The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-13

AN hEl w Incorporate lIlN 1lty Vi
Astoria in ciatHop County. state d
Oregon and 10 repeal an net entitled
An act 10 incorporate the CITY ol
Astoria IN cinlHop County. oregon
Approved October 20. 1876. Filled IL
the afiicn Of tho Secretary Of State
. February III, 1891, defining the pow.
cra OF the Council aDd providing for
| licensing. taxing. regulating restrain
ing. restricting and prohibiting bar
rooms and drinking shops and places
where liquors are sold prohibiting
tnxea, providing for contracting In
debtedncHa and prohibiting any 0fiicor
from being Interested In any contract
and restricting tho granting OF fran
chlSrH Tor street railways for a lonk
er period than thirty years aud rcEu.
lnting the manner OF Issuing fran
ehlses,
III. IT ENACTED ny THE ELECT
oRa or THE CITY OF ASTORIA;
That section gs Of the Charter OF
tho City 6f Astoria being section 81
OF said Act aforesaid be- aud the
same II hereby atner'od no aa 10 read
nv follows,
section IS. The Council hns power
and authority within tho city OF Az
turin.
i. 10 asarss levy and collect taxes for
general municipal purposes. not OK,
gvediuE two per ccntum ur0n all
Iroptrty both real and personal.
kl,hln tho Clty limits. which II taxa
10 by law for state and County pur"
oscH
%2. TO levy and collect special tax
not exceeding oha per reutum up
all the property hEHrSHni ~ he !.
prltY OF the first subdivision OF
section for any specific object
hin the authority OF ne munlclnhi
fporuliuu. including Tho payment
.nny existing debt. or for munich
improvements. but the ordinance
,Ndtng therefor must specify tho
~ therefor and the amount
Ta alcenHc, tax and regulate nuc.
Et,rera. Nhutel runners hyrrhR
riding hodrrs. hAwkers. pcdllers
&nbfokcfH. solicitors book aEeutS'
estate aud Insurance agents oio-
BARRIERS, bakers. dealers III gen
/ merchandise clothing, boots ana
Fpca groccriea dry goods. meat
rkc,s hardware. tiuwarc. crock"
glassware. millinery. dealers IN
Enra and tobacco. fruit and conicc-
F Snery, lawyers. doctors, furniture
,reH. dentists book and stationery
s Ibrcs, commission merchants. tallur
p Establishments. lrwclry stores
,ns, and 10 deIinc what Bhhll c"hhu-
n A. TO license, tax and regulate
,rks cabs hAckneya. carriages.
ngnna. carts drnya or other We.
elea used for the transportation or
b 8asscngers or any. article OF trhde;
trth. ballast or building material
- 4. unA
&nlcs thereof whether the Hane DC
n scd for hire or not.
4 g. 10 license, tax. regulate. re-
&trnln. restrict and prohibit bar,
$opms and drinking shops ana ny
Hlnrra where liquors are sold. ana
H. prohibit gambling ana suppress
Gambling houses, and al plncvs
Where gambling IL carried on, my
Klgo 10 Suppress nIckel -in-t -thc-Hlot
Snnrblncs No license shall ba Issued
IT. granted by the Common Couh"
Lin nj the meeting when the nnpllcA-
|tion therefor Ia received. but all sueh
|unutIcntlons shall lay over nj lchst
Innc mcrtiug OF said Council ana II
|any urrHon or persons, holding q IL
cense for. and maintaining p t
room or drinking shop IN the NY
shnlI be convicted either hhutr tme
gtntc law or a CIT" ordinance or mann
ininipe nuisance or Of keeping n
dIsoyderlv house on account OF the
manner In which said bar~room or
lrinlinp shop ia conducted or chrrica
on or willfully selling liquor TO M
nora or OF allowing minors 10 l9lter
in or about such bnr.rooms or utlhN
Inr shop. or for having coinmittea =
felony. said license shall be deeinea
forfeited and thereafter no license
for bar.room or drinking shop snail
he issued or be granted TO any sncn
ncrson or persons, and PROVlnED
,EtrpTIIFR that the city OF Astoria
r,v upon being authorized 80 TO dS
IN n majority vote OF the electors ot
tho clty. own, operate ana cohuuc'
placea FOR the sale OF mat. spI,I,,ui,
GUS or vlneous liquors, and pro''tn,t
nil persons other than the CIV W IL, nH
torIn from engaging In or conducting
such business o,o.,ro.
I, ilcenae INK and regulate JUNK deal-
or, ond dealers IN second hhnd meT
Chnndign, 10 license. tax ana reRulH.o
thcoters and other exhibitions. iler-
ry~go. rounds. shows pubic nIi,use III ,e
ments, steamboat runners, bl,ll'nu VA va
bles, and other tables wherc nn,,s ns ana and
cues orc used. shooting galleries nIiu
alleys, and to suppress pnWuy
houses gaming and gambling houseSSi S
nlncSs kept for opium smoking ns u,an
! - ,,,rish inmates of bnwdy houses
or bougcs Of III fame, and to ue,ine
what shall constitute the same anu w
keepers Of places kep1, ,,ors t"'
smoking opium, and opium sI,"Mut n,,o,,t
T. TO make regulations 10 p,efdi dis.
on cos in the CITY: to remove all per
sons niIlIcted with such diseases n tne's ty
from TO suitable hospitals provided pS
Tho tIo citv n for that purpose; to secure
Tho protection Of persons ana piVp
ertv therein. and to provide tor nc ane
health and cleanliness, ornament pe"'e
and ~ood order OF the CITY ,.o,,oss
3. TO prevent and and pun,sn nron,rtv ttv'''''
10 provide the city with gopo
and wholesome water, and for tne
arontinn and construction or sucn
,yotor works and reservoirs Wlthin or
without the limits of the city as i,lay
he necessary or convenient therelor
ana to grant to any private person ol
lion or construction of waterWorkiS'
within the limits of the city, ana an
rights and appurtenances thereto. N.
ej,,dInR the power to use the streets
ma p,Iblic highways for the purpose
pf laying pipes etc. Such tranonlsses
sball be used and exercised nhusT
such rules and regulations ana HiI reI
sbnIl ~ il from time to time prescribe .,o
10. TO provide for n"ht,ng nm, u,tS IrS
streets and fnrnshhimS G nihnr rhts tha cay and for
the ins' erection and construction OF such
Woke os may be necessary OF conVe
nIent therefor and to grant " ",oy
nerson or corporation q francnise ol
nt oton of gas works and electric
IIrht Works within the limits fr,,r OF the
CIV with all the s,aot rEht,s ana "a appW noWer
tenances thereto, inciudaihg aoa gn,,hiic XII high-
of using hte streets ana pupiic dnIp