.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 19, TO REGULATE AND
RESTRAIN RUNNERS OR SOLICITORS.
Runers not  SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the common counto interfere
sowith per- cil of the city of Kenosha: Ordinance No. 19 of the
sons or                                                 o  h
baggage. revised series is hereby amended by the addition of
Sec. 4, as follows: Every person who shall be
engaged in the business of runner or solicitor who
shall in any manner interfere or meddle with any
person or persons on the railroad cars or steamboats,
or with their baggage until such baggage is set
apart to the owner thereof by the proper person hav        ing charge of the same, or who shall go on said cars
or steamboats with the intention of soliciting any
person or persons to go to any hotel or other place,
or who shall go within the bounds or limits designa        ted by the person or persons having control of said
railroad depot or station or steamboat landing, fog
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the purpose of so running or soliciting, shall on conviction pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars nor less Fine for
than three dollars to be recovered as provided byordlatinac.
chapter 13 of the city charter, and the common council may from time to time appoint one or more special policemen more effectually to carry out the provisions of the ordinance to which this is amendatory:
Provided, That nothing shall be paid to such policemen as compensation in cases arising under this ordinance, except where an actual arrest is made for a
breach of any of its provisions.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed September 20, 1858.
C. B. LEWIS, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XLIV.
RELATING TO LICENSING AND TAXING AUCTIONEERS.
Section 1. Be it ordained by thte cognon  cott2- License tobe
paid for sellcil'   of the city of Kenosha:  There shall be  paid in-mg at a             cii ~~~~~~~~~~~    of ~~~~~~~tion.
to the city treasury, for the use of the city of Keno sha, upon all sales by auction of goods, wares, or
merchandise, three per cent. of the moneys arising
ron   said sales out of said moneys:  Provided, that
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nothing herein shall extend to any sale by auction of
goods, wares, or merchandise, made by virtue of any
rule, order, decree or judgment of any court, or made
by virtue of any law, respecting the collection of tax          es, or to any sale by auction of property belonging
to the United States, or this State, or made by or in
behalf of any executor or administrator, or made in
consequence of any general assignment of property
or effects for the benefit of creditors: Provided,
The goods, wares and merchandise assigned were in
the county of Kenosha at the time of such assignment.
mit have  Sec. 2. No person shall hereafter act as auction         eer, or sell or exhibit for sale, at public auction or
vendue, within the city of Kenosha, any goods, wares
or merchandise, unless such person shall have license
therefor from the mayor. Any person violating the
provisions of this section, shall forfeit and pay to the
city, for each and every offence, and for each and ev         ery day he may act as auctioneer or exhibit and sell
at public auction or vende, any goods, wares or
merchandize the sum of thirty dollars, besides costs
of suit in addition to the tax imposed by this ordi         nance: Pi>vided, That no licens shall be required
for sales at auction of any goods, wares or merchan         dize which by this ordinance are not made liable to
tax or duty.
Vror may
licese aucy  Sec. 3. The mayor is authorized to license any
toneer.   person -residing in the city to act as auctioneer:        Provided, That the person desiring to be licensed
shall first pay the sum of five dollars and execute to
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the city of Kenosha a bond in the penal sum of five
hundred dollars, with two securities to be approved
by the commonf council, conditioned, that the person
so licensed shall pay the tax or duty imposed by
this ordinance, and comply with the provisions of the
same.
Auctionaeer
Sec. 4. Every person so licensed, shall monthly  musti render
report of
on the first Monday of each month, render under oath sases.
to the city treasurer, a true and full account of all
goods, wares or merchandize liable to pay duties by
this ordinance, sold by him during the preceding
month, or subsequent to the last monthly statement,
and shall at the same time pay over to the city treasurer the amount of such duty or tax.
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the city treasurer Dtyeof
tesrrTreasurer
in relation
on the first Monday in each month, to demand from to aueltioneach auctioneer or person employed in the auction er
business, the statement and the tax or duty specified
in the foregoing section, and shall enter the amount
of the tax or duty so received to the credit of the
general fund of the city.
