The daily Butte record., 1858-04-28
A N ACT

Amenuatory OF, ana supplementary to, an
Act entitled San Act to Incorporate the
Town Of Oroville." approved March 14th,
1857.
The people Of the State Of California, rep
resented IN Senate and -4ssembiy, do en-
oct as foiioDs:
SEC. Section two Of said Act is here.
by amended 50 as to read as follows Section
?. The corporate limits of the said town Of
Oroville shall be as follows: Commencing on
the southeast side Of Feather river, in the
county of Butte. Mt point known as Lath-
rop's Ferry, and running thence south twen- !
ty degrees east one hundred and sixty rods |
thence west twenty degrees south to the 4.h |
avenue, as laid down on the map of the
Carleton estate. now on file in the Record. |
er's Office. of said county; thence along the
westerly line Of said avenue, in q northerly
direction, to Feather river thence up said
river, in an easterly direction, to the place
of beginning the area within said limits
not to exceed one square mile.
SEC. 2 Section eight OF said Act is here.
by amended 30 as to read as follows: Section
8. The Board of Trustees shall have power
to make such bylaws or ordinances not in
consistent with the Constitution and Laws
Of the United States, and of this State, as
they may deem necessary to prevent and re-
move nuisances, to prohibit disorderly con-
duct, to provide for licensing public shows,
lawful games, bawksrs, and pedlers, and
bars at which spirItuous liquors are sold,
construct pumps, aqueducts. reservoirs, or
other works necessary for duly supplying
| the town with water, to keep and repair
public wells, TO lay out, alter, keep open,
and repair the streets and alleys Of the town
aud to establish grades Of the same; to levy
and collect, annually, tax on all property
in the town, not exceeding one and oue.half
per centum on the assessment valuation
thereof. of which tax One-fith of the net
proceeds, together with all fines collected
for the violation of any fire ordinance, to-
gether with the annual surplus revenue
of of said town, shall be set apart rs
An inviolate fund for Fire Depart
ment in said town. which fund shall be
denominated the "Engnc Fund :" also, to
levy and collect poll tax, of not exceeding
one dollar per annum, on every male inhab.
liant of twenty one years of age and up
wards; to impose and collect tax on dogs,
not exceeding six dollars per anuum. on ev-
cry dog found running Mt large within the
incorporated limits OF the town; to provide
for the impounding of swine or cattle nnl
TO pass such other bylaws and ordinances
for the regulation and police Of said town as
they may deem necessary, ani to provide
such means as they may deem necessary to
protect the town from iuj uries by FIRE; and
to this end, they are authorized and empow.
cred to organize and establish Fire Depart.
ment in SAID town.
SEC. B. Section ten Of said Act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows Sec. 1S
There shall be chosen in the town Of Orovillc,
at each annual election, n Treasurer, \ sses-
sor, and n Marshal, who shall be collector of
all taxes levied by the Board Of Trustees,
who shall perform the duties of Captain of
Police, and such Other and further duties rs
the Board of Trustees may prescribe, and
for malfeasance or misfeaslncc in Office, may
at any time, be removed, by four of said
Trustees voting for such removal. The Board
OF Trustees shall have power to establish
such other Offices as they may deem necessa-
ry. to be filed in such manner rs they may
designate; they shall prescribe the duties
and fix the compensation of all town officers,
and shall fill, by appointment, al Offices be-
coming vacant by resignation or otherwise,
until the next annual election.
SEC. 4. Section thirteen of said Act is
hereby amended so as to read as follows II
any person fail to pay any tax levied upon
his real or personal property, the Marshal
may recover the same by suit, in the name
OF the inhabitants of the town, before any
Court of competent jurisdiction, ,ogether
with all costs of suit.
Approved April 22l 1853.