Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-06-24
The New Municipal Code.
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incorporated village shall have power tc
erect, establish and maintain, prison
and one or more watch or station
houses, as shall be necessary, and such
prison, watch or station houses shall be
under the control ef the marshal, OF
chief of police, under such rules and
regulations as the council may pre-.
scribe.
SEC. 3O3. Whenever the council OF
any city or incorporated village shall
establish board of health, such board
shall be composed of the mayor, who
shall be president by virtue of his Office
and six members to be appointed by
the council, who shall serve without
compensation, and majority of whom
shall be quorum.
SEC. 304. The term of Office of the
members of such board shall be three
years from the date of appointment, ex-
cept that those first appointed shall be
classified as follows: Two to serve fol
three years, two for two years, and two
for one year, and thereafter two shall
be appointed annually
SEC. 326. The council of any city
or Incorporated village shall have pow
er to establish all necessary regulations
to guard against the occurrence of fires,
and protect the property and lives Of
the citizens against damage and acci-
dents resulting therefrom, and for this
purpose to establish aud maintain a fire
department, and provide for the estab
lishment and organization Of fire en-
gine and hose companies, and provide
such bylaws and regulations for the
government Ct such companies as may
be deemed necessary and proper.
SEC. 4Ol. The council Of any city
or incorporated village shall have pow
er to erect, enlarge, improve and com
plcte any public hall, which shall be
used for the public Offices of the cor
poration, and such public and other
purposes as the council may author
ize.
Sec. 435. On written petition of not
less than one-half the owners in value
of the land fronting on any street, OF
any specified part thereof, the council
of any city or incorporated village may
order such street, or specified part
thereof, to be sprinkled with water, at
such time or times as the council may
deem proper.
Sec. 436 To pay the expense of such
sprinkling, they may make assessments
on the lands abutting on such street, OF
specified part thereof, either on the val
uation thereof, as listed for taxation, or
by the foot front, and such assessments
may be enforced by suit against the
owner or occupant of such land, oil
part thereof, or certified to the county
auditor, and by him placed on the
county duplicate, and collected by the
county treasurer as other taxes are oil
may be collected.
Sec. Az The council of any city OIL
incorporated village shall have power
to license all exhibitors of shows and
performances of every kind not prohib
tied by law; all hawkers and peddlers
all auctioneers of horses and other ami
mails in the highways or public grounds
of the corporation; all vendors of gun
powder; all taverns and houses of pub
lie entertainment; all hucksters in tn,
public streets or markets; and il
granting such license, may exact ant
receive such sum or sums of money a.
the council shall think expedient.
SEC. 448. The council shall alst
have power to license the owners of al
vehicles of every description used fol
the transportation of persons or prop
erty, for hire in the corporation, ant
all undertakers and owners of hearses
but the owner of any such vehicle may
be made liable for the breach of any
ordinance regulating the conduct o
the drivers thereof.
SEC. 484. The council of any incor
porated village or city of the seconc
class shall have power to require eacl
able-bodied male person between tn
ages oftwenty-one and ffty-five years
resident within the corporation, o
within any contiguous territory tha
shall be attached thereto for the pur
poses of this chapter as hereinafter pro
vided, to perform in each and every
year two days labor upon the street
and alleys of such corporation, ant
upon the public roads or highways, o
parts thereof that lie within the contig
uous territory so attached as aforesaid
which labor shall be in lieu of the tw,
days labor required under the presen
laws regulating roads and highways.
SEC. 485 Upon refusal to perform
such work under the proper stree
commissioner, or other officer appoint
ed by the council, the delinquent shall
be liable to the same fines, penalties ant
forfeitures as are provided by Law
against persons refusing to perform th
two days labor upon the roads and
highways in other cases, and the same
shall be recovered in the name of tn
corporation before the mayor thereof.
SEC. 59l. The council shall provid
by ordinance for the construction ant
repair of all necessary sidewalks with
in the limits of the corporation.
SEC. 592 Whenever the council o
board of improvements declare, by res
olution, that certain specified sidewalk
should be constructed or repaired, tn
mayor, upon being advised thereof
shall cause notice to be served upoI
the owner or owners or agent of tn
owner or owners of the property bound
ing OF abutting on such sidewalk of tn
passage of such resolution, and if sucl
sidewalks are not constructed or repair
ed within sixty days from service o
notice, the council or board of i'm
provements may have the same done a
the expense of the owner or owner
thereof, and such expense shall consti
tute lien upon the property bounding
or abutting thereon, and shall be col
lected in the same manner and will
like penalty and interest after demand
and payment as in other cases o
| improvement.
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