Notice of, and review ment roll. to such purchaser when the time of redemption herein provided shall have expired, a deed in the same manner as the Auditor General is authorized by the laws of this State, and with the like effect as is provided herein for other tax deeds. Sec. 23. Whenever the assessor of said village shall have of assess completed the assessment roll and valuation of the property, real and personal, in said village, it shall be his duty to give notice thereof by publishing in a newspaper printed in said village, by at least two insertions, or posting up the same in three of the most public places in said village, stating the place where said roll is left for the inspection of all persons interested, and of the time when, and the place he will meet to hear the objections of any persons interested, to the valuation made by him; and at the time so appointed the assessor shall be present at such place, and, on the application of any person considering himself aggrieved, may review and reduce the said valuation, on sufficient cause being shown, upon oath, to the satisfaction of said assessor; and if any person or persons shall conceive himself or themselves aggrieved by the final decision of the said assessor, they shall have the right of appeal from such decision, at any time within ten days thereafter, to the common council, who are in like manner hereby authorized, upon sufficient cause being shown as aforesaid, to reduce said valuation. Tax-roll. Delivery to marshal with war rant. Sec. 24. It shall be the duty of the common council to make or cause to be made out by the recorder a duplicate of taxes, charging each individual therein an amount of tax in propor tion to the amount of real and personal estate of such individual, within the limits of said village; which duplicate shall be signed by the president and recorder, or in case of their absence, or in the absence of either of them, by any two members of the common council, and delivered to the marshal, whose duty it shall be to collect the same within such time and in such manner as the by-laws and ordinances of the village shall direct. pay moneys Sec. 25. All moneys to be raised by tax in said village shall be Marshal to collected by the marshal and paid over by him to the treasurer, to treasurer. as shall be prescribed by the by-laws and ordinances of said village: Provided however, That the highway rolls may be Proviso; collected by the street commissioners, who for that purpose are hereby vested with all the powers of overseers of highways missioner. under the laws of this State, and such powers as may be conferred upon them by the by-laws and ordinances of the village. highway rolls to be collected by street com street com Sec. 26. The street commissioner or commissioners Duties of appointed under the provisions of this act shall superintend missioners. and direct the making, planking, repairing, and opening all streets, lanes, alleys, sidewalks, highways, or bridges within the limits of said corporation, in such manner as they may from time to time be directed by the common council; also establish the line upon which buildings may be erected, and beyond which such buildings shall not extend. tion of, and for fire com Sec. 27. The common council shall have power to establish Organizaand organize all such fire companies, and hose, and hook-and- regulations ladder companies, and provide them with engines and other panies. instruments as shall be necessary to extinguish fires and preserve the property of the inhabitants of said village from conflagations; to appoint from among the inhabitants of said village such number of men, willing to accept, as may be deemed proper and necessary to be employed as firemen : Provided, Such number does not exceed fifty in the management of one engine; and such fire, hose, and hook-and-ladder company shall have power to appoint their own officers, pass by-laws for the organization and government of said companies, subject to the approval of the common council, and they may impose such fines for non-attendance or neglect of duty of any of its members, as may be established by such by-laws and regulations of every such company; and every person belonging to such company shall obtain from the recorder of said village a certificate to that effect, which shall be evidence thereof, and the members of such company, during their con Marshal to attend fires. tinuance as such, shall be exempt from serving on juries and working a poll-tax on the streets and highways of said village; and it shall be the duty of every fire company to keep in good and perfect repair the fire-engines, hose, hooks and ladders, and other instruments of such company. It shall be the duty of each fire company to assemble at least once in each month, or as often as may be directed by said common council, for the purpose of working or examining said engines and other instruments, with a view to their perfect order and repair; and the fire department shall in all respects be under the control and government of the common council, and shall obey all by-laws and ordinances of the village, under such penalty as shall be prescribed therein. Sec. 28. Upon the breaking out of any fire in said village. the marshal shall immediately repair to the place of such fire and aid and assist as well in extinguishing said fire, as preventing any goods from being stolen, and also removing and securing the same, and shall in all respects be obedient to the orders of the president. Approved March 18, 1871. Boundaries. [No. 231.] AN ACT to re-incorporate the village of South Haven, and to repeal all inconsistent acts and parts of acts. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That so much of the township of South Haven, in the county of Van Buren, including all the territory embraced within the boundaries of the present village of South Haven, as is included in the following territory, to wit: Commencing at the point where the base line strikes Lake Michigan between the counties of Allegan and Van Buren, thence east to the one-half quarter line in section two, thence south on the said one-half quarter line of sections two and eleven, one and one-fourth miles, thence west eighty rods to the west line of section eleven, the ce south on said section line three-fourths of one mile, to the southwest corner of section eleven, thence west on the section line been sections ten, fifteen, and fractional sections sixteen and nine to Lake Michigan, thence northeasterly along the shore of Lake Michigan to the place of beginning, be and the same is hereby constituted a village corporate, under the name of the village of South Haven. tion. terms of Sec. 2. The electors of said village of South Haven shall First elecmeet on the first Tuesday in April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, at such place as shall be designated by the president and trustees, and there officers," and by ballot shall elect by a plurality of votes from among the office. qualified electors of said village, a president of said village, three trustees, one assessor, one treasurer, who shall, except the trustees, hold their offices for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. The trustees so elected shall hold their office for two years, and annually thereafter, a president, assessor, treasurer and three trustees shall be elected as aforesaid, who shall hold their respective offices as above provided for; but if at any time an election of president and trustees shall not be made on the day above provided for, 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 regular election. The presi- Village presi-Village dent and three trustees thus elected, together with the trustees whose terms of office are 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 President. chief 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 faithfully discharge their duties, and board. Determination of term of office of trustees. Notice of elections. 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 power and perform all the duties of the president. Sec. 2-a. At the first meeting of the common council after the first election as aforesaid, the trustees shall determine by lot the names of those whose term of office shall expire the first year, and those whose term of office shall expire the second year. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the clerk of the village to give at least five days' notice of the time and place of holding an 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 some paper printed in the village; and Opening and at all the elections the polls shall be opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon and close at six o'clock in the afternoon, and at the close of the polls the ballots shall be counted and a true statement thereof made and proclaimed to the electors present, and the clerk shall make a true record thereof, and within five days give notice to the persons elected, who shall qualify and enter upon their duties on or before the ensuing Monday. closing of polls. Proclama tion of elec tion. Notice to persons elected. Judges of election. Qualification of officers. Sec. 4. Any two of the trustees may be judges of the elec tion, and the clerk of the village or his substitute shall be the clerk of the election, and the judges and clerk shall take an oath, to be administered by either of the others, to faithfully and honestly discharge their duties as judges and clerk of the election, and said board shall have such power to preserve the purity of the election as is now or may be hereafter given to township boards of election; and in all cases not herein otherwise provided for, the judges of said election, or of any election held pursuant to this act, shall have the same powers and proceed in the same manner in all respects as inspectors of special and general elections held under the general laws of this State. Sec. 5. The president and every other officer elected or appointed under the provisions of this act, before he enters |