The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-19
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BILL
ONLY AWAITS SIGNATURE Of GOVERNOR

Following Is the text of the muni-
cipal corporation bill as amended and
passed by both the house and the SEN
etc and which will become a law as
soon as the governor signs 1t.
Section I. That section 2740, re-
vised codes of the state of North Da-
kota of 1905 be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
Section 2740. Powers of police off,
cers) The chief of police shall per-
form such duties as shall be prescrib-
ed by the city council for the preser-
walton of peace. All police officers
and Waterman of city shall, within
the city limits and for distance of
one and one-half miles in all direc-
tions within the state next outside the
city limits, perform the duties and ex-
ercise the powers of peace officers
as defined and prescribed by the laws
Of the state; and shall also have pow
er and it shall be their duty to serve
and execute any warrants, writs, pro-
cess, order or notice issued to them by
police magistrate or city justices
or justice of the peace within said
city in any civil or criminal action
or proceeding for or on account of
violation of any ordinance or in any
action or proceeding in which the city
is part or benefically considered
and in addition thereto shall perform
such duties as shall be prescribed by
the ordinances of the city, and shall
also have power within said limits to
serve and execute all writs and pro-
cess whatsoever issued by said JUS
tees in civil actions.
Section q That article II of chap
ter 80 be and the same is hereby
amended by adding thereto immed-
lately after section 277O, the follow
ing:
Section 2770 (a( In all cases where
snow and ice are not removed from
sidewalks within the time and in the
manner that is now or hereafter may
be provided by the ordinances of any
city, the same may be removed by or
under the direction of the street COM
missioner, and the necessary expense
thereof shall be chargeable against the
abutting property. On or before May
in each year the street commission
er shall make and file in the Office of
the city auditor list of the property
chargeable and assessed against each
lot and tract separately, and stating
the owners name, so far as known to
him. The city auditor shall give no.
tice by publication in official news
paper of the hearing and confirmation
of such report and assessment at the
regular June council meeting, notify
ing all persons objecting thereto to
appear and present their objections,
such notice to be published twice. once
in each week for two successive weeks
the last publication to be not less than
eight days before the time fixed for
the hearing. At the June council meet
ing or such later meeting as the char
'ing and confirmation of such assess
ment may be adjourned to, the coun-
Gil shall take up and consider said
assessment and shall hear any objec-
ton thereto or to any part thereof,
and after revising and correcting the
same, If necessary so to do, shall ap-
prove and confirm the same. The city
auditor shall thereupon attach to such
list his certificate that the same is
correct as confirmed by the city coun-
Gil and shall thereupon file such as
sessment list in his Office; and such
9SCpcSmonf with NJ ord NAVAL
ties thereon, shall be and remain
paramount lien upon the property up
on which such assessment is levied,
from the time such assessment list
Is approved by the city council and
shall remain lien thereupon until
fully paid and shall have precedence
over all other liens except ordinary
taxes to which it shall be subject, and
such lien shall not be Invested by any
judicial sale, and no mistake in the
description of the property or in the
name of the owner shall obviate such
lien, provided the property assessed
can be identified by the description
in such assessment list Such assess
ment shall be certified to the county
auditor by the city auditor at the same
time and in the same manner that
sidewalk assessments are certified by
him under the provisions of section
2SO4, revised codes of 1905.
Sec. 8. That section PTS of the re-
vised codes of the state of North Da-
kota of 1905, be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows:
Section 2778. Resolution declaring
work necessarily After the plans,
specifications and estimates mention
ed In the preceding section shall have
been filed in the Office of the city au.
dttor and approved as provided in the
preceding section the city council