to make such by-laws and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs. SEC. 2. That said corporation shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land, in the territory of Kansas, and county of Jackson, where the town of New Brighton is now located, not to exceed three hundred and twenty acres, and to lay out the same into parks, squares, blocks, streets, alleys and lots, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same, and any part of the same, by deed, and to make such improvements upon the land aforesaid as may be deemed of advantage to the general interests of the company. Power to pur convey land. chase, hold and authentication. SEC. 3. That deeds for the conveyance of the real estate Conveyanceof said company shall be signed by such officers as the bylaws of said company shall prescribe, which deeds shall be duly executed and acknowledged, as other conveyances of real estate, and when so acknowledged, with the corporate seal attached, shall be deemed and held sufficient execution and authentication thereof. stock. SEC. 4. That the said company may issue certificates of Certificates of stock and lots, and prescribe rules for transferring the same. Former acts SEC. 5. That the acts of the "New Brighton Town Company," which are evidenced by the books of said company, legalized. prior to the passage of this act, and not inconsistent with the same, are hereby legalized, and of the same effect that the acts of the company shall be hereafter under this act. SEC. 6. passage. That this act shall be in force from and after its GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Approved February 18, 1860. S. MEDARY, Governor. President of the Councu. Location. Corporate name. Powers. Powers vested in whom. Officers. CHAPTER XLVI. AN ACT to incorporate the City of Burlingame. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the SECTION 1. All that section of country described as follows, to wit: The northeast quarter of section fifteen, (15) and the northwest quarter of section fourteen, (14) in township fifteen, range fourteen, (14) now lying in the county of Shawnee, Kansas Territory, is hereby erected into a city, by the name of the City of Burlingame, and the inhabitants thereof are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of the "City of Burlingame," and by that name they and their successors shall be known in law, have perpetual succession, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, and in all actions whatsoever; may contract and be contracted with; may purchase, receive, and hold property, both real and personal, within said city, and may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the same, for the benefit of the city; may purchase, receive, and hold property, real, personal, or mixed, beyond the limits of the city, to be used for the burial of the dead; to levy and collect a tax on lawful subjects of taxation, not exceeding one per centum, in any one year; to remove and prevent nuisances; to prevent and restrain houses of assignation, gambling, and other disorderly houses; to regulate or prohibit tippling houses, ten-pin alleys, or other gambling devices; to regulate circuses, shows, or other theatrical amusements; to protect property from fire; to prevent the introduction and spread of disease, and, by ordinance, to do all other things that may be necessary and lawful, for the well being of said city. SEC. 2. The corporate powers and duties of said city shall be vested in a mayor and board of councilmen, who shall be chosen as hereinafter directed. SEC. 3. The board of councilmen shall consist of four members, who, with the mayor, shall form the city board, and shall be elected by the rules of the general election laws, on the first Monday of November of each year, at such place as the city board shall appoint, and shall hold their places for one year, and until their successors are chosen and qualified and that Philip C. Schuyler is hereby appointed mayor, with the full powers under this act, until the first election; and First councilS. B. Canniff, George Bratton, E. P. Sheldon, and Joseph men. McDonald are appointed councilmen, also to act until such election, and until their successors are chosen and qualified. officers. SEC. 4. The board of councilmen shall elect their presi- Council elect dent, and all other officers, agents, and servants of the board; shall judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns of their own members; a majority of the whole number shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may ad- Quorum. journ from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the board may prescribe; and they shall at any time, upon the request of any member, cause the yeas and nays to be called and entered upon the journal. SEC. 5. The board of councilmen shall hold their stated Hold meetings. meetings on such days and times as shall be fixed by ordinance, but there shall not be more than twelve regular meetings in one year, and they may adjourn their stated and other meetings from time to time, and may, by ordinance, change the times of holding their stated meetings. Qualification of SEC. 6. The mayor shall be at least twenty-one years of age, a citizen of the United States, shall have resided in the mayor. city at least three months next preceding his election, and be otherwise qualified, as in case of officers in the territory. and duties of. SEC. 7. The mayor, by and with the advice and consent Mayor, powers of the councilmen, shall have power to fill all offices within the city which are not ordered by law to be elected or otherwise appointed. The mayor shall take care that the laws of the territory and the ordinances of the corporation are duly enforced, respected and observed within the limits of the city. He shall have power, with the consent of the board of councilmen, to remove from office any person holding office created by ordinance; he shall, from time to time, give to the board of councilmen information relative to the situation of the affairs of the city, and shall recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall deem expedient for the welfare of the city; he may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the board of councilmen by proclamation, stating to them, when assembled, the object for which they were convened, and shall have power, whenever he deems it necessary, to require Office of mayor vacant, how filled. Veto power. Style of enac: ment. any officer of the city to exhibit his accounts, books or other papers, and to make report, in writing, to the mayor and board of councilmen, touching any subject or matter pertaining to his office. SEC. 8. Whenever any vacancy shall happen in the office of mayor by death, resignation, absence from the city, removal from office, refusal to qualify or otherwise, or when the mayor shall be party interested, or put upon his trial for any violation of law or ordinance, the president of the board of councilmen, for the time being, shall exercise the office of mayor until such vacancy shall be filled, or such disability be removed. SEC. 9. Any ordinance passed by the board of the councilmen shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the mayor for his approval; if he approves it, he shall sign it under the endorsement of approval; if not, he shall return it with his objections to the board within three days of the time of his receiving it; and in the failure thus to return it within the prescribed time it shall become a law, and under his objections it may become a law by a two-thirds vote of the council. SEC. 10. The style of all ordinances shall be, "Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Burlingame," and all ordinances shall be published in the newspaper, or conspicuously posted. SEC. 11. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Speaker of House of Representatives. W. W. UPDEGRAFF, Approved February 18, 1860. S. MEDARY, Governor. President of the Council. CHAPTER XLVII. AN ACT to incorporate the Carlyle Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory: SECTION 1. That T. P. Killen, J. M. Evans, Richard Dit- Corporate name mars, Peter M. Carnine and John W. Scott, their associates and successors, be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic under the name and style of the "Carlyle Town Company," and by that name shall be known in law, shall be competent to plead and be impleaded, sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, defend and be defended in all courts of this territory or elsewhere; said company may have and use a common seal and alter the same at pleasure. SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created shall have power Hold and conto secure by purchase, pre-emption or otherwise, any quantity of land not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres, where the town of Carlyle is now situated, to hold and convey the same by deed or otherwise. vey land. SEC. 3. The said corporation shall have power to elect Powers. such officers, define their powers, duties, and term of service, and make such rules and regulations as shall be necessary for its government and the regulation of its affairs, and also to lay off their lands into lots, blocks, parks, streets, and alleys, and to make such disposition thereof as they may see fit. SEC. 4. The stock of the corporation shall be considered Stock. personal property, and the company may make rules for the issue of such stock, and for its transfer by each individual stockholder. authentication. SEC. 5. All conveyances of land by said company shall be Conveyancesigned by such of its officers as they may designate, and such conveyances, so signed and acknowledged, shall be deemed good and valid conveyances in all courts of the territory, or elsewhere. SEC. 6. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Approved February 23, 1860. S. MEDARY, President of the Council. |