Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1879 — Powers or Incorporated Towns. [ARTICLE]

Powers or Incorporated Towns.

Senate act No, 59, amending the twenty-second section of the act of 1852, relating to the incorporation of towns, desiring their powers, provides for incorporated towns the following discretionery powers. To have a common seal and alter the same. , To purchase, hold and convey real estate so far as necessary for carrying out the provisions of the act. To organize and regulate fire companies, provide all necessary apparatus for the extinguishment of fires, regulate the putting up of stoves and stovepipes, and prohibit the us 6 of fireworks and tho discharge of firearms. To define, prevent, abate and remove a nuisance and to take other measures for the prservation of the public health. To restrain cattle, sheep, swine and other animals from running at large. * '* To prevent gambling and the keeping off gambling houses, bouses of ill-fame, to punish prostitution, intoxication, furious driving, etc. To impose a license fee upon auction establishments, street auctions, traveling peddlers, places where sports anil games are indulged in for hire or pay, public exhibitions, and the sale of spirituous, vinous, malt and other intoxicating liquors, and that a sum not exceeding the amount named in the statutes of the state for license to sell or retail intoxicating liquors may be required to be paid into the treasury of the corporation. To establish and regulate marketplaces, build market-houses, and direct the location of slaughter houses—To regal atestreets-and point street commissioners and fire wardens, and prohibit Inoumbrances of sidewalks. . To insure the public property of suen town. * : To purchase, lay out, and regulate cemeteries. To ornament public streetß and grounds by the planting of trees, etc. To levy and collect annual taxes to the extent of fifty cents on the hundred dollars, and twenty-five cents poll-tax, and also charge dog license of 91 tor each male dog and $2 for each female dog. To construct wharves and landings for steamboats. And also defining the duties of boards of trustees of such incorporated towns. Tub Rensselaer Union does the editor of this paper a great injustice last iu saying that he kngpr and consented to the substitution of the name of Col. Healey, the for prosecuting attorney, upon the democratic tickets iu' the place of the regular nominee, immediately preceding electiou day. The editor of this paper emphatically and positively denies any knowledge or participation, either direotly or indirectly, in this matter. He was not “a conspicuous member of the democratic party thon as now;” was not a delegate to any convention for either party, was not a member of the cobnty or township central committees; did not help to make up the tickets, did not print them, and does not know to this day where they were got up and printed. Crown Point Star,

New style c*K Alexis shoes an R. Fend^* John Watt anti ®r», Thomas* are on the siok list. Puke lubricating oil 95 cent* m gallon at Kannal’s drugstore: Bread.—Fresh bread, caksa ams pies every day at R. E. Spenoer ACo’». . m' ’ Plain and faney paper hangings neat and cheap, at KannaTs drug store. Hats.— MeifV and boys’ hats in abundance, very cheap 1 ? a* Willey & Sigler's. Miss Mtha Price is visiting fir the family of her brother, the geniaL county clerk. Croquet Sets, base balls and bats at lines’ drng store. Don’t you forget If. Rkv. N. Jenkins returned frons Evanston Theological Seminary* evening before last. New Cider, fresh from the presses in Michigan, the bot a> quality, at R. E. Spencer & (Jo\Y. Licensed. —William K. Harold and Susan Johnson were licensed on the 4th instant to marry. W. S.'Orwinhas returned witbr a brand new invoice of musical instruments, docks and jewelry. Ladies desiring nice and eheap> millinery goods will do well to visit Miss Lilia Boroughs, at Willey A Sigler’s. The Weed Sewino Machine haw a world wide reputation. It will be sold way down in priea by Ladd. Hopkins. 30-tK Ed. Tharp has fenced and plowed a small farm between his mothers residence on Front street and the river. The grand jury ought to inquire as to who took the weather boarding off the Egypt school house, in Jordan township. Kannat’s improved vegetable blood and lively pills* fresh and nicely sugar-coated, tor sale only at Kannal’s drag store. Wigmobb has the largest and best assortment of spectacles in Jasper county. At Imes’ drug store, to the left as you enter. Ip you are afflicted with any chronic disease do not patronise traveling doctors but consult Dr. Washburn. Office on Washington street. , f . _ ; Rain.—A cold disagreeable raindrenched the earth In this locality yesterday, which will probably delay farming and gardening a week

or ten days. Emmet Kannal has the finest assortment of wall paper ever placed on sale in Rensselaer. Call and examine the stock before making purchases. Mas. Lota Chamberlain, net Tharp, returned to her mother’shouse with her little ssn last Friday. She will probably make her home in Rensselaer for the future. Will You? —The celebrated Racine canvass collars fil, calf coll are $2, atW. H. & C. fthoadea T harness store. A large stock of first classy new goods jnst opened. A vendee of notions has been operating in front of the Austin House during the past week. Hia sales have been well attended ami his receipts amount to a very gratifying sum. Wall Paper. —Over 2,000 bolts of wall paper, comprising the best and largest selection ever opened in Jasper county, at prices ranging from 8 cents to 50 cents a bolt, at W. J. Imes’ drug store. Judgino after an inspection of Mr. Leopold’s new stock of clothing* hats, caps, furnishing goods hoots, shoes, carpetings, etc., competing booses will find it diffioUlt to beat these goods in styles, quality or prices. +*• 1 ■ if- -vi = Left. —A pair of ladies’ brown kid gloves and a pair of cheap ear drops, both articles new, were left in the postoffioe room, Tuesday. May be had by oalling for item and giving satisfactory evidence of ownership. Trustee’s Notice.—Nntofte i* hereby given that on s»fd jafter April Ist, 1879, I will bo at my residence on the first sod .third Fridays of each month for auction of township business*

S. R. NICHOLS

28-cowy.

Trustee Barkley tp*