Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-27
AN ACT to Incorporate the Town of
nrnvSEfa
A. F. LE0VY, President.
C. A. SMITH, Clerk.

oovlle and by that may
and defend in all and in all actions and proceedings
purchase receive and hold property and sell or otherwise dispose
of the same for the common benefit.
The corp0at4 limits of the Town of Orovie shall he as
follows Commencing at point about ten rods more or less
northeast of Garrott mill where the hu FEATHER
river and running along the summit of said bluff in
souhey direction to point where h Avenue las rep esented
the Feather thence along Feather
river the place begiupir the area within said limits
The corporate powers and duties orove
shall be vested Board Trustees consist Of five members
who shall be elected by the qualified electors OF the town on the
first Monday of MAY each year and shall hold their Offices for
S' OF one year ana until he successor" are CHOSEN anu
The Board of TRUSTEES ,ha assemble within ten days after
] et'n ha c'o% , & aeon. o e"s s + ho1ue ,i any a
places for holding their stated meetings. and may be convened by
s. At ali meetings Of the board m ority of the Trustees
shall constitute quorum do business aud smaller number
adjourn from day and compe the attendance Of
absent members in such manner and penalties as the
Board previously, by ordinance, may have prescribed
6 The Board Of Trustees shall as of the elections returns
ana quahcatohso' Their o"n members and tne
elections of all town officers They establish rules for their
dery behavior in iher and with the concurrence
OF the Trustees exe member but not second time for the
the desire any member shall the and nays be
vacancy Board of Trustees, by resignation
or otherwise the remaining Trustees shall have power and be
required ill such vacancy their next regular meeting
on onnce e pot With Ee "nd
laws of the United states and of this state, they deem
public shows lawful hawaers and peddla and bars
which srous liquors sold construct pumps aqueducts
with water to keep in rep r public works to lag out alter and
keep and repair the streets and alleys of the town and to
establish grades of the to provide such they
deem protect the town from injuries by e TO levy
and collect annually tax on all the property IN the town not
exceeding per cent the assessment valuation thereof
levy and collect poll tax of noteXceedng dollar
ohevery male OF twentyone years age ana upwards
to impose and collect dogs exceeding dollars
annum ON every dog found running at large within the Incorporate
limits OF the town. provide for the mpoundug Of
cattle and pass such other bylaws and ordinances for the
regulation police of said
9 The Board of Trustees impose fines for the breach Of
their ordinances not exceeding the Of one hundred dollars
before Jnstce of the Peace by suit the of the nab
ants of the town of oroye and collected by execution they
also impose penalties of Imprisonment for the breach of their
ordinances not exceeding days or both such fine and mp
0neh for any ore offence the discretion ct the justice OF the
Peace by whom the punishment assessed all fines collected in
paid over o the Treasurer of the town
To- There shall also be chosen in the town of 0ovile, at
each election Assessor, and Marshal
shall be collector of all levied by the Board of Trustees
The Trustees shall have power other
they may necessary
they designate they shall prescribe the duties and fix the
compensation of all town officers and shall fill by appointment
all Offices becoming vacant by esgnaton otherwise till the
vi Any person shall be qualified to hold any office
to vote for town officer who shall qualified ector under
the and laws of this State and who shall have resided
" I9 S eicc te topn 6fe non N. du4io
of their Office shall take the oath prescribed by the tuon
and the Treasurer Marshal shall give bonds
faithful performance of the their oce payable
inhabitants the Orove be approved by
of Trustees in such penalties Board by ordnauce
prescribe it, om cause such bond shall have become insult
dcent in the opinion Of the Board they require
officer such additional bond they think necessary
3 If any fail pay any levied upon his
personal property the Maha the by
to exempt ncorpoated towns from labiti of h "a , %
entitled IAN Act highways passed April s
1855 shall not apply to this Act be
as to exempt persons living within the corporate limits
of Orovie from the
A. The President of the Board of Trustees the FIRST
days of July and January of each make
rect statement of all moneys received and expended during
six months next preceding and shall such statement
days thereafter to be published in newspaper published
in the town. by posting the three public places in said
tion two hundred dollars to be recoy
cred with costs any competent jurisdiction to the use
of the
Board of cause all bylaws and ord
of the the to be published newspaper pub
hed in the town or by posting he three public places
in said town. at least two weeks before by-as and
ordinances shall be carried into effect "1
l6. Should of the Trustees, any other town officer
from the town absent hin self thererom than
thirty days without leave of the Board neglect to qualify
within ten days after his election bond him
neglect for said time to give said bonds his office shab thereby
vacated,
II. Thomas Wells Robert Richey. Geo II Crosette IT, B.
Lathrop senior and Dr. James Green three are
authorized and required give than hive DAYS public
notice OF an election on the hs Monday of May 1857 the
election of town officers provided for in this they
appoint three judges act at said election rdge shall
number of votes for Trustees The Board Trustees
organized shall examine the returns
efdcers ''' ''' O'hef town
Trustees shall have power order the election Of
Recorder at each regular town election if majority of them
shall deem such Office who shall his
services the fees be allowed the
Peace for like services
$40 The Recorder within the town
shall have like jurisdiction may hereafter be con-
brought before him. and charged with the
within the limits of the to take rcognzance to
of the Peace lawfully DO subject all the governing
Justices of the Peace the Recorder shall also
in all violations of the town ordinances and
the provisions of such ordinances hold bail commit to
prison both fine and mPrsOn found guilty any
The Board of Trustees Of Orouille shall not
9s any I o y o.nng the
aggregate, shall exceed the sum Of one dollar.