Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-01-25

m upon all property assessed, by authol-
" Of the first Subdivision of this Sect on
or any specific object within the authority
# this Municipal Corporation, including
he payment Of an existing debt, to be
levied in the same manner above pro-
vided.
$40 levy and provide for the work
irg Of City Road Tax within the corpo-
rate limits OF said Cityland upon lthe
streets and public highways Thereof; |;
and the Council may in iis discretion
cause to be.collected annually from each
male inhabitant ofithe City, between II
aud so years OF age, except person too
infirm to perform labor, and all persons
by law exempt, the sum Of Three Dol
lars. to be used for the improvement
and repairing Of streets and sewers oi
the City, provided, that the City limits
are hereby excepted out OF the iurisdic-
ton of the County Court OF Josephine
County. on the following subject to-"lt
TO divide the same or any part thereof
into Road Districts or to appoint
Road Supervisors or Road super
iptendenis for any part thereof, or
10 lay out, open or work on the high
ways therein, and the City Council shall
have the power to direct by Ordinance
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that all persons refusing to pay such tax
in money or in labor, be punished by
imprisonment, in the City Jail not less
than one day for each day they are re
quired TO work, and no person shall be
entitled to receipt for such Road tax
unless he shall have performed two days
labor on the streets or highways OF said
City, or paid said tax in money
ITO license, tax and regulate hotel
runners, brokers, auctioneers, hawkers'
peddlers, pawnbrokers, places OF public
amusement or entertainment, including
theaters, operas, exhibitions, shows and
the like; TO license, tax and regulate
public laundfies, billiard tables, pool ta-
bles, pigeon hole tables, bowling alleys
and shooting galleries, and Tor the pur'
poses Of this Act to de6De what shall
constitute any Of such professions, call
ing or employment or places oi amute-
ment or entertainment, provided alwaJ $,
that no tax shall be imposed, or license
required, for the sale in said City, OF an,
Of the natural products Of this s'a''
when sold by the producer.
5-To license, tax. regulate hacks, car
riages, wagons, carts, trucks, drays, OF
other vehicles used for the Transports
ton OF persons, passengers, wares or any
goods or merchandise, rock, earth, Ium'
Der, building material or other article
within the limits OF the City, and to pre-
scribe the rates to be charged Tor sucl
transportation.
60 provide for the survey of lh'
bour Diary Of the City, lots, blocks,sireet'
and alleys OF the City, and for making
and establishing the boundary lines o
said blocks, streets and alleys, ior The
naming of the streets, widening anc
strengthening the same; and for number
ing the houses and business places there
on.
To regulate slaughter houses and Il
provide for their exclusion from The
City limits or from any part thereof.
$40 prohibit the throwing OF any
filth, garbage or other impurities OF any
kind into Rogue River or any othel
water or stream within the limits OF The
City, or the doing OF any other act by
which the water supply OF the CIT,
might be contaminated, or the genera
health OF the inhabitants impaired,
9-To establish hospitals and 10 pre-
vent introduction aud spread of conta
gous and infectious diseases In the City
and to remove or quarantine persons al
Hicted Herewith.
l0-To prevent and remove nuisance
and to declare by general rules wha
shall constitute the same and to maxi
the expense OF abaling nuisance lle'
upon the property where such nuisanc
exists; to fill up or drain any lots o
blocks where any stagnant water stand
and TO make the costs thereof a lien up
ON the property but in such case the sam
must be reported to the council am
the necessity thereof declared
and thereupou the work must b
let to the lowest bidder, and the cost
thereof be made lien aud collected II
like manner as street improvements.
Ito provide for the establishment
equipment aud maintenance OF fire de
partmeut and fire companies, and ~
their regulations.
l2-ro provide for the prevention an'
aud extiuguishment OF Gree, to appoln
FIRE wardens and prescribe their dutiet
to compel all persons to aid In the exIin
guishmeut OF fires aud the preservation
Of property exposed TO danger on accoun
thereof; to construct cisterns and well
for water for the exlingulshment OF fires
and to prescribe by ordinance suchothe
powers, provisions, rules and equation
as shall be necessary or expedient 70
such occasions.
1910 regulate aud control the stor
aye OF gun powder, giant powder, nitr
glycerine, aud other explosive and CON
bustible materials, the use Of lamps an,
other lights in shops, stables aud othe
places; TO prevent remove oc secure an
fireplace, stove, stove pipe, chimney o
other apparatus which may be danger
Gus in causing ires, aud to regulate tn
manner OF building partition and part
walls and fences.
Ito determine and prescribe b
ordinance, the number aud size OF al
places of entrance and exit to aud iron
all public halls, churches uheater
chools and all other buildings used 10
public gatherings; also TO prescribe tn