The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-02-07
n NAV be by law imposed upon the

Ulded further, that the city council
shall appoint a suitable person as
supervisor Of roads who shall collect
and apply all road tax due within the
city limits, in snch places either with
in or without the city limits as may
be designated bNorder of said city
council, not outside of the road dis
irict in which the city is situated.
SEC. Z. The Mayor shall have
power to call meetings of the com,
mon council, and shall preside at their
meetings, aud when there is a tie in
the council shall vote, and shall at
least once in each year state to said
council the condition, financially and
otherwise, of the city, and recon:
mend such measures for the peace,
health, Improvement and prosperity
Of the city aS he may deem eXpedient.
SEC. 8. The Recorder shall have
jurisdiction over all violations Of city
ordinances, and may hold tc bail and
commit persons found guilty thereof,
and within the city shall have .iuris-
diction and power like Justice OF the
Peace, and the laws governing jns
tices OF the peace shall apply as far
as practicable to all his proceedings.
His duties as assessor and clerk shall
be az prescribed by the common
council; he shall preside in absence
of the Mayor and shall.keep a journal
of the proceedings of the council.
SEC. 9. The Marshal shall exc,
cute all processes directed to him by
the Recorder or any legal authority ;
shall be conservator Of the peace, aud
shall arrest all persons guilty of a
breach thereof or the violation Of any
city ordinances, and take them before
the Recorder for trial, and may as
collector. enforce the collection of
city taxes as the collection of county
taxes are enforced, and shall perform
s,,ch other duties as may be required
Of him by the common council.
SEC. 10. The Treasurer shall re-
crivc and keep the funds and moneys
of the city, and pay ont the same as
hereinafter specified. and when re-.
qrired by tn" common council. shall
make q statement of the financial af
fairs of the city.
SEC. IL. No claim against the
city shall be paid until it is audited
and allowed by the common council,
and then the Treasurer shall pay il
upon warrant drawn upon him by
the Recorder.
SEC. 12. No member of the COM
mon council shall, during the period
for which he is elected, be interested
in any contract, the expenses OF which
are to he paid out of the city treasury.
SEC I3. Within five days from
the enactment of any ordinance, a
copy therof shall be posted in three
of the most public places of said
city, or published in a newspaper in
Union. and no ordinance shall take
effect in less than. five days from its
passage.
SEC. IA. A majority Of the alder
men, with the presiding officer, at
any meeting. shall constitute a ono
rum to do business, and all their
meetings shall be public, ana at least
once year they shall cause a state
ment of the financial affairs of the
city to be published.
SEC. Is. The city council shall
not in any manner create any debts
or liabilities which shall, singly or in
the aggregate, exceed the sum of one
thousand dollars.
SEC. 16. The chart or shall be sub
mi.ted to the popular votes of the
qualified electors of the City of Un.
ion, for their acceptance or rejection,
and if II majority of the votes cast
be in favor of accepting the same, it
shall become the law, bat not other
WISE
SEC. II. The Clerk of Union
county syall give notice thereof, and
appoint time previous to the last
Monday in November, 1878, and a
place iii said city for voting on the
acceptance or rejection of the char
ter, and he shall also appoint three
persons, who shall be qualified and
receive votes and declare the result
of the vote to the said clerk or his
deputy, who shall thereupon imme
diately declare the result of the vote.
SEC. lS. The Legislature shall have
the right to repeal or alter this char
| ter.
SEC. 10. 1nasmuch as the pros
pcrity of the citizens of Union re-.
quires further protection other than
can he afforded by the general laws
of the State, this act shall take cffec,
from and after its approval by tn.
Governor.
Approved October 10, 1878.