St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02


shall not be taken unless upon the call
of four members. Its deliberations
and proceedings and also those of any
committee appointed by the mayor or
council must be public.
8. The council may punish any mem
Der for disorderly or improper conduct
at any meeting, or for refusing or ne.
glecting TO attend any regular meet.
ing without sufficient excuse therefor,
and may expel q member by a two
thirds vote for sufficient cause.
| G. The council must provide for the
time and place of its regular meet.
ings,, at any of which II may
adjourn to the next succeeding
regular meeting or TO some specified
time prior thereto. and II may be con.
vened by the mayor or a majority of
the council at any time upon not less
than Two days notice by publication
In the city official newspaper.
Legislative Powers Confined to coun.
ell.
Sec. II. The council shall have and
exercise exclusively all legislative
powers and authority of the City of
st. Johns. and no legislative powers
or authority, either express or i'm.
piled, shall be exercised by any per.
son or persons other than the coun.
ell. The council shall have full power
and author tv, except as herein other.
wise provided. to exercise all powers
conferred upon the city by this char.
ter and the constitution and laws of
the State of Oregon, and to pass or.
dinances imposing suitable penalties
for the violation Of ordinances of the
council or the provisions of this char.
ter.
Subjects for Legislation.
Sec. 72 The council has power and
authority, subject 20 the provisions,
limitations and restrictions I'm this
charter contained.
I. To exercise within the limits of
the City of st. Johns all the powers
commonly known as the police powers
to the same extent as the State of
Oregon has or could exercise said
power within said limits
2. To make and enforce within the
limits Of the city all necessary water.
local. police and sanitary laws and
regulations.
3. To provide for the punishment OF
the violation of any ordinance Of the
city by fine or imprisonment not ex.
ceeding Ave hundred dollars fine or
six months imprisonment, or both. or
by forfeiture as penalty: and for work.
Ing any person sentenced 20 such I'm.
prisonment upon any public work or in
any public place during the term here.
OF. and TO provide for the punishment
Of any person sentenced to imprison.
ment who shall refuse to work when
ordered.
4. To provide for entering into con.
tracts by the city for n period not OK.
ceeding two years. except as In this
charter otherwise provided.
8. To accept or reject all property,
real, personal or mixed. given, con.
veyed. devised or bedueathod 10 the
city and to provide for the execution
OF all trusts II accepted by the city.
q. To purchase. or acquire by con.
demnation. such property. real and
personal. as may be needed for public
use.
Z, To provide for the purchase Of
property levied upon under execution
In favor Of the city. but tho sum bid
on such purchase shall not exceed the
amount Of the judgment and costs.
:. To purchase. take and hold real
or personal property when sold for
delinquent tax or assessment levied or
imposed under the authority of the
City of 81. Johns. and 10 sell and
convey the same. Hut the sum bid by
the city on or for any piece or parcel
OF property, Va sold for n delinquent
tax or assessment. shall not exceed
the amount OF the tax. and the neces.
sary costs and expenses on such piece
or parcel Of property.
+ Q, To provide for the sale nj pub.
lie auction. after advertising for not
less than Ave days In the Official news.
paper. OF all personal property unfit
or unnecessary for the use OF the city.
10. To provide for the lease OF lands
now or hereafter owned by the city,
but all leases shall be made at public
auction 10 the responsible bidder Of. |
fering the highest monthly rent after
publication Of notice thereof for not |
less than ten days. No lease shall be |
authorized except by ordinance passed |
by the Affirmative vote OF two thirds OF |
the members OF the council and ap. |
proved by the mayor. and no lease |
shall be made for a longer period than |
five years, except as herein otherwise
provided.
II. To provide for the location and
construction OF any ditch. canal or
pipe sor the conduct OF water, and any
drain. sewer or eulyert Il may deem
necessary or convenient. and for such
purpose h shall have a right 10 enter
upon any land between the termini OF
such ditch, canal or pipe or drain,
sewer or culvert for the purpose of
locating and surveying the
line OF such ditch. canal. pipe. drain.
sewer or eulyert. doing no unnecessary
damage thereby. and TO appropriate so
much OF said land as may be neees-
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