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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Chater 1893 y a { y �k� oir S p 1 � A a - # �1 t wTu r ,„{� 3� �� s s7x�j `t��,�r!"°Y � z s ✓ a ; r „� y Y � y a s x � �i'Y�g s x 1 's'"`, d 3 LE t a ,r?'sTM tis z* x �' ��.� n F�'�1x fin."' ,�' `'��„�. a - s•; "p x t i{ n r a s �` C t'1-��7. "h `1q+(-�' �a*✓'.r: .Y. 4k i ``4.r 1^ 1 I i 9 �' �' ; `t Y"*�+' y r:'+f "<a3 "£ � 2•Yx',�s ,�,�'�'"`^f�sx .��� �r Ys TM . �,. r 7" 3 e � s � s S.'„�a'r L � s' II Nit v �`%*~rn��,��,�" ,��� �� .s£" .,:�, ��Tvr' y '�Y �"s'a•-.�- i �' v km�.Y+.{',� ,, �,txP.t� ,S�a';��,� 's'��33a`� ) `" s, � UP.&IRM r I j CHAR �� ii OF THE 1 C1`Y 01" LANSING. i a . 3 TITLE I. CITY BOUNDARIES, INCORPORATION, AND WARD BOUNDARIES. SECTION 1. The f eo)dle .Of the State.Of Michigan enact, That Boundaries. so much of the township of .Lansing, in the county of Ingham, as # ;is included in the following description,- to-wit: All of sections IE nine, sixteen, twenty-one, ten, fifteen, and twenty-two, of the east fractional half of section eight, the east half of section seven- teen. +he-east fractional half of section twenty, and the cast half ( oft. iortheast quarter of section twenty-seven, be and the same is hereby set off from the said township of Lansing, and declared to'.be a city by the name of the rt city of Lansing," by which it shall :hereafter be known. SEC. 2. The freemen of said city, from time to time, being Body o politic inhabitants thereof, shall be and' continue a-body corporate and politic, to be known and distinguished by the name and title of city of Lansing, and shall be and are hereby made capable of citing and being stied, of pleading and being impleaded, of answer ing.and being answered unto, and of defending and being defended m all courts of law and equity, and in all places whatsoever, and Generai may ;have a ,common seal, which they may alter and change at franchises. pleasure, and by the same name shall be and are hereby made >apable of purchasing, holding, conveying and disposing of any .-eal and personal estate for said city. SEC. ,3. Said city shall be divided into six wards as follows: wa' —divis. Phe first ward shall consist of all that part of said city, north of ion of pits into. ;he center Line of Sheridan., street, continued to the east line of he city limits and the north line of lots seven and eight, black +ighteen, lots fourteen and fifteen, block twenty-one, and lot six, y clock twenty-three, to Grand. River, and east and north-.of-Grancl 'giver, the second ward shall consist of all that part of said city outh of .the center line of Shiawassee street, continued to the I 4 CHARTED OF THE western line of the city, to the center line of Washtenaw street so continued, and west of Grand River; the third ward shall con- sist of all. that part of said city lying south of the center line of ` Washtenaw street, continued to the western line of the city, and west of the center line of 1111'ashington'avenue and north of Grand River; the fourth Nvard shall consist of all that part of said city nortli of the second ward, west and south of Grand Diver; the fifth ward shall consist of all that part of said city lying south of the first ward and east of Grand River, and north of the center line of Main street, continued to the east line of the city; the sixth ward shall consist of all that territory lying south of the center line of IVashtenaw street and east of the center line of Washington avenue, and west of Grand E.iver, and all that part of said city lying south of Grand River and of the fifth ward. TITLE II. ELECTORS AND REGISTItATION. Electors. SECTION 1. The inhabitants of said city having the qualifica- tions of the electors under the constitution of the State, and no others shall be electors therein. Whereto vote. SEc. N. Every elector shall vote in the ward where he.shall have resided during the ten days next preceding the day of election. Residence The residence of any elector not being a householder shall .be defined, deemed to be in the ward where he boards or takes his regular meals. Board of regis- SEC. 3. The boards of registration, at their sessions previous to tratiou—du ties -of,and rules for the general election in November, eighteen hundred and .ninety �i reglstra- six shall make a registration of the quaiified electors of the respect ive wards, 'in books of the form provided bylaw. The same rules shall be observed in such registration as are provided by law for the registration of electors in cities; and a like registration of the electors of each ward shall be made at the session of.the board next preceding the general election each fourth year there after. In the meantime and until such re-registrations shall be r made, the registration made in the year one thousand eight hut. died and ninety-two shall be and remain in full force, except as the same shall be from time to time modified by the changes made therein at the regular meetings of said boards next preceding an election. When a new registry shall be made, the former re is- try of electors shall not be used, nor shall any person vote at any, election _ill. such ward after such re-registration unless his name.", am 7" shall be registered in sucl.new register. Notice that such re-regis- tration is required to be made shall be given with the.notice of the meeting or session of the board at which, it is to be made. TITLE III. ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Elections- SECTION 1. An election shall .be held in each ward annuall Elections— annual. y,. �a CITY OF LANSING. � on ' first Monday in April at such place as the common council sha__ appoint, and the clerk shall cause printed notices' of the holding of said election to be posted at least six days pr(-vious thereto in three of the most public places in each %yard. SEC. 2. The cornmon council niay order special elections to be Elections— held in which case the clerk: shall, tweet p 'ious eto special. deliver to the inspectors of election lie ward wards where' such such,special election is to be field, a notice specifying the oliicers to be chosen, and the day and place at which such election will be held, and he shall, at least, once before the day of such special election, publish said notice in one. of the newsl:). pers of th.e city. SEC. '3. Such annual or special election shall be field and con- Elections— '. ducted in 'the rnanner provided by the laws of _this State for manner of. � holding general .elections, except as is by this act otherwise provided. SEC. 4. The common council shall provide suitable ballot boxes Ballot boxes- for each ward with locks and keys, in which to deposit the ballots use and care of. ! , offered at any election. At any election for city officers the city and sward tickets shall be deposited in separate boxes. 1V1len t he elector delivers his ballot there shall appear on the outside of Ale' �box containing the city ticket the word " City," and oil the out- side of the one containing the ward ticket the word Ward," and the inspector shall deposit the ballot in the proper box. 1 SEC. 5. Immediately after the closingof the s canvass of ors of election shall, without adjournmnt, publiclyc�tnvassp the votes at elee_ voteF ;eived by them, according to law, and declare the result, Lion. ind s���tll, on the same or the next da3ake a certificate stating he number of votes given for eachf pmerson for each office, ;hall file such statement and certificate on the day of election, or )n the next day, with the clerk of the city. SEC. 6. At each annual election hereafter to be held in said O tea. ;ity there shall be elected on the city ticket one mayor, one clerk, Ind one 'treasurer, who shall hold their offices for one year; but � .o person shall be eligible for the office of city treasurer for more ban two consecutive years. At the first annual election held nder this charter there shall be elected on the city ticket three ity assessors for the terms of one, two, and three years respec- vely,'and the terms for which they are elected shall be designated + a the ballot. At each annual election. thereafter held in said Y ty there shall be elected on the city ticket with the other officers reinbefore named, one city assessor for a, term of three years to cce'ed the assessor whose term of office soonest expires. In each ird at the annual election there shall be elected one member of e school board, who shall hold his office for two years; there all also be elected in each ward at each annual election one lerman, who shall hold his.ofpice for two years, and in eighteen ndred and ninety-five and .at each fourth annual election there- ;.er, one justice of the peace for the first and fourth wards, one Mice of the peace for the second and third wards, and one } Mice of the peace for the fifth and sixth wards. Where shall 'I y o b acted at the annual election one constable for the first G CHARTER OF THE k and fourth wards, one constable for the second and third wards, and one constable for the fifth and sixth wards who shall hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in SEC. '7. If at any annual election in the said city there shall be . office. one or more vacancies to be supplied in any office, and at the same time any person is to be elected for the full terra of said office, the term for which each person is voted for, for the said office, shall be designated. on the ballot- SE c. S. The council shall convene on Thursday newt succeeding determination of,by council. each election, at their usual place of meeting and determine the result of the election upon each question and proposition voted :l upon, and what persons were duly elected at the said election to the several offices respectively; and. thereupon, the city clerk shall snake duplicate certificates, under the corporate seal of the city of such determination, showing the result of the election upon any question or proposition voted upon, and what persons are declared elected to the several offices respectively.; one of which certificates he shall file in the office of the county clerk, and the other shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. Tlection— SEC. 9. The persons receiving.the greatest number of votes for determination any office in said city or Sward shall be deemed to have been duly .of tie vote. elected to such office; but if two or more persons shall receive an equal number of votes for any office `the common council shall ; appoint a day (if the candidates be not then present) for the appearance before them of all such persons for the purpose of determining by lot the right to such office., and shall cause notice thereof to be given to all such persons interested. At the time appointed such persons shall draw lots for such office before the common council in the same manner as near as may be as is pre- scribed by law for the drawing of lots by candidates for 'Members �of the legislature, and the person successful in the lot shall be :declared duly elected. Vacancy in SEC. 10. When a vacancy occurs in the office of alderman or office of alderman. when he refuses or neglects to take the oath of office, or when his election is declared void by a proper tribunal, the common council shall immediately appoint a special election to lie held in the ward for which such officer was chosen, at some suitable place therein, not less than seventeen nor more than twenty-one days from the Proviso—When time of such appointment. Prortded, That ,in case any such election not necessary. vacancy shall occur in the said office of alderman within three months before the first Monday in April in any one year, it shall be optional with the common council to order a special election or not, as they shall deem expedient. oNotice ction. SEC. II. It shall be the duty of the clerk of said city as soon. as practicable, and within three days after the .election or appoint- ment of any officer or officers,.to notify such. officers respectively Qualification of of their election or appointment; and the said officers so notified, officer s• as aforesaid, shall within ten days after such notice take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution of this' State, before some -officer authorized 'by law toadminister oaths and file the same CITY OIL LANSING. 1 l %together with his official bond, if any be required, in, the clerk's a office of said city. Within one week after the expiration of the Neglect to �ti in which any official bond or oath of office is required to be nuailfy. fileu, the city.clerk shall report, in writing, to the commorrcouncil, ( the names of the persons elected or appointed. to any office, who shall have neglected to file such oath and requisite bond or security for the performance of the duties of the office. SEc. 12. The common council shall on the first Mond�iy in Sri�ergted G; .May, or as soon thereafter as may be, appoint one.city attorney, one city auditor, and so many pound masters, inspectors of wood, weigh masters, and auctioneers, as they shall from time to time deem necessary, and such other officers as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers granted by this act, who shall hold their offices one year, except street inspectoror inspectors, who Term of office. ''`shall hold their office during the pleasure of the common council. On the first Monday in December, or as soon thereafter as may be in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three, the common council shall appoint a city assessor who shall hold his office from the first day of January next until the first Monday in September, ' ,eighteen hundred and ninety-four. No person shall be appointed to any office by the common council except by a majority vote of .all the members of the common council elect; and the common ' .council may by ordinance prescribe the duty of all officers in addition to those defined in this act. Whenever any officer ..appointed by the provisions of this act shall from any cause be unable to perform the duties of his office, the common council sha.11 have power to appoint an officer who shall perform the duties >ol office until such inability shall;cease. a,c. 1". If any person elected or appointed under this title corn and ie�e shall not take.and subscribe the oath of office and file the same as bona. therein directed, or shall not cause a notice of acceptance to be filed as therein directed, or if required by the common council to ,.execute an official bond or undertaking, shall neglect to execute .and file the same, in the manner and within the time prescribed by the common council, such neglect shall be deemed a refusal to :serve, unless, before any step is taken to fill any such office by' another incumbent, such oath shall be taken, such acceptance be signified, and such bond executed and filed as aforesaid. Sm. 14. Whenever any officer shall .resign or be removed from,Officers ffacts -office, before the term for which he shall have been elected or of office to appointed shall expire, he.shall, on demand, deliver over to 'his successors' ,successor in office, all the books, papers, moneys, and ef'ects.in his custody as such officer, and in any way appertaining to his. office; and every person violating this provision shall be deemed compip to guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be proceeded against in the same manner as public officers generally for the like.ofl:ense, under the general laws of this State now or hereafter in force and appli- cable thereto; and every officer appointed or elected under this act shall be deemed an officer within the meaning and provisions of such general laws of the State. vacancies_ Sm. 15. In case a vacancy shall occur in any of the offices in how filled. it . . 8 CHARTER OF THE this act declared to be ®lective or appointive, except aldermen., ". members of the board of.education, and justices of the peace, the common council may, in their discretion, fill such vacancy by the appointment of a suitable person, and any officer appointed. to fill a vacancy if the office is elective, shall hold, by virtue of such appointment, only until the first Monday of May next succeeding; if an elective office which shall have become vacant ",as-one of that class whose term of office continued after the next annual selection, a successor for the unexpired term shall be elected at the next annual election. Terms of office SEC. 16. Any person elected or appointed to any office under —extent of. this'act, at the expiration of the term thereof, shall continue to hold the same until his successor shall be elected or appointed and '. qualified; and when a person is elected to fill a vacancy in any elective office, lie shall hold the same only during the. -unexpired . portion of the regular term limited to such office, and. until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Elegibility to SEC. 17. No person shall be eligible to any office unless lie shall offiCe. then be an elector and resident of said city, nor shall he be eligi- gle to any office for any ward or district unless he shall then be an elector and resident of such ward or district; and, no person Defaulters shall be elected or appointed to any office in the city who has ineligible. been-or is a defaulter to the city, or to an�r boarcl;of officers thereof, or to any school district, county, or other municipal corporation'of the State. All votes for, or any appointment of, any such defaulter shall be void. Offices,When SEC. 18. If any officer shall cease to be a resident of the city, vacant by act of incumbent. or if elected in and for a ward, shall remove therefrom during his term of office, the office shall thereby be vacated. If any officer, shall be a defaulter the office shall thereby be vacated. Resignations. SEc. 19. Resignations by any officer authorized to be chosez5 or appointed by this act shall be made to the common council, sub- Proviso--mem- ject to their approval and acceptance; Provided, That resigna hers of board of education. dons of members of the board of education shall 'be made to and Proviso—liablll> accepted by said board; Provided ,further, The resignation or moved ot r resig- removal of any officer shall not, nor shall the appointment or nation. election of another to the office exonorate such officers or his: sureties from any liability incurred by him or them. Expense of SEC. 20. The expenses of any election held, as provided by this. election. act or by the laws of this State shall be a city charge, and shall be: paid from the contingent fund. Term of office— SEC. 21. All officers except members of the school board, When to begin' elected as hereinbefore provided, shall enter upon the duties of their respective'offices on the first Monday of May next.following such election, unless otherwise herein provided.. The members of the school board shall enter upon the duties of their respective- . offices on: the first Monday of September next following their election. TY CITY OF LA1vTSING. TITLE I_� TOWERS .AND DITTIES OF THE COPNIMON COUNCIL. SECTION 1.. The mayor and aldermen of said city shall consti- Council—how constituted. tute the common council. SEC. 2. The mayor shall be president of the council and. shall Mayor to be preside at the meetings thereof, but shall have no vote therein president of. except upon the appointment of officers or in case of a tie. SEC. 3. On the first Monday in May in each year, the council ['resident pro tem.of counc14 shall appoint one of their number president 1)7-o tegnpore of the council, who in the absence of the president, shall preside at the meetings thereof and exercise the powers and duties of president, and he shall have a vote upon all questions. In the absence of the )ro tem., the council shall appoint one of pr-esident and president their [lumber to preside, and for the tine being he shall exercise the powers and the duties of the president pro ien, SEC. 4. The city clerk shall be clerk of the council, but shall Clerk of cou o rl rk t 11_ -:have no vote therein, and he shall keel, a full record of all the be proceedings of the council, and perform such other duties relating to his office as the council may direct. In the absence of the clerk, the 'council shall appoint one of their number to perform the duties of his office for the time being. SEC. 5. The aldermen, each of whom shall be entitled to a vote Aldermen—du- in all the proceedings of the council, are required to attend all the hersoof co nciil. meetings and sessions thereof, and to serve upon committees -",I,-never appointed thereon. ; C. 6. The council shall be judge of the election returns and council- Pow-ers and meet- qualifications of its own members. It shall hold regular stated ings of,regular and special. r meetings for the transaction of business, at such times and places within the city as it shall prescribe, not less than two of which shall be held in each month. The mayor or any three members � ` of the council may appoint special meetings thereof, notice of which in writing, shall be given to each alderman, or be left at his place of residence at least twelve hours before the meeting. Y SEC. 7. All meetings and sessions of the council shall be in eounteiigo be public except when the public interest shall, in their opinion, public- require secrecy. A majority of the aldermen elect shall make a-Quorum. quorum for the transaction of business; a less number may adjourn from time to time, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner as they shall direct. . But no Two-thirds vote of aldermen office shall be .created or abolished nor any tax nor assessment be elect. imposed, street, alley or public ground vacated, real estate or any interest therein sold or disposed of, or private property be taken r for public use, unless by a concurring vote of two-thirds of all the aldermen .elect; nor shall any vote of the common council be �e t reconsidered or rescinded at a special meeting, unless there be present as many aldermen as were present when such vote was taken. No' money shall be appropriated, except by ordinance, Majority.vote- resolution or vote of the,council; nor shall any resolution or ordi- 10 CHARTER OF THE nances be passed or adopted, except by a majority vote of all the members of the common council elect. council to Sic. 8. The council shall prescribe the rules of its own. proceed make Its own rules. ings, and keep a, record or journal thereof. All votes on the adoption of any resolution or ordinance, report of a committee, or , '9otes—how taken. other act for taxing or assessing the citizens of said city, or nivoly " ing the appropriation of public moneys, shall be taken by yeas and nays and be entered upon the journal so as to show the names a` of those voting in the affirmative and those in the negative; any one member of the council shall have the right to demand the ',ri yeas and nays on any question, and all votes so taken shall be entered at large on the minutes, as herein provided. Council terra- SEc. 0. The council may compel the attendance of its members ante, etc. and other officers of.the city at its meetings, in such manner and may enforce such fines for non-attendance as may by ordinance be prescribed, and may prescribe punishment for any. misbehavior,,, in, contemptuous.or disorderiy conduct, by any member or any person present at any session of the council. Certain officers . Sm. 10. The city attorney and all elective and appointive to in have gte officers shall have seats in the council, and may take part in all its proceedings and deliberations on all subjects relating to their respective departments, subject to such rules as the council shall from time to time prescribe, but without the right to vote. 'Said officers may be required to attend the meetings of the council..in �' the same manner as members. `council—gen- SEc. 11. The common council in addition to the powers and -eral powers of. duties especially conferred upon them in this act, shall have the management and control of the finances, rights and interests, buildings, and all property, real and personal, belonging to the city, and may`make such orders and by-laws relating to the same as they shall deem proper and necessary. Rtiy°rca oeiaga SEc. 12. The council shall cause all the records of the corpora ua�of. tion, and of all proceedings of the council, and all books, documents, reports, contracts, receipts, vouchers, and papers, relating to the finances and affairs of the city, or to the official acts ' of any officer of the corporation (unless required by law to be'kept <- elsewhere), to be deposited and kept in the office of the city clerk, _! and to be so arranged, filed and kept, as to be convenient of access ;. and inspection, and all +such records, books, and papers shall b subject to inspection by any inhabitant of the city, or other =: person interested therein, at all seasonable times, except suc4f. parts thereof as in the opinion of the council.it may be necessary, for the furtherance of justice to withhold for the time being-',,'. Injury to the An person who shall secrete, injure alter, or destroy any such :same—penalty y 1 tor. 'books, records, documents or papers, or expose;the same to loss or, destruction, with intent to prevent the contents or. true meaning.,,,," or import of any part thereof from being known, shall on convic Lion thereof be punished by imprisonment in. the.state prison, not longer than one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand.: dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion ''., of the court. - 4r; CITE' OF LANSIN-G. 11 SEC. 13. No member of the common council shall duringthe Members of council ineligi- period for which he was elected be appointed to or be competent bie to other to to ''-old any office of which. the emoluments are paid from the city 0h re�inr°On_ - -ti ary, or paid by fees directed to be paid by any act or ordi- tracts. nance of the common council, or be bondsman or surety on any contract or bond given to said city, but this section shall not be construed to prevent the mayor or clerk from receiving any salary which may be fixed by the common council., nor from holding any office, nor to deprive any alderman of any emoluments or fees to which he may be entitled by,virtue of his office. Any member of enaltotfor 10- ion the council, or officer of the city herein specified, offending against section: the provisions of this section, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not less than one nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court, and -shall forfeit his office. remSEc. 14. Any person appointed to office by the council by officers. of authority of this act may be removed therefrom by a vote of the majority of the council; and the council may expel any alderman, or remove from office any person elected thereto, by a concurring vote of two thirds of all the aldermen elect. In case of elective officers, provision shall be made by ordinance for preferring charges and trying the same, and no removal of an elective officer shall be made unless a charge in writing is preferred, and an 'opportunity given to make a defense thereto. SEC. 15. To enable the council to investigate charges against Trial of charges against officers, any ,officer, or such other matters as they may deem proper to ihv--+igate, the ,mayor or any justice of the peace of the city is er1, rered at the request of the council, to issue subpoenas or process by warrant, to.compel the attendance of persons and the ;production of books and papers before the council or any commit- =,:'tee�thereof. SEc. 16. Whenever the council or any committee of the mem-.council may mte 'bers thereof are authorized to compel the attendance.of witnesses ancc6 of Witna- for the investigation of matters which may come before them, the nesses,etc. .presiding officer of the council or chairman of such committee for the time being, shall,have power to administer the necessary oaths; and such council or committee shall have the same power to compel the witnesses to testify as is conferred on courts of justices of the peace. SEc. 17. The council shall audit and allow all accounts charge unite as st able against the city; but.no account, claim .or contract, shall be the city—rules received. for audit or allowance, unless it shall be accompanied to go°ern' with an affidavit of the person rendering it, which affidavit may be taken and certified by any member of the common council, to the effect that, he verily believes that the services or property therein charged have been actually performed or, delivered for the city, that the sums charged therefor are reasonable and just, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief no set-off exists, nor payment has been made on account thereof, except such as are - indorsed or referred to in such account or claim, and has been l r. 12 CHARTER OF THE f 3 duly examined by aiid received the indorsement of the city auditor, unless such indorsement shall be waived by a two-thirds vote of the common council, in which case, if the claim is allowed, it shall be reported to the city auditor. And every such account shall exhibit in detail all the items making up the amount claimed, and the true date of each. It shall be sufficient defense in any court, to any action or proceeding, for the collection of any demand or claim against the city, that it has never been presented ; verified as aforesaid, to the council for allowance; or; than the claim was presented without the affidavit aforesaid, and rejected for that reason; or that the action or proceeding was, brought before the council had a reasonable time to investigate and pass upon it. The word -claim." as used in this section shall be deemed to include claims for alleged damages arising to persons or property from defective streets; sidewalks or crosswalks. Special sub. SEc. 18. The common council shall have power within. said city: ' ' btewhieh to enact, make, continue, establish, modify, amend and repeal council may such ordinances, by-laws and regulations as they may deem legislate.- advisable within said city for the following purposes: Prevention of F2rsl, To restrain and prevent vice and immorality, gambling,. vices,riote, etc. noise and disturbance, indecent or disorderly conduct or assem-' blages, and to punish for the same; to prevent and quell riots; to preserve peace and good order, and to protect the property of the :. corporation and of its inhabitants, and of any association public or private corporation or congregation therein, and to punish for injuries thereto, or for unlawful interference therewith; Vagrancy. Second, To apprehend and punish vagrants, drunkards, disor- derly persons and common prostitutes; Nuisances. Thir-d, To prevent injury or annoyance from anything denger- ous, offensive, or unhealthy; to prohibit and remove anything tending to cause or promote disease; to prevent and abate nui- sances and to punish those occasioning them, or neglecting or refusing to abate, discontinue or remove the same; and generally to determine and declare what shall be deemed.nuisances; Disorderly and Fourth, To prohibit and suppress- all disorderly houses and gaming. etc. places, Houses of ill-fame, assignation houses, gambling houses, and all places cohere persons resort for gaming, or to play at games, of chance, and to punish the keeper's thereof; Billiard table, I'Ifth, To regulate, license, or prohibit and suppress billiard, etc' tables, nine or ten pin alleys or tables, and ball alleys, and to punish the keepers thereof; Gaming, etc. Sixtic, To prohibit and suppress every species of gaming and to authorize the seizure and destruction of all instruments and devices used for the purpose of gaming; Intemperance, Seventh, To regulate and suppress ale, beer and porter houses, etc. and all places of resort for .tippling and intemperance, and to punish the keepers thereof and all persons assisting in carrying.on the business thereof, and to require all such places to be closed on the Sabbath and upon each other days during such Hours of every night as the council shall prescribe; Sale of liquor: ighth, To prohibit and prevent the selling or giving away of 4 CITY OF LANSING. 13 :any spirituous, fermented, or intoxicating liquors to any drunk- ards or intemperate person, minor, or apprentice, and to punish ;any person so doing. 4h, To regulate, restrain, and prohibit all sports, exhibitions Exillbitions,etc. of _ tural or artificial curiosities", caravans, circuses, menageries, theatrical exhibitions, shows, and. all exhibitions of whatever name -or nature for which money or other reward is in any manner -demanded or received, lectures on historic, literary, moral or scientific subjects excepted. Tenth, To prevent and punish violations of the Sabbath day;--Violattion of the Sabath,..and the disturbance of any religious meeting, congregation or , .society, or other public meeting assembled for any lawful purpose, .and to require all places of business to be closed on the Sabbath day. Eleventh,, To license auctioneers and. sales at auction, to regulate Auctions,etc. or prohibit the ringing of bells or the use of any other device to '�. attract public attention for any auction sale; to regulate or pro- Jiibit the sale of live or domestic animals at auction in the streets -or alleys or upon any public grounds within the city; to regulate ,,Or prohibit the sale of goods., wares, property, or anything at '-.auction or by any manner of public biddings or offers by the `buyers or sellers, after the manner of auction sales or dutch auctions, and to license the same and to regulate the fees to be paid by and to auctioneers, but no license shall be required in cases of sales required by law to be made at auction or public vendure.; ;. TiveU.'Ih, To license hawkers, peddlers, and pawnbrokers, and Peddlers, etc., hawking and peddling, and to regulate, license, or prohibit the sa] peddling of goods, wares, merchandise, refreshments, or ` ,any Hind of property or thing by going about from place to place t" .ii1 the city for that purpose, or from any stand, cart, vehicle, .or other device., in the streets or highways. �Thirteenlh, To establish and regulate one or more pounds, and Pounds and to restrain and regulate the running at large of horses, cattle running at large of animals. `-:swine, and other animals, geese, and poultry, and to authorize the :impounding and sale of the same for the penalty incurred and the .cost of keeping and impounding. ' :Fourteenth, To regulate, license, or pohibit _the. running at Dogs• large of dogs, to impose taxes on the owners of dogs, and to prevent dog fights in the streets. Fifteentli, To prohibit any person from bringing and depositing Dead carcasses. within the limits of isaid city any :dead carcass,or other unwhole- .some or offensive substances, and to, require the removal or destruction thereof. If any ,person shall have on his premises such substances, or any putrid meats, fish, hides, or skins of any kind, and on his failure to -remove the same, to authorize the removal or destruction thereof by some officer of the city.. Sixteenth, To regulate and license all taverns and houses of}public Taverns, ,.entertainment, all saloons, restaurant and eating houses. , saloons;etc. ,Seventeenth, To license and regulate all vehicles of every kind Hacks, days, 1. 