Potter's fleld. Sexton. son receiving the same to the treasurer of said village; and it shall be the duty of such treasurer to keep, in a proper book, a separate and distinct account with said cemetery fund, charging thereto all moneys which said board may advance and appropriate to the use of said cemetery ground, out of the general funds of the village, and crediting thereto all moneys received by him, belonging to said fund. The board of trustees may set off a part of said ground as a potter's field, and under proper regulations, permit the dead to be buried therein; the board of trustees may also appoint a sexton to take charge of and watch over such ground, or any other cemetery ground in said village, who, by virtue of such appointment, shall have the powers of a village policeman, and may arrest, without process, any person found violating any ordinance or by-law of said village, relating to said ground, the property and appurtenances Ordinances thereto belonging; and the board of trustees are hereby authorcemetery. ized and empowered to enact all such ordinances and by-laws as they may deem necessary for the protection and preservation of the monuments, tomb-stones, bridges, trees, shrubbery, property, ornaments, and improvements therein, and the grounds thereof, and the fences in and around the same, and for the orderly conduct and good government thereof. concerning County jail. Competency of citizens as jurors. ARTICLE XXVII. Sec. 1. The corporation shall be allowed the use of the common jail of the county of Allegan, for the imprisonment of any person liable to imprisonment under the provisions of this act, or of any by-law, rule, regulation, or ordinance passed by virtue thereof; and all persons so committed to said jail shall be under the charge of the sheriff, as in other cases. ARTICLE XXVIII. Sec. 1. No person shall be an incompetent judge, witness, or juror, in any case in which said corporation is interested, by reason of his being an inhabitant of said village. ARTICLE XXIX. repealed. Sec. 1. The existing by-laws, rules, regulations, and ordi-Existing laws; when nances of said village, when not inconsistent with the provisions in force. of this act, shall be and continue in force and effect until the same shall be repealed or amended by the board of trustees. Sec. 2. All former acts relating to the village of Allegan, Acts inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed; but such repeal shall not affect any act, claim, or right secured or established, or any suit, proceedings, or prosecution had or commenced prior to the time when such repeal shall take effect, but every such act, claim, right or proceeding shall remain as valid and effectual as if said act had remained in force. ARTICLE XXX. Sec. 1. This act shall take immediate effect. [ No. 246.] AN ACT to incorporate the village of Saranac, in Ionia county. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Boundaries. all that tract of country, situate in the county of Ionia, and State of Michigan, being in township six north, of range eight west, and described as follows, to wit: The west three-fourths of the south half of section one, the east half of the southeast quarter of section two, the north-east quarter of section eleven, the west half of the north-west quarter of section twelve, the west half of the east half of the north-west quarter of section twelve, the north half of the north half of the east half of the east half of the north-west quarter of section twelve, and the north half of the north-west quarter of the north-east quarter of section twelve, be and the same is hereby made and constituted a village corporate, to be hereafter known and designated by the name of the village of Saranac. Officers elected. Term of office. Judges and elerk of election. Sec. 2. The male inhabitants of said village, having the qualifications of electors under the constitution of this State, shall meet at Sackett's Hall, in said village, on the first Monday of March, 1869, and on the first Monday of March annually, thereafter, at such place as shall be provided in the bylaws of said village, and then and there by ballot, shall select by plurality of votes, a president, clerk, assessor, treasurer, marshal, and two trustees of said village, who shall hold their office for one year, or until their successors are chosen and qualified, and two trustees for two years, or until their successors are chosen and qualified; and annually thereafter, as aforesaid, a president, clerk, assessor, treasurer and marshal of said village shall be elected, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, and two trustees, who shall hold their respective offices for two years, or until their successors are chosen and qualified; but if an election of the aforesaid officers shall not be made on the day when, pursuant to this act it ought to be made, the said corporation shall not for that cause be dissolved, and it shall be lawful to hold such election at any time thereafter, public notice being given, as prescribed by this act, for the holding of the general election. Sec. 3. At the first election to be held in said village under this act, there shall be chosen by the qualified electors there present, from among their number, by viva voce vote, two judges and one clerk of said election, who together shall constitute Official oath, the board of inspectors thereof, each of whom shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take an oath before some person authorized to administer oaths, that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties thereof. The said board shall conduct the said election and certify the result thereof; and at each and every election thereafter to be held in said village under the provisions of this act, any two of the trustees may be judges, and the clerk of the village, or his substitute, shall be the clerk of the election, who, together, shall constitute the board of inspectors thereof; and all such elections shall be conducted as nearly as may be, in the same manner as Board of inspectors to have charge of elections number of is provided by law for holding of general and special elections in the State of Michigan, except as herein otherwise provided; and the inspectors shall have the same powers and authority for the preservation of order, during the time of holding the elections and canvassing the votes, as are conferred by law upon inspectors of general elections held in this State, and it shall be sufficient to keep but one poll list at any election held for said village; and when the inspectors holding any election To certify shall have completed the canvass of votes, they shall thereupon votes given. certify and declare in writing the whole number of votes given for each officer, the names of the persons for whom such votes for each office were given, and the number of votes so given to each person, and shall file such certificate in the office of the clerk of said village, the same or succeeding day of such election, together with the poll list and box or boxes containing all the ballots cast at said election; and within twenty-four hours to declare after such certificate shall have been so filed, the said inspectors election. shall complete said canvass, and determine what persons are elected to the several offices respectively, and cause said determination to be entered upon the records of said village; and In case of if any officer shall not have been chosen by reason of two or mine by lot. more candidates having received an equal number of votes, the inspectors of such election shall determine, within the time aforesaid, by lot, which of such persons shall be considered elected. To result of tie, to deter Notice of election. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the clerk to give at least five days' notice of the time and place of holding any election, either by posting written or printed notices in three of the most public places in said village, or by causing the same to be published in a newspaper, if there be one printed in said village; and in case of a special election, such notice shall set forth the purpose and object of the election; and on the day Time to open of election, held by virtue of this act, the poll shall be opened polls. at nine o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as may be, and closed at four o'clock in the afternoon of the same day; and within five days after the closing of the poll of any election, and close tify persons of their Clerk to no- the clerk of said village shall notify each person elected of his election, and the officers elected shall enter upon their duties the ensuing Monday. election. President and other take oath. Sec. 5. The president, and every other officer elected or apofficers to pointed under the provisions of this act shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, which may be administered by any trustee, or any other person authorized to administer oaths, to support the constitution of the United States and of this State, and that he will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office, according to the best of his ability, a record of which oath shall be made and kept by the clerk. Villago board. duties of. Sec. 6. The president and trustees shall constitute a village board, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A less number, however, may adjourn President; from time to time. The president shall be executive officer of the village; he shall preside at all meetings of the board, and it shall be his duty to see that all the officers of said village President faithfully discharge their duties; and in case of his absence or inability to serve, the trustees shall have power to elect one of their own number a president pro tem., who shall have all the powers, and perform all the duties of the president. It shall be the duty of the clerk to attend all meetings of the village board, keep a fair and accurate record of their proceedings, and perform such other duties as shall be assigned him by the by-laws and ordinances of the village. pro tem. Clerk; duties of Body corpo rate and politic. Common seal. Sec. 7. The president and trustees of said village shall be a body corporate and politic, with the same powers as township boards, in addition to those granted by this act, under the name of "The President and Trustees of the Village of Saranac," and may have a common seal which they may alter at pleasure; may purchase and hold real estate for the use of said village, and at any time sell and convey the same; and may sue and be sued, defend and be defended in any court; but when any suit shall be commenced against the corporation, the same shall be commenced by summons, an attested copy of which shall |