The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-03-19
LAWS or THE STATE OF OREGON.
Publlshod ~ Authority.

AN ACT TO amend an Act, entitled "An Act to
Incorporate the City Of scio," approved octo-
| ber 24, 1866.
BE h e,mctea by he Le0isla'trc Assembly of aie
Slote Or Oye0oas
Section l. That Section @ Of an Act entitled
can Act to incorporate the City Of Seio," ap-
| proved October q, 1866, be, and tlle same IS,
hereby amended so as 10 read af follows, 10 VII
Sec 6. The Mayor and Alderman lAldermenl
shall compose the Common Council OF salu clty,
md ut any meeting, shall have exclusive power
10 provide for the election and qualification OF
officers and for filling all vacancies IN once; 70
fix the time and place Of irmectlng, but tney
shali meet as often as once in each month; 10
levy and collect taxes for city purposes; 10 cs-
tablish hospitals; 10 prevent ana remove NUS
ances 10 provide water to license iaA anu .di ieg
ulate auctiOneers, tayerns, ordinances lor9lna-
riesl, haWliers pcddlars, brokers' paWnDtokcrs,
and moncy-changers;a and, also, baclneys, car
riages, wagons, carts, dfays anu olhlllpuses'
and to fix theIatc OF csnIying persons ana prop
erty thereon to3iceDse, tax and regulate par
rooms, billiard tables, theatrical ana other
shows exhibitions and other amusements, and
also TO prohibit bawdy houses, gaming and
Gambling houses: and the tax and license hereby
authorized shall be in lieu OF all the special iaNes
and license now required by law 10 DC pnld 20
the county: Pf0Uiltgtt, That the license ior ihe
sale of sDiiituous liquors shall mover be less than
that required by the general laws OF TINS Slatei
TO establish and regulate nhfkethouses ana
vide for the prevention and extinguishinent Of
fire: 10 appoint fire wardens ana prescribe leli
duties and property guards;t 70 compel any per
son or persons present TO nid IN We eSllgl
ment or fires or for epreseryNtion OF properly
exposed 10 danger in timc of fire, and. by ofdi-
nance, TO prescribe such other powcr3 ~ nlily
bg necessary on such occasions; 70 estaDli5n ilnq
regulate police and night Watch; 10 iinpO5e
fines penalties and fOrfeitures; TO proVlde iQr
the construction, cleaning and repairing OF sue
and crOssWalts. adjacent 70 lots, Dy tue holuers
thereof and also for making, cleansing ana I'M
proving cutters; TO grade, pave, plank, or other
wise clean, and keep in repair, streets, nleys
and sidewalks; to erect. regulate ana repair pup-
lie waryes docks and bridges and regulate the
erection md rerlair of private wharyes and fix
the rate Of wharfage thereof; 10 regulate inc
storage Of gunpOwder, and other coinDustlDle
materials, and tandl tho use OF candles, humps,
and other lights in shops, stables, ana olher
places; to prevent, remove or secure any 1rc-
place, stove, Or other apparatus, Wllleh niay De
dangerous in causing fire; 70 regulate ana pre-
scribe the manner Of building partition walls
and fences; to prevent the running ut large Of
animals and the discharge of firearms N Mld
city; 10 license and regulate poricrs ana lor lIl
rate of portage; to appropriate, Tor any llenl OF
citv exi1endltuie and 10 provide for the pay
ment OF debts and expenses of the CITY; 10 al-
point n City Attorney and prescribe ms dnuesi
10 change the number Of Aldermen as the lntcr-
est OF the city may require; 10 provide for meas
uring wood and weighing hay and other COM
modities bought and sold in said city;t oproYide
for the removal OF standing watorand unwhole-
some and offensive substances. ana 10 prevent
streams from Overlooking their Dnnks, 10 lniihc
bylaws and ordinances, not inconsistent WIN
the lQWe or the unltcu stntcs, OF OF lls 7tttV' 10
carry into effect [thel provisions of this charnc
fer, and secure the health, peace and improve
mcnt of said city, and to provide iorthe punish
mnnt of the violations OF city ordinances, by
fine or imprisonment, but no fine shall exceed
one hundred dollars, nor imprisonment more
than twenty days, and shall have power TO pre-
vontand restrain any riot, noise, disturbance,
or disor1crly assembage, IN any street, house,
or place IN thG city toproYidc lorthe prevention
and removal OF obstruction in Thomas Greek,
within The limits of said city Pr0pited, That
The. residents of eaid city shall not be exempt
from tho payment Of such road taxes as gre or
mny be BY law, imposed upon other residents
Of Linn county. lad popided. Juahey; THAT the
City City Council shall appoint a suitable person
rs Supervisor of Roads who shall collect and np-
ply MI road lax, within the city Of 5cio, TO ne
rOnds within the limits Of said city and within
the road district IN which said city Is situnted.
Sec ., Inasmueh rs the additional powers
conferred upon snld city by this Act are ncces-
sary to enable said city TO more fully carry INTO
effect the object of its incorporation, this Act
shall take effect from its approval by the Gov
crnor,
approved October 20, 1874.
Attest: s. FFCHApW1clt,
s4retnrypf Estate.