16-1600 – Reincorporation of Special Village Under This Chapter.
§ 16-1600 Reincorporation of special village under this chapter. A village incorporated by special law and subject to its provisions may be reincorporated under this chapter by adopting a proposition therefor. Such a proposition may be submitted at an annual election or at a special election to be called for that purpose. The board of […]
16-1602 – Notice and Conduct of Election.
§ 16-1602 Notice and conduct of election. If the proposition is to be submitted at an annual election, notice thereof shall be given by the board of trustees by posting notices in five public places in the village, and publishing the same in the official newspaper at least twenty days before such annual election. In […]
16-1604 – Certificate of Election.
§ 16-1604 Certificate of election. The officers conducting such election shall make a certificate thereof, showing the whole number of votes cast upon such proposition, and the number in favor of and against it, and within twenty-four hours after the closing of the polls of such election, must file such certificate in the office of […]
16-1606 – Effect of Reincorporation.
§ 16-1606 Effect of reincorporation. If the proposition be adopted, the reincorporation of the village under this chapter shall take effect immediately upon the filing of the certificate of election in the office of the village clerk and the secretary of state. From and after such filing such village shall be deemed incorporated under this […]
15-1500 – Acquisition of Lands for Cemeteries.
§ 15-1500. Acquisition of lands for cemeteries. The board of cemetery commissioners of a village may, in behalf of the village, accept by gift, grant or devise thereto, land for one or more village cemeteries within the village, or wholly within five miles of the boundaries thereof. The board of trustees may, by unanimous vote, […]
15-1502 – Division Into Lots; Conveyances of Lots.
§ 15-1502 Division into lots; conveyances of lots. The board of cemetery commissioners shall have the supervision and control of all village cemeteries. It shall cause the same to be divided into lots, and provide for the conveyance thereof to individuals for the sole purpose of interments, and upon the payment of the purchase-price of […]
15-1504 – Rules and Regulations.
§ 15-1504 Rules and regulations. The board of cemetery commissioners may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for: 1. The care, management and protection of the cemetery grounds. 2. The use, care and protection of lots in such cemeteries. 3. The conduct of persons within the cemetery grounds, and the exclusion of improper persons therefrom. 4. […]
15-1506 – Assessment of Lots.
§ 15-1506 Assessment of lots. 1. The board of cemetery commissioners of any village shall have, in addition to the powers granted by section 15-1502 of this chapter, the power to assess the owners of lots in any cemetery in its respective village subject to its jurisdiction and control an amount not exceeding twelve dollars […]
14-1420 – Hearing of Appeal.
§ 14-1420 Hearing of appeal. Either party may bring on the appeal upon a notice of not less than ten nor more than twenty days. All appeals from the same apportionment must be consolidated and heard as one appeal. The county court may affirm or reverse the apportionment. If it be reversed upon the ground […]
14-1422 – Reapportionment.
§ 14-1422 Reapportionment. A reapportionment shall be made in the following cases: 1. By the commissioners appointed by the county court, where the original apportionment is reversed on the ground that it is erroneous, unequal or inequitable. 2. By the board of sewer commissioners where the original apportionment is reversed upon any other ground. A […]