The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-03

An hct 10 incorporate the CITY o
Astoria, IN clataop County. state o.
"An act 10 incorporate the City oi
Astoria In Clnisop County, Oregon
approved october 30. is7G'. fled N
the office ~ the Secretary 0f Ntais
rsbrnaty y, isali defining ihs pow. ~
licensing taxing. regulating. restrain
!:;s, restricting and prohibiting har.
rooms and drinking shops and places
whore liquors are sold; prohibiting
gambling and providing for ievyinR
tnxeu.. providing for, contracting In
drbtodness and prohibiting any officer
from being Interested In any contract
and restricting tho granting OF fran
ehisrs for street railway, for long
sr period than thirty years and regu.
iating the manner Of issuing fran
chises.
BE IT ENACTED ny THE ELECT
oRs OF THE CITY or ASTORIA:
That section ~ Of the Charter Of
4 tho City of Astoria being section 3s
OF said act aforesaid be and the
satne y hereby amended 40 40 TO read
Section 80. The Council has power
# and authority within the City OF AS
& torln.
l, TO nsscss levy and collect taxes FOR
q general municipal purposes, not OK.
# ceedng one per cenium upon all
# property, both real and personal
within The City limi,n. which IN taxa
bic by law for state and County pur-
poHea.
III 2. TO levy and collect special ,ax
pf not exceeding one per centum up
nn ~ the property asseaaed by an.
thorlty of tho first subdivision Of
5#fhia section, for any specific object
#wlthin the authority of the municipal
III corporation. including the payment
81 OF any existing debt. or for muniei'
Y providing therefor must specify the
Al thereof,
}. 10 license. tax and regulate auc.
tinnenfa, hotel runners, tayernR
boarding houseg, hawkers. pedilers.
freal estate and Insurance agents, bros
sbeta BARRIERS. bnkerH. dealers IN gen
Srai merchandise, clothing. hoota and
fhoen, Rrncerlea dry goods, meat
narkcts. hardware, tinwnre crock
fry glassware millinery dealers In
Cigars and tobacco fruit and confec-
tioffnry. lawyers. doctors furniture
stores dentists. book and stationery
stores. commission merchants. tailor
Ng, establishments .jcwelry stores.
Nons. and to define what shall conati-
t,ite The same,
4, TO license, tax and regulate
NhckH cabs haotneya. carriages.
hicles used for the transportation OF
passengers OF nny. article OF trade.
ma other substances. and to fix the
Xhtea thereof whether tho same be
Decd for hire or not.
b, To license, tax. regulate. re-
xtrNp, rcstrict and prohibit bar
fooms and drlitling shops and all
Hlncea wharg liuunra Va naid, and
40 prohibit. gambling and suppress
Enmbling houses, and MI places
Who're gambling Is carried on: and
Mao to snpresa nickel. In the-slot
~ granted by the Common 0oun-
fil az the meeting when tho applica- /,
Non therefor ~ received. but all such
Implications ahnll lny over at least
|1hc meeting OF said Council. and II :
Fthy person or persons, holding H. !
Dom or drinking, shop In the City
hall be convicted. either under the !
*tnte law or CIT" ordinance OF main !.
aiming n nuisance or OF keeping n :,
Htsordcrly house on account OF the
manner In which said bar-room or +,
@n or wlllfully selling liquor TO mi :,
nprs. or OF allowing minors 10 loiter
~ or about such bHr-rooms or drink .
lNg shop. or for having committed a J,
lelony said license shall be deemed q
fprfeited and thereafter no license !,
for bar-room or drinking shop shall y
~ Issued or be granted 20 any such n
rerHon or persons, and PROVIDED -
that the City OF Astoria a
may upon being authorized 80 TO do -
bv majority vote OF the electors OF 4
The city, own, operate and conduct 4,
places for the sale OF malt, snirltu- "
obs or vinenus liquors, and prohibit 4,
lllN other persons other than the City Vi
of Astoria from engaging In or con- :,
iucting such business. ~
q, To license and tax wharnngers: ".
% license. tax and regulate Junk deal "
srs and dealers In second hand mer- =,
,handise. to license. tax and regulate ~. ~.
heaters and other exhibitions. mer- ~ ~
" -go- rounds, shows, public amuse- ~
nents, steamboat runners. billiard ta- "
'ues are used shooting galleries and -,
)owllng alleys and to SUPPRESS bawdy oos'
,ouses, gaming and gambling houses, NJ
,laces kept for opium smoking, and 10,
o punish. inmates of bawdy houses i,
r. houses Of III fame. and to define ci
What shall constitute the same, and 70 -, =,
'unlsh keepers OF places kept for ~
moking opium and opium smokers. VI VI
T. TO make regulations TO prevent ~
he introduction W cont ious dis IN
ons ahilcted with such diseases there "
rom TO suitable hospitals provided by tb'
he city for that purpose; to secure 81
be protection Of persons and prop. n,
rtv therein, and 10 provide for the PT
path and cleanliness ornament ~
pace and good order of the city. 90 ~,
4 s. To prevent and punish trespass ~,
pom real or personal property re-, n
10, To provide the cltv with good trn
pd wholesome water, and for the MI
rection and construction OF such pt,,
nter works and reservoirs within or ~ ~
dthout the limits OF the city as may sh, sh,
y necessary or convenient therefor: ~ ~
pd to grant to any private person or 90, 80,
srporation n franchise for the erec- 'i'
On or construction OF waterworks
Thin the limits of the city, and all bic
ghts and appurtenances thereto, in ma
Hiding the power to use the streets ry
AZ public highways for the purpose 3
N laying pipes etc. Such franchises aht
ihll be used and exercised under ma
Irh rules and regulations and re- aut
fictions as the common council tiol
lnll from time to time prescribe, Ian
10. TO provide for 'iohting the nat
ii. electric or other lights, and for pul
al erection and construction OF such the
orks as may be necessary or conve- the
aht therefor and to grant to any lect
'rFon or corporation franchise or 3
Emission for the erection and con- son
fuetion of gas works and electric pro
I'D works within the limits of the or
N with all the rights and appur- nod
IAhnces thereto, including the power the
&sisng the streets and public ways and
G the purpose OF laving down pipes, OF
dldtructing wires and pdles, etc. lam
Such franchise shall be used and con