The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-11-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
AMENDED CITY CHARTER.

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shall be Mayor, Recorder, who shall DO
ox-ofiicio clerk of the common council and
asseasoF; Marshal who shall ba ox-of1icio
collector of taxes, Treasurer, also six Al
dormon, until such tlmo ~ tho city shall
be divided into wards, and from and aE.
thoro shall bo two Aldermen from each
ward. Said officers shall hold their rcapoc-
two Offices until their Successors arc elected
and qualified.
SECTION 2. That Section o OF said Act be
amended no ~ to read a. follows:
SECTION D. Tho Mayor aud Recorder,
Marshal and Treasurer shall DO elected
by the qualified electors OF said
city, on the iirst Monday Of December OF
each year. Tho Aldermen shall DO elect
cd for tho term Of two years by tho quail
fed electors of said city on tho first Mon
day OF each year, provided that the Alder
men elected al tho iiT1a city election under
this Act AZ hereby amended, amor aaId city
shall have been divided into wards, shall
DO divided into two classes, ono class 10 be
elected aud hold their seats for enc year,
and ono class 10 be elected and hold their
seals for two years, and at such frst elec.
ton ono Alderman from each ward shall
be elected for one year, and ono Alderman
from each ward for two years, aud aftcr
said first election thoro shall bc ono Alder
man elected annually from each ward,
BNuNAAaA AuNkAEA NtAAA lp EslNADH MAAAtl
entitled 20 vote at any municipal election
ia said city, who has not resided In said
city for period OF thirty days next pre-
eoding such election.
SECTION .. That Section Of said Act
~ amended by Section Of an Act entitled
ian Act 70 amend an Act entitled an Act
70 Incorporate tho city Of Afbanvh an.
proved October ~, 1870, be 20 amended ~
70 read as follows:
SEcrioS 9. Tho Mayor and Aldermen
shall compose the Common Council OF aaid
city, and at any meeting shall have power
10 provide for the election and qualification
Of officers, and for filing all vacancies in
oficoi 10 fix tho time and place Of their
meetings, but they shall me6t ~ oflou M
twice in each month; 10 levy aud provide
for the collection OF taxes for city purposes
on all property, both real and persoual,
within the city limits, provided that no in
debledneHs Ehnll DO deducted from any
asseasment made upon any person or
property for city purposes; 20 slt a. n
board OF equalization TO adjust and equal
lze the assessment roles or 70 provide by
ordinance for tho creation Of board OF
for such purpose, said taxes
not 10 exceed live mills en- tho dollar per
annuu1, provided said tax may be raised
10 six mills on tho dollar per annum, by a
majority Of all tho legally qualified voters
in said city voting nt any municipal eIec-
tion; 10 establish hospitals; % provide for
tho prevention and ronovnl Of nuisances |,
to license, tax aud regulate nuctioneers,
tayerns, ordinarics, hawkars, brokers,
podlors and money changers !; to liconso,
tax and regulate the running Of hacks,
carriages, carts, wagons, drays, trucks aud
omnibusacs within the city limits, and to
TX the maximum ratc OF carrying persons
and freight thereon; 70 license, tax and
regulate bar-rooms, billiard tables, thea
ters, aad other shows, exhibitions. or
other amusemonts; TO prohibit and regu-
late bawdy houses, gambling houses, and
gambling, provided the city council shall
have exclusive control Of all licenses, and
that no part Of tho income derived thero-
from shan 60 20 tho county, provided fur
ther that any person having paid license
tax herein provided forto the city, shall bO
exempt from paying such license tax 10
the county, for the purpose for which said
Hcenso shall have been granted by the
city; to establish and regulate market
houses aud places; to establish, regulate
and sustain fire companies; TO provide
water at tho expense OF the property hol-
ders In tho districts established as cistern
districts; TO appoint fro wardons; to Law
out and establish cistern districts; 70 ap-
point property guards and prescribe their
duties and provide for their COM
and by ordinance 70 COM
pei any person present 10 aid In tho
extinguishment OF fro and tho preser-
walton of property exposed to danger in
tiEnc Of fro, and by ordinance 10 exercise
such other powers as may be necessary on
such occasions; 10 establish and regulate
a police and nightwatch; 70 Impose lines,
penalties and foFfeitures foe tho violation
of city ordinancosi to, provide for
tho making, cleaning and repairing Of
side and cross walks, at the expense Of
and by tho owners or the adjacent lots,
provided that the streets at tho several
crossings shall be graded, paved, planked
or otherwise improved and kept Id repair,
and tho cross walks at such street eros
sings built and kept I'm repair at tho ex-
pense and cost OF the owners Of tho real
fronting on such streets each way
to the centre Of the block, III proportion TO
their frontage /; TO provide for the making
for the making, reopening and repairing
ST cutters, drains and sewers; TO grade,
pave, plank and otherwise improve and
keep In repair the streets, alleys and side
walks within said city limlts,at the expense
TO or abuttiRg upon such improvements
and TO charge the expense or cost
Of such improvements against the
owners of such real property, and
to provide for the collection Of tho
same from such owners respectively, and
to charge tho cost and expense of such
as lien upon such real
and to provide that the costs OF
such improvements shall constitute and
become lien upon suck real property from
tho date of recording such lien until the
same Is paid to provide for the recording
of such liens by tho City Recorder in a
book TO be provided for that purpose, and
To be kept in his office and to provide for
foreclosfng such leins, and the sale Of the
to satisfy the same; to provide
for Lighting the streets of said city, or any
part thereof, with gas or otherwise, and 70
mako the necessary regulations ana con-
tracts therefor; to provide for supplying
the city with pure water for domestic, san :
itary, fire and other purposes, and to make
the necessary regulations, restrictions and
therefor; to change, alter, vacate
and lay out and open streets and alleys
within tho city limits; to create Board Of
Health officers for said city, and to define
It's duties TO divide the city into three or
nore wards, and to change the same and
to create new wards, provided that each
ward so created and established shall be
entitled to elect and be represented in the
CITY Council by two aldermen, one of whom
shall be elected each year, provided that at
the first election held In said city after the
of any new ward or wards,
there shall be two aldermen elected from
each of said wards, one for the term OF one
year and one for the term of two years,
from each of such wards; to provide for,
regulate and control the storage OF gun
powder and other combustible materials,
and the use Of candles, lamps and otner
lights in shops, stables and other places to
tion of piers, public wharves, docks and
bridges, and to fix the rate Of wharfage to
provide for the prevention, securing or
removal of anv fire. nlana. etOV0 or other