Shall be paid

of such village, in any action or proceeding in which the village is a party or interested.

SECTION 71. All fines, forfeitures and penalties recovinto treasury. ered for the violation of this act, or any ordinance, rule, regulation, resolution or by-law of any such village, and all moneys paid for licences, commissions and permits, shall be paid into the village treasury for the use of such village. The police justice shall report and pay into the treasury quarterly, all moneys collected by him belonging to such village, which report shall be verified by his affidavit and filed in the office of the treasurer, and he shall be entitled to duplicate receipts for such moneys, one of which he shall take and file with the village clerk.

No jury trials.

May adopt parts of this act by ballot.

tion.

SECTION 72. There shall be no jury trials in such police court, except when the justice thereof shall exercise the ordinary powers and jurisdiction of a justice of the peace.

MISCELLANEOUS.

SECTION 73. The board of trustees of any village now incorporated may, by resolution, select such sections or parts of this act as they may wish to incorporate into the charter of such village, and submit the question of the adoption or rejection of the same to the electors of such village, at any general or special elecNotice of elec- tion thereof. The notice of such election shall specify clearly the part or parts of this act upon which such vote is to be taken, and the form of ballot to be used Form of ballot. in voting on such proposition, which shall be "for amendment of charter," or "against amendment of charter." Such ballots shall be deposited in a separate box, and shall be counted and the result stated and the statement recorded and filed, as in other elections. If a majority of the votes so cast shall be "for amendment of charter," the part or parts of this act so voted on shall, from and after the day of such election, be deemed a part of such village charter, and all laws inconsistent with the same shall thereafter have no force or effect in respect to such village.

Orders receivable for taxes.

Shall be prima facie evidence.

SECTION 74. The orders of any such village shall be received by the town treasurer, in payment of any taxes on his tax roll for village purposes.

SECTION 75. A printed copy of any ordinance, resolution, regulation, rule or by-law of any such vil

lage, published in any newspaper or in pamphlet, book or other form, and purporting to be published by authority of the board of trustees of such village, shall be prima facie evidence of its due passage and publication in all courts and places in this state.

ty board.

SECTION 76. Every village heretofore incorporated, shall be repreor which shall be incorporated under this act, shall be sented in counbe entitled to representation in the county board of supervisors by one supervisor, to be elected annually by the electors of such village, at the same time and in the same manner as other village officers, and the clerk of such village shall, within ten days after such election, transmit to the county clerk a certified statement of the election of such supervisor.

SECTION 77. No law contravening the provisions of Not repealed by this act shall be considered as repealing or modifying general laws. the same, unless such purpose be expressly set forth in

such law.

vote.

SECTION 78. Whenever an application in writing, May dissolve signed by one-third as many electors of any such vil. corporation by lage as voted for village officers at the next preceding election therefor, shall be presented to the board of trustees, praying for a dissolution of the village corporation, such board shall submit to the electors of such village at a general election, or a special election to be called by them therefor, whether or not such village corporation shall be dissolved; the form of the ballot shall

be "for dissolution" or "against dissolution;" such bal- Form af ballot. lots shall be deposited in a separate box, and such election shall be conducted, the votes thereat counted, and statement thereof made, recorded and filed as in other

cases.

effect-disposal settlement with

SECTION 79. If a majority of the ballots cast at When to take such election, on such proposition, shall be "for disso- of propertylution," such village shall, at the expiration of six officers, etc. months from the date of such electicn, cease to be an incorporated village. Within such six months the board of trustees shall dispose of the village property, and settle, audit and allow all just claims against the village. They shall settle with the village treasurer and other officers of the village, and shall cause the assets of the village to be used in paying the debts thereof. If any thing remain after paying the village debts, they may designate the manner in which the same shall be used. If they have not sufficient funds

Not applicable.

Work to be let by contract.

No compensation.

Collection of judgments.

to pay the village debts, they may levy a tax to cover such deficiency, which shall be collected as other taxes, but shall be paid out by the town treasurer in payment of the outstanding village orders or bonds.

SECTION 80. Chapter seventy of the revised statutes of 1858 shall not apply to villages incorporated under this act.

SECTION 81. All contracts for the performance of any work in any such village exceeding fifty dollars shall be let by the board of trustees to the lowest bidder, in such manner as they may prescribe.

SECTION 82. The president and trustees of any vil lage shall not be entitled to compensation for their services as such officers.

SECTION 83. The provisions of law in regard to the collection of judgments against towns, shall apply to and govern in the collection of judgments against any village, whether incorporated under the private and local laws of this state, or under the provisions of this act, so far as the same are applicable: provided, however, that when the law under which any such village is incorporated contains a different mode of procedure for the collection of judgments, the same may be followed.

SECTION 84. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.

Approved March 26, 1872.

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.

AMENDMENT to article four of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, published in accordance with the provisions of section ninety-one of chapter seven of the revised statutes.

SECTION 31. The legislature is prohibited from enacting any special or private laws in the following cases: 1st. For changing the name of persons or constituting one person the heir-at-law of another. 2d. For laying out, opening or altering highways, except in cases of state roads extending into more than one county, and military roads to aid in the construction of which, lands may be granted by congress. 3d. For authorizing persons to keep ferries across streams, at points wholly within this state. 4th. For authorizing the sale or mortgage of real or personal property of minors or others under disability. 5th. For locating or changing any county seat. 6th. For assessment or collection of taxes or for extending the time for the collection thereof. 7th. For granting corporate powers or privileges, except to cities. 8th. For authorizing the apportionment of any part of the school fund. 9th. For incorporating any town or village, or to amend the charter thereof.

SECTION 32. The legislature shall provide general laws for the transaction of any business that may be prohibited by section thirty-one of this article, and all such laws shall be uniform in their operation throughout the state.

STATE OF WISCONSIN-Secretary's Office-ss.

I, Ll. Breese, secretary of state of the state of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that the foregoing amendment to article four of the constitution was duly ratified and adopted by the people, at a general election held on the Tuesday succeeding the

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first Monday of November, 1871, as appears from the determination and certificate of the state board of canvassers, now of record in this office.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the great seal of the state, at the capitol at Madison, this 31st day of December, 1871.

[L. S.]

LL. BREESE,
Secretary of State.