License
Sec. 6. No license shall be granted for a less term must be fo
one year.
than one year.
Sec. 7. In all cases where the auctioneer or own- Owcttienoero
er of the property sold, or any person employed by ceers pur
them or either of them, shall become the purchaser of dutyt. Pay
the property sold at such sale, it shall be subject to
the same tax or duty as if any other person had become the purchaser.
Sec. 8. The sale book of any auctioneer shall be
i
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152                  ORDINANCES.
Sale bookn open to the inspection of the city treasurer, and in
eer must
kept open case the treasurer shall have reason to believe that
for inspection.:    the monthly statement of the auctioneer is untrue or
incorrect, he shall charge such auctioneer such sum
as he may deem just and proper according to the
provisions of this ordinance.
GEO. H. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed February 21, 1859.
C. B. LErwis, City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. XLVII.
VACATING A PORTION OF LAKE STREET IN THE FIRST WARD
OF THE CITY OF KENOSHA.
Section 1. Be it oradained by the common council of the city of Kenosha:  That all that portion
of Lake street, between Park street nd Wisconsin
street, and lying east of block No. (10) ten, in the,
south-west quarter of section No.  (32) thirty-two'
town (2) two, range (23) twenty-three, in the first
ward of the city of Kenosha, be and is hereby declared vacated.
A. FARR, Mayor.
Passed May 16, 1859.
C. B. LEWIS, City Clerk.
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ORDINANCE NO. LIV.
PRESCRIBING THE FIRE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
KENOSHA.
Fire limits
Section 1.  Be it ordained by the common  coun- defnued.
cil of the city of enoska: That all that part of the
city embraced in the following limits, shall hereafter
be known as the fire limits in said city, to wit:
Commencing  at a point where the centre of Main
and Grand streets meet, thence along the centre of
Main street to the Kenosha, Rockford and Rock Is  land railroad, thence east 165 feet, thence south par  allel with the centre of said Main street to South
street, thence west along the centre of said South
street to a point 165 feet west of the centre of Main
.'atfreet, thence north to Grand street parallel to said
centre of Main street, thence east along said centre
of Grand street to place of beginning; also the south
half of blocks 26 and 27 fronting on Market or Ex  change streets, and the north half of blocks 30 and
31 fronting on Market street and -Alarket square, not
included in the limits just described.
New build    Sec. 2.  All buildings which shall hlreafter bein1g in fire
limits must
erected, placed or put upon any lot or lots within the be built of
brick or
above defined fire limits,  shall, except by  special"ton'
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154                  ORDrNANCES.
vote of the council be constructed with walls of brick
or stone, or other incombustible material, and no
wooden building now standing within said limits
shall be removed from the place where it now is un        less removed without said fire limits; nor shall any
such building be removed into the fire limits, nor
shall any building within said limits be enlarged with
wooden materials.
Wood or
lumber not   Sec. 3. No person shall place or put upon any
to bee piled
on vacant vacant lot or lots or parts of lots within the foregoing
lots iln fire
limits.
limits prescribed fire limits, any wood, lumber or other
combustible material except such as are necessary for
immediate use.
Sheds or
prves, may Sec. 4. Sheds not exceeding twelve feet in height
be built in
re limits. at the peak or highest part thereof, and privies not
exceeding ten feet square and twelve feet in height
at the peak, may be constructed of wood, and shall
not be subject to the provisions of this ordinance:         Provided, That the term shed be so construed as to
mean a structure with a roof sloping one way, witfih
one or more sides of the said structure entirely open.
But all depositories for ashes within said fire limits
shall be built of brick or other fire proof materiaL
laty.    Sec.. 5. Any person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall pay a fine of not
less than ten or more than one hundred dollars, and
in default of the payment thereof shall be imprison          ed not more than thirty nor less than five'days, or
until such fine and all costs are paid.
