said Buffalo street shall be charged as follows: Onehalf of such cost shall be charged to the ward fund of the said third ward, and one-half thereof to the adjoining real estate as now provided by law for making and opening streets in the said city.

ditional tax.

SECTION 3. The common council of the said city May levy an adare hereby authorized in addition to other ward taxes to be levied in the year 1872, to levy on the taxable property of the said third ward an amount sufficient to pay one-half of the cost of opening and extending the said Van Buren street from Detroit street to Buffalo street.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved March 5, 1872.

CHAPTER 20.

AN ACT providing for an abstract of tax sales for Jacksen county.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

abstract.

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the county clerk Shall maintain for the county of Jackson, state of Wisconsin, to get up and maintain an abstract of tax sales, and to post and note therein all sales made by said county for taxes, and to note in a conspicuous manner all deeds and redemptions; and it shall be the duty of said clerk to procure suitable books for such purposes, to be paid for from the county treasury of said Jackson county; and as compensation for such services, the said clerk shall be paid the sum of two and one-half cents for each tract or lot entered in such abstract in each year, commencing with the sale of eighteen hundred and fiftyfive, said clerk's fees to be paid from the county treasury of said county.

SECTION 2. Whenever redemptions are made, or Additional fees deeds for taxes are executed, the clerk shall add to the fees now authorized by law for the same, the sum of two and one-half cents for each tract so redeemed or deeded.

SECTION 3. This act shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage.

Approved March 5, 1872.

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CHAPTER 21.

[Published March 9, 1872.]

AN ACT to incorporate the city of Prairie du Chien.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

CHAPTER I.

CITY AND WARD BOUNDARIES.

SECTION 1. That from and after the first Monday in April, 1872, all that district included in the following limits, to-wit: All that part of the town of Prairie du Chien, in the county of Crawford, bounded on the north by Cedar street, as laid down on the union plat of Prairie du Chien aforesaid, on the east by the east line of farm lots of Prairie du Chien, on the west by the Mississippi river, and on the south, commencing at the west end of La Pointe street, in the plat of Lower Prairie du Chien, at the Mississippi river, thence east on said street to sixteenth street, thence north with said sixteenth street to Prairie street, thence east with said Prairie street to the east line of said city; also all that certain territory known and described as the main village of Prairie du Chien, shall be known and designated as the city of Prairie du Chien, and by that name shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, in all courts and places, and in all matters whatsoever, and shall be competent to exercise all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all the duties and obligations appertaining to municipal corporations.

SECTION 2. The said city shall be divided into four wards, called first, second, third and fourth, limited and bounded as follows: Ali that portion of said city ly

ing south of the south line of farm lot thirty-five of the private land claims of Prairie du Chien, with said line. extended to the Mississippi river and to the bluffs, shall constitute the first ward; and all that portion of said city not included in the plat of main village, and being north of said north boundary of ward number one and south of the center of Bluff street from the bridge across the Mcrass to the bluffs, shall constitute the second ward; and all that portion of said city lying north of the north line of said ward number two and not included in the plat of main village, shall constitute the third ward; and all that portion of said city included in the plat of the main village of Prairie du Chien aforesaid, shall constitute the fourth ward. SECTION 3. The corporate authority of said city Corporate aushall be vested in one principal officer, styled the mayor, in one board of aldermen, consisting of three members from each ward, who, with the mayor, shall be denominated the common council, together with such other officers as are hereinafter mentioned or may be created under this act.

CHAPTER II.

ELECTIONS.

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SECTION 1. There shall be an annual election for Annual elecelective officers hereinafter provided, held on the first tion. Tuesday of April of each and every year, at such place in each ward as the common council shall designate, and the polls shall be kept open from nine o'clock in the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, and ten days' previous notice shall be given by the common council of the time and place of holding such election, and of the officers to be elected: provided, that all that part of said town of Prairie du Chien not included within the corporate limits of said city shall have the right and it shall be lawful for them to hold their town meetings, general and special elections in the court house in the third ward of said city.

cers.

