The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-04
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

Titled An Act 10 incorporate WV w
Of Astoria IN clatsop, County s,nts .
Oregon ana 10 repeal mn oct cnhtlr
IAN Act 10 incorporate the City 0
Astoria In clatAop County. state
Oregon" and Ia repeal nm act entities
"An net TO incorporate the CITY o
Antorin IN ciaiHop County. oregon
Approved october 20. 1875, Filled y
tsbrun,y IS, 1891, defining the pow
crn of the Council and providing 10
licensing, taxing, regulating restrain
Ing restricting and prohibiting bar
rooms and drinking shops ana place.
where liquors nre sold. .prohibttini
gambling and providing for leyyin'
taxes providing for contracting In
debtcdness and prohibiting any oificeI
from being Interested IN any contract
aud rcsirieting tho granting OF iran
chiaes for street railways for a Ions
er pNriod than thirty years and reHu'
hating the manner OF Issuing fran
chiHes.
BE IT ENACTED NY THE ELECT
oRs uF TnE ciTY or ASTORIA;
Tint arction ~ of the Charter oi
the. City OF Astoria being section ~
of said Act aforesaid be- and thr
same is hereby amended no aa to read
section ss. The Council has power
ana authority within the CITY OF AH'
toria. ..,..., g..
/, 10 nsneas levy and collect taxes for
general municipal purposes, not eh.
rucdlng two per c.ntum unnn hlI
property both real ana personal
within The city limits, which ~ TAXA
bic by Law for state and County pnf-
poses. ..-,., 49,.
Z. TO levy and collect special tax
of not exceeding one per centpm up
on all the pruurFty hEHrNHwl by M.
thor!ty OF the first subdivision ot
this section. for any spccific nblec,
within the authority OF ths mnileip',
OF any existing debt or for muhlei"
ppl improvements. but the ordinance
prnvidlng therefor must specify the
object therefor and tho amount
thereof.
! 10 license. tax and regulate auc:
iiohccrH. hotel runners, hvsrhH.
boarding houarH hnwker", pehdltth'
pawnbr0Rera. solicitors, book ngcntH.
real estate and insurance agents, bro
lera BARRIERS hnkrrA. dealers IN gen"
rrni merchandise. clothing, boots and
Ahoes. groccrica dry goods. meat
markets. hardware, tinware, crock
erv. glassware, millinery dealers IN
cigars and tobacco. fruit and confcc-
tionery, lawyers, DOCTORS, furniture
ntorea dentists. book and stationery
stores. commission merchants. tailor
Ing establishments, jewclry stores.
and nl offensive trades ana occnpn-
tlona and 10 define what shall conHu'
tule the Hnme,
hacks, cabs hnckncys carriages.
Wagons, carts. draYs or other We
hIcles used for the transportation or
passengers or any article OF trade,
earth, ballast or building material
and other substances. aud to TX me
rntea thereof whether the same be
used for hire or not.
4, TO license. tnx. regulate. re-
strain restrict and prohibit bar.
rooms and drlrtking shops and NJ
places where liquors are sold! ana
10 prohibit gambling and suppress
gambling houses, ana ml h'aUrss hns
also 10 suppress nickel In the slot
machines. No license shall be Issued
or granted by the Common Coun-
eli nj the meeting when the npplica-
,ion therefor IN received. but all Anch
applications shall lny over nj least
ono meeting of said Council, and u
any person or persons, holding q "
cense for and maintaining n bar
room or drinking shop In the CITY
ghnn be convicted. either under the
State law or CIT" ordinance OF MAIN
tanning n nuisance or OF Keeping u
diaorderly house on account OF tne
manner In which said bar-room or
drinking shop In conducted or carried
on, or willfully selling liquor to MI
nors. or OF allowing minors to loiter
I'm or abou, such bar-rooms or drink
Ing shop or for having committed
felony. said license shall pe deemed
forfeited and thereafter no hcJnsH shm
he issued or be granted 10 any such
person or persons, and PROVIDED
FURTHER. that the CITY or Astoria
may, upon being authorized 30 10 90
bv n majority vote OF the electors OF
the city, own, operate ana condnct
places for the sale OF malt, Hpiritu-
oug or vineous liquors, and prohlbit
nll persons other than the Cltv or AS
toria from engaging In or conducting
such business,
Q TO license and tax wharfngers;
to license. tnx and regulate Junk deal (
ers and dealers In second hand mer-
chandise: to license, tax and regulate
theatera and other exhibitions mer-
nv Jgo-runds, shows. public amuse-
ments, steamboat runners, billiard tn |
bles, and other tables where balls and
cues are used. shooting galleries ana
bowling alleys and to suppress bnwdy
houses gaming and gambling houses
places kept for opium smoking and
10 punish inmates OF bawdy houses
or houses OF i'll fame, and to define /
what shall constitute the same, and to .
nunish keepers of places kept for
smoking opium, and opium smokers.
7. TO make regulations to prevent
the Introduction " cont 'lous dls-
eases in the city; to remove ali per
aOns afIlloted with such diseases there
from to suitable hospitals provided by
the CITY for that purposes to secure
the protection Of persons ana prop
ertv therein, and to provide Tor the
health and cleanliness, ornament, peace
and sood order OF the CITY, ,...-.-.
s. TO prevent and punish trespass
upon real or personal properly
0. TO provide the CIV WIN goou
and wholesome water, and for the
erection and construction of such
water works and reservoirs within or
without the limits of the city as may
10 necessary or convenient THEREFOR; y
and TO grant to any private person or
corporation n franchise for the erec-
tlon or construction of WaterWorkS
within the limits of the city, ana all
rights and appurtenances thereto. n
and public highways for the purpose
Of 1aylng pipes etc. Such franchises
shall be used and exercised UNDER
such rules and regulations and re,
strictione as the common council
shall from time to time prescribe.
10. TO provide for ""hting ne
streets and furnishing the city WIN
gas, electric or other lights, ana ior
the erection and construction or such
wnr,ta ns nav be necessary or conve-
nIent therefor and to grant 70 any
person or corporation a franchise or
permission for the erection ana con-
struction OF gas works ana electTic
light works within the limits OF the
CITY with all the. rights and appur-