Sec. 6. Any wooden building which may be erect
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ed, enlarged or renovated or in process of erection, Dor.tyofma
or m premi~
enlargment or removal, eontrary to this ordinance, or se
any wood, lumber or other combustible material
placed or put upon any vacant lot or lots contrary to
this ordinance shall be deemed a nuisance, and upon
information it shall be the duty of the mayor after
due notice to the owner or builder thereof to abate
the same by an order in writing to require the city
mnarshal to raze such building to the ground, and to
remove the wood, lumber or other'combustibles from
the vacant lot or lots within the said fire limits. The
expense of such removal in either case shall be reported by the marshal for assessment and may be
collected of the owner of such building lot or lots by
suit.
Sec. 7. All ordinances heretofore passed conflicting herewith shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
I. W. WEBSTER, Mayor.
Passed February 18, 1861.
C. B. LEIwis, City Clerlk.
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156                   ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. LVIII.
FOR PAYING BOUNTIES TO VOLUNTEERS.
Section 1. Be it ordcined by the common  count
City scrip
to be issuedci of the city of Keuosha    Fro  the purpose of
to pay
boluntiers to paying a bounty of $200 to each of such volunteers
as may have been mustered into the military service
of the United States since October 17th, 1863, or
that shall hereafter be mustered into said service,
who may have been or shall hereafter be credited to
said city, upon her quota of volunteers to be raised
since said 17th day of October, 1863, the common
council is hereby authorized and empowered to issue
city scrip to an amount not exceeding $10,000, and
to negotiate the same upon reasonable terms, and
levy and collect a tax upon the last assessment of
said city, upon all the taxable property thereof, in
the same manner as other taxes are levied and col        lected, for the purpose of  )aying said scrip so to be
issued as aforesaid, or sL..h bounty of $200 to any
one volunteer.
Sec. 2.  Thel foregoing section of this ordinance
shall not be in force until the question of the issuing
f        iss of suchl scrip or levying and collecting such taxshall
submitted be suLbnmitted to the legal voters of said city of IKen    th,      provided by law, at an eleeti   to be reld,
osh;a, asprovided by law, at an election. to be held
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for that purpose, at a tire hereinafter provided, and
adopted by a majority of the votes cast at such election.
Sec. 3. An election shall' be hleld on the 2Ctl day Where elec                                                       tion shall be
of February, 18 $64, bt'tween the hours of nine o'clock held.
A. )r., and four o'clock p. i., in tle so,vera'l wvards of
the city at the following pIces
1st  Wacrd, at the Cor1ril RIoom;i
2ncd    ad   t C. Sohs;l
3rd Wyard, at c feo e of I-.  iiriCee ini said wayd;
4t-h WTard, at N. iA. Altle's;
for the purpose of determining whether  such scrip
shall be;issued and tax leviecd and cccllecid, as provided by the first twvo sections of this ordinance, and
such election shall be conducted in tihe same manner
as other elections.
Sece 4. On the ballot-s wlich1 slhall be receivec  by aliot,.
the inspectors, shal bo wr itten or- printed the words
"c For Bounty Ordiiance," or "kAgainst PBo,inty Ordinance."
See. 5. At the next  mneeting, special or geieral, Wihen eoua                                                     c il to cauof the commnon council, after the re urns of such elec-vass votes.
tion hlave been made, the commion cotuncil shall proceed to canass suchi returns. and if it is found that
a majoritvy of:, whole voote taken is for the B:ounty
Ordilnance; tl"is oroinanee shall be iA orce firom andc
after such canrvass.
F. PlOBINSON, 3!Mayor.
Passed February 19, 1864.
C. B. LEwis, City Clerk.
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OP,DINANCES.  
ORDEIRS
OF THE
COMM"  N ( OUNGIL.
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I 
I 
ORDERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.'
ORDER NO. I.
