The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-10

record of their proceedings and meet
at stated times, and at such other as
the President shall appoint. They
shall Judge OF the qualifications and
election of their own members, and
decide contested elections Of all town
officers. They shall have power with
in the town to levy and collect taxes
not exceeding one mill per cent. per
annum; to license and tax theatrical
and other exhibitions, shows and
l'amuse,nents, and houses for the sale
of Intoxicating liquors, ale and beer;
but sach taxes shall not be less. than
are prescribed by the general laws;
to provide against fires, nhisanccs,
disorderIy behavior and disturbances
of the peace to provide for the con
struction, improvement and repair OF
streets, highways, bridges and side
walks, and for the cleanliness of the
same, and Of bitches, drains and sew
ers; to provide lookup for persons
arrested or sentenced to imprison-
ment under the ordinances of the
town or general laws; to punish by
fine or imprisonment all violations OF
the ordinances of the town; to re
strain domestic animals from going
at large within the limits Of the town
or of any specified part or parts
thereof; to provide for the taking up
and impounding of such animals, and
for their sale, if not redeemed, and
generally to provide for the safety,
peace, order and we'll being OF the
inhabitants of the town.
Sec. 6. That the enactlng clause
of every ordinance shall be " The
people of the town of Oakland do
ordain as follows;" and every ordin-
ance to be valid must receive the at
firmative votes of three trustees,
whose names must be entered upon
the journals.
SEC. Z. That claims against the
town must be audited by the toard
of trustees, and paid on the order OF
the President, countsrsigned by the
, Recorder.
SEC. 8. That the term of office
shall commence on the day following
the election, but all officers shall serve
until their successors are sworn into
office The trustees shall receive nc
compensation the Recorder shall
receive the fees of a Justice of the
Peace; the Marshal shall receive the
fees of Constable for like services
and for other services such as the
trustees shall audit.
SEC. 8. No officer, during the per
: iod for which he is elected, shall be
interested in any contract, the eXpen
ses of which are tc be paid out of the
town treasury.
SEC. 10 There shall be a road dis
: trict around said town of Oakland
within a circle, whose radius shall be
one and half miles, and Front and
Locust streets the center thereof
, which shall be governed by the same
laws as other districts, except that
Z, the trustees shall appoint a resident
as supervisor, who shall apply the
I road tax to the repair Of roads and
: streets in such mandcr as the law
shall order.
!. SEC. II. When any person shal
be convicted of any criminal offenst
! under any of the ordinances of said
town, and shall be adjudged to Fay a
t fine and costs, and shall fail to pay
the same, lie may be sentenced to la
Dor one day for every two dollars o
t such fine and costs, upon the streets
2 and other public works Of the town
SEC. IL. The inspectors of the first
z election shall be J. E. Pike, A. G.
Young and E. J. Page, who shat
< cause ten days notice to be posted il
three conspicuous places in the said
Z town, and shall give certificates OF
= election TO the successful candidates
p and deliver the poll books TO the Re
! corder ehct;. the officers thus elected
] shall qualify before some officer lie
S aallv authorized TO administer oaths
: and shall, within five days thereafter
z enter upon their respective duties.
SEC l3. The Legislature Of Ore
gon may annuf, repeal or amend this
act whenever a majority of the citi
zens petition therefor.
! SEC. IA. Inasmuch as this act pro
, vides that the annual election takes
place on the first Monday in Novem
ber, therefore this act shall take eff
feet and he in force from and after it,
approval by the Governor.
Approved October II, 1873.