The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-24

Oe uiFluNd luLO WdfUS, ana from ana
after such division of the city into
wards, there shall be two aldermen
from each ward. Said officers shall
hold their respective offices until their
successors are elected and qualified.
SEC. 2. That section of said act
be amended so as to read as follows:
SEC. 3. The Mayor, Recorder,
Marshal and Treasurer shall be elect
ed annually by the qualified electors
of said city, on the first Monday of
December of each year. The alder
men shall be elected for the term of
two years by the qualified electors Of
said city, on the first Monday of De
cember Of each year; Provided, that
the aldermen elected at the first city
election under this act as hereby
amended, after said city shall have
been divided into wal ds, shall be di-
vided into two classes, one class to
be elected and hold their seats for one
year; and one class to be elected and
hold their seats for two years, and at
such first election one alderman from
each ward shall be elected for one
year, and one alderman from each
ward for two years; and after said
first election, there shall be one alder
man elected annually from each ward;
Provided further, that no person shall
be entitled to vote at any municipal
election in said city for the period Of
thirty days next preceding such cleo
ton.
SEC. 8. That section Of said act,
as amended by section 2 of an act
entitled ''an act to incorporate the
city of Albany" approved October
26, 1870. be so amended as to read
as folio VS.:
Sec. G. The Mayor and aldermen
shall compose the common council of
said city, and at any meeting shall
! have power to provide for the elec-
ton and qualification of officers, and
y for filling all vacancies in office; to
/ fix the time and place of their meet
+ ings, but they shall meet as often as
twice in each month; to levy and
= provide for the collection of taxes for
: city purposes on all property, both
J, real and personal, within the city
D limits; Provided, that no indebted,
@ ness shall be deducted from any as.
G sessment made upon any person or
+ property for city purposes; to sit as
Y a board of equalization; to adjust
n and equalize the assessment roll, or to
|. provide by ordinance for the creation
i of board of equalization for such
= purpose, said taxes not to exceed five
s mills on the dollar per annum; Pro
= vided, said tax may be raised to six
e mills on the dollar per annum, by a
IS majority of all the legally qualified
h voters in said city, voting at any
&c municipal election; to establish hos
h pitals; to provide tor the preventio,
V and removal of nui>ances; to license
T. tax and regulate auctioneers, taverns
IS ordinaries, hawkers, brokers, peddler.
Is and money changers to license, tal
10 and regulate the running of hacks
,t carriages, carts, wagons, drays, truck:
a and omnibuses within the city limits
IS and to fix the maximum rates O
!, carrying persons and freight thereon
II to license, tax and regulate barrooms
" billiard tables, theaters and othe
shows, exhibitions or other amuse
n ments: also to prohibit and regulate
of bawdy houses, gambling houses ano
" gambling; Provided, the city counci
Of shall have exclusive control of al
rs licenses, and that no part of the in
* come derived therefrom shall 90 t.
he the. county; And provided turtle,
that any person having paid license
,e tax herein provided for the city, shall
At be exempt from paying such license
4 tax to the county for the purpose fo
- which such license shall have beer
RS granted by the city; to establish ant
re regulate market houses and places; t.
ns establish, regulate and sustain fir,
n. companies; to provide water at tn,
\. expense of the property holders il
r. the districts established as cisterr
of districts; to appoint fire wardens
8 to lay out and establish cistern dis
% tricts; to appoint property guard,
of and prescribe their duties and provid.
RS for their compensation, and by ordin
;e ance, to compel any person present
N to aid in the extinguishment of fire
De and the preservation of property ex
ps posed to danger in time of fire; anj
;e by ordinance to exercise such other
t. powers as may be necessary on sncl
ii occasions; TO establish and regulate
Il police and nightwatch to impose
fines, penalties and forfeitures, for tn,
II violation of city ordinances; to pro
re vide for the making, cleaning anG
10 repairing of side and crosswalks, al
II the expense of and by the owners o
er the adjacent lots; Provided, that the
N streets at the several crossings shall
Of be graded, paved. planked or other
es wise improved and keptin repair, and
of the crosswalks at such street crossing
re built and kept in repair at the cos
and expense Of the owners of The
IN real property fronting on such streets
,e each way to the center Of the blocl
i. in proportion to their frontage; tc
provide for the making, reopenine
re and repairing Of cutters, drains and
,r sewers; to grade. pave, plank OF
lie otherwise improve and keep in repair
Of the streets, alleys, and sidewalks
N within said city limits, at the expens.
t. of the owners of the real property
adjacent to or abutting upon sucl
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