Laws Relating to the Incorporation of Cities

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Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Company, State Printers, 1915
 

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Página 3 - SEC. 20. The legislature shall provide by a general law for the incorporation of cities, and by a general law for the incorporation of villages; such general laws shall limit their rate of taxation for municipal purposes, and restrict their powers of borrowing money and contracting debts.
Página 91 - ... to appear and show cause why the prayer of the petition should not be granted...
Página 58 - Of the members of the commission first appointed one shall hold office for the term of one year, one for the term of two years, one for the term of three years, one for the term of four years, and one for the term of five years, from and after his appointment.
Página 6 - Neither the legislature nor any municipal authority shall grant or authorize extra compensation to any public officer, agent, employe or contractor after the service has been rendered or the contract entered into. Salaries of public officers, except circuit judges, shall not be increased, nor shall the salary of any public officer be decreased, after election or appointment.
Página 18 - Senate, shall appoint three persons, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party, who shall be styled a "State Board of Arbitration...
Página 81 - ... or on account of the property having been assessed without the name of the owner, or in the name of any person other than the owner...
Página 11 - The council may also from time to time provide by ordinance for the appointment of, and appoint for such term as may be provided in the ordinance, such other officers whose election or appointment is not herein specially provided for, as the council shall deem necessary for the execution of the powers granted by this act, and may remove the same at pleasure.
Página 3 - SEC. 8. Laws shall be passed to preserve the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise, and to provide for the recall of all elective officers, except judges of courts of record...
Página 35 - ... or referred to in such account or claim, and every such account shall exhibit in detail all the items making up the amount claimed and the true date of each. It shall be a sufficient defense in any court, to any action or proceeding for the collection of any demand or claim against the city for personal injuries or otherwise, that it has never been presented, certified to or verified, as aforesaid, to the council for allowance...
Página 123 - ... and corrupt malfeasance in office, and may be prosecuted, tried and convicted therefor, and, on conviction, may be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the State prison for a period not exceeding three years, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

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