and until their successors are duly elected, commissioned and qualified. Passed in senate, yeas fifteen, nays seven; ratified by the house of representatives, yeas forty-nine, nays twenty-two. 1 § 4. That the boundary of the state be so altered and extended as to include all the tract of land lying on the north side of the Missouri river, and west of the present boundary of this state, so that the same shall be bounded on the south by the middle of the main channel of the Missouri river, and on the north by the present northern boundary line of the state, as established by the the constitution, when the same is continued in a right line to the west, or to include so much of said tract of land as congress may assent. Passed in senate, yeas twenty-two, nays none; ratified by the house of representatives, yeas sixty-nine, nays two. § 5. That the boundaries of the state be so altered and enlarged as to include all the tract of land lying in the fork of the Mississippi and Des Moines rivers; so that the same shall be bounded on the north by the present northern boundary of the state, as established by the present constitution, when continued in a right line eastward to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river; thence down the middle of the main channel of said river, &c. Passed in senate, yeas twenty-two, nays none; ratified by the house of representatives, yeas, sixty-nine, nays two. LILBURN W. BOGGS, Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate. JOHN JAMESON, Speaker of the House of Repreientatives, and a member from Callaway MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Alonzo Abernathy, Thomas C. Gordon, A. A. King, John Martin, Wilson Primm, John P. Smith, Peter G. Glover, Benjamin Harrison, Aris Hudspeth, David Jones, A. Leonard, Thomas C. Maupin, Clifton Mothershead, Henry Watts, John B. Gordon, (opposed.) Smallwood V. Noland, John D. Shannon, Joseph M. Stevenson, N. W. Watkins, R. M. White. Attest, J. B. BOWLIN, C. Clerk of the House of Representatives. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAINT LOUIS. An Act to incorporate the Inhabitants of the Town of St. Louis. SEC. 1. Incorporated limits of the city of St Louis. 2. Inhabitants of St. Louis incorporated by the name of Mayor, Aldermen and citizens of the city of St. Louis. 4. Mayor and Board of Aldermen to establish and regulate fire companies. 5. Powers of corporation, how vested. 13, Mayor or Aldermen ceasing to hold a freehold, office to become vacant. 1. Mayor and city officers, where they shall reside. 15 Mayor and Alderman ceasing to reside in the city, office to become vacant. 16. Board of Aldermen to decide the election of Mayor in case of a tie. 17. Judges of election to decide in case of a tie in the election of Aldermen. Board of Aldermen to determine contested election of Mayor. 18 19. 23. Board of Aldermen to elect a President and perform specified duties. 24. Stated meeting of the Board of Aldermen to be prescribed. 25. Majority of Board to constitute a quorum. 26. Board may adjourn. 27. Mayor and five members may call special meetings of the board. 28 Special meeting called cause to he stated. 29 30. Mayor and Aldermen conservators of the peace-their powers as such. Mayor, Aldermen and justices of the peace-their power within the city, and their juris diction 31. Mayor's office vacant to he filled pro tem by the President of the Board. 34. 35 36. 37. Mayor not approving ordinances to return the same with his objections to the Board. Ordinances to be published. 38 39. Ordinances how proven, aud when received in evidence without proof. Property taken for streets compensation to be made to the owner. 40. Alleys to be opened, widened, or altered-proceedings 41 Owners of property petitioning to open, widen, or alter any street, lane, avenue, or alley- proceeding,. 42. Juries empanelled to assess damages, how to act 43. Mayor and Board of Aldermen empowered to enforce the payment of benefits assessed by a jury. 44. Mayor empowered to set aside verdict of jury. 45. Mayor and Board of Aldermen empowered to levy and collect special tax for paving-when Mayor and Board to direct how property shall be sold for taxes. 46 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: 1. All that district of country contained within the following limits to wit: beginning at a point in the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river, due east of the soutern end of a bridge across Mill creek, at the lower end of the town of St. Louis: thence due west to a point at which the western line of Seventh street, extended southwardly, will intersect the same: thence northwardly along the western side of Seventh street, and continuing on that course to a point due west of the northern side of Roy's tower: thence due east to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi river: thence with the middle of the main channel of said river to the place of beginning; which was heretofore erected into a city by the name of the City of St. Louis is hereby continued as a city by the name of the City of St. Louis. 2. The inhabitants of said city, heretofore constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the "Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of St. Louis," and by that name, they and their successors shall be known in law, shall have perpetual succession, shall sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, and in all actions whatever: may purchase, receive and hold property, real and personal, within the said city; and may sell, lease, or dispose of the same, for the benefit of the city; and may purchase, receive and hold property, real and personal, beyond the limits of the city, to be used for the burial of the dead of the city:" also for the erection of water works, to supply the city with water, and also for the establishment of a hospital for the reception of persons infected with contagious and other diseases; and may sell, lease, or dispose of such property, for the benefit of the city, and may do all other acts as natural persons: they shall have a common seal, and may break and alter the same at pleasure. § 3. The city shall be divided into four wards, the boundaries of which shall be fixed by ordinance, and may be changed from time to time, as the change in population may require, and the mayor and board of aldermen may establish new wards. §4. The mayor and board of aldermen shall have power to organize and establish fire companies in the city, not exceeding one hundred members to each company, and the members thereof shall be exempt from performing militia duty in time of peace. § 5. The powers of the said corporation shall be vested in a mayor and board of aldermen. 6. The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city, and shall hold his office for the term of one year, and until his successor be duly elected and qualified. § 7. The mayor shall, at least, be thirty years of age, a citizen of the United States; shall have resided within the city for at least two years next preceding his election, and shall possess a freehold estate within the limits of the city. 8. No person shall be mayor who, at the time of his election, shall hold any office, honor, trust, or profit, under the United States. § 9. If the mayor, during his continuance in office, shall receive any office of honor, trust, or profit, under the United States, his office of mayor shall thereby immediately become vacated. 10. The board of aldermen shall, at all times, consist of three members from each ward of the city. H |