The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-27

Section 5 The Chief of Police
or any regular pei Ceman Of said
city shall have power and it shall
be- his or their duty To make an
arrest, with proper process for any
onensc against the laws OF this
State Cr Of said city. aud bring
the offender before tie Judge of
the Municipal Court. and he or
they shall nave the power. and 1t
shall le his or their duty. to make
arrests in all cases without process.
where the uffense Is committed In
his presence or where an attempt
To commit an onense is made in
his presence.
Section .. In the absence or dis.
ability OF the Judge of the Munich
pal Court. The Mayor shall desig.
nate IN writing, to be- filed with
the City Clerk. the name of some
member OF the Board OF Commits.
siOnerS who shall act as the Judge
of the Municipal Court during the
absence or disability Of the Judge.
Section 10. The Judge OF the Mu.
nic,pal Court shall ke and main-
cain an Office in the city Hail.
Sect on II That whenever mi
nors. under the age of sixteen
years. are arrested by any of the
officers OF said city. and held by
the city authorities they shall not
be held or imprisoned with the
) prisoners over that age.
The city shall prepare aud main
. tain cells or prisons for minors un.
/ der the age of sixteen years, sepa.
4 rated 50 that such minors can not
communicate with such other pris-
uncrs
! Section -. Whenever any minor
under the age OF sixteen years. Is
10 be tried for any offense before
tlc Municipal Judge such trial shall
d.. had al dif e ent time from
other trials. No minor under sixteen
years Of age, under charge shall be-
+ ncld in the Municipal Court while
, other trials are being had
ARTICLE v.
Section / REVENUE The Board
OF Commissioners shall. by ordinance
or resolution. on or before the first
Tuesday in August of each year.
! levy an ad valorem tax IJr all pur-
! poses, except as herein otherwise
provided. OF not to exceed the lin
It provided by the Constitution of
3 the State, which said levy shall
, include the levy for park and libra
! ~ PURPOSES. Said ordinance or res
oulion shall specify distinctly the
purpose Tor which said tax is lev
led, and no tax levied and collected
= Tor one purpose shall ever be de-
/ voted 10 any other purpose. The
! tax so levied when collected shall
: he kept in the fund created
Section .. The Board of Commits
sioners shall, on or before the first
Tuesday in August of each year,
levy sufficient additional revenue to
create a sinking fund to be used:
first for the payment of interest
coupons as they fall due; second,
/ for the payment OF bonds as they
tan due; third, fr the payment of
such parts of judgments as such
municipality may by law be- requir-
ed 10 pay; Provided, that said city
shall not be- required TO pay to
exceed one-hiId Of the original
amount of all judgments in any one
year.
Section g. For the purpose of
erecting public buildings In said
''.r llIi lbl'N VI ldAdlloH utItlll
limited may be increased when the
rate OF such increase and the pur-
pose for which IL Is intended shall
be submitted 10 vote OF the peo-
pie of said city, and "A majority
of the qualified voters of such city
voting at such election shall vote
therefor; Provided, that such in
crease shall not exceed five mills
on the dollar of the assessed val
ue of the taxable property OF such
city.
Section 1. Said city shall not be
allowed TO become indebted in any
manner for any purpose to an
amount exceeding in any year the
income and revenue provided for
such year. without the assent of
three-fifths of the voters there (
voting at an election to be held
Tor that purpose, nor In cases re-
qulrlng such assent shall any in.
deOtedness be allowed to be incurr-
ed To an amount, including existing
Indebtedness, In the aggregate cN-
cteding five per cent. of the value
Of the taxable property therein, to
be ascertained from the last as.
sessment roll for State and County
purposes previous to The incurring
of such indebtedness; provided, that
said city in incurring any indebted.
ness requiring the assent of the
voters as aforesaid, shall, before or
at the time of doing so, provide for
the collection of an annual tax suffi-
cient 10 pay the interest on such
indebtedness as It falls due, and
also to constitute sinking fund
for the payment of the principal
thereof within twenty-five years
from the time of contracting the
same.
Section g. Said city may by a
majority vote of the qualified prop
erty tax paying voters, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose,
be allowed TO become indebted in
a larger amount than that specified
in Section Four for the purpose of
purchasing or constructing public
utilities or for the repairing of