Franklin is situated, shall have and possess all the judicial powers and duties of such mayor under any of such ordinances, and such mayor shall receive the same fees as a justice of the peace for like services. SEC. 7. In all elections for mayor and councilmen, the who elected. persons having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected, and all ties may be decided, and all vacancies Vacancies. in the council or elsewhere filled in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance. elections. SEC. 8. For all elections of the council, subsequent to the Subsequent first, the council shall appoint three judges of election, residents and legal voters of said Franklin, who shall perform the same duties as required of the judges of election herein appointed. cil. SEC. 9. The council shall have power, by ordinance, to Powers of counlevy and collect a tax on all lawful subjects of taxation, not exceeding the one-half of one per cent., and to prevent and remove nuisances; to prevent and restrain bawdy and gambling houses, and other disorderly houses, and to punish, by fine, the keepers of the same; to restrain and prohibit tippling houses, dram shops, ten pin alleys and other gambling devices, and to punish, by fine, the keepers thereof; to regulate circuses, shows and other amusements; to prevent and punish the discharge of fire arms in the city; to protect property from fire; to prevent the introduction of and spread of diseases; to prevent breaches of the peace, and punish the same; and, by ordinance, to do all other acts necessary for the peace and well being of said city. alleys. SEC. 10. The council shall have power to open and keep streets and in repair all the streets and alleys of said city. SEC. 11. In all trials had under the ordinances of the said Jury and appeal council, either party shall, on demand, be entitled to a jury of six good and lawful men, and also an appeal to the probate court of the county, on the like terms and conditions as an appeal may be allowed from a justice of the peace. SEC. 12. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Speaker of House of Representatives. Approved February 25, 1860. S. MEDARY, Governor. President of the Council. Corporate name Hold and convey land. Government. Stock. Conveyance, CHAPTER LVI. AN ACT to incorporate the Free Point Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the SECTION 1. That John Sears, Eli Gilbert, Henry Woodward, N. B. Blanton, B. M. Blanton, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby declared a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the "Free Point Town Company," and by that name shall be competent to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, plead and be impleaded in all courts of Kansas or elsewhere, and may have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure. SEC. 2. That the said company shall have power to acquire by purchase, pre-emption or otherwise, any quantity of land not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres in the county of Cherokee, where the town of Free Point is now located, and to lay off the same into blocks, lots, parks, streets and alleys, and to hold, sell and convey the same by deed or otherwise. SEC. 3. The said company shall have power to elect such officers, and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the government of the company and the management of its affairs. SEC. 4. The stock of said company shall be considered personal property, and the company may prescribe rules for the issueing of said stock, and for its transfer by each individual stockholder. SEC. 5. All deeds and conveyances of real estate by said authentication. company, shall be signed by such officers as the company may prescribe, and such deed or conveyance so signed and acknowledged shall be deemed valid and binding in all courts of the territory or elsewhere. Assessment. SEC. 6. The above named corporation shall have power to make such assessment on the stock of said company as may be necessary to pre-empt the town site, and for other general purposes of the corporation. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Speaker of House of Representatives. W. W. UPDEGRAFF, President of the Council. Approved February 18th, 1860. CHAPTER LVII. AN ACT to incorporate the Fremont Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the SECTION 1. William B. Swisker, Isaac Bronson, Joseph Ernst, Alford B. Elliott, Theadore F. Little, Stephen G. Elliott, William Tannahill, and Thomas Armor, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Fremont Town Company, and by that name shall have power to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts whatsoever, and may have a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure. Corporate name. SEC. 2. That all that tract of country which is comprised Location. in the east half of section twenty-one, in township eighteen, range eleven east in the county of Breckinridge, is hereby incorporated into a town by the name of Fremont, under the management and control of the above named corporators, their associates and successors. SEC. 3. The officers of said company shall consist of a president, secretary and treasurer, who shall be elected at the first meeting of the company after this act shall take effect, and shall hold their offices for the period of one year, and until their successors are chosen. Officers. Conveyance, SEC. 4. The said company shall have power to pass bylaws regulating the time for its meetings and controlling the authentication. same; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the said company, shall be signed by the secretary and acknowledged by the secretary as his free act and deed for and on behalf of the company, and when so signed and acknowledged shall be deemed and held sufficient to pass all the interest of the said company in such real estate. SEC. 5. The said company may, by by-laws, prescribe Tax and assess. for the transfer of stock and shares in said town (which shall be personal property), and shall have power to tax and lay assessments upon said stock and shares, for the purpose of paying any just indebtedness of said company, and for such other general purpose as a majority of said company may agree upon. SEC. 6. That the acts of said corporators as a company, Acts legalized. prior to this act, be and the same are hereby legalized, so far as they relate to the disposition of real property in said town. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Speaker of House of Representatives. W. W. UPDEGRAFF, Approved February 11, 1860. S. MEDARY, Governor. President of the Council. Corporators. Name. Hold and con. vey land. CHAPTER LVIII. AN ACT to incorporate the Iola Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the SECTION 1. That John W. Scott, Wm. C. Keith, J. C. Clark, Simon Camerer, L. E. Rhoads, J. F. Colburn, N. Hankins, J. E. McDonald, Daniel Harvely, J. M. Perkins, B. L. G. Stone, J. C. Redfield, John Hamilton, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, under the name and style of the "Iola Town Company," and as such shall be competent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all matters whatsoever. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, to change the same at pleasure, and to elect such officers and to make such laws as may be necessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs. SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created shall have power to secure by purchase, pre-emption, or otherwise, any quantity of lands, not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres, where the town of Iola is now located, in the county of Allen, and territory of Kansas, and to lay off the same into streets, lots, blocks, parks, and alleys, and convey the same by deed or otherwise, and all such conveyances shall be signed by the president of said company, and shall be duly executed and acknowledged, and when so executed and acknowledged shall be deemed good and valid conveyances, in all courts of this territory, or elsewhere. SEC. 3. That all contracts entered into by said "Iola Town Acts legalized. Company," previous to the passage of this act, are hereby legalized and declared to be valid, to all intents and purposes whatsoever. SEC. 4. The stock of said company shall be deemed per- stock. sonal property, and the company may prescribe rules for the issuing of said stock, and for its transfer by each individual member. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and AN ACT to incorporate the Irving Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That William W. Jerome, Joseph H. Flint, Corporators. James T. Wilson, Lyman A. Ellis, Marshall D. Abbott, William D. Robinson, Charles Raymond, Joel Parker, Charles M. Gifford, Thomas H. Baker, Benjamin W. Powers, and Cyrus E. Gaylord, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the "Irving Town Company," and by that name shall be com- Name and powpetent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all matters whatsoever, arising either in law or equity: and said company is hereby authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for the government of said company, and the management of its afairs. ers. SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land in sections numbers Location. one (1) and twelve (12), in township number five (5) south, |