The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-05-15

Impeachment, and may provide the
manner of conducting trials of the
same.
Section 20. The mayor shall be ex
ofilciO the presiding officer OF the cOun-
Gil and shall preside over It's deliber-
ations when II Is in session. He shall
not be entitled to vote, except In case
Of tie vote OF the members OF the
council. He shall also have authority
to preserve order. enforce the rules OF
the council and determine the order
Of business. subject to such rules as
may be prescribed by the council and
to an appeal to the council. II the
mayor shall be absent from any meet
Ing OF the council. that body must ap-
point one Of their own member to act
as mayor pro TEN. and such member
shall have the same powers during
the time OF his appointment as the
mayor has by this act.
Section 30. The majority OF the
whole number constituting the coun-
ell IL n majority Of the council or
members thereof. within the meaning
Of this act. and not otherwise. unless
II IL expressly so provided. The con-
currence Of majority OF n quorum
IL n sufficient majority to determine
any question or matter other than the
fnal passage OF an ordinance or the
appointment or removal OF an officer.
Section 81. The council has power
and authority within the limits OF
the corporation.
I. To make bylaws and ordinances
not rcpugnant to the laws OF the state
Of Oregon. or OF the United States. or
Of this net.
2. To assess. levy and collect taxes
for general municipal purposes not to
exceed ten mills on each dollar OF the
assessed valuation OF all property. real
md personal taxable by law for
state and county purposes.
2. To assess. levy and collect n
special tax Of not to exceed ten mills
upon the dollar uuon all property as
scsscd by authority Of the foregoing
subdivision Of this section. for any
specific object within the authority Of
the municipal corporation. including
the payment Of an existing debt: but
the ordinance providing therefor must
state the object therefor and the cs-
timatcd amount thereof. and the
amount 20 ra scd shall not he used for
any other purpose, provided. that all
nsscssm"nts for anv purpose whntso-
ever shall not In the aggregate exceed.
each ycar. twenty mills upon the dol
Tar Of tho assessed valuation Of tax
able property.
I. TO appropriate money for city ex-
pcnditurcs and 10 provide for the pav-
mcnt of the debts NJ the city: to borrow
money on the faith of the city or loan
the credit thereof or both. but In no
event shall the credit of the citv ever
he plcdrcd to m amount that will OK
cccd ten ner ccntuW OF the assessed
value of the taxable pronertv within
the c'iv. and provided further that
the Interest on any citv Indebtedness
shall never exceed eight per cent per
nnnum.
r To r~ovid" for the issuance of
bonds nv tho citv for any sn"ciNc city
purpcsc. md to dcs'rnntr the manner
md t'wo for the pavment thereof and
the interest thereon. Whenever the
city or Sumptcr shn,, contcmp,'to tho
Issuance of honds for anv improve
mcnt under this net, the counci, shall,
nv ordinance direct tho manner In
which the estimate of the cost ~ such
improvements shall he as""rta'ned,
and such estimate shall he N'ed with
the recorder; and bofor" any indebted
ness shall he incurred. the council shall
cause IN he submitted to n vot" ~ IN"
taxpav"rs of the citv nj n special cleo !
tion called nv the council for that pur- !
pose 10 he held after n similar motto"
II rivcn M In the case ~ n general
municipal election, which election
shall he held IN n similar manner rs |
general municipal election. and each !
person who shall, vote for or against |
the ,ncurr,nv Of such Indebtedness