The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-03-27


and to authorize the destruction of the same
in summary manner, when found at large
ontrary to ordinance,
Is. To prevent the exhibition OF stations,
horse racing and immoierate driving or rid
ing within the city limits, and tocompel per
sons to iasten their teams, horses and other
ANNA als attached to vehicles or under saddle
while standing in the streets or other public
places.
Is. To regulate, license or prohibit the
sale OF domestic animals, prod goods,
wares or merchandise at auction in the streets
alleys or public grounds OF the city
II. To regulate the weighing AMI neasur-
ing OF hay, wood, coal, gram, provisions and
other articles exposed to sale, solo, or deliver
ed within the city, and to provide for the in
spectlon or correction of all weights and meas
ures used in the city
is. To direct the location ard manage
IN ent OF slaughter houses, stock yards and
markets, and to compel the owner OF any
slaughter house, stock yard, market, grocery
talloW factory, soap factory, tannery, stables,
privy, sewer, drain, ccsspool or other I'M
wholesome places to cleanse remove or abat e
tn same.
l9. Tc erect, establish and regulate hos
pitals,.. work houses, houses Of correction and
and Jail, and provide for the government of
the same
20. To establish, regulate and support
night watch and police, and define the duties
thereof.
2l. To establish and mant ain public lib
raries and reading rooms; to purchase papers
and books therefor, and to receive, donatio II
and bequests IS OF money or property for the use
OF the same.
%. TO maintain and suppor. common
schools.
%. To regulate the construction and man
agement OF railways and street railroads, and
the running OF cars and engines within the
city limits, and require signals to be given OF
the approach or moving OF trains, cars and
engines at the crossings OF streets and high
ways within said limits, as the city council
may provide.
"a TO Appropriate private property Tor the
use OF the city
%. To levy and collect a license tax on
hacks, omnlbuses, carts, drays, wagons AMI
other vehicles used tor pay, and to regulate
the rates to be charged Tor the carriage oi per
sons and the carriage and porterase OF proper
y.
26. To regulate, maintain and operate ter
ries, and TO provide necessary boats, land
inss aud docks Tor the same.
q. To license, tax, and regulate auction
eers, peddlers, paxnbrokers, showtnen, can
yassers, crcusses, shows an exhibitions for
pay, dram shops, saloons, billiard tables, ball
and ten pin alleys shooting galleries, and all
kinds of games and amusements.
Provided, that when the said city shall
grant license tor the sale OF spirtuous Ii
quors the same shall be in lieu OF all other
license required by the general statutes Of the
Territory; and provided iulther that no Ii
cense to sell shall be granted by said mayor
and council for less than the minimum a.
mount specified il the laws of the Territory
for county license, and that all moneys cot
lected from such license shall be paid into the
city treasury; provided, however, that one
third OF the license so paid to the city treas
urer shall he paid to the county treasurer
within ten days thereafter
% To restrain, prohibit and suppress all
disturbances Of the peace, fighting. riots dis
orderly conduct, indecent language or behav-
iour, drunkenness, yasrancy, gambling,
swind!ing false devices, fraudulent practices,
gaming houses rooms and places, houses of
i'll fame. liquor saloons and common nui-
sances at law.
%. To audit and allow all Just claims
against the city, and direct the payment OF
such as are allowed.
80. To appropriate money and provide tor
the payment OF the expenses and indebted
ness Of the corporation.
81. To equaize all taxes and correct any
er rors III the listing or val uation Of property,
and supply any commission in the same and
shall have the same powers al d duties there
N as the county commissioners have III sim
! ar cases.
80 To levy and collect taxes, not to cx
ceed five mills Oh the dollar, for the purpose
OF providing sinking fund with which to pay
any future bonded Indebtedness 81 tn cor
poration, and not to exceed ten mills on the
dollar. tor all municipal purposes, in any one
year, OH all the property, real and PERSONAL,
with IN the city limits taxable according the
laws Of the Territory, and to levy and collect
special assessments TOR sidewalks and street
Improvements, as hereinafter provided, anl
the city council is prohibited trom mourning
{ greater Indebtedness than five hundredi 500
dollars in any one year over and above the
amount OF tax levied, unless directed SO 70 do