14 CHARTER OF THE � v used for the transportation of persons or property for hire in the City. Inspection of Eighteenth, To provide for and regulate the inspection and sale provisions,etc. of meats, poultry, fish, butter, cheese, hard, vegetables, flour, meat, and other provisions; to regulate the fees to be. paid by butchers •' for licenses. Proviso—safe of Prorided, That, nothing herein contained shall authorize the y meats by the quarter. common council to restrict the sale; of fresh and wholesome meats by the quarter within the limits of the city. : Inspection of Nineteenth, To regulate the inspection, weighing, and measur- ' wood, hay,etc. ing of brick and lumber, firewood, coal, hay, and any article of merchandise. -f weigrts,etc. Twentieth, To provide for.the inspection and sealing of weights and measures. Twenty-first, To enforce the keeping and use of proper weights and measures by venders. Cisterns, Twenty-second, To regulate the construction, repair, and use of! sewers, etc. vaults, cisterns, areas, hydrants, pumps, sewers, and gutters. Obscenity. Tiventy-third, To prohibit and prevent in the streets or else- where in said city, indecent exposure of the person, the show, sale, or exhibition, for sale of indecent or obscene pictures, drawings, E engravings, paintings, books or pamphlets and all indecent or obscene exhibitions and shows of every kind. .Bathing in the, Twenty-fourth; .To regulate or prohibit bathing in the rivers; river' p onds and streams of the city. ` Clearing the ` Tcventy,fifth, To provide for cleaning the rivers, ponds and rivers of drift' streams of-the city, and the races connected therewith, of all drift- wood and noxious matter to prohibit and prevent the depositing ' therein of any filthy or other matter tending to render the water thereof impure, unwholesome and offensive; to fill up all low `f grounds or lots covered, or partially covered, with water, or to drain the same, as they may deem expedient. Cleansing of Tiventy-sixth, To compel the owner or occupant of any grocer', shops,:stables, sewers, etc. tallow chandler.shop, soap or candle factory, butcher shop or stall, slaughter house, stable, .barn, privy, sewer or other offensive nause- ous or unwholesome place or house, to cleanse, remove or abate the,same whenever the council shall deem it necessary for the health, comfort or convenience of the inhabitants of said city. Combustible Twenty-seventh, To regulate the buying, selling and using of gun' materials, powder, firecrackers and fire works, and other combustible mater- ials, and the exhibition of fire-works and the discharge of firearm, and to restrain the making or lighting of fires in the;streets and other open places in the city. Construction of Twenty-eighth, To direct and regulate the construction of cellars, cellars,drains, etc. slips barns, private drains, sinks and privies; to compel the owner, or occupant to fill up, drain, cleanse, alter, relay or repair the same, or cause the same to be done by some proper officer of the corporation,,and to assess the expenses thereof on;the lot or'prem- ' ises having such cellar, slip, barn, private drain, sink or. privy` thereon. - CITY OF LANSING 1 �' T�n��tty-ni�atJa, To'prohibit, prevent and supl��xess mock auctions Mock auctions. :and ,ry kind of fraudulent game, device or practice, and to pui,iisti all persons managing, using, practicing or attempting to :manage, use, or practice the same, and all persons aiding in the management or practice thereof. thirtieth, To prohibit, prevent, and suppress all lotteries fo7•the Lotteries• drawing or disposing of money or any other property whatever, and to punish all persons maintaining, directing or managing the same, or aiding in the maintenance, directing or managing the' same. Thirty-first, To license and regulate solicitors for passengers or Runners,etc. for baggage for any hotel, tavern, public house, boat or railroad; also, draymen, carmen, truckmen, porters, runners, drivers of ,cabs, hackney coaches, omnibuses, 'carriages, sleighs, express ,vehicles, and vehicles of every other description used and employed `for hire, and to fix and regulate the amounts and rates of their 'compensation. Thirty-second, To provide for the protection and care of paupers Paupers. and to prohibit and prevent all persons from bringing to the city from any other place any pauper or other person likely to become .a charge upon said city, and to punish therefor. ng a census of the inhabitants census. Thirty-third, To provide for tapi 4of the city whenever the council shall see fit, and to direct and regulate the same. Thirty-fourth, And further; the council shall have authority fetheneraeonncers "to er-ct all ordinances, and to make all such regulations consistent .:Witt e laws and constitution of the State, as they may deem ,,necessary for the safety, order and good government of the city sand the general welfare of the-inhabitants thereof; but no exclu :s&e rights, privileges or permits shall be granted by the council to; any person or persons or any corporation, for any purpose whatever. Thirty-fifth, And further; the council shall have authority to bjectioniablef ,:require all thistles, burdocks, yellow docks and other objectionable Weeds• weeds found growing on any public or private property within :the city limits to be destroyed. But before entering upon any private property for the purpose of destroying the weeds mentioned ;=herein:, the council shall cause a notice written or printed or partly written and partly printed, to ,be served on the owner or , occupant of said property requiring their destruction within five days after service of, such notice. If no service of such notice can be had upon the owner or occupant, then it shall be sufficient to,post the same in some conspicuous place on the premises and the. cost of removing such weeds shall be. paid from the city treasury and the same assessed against the property in the newt general.assessment roll of the city. SEC''. 19. The council may 'prescribe the terms and conditions council to fig y p term,,of linen-f< upon which licenses may be granted, and may-exact and require ses,etc. ;payment of such sum .for any license as they may deem'proper. The person receiving the license, shall before the issuing thereof, eye +e a bond to the corporation in such sum as the council may , r ,y 16 CHARTER,, OF THE S prescribe, with one or more sufficient sureties, conditioned for a faithful observance of the charter of the corporation and the:;111 ordinances of the council, and otherwise conditioned as the May revoke council may prescribe. Every license shall be revokable by the same. council at pleasure; and when any license shall be revoked for non-compliance with the terms and conditions upon which it wasp granted, or on account of any violation of any ordinance or regula- tion passed or authorized by the council, the person holding such license shall, in addition to all other penalties imposed forfeit all payments made for such license. Terms of SEC. 20. No license shall be granted for any term beyond the licenses. first Monday in May next thereafter, nor shall any license be,"', Failure to oh- transferable. And the council may provide for punishment by tain a license, punishment for. fine or imprisonment, or both, of any person, who, without 4 license shall exercise any occupation or trade, or do anything fore." or in respect to which any license shall be required, by any ordi- nance or regulation of the council. All sunis received for licenses granted for any purpose by the city, or under its authority, shall .? be paid into the city treasury on or before the last day of the month on which they were received. License,who SEC. 21. No person shall. eno age in or exercise the business or are required tozn procure. vocation of tavern keeper, innholder, or saloon keeper within the limits of said city until he is first licensed as such by the common council. All hotel or cavern keepers, innholders or common victualers who shall keep a bar in connection with their hotel, tag ern, inn or common victualing establishment, and all grocers, drug- gists and all other persons who shall sell beverages by the glass or,. cup in their respective establishments 'which are usually sold in.a saloon, shall be deemed saloon keepers within the meaning of this act, and shall be required to take a license as such. 3a General law SEC. 22. The common council shall have and exercise in and nc il of over, said city the same bowers in relation to the regulation of tavern, groceries, common victualers, saloon keepers and others; as are now or may hereafter be conferred by the general laws of the.State upon township boards, or upon corporate authorities of cities and villages, in relation to tavern keepers and common victualers, and subject to the same conditions and :limitations; and the general laws of this State now in force, or which may hereafter be enacted, in relation to the regulations of taverns, groceries .and common, victualers, shall be deemed applicable to this city, unless otherwise limited. Control of mill SEC. 23. The common council shall also Have power by ordi- nance or-otherwise to require the owner or occupants of any mill race within the said city to cover the same with bridges or arches to be constructed of such materials as the common council shall direct, or they may direct the same to be covered in the same manner that other public improvements are directed to be made. ` Idem. SEC. 24. Whenever the' owner or occupant of any mill race shall refuse or neglect, within such time as the common council shall have appointed, to cover such mill race in the manner and.; with the materials by them directed, it shall be lawful for the, T + , CITY OF LANSING. 17 1 c� -non council to cause the same to be done at the expense of the e _ , and to recover the expenses thereof, with damages at the -`rate of ten per cent., with costs of suit, from such owner or occupant. Sic. 2�. Where, by the provisions of this act the common council may impose penal- i council have authority to pass ordinances on any subject, they ties, 1``may prescribe :penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars (unless Limit of same. i;be imposition of a greater penalty be herein otherwise provided) :for a violation thereof, and may provide that the offender on fail- ing to pay the penalty imposed, shall be imprisoned in the city penitentiary for a term not to exceed ninety days; and during the Persons im- ;eTm of such imprisonment male persons so imprisoned may be, e oat <bis e may ;kept at hard labor on the public grounds, streets, roads, sewers, on the atrw,9r gains, bridges'or other property of the city, under such regula_ etc- tions as the common council may by order prescribe; or such ;penalties may be sued for and recovered with costs in the name of k" he city of Lansing. -<Sm. 26. No ordinance of the common council imposing a Or pub fished „penalty shall take effect lentil after the expiration of at least three ,days,after the publication thereof in a newspaper published in isa,d city. SFc. 27. A record of entry made by the clerk of the said city or nub of i cation. a;copy of such record or entry duly certified by him shall be_prigna facie evidence of the time of such publication and all laws, regu- lations, and ordinances .of the common council may be read in ordinances In rev -ice in all courts of justice, and in all .proceedings before any court—proof of. of .Z,;body, onboard in which it shall be necessary to refer thereto, either—first, from a ,copy certified by the clerk of the city with the:seal of the city of Lansing affixed, or, second, from the volume ;of:-ordinances printed by authority of the common council. 4 SEc. 25. Whenever the common council are required by law to Publicatiov of ' notices. retake:publication of any notices, ordinances resolutions or proceed- ngs, in one or more newspapers of the said city, it shall be deemed ki, cient to publish the same in any daily or weekly newspaper '.` iblished in said city. SEc. 29. -On the last. Tuesday in the `-Month of April in each settlement With city treasurer, year, the common council shall audit and settle the accounts of etc. ;the city treasurer, and the accounts of all other officers and per- sons havin claims.a ainst the cityor accounts with it, and shall council to make g g annuallinanciai ake out a statement in' detail of the receipts and expenditures statement. &'kof the corporation during the preceding year,.in which statement shall, be.clearly.and distinctly specified the several items of expend- iture'by the common council, the objects and purposes for which t the;same were-made, and the amounts of money expended under ,each,• the amount of taxes raised for the general contingent, fund; at�he . amount raised for lighting and watching the city; the amount of highway taxes and assessments; the amount of assessments for.opening, paving, planking, repairing and altering streets.and building and repairing bridges; the amount borrowed oil the credit of the -city, and the terms on which the same was ob' ed and such other information as shall be necessary to a " 18 CHART PA, OF THE full understanding of the financial concerns of the city. Said statement shall be signed by the mayor and clerk, and filed all kept by the clerk in his office. Grant of SE,c. 30. No franchise shall be hereafter granted to any individ franchise. ual, company or corporation, unless by a two-thirds vote of they , aldermen elect. Veto of oral. SEC. 31. No ordinance or resolution passed by the common nanees. council shall have any force or effect it on the day of its passa 3 � y 1 g�, or the next day thereafter, the mayor, or other officers legally di 3' charging the duties of mayor, shall file in the office of the city clerk a notice in writing, suspending the immediate operation of Passage of such ordinance or resolution. If the mayor or other officers legall 4 same over vet o.'exercising the duties of mayor shall, within twenty-four hours after the passage of such ordinance or resolution, file `in the otfic'of the city clerk his reasons in writing why the same should zio go into effect, nor have any legal operation, unless it shall at.a subsequent meeting of the common council be passed by a majority of two-thirds of all the members of the common council then in office, exclusive of the` mayor, and if so re-passed, shall go into effect according to the terins thereof. If such reasons in writing shall not be filed with the clerk, as above provided, such ordinance' or resolution shall have the ,same operation and effect as if n notice suspending the same had been filed with the city clerk; and no ordinance or resolution of the common council, for any of the purposes mentioned in this section shall go into operation until after the expiration of twenty-four hours after its passage. � E Notification of Sic. 32. It shall be the duty of the city clerk to communicat veto. to the common council at its next meeting any paper that may b" sled with him pursuant to the last preceding section. Power to make Src. 33. The common council shall have power to ml-e con., contracts, tracts for the performance of any work to be done, or any publi u. improvement to be made in and for said city except as otherwis,' provided. Control over SEC. 34. The council by a two-thirds vote of all the alderme thei iity.ds in elect of the city shall have authority to permit any railroad com x pany to lay its tracks, and operate its.road, with steam locomotives or other power in or across the public streets, highways, or alley of the city, as the council may deem expedient upon such term" and conditions and subject to such regulations to be observed b the company as the council may prescribe; and to prohibit th laying of such track or the operating of any such road, excep upon such terms and conditions. Iaem. SPc. 35. The council shall have power to provide for and Chang the location and grade of street crossings of any railroad track and to compel any railroad company to raise or lower their rail.s! road track to conform to the street grades which may be estab lished by the city from time to time and to construct crossings i such manner and with such protection to persons crossing therea as the common council may require and to keep all in repair; als to require and compel railroad companies using steam locomotive. to keep flagmen or watchmen at all railroad-crossings of, streets n, CITY OF LANSING. 19 411 and to give warning of the approach and passage of trains thereat; ' 'ar `o light such crossings during the night; to require railroad �co_ rranies to place and maintain such gas, electric, or-other out- :sid.e-lights at stations as shall be designated by the common coup- a 'Cil; to regulate and prescribe the speed of 401 locomotives and speed of trains. railroad trains within the city, but such speed shall not be required � 'L,to be less than four miles per hour; and to impose a fine of not less than five, nor more than fifty dollars upon the company, and hpon any engineer or,.conduetor violating any ordinance passed in -pursuance of this section. „ �.FSEC. 36. The council shall have power to require and compel any idem—ditches, '-railroad company, and any street railway company, to make, keep culverts,etc. f�;open and in repair such ditches, drains, sewers, and culverts along 4,4nd under or across their railroad tracks, as may be necessary to Arain their grounds and right of way properly, and in such man- :uer as the council shall direct, and so that the natural drainage of ,adjacent property shall not be impeded; also to fence or wall up vitll stones along the side of any street to which said railroad may C-run parallel, and to repair any damage or injury which may have ` een done,to such street by any such railroad company if any such #:railroad company shall neglect to perform any such requirement, 14tccording to the directions of the council, the council may direct �.Tthe work to be done at the expense of such company,and the amount .of 'such expenses may be collected at the .suit of the city against the company, in a civil action before any court having jurisdiction rof the cause. ` c 37. The _council may make such provisions as they sliall direct of poor; director for. ,;deei— expedient for the support and relief of poor persons residing in the city; and for that purpose may provide by ordinance for the election or appointment of a director of the poor for the-city, ;and may prescribe his duties and vest him with such authority as y. maybe proper for the due.exercise of his duties. SEc. 38. The council may at any time require any officer, New bonds may be required of ,whether elected or appointed, to execute and file with the clerk of officers. ;the city new official bonds, in the same or in such .further sum and with new or such further sureties as said council may deem irequisite for the interest of the city. Any failure to comply with ,such requirements shall subject the officer to immediate removal by:the council: SEc. 39. The common council shall have power to erect gas, e empQIIog !.electric or other .lights, and assess the expenses thereof upon the ,, articular property deemed by the common council to be benefited ,thereby in the manner,provided in title twelve of this act. SEc. 40. The common council shall have power to cause the Street ozen il streets in said city to be sprinkled with water in such manner as to control. :they may, by ordinance or otherwise, provide and direct, and.also too provide for the payment of the expenses thereof. SEc. 41. The common coilncil of said city shall have power to Citypeniten- tiary—erection provide a city penitentiary where persons charged with or con- and care of victed of offenses against the charter, by-laws or ordinances of said. city may .be confined or imprisoned until discharged :by 20 CHARTER OF THE authority of law. Said penitentiary shall be under the charge an supervision of the board of police and fire commissioners herein after provided for. waterworks SEC. 42. The common council may maintain and extend froml and electric time to time as necessity may require, the water works and light plant. y q z electric light plant heretofore established in said city, and shahs have such powers and authority with reference to supplying such city and the inhabitants thereof with water and with light as is ork ' may be provided by law. The board of water works and electries lighting, heretofore constituted and appointed under the ordinance of said city, passed July twelve, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, is hereby continued until such time as the term of office of tW members constituting said board shall expire respectively, and at the expiration of the term of office of each of such members the council shall appoint a member of said board, who shall be a qualified elector of said city, and who shall be a free holder, tag e' membership in said board for the term of six years and until his; r successor shall be appointed and qualified; said board shall have'' charge of the water works .and electric lighting works of said city�:r with all the powers and duties prescribed in the ordinances of sai city adopted by the common council on the twelfth day of July,r eighteen hundred and ninety-two, as aforesaid, and such other powers and duties as the common council shall from time to time by ordinance, prescribe; Provided, That any indebtedness incurred; under this section shall be subject to the limitations prescribed bya section'fourteen of title thirteen of this act. Appointment SEC. 43. On or before the first meeting of the common council of accountant. in March in each year the common council shall appoint .a a '' expert accountant, whose duty it.shall be.to examine the account"- of the city treasurer and the accounts of all other officers, and ..k persons having claims against the city or accounts with it; ands such accountant shall make out a statement in detail of the' receipts and expenditures of the corporation during the preceding year; in which statement shall be clearly and distinctly specified the several items of expenditures by. the common council; the object and purposes for which the same were made, and the: amount of money expended in each; the amounts of taxes raise for the general contingent expenses; the amount raised for light i ing and watching the city; the amount of highway taxes an assessments; the amount of assessments for opening, planking,' repairing and altering streets, and building and repairing bridges;. the amounts borrowed on the credit of the city; the terms on which the same was obtained, and such other information as shall be necessary to a full understanding of the financial condition of the city, with such suggestions as he may recommend with refer ence to the methods of keeping the city accounts, and shall.,report the result of such examination to the council on or before the' third Monday in March, and such report.shall,be,pliblished in at least two city daily papers, at least ten days before the .annual, spring election. SEC. 44. No appointment shall be made of members of any city, CITY OF LANSING. 21 ;;boa on the police force of this city, in the engineering depart- Qualification of appointees to en_ fire department, electric light and water works department, office. street commissioners _department, or sewer department, on the ground of political partisanship; but honesty, capacity and adapta- Uion shall constitute the rule for appointments in these and all �`oth-er bussness affairs of the city, and no removals shall be made 1�bf.employes in these departments for political partisan reasons. SEc. 45. The common council shall have the power to make contracts for city printing. ,contracts for the city printing and the publication of the official proceedings of the council, and all such work shall be open to s!:competition and let to the lowest responsible bidder, under such ;stiles and regulations as the council may see fit to prescribe. TITLE FItTE. � DUTIES AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS. TIIE MAYOR. 1 :SECTION 1. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the and duties ofrs city. He shall preside at the meetings of the council, and shall y'rom to time give the council information concerning the affairs ,of the city, and.recommend such measures as he may deem exile- ,,dient. It shall be his duty to exercise supervision over the sev- keral departments of the city government, 'see that the laws relat- ,ng to the city, and the ordinances and regulations of the council ,are enforced. ST 2. The mayor shall be a conservator. of the 'peace, and Cons c©tor of ay ..,ercise within the city the powers conferred upon sheriffs to 6ppress disorders; and shall have authority to command .assist- dice of all able-bodied citizens to aid in the enforcement of the �or,duances of the council, and.to suppress riot and disorderly con- AnC't, SEC. 3. The mayor may remove any officer appointed by him of ffiCe a°Iltr°' at any time, and may suspend any policeman for neglect of .duty: He shall have authority at all times to examine and inspect the +books, records and papers of any agent, employe or officer of the corporation, and shall_perform generally all such duties as are or may be prescribed by the ordinances of the city. SEc. .4. In the absence or disability of the mayor, or of any Vacancy f to vacancy in his office, the president faro lev?jmre of the council - shall perform the duties of the mayor. ALDEF.MEI4. SEC. v: The aldermen of the city shall be members of the Aldermen— dutiese — council and attend.the meetings thereof, 'and act upon committees when thereunto appointed by the mayor. or council. As con- servators of the peace they shall aid in maintaining quiet and goq l order in the city, and in,securing the faithful perforniance - of duty by all officers of the city. No alderman shall be elected may of I anp or appointed to any other office in the city,during the term fo other r whit e was elected as alderman. y ; 22 CHARTER OF THE Supervisors— what aldermen SEc. G. One alderman in each ward of said city shall be a to be. member of the board. of supervisors of the County of Ingham for,, one year from and after the first Monday of April next after his election, and as such shall exercise the same functions, perform, the duties and receive the same compensation as supervisors of townships, and shall have and exercise within his ward, the local: powers authority and functions of supervisors of townships as nowt Who tobe provided, or may hereafter be provided by law- and in case of.., substitute. vacancy by death of such supervisor, or by reason of sickness, 0r'1 other disability to perform the duties of such local supervisor oft f. his ward the associate alderman of the same ward is hereby,e authorized to perform his duties until such disability shall cease. And a certificate of appointment from the supervisor, or in case of his death or inability to give such certificate, a certificate of the:' mayor shall be sufficient authority to entitle such associate alder-: man to recognition, if objected to, as the proper representative for his ward for the time being, at any meeting of the board of super Who to be visors of Ingham county. He shall, in addition thereto, exercises health officer. the duties and functions of health officer of his ward, and by virtue ,u of his office shall be the member from said ward of the city board of health of said ward, and perform all the duties as such member" as provided in title seven of this act. CITY CLERK. Clerk—duties SEC. 7. The city clerk shall keep the corporate seal, and all the, and powers of. documents, official bonds, papers, files and records of the.city not• by this act or the ordinances of the city intrusted to some other.' Amount of officer. He shall .be clerk of the council shall attend its meet-' licenses to be reported to ings, record all its proceedings, ordinances and resolutions, an council. shall countersign and register all licenses granted, and report the To make certi- same, with the amount thereof, to the auditor. He shall, when fled cosies of records: required, make and certify, under the seal of the city, copies of the> papers and records filed and kept in his office, and such copies; 4 shall be evidence in all places of the matters therein contained to: the same extent'that the original -would be. He shall possess and' exercise the powers of township clerk so far as the same ar' ' required to be performed within the city; and he shall;have author Fees of. ity to administer oaths and affirmations. The clerk shall 11 be entitled to a fee of fifty cents for each and every license-issued by° him, to be paid by the person obtaining the same. Clerk's duty to SEC. 8. The city clerk shall draw all warrants upon the treasury;t: draw all war- rants for pas. for the payment,of all claims duly allowed by the common council, clai;s f all or for any and all moneys in said treasurer's :hands, whenever• properly called for by said school board, or its duly authorized'Y representative, subject to the requirement of this act designating Clerk ountpOrt the proper fund from which payment should be made. When any thereof to tag or money shall be levied, raised, or appropriated, the clerk treasurer shall report the amount thereof to the city treasurer and auditor,,and auditor. pr, „stating the objects and funds for which it is levied; raised or; unts thereof to be credited to each fund appropriated, and the amo j r CITY OF LANSING. 23 ' SEC. J. He shall exercise a general supervision over all officers clerk to have charge of books, <:cli, din any manner with the receipt, collection and disburse; vouchers,etc. menu of the city revenues, and over all tlxe property and assets of R�.tlie city; he shall have charge of all books, vouchers acid docu- ments relating to the accounts, contracts, debts and revenues of the city, not otherwise provided for; he shall countersign and .register all bonds issued, and keep a list of all property and effects belonging to the city, and. of a1.1 its debts an(l liabilities, and shall . perform such other duties pertaining to his office as the common fl'council may require by resolution or otherwise. SEC. 10. The clerk shall be the sealer of weights and measures sealerof�e for the said city, and shall perform all the duties of township clerk, weights,etc. 4so far as the same applies to the sealing of weights. Sr c. 11. The clerk shall. publish for one week in a newspaper Clerk to pubes. printed in the city, all the ordinances passed by common council, lishfor the violation of which any penalty may be imposed. ' cxTT TREASURER. SEC. 12. The cit r treasurer shall have the custod of all move T y s Treasurer- 3 � , duties and `';bonds, mortgages, notes, leases and evidences of value belonging;powers of- :to the city, and shall collect all taxes levied or assessed in the city,", nand for that purpose he shall give bonds to said city in such sum Bond of. and with such surety or sureties as the common council shall ` �x`equire and approve; and. such treasurer shall also give to the treasurer of the county of Ingham such further security as is or `reafter be required by law of the several township treas- urers of the several townships of this State; the city treasurer To pap money E'shall pay no money out of the treasury except in pursuance and Waiants_ :by authority of law, and on a warrant signed by the clerk and countersigned by the auditor, which shall specify the purpose for "which the amount thereof is to be paid, and the fund from which it is to be paid, and lie shall keep an accurate account of and be To keep account :oharged with all taxes and moneys appropriated, raised or recei�Tec of moneys' for each; fund of the city, and shall keep a separate account for „each fund, and shall pay every warrant out of the particular fund ;constituted or.raised for the purpose. for which said warrant was issued, and having the name of such fund indorsed thereon by the auditor. For the purpose of the collection and return of all taxes General law An:d the return of property,delinquent for the non-payment of powers sameas township :taxes, and for the purpose of suits for the collection of taxes, the treasurer• said treasurer, on giving the bonds or surety so required, shall ,possess all .the, powers and perform all the duties of the several - :township treasurers of this State as prescribed by law, and shall also perform such other,duties respecting the collection and return of taxes as'this act >imposes. SEC. 13. The treasurer .shall- render to the council on the first Monthly Monday of every month, and oftener if required, a report of the report of. amounts received and credited by him to each fund; and on what account received and the amounts paid. out by him from each fund during the preceding month, and the amount of money 24 CHARTER OF THE T n e boor remaining in each f and on the day of his report. The books and inspection. accounts of the treasurer shall at all reasonable hours be open to; Annual the inspection of any taxpayer of said city. The.treasurer shall report of: exhibit to the common council at the last regular meeting in the, month of April a full and fair account of the receipts and expendi- tures after the date of his, or the last annual report, and also the state of the treasury, which accounts shall be referred to a com- mittee for examination, and, if found to be correct, shall be filed and published. Treasurer pro- SEC. 14. The city treasurer shall keep all moneys in his hands hfbited from using city mon. belonging to the city separate and distinct from his own moneys, eys for personal benefit. and he is hereby 1 using,g,prohibited from usin either directly .or ixidi-be rectly, the city moneys, warrants or evidences of debt, or any of the school or library funds in his custody or keeping, for his own Treasurer's use or benefit, or that of any other person; and the city treasurer receipts to be countersigned is hereby prohibited from.issuing any receipt 'for taxes, or,other by auditor. moneys coaling into his hands as treasurer of the city without.the same has been countersigned by the auditor. Any violation of this section shall subject him to immediate removal. from office by the city council, who are hereby authorized to daclare the office vacant and to appoint his successor for the remainder of his term." CITY ASSESSORS. Assessors— SEc. 15. The annual assessment of property;:in the several wards duties or. shall be made by the city assessors, as herein provided. And the assessor whose term just expires shall be a member of the board of supervisors, an&as such shall exercise the same functions, perform the same duties, and receive the same compensation as supervisors, of townships. It shall be the duty of the city ,assessors to, severally take the assessments and make assessment rolls in such wards of the city as may be designated by the common council.; except that in making special assessment rolls the city assessors shall act as a board, a majority of whom shall be competent to make and certify any special assessment ordered by the council. ,It shall be the duty of the common council at its first meeting after each annual election, or as soon thereafter as practicable, to designate by resolution the .ward or wards in which the .city assessors, naming them, shall make the general assessments and assessment rolls for the ensuing year; Provided, howevery That the same assessor shall not be designated by the council to act as assessor in the same ward or wards two years consecutively. And, Provided, .further, That each assessor shall be.so shifted Eby the council as to take the assessment in each ward of the city during the full term of his office. CITY ATTORNEY. City attorney— SEC. 16. The city attorney, in addition to the other duties pre- ;duties of. scribed in this act, shall be the legal advisor of the council and.of all officers of the city, and shall_act as the`attorney and solicitor CITY OF LANSING. 2J " for the city'in all legal proceedings in which. the city is interested, he shall prosecute for offenses against the ordinances of the city. CITY &UDITOR. " SEc. 1�"!. The city r auditor shall be the accountant of the City,r tJityauditor— ' powera and ,,, nd shall enter upon his books the number of all receipts issued. duties of. ,la<by the treasurer for .taxes or other moneys belonging to the city, also ,the name of the person entered in said receipt, with the )amount of the same, giving each. fund designated in said receipt credit for the amounts noted. therein; he shall also countersign all the receipts issued. He shall enter all orders issued by the clerk sand allowed. by him in his books, charging the amount of the same to the fund on which said order is drawn. He shall beep a com- `,plete set of books exhibiting the financial condition of the city, _With all its resources and liabilities, by funds in detail. When I'any such fund or appropriation has;'been exhausted by warrants - drawn thereon, or by appropriations or liabilities and expenses ;actually made or contracted for, and to be paid out of such fund or appropriation, the auditor shall advise the common council thereof at its next meeting. The auditor shall open an account th the treasurer, in which he shall charge said treasurer with the whole:amount of taxes, general and special, levied in said city; also the whole amount in detail of all bonds, notes, mortgages, leases, rents, interest and other moneys receivable, in order that tl slue and description of all personal property belonging-to the corporation may at any time be known. He shall also keep a list of _:all the property, real, personal and mixed, belonging to the Q corporation, and of all its debts and liabilities, in order that the ::amount of the moneys and liabilities of the corporation may, at ;any time, be known at his office. The auditor shall also open ":..accounts with the treasurer, in which he shall charge him with all ;the moneys appropriated, raised or received for each of the several hands of the corporation, and credit him for all the warrants drawn. thereon, keeping a separate account with the debit and credit for each fund, charging every warrant drawn to the account oI the particular fund constituted or raised for the specific purpose ,_�f or which such warrant is drawn, in order that it may be known at.his office when each fund has been exhausted, and what balance; if any, may remain therein. The city auditor shall countersign all orders.for the payment of money out of the city-treasury, after ,,having ascertained from the minutes that it has been appropriated by the common council, and he shall make a record of all orders so countersigned, and shall perform such other duties as the .common council shall, by resolution or ordinance, prescribed, and such other duties as are prescribed by this act. CITY ENGINEER. 