The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-02

An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act
to Incorporate the City Of Albany
BE IL enacted blythe Legislative assembly Of
The Stette Of Oregon:
Section l. That section two of said act
be amended so as TO read as follows:
Section D. The limits Of said city shall
be as follows: Commencing in the middle
OF the main channel of the willamette
river. at the northeast corner of Hackle-
mans addition to the town OF Albany,
thence south on the east line of said addi-
tion to the southeast corner of said addi-
tion, thence continuing 5. s deg. jmin. Il.
seventeen hundred and twenty feet, thence
in a direct line to the corner of the COR
porate limits of said city, on the line be-
tween the land calm OF Thomas Monteilh
and A. Hackleman, thence S. 81 deg. Is
min w. 10 the western boundary Of Wal
ter Monteith's land claim, thence north
along said boundary 10 the CaiapOoya
river, thence down the middle Of said river
to the Willamette river, thence down the
middle OF the main channel of said river
10 The place of beginning. And said city
shall constitute one ward.
Section 3. That section six of said act
shall be so amended M to read as follows:
Section 6. The Mayor and Aldermen
shall compose the Common Council Of
said city, and at any regular meeting shall
have exclusive power 10 provide for the
election and qualification of officers, and
for filing all vacancies in Office; 10 fix the
time and place Of their meetings; but
they shall meet as often as twice in each
month, 10 levy and collect taxes for city
purposes, on all property, both personal
and real, within the limits Of said city:
PrOrided, That no Indebtedness shall be
deducted from any assessment made upon
any person or property for city purposes,
said taxes MOTTO exceed live mills on the
dollar per annun: PTOritted, Said tax may
be raised to six mills by vote Of the legally
qualified members Of said city; to esiat-
lish hospitals; to prevent and remove
nuisances to license, tax and regulate
auctioneers. taverns. ordinarieS, hawkers,
brokers, peddlers and money changers
also hacking, carriages, wagons, carts,
drays and Omnibuses, and TO fix the rate
OF carrying persons thereon; TO license,
tax and regulate bar-roOms, billiard-tables,
theatres and other shows, exhibitions or
other amusements; also 10 prohibit and
regulate bawdy houses, gambling houses
and gambling: PrOUidd, The City Coun-
Gil shall have the exclusive control of all
licenses, and that no part thereof shall 20
[tOl the county; and PfoUiied further,
that any person having paid tax or Ii
cense herein provided for TO the city, shall
be exempt from paying any tax or license
to the county for the purposes for which
the same shall have been granted by said
city; TO establish and regulate market
houses and places; to establish, regulate
and sustain fire companies; to provide
water at the expense Of the pr0perty-h0ld-
ers In the districts known as cistern dis
tricts; TO appoint fire wardens TO lay out
ties to compel any person present to aid
IN the extinguishment OF fire, and for the
preservation OF property exposed 10 dam
ger in time Of fire, and by ordinance To-
exercise such other power ~ may be nee
easary on such occasions: to establish and
regulate police and night-WRtch TO inn