The treasurer.

collected, his return shall be accompanied by his affidavit that the facts therein stated are true.

1 R. S., 1244, § 67.

1091. It is the duty of the treasurer :

1. To receive and pay all moneys of the village;

2. To keep accounts thereof, showing when and from what sources all moneys paid to him were received, and when, and to whom, and for what purpose all moneys paid out were paid;

3. To keep a separate account, in the same manner, of each fund raised for or appropriated to any specific purpose;

4. To make no payment except upon the delivery to him of the warrant of the trustees and accompanying papers, drawn as required by subdivision 13 of section 1084;

5. To file every such warrant and
such warrant and papers, when

paid;

6. To exhibit his accounts and vouchers at every annual meeting of the electors, and at any special meeting, when required by any trustee. To keep them always open to the inspection of each of the trustees, and to furnish to them abstracts or statements therefrom, whenever requested.

Ib., §§ 70 to 74.

§ 1092. It is the duty of the clerk:

1. To take custody of all the books and papers of the village, except those belonging to the treasurer's office;

2. To attend all meetings of the trustees and record all their proceedings;

3. To attend all meetings of the electors and record all their proceedings, and to keep a poll list when required by the trustees to do so;

4. To record a copy, certified by the county clerk, of the order and proceedings to incorporate the village, which, when so recorded, are presumptive evidence thereof;

5. To file every claim disallowed by the trus

tees;

6. Within three days after any village meeting, to furnish to the assessors a certified copy of every resolution raising a tax, and to the treasurer a certified copy of every resolution appropriating any fund, passed at such meeting;

7. To perform such other duties as are imposed on him by law, or by the ordinances of the village.

1 R. S., 1224, §§ 76 to 79.

The clerk.

wardens.

§ 1094. It is the duty of the fire-wardens to The fireinspect, from time to time, the apparatus for extinguishing fires, and report to the trustees thereon; to attend fires and give directions respect

The street commis.

sioners.

Delivery of books, papers and

funds to

successor.

ing extinguishing them, and it is the duty of all persons required to assist therein to obey; and they have power to enter, in the daytime, any premises to ascertain if ashes are safely kept therein; and they shall report to the trustees any unsafe fire-place, stove, stove-pipe, or place of keeping ashes.

1 R. S., 1214, § 81.

1094. The street commissioners shall, under the direction of the trustees, superintend the making and repairing of sidewalks, and the expenditure on the streets of moneys raised for that purpose ; and perform the duties of overseers of highways, within the village, so far as required.

Ib., § 82.

§ 1095. Whenever the right of any treasurer or clerk to his office expires, the books and papers belonging to the office, and all moneys and other property in his hands by virtue of his office, shall, upon his oath, or, in case of his death, upon the oath of his executors or administrators, be delivered to his successor. The delivery of such moneys and property, as well as of the books and papers, may be enforced by proceedings under article VII of chapter VI of title I of part III of this Code, entitled "Proceedings to compel the delivery of books and papers by public officers."

Ib., $$ 70, 80.

CHAPTER III.

TAXES.

SECTION 1096. Power of village to tax.

1097. Requisites of notice of meeting.

1098. Requisites of resolution.

1099. Appropriating moneys.

1100. Reference to "Fiscal Laws."

1101. Debts.

1102. Liability of officers.

village to

tax.

1096. At any meeting of the electors of the Power of village, notified as required by section 1097, such of the electors of the village as own property liable to assessment for taxes therein may, by resolution, direct the trustees to lay a general tax on the taxable property therein, for the following purposes and no other:

1. For procuring fire engines and necessary apparatus therefor, and implements for hook and ladder companies, but not exceeding one engine to each thousand of population, and implements for one such company for each two thousand of population:

2. For hiring, purchasing or erecting the necessary engine-houses, and ground therefor, for such engines and implements;

3. For making and maintaining public wells, reservoirs and fixtures therefor, necessary for the extinguishment of fires;

4. For procuring the necessary ground and erecting and maintaining a pound;

5. For providing a cemetery, under the restrictions prescribed by chapter V of this title;

6. For improving any cemetery belonging to the village, but not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars therefor in any one year;

7. For making and repairing crosswalks, and, in the mode provided in chapter IV, for making and repairing sidewalks;

8. For insuring the public property of the vil lage;

9. For prosecuting and defending legal proceedings to which the village is a party ;

10. For procuring the necessary blank books and blanks for village purposes;

11. For publishing the village ordinances, and notices and statements required by law to be published by the village officers;

12. For paying such compensation to its officers as is expressly authorized by law to be paid by the village;

13. For highway purposes, when the village is a separate road district and no other mode of raising money for such purposes is prescribed by law ;

14. For the necessary expenses of any specific act for the village which its officers are by law expressly authorized to do;