, 1884-03-15
purposes, in addition to the other powers granted by this

purposes, not exceeding six mills on the dollar III any one
year, on all real, personal and mixed property within the
limits of said city taxable under the laws of the Terri
tory, and the assessment, levy and collection of taxes
shall be made as provided by ordinance; and for the pur,
pose of compelling payment of taxes, said city shall
have power to enforce the same by distress and sale of
personal property of the person assessed, except such as
is exempt from taxation; in such case the tax list shall
be a sufficient warrant for such'distress; and every tax
levied by said city, and due upon personal property, is
hereby made a lien upon the real property of the owner
thereof, and every tax levied and due upon real property
is hereby made a lien upon the property assessed from
and after the date of the levy of such tax, and the city
collector of taxes is empowered to sell lands upon which
there may be a lien for taxes, and convey the same to the
purchaser in manner as may be provided by ordinance.
And said city may, by ordinance, provide for attaching
a penalty of ten per centum on all delinquent taxes.
Second-To open and improve streets, avenues and
alleys, make sidewalks and build bridges, culverts and
sewers within the city, and for the purpose of paying
for the same, shall have power to make assessments IN the
following manner, to wit First. For opening, widening
and grading all streets, avenues and alleys, and for build
ing bridges, culverts and sewers, and for footwalks across
the streets, the assessment shall be made on all real and
personal estate within the corporate limits of the city,
not exceeding two mills on the dollar for these purposes
such tax may be made at the time the regular annual tax
is levied for other purposes. Second. For making and
repairing sidewalks, assessment shall be made on all lots
and pieces of ground abutting on the improvement,
according to the front foot thereof, and shall be known
as special assessments for improvements, and be subject
to the same penalties and collected in like manner as
other taxes.
IMrd-To provide for and regulate the lighting of
streets and erection of lamp posts.
Fourh-To license, tax and regulate auctioneers, ped
oilers, taverns, hotels, hawkers, brokers and pawnbrokers,
sale and purchase of secondhand. goods, wares and mer-
~chandise, billiard tables, bowling alleys, or any game not
prohibited by the laws of this Territory, drays, hacks,
carriages, carts and other vehicles used in the city.
FDh-Tor restrain, regulate, prohibit and suppress tip
pling houses, dram shops, and the selling or giving away
of any Intoxicating or malt liquors by any person within
the city, except by persons duly licensed.
Sirh-To prohibit gambling and gambling houses,
bawdy houses, d~isorderly houses, houses of prostitution
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Dissertation of the Sabbath day, commonly called Sun
day, and all kinds of public indecencies.
SeUenh-To make regulations to prevent the introduce
ton of contagious diseases into the city.
ESghh-To make regulations to secure the general
health of the city, and to prevent and to remove nui-
sances, and to provide the city with water.
Mnh-To establish, regulate and support night watch
and police, and define the powers and duties of the same.
Ienh-To provide all necessary buildings for the use
of the city.
Ezeperh-To appoint judges of all elections provided
by ordinance and this act for the election of city officers,
and prescribing the manner of conducting the same, the
returns thereof, for deciding contested elections and for
holding special elections, for any purpose herein pro-
vided.
1lDofh-To impose fines and penalties for the breach
of any ordinance, and also for the recovery and collec-
ton of the same, and in default of payment, to provide
for confinement in the city prison, or for hard labor upon
the streets of the city.
TRrteenh-To require all officers and servants of the
city, elected or appointed, to give bonds for the faithful
performance of their duties.
Foureenh-To establish, make and regulate public
wells, reservoirs, cisterns and acqueducts, and provide
for filling the same.
Fteenh-To regulate the running at large within the
city of cattle, horses, hogs, mules, sheep, goats, dogs
and other animals; and to provide for impounding the
same; and to regulate and provide for taxing the owners
of dogs found at large contrary to any ordinance regu.
lating the same; and to provide tor the determination of
all dogs for which the tax has not been paid.
Sireenh-To prevent and restrain any riot, noise, dis
turbance or disorderly assemblages in any street, house
or place within the city.
Sevenhenh-To restrain and punish Migrants, street
beggars and prostitutes.
ESgheent-To prevent horse racing, fast driving in the
streets, and to authorize the arrest of persons immoder-
ately riding or driving therein.
Nnekenh-To procure fire engines, hooks, ladders,
buckets and other apparatus, and to organize fire COM
panies and prescribe the duties of the same.
IDenteh-To regulate depots, depot grounds and
places for storing freight; to regulate the passage of rail
ways through the streets and public grounds of the city;
to regulate the crossings of railway tracks to regulate
the running of railway engines, cars and trucks within
the city, and to govern the speed thereof. G.
I1enty, frSt-To fix the compensation of city officers,
and regulate the fees of witnesses, jurors and others for
services rendered under this act or any ordinance made
in pursuance hereof.
Itoenty-Second-To regulate, punish and prevent the dis
charge of firearms, rockets, powder, fireworks or any
dangerous and combustible material in the streets. lots,
grounds, alleys, or about or in the vicinity of any build
ing, and to regulate, prevent and punish the carrying of
concealed weapons.
75oenw-hrd-To make all such ordinances, by-laws,
the laws of the Territory, as may be e~Xpedient, in addi-
ton to the special powers in this section granted main
tanning the peace, good government and welfare. of the
city and its trade, commerce and manufactures, and to
enforce all ordinances by infiicting penalties for the vio-
lation thereof, not exceeding one hundred dollars for any
one offense, recoverable with costs, together with judg-
ment of imprisonment until the amount of such judg-
ment and costs shall be paid.
IDenty- folrh-To make any such rules and regulations
with regard to Improvement, preservation, laying out
and ornamenting any grounds for a cemetery without