The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-06
ODINANCE NO. ZIG

uer within Wnlcn the CITY Oh NnlCk-
asha may proceed in the grading,
paving, macadamizing, curbing or
guttering of streets and alleys, or
building sidewalks upon and along
any streets and alleys within the
limits of such municipality: pro-
viding for the laying out of inn
provement districts and determin-
ing the procedure for the same.
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
Gil of the city of Chickasha:
Sec. 1. That the city council of
the city of Chickasha may assess
all real property within such city,
or within any district thereof for
the purpose of grading, paving,
macadamizing, curbing or gutter
ing the streets aud alleys thereof.
or building sidewalks upon and
along any street, roadway or alley
within the limits of such munici-
pality in the manner hereinafter
set forth,
Sec, ?. When any ten owners OF
real property within said district
or along any portion thereof shall
petition the city council to take
steps towards making any such To-
cal improvement, it shall be the
duty of the council to at once lay
off the whole city, if the whole Of
the desired improvement be general
and local IN its nature. or the por-
ton thereof mentioned in the petit
tion, if it be limited TO a part Of
said city only, into one or more i'm
provement districts, designating
the boundaries of said districts SO
that they may be easily distinguish
ed: and each district, if there be
more than one shall be designated
by number and by the object of the
proposed improvement. Within
five days after the designation Of
such district or districts the city
Clerk shall publish the order or or
dinance Of the council, establishing
the district, in some news paper
publisheG in said city, for one in
sertion.
Sec. 4. If within three month:
after the publication of any such
ordinance, a majority of the prop
erty owners. whose property a.
hereinafter provided, is liable tc
assessment therefor for the propos-
ed Improvement, shall present tc
the council a petition praying thai
such improvements be made, which
petition shall designate in precise
terms the nature OF the improve
ments to be undertaken, and that
the cost thereof be assessed and
charged upon the real property
situated within such district or dis
tricts, the city council shall at once
appoint three persons, owners Of
real property within such district,
who shall compose a board Of i'm
provement for the district.
Sec. 4. Each member Of The
board shall within ten day. afte:
his appointment take an oath thai
he will faithfully and truly per
fern the duties Of. his Office arI
that he will not directly or indirect
" be interested in any contract
made by the Board. Which oath
shall be fled in the Office of tn,
city clerk.
Sec. S. If any member of th,
board shall fail to take such oatl
and shall fail to file the same in th'
Office Of the city clerk within th'
time allowed herein, he shall b
taken to have declined the oficl
and the council shall at once ap
point another person, having tn,
like qualifications, in his place VIII,
shall take and file his oath Of officl
within ten days after his appoint
ment.
Sec. 6. The board shall elect on
of their members chairman. Va
cancies that may occur after salt