[No. 261.] AN ACT to incorporate the village of Laingsburg. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That Boundaries, all that tract of the township of Sciota, situated in the county of Shiawassee, and State of Michigan, known and described as follows, to wit: The southwest quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter of section twenty-one; the northwest quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of section twenty-eight; and also all that parcel of land described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section twenty-one, running thence west eighty rods, thence south three hundred and twenty rods, thence east eighty rods to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section twenty-eight, and thence north to the place of beginning, all in township six north, of range one east, be and is hereby constituted a village corporate by the name of "The village of Laingsburg." election. terms of Sec. 2. The male inhabitants of said village having the qual- First ifications of electors under the constitution of this State shall meet in said village on the second Monday in April next, in said village, and on the first Monday in March annually thereafter at such place as shall be provided in the by-laws of said village, and there, by ballot, shall elect by plurality of votes, one person to be president of said village, and two persons Officers and shall in like manner be elected trustees for one year, and two office. for two years; and there shall be elected a marshal, treasurer, clerk, and assessor; and annually thereafter, a president, marshal, treasurer, clerk, and assessor shall be elected as aforesaid, who shall hold their respective offices for one year, or until their successors are elected and qualified; and two trustees shall be elected who shall hold their offices for two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified; but if an of failure to election of president and trustees shall not be made on the day provided for in this act, the corporation shall not for that reason be dissolved, and it shall be lawful to hold such election hold election at specified time. Village board. President. Notice of elections. at any time thereafter, public notice being given, as prescribed by this act for the holding of the regular elections. The presi dent and two trustees thus elected, together with two trustees whose term of office is unexpired, shall constitute a village board, and a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and a less number may adjourn from time to time. The president shall also be the chief executive officer of the village. He shall preside at the meetings of the board, and it shall be his duty to see that all the officers of said village faithfully discharge their duties, and in case of his absence or inability to serve, the trustees shall have power to elect from their own number a president pro tem., who shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of president. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the clerk to give at least five days' notice of the time and place of holding the election, either by posting written or printed notices in five of the most public places in said village, or by causing the same to be published in some paper printed in the village; and at all the elections the polls shall be opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as may be, and closed at four Canvass of o'clock in the afternoon, and at the close of the polls the ballots shall be counted and a true statement thereof proNotice to claimed to the electors present; and the clerk shall make a Opening and closing of polls. votes. persons elected. Inspectors of first election. true record thereof, and within five days give notice to the persons elected, who shall enter upon their duties the ensuing Monday. Sec. 4. At the first election to be held in said village, under this act, there shall be chosen by the qualified voters there present, from among their number by viva voce, two judges and a clerk of election, who, together, shall constitute a board of inspectors of such election, 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 support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of this State, and that he will faithfully discharge the duties of inspector of such election; said board shall conduct said election and certify the result thereof. of elections. Sec. 5. At all subsequent annual elections, any two of the Inspectors trustees may be judges of the election; and the clerk of the village, or in case of his absence any person chosen by the trustees, shall be clerk of the election; and the judges and the clerk shall take an oath, to be administered by some person qualified to administer oaths, to faithfully and impartially discharge their duties as judges or clerk of such election, and said board shall have such power to preserve the purity of the election as is now or may hereafter be given to township boards of election. tion of offi Sec. 6. The president and every other officer elected or Qualificaappointed under the provisions of this act, before he enters cers. upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, which may be administered by any trustee or 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 to the best of his ability, a record of which oath shall be made and kept by the clerk; and it shall be the Clerk. duty of the clerk to attend all meetings of the 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. porate and Sec. 7. The president and trustees of said village shall be a Body corbody corporate and politic, with the same powers as township politic. boards in addition to those granted in this act, under the name of president and trustees of the village of Laingsburg, 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 of suits suit shall be commenced against the corporation, the same shall village. be commenced by summons, an attested copy of which shall against Proviso. Board to make ordi the govern village. etc. be served upon the president of the village at least six days before the return day thereof: Provided, That in case such summons cannot be served on the president, for any reason, may be served on any one of the trustees. it Sec. 8. The president and trustees shall have power to nances for ordain and establish by-laws, rules and regulations, and to ment of the alter or repeal the same at pleasure, for the following purposes, viz: For the appointment of such other officers whose election is not herein provided for, for said village, as they may deem necessary, and to fix the compensation of their services, and also, such as they may deem necessary and right for the maintenance and preservation of the public places, Police, etc. property and buildings of said village, and to regulate the police thereof to preserve the public peace; to prevent riots, disturbances and disorderly assemblages; to appoint watchmen and policemen, and organize a fire department, and define their duties and prescribe penalties for their delinquencies; to Drunkards, restrain, apprehend and punish vagrants, mendicants, drunkards, and all disorderly persons; to punish lewd and lascivious behavior, and profane or blasphemous language in the streets or other public places; to suppress and restrain disorderly and gaming houses, billiard tables, and other devices and Licenses, etc instruments of gaming; and shall have the exclusive power to license such persons as tavern-keepers and common victualers as they shall think best, (but no license shall remain in force beyond the life of the board granting it, or authorize the Liquors. sale of spirituous liquors); to prevent the selling of or giving away spirituous or fermented liquors to drunkards, minors or Nuisances. apprentices; to abate, prevent or remove nuisances; to suppress all disorderly houses and houses of ill-fame, and to punish the keepers and inmates thereof; to prevent, and compel the streets, etc. removal of all incumbrances, encroachments, and obstructions upon the streets, walks, lanes, alleys, parks and public grounds; to compel the owners or occupants of lots to clear sidewalks in front of and adjacent thereto of snow, ice, dirt, mud, boxes, Gaming houses, etc. Incumbrance of inaterials. etc. works, etc. streets. and every other incumbrance or obstruction thereto; to regu- Combustiblo late the storage of powder, kerosene oil, turpentine, lumber, and other combustible material; to prevent the use of fire- Fire-arms, arms, slung-shots, and other weapons, and of fire-works; to Markets, etc construct and regulate markets for the vending of poultry, meat, vegetables, fish, and fruits; to regulate the sale of hay, wood, lime, lumber, and coal; to regulate the gauging of ves- Weights, etc sels containing liquor, the sealing of weights and measures; to regulate and maintain pounds, and to provide for the Pounds, etc. restraint of horses, cattle, sheep, swine, mules, and other animals, geese or other poultry; to prevent the running at Dogs. large of dogs; to require them to be muzzled, and to authorize their destruction if found running at large in violation of any ordinance; to regulate and license cartmen, porters, Hacks, ote. hacks, cabs, and to regulate their rates of compensation; to prevent runners from soliciting travelers; to construct hydraulic Hydraulic works to supply the village with water; to light the streets; Lighting of to borrow money for public improvements, not exceeding one Public im thousand dollars in any one year, the same being first recommended by the board of trustees, and confirmed by a majority of the electors of said village; to establish wells and cisterns, Cisterns, etc and to prevent the waste of water; to prevent bathing in pub- Bathing. lic streams; to purchase grounds for and regulate cemeteries Cemeteries, and the burial of the dead, and to provide for the return of the bills of mortality, and to order the use, for burial purposes, of any burying-ground or cemetery to be discontinued whenever they may deem the same necessary for the best interest and health of the citizens; to ascertain, settle, and establish Boundaries the boundaries of all streets and alleys, and to establish grades of streets, therefor; also to order and cause to be drained, or filled up, all pools and swamps in said village, and to assess the cost and expenses on the premises benefited; Provided, That two- Proviso. thirds of such property be represented in petition for such improvements; to regulate the building of partition and other fences; to establish lines upon which buildings may be provements. etc. and grades etc |