The Benton weekly record., 1883-03-24

city. for the purpose of enfore ~
health and quarantine ordinances Ill. -
gula'ioHs thereof.
SECTION s. Ia case the mayor shall be
guilty OF paipable omission Of duty, or
shall wilfuIly and corruptly be gully Of
pp,ession, maIconduct, or narflality III
lie discharge Of the duties Of hs Off e,
he shall be liable to be indicted III tie ID $
trict Court Of the proper county, anu on
onviction, he shall be fined not more than
five hundred dollars, aud the court shall
nave the power upon the recommendation
OF the Jury TO add TO the Judgment OF the
court that he be removed from OH <, and
forever thereafter be disqualified from
holding etfice, under this act, or any ordI-
nance Of said city.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
ARTICLE WILL SECTION |. The City
Couucil shall have The power for the paf-
poses of keeping the streets, lanes, avennes
aud alleys in repair, to require every able
bodied male iuhabitant in said clly, over
he aye of twenty-one and under forty five
years, TO lahor on said streets, lanes, ave.
nueS and leys, not exceeding one day ii
each and every year, and every person re-
f,lsing to perform such labor. when duly
notified by street commissioners, shall tor
felt and pay two dollars for said day s."
neglected or refused, to be used III ini-
proving the public streets.
SEC 2. The members of the City Co,n-
Gil and tiremen. shall during their term Of
service as such be exempt from Work king
out any road or street tax. aud shall like
Use be exempt from service in the militia
of the Territory or on any jury.
SECTION 3. The Council shall have pow
er To provide for the punishment of offelld-
ers by inpr sonment in all eases where
such offenders shall fail or refuse TO pay
the fine and forfeiture, which may be re-
eeived against them according 10 the laws
OF this Territory.
SECTION 1. The City Council shall have
power by ordinance to levy antl collect Il
special tax Oh holders &c lots on amy street.
line, avenue or alley, according fn their
respective fronts, for the purpose of pay
:ng> grading or blinking sidewalks ard
lighting such street, line, avenue or alley ::
proeided, such tax shall not exceed tue
actual costs OF such side walks and light
ing respectively, Nhich TAX shall be col
Iectrd in the same manner as the ely
taxes.
SECTION 5. That no levy or assessment
Of taxes or incurrrilte OF Il debt beyond
81 0u0, not heretofore provided FIR shall
,e made by said City Conacil, except up
nn vote Of two-thirtls Of the members
thereof, and every levy ef lakes or issue or
bonds for each purpose shalt D. - firth
| IN II section Of All ordinance By itself.
1 SEC. 6. After tn passage OF said ord
nance by such vote, the same shall be pub
ltshed in HI city newspapers for at least
nne week, if daily, and two weeks, il
weekly, together with notice that lhe
same will be submitted 10 a vote OF thn
tax-paying. real estate holders Of >aid city on
day and at place il each Of the wards
| % be named, which election shall be con-
ucted as is provided in other eases, and
Ehe ballots shall be For Section 9 oi
IN ordinance entitled Giving title)'; Or,
"A Against Section J of al. ordinance
enIiTled Giving itl5'; and il tWo-third,
of said voters shall approve the same, tn
laid ordinance shall be i'll full force but il
not approved the same shall be void.
SIC Z. The City Conncil shall provide
the detailest method of conducting sucl
elections not inconsistent with this act
but nothing in this and the preceding sec
uions shall affect the passage Of ordinance
levying taxes for the maintenance Of tht
city police. (not exceeding two in hum
ber) The payment of the nightwatch
men (not exceeding Two in nnnbei), par
aphernalia for extIngnishing fires, clearing
streets, enclosing AMI protecting cemeter
les, maintaining and keeping in repair lh
property of the fire department and neces
Sary notices in all of the city newspapers
SECTIONS That The city shall not b
liable for any costs in any suit prosecutes
in its name, in its own coutts, nor shal
any fees taxed exceed III amount tn
TENS of fees allowed for similar services t.
other officers i'll this Territory.
SECTION 9. All fiues and forfeiture
collected for offences committed or penal
ties incurred within the corporation limit
OF The city of Fort Benton shall be paid III
to the treasury ufsail city, by the effl g
collecting the same, with details OF sources
and on what account pail out
SECTION 10. The City Council sha
caused to be published, sem annually. i
all newspapers Of said city, a general state
mpnt of the fl lanees of Ill eiGv, shoWin
in condensed form what moneys have bee
received and from what source. and til
, amount and purpose for which money
have been pail out or expended. III
books Of The city assessor aud Treasure
~lali be open at al proper hours, to the il
: spection OF any tax p plyer Of said city, o
other persons.
/ SECTION II. All suits. actions anl pr
/ srcniions instituted, commenced q
: brought by The corporation hereby createt
. shall he prosecuted III the name ofthe cit
! Of For Benton.