The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-04
ODINANcE NO. 2ls

uer within which the.city of Chick
asha may proceed in the grading,
paving, macadamizing, curbing OF
guttering of streets and alleys, Of
building sidewalks upon and along
any streets and alleys within the
limits of such municipality: pro.
viding for the laying out of i'm.
proyement districts and determin.
ing the procedure for the same.
Be ii 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 and 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
ton, if il 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
publishec in said city, for one in
sertion.
Sec. 3. If within three months
after the publication of any such
ordinance, a majority of the prop
erty owners. whose property as
hereinafter provided, is liable to
assessment therefor for the propos-
ed improvement, shall present to
the council a petition praying that
such Improvements be made, which
petition shall designate in precise
terms the nature OF the improve
ments tc be undertaken, and that
the cost thereof be assessed and
charged upon the real property
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 board of i'm.
provement for the district.
Sec. 4. Each member of the
board shall within ten days after
his appointment take an oath that
he will faithfully and truly per-
fern the duties OF his office and
that he will not directly or Indirect
ly be Interested in any con tract
made by the Board. Which oath
shall be filed in the office of the
city clerk.
Sec. S. If any member of tbs
board shall fail to take such oath
and shall fail to file the same in the
Office of the city clerk within the
time allowed herein, he shall be
taken to have declined the Office
and the council shall at once ap-
point another person, having the
like qualifications, in his place who
shall take and file his oath of Office
within ten days after his appoint
ment.
Sec. 6. The board shall elect one
Of their members chairman. Va
cancies that may occur after said