The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-03-26
Laws or TINE STATE OF OREGON.
Pabilshsd BY Authority.

Be IL enacted by the Legislative assembly Of 4
= State Of Oregon:
Section /. That the inhabitants of the tow
of Marshleld in Coos County are hereby create
Nv a body corporate, with perpetual Succession, |
q the name of the town OF Marshdeld. They sfia
anire' hold or dispose Of property either III % reai
N personal, within the corporate limits of sal
IN town, and shall have all the powers and right
~ incidental to municipal corporations.
" Sec. @ That the limits OF said town shall b
e. as follows: Commencing at point on the shi
channel OF Isthumns Slough, 10 chains north {
n Is south, ,of range Is west; thence west TO tn
east line OF Section 81 OF said township; theme
d north along said line 40 chains; thence east d
a the inside channel Of Coos Dny, and theme
southerly along said channel to the place o
& beginning.
Sec. 8. That the officers of said town shall be
y Board Of1ive Trustees, Recorder and Marshal
n who shall be actual residents and legal voters
= | the town, and no man who Is not the owner O
s real estate within the corperate limits OF the
:. town shall be a member of the Board OF Trus
tees. The Board ofTrustees are empowered Ia
v enact all ordinances necessary for the due exc
cution of the powers granted in this Act The
9 Recorder shall, by virtue of his office, be like
l wise Justice Of the Peace, and he shall have
= exclusive and original Jurisdiction OF all causes
I arising from violation OF town ordinances, and
shall act as Clerk of the Board OF Trustees. The
) Marshal shall be the executive officer Of the
town, q Constable and conservatOr Of the peace,
and he shall arrest and bring before the Record
er for trial, on complaint or Otherwise alIonend-
ers against the laws OF the State or ordinances
of the town, and he shall perform such other
duties as the Board Of Trustees may require.
ne Boa board d,o 81 Trustees may appoint Treasurer
sary, and nj Dy appointment all vacancies that
may occur In the oiiicos Of Recorder, Marshal or
other subordinate officers, rl,if sEtl ~
Sec. 4. That all the officers provided for in
THIS Act except that OF Treasurer shall be elect
cd annually on the first Tuesday in December,
and SUCH eiecllon shall DC conducted IN accord
alice win the General Laws OF tne state, except
Us nereln Otherwise provided. inc nrst election
under TINS ACT Snail De helu on the second Tues
Wy ol neeSDer, ioid ~ suci pIhee II, Iie toWn
Dy Ihe lnspecLor Oi Eecblol ~ lne noLlce an
nI93ui,lcing w sncn olecton hnu the polis nnai IN
all electi0ns DO kept open from 10 A. NJ TIL IL NJ
and from T. N. till iP.M. The Inspectors OF
Lno liIst electlon ~ snail ~ y. W oprngue, HACK
~ ~ anu J9hln y. llil, Wno snnll cause notice 70
~ posteu n inree punnc pnees ~ iesL tei 9,ys
yeloIe sucn Siecllun hIu ~ s,iu " Elec-
lloh s, are neTeDy hutnOrlzeu 70 Rlve cettincAies
OF clectlOh 70 sucl persons ~ sIhii reserve tno
algest q voiGs so i9r se ,1 siu oIces All
suDsel eleclioIs 5ui ' Dv hcln W sucn phtce
as may pc deslgnated Dy thc Board OF trustees,
anu s.tlu Ilullu u lrustces sud ciuso IoIlce 70
~ ~, LII III ~ i.ss ,rec pInc plees IN @ .nS
VoWi VoW, tc,l W, uhys prlyr " hny eiectlon, hiu snaI
on the gay q eleeflepl declare the result after
canyAssing the Votes, i,nu Iile fresldentand nc
. coruer sal gNe cer'caucs OF cicctioh 10 te
person 30 entltieu.
IN, oec. 2. Lnat tne olilcers eject snail on the
hn.irsuay tVllow WIZ tnis slectlol 4un.iy Dy TAX
hg al oa.n .t 70 supporI tne OF the
oregon, ana 70 iaithlnily discharge the
duties OF the once TO which they sevenlly 9
are eiegledi anu IIilneuiately enter upon the
Board or Trustees shall at their first Meeting I
pIOceeu 70 o.gnnlze py elecLlng one oi their
number rresluent, ana tho Iegnlnr meetings OF \
sald BOARD shall ~ on Inc Ihursday after the .
eectlon, ana on inc second Thursday OF March,
June anu september, ana tine PRESIDENT slmll g
nave poWer 70 % St,, pecai IneetlngsOI inc Board
Wnelever Ie sl'lll uaeli u necessary, Dy giving
lnempet OF salu boaru NJ least llYe days before :
sucn 9,.leetlng. ~ majority oi ihe hoard shall
quorumnnd 1t shall require ma. a
ority OF all the members OF the Board to enact a
N Ordinance, whose names snail DO entered In U
lne journal
-, ~ q; a,e ~ ofu 0I drustees snai nave pow
.ner own members and otller nfilcers OF the 4
Town; 10 levy ana collect taxes within the town,
loL excee.ding one hali ot one per cont. per an
lum 70 License, tax and regulate, restrain or
Dr0hlDit, theatrical ana other nmusenients, the Y
aIe q intoxicatlng liquors but the tax for such
equlred Iy the general laws OF tis State; to q
lroylde Tor the construction and repair Of p
,tIeeis, sldewalks. Wlaryes, bridges bitches, Q
iraIlls nnu sewers; 70 prpvluo ana keep q lock-
" ior persons arresled Or sentenced under any n
y the ordlnhncos oi the town, or OF the general
avs; 70 prohlDit Dawdy hOusesi to restrain or y
prevent domestic animals from running a. large q
vtlln the limits OF the town, or any part there
4; TO lay out and open Streets TO provide for 8
he taking up and sale ofanimals ioundrunning y
y iiBe III fiOnttlOn Vi my ofununcc; 10 lake II
III necessary steps for the preservation OF the o.
'ublc health to provide for the prevention and IL
xtinguishment Of hres, and for the punishment q
y hne aud imprisonment, Of all violations OF f
ity ordlnancesi PTovhied, That no fine shall ex- II
eed TWO hundred dollars npd no sentence OF u
Imprisonment shall DO for longer term than tl
wenty days. TRe Board Of Trustees shall also y
ave power to enact such ordinances az shall pl
ncm neeessaryto the preservation Ofthu lCRltli ~
enee and decency of the town. N
sec, The Treasurer shall receive such com; re
rustees, and he shall execute 10 the town ll
ond in such sum, and with such suretles, as "A
Hll DO required by the Board iN az
SOC y. Ihe trustees shall receive no c0mpen- "
es Us Justices OF tho enee for similar services III
he Marshal shall recovoth0 same foe as Con- In
able receive for similar scrvicos.
Sec. o. Tho laws Of this State, regulating tho
Justices' Courts shall apply to
nd control tho proceedings before the Recorder
I'd the Recorder shall qualify az Justice OF the
eaoe under tho general lnws OF this State, and
10 Marshal shall qualify Ms Constable under