The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-10
THE NEW CHARTER.
An Act To Incorporate Dalles City
and to Define its Powers.

and to DEFINE It's Powers.
Be 1t enacted By the Legislative assembly
Of the State of Oregon:
CHAPTER ".
Sec. 80. Any other officer of the COR
pOration may be removed at any time
and his Office declared vacant, for mis-
feasance or malfeasance or nonfeasance
or any incompetency or negligence or
misconduct or misbehavior in Office, and
the council shall be the judges as to
what shall constitute the same, and
charges may be made and filed by any
one. Before any such officer can be re-
moved and his Office declared vacant
under this section, the charge or charges
must be substantially reduced to writing
and verified substantially the same. as a
complaint in any civil action in the cir
cult court of the State. The charges
must be filed with the recorder, and at
the next regular meeting after such
charges are so filed the recorder must
call the attention of the charges filed; if
the council shall then deem the charges
of sufficient Importance they shall then
or at some subsequent time fix a time
and place for hearing the charges by
written resolution and at the same time
direct the recorder to forthwith prepare
and certify copy of the charges and q
copy of the resolution and deliver them
to the marshal for service. The marshal
shall forthwith serve such copies in sub
stantially the same manner as sum-
mons is served in civil action in the
circuit court of the State, and shall at
tach his return either to the original
charges or resolution. A certified copy
of the charges and resolution shall be
served upon the accused at least six
days before any hearing is had thereon.
On the arrival of the time fixed for the
hearing, by the resolution, if the accused
has been duly served, the hearing
shall be proceeded with at once; if due
service has not been made the council
shall fix some future time for the hear
ing, by written resolution, a certified
copy of which shall be served upon the
accused as in the first insance, and SO
on from time to time until due service
has been made. Whether the accused
shall appear or not the proof of the
charges must be submitted to the coun-
Gil. No officer against whom charges
are preferred shall preside over the coun-
Gil nor vote upon the question of his re-
noval. In the event of the absence or
refusal of the mayor or the president TO
preside, the council shall appoint one of
their number to. preside, who shall not
thereby be deprived of his vote. The
presiding officer shall pass upon the rel
eyancy of the evidence, but if any coun-
Gilman shall express desire to hear any
evidence. excluded by the presiding Of
fieer, such evidence shall be given and
admitted. The recorder or anyone
authorized to administer oaths under the
laws of this State may swear. any wit
nesses. After all the evidence is all in
the presiding officer shall then say,
''The question now before the council is :
Have lthe charges been sustained2"
The recorder must then call the roll and
if five councilmen vote aye, the presid-
ing officer must the announce that the
charges have been sustained and the sc-
cussed is removed and his Office vacant
II five councilmen do not vote aye, the
presiding officer must then announce
that the charges have not been sustain
ed. The charges shall be entitled
'Dalles City rs. "A. B. (naming the per
son accused)." The council shall Have
the power and authority to compel the
attendence OF any person as q witness to
give evidence before them on such trial,
and to compel any person to produce
any books or papers for their inspection
that the council may deem material.
The recorder, under the direction OF the
council, must issue subpHnas under his
hand and the seal of Datles City, which.
subpoena in ascriminal action in the cir
cult court of this State, and such sub
Pena shall be served by the marshal
The acts and determination Of the coun-.
cit under this section shall be, final.
& Sec. 40 The council has power and
authority within the limits Of the corpo-'
ration: go f''i'iFia - t5tsh
i. To make, pass s and enact bylaws,
and ordinances not repugnant to the laws
OF this state or to the laws of the United
States.
b o. To provide for the punishment sof
any person who shall fail. refuse Or
neglect to obey any subpenas when duly
issued and served under their direction.
3. To assess, levy and collect taxes
annually, not to exceed one-half of one
per cent. per annum, upon all property
which Is taxable for county or state pur-
poses, as general fund for said city, and
to assess, levy and collect taxes, not to
exceed one-twentieth of one per cent. per
annum, annually, as special tax for the
purpose of paying the interest upon.
certain bonds of the city, hereinafter
mentioned and designated as tsbridge
bonds, y and to provide a fund for the
redemption and payment of such bridge
bonds;l and to assess, levy and collect
annually the additional sum of ione-half
of one per cent. for the payment of the
interest and provide fund for payment:
and redemption of what is known as.
Dalles City water bonds, or other bonds
which may hereafter be issued by said
city authorized by this act tei sssif;AsF
Is A. To tax, license and regulate brok-
Ters; wharfngers, auctioneers, drummers,
commercial travellers, hawkers, peddlers, :;
book agents, insurance agents; pawn
brokers, theaters, operas, all kinds of
shows, boarding houses, hotel, car, state
or steamboat runners, junk dealers,
dealers in second hand articles, billiard,
pool or pigeon hole tables, bowling
alleys shooting galleries, all kinds Of
swings, run by horse or steam power,
livery or boarding stables hacks, hack
neys, cabs, carriages wagons, carts,
buggies, trucks, drays or other vehicles
used !. for the trans ration Of persons or