4 'rc. 18. The city engineer shall have and. exercise within the 26 CHARTER OF THE puweTs gin er city the like powers and duties as are conferred by law upon- and duties of, county surveyors, and the like effect and validity shall be given to. his official acts, surveys and plats, as are given by law to the ,acts and surveys Of county surveyors. He shall make all necessary plats, maps, surveys, diagrams and estimates, plans and specifica- tions, required by the council, board of public works or officers of, the city, relating to the public improvements, buildings, grounds and streets of the city. CONSTABLES. Constables-- SEC. 19. The constables of the city shall have the like _power' powers,duties, and liabilities of and authority in matters of civil and criminal nature, and in rela- tion to the service of all manner of criminal process, as are con.: (erred by law upon constables in townships, and shall receive the: like fees for their services. They shall have power also to server all processes issued for the breaches of the ordinances of the city;' they shall obey all lawful orders of the mayor, alder"rnen and chief of police, and of any court or justice of the peace, exercising' jurisdiction, in causes for breaches of the ordinances of the city,:' and shall discharge all duties required'of them by any ordinance; resolution or regulation of the council, and for any neglect or~ refusal to perform any duty required of him every constable shall: b be subject to a penalty of not less than five nor more than fifty Bonds. dollars. Every constable before entering upon the duties of his office shall give such security for the performance of the duties of r his office as is required of constables in townships, or as may be required by the council, and file the same with the city clerk. " JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.Justices—;aria—SEC. 20. The justices of the peace of said city shall file their diction and powers of, oaths of office in the office of the clerk of the county"of Ingham; and shall have, in addition to the jurisdiction conferred by this, act on them, the same jurisdiction, powers and duties conferred on justices of the peace in townships, and shall have such juris diction to hear, try and determine all .actions arising within said city for the recovery of the possession of lands under the provisions. of chapter two hundred and eleven of the compiled laws and the acts amendatory thereto, as is conferred upon justices of the peace N11of townships, to hear, try and determine cases arising within" townships under said chapter of the compiled laws and the amendatory acts. Bonds of. SEC, 21. In addition to the security now required by law to be- given by justices of the peace, each of the justices of the peace_ ' shall before entering upon the duties of his office exepu:te a 'bond: pi to the;city of Lansing; with one or more sufficient sureties,.to be approved by the mayor, of the city, which approval shall :be indorsed on said bond, in the penalty of one, thousand, dollars,. conditioned for the faithful-performance of his duties as a police- G } CITY OF LANSING. 27 '.ee of said city, and to pay over the moneys so collected, and make his report as in this act required. SEC. 22. It shall be the duty of the justices of the peace of said Duties of under city ordinances. �.�city .tokeep their offices in said city, and, to attend to all coin- plaints of a criminal nature which may properly come before ahem, and they shall receive for their services when engaged in .:;eases for the violations of the ordinances of said city such fees as ,"the common council shall by ordinance prescribe. SEC. 23. All fines, penalties or forfeitures recovered before any Collectiondispositionof of said justices for violation Of any city ordinance shall, when fines by. ;e; llected, be paid into the city treasury, and each of said justices all report on oath to the common council, at the first regular "..meeting thereof in each month, during the terns for which he 3.; shalI perform the duties of such. justice, the number and name of every person against whom judgment shall have been rendered for ,.k—,Lch fine, penalty or forfeiture, and all moneys by him received <"'for and on account thereof:, which moneys so received or which may be in his hands, collected on such fine, penalty or forfeiture, shall be paid. into said city treasury on the first Monday `of each and every month during the time such justice shall ;exercise the duties of said office, and for any neglect in this par- ocular he may be suspended or removed as hereinafter -provided. EC. 24. It shall be the duty of each justice of the peace, at the a��ount With :first regular meeting of the common council,. in each of the council quar- m�nths of August, November, February and May, in each year, teriy. ccount on Oath, before the common council, for all such ;moneys, goods, wares and merchandise, seized as stolen property, as`then shall remain lunclaimed in the offices of either of said.jus- tices of the peace, and immediately thereafter to give notice for four weeks in one of the public newspapers printed in said city, to a;Il persons interested or claiming such property: .Provided,toien property.. always, That if any.goods, wares, merchandise or chattels of a position o ifi_ perishable nature, or which shall be expensive to keep, shall at perishable any time remain unclaimed in the office of either of said justices, goons. it shall be lawful for such justices to sell the same at public auction, at such time, and after such notice as to 'him and the said common council seem proper. SEC. 25.. It shall be the duty of each Of the justices of the stolen property_care and dis- -upeace aforesaid, who may recover or obtain possession of any stolen position of by ':property, on receiving satisfactory proof of property from the justices. A_!Owner, to deliver such property to the Owner thereof, on his pay- ing all,necessary and reasonable expenses which may have been ✓ incurred in the recovering, preservation, or sustenance of such property, and the expenses of advertising the same, unless the ",attorney of the city, or the prosecuting attorney of the county of .' Ingham, shall otherwise direct. SEC. U. It shall be the duty of each of the justices of the Idem. F ,peace as' aforesaid, to _cause all property unclaimed after the expiration of the notice specified in the last preceding section but n of this act, money, excepted, to be sold` at public auction to f1 28 CHARTER , OF THE, i the highest bidder, finless the prosecuting attorney of the county of Ingharn sliall direct that it shall remain unsold for a longer period, to be used as evidence in the administration of justice and the proceeds thereof forthwith to pay to the treasurer of the said city; together with all the money, if any, which shall remain in his hands after such notice, as aforesaid, first. deducting the charges of said notices of sale. -Justices—juris- SEc. 27. The justices of the peace of said city shall have full diction of in eases under city power and authority, acid it is Hereby made the duty of any such ordinance. ustice upon complaint to him in. writing on oath to inquire � j � p p b� a g into, and try and determine all offenses which shall be committed within said city against any of the by-laws or ordinances which shall be made by the common council, in pursuance of the powers z granted by this act, and to punish the offenders, as by said by-lawk r! or ordinances shall be prescribed or directed; to award. all process, a' tape recognizances for the-appearance of the person charged, and s' upon appeal, and to commit to prison, as occasion. may require! 'Proviso—com- Provided, That any person .making said complaint ( except cit3 Tlainants to give security officers) shall give security for costs in the same manner as i, 4or costs• required in criminal cases under the general laws of this State; which security shall have the same force and effect, and judgmeni shall be rendered against said' complainant and surety, and execu tion issued thereon, when. the justice shall be satisfied there wa, not reasonable cause for making said complaint. "warrants— SEc.. 28. Whenever any person shall 1 be charged with having ee vi eno, violated any ordinance of the common council, by which the offender is liable to imprisonment.any of the justices of the peacE { of said city, to,whom complaint shall be made in writing, and of oath, shall. issue a warrant directed to the marshal of the city o'i Lansing, or to the sheriff or any constable of the county of Ing• r ham, commanding him forthwith to bring the body of such per- son before him, to be dealt with according to law; and the marshal or other officer to whom said warrant shall be deliverer for service,'is hereby required to execute the same in any,part b' this 'State, where such offender may be found, under the penaltie which are by law incurred by sheriffs and other officers for neg- lecting or refusing to execute other criminal process. Justices—civil jurisdiction of. SEc. 29. The justices of the peace in the said city exercising civil jurisdiction shall be deemed justices of the peace of thf county of Ingham, and shall be subject to the general laws of tht State in relation to civil cases before justices of the peace am appeals from their judgment may be made to the circuit court fo; the county of Ingham, in the same manner as appeals from justices'judgment in towns are made, except as herein otherwis( provided. Criminal SEc. 30. The justices of the peace of said city shall have all th, .jurisdictionof. authority.of justices of the peace in towns, in criminal matters and shall have all.the authority and perform all the duties herein before provided and required of them, and shall hold a court daiD i if necessary. i a;'L My t ' CITY OF LANSING. 2g� MISCELLANEOUS OFFICERS. t. SEC. 31. The poundmasters, pound criers, inspectors of Eire otherofl'icers wood and weighmasters shall perforin such duties and, if required, sub5ec,ordinan o. :'shall file such securities as the common council shall by ordinance e;or resolution direct. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS. SEc. 32. The common council shall annually determine the Saiaries-do- i:salary or compensation to be paid to the several officers of said etcter., of, ;`-city. The salary or rate of compensation of any officer elected. or ppointed by authority of this act shall not be incleased or dimin- hed. during the year. TITLE VI. BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS. '.* ;.;SECTION 1. The common council shall appoint on the.first Monday Beard of police- May in the year eighteen hundred and n and fire com-missioners. thereafter as may be, six suitable persons, electors of the city of ,' , Lansing, one from each ward, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same political party, who shall constitute a board of ^rice and fire commissioners for said city; two of whom shall be Tinted for one year, two for two years, and two for three years, rand thereafter two shall in like manner be appointed annually to ;hold their' .offices for the term of three years. Said board, or a :majority of them shall have full power to try and determine all ,1,6omplaints against the marshal, or any policeman or watchman of, the city; against the fire wardens, chief engineer, assistant engineer, and all other persons employed in the fire department of `said city, and to remove them or any of them summarily, or on_con- viction for insubordination, neglect of duty, or violation of any ordinance, rules, :or regulations, or violation of any law of this,' ,t State or city. The city clerk. shall be clerk of said board, and `shall keep its records. Said commissioners shall receive no com- pensatiois, and7 they may be removed for the same causes and upon the same proceedings as a member of the common council. ., In ,case any vacancy occurs, the mayor shall in the same manner appoint some person to fill the unexpired portion of the term. Such board when convened for the purposes mentioned Idem, ain :the preceding section, shall be vested with the full power to -'subpoena witnesses, issue warrants, compel the attendance of wit- } .�nesses., administer oaths, take and record testimony, and to do such other acts as may be lawful to be done by any court for the :purposes mentioned in said section. t i Appointment SEC. 3. The said board of police and fire commissioners shall of marshal, ;have power to appoint a city marshal, a captain of police, and such capcafaofpolice, and other er officers and policemen and watchmen with pay, and such officers. fiber of policemen and watchmen without pay, as the said board 4 30 CHARTER .OF TGIF Iq shall deem expedient; Provided- No greater number of policemen or watchmen with pay shall .be appointed than shall be authorized a by the common council, and. the expenses therefor provided. Iii mergency or apprehended danger from riot or time of special e !' other cause, said board may appoint as nl-any patrolmen with or without compensation as they may deem expedient; said board shall have charge and supervision of the city penitentiary,-and shall appoint all officers necessary therefor, prescribe their power, and duties, regulate the tim6 and manner that prisoners shall b(, kept at labor,. and make such rules and orders concerning the Ji,-'' good government and regulations of said penitentiary as they ma3 deem necessary and proper; said board shall also appoint one chief engineer and oAe assistant engineer of the fire department, and aF many fire wardens as they-shall from time to time deer necessary Prot!ided, No other or greater number of firemen shall bt appointed by said board than the common council shall authorize to be employed and paid. The marshal shall be chief of police o; the city, subject to the direction of the council and board. of policE and fire commissioners. As peace officer he shall be vested witl ' all the powers of sheriff for the preservation of quiet and goo( x1 order. a;4 Powers of the SEC. 4. Said board shall assume and exercise the entire contro board. of the police force and of the fire department of said city. I shall have the custody and control of all. public property, books records and equipments belonging to the police and fire depart meat, and shall have power to erect and maintain all such lines o telegraph or telephone in such places within said city as, for th purposes of police or fire protection, the board shall deem nece sary, whenever the common council shall authorize the establisl went of said .telegraph or telephone line or lines, and provide fo the costs thereof, 'official-oath of SEC. 5. Any member of the police force or fire departmeii :appointees' appointed by said board shall, before entering upon the duties c his office, make and file with the city clerk the official oaf required by law. After filing,said oath the marshal, captain e #: police and policemen so appointed shall possess all the powers c Service of constables. They shall have the power to serve any warran! process be p° order or process whatsoever, issued or directed by any justice c > the peace, judge, court or officer of the State of Michigan, in th X' execution of the law of this state for the prevention of crimes an the punishment of offenders against the police laws and reguh Lions of the city or State. Duties of board SEC. 6. It shall be the duty of said board, and of the polio and appointees force hereb constituted, at all times of the day and night as to preserving y tgea enbetc. within the boundaries of said city, .to preserve the public pea ce, t } prevent crimes and arrest offenders, pursue and arrest any perso fleeing from justice, in any part of the State; to snake complair to the proper officer or. magistrate of any person known c , believed by them to be guilty of the violation of the ordinances c the city or the penal laws of the State;to guard the public healtl j to enforce all the laws of the State, and all-ordinances; orders an CITE' OF LANSING. 31 ;r^~Motions of the common council of said city. No member of board of police and fire commissioners, or of the police force shall receive or share, under any pretense whatever, in any pies- fees, gift or emolument for police service other than the reg- ��' ular salary and pay, and all money and fees received by them shall be paid into the city treasury for the city. .. tain of police, policemen, chief compensation SEC. 7. The marshal, cap of marshal,po- :engineer, assistant engineer, nzeml m >ers of the fire department and ticemen,etc. ;fire wardens shall receive such salary or compensation as the com- m on council shall prescribe. SEa. S. The board of police and fire commissioners shall have Board to have custody of all the custody and general supervision of the fire engines, buckets, fire.engines and c ;.;horses, hooks, ladders, hose, public cisterns and other conven- nrope9 fences for the extinguishment and prevention of fires, and it shall be their duty to see that the same are kept in order, and to see :that the laws and ordinances relating to the prevention and extinguishment of fires are duly executed, and to make detailed and particular report of the state of the department and of the t , conduct.of the engineers and firemen to the common council at ~such times as shall be prescribed by the common council; they Board may : i1ay. irect the manner in which the bells or whistles of the city directlts tering- [ t ;shall be tolled, rung or blown, in case of fire, and may impose Within the city. ,':penalty for tolling, ringing or blowing such bells or whistles at ::su:ch time in any other manner than during the fire or alarm of fire.. qEc. 9. The board may regulate and direct the construction of Regulations as b to safe deposits deposits for ashes, and may require the cleaning out of for ashes,etc. chimneys, fines, stovepipes and all other conductors of smoke, and upon, the neglect of the owner or occupant of any house, terse- r ment, or building of any description having therein any chimneys, flues stovepipes or other conductors of smoke, to clean the same rafter they shall have been directed by said board so to do, the ':board may cause the same to be cleaned, and the expense thereof l -shall be a.charge against the property, and shall, under the direc- E lion of the council, be collected as other taxes. E, _.SEC. 10. For the purpose of enforcing any regulation or ordi-,bona Janet., :trance of the common council relating to the preventing and for the preven- tion of fires. ty =extinguishment of fires, the,board of police and fire commissioners, _gar any officer appointed by them, may enter into:and examine all [ ° Awelling houses, buildings, and tenements of any description, and :all lots, yards and enclosures, and shall cause such as are danger- . " ,au, s to be put in safe condition, and may inspect all hearths, fire- .places, stovepipes, flues, chimneys or other conductors of smoke, '21`,or any appurtenances or device in which fire may be used, or in which fire may be applied, and remove and make the same safe at i the expense of the owner or occupant of the building in which the t ;same may be, and generally to exercise such powers and duties as common council shall deem necessary to guard the city fromM t tlie,calamity of fire. Removal of SEC. 11. The common council shall have power to remove any member of J board by com- 1 mber of.the board from office by a three-fourths vote. mon council. r;X 32 CHAPTER OF THE j TITLE VII. OF PUBLIC HEALTH. y Board f SECTION1. It shall be the duty of the common council appoint a city physician, who shall, with the supervisors.of the several wards, constitute the board of health of said city. Powers and SEC. 2. The said board. of health shall have power, and it shall' duties of. be their duty to take such measures as shall be deemed efEectuatf to prevent the entrance of any pestilential or infectious disease`. into the city; to stop, detain, and examine for that purpose, ever l p p Y= i. person coming from any place infected, or believed to be infected,; with such a disease; to establish,' maintain and regulate a pest j house or hospital at some place within the city, or not exceeding - !��} three miles beyond its bounds; to cause any person not being a` resident of the city, or if a resident of the city, who is not any inhabitant of this State, and who shall be, or be suspected of being.E infected with any such disease, to be sent to such pest-house or', hospital*; to cause any resident of the city infected with airy such disease, to be removed to such pest-house or hospital,if the health`, !, physician and two other physicians of the city, including the; attending physician of the sick person, if he have one, shall certify ' that the removal of such resident is necessary for the preservation!. of the public health; to remove from the city, or destroy any fur-, (m> niture, wearing apparel, goods, wares, or merchandise, or .other; articles or' ro ert of an hind which shall be suspected of being p p Y Y _ � p a tainted or infected with any pestilence, or which shall be in, or, likely to pass into, such a state as to generate or propagate disease; to.abate all nuisances of every description which are or may be ' injurious to the-public health in any way, and in any manner they may deem expedient, and from time to time, to do all acts, make all regulations, and pass all ordinances which they shall deem nee'; ! essary or expedient for the preservation of health, and the sup-, r'` pression of disease in the city, and to carry into effect and execute the powers hereby granted. Report of ca.ses SEC. 3. The owner, driver, conductor or person in charge of of infectious diseases to. any stage coach, railroad car, or other public conveyance which shall enter into the city, having on board' any person sick of a malignant fever or pestilential or infectious disease, shall, within two hours after the arrival of such person, report in writing the fact, with the name of such person, and the house or place where he'was put down in the city, to the mayor or some member or X,a Failure-to officer of the board of health; and any and every neglect to com- make' ply with these provisAs, or any of them, shall be a misdemeanor, punishable with fine and imprisonment. Penalty for SEC. 4. Any person who shall knowingly bring or procure, or bringing in- fectious dis- cause to be brought into the city any property of any kind "' eases into city' tainted or infected with any malignant fever or pestilential or infectious disease, Shall be guilty:'of misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment. „ SEC. 5. Every Beeper of an inn or boarding house, or lodging 7�i Mkl CITY OF LANSING. �3 la , in the city, who shall have in his house at any time any Duties of hotel Bio— traveler, boatman, or sailor; shall report the fact and the`keepers,regard to ,nam.e of the person in writing, within six hours after he came to disease• the house or was taken sick therein, to the mayor, or some officer or•member of the board of health; every physician in the City Physicians to shall report under his hand, to one of the officers above named report to board: of health. fhe name, residence, and disease of every patient whom lie shall have sick of any infectious or pestilentialllisease within six hours After he shall have visited such patient. A violation of either of Penalty for the-provisions of this section, or any part of either of them, shall failure' b,e a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment, the fine riot to exceed one hundred dollars, nor the imprisonment six months. 4 °SEc. 6. Whenever in the .opinion of the common council, any Dangerous buildings,etc.,. b iIding, fence, or other erection of any kind, or .any part removal of. thereof is liable to fall down, and persons or propert3T may thereby Abe endangered, they may order any owner or occupant of the premises on which such building, fence, or other erection stands, tI take down the same or any part thereof, within a reasonable Buie, to be fixed by the order, or immediately, as the case may require, and in case the order is not complied with, cause the same to be taken,down at the expense of the city, on ,account of lie owner of the premises, and assess the expense on the land on hich it'stood. The order, if not immediate in its terms, may eserved on any occupant of the premises,..or be published in the C' apers, as the.common council shall direct. rvbEc. 7. The city clerk shall be the clerk of the board of health, who to be red shall attend the meetings thereof, and keep a. record of its clerk of board. t proceedings, and such record, or a duly certified copy of the same, ,r. any part thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts herein contained, in any court or before any. officer. `SEC: 8. The members of said board of health shall receive such Pay of members compensation for their services as the common Council shall deem of hrd of zeasonable, to be paid from the general contingent fund of said pity. SEc. 9. All fines imposed under this title shall belong to the Fines under this title—diepoei- city, and when collected shall be paid into the city treasury, and tion of. e devoted to the maintenance and support of the pest house, or of'any hospital that may be hereafter established by the city. TITLE VIII. CEMETERIES. / - "SEctioN 1. The city may acquire, hold and own such Cemetery cemeteries— or public burial place or places, either within or without the limits acquisition of . f the corporation, as in the opinion of the council shall be neces- sary for the public welfare and suitable for the convenience of he inhabitants. The council may prohibit the. interment of the ep,1 within the City, or_ may limit such ,interments therein to u emetery or burial places as they may prescribe; and the coup- ;,` 3 34 CHARTER OF THE cil may cause any bodies buried within the city, in violation -ice made in respect to such burials, to be take ". any rule or ordinal up and buried elsewhere. The council may also prescribe they tiuie and manner of removing any bodies from any cemetery within the city, or from any cemetery grounds owned by the city without the city limits. Vacation of old In case the council may desire to vacate any cemetery grounds cemeteries. belonging to the city, 4thin the city limits, they shall so declare; by resolution, which resolution shall state the time limited for the removal of all bodies from said cemetery grounds which shall, not be less than two years, nor more than five years, from the passage of such. resolution. In case of the neglect or refusal of any person or persons, owning or occupying grounds in any such cemetery, to remove the bodies interred on any such grounds,witt i the furniture or fixtures thereon, within the time limited by the resolution of the council herein specified, it shall be lawful foi the common council to cause any and all such bodies, with th tombstones or other fixtures on or around any lot or lots fron' which the same is taken, to'be removed to the cemetery groundi 1" in use by the city, within reasonable time thereafter at the A expense of the city. .The city shall become possessed of any an(' ' all lots or grounds in any cemetery vacated as herein prescriber by paying a reasonable sum to ,the owner or owners for thi f property so taken, which sum shall be determined, and .tli amount paid, in the manner prescribed in this act for taking pr vate propery for public use. As an offset to any such sum s allowed, in case where bodies have been removed by the city, council may charge the price of the lot in the new cemetery, ti r i which any such bodies shall be removed, and pay the balance i In oney: Provided, The price so charged for any such lot shall .17 the regular schedule price thereof, as fixed by the cemetery tru, tees: And provided further, That the lots in the new cemeter to which any such bodies shall be removed shall be deeded to th persons legally entitled to demand or claim the same wheneve applied for; and the officers of the city whose, duty it is to execut such deeds, shall be satisfied that they are making conveyances f those legally entitled to claim title to such lands. Disposition.of SEc. 2. When the dead shall be fully removed from any cenir vacated so ter. round owned b said city, it shall be lawful for the commo i vacated. y � y council to sell and convey said grounds, and the money receive from the sale thereof shall be set aside by,said common council a sinking fund to be applied to the payment of the debt create against said city in the purchase and adornment of the new cemi tery grounds,:known as Mount Rope Cemetery, and in the evei of payment of said bonds by said city before the sale of any suc cemetery grounds, the common council shall determine how suc p money shall be disposed of. Raising of SEc. 3. The.council may, within the limitations of this act col } funds to par- chase,etc., tained,-raise and appropriate such sums as may be necessary b cemetery the purchase of cemetery grounds, and for the .improvemen grounds. ,;, ' adornment, protection and care.of any cemetery owned by the cit CITY OF LANSING. 35 S.EC. 4. The common council may appoint three trustees at cemetery trus- tees—appoint- ment,1 first meeting in May, eighteen hundred seventy-five, or as etc„of, �nsou_ thereafter as may be, who shall be freeholders and electors in u lie city, and who, with the city clerk, shall constitute a ``board of cemetery trustees.". The three trustees so appointed shall hold tlieir offices for the term of three years, except that, at the first ,',appointment, one shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, and one for the terns of three ,years from the first Monday May, eighteen hundred seventy-five, and annually thereafter ?,:one trustee shall be appointed. The council may remove any trustee so appointed for inattention to his du-ties, want of proper U gment, skill or taste for the proper discharge of the duties "required by him or other good cause. The three trustees shall =receive no compensation,for their services. The clerk shall receive no:additional salary as clerk of this board. The board of cemetery trustees shall. appoint "one of OrganizatioU ng polders of. ;their number chairman, and the city clerk shall be clerk of the ;'Uboard. The board of cemetery trustees shall also have power, and they are hereby authorized, to appoint one city sexton, who shall be:subject to removal by said board for neglect of duty, or other caazse or causes, and who shall be,,in all matters pertaining to the 16are and management of said cemetery and cemetery grounds, under control of said board. Said sexton shall receive such salary asthe common council shall, by ordinance or resolution, direct. And thelcommon council may, by ordinance, invest the board with aich powers and authority as may be necessary for the care, man-ant ,and preservation of such cemetery and grounds, the ,ton-Los and monuments therein, and the appurtenances thereof, ,and in addition to the duties herein mentioned, the board shall perform such other duties as the council may prescribe. Vi,£r; =SEc. 6.. Said board, subject to the directions and ordinances of Duties of—care and improve- fvhe council, shall have: the care and management of any such went of cem- cemetery or burial place or places and shall direct the improve- etery. ents and embellishments of the ground; cause such grounds to lje:laid out into lots, avenues and walks; the lots to be numbered, sand the avenues and walks to be named; and the plats thereof to 1?e„made and recorded in the office of the city clerk. The board sale of lots by. hall fix the price of lots, and make the sales thereof. The con- eyances of such lots shall be executed on behalf of the city, by he city clerk; and be recorded in his office at the expense of the purchaser. SE . 7. Said board shall direct and control all labor performed Rules forbe made in said cemetery, expend the money provided for the care and by. mprovements of the grounds, enforce the ordinances of the city 4 anade'for the management and :care thereof, and make.such rules :and regulations for the burial of the dead, the care and protection ,of the grounds, monuments and appurtenance of the cemetery, and the orderly conduct of persons visiting the grounds; as may be consistent with the ordinances of the city and the laws of the Mate. E,C. 8. All moneys raised for any public cemetery authorized fit { 36 CHARTER OF THE Cemetery fund by this act, and all moneys received from the .sale of lots therein how consti- tuted. or otherwise therefrom shall be paid into the city treasury and constitute a fund to be denominated the "cemetery fund." Said ; fund shall not be devoted or applied to any other purpose except : the purposes of such cemetery. The board of trustees shall report to the council annually on the last Monday in April, and oftener when the council shall so require, the amount of all moneys s received into and owing to the cemetery fund, and from what source and from whom, and the date, amount, items and purpose of allexpenditures and liabilities incurred, and to whom paid and by whom incurred and such other matters as the council shall require to be reported, which report shall be verified by the oath. of the clerk of the board. Ordinances SEC. 9. The common council may pass and enforce all oidi relative cemeteries. nances necessary to carry into effect the provisions herein, and t0� control or regulate any cemetery or burial place owned by the city whether within or without the city limits, and the improvement: y thereof, and to ,protect the same and the appurtenances thereof; from injury, and to punish violations of any lawful orders arid: regulations made by the board of cemetery trustees. ydem. SEC. 10. The council shall have power also to pass all ordinances': deemed necessary for the preservation and protection of any ceme tery or burial place within the city belonging to or under the con-` e trol of any church, religious society, corporation, company or association, and for the protection and preservation of the tombs, monuments and improvements thereof and the appurtenances a thereto. TITLE IX. { MARKETS. Markets— SECTION 1. The common council shall have the power to erect.` establishment, market houses, establish and regulate markets and market places. etc„of. for the sale of meats, fish, fruits, vegetables and other provisions,', ustenance, convenience and comfort and articles necessary to the s of the inhabitants, to prescribe the time for opening and closing I and 'description of articles which may be s01 the same, the d and the stands and places to be occupied by the venders. ?, iWistion of. SEC. 2. The common council may adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to prevent fraud and preserve £: order in the markets, and may authorize the immediate seizure, arrest and removal from the market of any person violating its regulations, together with any articles in his or their possession., } and may authorize the seizure .and destruction of tainted or unsound meats or other provisions exposed for sale therein. TITLE X. I BOARD OF PUBLIC 'WORKS. f SECTION 1. There shall be created and constituted a board ofl CITY OF LAN SING. 37 4 public works in and for said city of Lansing, composed of six Board of public ` r 'fibers, not more than three of whom shall be members of one,works. p _ 61cal party, and who are qualified electors of said city, who 'shall be appointed by the common council of said city, and who shall serve without compensation. The members first composing Pr such board shall be appointed on the first-Monday of May, eighteen ;hundred and ninety-three, or as soon thereafter as may be, and. {l hold.their office, two for the term of one year, two for the ka V term of two years, and two for the term of three years from,the l; first. Monday of May, eighteen hundred ninety-three, and shall ",1�e chosen one each from th.e several wards of said city. And ,,,,,,,the common council shall annually thereafter, on the first Monday r ;�,of May, or as soon thereafter as may be, appoint two members of ; ,such board for the term of three years. The members first organization :,.appointed under this act, shall, within ten days from the date of of board. :their-appointment, or such further time as the common council shall fix, meet and organize the said board of public works by the ",,election of one of their number as president. And the common council shall thereupon and at all times thereafter provide the V' `board with suitable office rooms for its meetings and business uses, and supply record books, stationery and other things necessary for � the transaction of the public business in charge of said board, r.and provide for the payment in like manner as other accounts :against the city, of all necessa;y and lawful expenses incurred by ".,said board. Sm. 2. Said board of public works shall (after the said public To supervise ' construction of '- r ovements have been first,duly ordered by the common coon- sidewalks, a Aave supervision and charge of the construction and repair of bridges,etc.. all sidewalks, crosswalks, culverts, bridges, docks, fountains and reservoirs; the construction, repair and extension of all main and �lateral sewers and drains; the erection, alteration and repair of all . engine houses, police stations, city halls and other public buildings of every description in.said city, except school houses and build- - ings for water works; the deepening and cleaning of ditches and ;gutters; the cleaning, repairing, grading, paving,' planking, To supervise <graveling or covering with other material of all streets and alleys; ng,iec. f el E•1 the laying out and improvement of all parks and grounds; and streets• F shall, in addition'thereto, exercise such other powers and pefform Poch'other duties in the superintendence, construction and care of public works and improvements as the common council may from 'dime to time direct. See. 3. Whenever the common council of said city shall have Board to.deter_ mine kind and decided upon the making of any such public improvement, it estimate quan. shall so declare.by resolution; and the board of public works with tllil of to be a coilvenient -dispatch, shall determine as to the particular kind used in public =and estimate the quantity of materials to be used therefor, and improvements. .estimate in detail the probable cost and expense of such work, and `of the material to be used therein, and make a record thereof in their office; and cause to be prepared, as far as necessary, plans ' end specifications for such work or improvement, and report their determination and estimate to the common .:council. When such 3S CHARTER OF THE plans and specifications have been submitted to the common` council, and adopted by it, the said ,board of public works shah: (except in the case of the cleaning and deepening of ditches an ,gutters and the repair of streets and sidewalks) advertise for proposals for the furnishing of material and for the performance k of such work; and may require all bidders to furnish security fors T the performance of proposals tendered to said board if the bid isi accepted, and also security for any contract awarded; and all bids' submitted to said board shall be publicly opened by it, and as soon as may be thereafter, reported by the said board, together, with its recommendation in respect thereto, to the common;# council, and no contract shall be let by the said board Lentil it is thereunto duly authorized by the common council `Contracts made Sic. 4. All contracts made by said board shall be in.the name, by the board. of the city of Lansing, be first approved as to form by the city attorney,and be executed,by the president and clerk of said board,. and when made such board shall, in belialf of the city, haveI direction of the performance thereof. The board shall reserve the.; . right, in all contracts, to determine all questions as to the proper performance of such contracts, and as to the completion of th- work specified therein; and in case of the improper, dilatory or:._ 'imperfect performance thereof, to suspend work at anytime, to order the partial re-construction of the same, if improperly done; to re-let the workcovered by said contract, or any unfinished poi tion thereof, or by its employes to take possession and complete the same at the expense of the contractor. It shall also have the right by.proper provisions, in all contracts, to retain a sufficien amount from the, contract price to pay and discharge all debts incurred by the contractor for labor performed upon any public. worlds; and upon the failure of the contractor to pay the same, to make payment thereof to the parties entitled thereto, and charg W the amount so expended against the contract price. Said board, of public works is hereby authorized to commence and prosecute, in the name of said city, any suits or proceeding for the recovery of damages for the breach of any such contract entered into by said board, or to enforce the performance of any such contract Board may SEC. 5. ::Said board shall have the power to appoint, subject to appoint a city the approval of the common council, a city engineer, who shall41 engineer. hold office during the pleasure of the board, shall make all silrvey required for the laying out, construction, alteration, repair and;' improvement of streets, sewers, water mains, cemeteries, parks; public grounds and buildings, and prepare all necessary plans;= profiles and specifications therefor; and perform the civil engineering work of said city of every description, as required by the common council, the said board of public works, or by any Engineer may ' other lawful authority of said city. Said engineer may, subject appoint assist- to the approval of the board of public works, appoint such assist ants. pp ants under him as are required for the proper and prompt per forma-nee of his duties, and discharge such assistants at pleasure., Said board shall also have the power to appoint suitable persons, - who shall have'the personal supervision of the construction and CITY OF LA.NSING. 