The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-09
THE NEW CHARTER.
An Act To Incorporate Dalles City
and to Define its Powers.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislative assembly
Of the State of Oregon:
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OF THE ORGANIZATION AND POWERS OF
THE COUNCIL.
Sec. 80. The council must provide
for the time and place of it's regular
meetings, at any of which it may ad-
jOurn to the next succeeding regular
meeting, or to some specified time prior
thereto, and it may be convened at any
time by the mayor or five councilmen
upon not less than one days notice to
each member of the councilAand to the
mayor in case the council is convened on
call of five councilmen.
Sec. 81. At the first regular meeting
of the council in each year or as soon
shall choose by ballot one of its members
| to preside over the council and perform
all the duties of mayor, in the absence
or inability of the mayor to act. He
shall be designated as the president of
the council and in the absence of the
mayor from the city or. any council
meeting, or if the mayor be from any
cause unable to actor during any va
cancy by death, resignation or any other
cause, the president of the council shall
have and exercise the powers and per-
form all the duties of the mayor. AT
any election for president of the council
five councilmenf shall be necessary to
elect. a4 fs,. Easi-14ss5f7 d. $50, AZ
.. Sec. 80. In case the mayor, recorder
or any other officer of.sthe corporation
shall fail or refuse toiperform any duty
prescribed by this act or by the city
council, or by any ordinance of said city,
then the city council may bya majority
vote of aiquorum present, designate
some member of; the council4to perform
such duty.i in the place and stead of such
officer, and the action or signature of
such person so designated shall be valid
for such purpose and have the same
effect as though performed or appended
by the officer whose duty it was to per-
form or append the same aa -
Sec. 80. Five councilmen shall con-
stitute quorum to do business, but a
less number may meet and adjourn from
time to time and compel the attendance
OF absent mem bers.
- Sec. "a. The council may adopt rules
for the government of it's, members and
proceedings. 1t must keep q journal of
its proceedings, and on the call of any
two OF its members must cause the ayes
and nays to be taken and entered in its
journal, upon any question before it, ex-
cept that upon a question to adjourn the
ayes and nays shall not be taken unless
upon call of three members Its delib-
erations and proceedings must be public.
Sec. 30. The council may punish any
AncuOcr lor uiSOFdoTly cOnOucD aL any
meeting, or for refusing or neglecting to
attend any meeting without sufficient
cause therefor, by vote of five council
men. ..- ~. - s,..s4.f, .sr ....
Sec. &c. On the first. Monday in July
next following any general election there
must be a regular meeting of the council,
and such meeting is hereby appointed
by this act. s,5 ii. s,..,.f .
Sec. 81. Five councilmen is majority
of the council within the meaning of this
act and not otherwise, unless expressly
as provided. The concurrence of a
majority of a quorum is a sufficient
majority to determine any question or
matter other than the passage of an or
dinance, unless otherwise provided in
this act. The votes of five councilmen
shall be necessary to pass an ordinance.
Sec 3S. Any officer elected or, ap-
pointed by the council, except a council
man, may at any time be peremptorily
removed and his office declared vacant
by the vote of five couneilmen, upon "a
verbal motion to that effect, without as
signing any reason therefor, or without
presenting any charges or giving the
officer to be removed any notice thereof,
and without allowing any opportunity to
be heard, and such decision or determine
ton of the council shall be final.