AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF ST. LOUIS," AND AN ACT SUPPLEMENTARY THERETO. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: 1. That the mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of St. Louis may purchase, receive and hold property, real and personal, within the limits of the city of St. Louis, and such other real and personal property, beyond the limits of said city, as may be actually necessary for the water works, for supplying the city with water from the Mississippi, and not exceeding ten acres for the establishment of a hospital, for the reception of persons infected with contagious diseases, and for other purposes; and may lease, sell, and dispose of the same for the benefit of the city. 2. That the mayor and board of aldermen shall have power, by ordinance, to regulate the inspection of beef, whisky, pork, flour and corn-meal, in barrels. 3. That the seventh section of an act entitled an act supplementary to an act entitled an act to incorporate the inhabitants of the town of St. Louis, be, and the same is, hereby repealed; and that the mayor and board of alderman shall have power to regulate and fix the salaries of the different officers by ordinance. 4. That the aldermen shall have power to nominate, and, by and with the consent of the mayor, may appoint an assessor, whose duties shall be prescribed by ordinance. 5. That the citizens within the limits of the said corporation of the city of St. Louis, shall be exempt from working upon any road or roads beyond the limits of said corporation, or from paying any tax to procure laborers to work upon said road or. roads. 6. That the mayor and board of aldermen shall have power to regulate, pave and improve the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys within the city, and to establish, open, widen and extend all such streets, avenues, lanes and alleys; and when it shall be necessary to take private property for any public street, lane or avenue, a just compensation shall be made therefor; and when the amount of such compensation shall not be agreed upon between the mayor, aldermen, and the person injured, the mayor shall cause an inquest thereof to be made by a jury of twelve good and lawful men, freeholders of the city, and not directly interested, who, being duly sworn by the mayor, shall estimate and assess the damages which would be sustained by the person or persons whose property is so taken, and shall return their verdict, under their hands, to the mayor. And in opening, widening or in any manner altering alleys through the blocks or squares of the said city, the same proceedings shall be had as in the case of public streets, avenues and lanes aforesaid, with this addition, that the jury of inquest shall assess not only the damages which will accrue to the owner of property taken, but also the amount of benefit which will accrue to such persons as shall have petitioned the mayor for the opening, widening or altering such alley; and the mayor and aldermen may provide by ordinance for forcing the payment of such assessments: and the mayor shall have power, for good cause shown within ten days after the return to him of any inquest in virtue of this section, to set the same aside, and have a new inquest taken. And the mayor and aldermen shall have power to provide by ordinance for the assessment and payment of reasonable fees to the jury and the constable. And the fourteenth section of the act to incorporate the inhabitants of the town of St. Louis is hereby repealed. 7. That the city assessor, to be appointed in manner aforesaid, shall every second year, at the time of making the assessment, take a census and enumeration of all the inhabitants of the city, in such manner as shall be prescribed by ordinance; and, immediately after the taking and return of such census and enumeration, it shall be the duty of the corporate authorities of the city to arrange and reform the wards of the city in such manner as to make them, as nearly as may be, equal in qualified voters. 8. That the mayor and board of aldermen shall have the exclusive right to license ferries and billiard tables, within the limits. of the city, and also the exclusive right by ordinance to regulate, restrain, punish or suppress the keeping of ferries and billiard tables in said city; and all the nett proceeds of all moneys arising under the rights and powers granted by this section, whether by licenses, fines, forfeitures, penalties, or otherwise, shall be appropriated and be applied to the support of such public hospital as may be, or as is now, established in or near the said city by law. 9. That whenever any tract or parcel of land adjoining the city of St. Louis shall be laid off as a town into streets and lots, and a petition shall be presented to the mayor and aldermen of said city, signed by two-thirds of the persons who own such tract or parcel of land, praying that the same may be annexed to, and form a part of the city, the mayor and board of aldermen shall cause a poll to be opened at the next general election in said city, and require the qualified voters, at the time of voting for mayor and aldermen, to vote for or against the admission into the city of the tract or parcel of land so prayed to be annexed thereto. And if three-fifths of the qualified voters of the city shall be in favor of such admission, such tract or parcel of land shall become a part or parcel of the city to all intents and purposes, as fully and perfectly as if the same had been included within the original limits of the same; and the mayor and board of aldermen shall cause a record thereof to be made and deposited in the archives of said city. 10. That all such parts of the act to which this is a supplement as are contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this act, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. This act shall take effect from and after the passage thereof. Approved, January 15, 1831. AN ACT IN ADDITION TO AN ACT INCORPORATING THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF ST. LOUIS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: 1. That the city of St. Louis shall, after the the first day of April, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, be divided into four wards, the boundaries of which shall be fixed by the proper authority of said city, and may be changed from time to time, according to law, as the change in population may require; and the authorities of the city may establish new wards whenever, in their judgment, the interests of the inhabitants may require it; and every ward, whether now in being or hereafter to be established, shall have the right to elect three aldermen, so that the board of aldermen shall, at all times, consist of three members from each ward. 2. That the mayor and board of aldermen shall have the exclusive right to license, regulate and restrain the keeping of ferries and billiard tables within the limits of the city; and also the right to punish or entirely suppress the keeping of billiard tables within the city; and the nett proceeds of all moneys arising under the rights and powers granted by this section, whether by license, fines, forfeitures or otherwise, shall be appropriated and applied to the support of such hospital as is or may be established in or near the said city, as the mayor and board of aldermen, by ordinance, may, from time to time, direct. 3. That whenever any tract or parcel of land, adjoining the city of St. Louis, shall be laid off as a town, into streets and lots, and a petition shall be presented to the mayor and board of aldermen of said city, by the proprietors of the major part of such tract or parcel of land, praying that the same may be annexed to and form a part of the city, the mayor and board of aldermen shall cause polls to be opened at the next general election of city officers, and require the electors, at the time of voting for mayor and aldermen, to vote for or against the admission into the city of the tract or parcel of land so prayed to be annexed thereto; and if a majority of all the electors of the city shall be in favor of such admission, such tract or parcel of land shall thenceforth be part and parcel of the city, to all intents and purposes; and the mayor and board of aldermen shall cause a record thereof to be made and deposited in the archives of the city. 4. That the act to incorporate the inhabitants of the town of St. Louis, and all other acts of the General Assembly, made as additions or supplements thereto, are hereby declared to be public laws, to be received and recognized in all courts and places, without requiring any proof thereof other than is required of the other public laws of the State. And all ordinances of the city may be proven by the seal of the corporation; and when. printed and published in book form, and purporting to be so printed by authority of the corporation, the same may be received in evidence in all courts and places without further proof. 5. That the eighth and ninth sections of "an act in addition to an act entitled an act to incorporate the inhabitants of the town of St. Louis," and the act supplementary thereto, approved the fifteenth of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Approved, January 16, 1833. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF ST. LOUIS. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: 1. That 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 southern 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 in 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 the 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. That the inhabitants of the 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," are hereby continued as such 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; may purchase, receive and hold property, real and personal, beyond the limits of said 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. That 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. That 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. That the powers of the said corporation shall be vested in a mayor and board of aldermen. 6. That 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. That the mayor shall be at least 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. That no person shall be mayor who, at the time of his election, shall hold any office of honor, trust or profit, under the United States. 9. That 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. That the board of aldermen shall, at all times, consist of three members from each ward of the city. 11. That the aldermen shall be chosen by the voters of each ward, and shall hold their offices for the term of one year, and until their successors be duly elected and qualified. 12. That each alderman shall be at least twenty-one years of age, a citizen of the United States, an inhabitant of the city |