It is hereby ordered by the commnt  council of tie
city of Kenosha: That a street be opened, the centre of which shall commence at a point four hundred
and eighty (480) feet south of the north-west corner
of the south-west quarter of the north-east quarter of
section six (6), township one (1), range twenty-three
(23), on the west line of the city of Kenosha,thence east to Kenosha street, to a point seventyseyen feet south of the south-east corner of land sold
by J. P. Bishop to H. K. Torrey-said street to be
four rods wide.
V. HUGHES, M[ayor,
Passed May 5, 1856.
II. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDER NO. II.
It is hereby ordered by the common council of the
city of Kenosha: That a street be opened on the 
I6e    — _ e 
west side of the ground taken as the depot for the
Green Bay, Milwaukee & Chicago railroad, on the
s3outh-west quarter of section thirty-one (31)-said
street commencing on the north line of said southwest quarter, in the centre of Grand street, at a point
sixteen (16) rods west of the northeast corner Qf said
quarter, and extending southerly thirty-eight (38)
rods-said street to be four rods wide.
V. HUGHES,  Jayor.
Passed April 21, 1856.
IH. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDER NO. ILI.
It is hereby ordered by the common council of tAle
city of Kenosha:  That a street be laid out, commencing thirty-eight (38) rods south of the northeast
corner of the south-west quarter of section thirty-one
(31), to be four rods in width, and extend to the west
line of the corporation, said street to be called Garden street.
V. HUGHES, Afayor.
Passed April 21, 1856.
IH. T. WEST, City Cgerk.
162
ORDERS.
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ORDS.                  163
ORDER NO. IV.
It i8 hereby orclered by the common council of tAe
city of Kenosha: That an alley be laid out through
block twenty-four (24), south-east quarter of section
thirty-one (31) in the first ward of the city of Kenosha, said alley to be:tw-elve feet in width, and to run
east and west through the centre of said block..
V. HUGHES, Nayor
Passed April 21, 1856.
H. T. WEST, City Cerk.
ORDER NO. V.
It   i hereby ordered by the common council of the
city of Kenosha: That a street be laid out from east
to west through the centre of block thirty-one, in the
southeast quarter of section thirty, township- two
north, of range twenty-three (23), in the second ward
of the city of Kenosha.  Said street to be three rods
wide.
V. HUGHES, Mayor.
Passed May 13, 1856.
a  B. LO,is, City Clerk.
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164                    ORDERS.
ORDER NO. VII.
It is hereby ordered by the comp. on council o/the
city oJf e nosha:  That the alley. between lots 5
and 6 in block 86, in the north east quarter of section 31, and in the 2d ward of the city of Kenosha,
be, and the same is hereby vacated.
. V. HUGHiES,, Mayor.
Passed June 16, 1556. 
Hi; T. WrEST,- City Clerk.
ORDER NO. XII.
It is hereby order,ed by the con?z?on couetncil of
the city of Ltnosha: That the north half of that portion of the alley which bounds on the south lots Nos.
2 and 3, block 9, souLth-east quarter of section 31,
be vacated. Provi(de(d: That the warehouse now
in process of construction by Kimball & Quarlcs on
said lots shall not extend niorthward as far by thirteen feet, as the most aorthlern pile now driven on
either of said lots.;  and that the dock to be constructed on said lots, by said Kimball & Quarles,
shall not extend northerly beyond the said most
northerly pile now driven.
GEO. II. PAUL, Mayor.
Passed May 25, 1857.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDER NO. XIV.
It is hereby ordered by the common council of the
city of Kenosha: That E4i-beth streets on Seminary addition, be extended east across West Main
street, and across block five in Holmes and Nichols'
addition to said city, to meet  a street on said last
named addition, running east and west, and that the
whole be called Elizabeth street.
GEO.  I. PAUL, 3Mayor.
Passed August 17, 1857.
H. T. WEST, City Clerk.
ORDER NO. XVII.
It is hereby ordered by the common council of the
city of renosha: That an alley in block 48 in the
third ward of said city, running east and west, be
and the same is hereby vacated.
GEO. H. PAUL,  Mayor.
Passed November 6, 1857.
II, T. WEST, City Clerk.