SECTION 2. The elective officers of said city shall Elective and be a mayor, treasurer and assessor, all of which said appointive offiofficers shall be residents within and qualified voters of said city. Each ward shall elect three aldermen, one justice of the peace and one constable, who shall be residents within and qualified voters of the ward

ing elections.

Election of inspectors.

for which they may be elected. The terms of office shall commence on the first Monday of May next after their election. Each of said officers shall continue in office for his respective term, as herein provided, and until his successor is elected and qualified, and shall have such powers and perform such duties as are prescribed in this act, not inconsistent with this act, or which may not be incompatible with the nature of their respective offices. All other officers necessary for the management of the affairs of said city shall be First election. appointed by the common council. On the first Tuesday of April next, the qualified voters of said city shall elect one mayor, one treasurer and one assessor, and on the same day and at the same places of holding said election, the said qualified electors of each ward shall elect three aldermen, one justice of the Places of hold peace and one constable. At the first election of said city, it shall be held at Bank hall in the first ward, at the school house in the second ward, at the court house in the third ward, and at the school house in the fourth ward. The voters present shall have power to proceed by nomination and viva voce election of three inspectors and two clerks, whose duties shall be (after being sworn by an officer competent to administer an oath by the laws of this state), to see that such election shall be conducted in accordance with the laws of the state of Wisconsin, and any fraud or violation of said laws of said election shall be punished as any violation of the election laws in any part of said state; and at every subsequent election, the same shall be presided over by the aldermen, in the respective wards, or in case of their absence or disability, the voters present at the hour of opening the polls shall elect by viva voce a sufficient number of inspectors to make three with the alderman or aldermen present, who shall be sworn, in accordance with the laws of this state. They shall appoint and swear two clerks, and shall see the names of the voters registered, and the ballots safely deposited in the ballot box, shall decide all questions that may arise as to the legality of the votes presented, shall count the ballots at the close of the polls, and shall certify and seal two returns, one of said returns to the clerk of the city council, the other to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the Board of can- county of Crawford. The mayor of the city and such

vassers.

members of the common council as shall hold over, shall constitute a board of canvassers, who shall, within five days after the election, meet at the common council chamber and canvass such returns, and after the aforesaid returns have been canvassed by the said board, the mayor shall notify, by a certificate, the persons elected to the respective offices. The returns of

the first election shall be made to the clerk of the board of supervisors aforesaid, who, with two justices of the peace, shall canvass the votes and certify to the same, and notify the officers elected.

How vacancies

SECTION 3. In the event of a vacancy in the office of mayor or aldermen, by death, removal or other dis- lled. ability, the common council shall order a new election, . and shall give five days' notice thereof; any vacancy in other offices shall be filled by the common council; the person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy shall hold his office and discharge the duties thereof for the unexpired term, with the same rights and subject to the same liabilities as the person whose office he may be elected or appointed to fill. The terms of office of the mayor, treasurer, assessor and constables shall be one year, justices two years and aldermen as provided in section eight of this chapter.

voce.

SECTION 4. All elections by the people shall be by Election by bal ballot, and each ballot shall contain all the names of lot and viva the persons voted for, with a proper designation of the officers written or printed thereon, and a plurality of votes shall constitute an election; all elections by the common council may, at their option, be viva voce; when two or more candidates for an elective office shall receive an equal number of votes for the same office, the election shall be determined by the casting of lots in the presence of the common council at such time and in such manner as they may direct.

SECTION 5. All persons entitled to vote for state Qualification of and county officers, and who shall have resided in the electors. city ten days preceding the election, and for ten days within the ward where they offer to vote, shall be entitled to vote for any officer to be elected under this law, and to hold any office hereby created.

SECTION 6. If either of the inspectors of election Prevention of or aldermen shall suspect that any person offering to illegal voting. vote, does not possess the necessary qualifications of an elector, the inspectors or aldermen, before receiving