St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-23
THE CITY CHARTER
Draft of the Proposed City Charter
Second InstaIIment.

Other SaIety aDDlldnCes anu th'
latest and most approved machin'
cry and methods for their cars
and tracks and the operation
thereof for the protection OF hu'
man life and the lessening OF dan
ger thereto and to enforce such regu.
lations by such fines and penalties as
may be prescribed by ordinance.
Criminal and Police Powers.
a. TO provide for the punishment
by fine OF not less than twenty-five
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment not ex-
ceeding two years, or both, OF any
person or persons who may injure,
deface. interfere with or destroy any
Of the property belonging to the city
or in which the city has any interest,
right or estate, and to provide that
the municipal court or the circuit
court of the state OF Oregon for the
county of Multnomah shall have juris.
dictiun to enforce such punishment or
punlshments.
i5. TO regulate and restrain bar.
tenders. saloon keepers, dealers IN
aud manufacturers Of spirituous, vim
Gus. formentcd or malt liquors, bar |
rooms, drinking shops or places where |
spirituous, yinous, fermented or mali |
liquors are kept for sale or In any /
manner disposed of, and the sale and |
digposal thereof. all offensive and dan
porOus trades, omplOyments or bust
ness. aud for the purpose of this
charter 10 define and declare who is
bartender. saloon keeper or dealer In
fplriiuous, vlnOus, formontcd or malt
lluuufa. and what is a barroom. drink
-. NTaN D
vinoup. fnrmontud or malt liquors arc
kept for sale or disposed of and what
are offensive or dangerous trades. en-
pluymunts or businesses. No provls.
Ions of the law concerning the sale
or disposition ~ any splrituUus. win. f,
Gus. formonicd or malt liquors In Multi.
bomah County shall apply TO the sale f,
or disposition of the same IN the City
of ~. Johns. No license shall b. .
granted 10 any person or persons tO
v"nd. deaf IN Or dispose Of any spirit !,
uous, yinous. fcrmentod or malt llq
uorH tcNcept Ia regularly licensed
druggists or to groccrs. who may be =
authorized Ia sell such liquors not 10
b" used or drunk upon the promisosl :,
within four hundred N0OD feot. meas.
ufud on street lines. ~ any block on
LA
unicd within the city of ST. Johns !"
10 10 prevent and suppress gam
Ink and gambling houses. lotteries or !,
places where any game IN which "
chnnrc prodomlnatoa IN played for any. W
thing of value. and 10 punish any per.
run who engages In such game, or "
keeps or ffcauontH such houses or y
vets M or promotes lotteries ar sells W
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press bnwdy houses or places whore Nv
furnication ~ practicod. and Ia pun ~
Hh any inmate. keeper or froauontor Wv
hereof. Ia prevent and suppress w w
ipium smoking and houses aud places ~
dept therefor and Ia punish any Keeper y, W.
u such house or place. or person who Wv
mokcH opium therein or froduontA tho "
anne. Ia regulate the sale of cigar.
''i"a, cigars and tobacco and Ia pro w
Iihii the sale of the same Ia minors
a. To prevent the sale, circulation "u
nd disposition of obscene literature. l"l
Including books, papers. prints. pic ~
uroH and the like. and Ia punish any pi
orson who sells ar offers for sale. ar wv
,ho circulatcs or disposos of such IT. 'h'
nature. books. papers prints, pictures
MI the like. and Ia define aud declare w
- Ia.
ooka papers. prints. pictures aud the 'H
Be- are obscene within the purposes h''
nj province ~ this provision pul
a.. To prevent trospassing aud pun
n trcspassora upon real aud personal u''
roporty ~
40. To restrain aud punish inioxi IAN
'iion, nghting and quarroling In the
a., and any disturbance or any un, NJ
MI al la A.
lo what shall constitute the same cha
30. To prevent, restrain aud dis, VII
rise any riot or rioious assemhlage. he
ut Ia restrain aud punish any per an
N taking part therein. VIII
o. To define what shall constitute snc
grancy aud provide Tor the support. 'or
stralnt, punishment aud employ, Ia Z
ont of yagranis aud paupers. tnd
% 10 prohibit persons from roam con
& the streets at unreasonable hours WoI
a. To prohibit the carving of dan. con
rous weapons Ia a concealed man shiI
r. Fir,
a. To prohibit aud prevent cruelty 2,
childl"n aud animals to appro. org,
late such sums as may be paid into Zen.
= treasury from fines collected On It's
nNiction of persons charged with for
iellN to animals or children. aud to eon,
IhoriH" the payment of the same ar agoI
part thereof Ia any society that engi
al have officially aided In such con. ana
tiun ha ,
%. 10 prohibit the exhibition OF nrot
ormed or crippled persons and to hal
mint all persons from begging men
m the streets or In public places. oqiu
q. To establish. change. discon. teer
ie or reeslahlish city jails. prisons acau
lee stations, work houses and soma
ses of deiension, punishment and angil
tlnomont Nhic
res, meat