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ORDERS. 
ADDENDUM.
After the word "iHorse" in the third line of section 6, Ordinance No. 14, read the words "ox, steer,
cow, heifer, or bull; and after the word " horse "in
the fifth line of said section insert "ox, steer, cow,
heifer, or bull.
ERRATUM.
For odinance following ordinance No. 6, read ordinance No. 7, instead of No. "2."
1. 
INDEX. 
.     1    
INDEX.
4[ENDMENTS,
Assessments anii Collection of Taxes,
Animals, restraining the running at large of
Auctioneers, Licensing and Taxiuing,
;    Addendum,..                                1'
BOUNDARIES, City and Ward,                                   5
do.    Amended, &c.,                "              58
Board of Education,                               41
Birds, to prevent killing of,. &c.,              117
Bonds, for Harbor purposes, 1857,                189
do.  in aid of K. &. R. R. I Co.               141
do.  relating to-issued to K. & E. R R. Co., 142
':do...';    "            " "s " Amadmeni,  145
COMMON COUNCIL, how constituted,
Council, Rules of,
Clerk, Duties of,t
Cetety, Kienosh a, relating to,
DEBTS, relative to contracting,
Dogs, ordinance relative to,
Dock, Lake street, relative to,
Docking, relative to,
ELECTIONS,
do. Special,
Education, Board of,'
Erraturm,
-E"lE iDt:PARTME'iT, relating to,
do.            ordinance concerning,
58
34
110
149
166
~7
69~,
76
80s
99
119
133
134
9
Iel
41
166.
39
89 
170                     INDEX.
Fire Limits, prescribing,
GROUNDS, Puablic, &c., laying out of,
do.        protection of,
ILIGIIWAYS, laying out of, &c.,
Harbor Master, relatitigto1
27
79
101
121
127
J3
107
162
.86
76
:104
1-25
.12
:715
104
;95
99
'52
128
148
,128
;ed, 141
KENOSHA STREET, name changed to Park Avenue,,
LEIGAL PROCEEDINGS,'
Lfiqors, Spirituous, regulating sale.df
Lake street, vacattng- 
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS,
Marshal, duties of,
Morals, of offences against,
Main Street, regulating numbering of,
OFFICERS, City,. 
do. their power and duties,
do. Police, of their duies, &c.,
Order, Public, of offences against,
9'REET IMPROVEMENTS, 
Sexton. City, relating to,. 
Supervisors, Street, their duties,  &c.,
do.       do.   amended,
Streets aud Alleys, regulations of,
i  lt 
170
INDEX.
153
27
.98
32
- 80
88
147
87 
INDEX.
Shows, ordinance relative to, &c.,
Snow, relative to removing &c.,
Side-walks, relative to, &c.,
Superintendent Public Scbools,
TAXATION, of, 
Treasurer, duties of,
Taxinaid of K. &  B. R. R,
VOLUNTEERS, Bounties to,
WOOD, regulating sale of,
INDEX TO ORDERS.
Order No. 1. To open Street through S. i N. E. 1 Si. 6,
May 5, 1856.                                 161l
do.   2. To open Alida street, by Brande's map,
April 21, 1856,                             161
do.   8. To open Garden street, April 21,              162
do.   4. To open Alley through the centre of Block
24, S.. E    81,.163
do.  5. To open Streetthrough the centre of Block
31, S.E. E     30, May 13, 1856, (anxon st.)  163
do.   7. Vacating Alley between lots 5 and 6 Block
86, N. E. I 31, June 16, 1856,              -t164
do.  12. Vaca,i,ng N. i of Alley, S. of loi 2 and S
Bl,jck i, S. E. 1 31, May 25, 1857,          I64
do.  14. F,xtending Elizabeth street through Block
t), H. & N.'s addition, Aug. 17, 1857,       105
do.  17.. Vacating Alley in Block 48, 3d Ward, Nov.
6, 1857,                                     165
, low I'
115
130
132'
61
24
76
135
156
121 
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