3.9 AL repair of public buildings; the grading, paving, improving, clean and care of streets, alleys and public grounds; the construe- 4ion and repair of sidewalks and the cleaning and deepening of ditches, drains and gutters, and also s ieh other subordinates as .may be necessary to enable the board to properly perform the duties d upon it. Said board shall recommend, but the �. .common council. shall have the power to fix, and shall fix, then _conspensation of said engineer, and other appointees of said board, " and all claims for the same shall.., when certified. by the board, be :submitted to the common council for allowance and payment in ;� s other claims against e city. the same manner,a the }: SEC. 6. The said board shall classify the various work under its Bywork under- "control, and keep an accurate account of the cost of each, and of its control and report same to ,,the amounts expended for construction, repairs and superintend- common council "1.ence, and salaries of employes, and also detailed accounts of a06 ll other matters under its charge and control, and upon the first K ` 'iiesclay of March in each year, and oftener if required by the conxmon council,•submit to it a statement shoe ins in detail the ",'progress and condition of all public improvements commenced or carried forward by said board; the character and. amount of all contracts made ' by the board; the moneys earned and paid ; ;;thereon, and all other information necessary to the full under- standing of the business conducted by said board. The ,board 4 shall, from time to time, also make estimates of the amounts earned and payable upon any contract for work done and materials y m-nished, and report the same to the common council, and there- n it shall be the duty of the common council without unreas- onable delay, ;to order payment from the proper funds of the =amount so reported. city attorney SEc. 7. The city attorney shall act as legal ,advisor of said and city clerk board, and the city clerk shall be by himself or his deputy, by tOduties o board ' `to be. appointed, the clerk thereof, and shall keep a full clerk. S' =�;record of its proceedings, showing the vote by ayes and nays of l; ,'each member upon every motion brought before or determined by said board, relative to the adoption of plans, letting of contracts, f approval of bonds, or the appointment of officers or employes, a ..:which record shall at all times be open to public inspection, and a $ ' <'copy thereof published within five days after each session in the : official newspaper of the city. A majority of the board shall }; .forma quorum for the transaction of business, but a,majority of j all members constituting said board shall be necessary to decide any questions,before the same. The board shall have the power to rower make rules and regu- yi =,make all such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be necessary lations for the ,-� - or expedient for the conduct of its business. It shall .have the conduct of busi- ness. i 'power to fix the duties, and at any time to suspend or discharge aixy of its appointees or employes, and appoint or employ others in their place as to the said board, the public interest may.seem to L . require. In case of the removal of the city engineer by the board, a the appointment of his successor shall be subject to the appoval of e common council.: SEC. S. All members of the said board, shall, before entering is '� 40 CHARTER OF TIE Members of upon the duties of their office, execute_a bond to the city of board to give bonds,etc. �gj Lansin in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of duties of said office, with sureties to be'. approved by the common council; and any member of said boar", who shall fail or neglect to give such bond within ten days afte> his appointment ay a member thereof, shall be deemed to have; resigned his office and the vacancy thereby created may be filled] by the appointment of the common council upon the nominatimi of the mayor, as in other cases. Members of SEC. 9. No member of said. board shall hold an elective office] ",board not to hold elective under the charter of said city, during continuance as a member of office under said board and his election to, and the acceptance of an office ix ;the city—re- p = .movai of mem- said city shall be deemed a resignation of membership, and shall bets'etc. vacate his office in-said board. No member of -said board shall t, be personally interested, either directly or indirectly, in any con- tract for any public workin said city, nor in the purchase, sale.,, or disposition of any material to be used or applied in of about any public work or improvement. Any member of said board may be at any time removed by the com-mon council of said city for official misconduct, or for the unfaithful or inefficient per formance of the duties of his office: Provided, That the charges against the said member sought to be removed, and the notice of the time and place of hearing the same, shall be served on hini at least ten days previous to the time so assigned, and an oppor tunity given him to make his defense. Whenever a member shall be removed. or a vacancy in said board shall occur by reason of the removal of any member thereof from said city, failure to exe4 cute the proper bond, resignation, death or otherwise, the, sameP shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the coma Mon council, upon the nomination of the mayor. J; Books, surveys, SEC. 10. All books, surveys, field notes, plats, plans, specifics.r -field notes,etc., to belong to the Lions, and other records of every description, relative to streets' c ty— eserva sewers, public grounds or buildings of the present city of Lansing shall forthwith .on the organization of the board of public worksw= be delivered to it, and the same, together with all future surveys,, surveyors' field notes, plats, records, plans, profiles and other papers connected with the work of the board, shall belong to the- city, and be carefully,preserved as public records. All contracts for public improvements rheretofore lawfully entered into by any, ' person with the city of Lansing, or any legally authorized board: or officers thereof, shall be carried out and completed, under the: direction of the said board of public works. Buildings and SEc. 11. The city may acquire, purchase, and erect all such grounds—ac- quisition and public buildings as may be required for the use of the corporation, disposition of. and may purchase, acquire, appropriate and own such real estate t ' as may be necessary for public grounds, parks, markets, public buildings and other purposes necessary or convenient for the pub- lie good and the execution of the powers conferred in this act,.and a such buildings or gounds, or any part thereof, may be sold, leased, mortgaged and-disposed of as occasion may require. SEC. 12. When the common council shall deem it for the public A,: i x:; a,. CITY OF LANSING. 41 iufexest, grounds and buildings for the city prisons, work houses, city may hold property for LF A Itals, pest houses, cemeteries, water works and other neces- public use out- „nary public uses may be purchased, erected and maintained beyond side o city limits,and --the corporate limits of the city; and in such cases the council enforce reguia- ttons relative ''.',shall have authority to enforce beyond the city limits, and over to sage, such lands-buildings and. property in the same planner and to k,,,,the same extent, as if they were situated within the city, all such Ordinances and police regulations as may be necessary for the care :arid protection thereof, and for the management and control of k ,=tlie persons kept or confined in such prisons, work houses or 'hospitals. SEC. 13. The council shall have authority to lay out, establish Parka—power of council over. ,;aud enlarge, or vacate and discontinue, public grounds and parks c,ithin the city, and to improve, light and ornament the same, ;and to regulate the care thereof, and to protect the same, and the appurtenances thereof, from obstructions, encroachments and snjury from all nuisances. SEC. 14. The council shall afford all fire and police protection Fire and police Protection to to property owned by the State, and bestow such care and atten- State property. Lion upon the streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, sewers and drains as , he, council shall deem necessary to such streets or avenues, upon 'which may be located any of the state's buildings, parks, ,or grounds. The State board of auditors shall allow the city of Lansing such sum or sums of money as would in the judgment of ,the city assessor be lawfully assessable for like purposes against ti property generally in said city of Lansing. And the auditor p al on the presentation of- such account duly signed shall ravr, his order on the state treasurer therefor. TITLE XI. SE`VERS, DRAINS AND WATER COURSES. SECTION L' The common council may establish, construct, and sewers,etc:- powers of coon- maintain sewers and drains whenever and wherever necessary, and cii relative to. ;of such dimensions and materials and under such regulations as they may, deem proper for the drainage of the city; and private property or the use thereof may be taken therefor, in the manner prescribed in this act for taking such property for public use. Bit in all cases where the council shall deem it practicable such sewers and drains shall be constructed in the public streets and grounds: r SEC. 2. The board of public works shall have supervision and $Gard of public works to eu- ,charge of the construction and repair of all sewers and drains pervise con- N whenever and wherever ordered by the common council as pro- Strn°tton,etc. hided in title ten of this act: Whenever it may become necessary In the opinion of Board of public ,"he council to provide sewerage and drainage for the city, or an works t°devise g g � y plan,etc. part thereof, it shall be the duty of the board Of public works to 'deYise, or cause a plan of drainage to be devised, for the whole ci+'- or for such part thereof as they shall determine. l : i 42 CHA-RTER OF THE General plan of SEC. 4. Such plan shall under the direction of the council be main sewer districts. formed with a view of the division of the city into main sewer dis- tricts, each to include one or more main or principal sewers, witli= the necessary branches and connections; the n districts to be um `• tiered and. so arranged. as to be as nearly independent of each other as ma_y.be. Plats or diagrams of such plan when adopted, shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. Row main SEC. 5. Alain sewer districts shall be sub-divided into speciaV sewer districts to be anti- sewer districts, in such manner that each special district shall to include one or more lateral or branch sewers connecting with a;' maids sewer and such lands as, in the opinion of the council, u ill be benefited by the construction, thereof. When deemed nec es sary, special sewer districts, to include one or more local or branch; sewers and such lands as, in the opinion of the council, will be! benefited. by the construction thereof may be formed of territory not included in any main sewer district. i Ibid. SEC. 6. The council may, however, provide for main or trunk sewers, without reference to sewer districts,.diagrams or plats of which shall be recorded in the office of the city clerk, in the book`? Abstracts of of sewer records. There shall also be kept posted in a book ofj proceedings. sewer records an abstract of all proceedings of the common coup cil and board of public works relating to any sewer and the plans thereof. This provision shall also apply to sewers heretofore con structed. Coats and ex- SEC 7. The cost and expenses of establishing and making any, penses, how sewers, ain or trunk constructed without reference to sewer dis- tricts shall be paid from the general sewer fund, excepting such portion or portions thereof as the council shall deem to be of benefit to private property, which property shall be described and :. the benefits thereto.-be determined, assessed and taxed in.the same manner as hereinafter provided for other public improvements. Such part as the council shall determine being not less than one sixth of the cost and expenses of any main district sewer, or of the cost of any lateral branch, or local sewer, constructed within a special sewer district, shall.be paid from the general sewer fund, and the remainder of such cost and expenses shall be defrayed bZ special assessment upon all the taxable lands and premises includes within the main or special sewer district, as the case may be, ii 'E proportion to the estimated benefits accruing to each pares respectively from the construction of the sewer. Assessiuent according to the benefits, as aforesaid, may be made without refer ence to any improvements or.building or buildings upon the land .*, Diagram and SEC. 9. Before proceeding to the construction of any distrie plat of sewer districts to be sewer the board of public works shall cause a diagram and plat o made• the whole sewer district to be made, showing all the streets, pubis ds, lots, and subdivisions thereon, in the district ail( grounds, lan the proposed route and location of the sewer, and the depth, grad and dimensions thereof, and shall procure an estimate of the cos ' 'Publication of thereof: And they shall give notice by publication for at leas notice of inters- five daysin one of the daily newspapers of the city, of the inter tiontoconstruct ,, eewef tion to construct such sewer, and,where said diagram and ph " CITY OF LANSING. 43 °. -)e.found, for examination, and of the time when .the board of ,,iblic works will meet and consider any suggestions and objec- t, 1 tl�dons that may be made by parties interested, with respect to suc 1 sewer, and thereafter report the same to the council. Uetermtnation ,`'�_� 'SEC. 9. When the council shall determine to construct any such of council as to� �district sewer, they Shall so declare by resolution, designating the construction of a:�district, and describing, 1_>y reference to the plat and diagram mentioned in. the preceding section, the route and location, .grade and dimensions of the sewer, and shall determine in the 'same resolution what part of the estimated expenses of the sewer, 'shall be paid from the general sewer fund, and what part shall be defrayed by special assessment, according to benefits; and they hall cause such plat and diagram as adopted to be recorded in r the office of the city clerk in the book of sewer records. SEC. 10. Special assessments for the constructionBf SewerB ments,,howss- shall be made by the city assessors in the, manner provided j in made. section six of title twelve of this act for making special ,assess- �Wents, and shall be approved by the common council and other- '4ise treated in the'same manner as special assessments for public 0l11inprovements, as provided in sections seven, eight, nine and ten df title twelve of this act. Petition of W`< SEC. 11. When the owners of a majority of the lands liable to property owners. taxation in any sewer district, or part of the city which may be constituted a sewer district, shall petition for the construction of a sewer "therein, the council shall direct the board of public works ;t nstruct a district sewer in each location, and if the lands including the line of such proposed sewer are not within any sewer district, a district shall be formed for that purpose. In i<other cases sewers, shall be constructed in the discretion of the 4Councll. Private drains SEC. 1;2. Whenever the council shall deem it necessary for the may be ordered. ,public health, they may require the,owners and occupants of lots and preznisas to construct private drains therefrom to connect wth some public sewer or drain, and thereby to drain such lots and premises; and to keep such private drains in repair and free ;from obstruction and nuisance; and if such private drains are not '}eonstrueted and maintained according to such requirement, the board of public works may cause the work to be clone at the expense of such owner or occll.paxlt, and the amount. of such expense shall be a lien upon the premises drained, and may be collected by special assessment to be-levied thereon. SEC. 13. The owners or occupants of lots and premises shallPrivate nec�s .have the right to connect the same at their own expense, by with sewers. leans of private drains, with the public sewers and drams; 'under such rules and regulations as the board of public works 1 shall prescribe. e " -SEC. 14. The council may charge and collect annually from owio ce arsine t ;persons whose premises are conuected by private .drains with tphe melt. to assess- ,persons sewers, such reasonable sum not exceeding two dollars er 4n, r, as they may deem just, in proportion to the amount of t �nage through such private drain; and such charge shall be a 44 CHARTER OF THE lien upon the premises, and may be collected by special assessment; thereon, or otherwise. Ditches, etc., SEC. 15. Such part of the expenses of providing ditches and;: expense of. improving water courses as the council shall determine may b�, defrayed by special assessment upon the lands and premises bene` fited thereby, in proportion to such benefits. I.epaire of SEc. 1(;. The expenses of repairing public sewers, ditches and' -sewers, etc. watercourses may be paid from the general Sewer fund. The expenses of constructing public sewers shall be defrayed in the; manner herein prescribed for paying the expenses of the construe-I tion thereof. Ordinances for SEC. 17, The council-`may enact such ordinances as niay be. care,etc.,of sewers. necessary for the protection and control of the public drains and sewers, and to carry into effect the powers herein conferred in respect *) drainage of the city. The state to SEC. 18. The board of state auditors shall allow the city of share expense of sewerage of Lansing such sums as shall. be just and in proportion to other state property. assessments, .as the proportion of the State towards the construe- Lion of any sewer in any district in which is situated. any lot or block owned by the State, and the auditor general, on presents- �i tion to him of any such account, duly signed, shall draw ME order on the state treasurer therefor. air .TITLE XII. R, OF STREETS AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Council may SECTION 1. The common council shall have power to treat fo: m negotiate for et intended to bi and obtain release of the right of way of any stre right-of-way without pro- opened or laid out by them; and whenever any.person or person: ceedinga at law. owning the land through which a street is intended to be opened - shall release to the city of Lansing the right of way by deed o otherwise, and any such release shall. be recorded in the book o street records, by order of the common, council, the same steal become a public highway. Board of public SEC. 2. The board of public -works shall be commissioners o wor stobeoners f u` highways for said city, and, subject to the common council, steal mishighways,etc. have the care and supervision of the highways, sidewalks, street, duties—powers and . bridges, lanes, alleys, parrs, and public grounds therein, no belonging to or occupied by the state; and it shall be their dut, to give directions for the repairing, preserving, improving, clear ing, and securing of such highways, sidewalks, bridges, lane, alleys, parks and public grounds, and to cause the same to b repaved, cleaned, improved, and secured from time to time o may be necessary; to regulate the roads, streets, highways, lane, parks and alleys already laid out, or which may hereafter be la , ;- out, and by direction of the council to alter such of them as sha` be deemed inconvenient, subject to the restrictions contained i this title; to cause such of the streets and highways in said city ;;.. shall have been used for six years or more as public highways an streets, and which are not sufficiently described, or have not bee' Y ;. CITE' OF LANSING. 45 .duly recorded, to be ascertained, described and recorded in the o' of the city clerk of said city, in the book of street records; :an,,c the recording of such highways, streets, lanes, alleys, or pub- ic grounds, so ascertained and described, or which shall.hereafter :be.laid out and established by said common council, and recorded in the book of street records in the office of the clerk, by order of the common council, shall be presumptive evidence of the existence of such highway, street, lane, alley, or public, ground therein described; to,divide said city, from time to time, into so =;many highway districts as they shall deem expedient, by resolution entered in. their minutes; to appoint and assign to each of such idistricts so many inspectors of streets as they shall from time to time deem proper. c SEC. 3. The common council shall have power to cause arches Powers of coup eii relative to land bridges, wells, dumps and reservoirs to be built in any part of bridges,Pane- ments, shade ,the city; to cause the grading, raising, leveling, repairing, amend- trees,and the King, paving, or covering with stone, plank or other material, any illi nuP of :street, lane, alley, highway, public grounds, crosswalks, or side- alks, and to provide for the planting and protecting of shade g rees along the sides of the streets and public grounds in said city; Ito cause any lots, blocks or lands within said city on which, or any part of which water shall stand and become stagnant, to be raised, filled up or drained and whenever the common council 'hall order any of the improvements that are mentioned on this section, or any section of title twelve of this act, and do not deter- Expenses for mine by resolution that the expenses of any,>such improvement aei same,how be defrayed-by the city or ward, or as provided by section seY,nteen of said title twelve of this act, then such expenses of snaking any such improvement may be assessed and levied upon nt,e lots, premises and subdivisions thereof, which are in front of, nor adjoining such streets, sidewalks and other improvements that may be ordered by the common council, or upon the lots, blocks, 'or-lands which may be in whole or in part'filled up or drained; 1 `and the common'council shall have power to make all by-laws and ordinances relative to the mode of assessing, levying_ and collect- f ?ng any such tax, and may provide by ordinance for assessing such ' tax in.the general assessment rolls of the city, which tax shall be sand remain a lien upon the land, and if not paid, the land may be t old therefor in the same manner 'as provided for ordinary city Y saxes; .Provided, That no lands or property belonging to the State shall be liable to taxation under any of the provisions of this },act; And provided further, That when tha grade of a street or sidewalk shall .have been heretofore, or,shall be hereafter estab- ttlished, and improvements shall thereafter be made by-the owner or occupant of the adjacent property in conformity to such grade, d such grade shall not be changed without compensation to the _ ll` wner for all damages to such property, resulting therefrom, to be ll; ;ascertained by a jury as provided in title eighteen of this act. s T SEC. 4. .The council may regulate the`use .of the public high- d *ways, streets, avenues, and alleys of the city, subject.to the right n._AAF travel and passage therein. They shall have authority to v iEa ... ...... ..._.._. _._... _ . 46 CHARTER OF THE special'ou ins prescribe the stands for all vehicles Dept for hire or used for trans' for the reguta- portation of persons or property for hire; to designate the places, tion of bust- y ness,etc.,the where loads of wood, coal, ha and other articles znay stand for'.;dts removal e o deaf and sale, to regulate traffic arid. sales in the streets and. upon the side-, ,or wheimposition walks- to regulate or prohibit the display, use of s , or placing igns,= °,;d( �oi ponalttes. advertisements, banners, awnings, post s, inoroverthe, StrEetS,S a,pr and to regulate,prohibit or license the use of telegraph,telephone,, tl electric light, or power poles, or Wires, in or over the streets,, or, of electric or power wires larder the streets; to prohibitimmoder,` ate riding and driving in the streets or over bridges; to regulate <ei or probibil;all such sports, amusenlonts proceedings and gather,b ino`s of crowds in the streets as Inay interfere with lawful use a'tu thereof, or render travel or passage therein inconvenient unsafe; to prohibit and prevent the running at large of hors S,i fare cattle, swiz.le, dogs, geese, and other domestic animals or fowls, iu the streets, or elsewhere in the city, and to impose penalties upon ' the owners or keepers thereof,permitting the same,and to require `- and authorize, the destructions of clogs found at large, contrary to the ordinances of the city; to cleanse and purify the streets; and to prohibit, prevent, remove and abate all nuisances therein, and to require the authors and maintainers thereof to remove the same and to punish them; and generally to prescribe and eefore { all such police regulations over and in respect to the public streets ." as may be necessary to secure good order and safety to persons and property in the lawful use thereof,and to promote the generals welfare; and in addition to all other powers herein granted, the y council shall have the authority and power to regulate and estab ;i lisp the line upon which buildings may be erected upon any street, lane, or alley in said city, and to compel such buildings to,,b erected upon such line by fine upon the owner or builder thereof, not to exceed five hundred dollars. Expenses of SEC. 5. Whenever the common council shall determine that the , public improve- anents,proceed-whole or any part of the expenses of the public improvement shal Inge when to be be defrayed b an assessment on the owners or occupants o , borne by prop- erty benefited. houses and lands to be benefited thereby, they shall declare the same by an entry in their minutes,.and after ascertaining as they *, may think.proper, the estimated expense of such improvement, £„ they shall declare by an entry in their minutes whether the who or what portion thereof shall be assessed to such owners an occupants, specifying the.sum to be assessed, and the portion.of, the city which they deem to be benefited by such improvement, the costs end expenses of making the estimates, plans and assess{ ments inc_idental thereto shall be included in the estimated expense' of such improvement: Provided, That in case of grading street, a majority of the residents of said city owning property any such street shall petition for such grade. If, after the survey and estimate of the expenses of said grade have been made, an',K' before a contract is entered into by said city for the grading'o any such street, a majority of such property owners shall remon " strate against said grade and pay the expenses of the survey and its estimates, such grade shall not be made unless petitioned fox f t CITY OF LENSING. 47 gain, and then not until after one year from said first petition. SLc;. G. Pursuant to the order of the common council, the special assess. lessor shall thereupon pon make an assessment upon pon all the owners menu f°rim" provemeute— ,-occupants of lands and houses wit}iin the portion of the city so manner of �signated, of the amount of expense iu proportion as nearly as ay be to the advantage which each sliall be deemed to acquire by :e making of such improvements, and shall make out an assess- ent roll in which shall be entered the names of persons and the ,scription of the property assessed, and the amount assessed to tch person respectively; and in case any lots or parcels of real state shall belong to a non-resident, or the owner or owners are Iiknown, the same shall be. entered accordingly, with a descrip- on of such lots or premises, as is required by law in assessment >lls spade by supervisors of townships, with the amount assessed _: liereon, which assessment roll shall be subscribed by them and turned within two weeks to the common council of said City, Hless such time be extended by resolution of said common council. SEc. 7. -Upon such return being made and filed, the clerk of Nobs sof flame me he city shall cause notice to be publislied in a daily newspaper tilled. I said city for at least five days, giving a general description of lie section or the portion of the city determined by the common ouncil to be benefited by such improvement, and that said coup- { xil will, at a time and place to be designated in said notice, meet snd'review said assessment roll. 'SE'C. 8. At the day appointed for that purpose, and such b ai on th o be ither days as the hearing shall be adjourned to, the common same, ,ouHcil shall hear the allegations and proofs of all persons who ° nay complain of such assessment, and may rectify and amend she said assessment list in whole or in part, or may set the same side and direct a new assessment, either by the same persons or t 'y such other person as the common council shall appoint for ghat purpose; and in such case the same proceedings shall be had is are herein provided upon the first order of the assessment; or the said common council may ratify and confirm such.assessment .'• without any corrections, or with such corrections therein as they _. maythink proper. SEc..9. Whenever any special assessment roll shall have been Assessment roil after rati- ratified and confirmed as provided in the preceding seet1021 it a d ,be placed shall be placed on file and the council shall proceed with the pl onn Elie. making or construction of the improvement or 'work for which such`special roll was ordered;and as soon as said work or improve- p o t of i to be i= went has been accepted as completed by the common Council, it determined. shall be their duty to determine the cost thereof and to declare the same by an entry on their minutes. Whereupon it shall be :the duty of the city assessors on the order of the council; to cor- rect the tax roll therefor, on the basis of the cost of said improvement, or the proportion thereof to be charged to prop- erty owners, without relatively changing the basis of any tax ' :therein confirmed, as provided in the preceding section, and to s 48 CHAPTER OF THE return the same so corrected to the council at its next regular, meeting thereafter. Confirmation SEC. 10. Every corrected assessment so ratified and confirmed , t of same to be final. Coiiee_ by the common council as aforesaid shall be final and conclusive. . tion of same. 'Wi.thin ten days after such assessment shall have been so ratified the mayor shall affix to such assessment and tax roll his warranO for the collection thereof, which warrant shall direct the treasurer, to collect the same within the time prescribed by the resolution of the common council; and the said. assessment and tax roll, with ..E the warrant of the mayor annexed.,, shall be delivered to said treas- urer within the ten days aforesaid, who shall thereupon be author- ized to levy and collect the same by distress and sale of any personal property in possession of the person chargeable with such.. tax. Provided, That a majority of the resident taxpayers of this city, having or owning property in any paving district liable for ' taxation for any pavement therein, shall prior to the order of the common council directing the mayor to attach his warrant thereto for the collection of the taxes therefor, petition the council for an extension of the time of payment of such taxes, it shall be within the power of the common council to extend payment as follows: The mayor may be instructed to attach his warrant to any such pav- ing tax roll, ordering the city treasurer to collect one half of each and every tax therein within the time prescribed by the council, and to collect the balance,with interest at six per cent per annum from date of warrant to date of payment, on or before the fifteenth day of June of the year following; or, in the discretion of the` n council, first and second installments of one third each of the several taxes may be made payable in manner and time as above prescribed, and the remaining third on or before the fifteenth of a June of the second year following the date of the warrant, with interest as aforesaid; and, by the same rule the limit of the', extensions of payments may in the discretion of the council be extended to not exceeding five equal 'payments with interest as,"", aforesaid. Provided, The lien shall attach for the total amount: of such taxes upon the property liable for the same from and after the date of the warrant for the collection of the first installments.,' thereof, and shall remain until all the installments are fully paid Same a lien on SYc. 11. When any special assessment for public, local or other ` the rna a improvements, or for any other purpose authorized by this act, for non-pay shall have been made, as in this act provided, and the tax roll for ' ment. the same shall have been delivered to the treasurer for collection the same shall be a lien upon the premises upon which the same was assessed from and after the date of the warrant, for the collection thereof,and the treasurer collecting such tax shall levy and collect the same of any personal property in the possession of that person chargeable with such tax,in the manner required by law,and in case. sufficient personal property cannot be found whereon to levy and collect such tax,the treasurer shall, within five days after the time' prescribed by his said warrant for the collection thereof has expired, .make a report to the city clerk of the sum or sums and interest, as the case may be, due and so remaining unpaid, which l CITY OF LANSIIv G. to was unable for want of such personal property, to levy and ollec+ the same, together with the description of the premises ,ssesL for such unpaid taxes; and- the city clerk within five days :hereafter, shall in like manner notify the assessor of the amount if such taxes, and the description of the premises assessed and >hargeable with such tax, who shall assess such unpaid taxes on ,ncli premises., in the tax roll of the proper ward. next thereafter o be made. It,eal property exempt from taxation by law, or ;xempted by the board of review, as hereinafter provided, shall, ievertheless, and with or without valuation, be subject to taxa- don for special improvements, the same as other property, as pro- 7ided.in section six of this title, and such tax or taxes shall then 5 Oe levied, collected and returned, and the said premises may be Ad or forfeited for non-payment thereof, as provided by law for he non-payment of the ordinary city taxes. ;. SE, 12. It shall be within the power conn- of the common council to Common eii may direct direct and empower the mayor and clerk to issue and negotiate mayorandcierk �r is negotiate for and in behalf of the city not exceeding six per cent annual loan for paving, interest notes, free of taxation, for the a°-crregate amount of any etC i7 b Paving taxes, the time for the payment of which has been , extended beyond the year of the date of the original warrant for their collection, such notes shall be made payable at the office of "the city treasurer and to fall. due at such times as the council shall determine such taxes can be collected, and the proceeds of said notes shall be deposited with the city treasurer and by him :disbursed on the order of the council in payment of the cost and exper !s of any pavement on account of which they have been zssuc and for no other purpose whatever, and. the proceeds of iuch extended taxes, when collected shall be used for the payment bf said notes and for no other purpose whatever. invalid assess- it SEc. 10. Whenever any special assessment to defray the expense mint-roil may Hof any improvement shall, in the opinion of the common council, be vacated and !,,be invalid, said council may vacate and set the same aside; and may be made essment gwhen any such special assessment shall be so vacated, or shall be ;held invalid by the judgment or decree of any court of competent Jurisdiction, said council may from time to time, until a valid 54 assessment is made, cause a new assessment to be made for the ur ose for which the original assessment,was made, and in the p p manner provided for making the original assessment; and when the tax or any part thereof, assessed upon any lot [lot ] or 1parcel of real estate by the original assessment, set aside or held invalid as aforesaid, has been paid, and shall not have been ;refunded; it shall be the duty of the ,treasurer to apply said pay- iment upon the re-assessment on said lot or parcel of real estate, sand to make a minute thereof, upon the new assessment roll, and such re-assessment shall, to the extent of such payment be ;'deemed paid and satisfied, after which no part of the amount paid :on the original assessment shall, be refunded unless the amount ,paid as aforesaid, exceeds the amount of the re-assessment, in which case the excess�shall' be refunded, and the person who paid ithe same shall be the person entitled to the amount to be refunded. 