The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-17

and declared a body corporate unde
the name Of the City of Gervais, ant
as such have the right to sue and b.
sued, defend and be defended in any
courts in this State to hold real ane
personal property; to sell and other
wise dispose of the same for the com
mon benefit; to borrow and loar
money; to have and to use seal, anC
TO alter the same at pleasure.
BE it further enacted. that section
2 of said act shall be amended to reaC
as follows:
SEc.2. The corporate limit of said
City of Gervais shall be as follows
beginning at point in the northwest
boundary line of the said town o
Gervais as designated on the record
plat thereof, where it is interSected
by the line between the donation
land claims of A. Bonefant and depot
and running thence north 5o4 deg
west 200 chains; thence north All
deg. east $50 chains; thence south
sol deg. east 200 chains; thence
north All deg. east 1884 chains
thence north 81 deg. east $50 chains
thence north s3a deg. west 2.75
chains; thence north 6 deg. east 9.3C
chains; thence south 4s3 deg. east
42.l4 chains; thence south All deg
west 1858 chains; thence north 46a
west 2.6O chains; thence south All
deg. west 2.O7 chains; thence north
4S3 deg. west 1927 chains; thence
north4l4 deg. east 2.O7 chains; thence
north 484 deg. west 14.47 chains;
thence north All deg. east 1l.s4 chains.
to the place of beginning; said limits
being identical with the recorded plat
of said Gervais except two offsets on
the northwest boundary, respective
ly, two chains, and two chains and
seventy-five links wide, and one offset
in the southwest boundary, two
chains and seven one-hundredths wide.
Ind be 1T further enacted, that sec
tion Of said act be amended so as
to read as follows:
SEC. 8. There shall be elected as
hereinafter provided, board of five
connciInen, a Recorder, Marshal
and Treasurer, who shall each hold
their respective offices for the term of
one year, or until their successors are
elected and qualified.
Ind be 1t further enacted, that sec
tion 4 of said act shall be amended
so as to read as follows:
SEC. 4. The qualifications of an
elector shall be ninety days residence,
next preceding the election, within
the limits Of the corporation, and shall
have some business occupation, and
shall have or is liable to pay tax 9TH
er than road tax, and shall not have
refused or neglected to pay any city
fine or tax legally assessed against
him, and otherwise legally qualified !;
and no elector shall be eligible to Of
flee who has not been a resident of
the city six months Immediately pre-
ceding such election.
And be 1t further enacted, that sec
tion of said act shall be amended
so as to read as follows:
SEC. 5. All officers authorized by
this charter shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in November in
each year, and all vacancies snail be
filled by appointment by the board
of councilmen, except as hereinafter
provided.
And be 1t FURTHER enacted, that SEC
ton Of said act be amended as to
read as follows:'
SEC. 6. The board Of councilmen
shall order the Recorder, or in case Of
his inability, some other person, to
advertise every election held under
this charter, by posting notices in
three public places within the city
limits, five days prior thereto, and
shall appoint three judges, ard they
shall choose their own clerks; and
said Judges and clerks shall qnalify
according to- law; ana all elections
shall be conducted according to the
laws of the State of Oregon, except,
the polls shall be opened at 9 o'clock
A. NJ, and closed at o'clock p. NJ
Provided, that no election shall be
held in any bar-room, grocery or tip
pling house and all such houses shall
be closed during any special or an
nual election.
Aasd be 1t further enacted, that sec
ton 7 of said act be amended so as
to readaas follows:
Sec. I. The returns of all elec,
tions shall be made to the city coun
Gil, who shall, within five days, pub
licly canvass the same and declare
the result, and issue certificates to the
persons duly elected, and they shall
qualify within three days after receiv-
ing such certificates, and in case of a
lie the council shall have power to
decide the contest by lot.
Ind he 1T further enacted, that sec
ion 6 of said act he amended so as
% read as follows:
Sec. s. The term of officers elect
ID shall commence on the day after
hey shall have qualified, each one
aking the oath of office, and such oath
lied with the Recorder as clerk of
he city council, that they will well
md. faithfully perform their respect
We duties according to law; any per-
on SO elected and failing to qualify
within ten days, his office shall be
leemed vacant, and the council shall
Ippoint some other person to- fill said
'acancy.
and be 1t further enacted, that Sec
ion of said act be amended so as
o read as follows: