Arizona citizen., 1877-02-17

driving or riding in the streets; to pre- vent, suppress or punish any riot, af- fray, disorderly noise, or disturbance in any street. or public or private place in the city; to prevent the run ming at large of all horses, cattle, swine or goats within the city, and to authorize the impounding and sale of the same when found running at large contrary to ordinance; to impose penal ties on the owners thereof; to regulate, restrain and prohibit the running at large of dogs, 10 authorize their des- trucIion when at large contrary to any ordinance of the Council, and to i'm pose penalties on the owners thereof; to license, tax and regulate public shows, circuses, threatrical and other public exhibitions; to suppress houses of ill fame and all other places of a disorderly and rotOus character; to regulate, license and tax public fairs, and feasts within the city; to levy and cause to be collected the several taxes authorized by this act, and to do all other acts necessary to preserve the health, order and good government of the city.
 SEC. ?. The Common Council shall have power in it's corporate name, to pre-empt or purchase lands adjoin- ing its corporate limits, for the use and benefit of the city, and may plat, sell and convey the same in such quan- titles as the Common Council shall de- termine upon; and may, by ordinance, extend the corporate boundaries and authority of the city over such lands or territory.
 SEC. 3. The Common Council shall have power to levy and cause to be col lected, annually upon the assessed va lue of the real and personal property within the city, except such as may be by law exempt from taxation) city tax of not exceeding one half of one per cent, and to provide for the collec- tion of, and the enforcement of pay ment of all taxes by seizure and sale of the property; to levy and cause to be collected a quarter-yearly license tax from all persons and corporations en- gagged in the business, trade, dealing or occupation in this section named, as follows: Every person who may deal in goods, wares and merchandise, (wines and liquors, at wholesale, shall be considered as merchandise every person who shall sell or vend any wines or destilled liquors, at retail, butchers meat, drugs and medicines all tavern or innkeepers; all keepers of restaurants, eating g-houses or saloons, and all pawnbrokers, grocery keepers, and keepers of livery stables.
 SEC. f. The Common Council shall have power to levy and cause to be col lected a monthly license tax on every travelling merchant or Deddler, on ev- cry billiard table, kept for public use, and on every gaming or gambling ta- ble of whatever form or manner of use; to direct and control the laying and constructing of railroad tracks, bridges, switches and sidetracks in the streets of the city; to require the same to be so laid and constructed by the railroad company, as to interfere as little as possible with the ordinary travel and use of the streets; to regu- late the speed of locomotives within the limits of the city; to make from time to time, all ordinances necessary or proper for carrying into effect these or any other powers which may be vested by law in the corporation, to en. force the observance of such ordinan. ces and to punish violations thereof,
 ARTICLE XIV.
 OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY
 OFFICERS.
 SEC. l. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to communicate to the Common Council, quarterly, a general statement of the situation and condition of the ! city ill relation to its finances and i'm proyements; to recommend the adOp- tiOn of such measures as he may deem necessary for the good government health, cleanliness and general i'm, prOvement of the city; to countersign all warrants and licenses issued under ordinances of the Council; to preside over the Council, when present, al their sittings; to maintain the peace and good order of the city; to see that the bylaws ana ordinances are eAecut ed; to exercise a supervision over the subordinate officers, and to examine into any complaints that may be pre- ferred by any citizen.
 SEC. 9. It shall be the duty of every Councilman to attend the regular and special meetings of the Council to ap point one of their number to preside in the absence of the Mayor; to act eff fcIently when appointed on commit tees; to aid in mai ntaining peace and good order in the city, and in enfOrc- ing the bylaws and ordinances of the Common Council The Mayor and Councilmen shall not receive any com pensation for their services as such
 SEC. 8. The Marshal shall be a