50 CHARTER OF THE All the provisions of this act making special assessments a lien upon the lots and parcels of real estate enforced therein, and also those relating to the collection of special assessments, shall apply { {, to re-assessments. The provisions of this act shall apply to assessments heretofore made as..well as those which shall hereafter be made. Warrant for col- SEC. 14. NVherlever any special assessment shall not have been lection of taxes may be re- collected within the life of the mayor sivarrant,affixed to the assess mewed. meat roll, and shall not have been vacated or held invalid the mayor may affix a new warrant to such assessment roll, extending the time for the collection of the salve so long as the common council shall direct, and may continue to affix new warrants to any such assessment roll, from time to time under the directions of the common council, until the assessment is collected or returned. 'State to share SEC. 15. The board of state auditors shall allow the city of Lan- -expenses of improvements sing such sum or slims of money as shall be in proportion to the ` of streets on assessments upon adjoining property for any improvements made twhich its prop- -erty abuts. under this title, upon any street upon which any block or parts of a block of land belonging to the State shall abut, and the auditor general, on the presentation to him of any such account duly t allowed, shall. draw his warrant on the state treasurer therefor. Vabilitp of SEC. 16. The common council is authorized to assess the lands non-resident of non-residents and unoccupied lands of said city their .Just pro { Hands to tax for improvements. portion of the expenses of all improvements .in said city in the j same manner, and the amounts so assessed may be collected in the 1 same manner, as assessments for improvements on other lands Owners to It shall in all cases be the duty of the owner of every lot or parcel s keep sidewalks In repair and of land in said city to keep, the sidewalk adjoining his lot or piece t clear of snow of land in good repair, and also to remove and clear away all :and ice' snow and ice and other obstructions from such sidewalk and- it '"4 shall be his duty to build sidewalks in front of or adjoining his premises. If any owner shall fail or neglect to keep the.sidewalk adjoining his lot or piece of land in good repair, the.common council may cause the same to be done and paid for out of the contingent fund of the city, and may, add such expense to the '. amount of the general city tax on such land in the next general i; assessment rolls of said city, and such amount so added shall be a y>,o lien on the premises in the same manner as the tax to which it is " added, and may be collected.and enforced, and if not paid -or collected, the land sold therefor, in the same manner as for gen eral city taxes, and such owners so failing and neglecting to keep such sidewalk in repair shall be liable in an action brought by the city for.all damages which the said city may have been compelled ` to pay to any person who may have suffered any injury to him- :, , :Ty self or property by reason of such non-repair. All sidewalks ` built shall be made of the material, and ,be constructed in the , manner and of the width, as the common council shall, by a gen i eral ordinance, resolution or otherwise direct. o SEC. 17. In all cases of special assessments for local improve-7<t1 ments, no orders or warrants shall be issued that will in the a aggregate exceed the expense of such improvement, and in no case 1x ,; CITY OF LANSING. 51 shall orders be issued while the work is in progress, to a greater Limit of amount Ll of special amount than three-fourths of the expense made at the time of assessment and orders for work issu; the same, to be ascertained. from the sworn estimates of the done. C10 -gineer or other person employed by4he common council for that purpose.; and in case of any reassessment, the whole amount so reassessed shall not exceed the whole amount necessary to defray the expense of the improvement for which such reassessment is made, with the accumulated interest. SEc. 18. All bridges over the Grand, Cedar and Sycamore Bridges—band- rivers, and such other bridges as a majority of the common council ing and care of. elect, sliall by resolution determine, within the limits of said city , 3hall be built and. kept in repair by and at the expense of said city. SEc. 19. The common council are authorized to borrow on the City may bor. L,aith of said city, such sums of money, not exceeding fifty thousand f'o0r`bmr10d'ge', Jollars, for bridge purposes, and seventy-five thousand dollars for purposes and for public 3ublic buildings and grounds, as the council may deem -necessary, buildings. -or a term not exceeding twenty years, at a rate of interest not C- )xceeding five per cent, and for such purpose may issue the bonds Issue bonds. )f the city, signed by the mayor and countersigned. by the clerk of ,he city, in such form. and sums as the common council shall -tirect; such bonds shall be disposed of under the direction of the ,ommon council, for a sum not less than their par value, and the ,vails thereof shall be applied to the purposes for which such ,ioney was, raised and for no other purpose: Provided, That no Proviso—rela- )onds, shall be, issued by order of the common Council for such rive to bonds, �)Arpose specified in this section unless the amount of such bonds hall have been determined by a vote of the tax paying electors,of he c­ -; such meeting to be called, and the vote to be had and :ete� ned in the manner provided for in section six of title hirteen of this act. SEc.. 20. The city shall not be responsible for the care, Dedication of land,for streets provement or repair of any street or alley hereafter laid out or to be accepted Oicated to public use by the proprietors of any lands unless the before city is liable for care �edication shall be accepted and confirmed by the council; and to of same. Aable the council to determine whether they will accept and con- TM any such alley, street, or streets, a certified copy of the plat ,01 I the same, and if a part of any addition to the city, a certified ,)py in full of such addition, shall be filed by the owner thereof ath the city clerk prior to the confirmation or acceptance of any �,ch street or alley by, the common council. TITLE XIII. .............. OF TAXES, FUNDS AND EXPENDITURES. 8ECTIOIy Assessment,The city assessors shall before the fourth Monday - time of making. i May in each and every year, make and complete the assessment all the real and personal property within the several wards in Le same manner, as near as may be, as is required by law for the isessment of property in the several townships of this State, and VQ1. go. doing shall-in all respects, .unless when otherwise in this act �2 CHAPTER OF THE provided, conform to the provisions of law governing the action of supervisors in the several townships of this State in the assessment of property and levying of taxes. i- 1 Assessment oil SEC. 2. For the n10I'e effectual assessment and collection Of part,paid state lands. taxes upon such State lands, whether primary school, state building i lands, or otherwise, lying within the limits of the said city., as shall have been or shall hereafter be sold by the State, upon which the purchase money has not been all paid, and the title- to which remains in the State, it shall be the duty of the cite assessors, at r least thirty days before the time prescribed in this act for 1 com- pleting the assessment rolls, to apply to the commissioner Of the state land office, and it shall be the duty of the said commissioner, on such application, to make out and deliver to the said assessors a correct list and description of all such state lands within the. { limits of the said city, which list shall be filed-by said assessors and .. , kept in their office, and so much thereof as shallbe situated in any of the wards of the said city shall be entered on the assessment 1 rolls of such ward, under the title of 1, state lands,"and if occupied;y shall be assessed to the oivner, occupant or Accupants thereof, , but if not occupied, and the owner be not known, shall be assessed - as non-resident. Board of review, SEC. 3. The supervisors of the several `cards. together with the G duties of. city assessors, shall constitute a .board of review of assessments, and equalization. On the fourth Monday of May of each year the board of review shall meet at the common council room, and there proceed to review, equalize and correct the assessments made by the city assessors; and for that purpose said board shall have the same powers and perform the same duties in all respects as super-'I visors of townships in reviewing and correcting assessments made ,' a by them, and shall also have the power, and it shall be their duty to equalize the assessment rolls of the several wards of the city. 1 x Said boards shall continue in session not more than six days, for the purpose of completing such review and equalization, during t the fourth and fifth of which any person interested may be present and make appeals and be heard, but after which no assessment shall be increased. The board of review shall have the same, power to exempt. the property of poor persons from taxation as .- x r supervisors.of townships, under the seventh subdivision of section ,- Notice of three of the general tax law. Notice of the time and place of any ;r meeting. meetingof said board for the purpose aforesaid shall be given b p P g Y i the city clerk, by publication in one or more of'the newspapers of the city, and by posting notices in three of the most piulalic placer ' v in each ward at least one week before the.time for review. f Assessment to SEC. 4. When the board shall have reviewed, corrected, .and be boardoiled by equalized the assessment rolls of the several wards, they shall, in {� - review. addition to the certificate required to be made by the city assessors o and their own certificate to each roll, signed by at least a majority of them, showing.that they have reviewed and equalized the rolls ;� Equalization or The board of review shall have authority to equalize, alter, amend,,,.` assessments, � a and correct any assessment or valuation, and to place upon the : „Fie,-- assessment roll of the proper ward any taxable .property,, real or 'CITY OF LANSING. personal, not already assessed, held or owned by any person or oe- 'is, and to strike from said roll an3= property ivrongfully ht_ on. The concurrence of a majority of the board shall be ;efficient to decide any question in altering, correcting or equaliz- rig any assessment. SEo. 5. The board of review shall also sit annually, in the Meeting of board in No- ,ou cil room, on the first Monday in November, and shall have vember of each )over to redescribe, revalue and re-equalize the several parts of yore duties and my description of real property which was assessed on the last tax oils as one description, and to one owner, and with one valuation, bnd was thereafter:divided, by sale or otherwise, among separate )wners. The equalized valuation of the several parts shall equal 'lie assessed valuation of any description which included them all, in the last tax roll whereon the same was assessed. Persons inter- oted may appear at this meeting, and the board shall hear and ;onsider their statements. The city assessors shall report to the )oard at this meeting all such subdivisions as. shall come to their nowledge, with their estimate of the value that should be placed tpon each. Nat less than a majority of the board shall certify n the tax rolls of the several wards of the city, to the performance f-the duties imposed upon the board by this section. And their ction shall be as final, conclusive and binding as the acts of =3: aoards of review in reviewing, correcting and equalizing general assessments as hereinbefore set forth; and it shall be the duty of he city assessors-to carry out State, county, school, or other taxes w gainst such subdivided descriptions and the several valuations he in the same-manner as if they were original entries. G. It shall be the duty of the common council, on the termini to de_ termini amonn ourth Monday in May, or as soon thereafter as may be, of each of tares- ear, to determine by resolution, the amount necessary to be A,l aised by tax, for the following general purposes in said city, viz: "ontingent expenses, fire department, sewerage, paving, the eree- ion of public buildings, and the purchase of'lands therefor, ceme- ry, bridges, interest and sinking fund, delinquent tax, and ;eneral improvement fund, and for paying any liabilities which iay;.have been incurred by said city. The common council may Limit of rise by tax to be levied upon the real and personal property taxation. dthin said city, such amounts so determined, not exceeding seven rills on the dollar (exclusive of the principal and interest on the idebtedness of the city), on the .assessed valuation of the real - nd personal estate witin the limits of said city, according to the ' aluation thereof, taken from the assessment rolls of that year, i ich amounts .determined as aforesaid, shall be apportioned Apportionment. g' inong the several wards of the city, according to the valuation f the property in the assessment rolls, as equalized by the board AE :review of the city, provided for in section three of this title, ad the apportionment of the common council shall be entered t large on the record: Provided, That by a three-fourths vote of Proviso relative 11 the members elect of the common council, they shall have to "crease., over,to increase the aggregate amount so to be raised to one per nt on the, dollar of the assessed valuation of the city; and the y e 3 : 54 CHARTER OF THE common council, in addition to the other amounts herein author ized to be raised, shall determine the amount necessary to be col- lected in each ward respectively, for ward and highway purposes, xr: not exceeding two thousand dollars in one ward; but all ward and highway taxes shall be passed to the credit of and expended in the ward in which they may be collected; and it shall be the duty of the assessors to levy the sums so apportioned to the respective wards upon the taxable property of each ward, in the same inan• a ner as taxes for township purposes are required by law to be levied by the supervisors of the townships of this State. It shall be the a, duty of the city assessors to levy the sums apportioned to the respective wards for State and county taxes, and such other taxes _ as may be required by law, upon the taxable property of each ward, in the same manner as taxes for township purposes are required . .� by law to be levied by the supervisors of th.e townships of this _ Citizens'meet State. Whenever the common council shall deem it necessary to ing may in- raise a y e y treater sum in any on year than the amount specified and crease rate of b taxation. limited in this section, they may call a meeting of the resident Mtice of. taxpayers of said city, by giving at least ten days notice in writ- ten or printed hand-bill, to be posted up in six public places in # said city; and by publishing said notice in one or more of the newspapers published in the city, which notice shall state the: time and place of said meeting, the amount of money to be raised, and the purposes for which it is to be expended, and when said. .. meeting shall be held in pursuance of such notice, it shall be holden x Time of hold- from one o'clock r?. at., and kept open until seven o'clock. P. Ai. of ing ballot.eeting. the same day, and such taxpayers, by ballot, shall determine.,? whether the money shall be raised for the object specified in said Provfeo to limit notice. Provided, That such tax voted at any such meeting shall .; taxation. not in anyone year exceed one percent upon the assessed valua- ` tion of .the real and personal property -taxable within the city,, � unless' otherwise provided in this act; and at all such meet-,. ings the common council shall appoint a board of inspectors from their own numbers, to consist of not less than two members, who 71 shall open, conduct, close,-and determine the result in the same;; manner that elections for city officers are conducted under or by,',, virtue of this act. Tax roils of the SEC. 7. The city assessors shall make and complete tax rolls of city be completed. when the several wards of the city, and shall carry out, in appropriate; columns opposite the several descriptions of land in each ward, the amount due from each, such description of land for,all taxes' assessed for the year, except State, county, and school taxies, and t shall deliver the same to the city treasurer on or before the third;, Monday in.July of each year, with their warrant attached to each Time for of said assessment rolls, under their hands commanding the treas cbnection, urer to collect within forty days, from the several persons named in said rolls, the several sums mentioned in the last column of said rolls opposite their respective names, and pay the same into: the city treasury to the credit of the several funds for which the," assessments are made. And the said,warrant shall authorize the'' "city treasurer, in ease any person named in the assessment rollsw u ' " CITY OF LANSING ��. 0, '1 neglect or refuse to pay his tax, to levy the same, by distress a. sale of goods and chattels of such person. And when such Notice oP tax rolls are delivered to the city treasurer, as aforesaid, he may delivery to be notifythe tax-payers of the city by publishing such notification in one or more of the newspapers published in the city for at least five days, and after such notification it shall be the duty of each and every person against tivhorn taxes are assessed to pay the same at the office of said city treasurer. S>Jc. 8. The taxes so levied for city and ward purposes shall be Taxes a lien on• sand remaill a lien upon the property on which the same was levied property. f from and after the third Monday in July, in like cases, and to the ameextent, as taxes required by law to be levied on property in the several townships in this State are liens upon property. And Delinquent within thirty days after the expiration of the time named for the tax �Qaw to- collection of such taxes in the preceding section, the city treasurer apply ~ shall return a list of all such unpaid taxes to the common council, and the common council shall direct the city ;assessors to carry into the next assessment roll for State, county, and school purposes all such delinquent taxes so returned, with a penalty of ten cents on each dollar of the sum total of taxes assessed to each particular "'-description of land, and which penalty shall be carried out oppo- ".Bite to each such particular description of land in a column pro- vided for' that purpose, and all provisions of law respecting the return' and sale of property for the non-payment of taxes for state, county and township purposes, shall apply to the return and sale �of operty for the next non-payment of such city taxes, except as " n otherwise provided. ! =z SEc. 9. The city assessors shall make and complete, as far as Tax roil,gener- i al—when to be possible, tax rolls of the several wards of the city, in the manner completed. and at the time provided in the preceding section, for spreading• thereon the amounts apportioned against the several wards for the :State, county and school taxes, and shall complete said rolls and deliver them to the city treasurer at the time prescribed by law for the delivery of the township rolls to the township treasurer, :{ and a copy to the city clerk with his warrant attached to oach of :said,assessment rolls, under his hand, commanding such treasurer to,.collect from the several persons named in the said rolls them .several sums mentioned in the total column of said rolls opposite their respective names, and to retain in his hands the amount receivable .by law into the city treasury for the purposes herein :specified, and to account for and to pay over to the county treas- ".izrer the amounts therein specified for State and county purposes, oil or before the first day of February next following,,,and the said warrant shall authorize the city treasurer, in case any person flamed in the assessment roll shall neglect or refuse to pay his tax, levy ,the same by distress and sale of goods and chattels of 1 such person. And when such tax rolls are delivered to the citya �treasurer, as aforesaid, he may notify the taxpayers of the city by i publishing such notification :in one or. more of the newspapers ;published in the city for at least two successive weeks; and ,after sr notification it shall be the duty of each and every person 6 CHARTER OF. THE against wbom taxes are'assessed to pay the same at the office of ° w said cite treasurer. Fees for col- SEC. 10. For the collection of all taxes the treasurer shall be lection of taxes. entitled to receive such percentage as shall be prescribed by the common council by resolution, not exceeding one and one-fourth ' per cent upon the sum collected, upon all general and special rolls, < ;' but he is hereby prohibited. from charging any percentage to the city for any assessment, transfer, or remittance of taxes, general k- or special, ordered by the common council, or for any public moneys received from the county treasurer or other persons, m exclusive of taxes. No percentage added for the collection of ; taxes shall be added to the tax assessed, but shall be paid from the, contingent fund, on the order of the city clerk, duly audited and allowed. Proceeds of SEc. 11. The net proceeds of the sales of all property delinquent .sale of diin- quest tag lands for non-payment of city taxes shall be paid to the treasurer of said r how recover- ed by the city, clt y 3 rer o e county b r the treasurer theof Ingham whenever required ., g by the city treasurer; and the net proceeds of all slurs paid to the i, treasurer of the county of Ingham before sale, on account of the property within said city returned delinquent for non-payment of . a city taxes, shall. in life manner be paid to said city treasurer. Commissioner SEC. 12. It shall be the duty_of the commissioner of the state -State Land Office to furnish land office, within ten days after the receipt by him of the returns :a list of lands to of the count of In{r mha of lands State lands pro .Auditor General y b > ans assessed as an > as 1 vided in section two of this title, to cause to be made out, certified , and delivered to the auditor general a correct list of all said State ,q` =' lands, together.with the taxes assessed thereon, so returned to him as aforesaid; and the auditor general shall hereupon cause to be credited to the said county of Ingham all taxes so returned. S de to with SEC. 13. It shall be the duty of the said commissioner of the ,' taxes and State land office oil receipt of the returns as provided in the last,." penalty. preceding section, forthwith to charge to each description of land ;u contained in such returns, the taxes appearing thereby to have �, Same to be a been assessed therein; and thereupon such taxes, together with the ueII' interest thereon at the rate of fifteen per cent per annum, from,", � the first day of February next preceding, shall remain and con tinue a charge and lien upon the interests of the respective purchasers of such lands, to the same extent, and shall be enforced and collected in the same manner, in every respect as now is, or...,, shall hereafter be, provided by law for the enforcement and collec- tion of the interest upon the balance of purchase money remaining unpaid upon such lands. Limit of amount SEC. 14. It shall not be lawful for the common council (except,.:a council may borrow,etc. as herein otherwise provided) to borrow any money or authorize any creation of any liability of indebtedness against said city in ., any one year exceeding in the aggregate the amount of one per; cent of the assessed valuation of the property in said city; nor shall it be lawful for the city to ever create an indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, which shall with the indebtedness existing from time to time, exceed ten per cent of the assessed valuation of the property of the preceding year; and in case any sum or sums of ;. CITE' OF LANSING. 57 -money shall be borrowed by said common council, the same shall dd out of the sums raised by tax for such year; if the pay- mt..A thereof is not otherwise provided, and all sums of money borrowed by said city, shall be applied to the purposes for which the same was borrowed, and for no other purpose whatsoever; but nothing in this act contained shall be construed to prohibit said .common council from making assessments and levying and col- lecting taxes for the purpose of local improvements. SEc. 15. It shall be the duty, of said council, in each and every sinking fund_ year so long as the city shall remain in. debt, to include in the p defor. r` :taxes levied a sum not less than the amount of the bonds and interest coming due in,said year. SEC. 16. The common council shall examine, settle and allow Demands agalnst the city—settle- :all. accounts and demands properly chargeable against the city, as meat and ray- :.`well of its officers as other persons, and shall have authority to ment of. provide means for the payment of the same, and for defraying ,contingent expenses of the said city, subject only to the limita- .;tions and restrictions in this act contained. SEc. 17. No money shall be drawn from the city treasury arnwn home 'except school moneys, unless it shall have been previously appro- treasury only ted to the purpose for which it shall have been drawn; and all tioa�r`°r"a- ordinances, resolutions, and orders directing the payment of Money shall specify the object and purposos of such payment, and _the fund from which it shall be paid, which shall be certified by T4th.e clerk; and countersigned by the auditor, before the same shall t be -Daid-by the treasurer. C. 18. No bond, obligation or evidence of indebtedness of Indebtedness ., may not be w; =sai..L city shall ever be given or issued, nor shall any debt;be con- incurred con- d &ttracted by said city, or by any officer thereof in his official cha e this �} .capacity, whereby the said city , shall become obligated to pay A :,:any=sum of money, except as expressly provided in this act, or by � ;an act of the legislature. Nor shall any order or warrant for the orders on treasury not to v payment of money be drawn upon the treasury when there shall exceed cash on not be sufficient funds in the treasury to pay the same, except in hand. ;payment of the necessary contingent expenses of the city, unless -`6,the same shall have been submitted to and voted for by the elect- 1 ors ,of.laid-city in conformity to this act, or an act of the legisla- " � 1 ure; Provided, That in.cases of special assessments, -under title. twelve of this.act, orders or warrants may be drativn to the amount Hof the assessment made. .SEc.. 19. The common council shall have power and authority m e it may t," `lo make and establish all necessary by-laws for the assessment and for the assess- _ ment and cot- - .collection of taxes, and every local, special or general assessment, lectionof nor tax lawfully imposed by .said common council, on any lands, taxes. A`tenements, hereditaments or premises whatever in said city. t : Al F 58 CH kRTER OF THE TITLE XIV. OF THE PREVENTION OF THE ESCAPE OF PROPERTY FROM TAX—, �i ATION. Council may SECTION L To prevent the escape of property from taxation order extra it shall be ti��itin the power of the common Council at all r regular and special 1 Z -aesessment meeting thereof between the first day of June and the first day of of certain � property. February following, to order and direct the city assessors to make: and return thereta, at its next regular meeting, an extra and special assessment roll of any property named in said order: Pro- , v'decl, That except in cases of gross and manifest error, no prop- erty included in any tax roll of any municipality or township in this State, nor any property or goods accumulated or building i erected between times of making the regular annual assessments_; of property shall be subject to taxation under the provisions of this act. Duties of SEC. 2. Pursuant to the order of the common council it shall assessors, notice.to be the dutyof the city assessors to make such special assessment owners,etc• roll, estimating the value of the property therein described at its trues cash value, and certifying thereto as in making ordinary assess-. ments; and they shall notify in writing the owner or owners, or;,, person or persons in coxitrol of such property, of the amount of r his valuation thereof, and of the time and place of the meeting:; of the council to sit as a board of review, as hereinafter provided,.., and they shall so certify in their roll, and return, the same com j plete to the common council at their next regular meeting. .Owners of prop. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of any person or persons, owning" into to furnish or controlling property subject to. taxation under the provisions information, �' �., etc. of this title, 'to give the assessing officers all such necessary;t° information, and make such statements under oath in relation ta° a' the value and the ownership thereof, as is prescribed by law to bo y furnished by taxable persons to assessors in making thelr annual= :- assessments; and for any failure or neglect thereof, any offender ; shall be subject to the same punishments and penalties as are of;� may be.prescribed by the charter'. this city and the statutes of this State. " Council to sit as SEC. 4. For the purpose of hearing appeals or objections to any J '' a board of , review. assessment roll made under this title, the common council shall'1 sit as a board of review, beginning at eight o'clock P. x:, on the,' day of the second regular meeting after such special assessment, , roll was ordered; and it shall be the duty of the.city:treasurer, on', the order of the common council, to be present and have the:, ; ,regular current tax roll of the ward wherein the property de- scribed in the aforesaid special assessment roll is taxable, and said, ' tax roll shall be subject to inspection by any person interested,.; and the council shall thereupon compare the valuation, or valua r Lions in the special roll with those in the aforesaid tax roll, ands. ; may alter, amend, abate, annul or confirm, in whole or in part, the same, after hearing all appeals or objections which may be',, offered by any party, or parties; interested, whereupon the mayor' .r 1. I * CITE' OF LANS-LNG. G9 sb be instructed to certify to such coiifirnlation and- equaliza- tit- )f the valuations in said special assessment rolls as the council shall direct, and the act of the council shall have the same force :and effect as to the action of boards of review of regular annual :assessments rolls under the laws of this city and the State. SEC. 5. Upon the ratification and equalization of any special Duty of assessors :assessment rolls, as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the city as to special roll :assessors; within twenty-four hours thereafter, to enter the de- scription or descriptions and valuation or valuations thereof in the tax roll of the ward wherein the property or person is taxable, and ,they shall designate all such entries severally, with the words added assessment under title fourteen of the city- charter," and .with date of entry, and they shall carry out against each and every such separate valuation the same amounts and kinds of city, ward or other taxes as are carried out against other property of like situation and valuation in said tax roll, and they shall enter ;the total amount of all such taxes in. the warrant, under the title. ;of "added taxes under title fourteen of the city charter." Where- upon they shall certify in Stich special assessment roll to the per- lormance of such duty, and file the same with the city clerk. :SEC. 6. The treasurer shall collect all. such taxes within the life collection of of the original warrant for the credit of the contingent fund of rages. ;the city, in the manner prescribed by law for the collection of taxes. SEC. 7. :,And it shall 'be the duty of the auditor to charge said his tills under to to the treasurer in the same manner as he charges all other be charged to. tay , and all such taxes shall become a lien upon the property treasurer in same manner ,from and after the date of entry in the tax roll, if the date of as other :entry be subsequent to the date.of the original warrant, otherwise, rages' � from the date of the original warrant, and st ch taxes, such prop- erty, and such valuation shall be thereafter subject to the same rules and provisions of law as other taxes, other property, and other.valuations whether entered on the same or subsequent tax 'rolls. TITLE; NET. =a OF .PREVENTION A.ND E;1 TINGUISHIIENT OF FIRES. SECTION 1. For the purpose of guarding. against the calamities Common coin- oil to regulate Of lire the cOmmOnkCOLinG21 may, time t18 to time, by ordinance, the constructicia deal hate such ortions and arts of said. city as they shall think of buildings so ; g p p y as to prevent ;proper, within which no buildings of wood shall be erected, and fire- may regulate and direct the erection of buildings within such por- tions and parts, and the size and materials thereof, and the size of the chimneys therein.; and every person who shall violate such :ordinances or regulations shall forfeit to the city the sum of one hundred dollars, ,and every building erected contrary to such Eordinance is hereby declared to be a common nuisance, and may %e abated and removed by the board of police and fire commis �'' ,60 CHARTER OF THE idem. SEc. 2. The common council may by ordinance, require th( owners and occupants of houses or other buildings to have scuttle; on the roof of such houses and buildings, and have stairs of ladders leading to the same; and whenever any penalty shall have been recovered against 'the owner or occupant of any house of other buildings for not complying with such ordinance, the board of police and fire commissioners may, at the expiration of twenty days after such recovery, cause such scuttles, and stairs and ladders to be constructed, and the expense thereof shall be a charge against the property, and shall under the direction of the council' be assessed and collected as other taxes. Common council iJEC. 3. The common council may procure, build or erect. and fire 1 engines,etc. p provide for keep in repair, such and so many fire engines, with their houses Sirs and other appurtenances, engines, hose, ladders, fire hooks, and are buckets, as are necessary for the extinguishment of fires, and to prevent injury by fire, and such and so many public cisterns, wells and reservoirs of water as they from time to time shall ju.dga necessary. Compensation SEc. 4. The common council may provide suitable compehsa Crmuries to een. tion for any injury that any fireman, hook and ladder man, or, Yirm hose man may receive in his person or property, in consequence of his exertions at any fire. Council may Sm. 5. The common council may by ordinance: First—Pre prescribe duties:and powers of scribe the duties and powers of the board of police and fire com ' board of police missioners, engineers and wardens at fires, and in case of alarms and fire com_ anissioners, at fires, and may vest in them such powers as shall be deemed; necessary to preserve property from being stolen, and- to extin-," guisb and prevent fires. Second—Prescribe the powers and duties of the mayor and aldermen at such fires, and in case of alarm but in no case shall the mayor or any alderman control or direct the chief engineer or his assistant during any fire. Third—Pro. vide for the removal and beeping away from such fires of all idle,.. disorderly or suspicious persons, and may confer powers for that' purpose on the board of police and fire commissioners, the en- gineers, fire wardens or officers of the city. Fourth—Provide for compelling persons to bring their fire buckets to any place of fire,," and to aid in the extinguishment thereof by forming into lines ot. ranks for the purpose of carrying water, and by all proper means:= to aid in the preservation; removal, and securing of property;, exposed to danger by fire. Fifth—To compel the marshal, con- stables and watchmen of the city, to be.present at such fires, and, to perform such duties as the said common council shall prescribe Penalty for r 1s SEc' 6• Whenever any person shall refuse to obey any lawful officers at fires. order of any member of the board of police and fire commissioners,,` engineer, fire warden, mayor or alderman, at any fire, it shall be lawful for the officer giving such order to arrest, or direct, orally;.; any constable, watchman, or-any citizen, to arrest such person .and confine him temporarily in any safe place until such fire shall �� be extinguished, and in the same manner such officers, or any of them, may arrest or direct the arrest and confinement of any per son at-such fire who shall be intoxicated or disorderly. CITY OF LAN SING. G1 a SEC. 7. Whenever any building in said city shall be. on fire, it when buildings all be tb.e duty and be lawful for the chief engineer, with the may t torn st =consent of the, mayor or any two of the board of police and fire progress of fire. commissioners, to order and direct such building, or any other building -virhich they may deem hazardous and likely, to communi- cate fire to other buildings, or any part of such building, to be ,',:pullecl down and destroyed, and no action shall be maintained =;against any person,or against the said city therefor; but any per- " "son interested in any such building so destroyed or injured may, within three months thereafter, apply to the common council to :assess and pay the damages he has sustained. At the expiration payment of of three months, if any such application shall have been made in d in ti'riting, the common council shall either pay to the said com- plainant such sum as shall be agreed upon by them and the said t;claimant for such damages, or if no such agreement shall be effected, shall proceed to ascertain the amount of such damages, and shall provide for the appraisal, assessment, collection and pay- nient of the same in the same manner as is provided by this act "for the ascertainment, assessment, collection and payment of i damages*sustained by the taking of lands for purposes of public .improvement. SEC. 8. The commissioners appointed to appraise and assess the Method of lama es incurred b the said claimant b the pulling own or computing tbe� g y Y e l� g d damages. destruction of said,building by the direction of the said officers of ; the city, as above provided, shall take into account the probability 'he same having been destroyed or injured by fire, if it had not n so pulled down and destroyed, and may report that no dam- ages should be equitably allowed to such claimant. Whenever a report shall be made and finallyconfirmed in the said proceedings :for appraising and assessing damages, a compliance with the terms thereof by the common council shall be .deemed.a full satis- ``faction of all said damages of the said claimant. TITLE XVI. OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SE,ECTION 1. The city of .Lansing shall constitute one school City to be one °district. The members of the board of education shall be a bodyoardiotednes- :;corporate by the name and style of 11 The Board of Education of tion body the City of Lansing," and by that name may,sue and be sued, and corporate. f shall be subject to the laws of this State relative to corporations ;.that maybe applicable thereto. They shall hold and control all xrioneys; real and personal property, or other rights belonging to said school district, and shall use and expend the same solely for the benefit of the common school or schools of said,city. Members of said board shall receive no pay for their ordinary duties, but s ay:be paid for special services such sums as the board shall in 9 peach case determine:. SEC. 2�. The board of education shall meet from time to time, Board of educa- itch place in �saidcity as they may designate. A,majority of oit�m, ?� CHARTER OF THE all the members shall constitute a quorum. They may elect front their number"a president, clerk and treasurer. The said board ; shall keep a record of their proceedings, -ivblch shall be signed by the president and clerk; and any proceedings of said board, certi fed by the president and clerk,,shall be evidence of the facts therein contained. The justices of the peace shall have jurisdicw tion over all prosecutions for the violation of the by-laws and ordinances passed by said board. Special powers SEC. 3. The board of education shall have full power and and duties of board of,edu_ authority, and it shall be their duty: First—To purchase sites .r : cation. and build school houses in said city, except as hereinafter pro vided. Second—To establish a high school in said city. Third— To appoint a:superintendent of the common schools in said city, under the charge of said board, with such compensation as they shall deem proper, and with such powers and duties as they shall prescribe, and it shall be his duty to act as clerk of said board, if, required. Fourth—To establish a school library in said city, and to designate the place or places where the same shall be kept, and appoint .a librarian. Fifth—To apply for and receive from the," county or city treasurer, or other officers, all moneys appropriated= or belonging to the primary fund of said city, or for library pur- poses.. and to expend the same according to law; but no money shall ; ? be drawn from the city treasurN= except upon the order of the city clerk, duly countersigned by the auditor. Sixth—To make by- laws and ordinances for taking the census of the children of said, city; for making reports, and all things that shall be necessary to draw the proportion of the primary school fund belonging to said city; for visitation of schools and the length of time schools sha1L° be taught, which shall not be less than nine months in the year; for the employment and examination of teachers and their powers:, and duties; for the regulation of schools, and the books'to be used.t, fir: therein; for the appointment of necessary officers, and to prescribe T their powers and duties; for all necessary purposes that may_, advance the interests of education in said city, and the good j .government and prosperity of public schools.Scho fiq no be°kepnds SEC. 4. The treasurer of said city shall collect the money and " separate by keep all school funds _belonging to said city separate from all City treasurer, other funds, and he shall pay over to the treasurer,of said board r all moneys on the order of said board; he shall report to the board '1 the condition of the school fund whenever requested by them Board to deter- SEC. 5. The board of education of said city are hereby author mine amounts necessaase for or ized, and it shall be their duty, once in each year, to ascertain'. expenditure and determine by resolution passed at any regular meeting of said ,. for school board, by a vote of a majority of all the members, the sums nec purposes. essary and proper for any or all the following purposes: First- r To lease, enlarge, alter, improve and repair school houses and t. their out-house and appurtenances. Second—To purchase, exchange, improve and repair school apparatus, books, furniture '.' and appendages. Third—To procure fuel and defray the con tingent expenses of the school and the expenses of the school x` library,of said city and the necessary contingent,expenses of_said '{ CITY OF L NSIN G. 0 .'board. Fourth—To purchase books for the school library of said Fifth—To pay teachers wages after the application of pub- lic i—,neys which may by law"be appropriated and provided for -that purpose, and the amount so determined by said board shall sam,to be be. submitted by them to the voters of said district at the annual oLmit e to :,school meeting, or at a meeting regularly called for that purpose, approval. abd. the voters at sucli meeting shall determine, by a, majority of the voters present, -,vliether said sum, or any part thereof, shall be :,raised on the taxable property of said district; and the ,clerkof ,said board. of education shall certify to the city assessors, whose ;,;duty it shall be to assess the ordinary city taxes, the sums so .,ascertained and determined by said meeting; and the said city Levy of same .assessor whose duty it shall. be to assess the ordinary taxes, shall n o taxable in ,levy the sums so certified to them upon the taxable property of the city_ 's said city in the same manner and at the same time as the State ;:and county taxes are levied. SEe. 6. The treasurer of said board shall have charge of all. Treasurer or moneys or funds belonging to the board, and he shall pay them board—duties v-out only on the order of said board, signed b)r the president ,:and countersigned by the clerk.. Said treasurer shall give bonds, "With good and sufficient sureties, for at least double the amount of moneys intrusted to his hands for the faithful discharge of his "-duties. Sic. 7. Whenever the said board shall from time to time, Board to deter- -determine by resolution what sum or Sums of money may be mine amount to 3r be raised for ;necessary to erect school buildings, or a school building on block building Keigi )ne of said city, or other buildings used for school purposes purposes. :in sa-tu city, said sum or such part thereof as they may deem ,necessary, shall be .assessed and levied on the real and personal ;property of said city, for such building purposes, to be collected ,.; .as other school moneys, and applied by said board for building as aforesaid; Provided, Said resolution shall have been first approved Proviso—same Yay said school district, to be determined by a majority of the votes by vote approved cast in said district, at a regular city: election, or at a school meet- district• ng of said district ,called .by said board for that purpose, said meeting to be called in the same manner as is provided by law for :school districts in this State. SEc. S. In case of a vacancy in the office of a member of said vacancies on board, the same shall be filled by appointment by a majority of filled how said board, of a person from the Fard, in which such vacancy exists; which appointment shall be until the next annual election, and until his successor is elected and qualified. `' SEc. 9. All provisions of the general laws of this State relative Genera,school to the common union schools shall apply and be in force in said �dist cte°€ city, .except such as may be inconsistent with the provisions of this act, or with the,by-laws and ordinances of the board of edu- cation made under this act. SEc. 10. No member of the board of education shall be directly b a mad not or..indirectly interested in .any contract.as principal, surety, or be interested Dtherwise, the expenses or consideration whereof are to be .paid in contracts. : under any ..act or ordinance of said. board of education, nor be 64 CHARTER OF THE surety or bondsman on any contract or bond given to said city or- board of education. TITLE XVII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. Sureties— SECTION 1. The, common council, or the mayor, or other officer* determination of sufficiency. whose duty'_it shall be to judge of the sufficiency of the proposed b enc�y e p'o sureties of any officer of whore a bond or any instrument in writing may be required under the provisions of this act, shall examine into the sufficiency of such sureties, and shall require them to submit- I to an examination, under oath, as to their property; such oath may be administered by the mayor or any alderman of said. city. The deposition of the surety shall be reduced to writing, b& signed by him, certified by the person taking the same, and " annexed to and filed with the bond or instrument in uTriting to which it relates. oaths before SEc. 2. The mayor or chairman of any committee or special ­:. conic r ministration ation of. committee of the common council, shall have power to administer an oath or take all affidavit, in respect to any matter pending " .before the common council or such committee. Perjury under SEc. 3. Any person who may be required to take an oath or this act' - affirmation, under or by virtue of any provision of this act, who, '. shall, under such oath or affirmation, in any statement or affidavit, or otherwise, willfully swear falsely as to any material fact or matter, shall be guilty of perjury. SEc. 4. If any suit shall be commenced against any person n` Costs of snits o° r , against officers. elected or a pointed under this act to an office for any act done pp y r or omitted to be done, under such election or appointment, or ; against any person having done any thing or act by the command of any such officer, and if final judgment be rendered in such suit, whereby any such defendant shall be entitled .to costs, he- shall recover double costs in the manner defined by law. r` Process against SEc. 5. All process used against said city shall run against said- the city ice of.ssue city in the corporate name thereof, and such process shall—be " and service of. y' p , served by leaving a true and attested copy of such process with the mayor or clerk of said city, at least ten days before the day of",',.'. appearance mentioned therein. Ordinances— SEc. G. The style of all ordinances shall be Be it ordained by style and passage. ea the common council_of the city of Lansing." All ordinances on passage, y e shall require for their passage the concurrence _of a majority of all the aldermen elected. x Malfeasance in SEc., 7. If any officer of the corporation shall, directly or office defined indirectly, appropriate or convert any of the moneys, securities, . evidences of value, or any property, whatsoever belonging to the :. corporation, or any board thereof, to his own use, or shall directly or indirectly and knowingly appropriate or convert the same to any purpose than that for which such moneys, securities, evidences-';'_,, of 'value, or property, may have- been appropriated; raised of received;or to any purpose not authorized bylaw,he shall be deemed SING. 65 CITY OF LAIN gut of willful and corruptmalfeasance in office, and may be 'prosecuted, tried and convicted thereof, and, on conviction, may, "be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by Penalty imprisonment in the State prison for a period not exceeding three years, or both, in the discretion of the court. SEC. S. The common council shall have power to contract with Council may safe bank, banks, banker or bankers, in said city for the safe contract with banks for safe -ig o custody of keo eping of keeping f the public moneys belonging to or in the c .mneys and said city and for the payment of interest thereon, at a rate not use of same,etc. exceeding that established by law Upon such moneys of the cor- -poration, or in its custody, deposited with such bank, banks, banker or bankers, and to be drawn on account current from such bank, banks, banker or bankers, by said city, or proper officer thereof, and such interest shall belong and be credited to the con- tingent fund of said city. And the common council may, by ordinance or otherwise, make such rules and regulations, and :prescribe such conditions relative to the letting of said contract, the drawing upon. said moneys so deposited, and the securities to be given by such bank, banks, banker or bankers, for the moneys So deposited as to said common council may seem just and for the best interest and security of said city. SEC. D. All persons being habitual drunkards, destitute and vagrancy without visible means of support, or who, being such habitual d,f,,,d* drunkards, shall abandon, neglect, or refuse to aid in the support �V of t1 ­r families, being complained of by said families; all able- bod and sturdy beggars, who may apply for alms or solicit %charity; all persons wandering abroad, lodging in watch houses, ,outhouses, market places, sheds, stables, or uninhabited dwellings, ,. lor in the open air, and not giving a good account of themselves, y< All common brawlers and disturbers of the public quiet; all per- sons sons wandering abroad and begging, or who go about from door 'to door, or place themselves in streets, highways, passages or other ,public places, or beg or receive alms within the said city, shall be ,deemed vagrants, and may, upon conviction before any justice of Penalty the peace of said city,'be sentenced to confinement in the county therefor. Jail or city penitentiary for any time not exceeding sixty days. SEC. 10. No property, supplies or other article of whatever sr pltys-,rules name or nature shall be purchased for or in behalf of the city, for purch&se of. :unless ordered by vote of the common council, or with the written consent of the mayor or city clerk. The city clerk shall keep a ,record of all property purchased for the city, and shall charge the �yl same'to the officer or department for whom the same was pur- chased, and receiving the same, and shall report annually to the common council, on the last Monday in April, a detailed list or statement of all such property or supplies so purchased, and to whom delivered. It shall also be the duty of each and every offl- cer and employe of the city, to make a report annually in writing, on the last Monday in April of all property or effects in his hands ys 1V 'belonging to the city, which several reports shall be referred to a 11�1,M N coir 'ttee of the council for examination. Any officers or em- ploy of theE" city who shall fail, neglect to make the report; ' " 66 CHARTER OF THE provided in this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be prosecuted, tried and convicted therefor according to,"' law. Confinement SEC. 11. Any person arrested by virtue of any process issuing of offenders against the city. from any court of justice in said city, or by authority of any officer of said city, may be confined in the city penitentiary in the same manner as .prisoners are, or may be detained in the jail of Ingham ; county, and any law of this State prohibiting escapes, aiding pris- oners to escape, or any other act detrimental to the safety of pris- oners in a county jail, shall apply to said prison: Provided, That the common council or mayor of said city may at any time direct any or all. such prisoners to be removed from said peniten- tiary to the jail at the county of Ingham: Awd Provided, Such prisoners or any of them, may at any time, in the first instance, be confined in the said county jail whenever the,same may be ' deemed necessary by said common council; and the keeper of said jail or penitentiary shall be allowed such compensation for keep- ing and providing for prisoners confined therein as the common ' ` council may determine to be just and reasonable not exceeding ' {, the amount allowed by the supervisors for Ingliam county prisoners. Salts in behalf SEc. 12. All suits which shall be brought to recover any pen of city—manner i of and rules to alty or forfeiture for the violation of any ordinance of the common sO°ern council shall be brought in the name of the City of Lansing under the direction of the common council oi• of the attorney of said `'' city; and no person being an inhabitant, freeman, or freeholder of 1 the said city shall be disqualified for that cause from acting as a .x judge, justice or juror in the trial or other proceeding;in any suit'-.," r brought to recover a forfeiture or penalty for the violation of this ..' provision of this act, or for the violation of any ordinance of the common council, nor from serving any process or summoning -a!; jury in such suit, or from acting in any such capacity, or being a witness on the trial of anv issue, or upon the taking or making any inquisition or assessment, or any judicial investigation of facts, �n to which issue, inquest or investigation`*the said city, or any city, : or ward officer is a party, or in which said city or officer is inter ested; nor shall any judge of any court be disqualified to hear and r adjudicate on an appeal in any matter originating .in said city, because he is an inhabitant thereof. Judgments SEc. 13. If any judgment in any action shall be rendered , ainst the city may be appeal- against the city b ; any justice of the. eace, such judgment may g y 3 p j_ g , ea,etc. be,removed by appeal to the circuit court for the county of Ingham, in the same manner and with the same effect as though the city were a natural person, except that no bond of recogni ry zAnce to the adverse.party shall be necessary to be executed by of on behalf of the said city. Execution for SEc. 14. Every execution for any penalty or forfeiture recovered .' penalty—issue and teruts of. for the violation of any of the provisions of this act or for the violation ,of any by-law or ordinance of the said city.may be issued .;1 immediately on the rendition of the judgment, and shall command the"amount to be made of the property of,the defendant, if,any CITY OF LANSING. 67 `.sn( an be found, and if not, then to commit the defendant to the county jail or city penitentiary for such time as shall have been directed by the ordinance of the common council_ SEC. 15. The common council -nay direct any moneys that may Ivioneya artaing have been recovered for the penalties or forfeitures to be applied f'"u Be oina'tlea to the payment of any extra expense that may have been incurred .,in apprehending offenders, or in subpoenaing or defraying the expenses of witnesses in any suit for such penalties and forfeitures, or in conducting such suit. SEC. 16. The, expenses of apprehending, examining and ,com- Expenses for n�itting offenders against any law of this State in the said city, ofend�ste.,of and of their confinement shall be audited, allowed and paid by h 0.Leet the the supervisors of the county of°Ingham, in the same manner as 'if such expenses had been incurred in any town of the said county. SEC. 17. The mayor, by and with the consent of a majority Of Bonds,now the common.council elect; shall have the power to negotiate for funded. outstanding bonds not yet due, and. may purchase the same; Pro- vided, The cost thereof does not exceed the face value of said bond'or bonds, with the matured interest; and. for such purpose may issue city bonds at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per .cent, but no such bonds shall be issued except for the purpose of funding the bonded indebtedness, and only in such amounts as can be substituted for said bonds. No bonds issued by virtue of this"section shall be:sold for less than their face value. TITLE X VIII. it ELECTRIC LIGHTING. SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the city of Lansing to acquire city may by purchase or construct, operate.and maintain works for the pur- chase,ei.pur- pose of supplying such city and the inhabitants thereof, with electric worxa for etc., lighting— lighting, on such terms and conditions as the common council limit of expend_ shall direct, but the entire expense of any such works shall not itnrea therefor. exceed the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars. Whenever the common council shall by resolution declare that it is expedient for the city-to acquire by purchase, or to construct works for the pur- pose of supplying the city and its inhabitants with electric light- ing it shall submit to the tax-paying electors of the city at a Special election for the purpose, the question of borrowing money question of Eherefor, within the limit aforesaid. Such special election to be my r ve alled and the vote had and determined in the manner provided submitted to , tax-paying or in section six of title thirteen of this act. If a majority of electors. ,uch tax-paying electors shall vote for the borrowing of any sum )f money for any such purpose it shall -be lawful for the common. ouncil to negotiate such loan, issue the bonds or other evidence f )f indebtedness of the city therefor, and fix the time and place >f'paying the principal and interest. ' SEC. 2. It shall be lawful for the common council by the pass- 4R. age` proper ordinances to provide for the appointment of a ; ;onlz sion Or board, the term of at least one member of which �; 68 CHARTER OF THE Council may by commission or board shall expire yearly, to take the charge and,- ordinance pro. vide board or management of such electric lighting works in the manner and to",-,- ; commission to of to have charge the extent which shall be provided in the ordinance or ordinances' have ch electric lighting passed therefor, or the common Council may continue the board's of water works and electric lighting as provided by section forty two of title f our of this act. Tax to be levied SEc. 3. It shall be the duty of the commoii council of the city, anpay n principal of i to levy and collect such sums of money as may be required to pays" Indebtedness. the principal and interest of any indebtedness incurred by the city under the power and authority granted under this title. TITLE XIX. TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE. For what pur SECTION 1. Private property may be appropriated for public'& poses private property may be l use for the )ur p Ose of opening, widening, altering, vacating and., of yen by the extending streets, alleys and avenues, for public grounds,,parks!" market places and spaces, for public buildings, jails, hospitals ' z pest houses, and public cemeteries; for water wcxks, sewer§., drains, and ditches; for buildings and structures for the. fits" department, and for the improvement of water courses and. rivers,< How may be but such property shall not be taken therefor without the consent, raven. of the owner, except with the concurrence of two-thirds of all they= aldermen elect, and in the manner hereinafter provided. o take necessary SEC. 2. Whenever the common council shall deem it necessary; without conownesent of for the use and benefit of the public to make any such improve ment, and to take private property;therefor without the conseiif Council to of the owner said council shall so declare by resolution, describing declare by resolutions,etc. such property and designating the purpose for which it is to be„= taken, and shall appoint a regular subsequent meeting of the council for the hearing of objections to the proposed improvementp and to the taking of, the described property for the. designate"d purpose, and to any other matter or thing in such resolution con=g Notice of twined. Notice of such meeting and hearing shall be given by the;; hearing, city clerk to all persons interested generally, without naming_ them, by publication in a newspaper published and circulated in} said city, once in each day for five successive days. w re Whena en for SEC. 3. If the proposed,improvement shall be the opening,); how expense, widening, altering, extending or vacating of a street, alley, of etc.,defrayed• avenue, the expense of the taking .of private property therefor' F including the cost of the proceedings, and the compensation and damages, to be paid, as hereinafter provided, shall be defrayed in whole or in part as the council may determine,.by a special assess',s meat upon the lands and premises .specially benefited by sue , = improvement, in proportion to the special .benefits accruing tokx 1'rovlsion as to,each parcel, providing that in opening, widening, altering,> avers, ere• extending or vacating a public alley, the whole of such expenses shall be so defrayed, and in such case the council shall, in sue h, resolution, determine and describe a local tax district, embraci g' all the lands and premises which, in the opinion of the councib,' Jr. CITY OF LANSING. 69 1 wiI b specially benefited as aforesaid; and shall determine the percentage of the expense aforesaid, to be defraved by special ''-assessment on the lands and. premises in said tax districts; and the �said notice of the zneetin.g of the council for the hearing of objee- tions, as provided. in section two, shall contain a. general descril>- iion of said tax district, and a statement of the percentage of the :said expense to be defrayed. in the manner aforesaid, as determined by the council. SE(,,. 4. At the time appointed for th.e hearing of objectiions, or Hearing objec• tions and dis- ti;nat a subsequent meeting of the common council to which such posing of hearing may be adjourned or continued, and aftez the hearing of resolution. t any. objections, made by parties interested, the said resolution ,,',,may be ratified and confirmed, or may be reconsidered by the council; and the council may negotiate with and obtain from the owners or persons interested in the property proposed to be taken, a release or conveyance thereof, by gift or purchase, and may alter or amend said resolution by excluding from the description ae of taken, any part or parcel thereof, the property, proposed. to s or by taking out of, or excluding from said tax district any parts or parcels of lands and premises embraced therein, or by decreas- ng.the percentage to be defrayed by a special assessment on the ;lands and premises in said tax district,and may thereupon direct the city attorney to institute proceedings in accordance with the pro- visions of this act, to carry out the objects of said resolution, pro- Proviso as to �ridin� said resolution shall not be ratified and confirmed as afore- adoPtlon of resolution. saii r as altered and amended, finally adopted, except by a con- �curring vote of two-thirds of all the aldermen elect. The consid- ':.eration of said resolution by the council may be continued from .time-to time without further notice. " Sec. 5. TJpon the confirmation or final passage by the common Petition to be council of said resolution, it shall be torn the duty of the city attorney by at- ., orney. to.prepare in the name of the city and file with one of the justices of the peace of the city, a petition filed by him in his ,official capacity, which shall set forth said resolution as originally intro- contents of duced and confirmed or altered or amended, and finally adopted, petition. and the proceedings of the council in respect thereto; said peti- ,tion shall describe the several lots, tracts and parcels of private ',,property proposed-to be taken, and set forth the names of the owners, occupants, lessees, mortgagees or others interested -therein, as far as the same can be ascertained, and shall allege that it is necessary to tape such property for the public use and benefit, and pray that a jury may be impaneled to determine 1; whether it is.. necessary to make the proposed improvement, z and .to take such property for the purpose thereof, and to ascertain and fix the just compensation to be in therefor, the aeti.tion may allege any other matter and thing relevant to the i ,questions to, be considered by said jury and deemed to be material, :and.may pray for any other and further relief within the object t,.. Lthis act. c._ 6. 'Upon filing said petition, it,shall be the duty of said Duty of justice ' on receiving �.�.n� to_issue a summons commanding the respondents named.in.Petition. ,,,, 70 ChIARTER, OF THE the petition, in the name of the people of the State of Michigan to appear before hire, at a time and place to be nan"ied in said " summons, not less than ten nor more than forty daps from the date thereof, and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted. Service of SEC. 7. Said summons rnay be served by the city marshal, or sun�mo"a. by any officer of the city of Lansing, or.the county of Ingham, authorized to serve civil or criminal process therein issued by a a: justice of the peace, and shall be served at least five days before ' the return day thereef, upon- all respondents found within said county, by exhibiting the original, and delivering a copy to each of them, if any respondent who is a resident of the county cannot be found, the summons-shall be served by leaving a copy at his or x her usual or last place of abode, with some persons of suitable agc or discretion, if any infant or person of unsound mind is interested tereed t in the property to be taken, service shall be made upon the guard- : ian of such person residing within the county, if any, and if there " is no such guardian and some person of suitable age or dis- cretion of the household of which said infant or incom petent is a member, shall be found within the county, service Service by shall be made upon such person. All respondents who cannot be puurtcatlon.' served with said., summons, as hereinbefore provided, shall be served by publishing a copy thereof in at -least one daily paper published within said, city for five successive days prior to the return day. The return of the officer to said summons and affi- davits of publication, showing due service and publication, shall be filed with the justice, and be sufficient evidence of service upon ` the repondents, and of the manner of service, and thereafter all respondents duly served shall take notice and be bound by all sub sequ.ent proceedings without further notice. Justice to ap SEC. S. On the return day if no guardian shall appear to repre pomp guardian sent the interests of an infant respondent or respondent of to representresent , � Infant, etc• unsound mind, the justice shall appoint a suitable person as : guardian ad litenz for such purpose, who shall file a written con- sent to act, and shall represent the person for whom he is Drawing jury. appointed in subsequent proceedings. The justice shall then or at a subsequent time to which the proceeding may be adjourned, if no sufficient cause to the contrary be shown, direct the sheriff, or under sheriff, or deputy sheriff of said county, or any constable of said city who shall be disinterested, to make a list of twenty-four resident free holders of said city, and the city attorney shall strike therefrom six names, and the respondents collectively may strife therefrom 5 six names, and if they neglect or refuse to do so, it shall :be done by the justice in their behalf, and the twelve persons whose names remain on the list:shall compose the jury for the trial of the cause, and shall be summoned to attend at such time as the justice shall direct by a venire issued by him, and which shall be directed to and served by any one of the last aforesaid officers. In case any of the persons to be summoned cannot be found in the county, or being`summoned do not attend or shall be excused for cause or otherwise, talesmen possessing the necessary qualifications may be Y CITY OF LANSIN G. 71 st:..'..,.mozled as jurors in the ease by such officer, ai.id the practice and proceeding under this act, except as herein provided relative to impaneliiin, summoning and excusing jurors and talesxnen, and. imposing penalties or fines upon them for non-attendance, shall be the same as the practice and proceedings in ordinary civil trials before justices of the peace in this State, except that peremptory challenges shall not be allowed. SEC. 9. The jurors so impaneled shall be sworn as follows: Oath of jurors. You do sol.emnLy swear (or affirm) that in the matter of---.you will well and truly ascertain and determine whether there is a pub- lie necessity for making the proposed improvement, and for taking for the use and. benefit of the public for the purposes of said im- provement .the private property which. the petition describes and prays may be taken; and if you determine that it is necessary, then that .ryou ascertain, determine and award a just, compensation to be made therefor and that you will faithfully and impartially discharge all other duties devolving upon you in this case, and unless discharged, a true verdict,give according to the law and evidence, so help you God." They shall sit together and hear the Jury to near ,proofs and allegations of the parties and. arguments of counsel, evidence,etc. and. if"deemed practicable and advisable by the justice, may go to tree place of the inteiided improvement in charge of an officer, and upon, or as near as practicable, to the property proposed to be taken, and examine.the same, and shall thereafter retire under the verdict. rge of an officer and render their verdict as on the trial of an S L a iu ary civil case. SEC. 10. The jury shall determine in their verdict the public What o detnecessity for the proposed improvement, and. for the taking of the award. said private property therefor, and in case they find. that such necessity exists, they shall award the owners of such property such compensation therefor as they deem just. If any such private property shall be subject to a mortgage, lease, agreement or other liken, estate or interest,"the jury shall apportion and award to the parties in interest such portion of the compensation as they shall deem just. SEc. 11. To assist the jury in rendering their verdict, the.court Jury may naTe ; use of maps,etc. may allow them, when they retire, to take with them the petition filed in the case, maps showing the proposed improvement and location of all the pieces or ,parcels of land proposed to be taken With the names of the persons interested therein, and may also submit to them a blank verdict, which may be as follows: rArz Z. tiVe, the ,undersigned jury, impaneled in the above matter, Form of verdict. having given .the same due consideration, do hereby find and determine that the---- ---- ---- -----of said- ---- ---- ---- ----as proposed for the public use and benefit, is a public necessity, and +hat for said use and benefit and purpose it is necessary to take e,private property described in the petition in this cause which said property is hereinafteralse described. 72 CHARTER OF THE PART II, And the damages sustained, and the just compensation to be ; paid for such private .property, we have ascertained and deter- mined, and hereby award as follows: Descriptions of each of the several parcels of private Owners and others inter- Compensation and dam-property. ested in each parcel. ages. --- ---- --- -------- x --- ------ ------ - -------— - -- ---------— --- ------------- ------ - --- — ---------- —------------------ - - ----- --------- - -- ------ ----- --- - ---------- ----------- ------------ ------- ---------- ------ --- --- -- --- --- ------ The different descriptions of property, and the names of the , owners and others interested. therein, may be inserted in said blank verdict under the direction of the court, before it is sub- mitted to the jury. Action in ease of disagreement SEC. 12. The ury shall specify in their verdict the lands and ,". of inry. premises, if any, as to which they fail to agree, and a disagree- ment as to one or more distinct parcels of land-shall not affect they awards in which they have agreed; and upon any such disagree- J went the justice may, upon the motion of the cif impanel a new jury in the same manner as provided for drawing the original-jurjr, concerning which there was a failure to agree; a new jury may in like manner be had as often as necessary. Justice to enter SEC. 13. The justice shall enter the verdict and award of the proceedings in his docket and jury and all the proceedings I-lad In the cause before him, In his ,"" confirm deter- mination, etc. , and within twenty days after the rendition of the verdict, on motion of the. city attorney, he shall enter a judgment of con- firmation of the determination and awards therein made. Unless: :. such motion shall be made by the city attorney within said,period, all proceedings upon said verdict and award shall be at an.end. Appeal. SAC. 14. Any party aggrieved by the verdict of the jury and judgment of col:ifirmation mentioned in the preceding section if the same shall be entered, may, at any time within thirty days after the rendition of the verdict, appeal to the circuit court of the county of Ingham by filing with the justice a claim of appeal � in writing, in which shall set forth the description of the land i I which he claims an interest, his interest therein, and all the errors relative to the proceedings, the verdict and judgment of which he: complains, and at the same time filing with the justice a bond to''' ; the city in the penal sum of not less than three hundred dollars . , with the sureties to be approved by said justice; conditioned that he will prosecute his appeal to effect, and pay,ay costs that may n be awarded against him in the circuit court, and paying to'the justice the sum of three `dollars for making his return to the appeal; but upon such appeal the finding of the jury shall be •�.i conclusive as to all questions of fact submitted to £hem, `and the CITY OF LANSING. 73 a-, a1 of one or more persons shall not in any way affect the Jl_ ,ment of confirmation as to other persons interested therein ,who did not appeal; said judgment shall be finial and conclusive as .to all persons not appealing therefrom within the time herein " provided.. �= SEc. 15. At the time of filing such claim of appeal, the appell- Bill of ex ep- � ant shall present to the justice a statement in the nature of a bill t'ona. of exceptions, containing so mucli of the evidence and other pro- ceedings in the matter as shall be sufficierit to present the ques- `tions to be raised upon the errors and objections alleged in the ,claim of appeal, and shall, at the same time, serve a copy thereof ,,and of the claim of appeal upon the city attorney, who may pro- ,,,pose amendments to said bill, and within ten days after said bill is presented said justice'may, if necessary, cause the same to be corrected according to the facts in the case, and sign the same; :and shall make and certify a return to said bill, setting forth a transcript from' his docket of all the proceedings and the judg- Transcript. of confirmation entered therein, and shall attach thereto the verdict and award of the jury and all notices and papers filed with together with the bond and claim of appeal and said bill of exceptions, and file the same with the cler,- of said circuit court. SEc. 16 Upon filing the return of the justice as mentioned in Proceedings by ` t'he preceding section, the said circuit court shall have jurisdic- circuit court. lion in the case, and upon the hearing thereof shall consider the ,,errors alleged in said claim .of appeal, and if the proceedings are d invalid as to the party appealing on account thereof, the cc c shall remand the case so far as-it affects the appellant, to aid justice, and a new jury may be called. and like proceedings =.shad as upon the original application for a jury. If no error �1 ;,affecting the merits shall be found in the proceedings, or if the 4;.appeal shall be dismissed for.any cause, the said.judgment or con- firmation of the verdict and award of the jury shall be affirmed by the said court with costs to the.city. SEc. 17. When the verdict of the jury shall have been finally Justice to "confirmed by the judgment of confirmation, and the time in which ofAns ve aii tCOetc„ Jo take an appeal has expired, or if appeal is taken on the filing to counon. with the justice of,a certified copy of the order of judgment affirm- , .`4ng the said judgment of confirmation, the said justice shall_trans- mit to the common council a copy of theverdict and award of the Jury and the judgment of confirmation and the judgment, if any, of affirmance, and thereupon the common council.shall cause a council tocause. i special assessment to be made Y ment specie of sum or sums awarded b the ment to tob assess- ` be 4. p,,jury, and the expense of said proceedings in pursuance of, and in made• accordance with the said resolution of the common council here- �.,:Inbefore mentioned. The assessment shall be made and the Manner of making and "'amount levied and collected in the same manner as is provided in collecting the charter of said city for other special assessments. The assess- assessment, :meat,roll. containing such assessment so ratified and confirmed by ?? the common council, shall be final and conclusive, and prima acie evidence of the regularity and legality of all,proceedings s prior f g Y g` Y p g eto;and the assessment therein contained shall be and continue , w CHARTER OF THE -lien on the premises on which the same is made until payment thereof. That proportion of, the awards and expenses to be paid by the city at large, according to said resolution shall be paid from the general funds of the city. Payment of SEc. 18. Within six months after the judgment of confirmation F Awards of jury a)y council, by the circuit court,. or after the judgment of confirmation by the justice shall have become final, the council may pay or tender to 1 the .respective persons the several amounts of damages and com pensatioii awarded to them and in case any such person shall refuse the same, be unknown or non-resident in the city, or. be..",, not found therein, or shall be incapacitated from receiving his or her amounts, or the right to any sure awarded be disputed or doubtful, the council may cause to be deposited. the amount awarded in such case, with the statement of facts relating thereto, and the same shall be paid oil demand to any person entitled to receive it. No delay is making any award of damages or in tak- ing possession of an, property shall be occasioned by any doubt as to th&ownership of the property, or as to the interests of the respective parties making claims thereto. When fee of SEC. 19.. Upon the tender, payment or deposit mentioned in land too vest the preceding section, the fee of land sought" to be taken, with the appurtenances, shall vest in the city in trust for the'use_and purpose of said improvement, and the council may convert, occupy, ' and use the said property therefor, and remove all obstructions , therefrom. The certificate of the city treasurer of such payment,.', tender or deposit and certified copies of any judgment or confirma ; tion. in the circuit court, or of the justice of the peace, after the,,, same has become final, and the verdict and award of .the jury -° thereby confirmed shall be recorded in the book of street-records, in the office of the city clerk, and shall be prima facie evidence of the matters therein contained, and of the regularity of all the,pro ceedings to appropriate the property sought to be acquired, and to.',". confirm the same, and of the ownership of the city of the lands'= is and property taken. Liens,etc.,on SEc. 20. In all cases where any real estate, subject to a lien or ry lands taken, ao-reement, shall, be taken for public use, all the covenants and.,_ to end. ZD stipulations therein shall end upon the judgment of confirmation when the same shall have become final. If a part only of such M real estate shall be taken, the said covenants and agreements_shall be discharged only as to such part. Compensation 1. SEc. 21. Officers; jurors and witnesses in any proceedings under of officers, ffiCee c this act, shall be entitled to receive, from the city, instituting the G. proceedings, the same fees and compensation as provided by law . s for similar services in ordinary actions before justices of the peace of this State. Petition to be SEc. 22. The allegations of the petition filed by the city attor v,rinuL facie ney shall be rime acne evidence as to who are owners of or are evidence etc of interested in any property to be taken in the proceedings nsti . tuted under this act, and of the nature and extent of their inter est, and shall also be prima ,facie evidence of the resolution anc�t proceedings of the common council herein before-mentioned. rc ` CITY OF LANSIN G. 75 SEc. 23.' In case there is on the private property taken,a build- sale of build- ings,etc.,nn ii r other structure appurtenant to the real estate, the Same, sands takes. shah be sold M.Lder the direction of the commonn council, and the mount realized therefor shall be credited to the fund for paying the compensation for the property taken. SE,c. 24. All acts and parts of acts relating to the incorporation secttioea of the city of Lansing, or to the revision or amendment of the - charter.of said city, not expressly embodied in or made a part of this act, are hereby repealed; but nothing in this act contained shall be construed to destroy, impair or take away any rights, or remedy acquired or given by any act hereby repealed; and all pro- � ceedings commenced under such former acts shall be carried out and completed, and all prosecutions for any offense committed, or penalty or forfeitures incurred, shall be enforced, in the same manner in all respects, with the same effect as if this act had not been passed; and all ordinances, by-laws, or resolutions of said city, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall con- tinue and be in force until the same are cancelled or repealed, as fully as though this act had not been enacted; and all officers now holding office in sail city- shall hold the same for the time for which they were elected, unless sooner removed for cause, as herein ,- provided. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Approved My, �'S, 189a. ? ti vYw M t+. e_ M5 YYYR PE" pal". { INDEX. PAGE. SEC. ...- _kCCOUNTANT: cityauditor to be----------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 17 - CCOUNTS: to be audited by council--------------------------------------------------------------- 11 17 keptby auditor------------------------------------------------------------------ 25 17 AcTs repealed----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 75 24 A.DVERTISEMENTS: in streets,council to regulate---------------------------------------------------------- 46 5 .A 1,DERMBN: election of-- ------------------------------------------- 5 6 vacancy in office of ------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 6 10 with mayor,to.compose council------------------------------------------------------ 9 1 F ineligible to other city office------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21 5, supervisors,which to be-- - - -- - -- - - - --- --- - - -------- 22 6 certain,to bemaembers board of health--_----_--_----------------------------------- 22 6 may not share in contract------------------------------------------------------------- 11 13 AI.E-flo.usm regulationof----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 18 .A? 5: ro,oeedings to open,and term deffi,ed----------------------------------------'----.-- 45 2- ANIMAm running at large,council to restrain-__. ---------------------------------------------- 13 '18 APPROPRIATION: of money,to be drawn only on_______________-------------------------------------------------------- 57 17 ' ASSESSORS: P { election of------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 -6` f i, general power of------------- salary to be'fixed by council_________________ _ when to make special assessments------------------------------------------------ 43 10 when to make annual assessments--------------------------------------------------- 51 1 to call on State land commissioner relative to part-paid lands____________________ 52 2 which to have seat on board of supervisors------------------------------------------ 24 15 review---------------------•---------------- ------ 52 3 tax roll to be made by---------------------------- ------------------------------ 24 15 delivered to treasurer by______________________________________________ 54 7; ;. warrants of,to tax.roll------------------------------------------------------------- 54 7_. , AssmsmENTs: .Special: after ratification to be placed on file______________________________ confirmation of same final,how collected____________________________________ ___ 48 10 warrant.may be renewed_________________ _ 1% 14 liability of non-residents---------------------------------------------------------- 50 1B duties of assessors,in regard to extra and special assessments----------------- 58 2 owners of property,in regard to extra and special assessments____- 58 3 t, assessor as to special assessments___-----_ 59 4 for sewers,how made43 i0 --..._ for sewer------------------------------------------------------ ---------- --------- 43 i2 for use Of public sewers - -- - --- - -- ---- -- ---------------- ---------- 43 14 when paid by owners of property on report of jury_.___________________________ 73 ' 17 against property for public improvements,haw declared----------------------- 47 6 when special,a lien on property-------------------------------------------------- 47 5 deficiency in,how made up----------------- 48 11 ------------------------------ invalid,proceedings on----------------------- ---------____________________ _-. 49 13=- limit of amount of special------------------------------------------------- 51 17 for bridge purpose____--_ _-_ b1 17 # -- ---------------------- ---- 1 General equalization of,by board Of review----------------------------------------------- .52 4 to be made before fourth;Monday in May,annually_____________________________ 51 1 on'part-paid State lands------------------------------ ------------- 52 2 r< ,At OINTMENTS: r " bycommon council--------------------------------------- -- =----------------------- 7 12 z;' 78 INDEX. PAGE. SEC.. ATTORNEY: 7 12 appointment of city----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 12 '. dutiesof--------------------------------------------------------------------------- to have seat in council---------------------------------------------------------------- 10 10 .A CTIONS: mock,council to Suppress----------------------------------------------------------- sales at,council to regulate_________________ :AucTIONL,Rn: 7 12 appointmentof------- ------------------------------------------------------------- licenseof----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 18 M. AWNINGS: in streets,council to regulate-----------------------=---------------------------------- 46 4 AUDITOR: powers and duties of----------------------------------------------------------- 25 I shall keep complete set of books--------------------------------------- ------ 59, 25 6, 17 open account with treasurer--____--.___._ ------------------ ------ 25 17 keep list of all property---------------------------------------------------------------- 25 17 17 shall countersign all orders for payment of money---------.------------------------ B BALLOT Box: useand care of------------------------------------------------------------•------- — 5 4 BARNS: council to regulate construction of____________________________________________________ 14 1$ BATHING: 14 .18 in public streams------------------------------------------------------ ------- BEGGARS: concerning-------------------------------------- ------------------------- --- 65 9 ° v, ;a BELLS: auction,regulation of------------------------------------------- -- ----------------- 13 18 fire,regulation of---------------------------------------------------------------- 31 & ., BILLIARD TABLES: council to regulate----------------------- BOARD OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES: 4 councilto appoint---------------------------------------------------------------- - 35 5 organization of--- --------------------------- - to appoint sexton------------------------------------------------------------ - 36 8 report of,annually---------------------------------------------------------- - BOARD OF EDUCATION: election of members of--------_._ ------------------------------------ 5 r body corporate------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 1 , 2 special powers of------------- ---- - -- -- - 6 3 -- 62 2 officersof--------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- 9 to determine amount of expenditures for scnool purposes__________________________ 62 5 same to be submitted to voters------------------------------------------------ levy of same on taxable property-:--------------------------------------------------- 7 } to determine amount for for building�purposes-------------------------------------- 63 same to be submitted to voters-- --------------------------------------------------- 63 7 ; vacancies on board,how filled----------------------------------- ---------- 8 F; members cannot be interested in contracts----------------___________________s______ 63 ip y BOARD OF HEALTH: 3� 1 c of whom composed---------------------------------------•--------------------------- 32 2 powers and duties of---------------------------------------------------------------- infectious diseases tobe reported----------------------------------------------------- 32 3 , city clerk to be clerk of----_-------------------------------------------- ------ 33 7 pay of members of ----- ---------- ----------------------- 33 8 32 4 ging infectious diseases Into city___________________________________ duties of hotel keepers.and others in regard to diseases----------------------------penalty for brin 333 5 penalty for neglect________________ - dangerousbuildings;pawertoremove____________________________________________ 3333 9 fines under this title,disposition of---------------------------------------------- BOARD OF REGISTRATION: duties of and rules for new registration______________________________________________ 4 3 BOARD OF REVIEW: 2 $ s supervisors to constitute------------- 2---- -- `-- 5 assessment reviewed and certified to------------------------------------------------- 4 5 to meet in November,and duties then__________ ___ -- - ------- - -- a3 5 BOARD OF STATE AUDITORS: 4418 to make allowance for sewers------------------------ 50 1 -- to allow for improvements-to streets abutting on State operty______________ __ pr BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 22 1�certain aldermen members of ------ ------- -- ------------------- �` - .whi.Ch a9taeR,ac,r t0 havA ava.t On---• -- ...----.- ----=-... .... ...__ ... 24 ,: INDEX: 79 PAGE. SEC. BONDS: for bridge purposes and public buildings--------------------------------------------- 67 17 51 19 how funded-------------------- 711 af elective and appointedofncers-------------------------------------------------- 7-22 ,18,12 of city treasurer------------- ---------------------------- ----- - 26 19 ofconstable---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 57 15 sinking fund to purchase city------------------------------- -------------------- BOUNDARIES: ofcity---------------------------------------------------------- ------ 3-4 3 ofwards----------- -------------- -------•--- BRIDGES: r power of council to construct Grand,Cedar, and Sycamore________________________ 51 19 city may borrow money for----------------------------------------- ---------------- 48 10 -s taa for,annual collection of--------------------------------------------------------- 53 6 .fund for,council to raise------------------- --------------------------------- :r BOARD OF POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSIONERS: 1 council to appoint---------------------------------- - - - --- - - - to try all complaints against certain officers------------------------ - - 29 1 - -- 29I city clerk to be`clerk of board-------------------- -- ------------------------------ 29 3 to appoint marshal and other officers-------------- ----------------------------- ' 30 4 powers of board--------- - -------------- 30 G oath of appointees---------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 service of process by policemen------------------------------------------ -------" duty of board and appointees in preserving public peace______________ ___________ 3U 31 3' to have custody of fire apparatus------------------------------------------------- - g;. may make regulation for deposit of ashes---------------------------------------- 31 ------ 31 10° have power to inspect building as to risks for fire---------------------------- shall .41 14, state property to have fire and police Protection ------- - 60 6„ penalty for disobedience of orders at fires._---__------- ------- -------- 7, 31 compensation,of marshal and other appointees of---------------------------------- all Complaints against laiinst fire wardens, firemen,marshal or to have power to try r policemen ------••---------------------------------------------- --- - BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS: 37 V council to appoint------------------------- ----------- --- - 37 1 organization of------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------ 37 2- to supervise buildings.sidewalks and bridges_-.4---------------------------------- paving and graveling streets_-____-__ _ ------ 37 2 quantity of all materials in public improve_ to determine kind and estimate 37 3 38 ments------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4• to make contracts--- -------------- ------------------------------------------ 38 5 to appoint city engineer------------------------------------------ general powers of board• - -- --- -- _38 ; -------------------------- ----------------------------- 3399 to report to common c ouncil------------------------•- - -- - - - city attorney legal advisor for---------------------•---------------------------- $ city clerk to act for--------------------------------------------------- - 39 7 clerk of board,duties of--------------------------------------------------------------- gsneralpowersof------------------------------ -------------- -- 40 7� members ofto,givebonds--------- ------------------------------- 91members of not to hold elective office in city---------------------------------------- 40 to.have custody of books,surveys,field notes,and preserve the same______.___ _ i to.supervise.the construction of sewers,etc------------------------------------------ to devise plans for sewers,etc------------ 44 3 - - - — -- - - -.. 3 to-be commissioners of highways --------------------------------•-------------•- -- 44 powers and duties as such--------------------------------------------- ---=-- 44 to have care of parks--------------------------------- - ------------- ;� 2 to supervise all paving---- - -------- ----- - - ------------- - to report plans and specifications for public improvements to common council-- to 3 bD report all contracts to council----------------------------------------------- 38 3.. contracts to.be authorized by council--_--------•------- - -------- } to have power to retain from contract price money to pay debts incurred for z aaboron same--------------------- --------------------------------------- BUILDINGS: the city may hold property outside the city for public use and enforce regula- 42 12' i( tions relative to same-------------------- -------------- -- 40 11 public,council may erect----------------------- 37 :dangerous,council may remove________________ -_-_--_---_. on fire,may be pulled down--- ------ -------------- ------ 61 7 €' BY-LAWS: council may make or amend----------------- ----- ------ 10 11 CANVASS: ,. 5 5 of votes,when to be made _----------_- --------------------------------------------- -. CATTLE: s` a..; running at large of,relating to----- ------------------------------------ ------- --- 13 is R-MEN: 15 is license to •----- '"f - - -- -- - -------------- CELLARS: relative to construction of----------=------------------------------------------- ---- 14 1s € 80 INDEX. PAGE. SEC. CEMETERY: acquisition of------------------------ ------------------------------ 33 1 vacatingold--------------------------------- -----------------'-------------_. ------ 31 1 ordinance relative to-------------- sinking fund for Mt.Hope------------------------------------------------------------ 34 2 trustees------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - sale of lots in------------------------------------------------- ------ 95 6 fund for council to raise -------------------------------------------------------------- 34 3 '+ CEMETERY FUND: how constituted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 8 CEMETERY TRUSTEES: council to appoint three_______________________ (see board of cemetery trustees.) 0013NSUB: council to provide for taking---------------------------------------------------------- 15 18 ��ZTI7,L:NB'MEETING: to raise rate of tax---------------------------- - -_------_-- 54 6 •CIRCUSES: council to regulate._______________________________ --_ 13 18, >'s` 'CISTERNS: council to regulate construction of--------------------------------------------------- 14 18 .dCITY: process against,hew issued---------- ------------------------------------------- 64 5 J gCITY ASSESSOR: -(see assessor.) ^CrTY ATTORNEY: (see attorney.) -CITE" AUDITOR: (see auditor.) CITY CLERK: (see clerk.) ENGINEER powers and duties------___ 25 18 to.appoint assistants-------------------- ------- --- - - - -- - _ 38 5 i ;ITY MARSHAL: (see marshal.) rCITF PHYSICIAN (see.physician.) CITY'TREASURER (see.treasurer.) "audit of,against city--------------------. -- ------------------ -- 11 17 'CLERK.OF CITY: electionof------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 6 y. to notify officers of election----------------- ----------------------------------------- 6 11 to,give notice of annual election------------------------------------------------------ 5 1 V special election----------- ------- ----------------------------- --- 5 2 to be clerk of council----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 4 board of health-------------------- ------------------------------------ 33 7;,•` cemetery trustees--- ------------------------------ 35 5 shall be keeper of corporate seal_______•_-_ ---------------------------- 22 7 may administer oaths---------------------------------- -- .22 7 g fees of,for license --------_------------------------------------------------------------ 22 7 to report tag levies to treasurer_____________ _ - __- 22 8 to supervise all city revenue------------------- ____-- 23 9 ----------•-- ---- -- - --- -- thesealerofweightsand measures_________________________________-_-____--____-___ 23 10 w city clerk to publish ordinances.-_-__-------------------------------------------------------- ` 11 to keep record of all city property---------------------------------------------------- 22 7, r COMMISSIONER OF STATE LAND OFFICE: to furnish lists of land to Auditor General--------—-------------------------------- charge penalty against delinquents___________________________________________________ 56 13 .COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS: (see sewer commissioners.) ,COMMON COUNCIL: - of whom composed------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 1 ' mayor president of------------------------------------- --------------------- 9 -2 president pro tempore of---------------------------- --- ------------------------ 9 3 clerkof--------------------------------------------------=----------------------- ------ 9 C aldermen required to attend------------------------- ------------------------------ 9 5 to,appoint attorney, auditor, pound-master, wood inspector, weigh-master, auctioneer--------------------------------------------------------------- ------- - 7 12 specialmeeting of----------------------------------------------------------------- quorum of- ------ - - - - -------- - ------------- 9 7 two-thirds vote of,when necessary________________ __--__-. -__- 9 7 -------- -------- - :rules of------------ 10 -8 ---. - - - - -- -- - --- ------- - ----- ------ ----- INDEX. � PAGE. SEC. JN COUNCIL(Continued): _-- 10 10 appointive officers to have seats in the------------------------------------------------------------ 10 11 g11 14 eneral alfromoffice bP------------ -- - ------------------_-__--------- 16 22 generner p al power - - -------=-------------------- ----------------------- ----- generallawpoweraof---------------------------- 10 9 may compel attendance of members-------------------------------------------------- _.__._____ 18 34 control of,over railroads---------------------------------------------------- ---------- - 19 37 may reliavepoor persons. ficer--------------- 10 33 require bonds from officers------------------------------------------------------ may 19 39 - 19 40 power to erect lamp Poets - - - - -- -- - - - - - - may have streets sprinkle __---------------------- 41 - 19 s ison ------- -- ---- - - -- -- -- 20 42 may provide city pr may establish water works------------------------------------------------ ----- 44 17 ordinance of,concerning sewers------------- - - 45 2 powers of,as to bridges,pavements, and shade trees_--._---_ - -_ 10 12 care and use of records--------------------------------------------- 10 12 -------------- --------------- 11 13 penaltyforinjury t recordsthffice____ __ - members ineligible to other office, - -- share in contracts-_------ 11 15 Trial of charges against officers.--_•------------- --- 11 16 may compel attendance of witnesses._______________ --- 11 17 rules to govern claims against city---------------------------------- subjects.on whO may legislate---------------------------------------------- 12-1a is may legislate in regard to dead carcasses_•__--___--•-------------------------------- 17 25 may impose penalties------------------------------------------ -- - ----------------- 17 20 to make annual financial atatament--------------___________ - 18 30 may grant franchise---------------------------------- ------- -- 18 33 power to make contracts---------------- -- ----•--- 2i3 42 may provide water works and electric plant______________ ---- -_'-_` ------------------------------- to appoint an accountant_____________ 21 45 may make contract for city printing---------________________________ 24 15 to designate how assessments to be made------------------------------------------- 29 -to fix salary for officers------------------------------------------------------------- ,� 1 to appoint board of police and fire commissioners-------------------------.-------- 31 7 to fix compensation�for marshal,etc-------------------------------------------------- may remove member of board of police and fire commissioners------------------- 33 115 -fix salary of city engineer------------------------- ------------------ 41 1 ' power relative to drains,sewers,etc.--_-_-_•---_-__-_ _ -- ----- - 42 6 may order trunk sewers without reference to sewer districts-.-•____._-_- - 43 12 s may order private drains-_------------------------------------------ - 44 1 may negotiate for right of way-------- -- - - -- - - --- --- --- 45 3 ." power as to bridges,pavements and shade trees and filling low lands._•-• 45 3 ofsame,`how defrayed_----------------------------------------------------- expenses49 12 �peeial power for the regulation of business,removal of nuisances,and imposing 46 4 penalties - == - - - -- - -- ------------------ ------------ l3 6 may direct mayor and clerk to negotiate loan for paving-------------------- ----- r ------------ ----------- to determine the amount of tax__- ------ ------ 53 6 apportion tax---------------- --- --------------------------- to;; limit Of,.amount of money may borrow----------------------------------------------_-- 56 14 shall provide for the.papmects n demands------------------- a"r 16 57 19 may make.:by-laws for collection of taxes__.__- . may order extra and special assessments of certain property____ 58 4 - to sit as board of review in special and extra assessments__-______ -- 59 1 may regulate the construction of buildings to prevent fires------_ 60 3 to provide fire apparatus-- -----------------------------` - """' 60 4 may provide compensation for injuries to firemen---_------------- - - -- to prescribe duties and powers of board of police and fire commissioners•-_--_•-- 60 5 to contract with banks for safe keeping of money and use-of same---------------- 65 8 to provide by ordinance for board or commission to have charge o- electric 7 2 _---- _______________________________ �• 'J lighting--'------- -----•- i.��ONSTABLEf6: 5. 6 1 election of - ------ ------- ----------- •--- ---------- powers and duties of------- -------- ____________________.._____-------- 26 19 CONTLNGENT ESPENBEs: --- 53 6 fund for,how raised-----------•----- ---------------- x CONTRACTS: 18 33 council may make------------ --------------------- "L ORPORATIO.N I ---- 12 18 Protection of property of,by ordinance--------------------- - - L'OUNTY'OF INGHAM: .to pay for arrest of certain offenders--__ -_-- --------- ----- --- - 67 15 1 Ross-WALKS: _-- 45 3 --------•------------- +.' councllmayorderbuilt----------------------------------- - BUILDINGS 6 D s duty ofBcou council concerning--------------------- - - -------- --- ---- 3 ------- -- ------ 57 12 bonded,power of mayor to fond_____________________________ - of Mt.Hopecemeterv,how funded----------------------------- -- _ 53-57 6-15 council to provide a sinking fund far____ ,.----------------------- ---------------- h 3ti INDEX. )EFAULTERS: PAGE:. SEC ineligible to office------------------------------------------ --•---- ----- 8 17 )ELINQUENT TA3 ES: law to apply to -- --- --- --- ---- -- - - -- --- -- - -- - 56 11 -------------------sales of lands for---------- ------------------------------- 55 8 )ISORDERLY HOUSES; w council to ordain concerning---------------------------------------------------------_ 12 18 )dTCHES` (see drains.) )RAINS: council to regulate construction of private may beordered _______ 14 18 --- - - - -- - -- - --- - ---- ------------- -- 43 12 private may connect with public sewer__________ 43 13 ------------------•----------------- assessment or---------------------- 14 - ; )RAYS: (see vehicles.) )RAYMEN• council to license - -- -- - - --- - - - ---- - -- -- 13 18 ►RUNBARD S: council to ordain concerning ______ - -- - ------------- 1° 18 to prevent sale of liquor to---------------------------------------------- ------- 12 18 '` when considered vagrants_____________ '-""'" -- --- --- ............................... 65 9 ` Boas: to'be taxed- - --- - -- - - - - - - 13 18 running at large of 18 ------------------- E DUCATION: board of,etc. (see board of education.) LECTIONS: annual,first Monday in April---------------------------------- ---------------- not ice.af,by clerk -- ----- ------- - - - 5 1 s. special,notice of,by clerk_________________ --------------------------------- 5 2 special,when to be called------- - -- --- --- -- ------ - - 5 how conducted-_-_-_•--_•---_--____-- ----__..__. --- ------ -- - - -- ----- ---- 5 3 ballot bones for------------------------------------•------------------•----- 5 4-:` officers to be elected at------------------ ----------- vacancies to be supplied at__________ - 5 7 result of,how determined-------------------------------------------- , -- expense of,how paid--------------------------------- -------- 6 8--- ----------------- 4. - ------------------ 8 20 .t inspectors of,to;deciare result----------------------------------- GEGTORS: 5 5 :' --- - who to constitute------------------------ -- ------- ---- ---- - 4 1 ---------- -where avote.------------------------------------------------ ---- - 4 2>;registration of------ -- ----- ----------------------------- ---- 4 3 ------------- r,ECTRIc LIGHTING: city may acquire by purchase works for electric lighting-___________ 67 I limit of expenditures therefor____._ ""_""' Zi 7 1 i Question of borrowing money submitted to tax payers______________________________ 67 1 y vGINEER OF FIRE DEPARTMENT: chief and assistant,appointment of_____________ ------------------------------- 3Q 3 , GHIBITIONS: council to regulate-------------------------------------- - ---- 13 18 #. K:rENSES: of election,how paid---------------------------- -- - -- -- - ------- - - 8 20 of city,how raised and paid-____-_____ __- ____. 5I-57 1-19_3 for arresting offenders.- --- - - -- -- ¢.----------------------•- ----- 67 16 F - IST DRIVING: : on streets,council to regnlate-------------------------------------------------------- 46 4 1. of auctioneers,council to regulate- of city clerk _________---------------- -----------------•--- ____ 13 IS -- -------------------------- 7 Of city assessor----------------------------------------------- NANCIAL STATEMENT: Publication of,annually-------------------------------- -- --- 17 29 ..j NES.: collected by justices,disposition of----------- h, from violation of health laws hnry a --------------"-------`----_____--- 27 38 ppropriated------------------------------------ RES: 9 prevention and extinguishment of_---_-- ---- :----- 59 1 y PAGE. SEC. FIRE DEPARTMENT: (see board of police and fire commissioner) FIRE WORKS- -------------.------ 14 18- council to regulate sale and use of___________________ ------•--- FuNDs: --- - ---- 34 2 sinking,for i41t.Hope cemetery---------------- - 33 57 13 ainking,to pav city indebtedness------------------------------- ----- - cemetery,how constituted------- - -- - - - -- ---- - - --- 6 sundry,council to raise annually___._.____.------------------- 53 • classification of different_______________ ----------------------- school to.be kept separate----------------------- -------------•------- -- -- 62 FUNDING: - --- - - - 67 17 of city funds,how negotiated-_--------------------- -- G GAMBLING,ETC.: ----- 12 1& council to make ordinance concerning-_-____ GEESE: -- -` 13 lfr to be impounded if at large-----------------<--------------- GENERAL TAX DOLL: ----- 55 S when assessors to deliver to treasurer------------------------------- GRAND RIVER: +` ------ 51 18, maintenance of bridges on------------------------------------------ GROUNDS: ---- 40 11' council may acquire public------------------------------------------ GUNPOWDER: ---------------- 14 18 council to regulate buying,selling, and using of________________ H � HACKS: -iee vehicles.) $ --------- 14 18 --------------------- inspection of-----`---------------- .. HAWKERS' ------ 13 1S council to license-------------------------------- 12 .HEALTH: ------------- 1 , owners of property to abate nuisances for the public----_-____-- -- ----- to compose board--------------------------------- who -- HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS (see commissioner of highways.) HOGS: (see swine.) • HORSES: - '13 18.. council to prevent from running at large_--•------- ---------------- HOSPITAL: 31 ~ board of health may establish--------------------------------- ----------------- --- council may purchase ground for-------------- ---------------------------- 41 12 HOTEL KEEPERS: ---------------------------- 32 5- to report alek traveler to board.of health__________ - HOUSES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT: 13 18- council to regulate by ordinance_______________•- 50 16 ICE: sidewalks to be kept clear of________________ INDEBTEDNESS: - 5.7 18 ------------ 32 3 council may not incur,except legally------------------- , INFECTIOUS DISEASES: ^' - ---- ------ concernmg---------------------------------------------- INGHAM COUNTY: (see county of Ingham.)' INSPECTION: ----------------- council -_- to regulate of certain articles_____________ oECTORS: ----- a 5 5 of election,when to canvass--------------- ------------ _ -- 7 12 of streets,appointment and duties of--------- ------------ - --- ---- --•- 7 of fire-wood,appointment and duties a -_-_______-- --------------- 4 'INDEX. INTEREST: PAGE. .SEC;'. bonds,for council to raise______ ____ 57 i�, INTEMPERANCE: council to ordain concerning___.__ - 12 18 - ---------------------------- INVALID ASSESSMENT: proceedings on----------- ._.... - -- - -- - _ 49 13' .JUDGMENTS: against city,may be appealed JURYMEN: - ----------- 66 13` to be anmmoned to condemn lands___________________ 8t"" - -- 70 pay o -----------------------------------------------• 74 21:. report of,filed with justice - --- -- ----- 72 13' -JUSTICE OF THE PEACE: �; election Of_-•--^________•__- 5 6' jurisdiction city ordinances________________ _ `""`"'"-""""'•'- 28 27 complainant to give security for costs________.__ ---"""-""-_-"'-" civil jurisdiction of-------------- - ----------------------------- -- 28 ---------------------------- 28 2; criminal jurisdiction of______________ `---"--'-""'-`------- jurisdiction and power of_________________ -"-``_"""'-'-"'-'` ------ 28 30, bonds of------------ - ----------------------------- 26 20. - -------------------- ----- --- 26 21 fees of,regulated by council.______._ ` �-""'"-_"'""`-"`---- fines collected by,disposal of-----•--------------------------------------------------- 27 22 quarterly accounting of,to council _____________________ disposal of stolen property by-------________ -- ---------- 27 24: issue of warrants b ----- ---------------- --- - 27 24,'25' -duties of,in taking land for public purposes____,________ - --- 28 23'. - • 69-73 6-18_, L -LAND OFFIC v: �c (see c6mmissi6ner state land office.) CAMP POSTS: power of council to order------- _'_______________ ___-- 19 39,: `LANDS part-paid state(see state lands). tLANSING: boundary Of City.---- body corporate--------------- - -- -- - - ------- 3 1, - - ----------- --- 3 2 wards of - --- - --- - - -- -- ------ --- - 3 t�IABILITIES OF CITY -not to be incurred contrary to charter_________________ ' rLICENSEs• - -- -- - ---- -- 57 council to grant and revoke -- -- -- -- -- -------- -------- 15 19 r- ,terms of -------------------------------------- 16 20, punishment for f�ilnre to obtain ..........................................----who required to have_---_-_---- 16 20 .. ----- - -- ---- 16 fees to clerk for- - ------ - ------- --- - 21,, when taxes a,on land_____------------ -sale Of,Propartp under '' - --- - ---- 55 13 IQIIOR: _ sale of,to minors,.council to prevent,-by ordinance';____--___ _ LOTTERIES: 12 j$ council to suppress by ordinance_--___._____ ------- - 18 LUMBER.: 15 council to provide for inspection of_____________ ----------------------------- 14 18 us..eiLFEAS�&NOE• in ofiice,�Ylefined__ MARKET -- -- 64 7 power of council to establish and regulate........................ - i,2 MARSHAL: ------ ap ointmentof_-__---_-- tohaveseatiin,council---------------------- ---- 29 3 ;----------------------------- --------------------------------------- 3d 13,:, the chief of police____--_--___ ------ to enforce ordinances--------------------------------------------------- --------- generalpowerand'duties of__--__-- ---------- monthl re - 30 g 1 8 ' y lecta y,council____--__-- - ----------------- money�collected,by, to treasurer____.. 31 6 -- ------- -- -- -------------- - --- 31 6, --- ------ •----------------------------- -- 31 7 W INDEX. 8� PAGE. 'SEC. ,VAYOR:, 5 6 election of------ - -- -- - ------------------ -------------------- chief executive officer - - - - - ------------------------------ 1 powerto veto-----------------------------------------•------------------------•------- 1 188 3Z shall be conservator of the peace----------------------------------------------------- control of,over oflicers---------------------------------------------------------------- 21 4 vacancyin office of----- -------------------------------------------------------------- 21 4 to have direction of police officers------------------------------------------- ----- 21 3 21 3 may suspend police or night-watch -------------------- ----------------------------- power to administer oaths---•-------------------------------------------------------- 21 4 power of,to fund city bonds---------------------------------------------------------- 67 17 KEATS: - 14 18 .�Ccouncil to regulate sale oi-------- -_---------,:-------------------------------------- may seize and destroy tainted------------------------------------------- --- ----- ' 2 MINORS: council to prevent sale of liquor to--------------------------------------------------- 18 1& MILL RACES: 16 23 control by council------- ------------------------------ MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS: 61-67 1-Al ofcharter------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONEY: council may borrow for bridge purposes______ ______________________________________ 51 16 limit of council to borrow-__------- ------------------ ------ 56 1 none to be drawn unless appropriated-------------- -------------------------------- 55 177 safe keeping of public----------------------------------------------------------------- 65 8 33 G7 5-15 recovery for penalties,how applied_---- •----=----------------------- 'MOCK AuCTIoNs: 15 18 council to suppress----- ----•-------------------------- ---- MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY: 34 4 sinkingfund for-------------------------------------------------------------- N � No, '5: 17 28i finitionof-_____--------------------------------------------- --------------------- 5 . 1 ,,i election,publication of-------------------------------------- ---- ---------- of ordinances,publication of---------------------=----------------------------------- 17 26- of meeting of board of review------------------------------------------------------- 52 3 to elected officers_-___--_-__ 472 6 21 special assessment to be advertised-------------------------------------------------- 47 8- hearing to be had on same------------------------------------------------------------- `NUISANCES: - council to ordain concerning-----------------------------------------•-- ------- 12 18` O _ OaTlas: 64 2 whomay administer----------------------------------------------- ------- OATHS OF OFFICE: 6 11 whento be filed------------------------------------------------------------------------ ,OBSCENITY: 14 18 council to make ordinance to prevent------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OFFENDERS: 6$ _, jj confinement of------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 16 , expenses of arresting,how paid.-_ ---------------------------•--- FFENSIVE SUBSTANCES: I3 18 council to prevent the depositing of, in city limits-------_--__-- ------------- 5-8 .6-16 termsof,of city officers---------- -- ----------- ---------- -------------- vacancies in--------- ------ -------------- 8 --- --- - 7-6 15-18 tie vote for an -- --- - -- --- - ------------------- ---- -- eligibilityto- ---- ------------------------------------ ------------------------ ---- 8 17 no defaulter can hold--------------------------------- -------- -- 8 17 8 17 removals from--------------------------------------------------- ------- ------- - g 21 termsof,when to begin-------------------------------------------------------------- 64 7' malfeasance in- __.__------ ----- OFFICERS,CITY: - elective---------------- ---------------------------------------- 5 6' aPPointive------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 7 12 terms of____ -- ----- -------- -- fi 17 who eligible as --------------•---------------------------------------- 11 15, trial of charges against----------------------------------------- misce64 llaneous,subject to ordinances----------------------------------- ----------- : malfeasance of and penalty--------------- ----------- ------- --- 0. 46 INDEX. PAGE. SEC.'p OMNIBUSES: (see vehicles.) ORDINANCES: styleof---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 6''; majority of aldermen required to pass------._--------------....-------------------- 64 6 council to make or amend------------------------------------------------------------- 15 18'- to be published by clerk--------------------------------------------------------------- 17 26 when to take effect____________________________ " 26 proof of publication --- - - - ---------------- ------------------- 17 27' vetoof---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 31` marshal to enforce----------------------------------------------------------- -------- 30 6 justices to try violations of___________________________________________________________ 28 27 issue of warrants for violation of-------------ih;.-----------fL-------------------------- 28 28 relative to cemetery-------------------------------------------- ------- 36 9 relative to sewers--- -- ----------------------------------------------- 44 17,, execution for penalties for violation of---------------------------------------------- 66 14 under old charter not repealed------------------------------------------------------- 75 24 P SPARKS council may purchase grounds for------------------------------------------------- 40 ll% improvements of------------------------------------------- - 41 13';' PART-PAID STATE LANDS: (see state lands.) PAUPERS: careof---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15-19 18,37 .PAWN BROKERS; license of___ t PAVEMENTS: 'council may order---------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 2 fund for,how raised------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 6: .PEDDLERS. council to license-------------------------------------------------- -------_.: 13_ 18 PENALTIES: money arising from,how used-------------------------------------------------------- 67 15 for keeping animals in street------—------------------------------------------------- .13 18;,. when council may prescribe------------------=---------------------------------------- 17 25 for bringing,or failure to report infectious diseases to city------ ------------- 32 34 execution for,when to issue------------------------- --------------------- ----<--- 66 :14.:; PENITENTIARY provision to be made for----------------------------------. .:----. ----_.-_--------.-.-_ 19 41 confinement of offenders in----------------------------------------------,------------- 66 -11; PERJURY: whatshall constitute-------------------------------------- ------------------- ----- 64 3 PETITION: for sewers,when council may act on____---------------------------------------- -------- 43 11;, : PEST HOUSE: board of health may establish-------------------------------------------------------- 32 2.1 certain flues to be used for------------------------------------------------------------ "a3 91'; council may purchase ground--------------------------------------------------------- 40 11:';. PHYSICIANS; city,council to appoint-------------------------------------------------------- ---- 32 1 t7 every,to report infectious diseases_______________________ ------------------- 5;' . POLICE: (see board of police and fire commissioners.) POLES: telegraph,council to regulate setting of--------------------------------------------- 46 4 POSTS: placing of,on streets.................... ___.__.----__ 46 4 POOR PERSONS: council may relieve------------- ---------- ------------------..----------- 19 37 'POUNDS: council to establish-------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 18 POUND MASTERS appointment of------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 12.°:' subject to council-------------------------------------------------- ------ 29 31 , compensation-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 32 POULTRY: running at large of,to be prevented------------------------------------------ ------- 13 18 PRESIDENT: of council mayor to be 9 2 pro-tempore,when to.be---------------------------------------------------------------- 9 3 .. "1 INDEX. 87 PAGE. .SEC. Pn� e penitentiary.) .PRINTING: (see notices,publication.) ,.PRIVATE GRAINS: (see sewers.) ;TPILIVIES: ------ 14 18 owners of,to cleanse___________________________ ----------------- PRIVATE PROPERTY: 68 1 may be taken for public use------------------------------------------------------- ------ 30 5 serving Of by policemen------------------------------- ------------ ---- 64 5 against city,how issued------------------ --------- - PROSTITUTES: 12 18 council to ordain concerning Common----------------------------------------------- PROVISIONS: -------------------------------- 14 18 d-------------------------------- sale of to be regulate `?.PUBLICATION: - ----------•- 1 ------ - - - ----------- 17 28 of notices----------- of ordinances------------------------- ------------------- ------- --------- of annual financial statement_______________ ______.___ 17 � , ordinances imposing penalties not to take effect until__________________ 'FPUBLIC BUILDINGS: 51 19 51 19 council may acquire or erect.......................................................... for,how raised PUBLIC HEALTH (see board of health.) ' .,.PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS: 5 expense of,when borne by Property benefited--------------_ ------------------------ PUBLIC MEETINGS: - 12 18 for lawful purposes,to be protected_---------•------------- -- -- - - 6 of citizens to raise rate of tax -------------------------- --_ - _ 54 - --- ef voters to determine school appropriations_______..--_•- - 63' S„ , PUBLIC MONEYS: ----- ----------------- safe keeping $ of- -..------ -- - ---- - t,P, -C SCHOOLS see schools.) PUBLIC SEWERS: (see sewers.) Q raQIIORUM: 9 7 �- majority of council to constitute a-------------------- ---- """'""'""_-- 2p 44 qualification for office--------------------------- •- - ----------- R RAILROADS: 18 34 council to have control of_______________._._-_---- ----------------- , :RECORDS: 22 7 clerk to keep •------------------- --- - - - -- - - — 8 12 book t6be kept,known as street---------------- ------------- -------- cityproperty-----------------------•-.-----------•---- - -------------------- of REGISTRATION: 4 3 board of,when to re-register--- ---------------- REMOVALS: 11 14 from office,by couftcil____-_-_- - ---- 21 3 bymayor---------- ------------------ ---------------7 ---------------------------------- 75 ,24 .RESIDENCE: 4 2 of voters deftned-------------------------------------- ,:RESIGNATIONS: ------- 8 19 to whom made----------------------------- -- ---....--- - - - ---OL- -- - 8 19 liability.not removed by--------------------------- ------ :'.REPORTS: 22 - 8 ..,,:. of city clerk - '---------------------------------------- -- - 13 of treasurer,monthly and annual_____________________ - --- 8 es,annual------------------------- - ------------------ - - of cemetery truste ,:RESTAURANTS: ----- -- - - 13 council to license and regulate---------------------------------- a7—VIEW: rd of review.) board of. (See boa INDEX. 87 PAGE. SEC. <PR' ,e penitentiary.) .PRINTING: (see notices,publication.) :PRIVATE ()RAINS: (see sewers.) iPRiVIES: ----_ 14 18 owners of,to cleanse--------------------- PRIVATE PROPERTY: - 68 1 may be taken for public use----------------------------------------" PILOCESS: 30 5 . r serving of by policemen------ ___________________•_ --- 64 5 against,city,how issued------------------------------------------------------------ PROSTITUTES: 12 18 council to ordain Concerning Common__________________ PROVISIONS: 14 18 sale of to be regulated___________________________________ rPUBLICATION: 5 1 ----- -- 17 28 . of notices---------•--------^---------•- ---- -------------- of ordinances------------------------ ---------------- 17 29 of anneal financial statement-----__________ --_-__ 17 rfi , ordinances imposing penalties not to take effect until_______________ ?PUBLIC BUILDINGS: _____ ________ 51 19 ------' council may acquire or erect------------- _ 51 19 fund for,how raised-__--'-------------------^--- PUBLIC REALTH (see board of health.) s,PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS: 5 expanse of,when borne by property benefited--------------------------------------- ' PIIBLIC MEETINGS: 12 18 for lawful purposes,to be protected-------------------- - 54 6 -- of citizens to raise rate of tax ------------- __----_•--__-____ 63 5 of voters to determine school appropriations________._ $ ''PUBLIC MONEYS: ------------------ safe keeping of-------------------------- -------- tP* -C SCHOOLS see schools.) PUBLIC SEWERS:, (see sewers.) k5 'OQUORUM: 9 7 majority of council to Constitute a----------------------------------------- Y�0 44 " qualification for office------------------------------- ---•-• ........ =. 'iRAILR ncii 18 34 council to have control of---------------•--------•---------"'-------------------- RECORDS: 22 7 clerk to keep ---------- - 46 2 book to'be kept,known as street---------------- -------------------- ---- of city property-------------------------------------- --- REGISTRATION: re-register______________________________ -- -- --- 4 3 board of,when to REMOVALS: - -- Il 14 'from office,by couficii----------------------------- 21 -by mayor.---•------•--------- 75 2 ~REPEAL: — ------ ' -------------------- -- --- ------- --- -- - ---------of,acts- RESIDENCE: - 4 2 of voters defined-------------------------------------- --- RESIGNATIONS: ------ 8 19 t0 whom made------------------------------------------- ___________ ik__--______.-_ - $� 1 liability not removed by-------------------------------------------- 22`w�2 $ of city clerk-----'---- --•-------------------------- - - - - 23 13 -- - of treasurer,monthly and annual_-_-----_- -- • - 36' 8' of cemetery trustees,annual------------------------------ -RESTAURANTS: 13 .18 council to license and ragp late______________________ .-_- ------------------- board of. (See board of review.) ` 88 INDEX. PAGE. SEC, RIOTS: council to make ordinance to prevent_____________________________________________ 12 18 marshal to suppress_____________ RIGHT OF WAY: council may negotiate for-------------- ---- ------ - --- -- - -- - 44 1 RIVERS: council to regulate bathing in-------------------------------------------- -- 14 18 o provide for cleaning---------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Grand,Cedar,and Sycamore,bridges over_________________________________________ 51 18, RUNNERS: council to regulate -- - - ------ - ----------------------------------------= - 15 18 V 3ABBAM DAY: council to ordain concerning violation of____________________________________________ 13 18- lALARIES: _ o� of cityofCicers,counciltwdetermine_________________________ _____ 29 .32 of police______________ ----- - - 29 32 ofinembersof board of healtli-------------------------------------- __c____------ 33 8 of sexton - -- ---- - - -- -- --- - - - --- -- - - 35 5 ALES AT AUCTION: council to regulate --- --- --- ------ ------------------------ 13 18 - k --* CLOONs: A council to license and regulate------------ __ _____________-----.__._________-_____- .13 aGOLts one district 61 1 fund.for,to be kept separate--------------------------------------------------- 62 4 board of education to manage ------------------------- --------------------------- 62 3 1. general law applicable to-------------------------------- --------------•------ 63 9 DHOOL MEETING: �M annual,of voters------------------- --------------------------------------------------- 63 5 ,clerk to be keeper of------------------------------------------------------------ f 'EWERS:, oauncil to regulate construction of----------------- ---------------------------------- 14 18 cleaning of,council to provide for____________________ ------------- 14 18 ----------- ,private property taken for------ - •--------- -------- ---- 41 3 general plan of main sewer districts______________ ` ______ 42 4 expense of,how paid- notice of construction of,to be given------------------------- -------------- - 42 g .,proceedings to construct------------------ •-------- -- ----------- -- 42 8 ly Plat of to be made------------------------------------------•-- ---------------- special assessment for,how made_-_ _ 43 10 expense of repairing paid from sewer fund __________________ ______________________ 44 16 ordinance for protection of______---__ - ---------------------�--- 44 17 'fund for,council to raise______ 53 6 :WERAGE: ------- - (see sewers.) 1'WER COMMISSIONERS: (see board of public works.) W.ER,FUND expense of repairing sewers to be paid from-------- ___----___ -------__-- 44 16 , councilto raise--- -- -- - ----• -___ -•------------- -------------------------- 53 6 xTON: ,appointment of by cemetery -- --------- trustees------------------_ -------- 35 5 - salary of,fixed by council-- ----- ---------- ---------------- r------------- -- 35 b ;ADE TREES: council may order planted------------------------ -------------- ------------ 44 2. ows council to regulate circuses and- ------------------- ------------ 13 18 3EwALKS': owner to keep repaired----------------------- ,council may order built---------------------------------------------------------------- 37 2 snow and ice to be kept from by owner-___-_____ i b iSING FUND: cauncilto provide for general_________________________ _---------- ----------- 53 6 for Mt.'Hopecemetery -----------------;--------___ ____- 34 2 council to raise,annually----------------------------------------------- --------- 57 15 :)W and ice to be kept fromwalks----------- ------ ------------------------------- 5.0 16 ►BLEB: council to provide for cleansing INDEX. 8� PAGE. SEC. STATE AUDITORS: (see board of state auditors.) STATE LANDS: part-paid,duty of assessor concerning--------------------------------------------- 62 2 duty of land commissioner concerning----------------------------------------------- 52 2 STATE OF MICHIGAN: expense of sewers to be shared by---------------------------------------------------- 44 18 street improvements------------ ---------•-------------------------------------------- 50 15 part-paid lands,assessments of------------------------------------------------------ 52 2 STREETS: private property, how to take for---------------------------------------------------- 68 2-3 hearing of persons whose lands are taken for------------------- ----------------- fib 2 summons of jury on opening of------------------------------------------------------- 70 7 trial of cause for taking property for---------------------------------------- ------- 70-72 -8-12 sales and traffic in,council to regulate___________________ _------------------ 12 18 fastdriving ou---------------------------------------- ----------------•--------------- 46 4 dedication of lands for ------------------------- ---------------- -- ------ 51 20 record of,kept by clerk---------------------------------------------------------------- 51 20 STREET INSPECTORS: (see board of public works.) STREET SPRIKKi nRS: councilmay order----------------------------------------- --------------------------- 19 40 SUITS against officers,costs of--------------------------------------- ------------ 64 4 in behalf of city,rules to govern-----------------•-----------•----------------------- 66 12 SUPERVISORS: to constitute a board of review ------------------------------------------------------- 52 3 certain aldermen,to be members of board of-------------a-------------------------- 22 6 as§e4sors to have seat on board of---------------------------------------------------- 52 3 to be members of board of heath ----------------------------------------------------- 32 1 SUPPLIES for city,how purchased--------------------------------------------------------------- 65 10 SURETIES: who to determine sufficiency of ------------------------------------------------------ 64 1 S7 Yon: ,3ee city engineer.) t SWINE: ; impoundingof---------------------------•----------------------------------•---------- 13 18 SYCAMORE RIVER: relative to bridge over----------------------------------------------- ---------------- 51 18 - _ T ` TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC USE: for what purposes private property may be taken by the city---------------------- 68 1 howmay be taken---------------------------------------------------------------------- 68 1 when necessary to take without consent of owners_________________________________ 68 2 council to declare by resolutions,etc------------------------------------------------- 68 2 noticeof hearing---------------------------------------------------------------- -- 68 2 when taken for streets,etc.,how expense,etc„defrayed______________________ ____ 68 3 provision as to alleys,etc------------------------------------------------------- 68 3 hearing objections and disposing of resolution-------------------- _______________ 69 t proviso as to adoption of resolution_____________ petition to be filed by attorney --- - -- ------------ ---- -- 69 5 contents of petition-------------------------------------------------------------- 69 5 duty of justice on receiving petition------------------------------------------------- 69 6 service of summons-------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 7 service by publication----------------------------------------------------------- 70 7 justice to appoint guardian to represent infant,etc-------- ----------------------- 70 8 drawingjury-=----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 70 8 venire------------------------------------------------------------------------------- oathof jurors---------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 71 9 jury to hear evidence,etc-------------------------------------------------------------- 71 9 verdict--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 71 9 what verdict to determine and award-------------------------------- __--_-_ 71 10 jury may have use of maps,etc--------------------------------------------------------- 71 11 formof verdict------------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 11 action in case of disagreement of jury------------------------- --------------------- 72 12 justice to enter proceedings in his docket and confirm determination,t etc_____._. 72 14 appeal--------_---------r------------------------------------------------------ -- billof exceptions----------------------------------- ----- 73 15 -- - --- - ---- - ------ - -- -- - ------------ - transcript-------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 73 15 proceedings by circuit court-------------------------------------- -------------------- justice to transmit copy of verdict,etc.,to council__________________________________ 79 17 council to cause special assessment to be made-------------------------------------- 73 17 ti manner of making and collecting assessment---------------------------------------- 73 17 payment of awards of jury by council----------------------------------------------- 74 is wr-- of la-a . -Test it - ---- -----• ------ 7" 19 90 INDEX. TAKING PRIVATE PROPERTY roll puBLic USE (Continued): PAGE. SEC. liens,etc.,on lands taken,to end------------------------------------------------------ 74 20 ' compensatio u of officers,jurors, etc-------------------------------------------------- 74 21 petition to be prima faaic evidence of title,etc-------------------------------------- 74 22 sale of buildings,etc.,on lands taken_____________ sectionsrepealed----------------------------------------------------------------------. 75 21 TAVERNS: council to regulate and!icense------------------------------------------------------- 13 18 TAxEs ondogs----------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- 13 18 when special, to be placed in general tax roll________________________________________ 49 11 council to raise,for expense of city---- -------------------------------------- -- - 53 6 bridge,to be raised annually------------------------------------------ - ---------- 53 6 :} rolls to be made by assessors---------------------------------------------------------- 54 7 rolls to be delivered to treasurer--------------------=------------------ - 54 7 55 8 ,.when a lien on property---------_----- ------------------------------------------- , delinquent law to apply to---------------- ------------ - - - 55 8 :. 54 6 limit of------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ 51 1 ; manner of levying__:_________ -- ---------- citizen's meeting to increase rate of-------------------------------------------------- 55 6 levy-for------------------------------------------------------------------------------ fees for collection--------------------- ------------------------------- --------- - 56 56 10 10 ` council may make by-laws for collection of_______________________________________ TAX-PAYERS: meeting of,when council to call----------------------------------------------------- 54 6. „ TAx delivery of to treasurer--------------------------------- -----------------------•-• 54 7 to be advertised----------------------------------- -------------------------------- - 55 7 '. TELEGR"H POLES: setting of,council to regulate----------------------------------------------- 46 4 TERM 7 12of office of city, officers------------------ ------------------ TIE VOTE: how determined by council------------------- ------------------------------ - 6 9 TREASURER: of cull' settlement with--------------------------------------------------- to have custody of all moneys------------------=--•--- ------------------------ 23 12 •a' bondof------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- --- monthly statement of to council______________------------------ ------------------ 23 13 books of,open for inspection---------------------- ------------------ ---------- - 24 1 annual report to council_______________ ______ 24 13, not to use city money for personal use-------------------------------------- 24' 14 54 7 warrant of assessors on___-_____ _ ; --- 55 9 when to notify tax-payers----------------------------------------------------- ; return of unpaid taxes by------------------------------------ --------- ---- 55 11 payment to,by Ingham county,of delinquent tax______________________________ 56 no payment by,except on appropriation___________- --------------- 17 6 school funds to be kept separate by------------------------------------ 2 4 of school board: 63 6 duties and bond of------------------------------------------ ------- TREES: (see shade trees.) TRUSTEES: 35 '1 forcemetery,council to appoint--___-_____________________________________________ TREASURY: When order on,not to exceed cash in--__-- ------------------------------ 57 1 .V VAQASAOIES 7 15 howfilled --------------------------------------------- -- VAGRANTS: 65 9 k defined and penalty for--------------------------------------'---- - -- - VUUIOLES: 18 for hire,regulation of--------------------------------------------------------------- 13 13 4 stands for,council to fix -------- -------------------- -------- VETO: - 18. 31 mayor may--------- ------------------------------------------ -------------- --- - - - 18, 32 clerk to notify council of-----------•------------------ ------------------- VZCk: 12. : 18 council to make ordinance to restrain________________ ---------------- - VOTES: 5 canvass of---------------- -------- - =. 5 tie,how decided -- --- -- --- •- - 9 VOTERS: 4_ 3 registration of------------- ------------------------------------------------ --- INDEX. 91 ERRS (Continued) PAGE. SEC. annual school meeting of-------------- - - - --- -- - -- - - - 6, 5 citizen,meeting of to raise rate of tax----------------------------------------------- 54 6 W WARDS: city divided into----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3" 3 election of alderman for-------------------------------------------------------------- 5 6 election of member board of education for ------------------------------------------ 5 6 WARDENS: Fire: appointmentof------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 8 compensation of------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31 7 dutiesof.--------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 8 WARRANT: of assessors on tax roll---------------------------------------------------- 54 7 treasurer to pay money only on----------------z------------------------------------- 57 17 WATCHMAN: night police and fire commissioners may appoint----------------------------------- dutyof---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 3 mayor may suspend------------------------"------------------------------------------- 21 3 WATER COURSE. (see sewers,drains.) WATER WORDS: council may establish------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 42 purchase of grounds,etc.,for---------------------------------------------------------- 40 11 WEIGH MASTERS: appointmentof-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 12 salaryof-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 32 WEIGHTS: keeping of proper,council to enforce------------------------------------------------- 14 18 city clerk to be sealer of----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 10 WEEDS; destructionof---------------=---------------------------------------------------------- 15 18 WOOD: inspectionof---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 18 stands for sale of----------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 4 v ORR HOUSES council may purchase grounds, etc.,for------------------------------------------ 40 11