The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-05-26

Il Sec. 19 Said City Council shall have the power
order such pavements and sidewalks and repairs of
the same, they may deem proper; and upon failure
Il of any person to comply with such order within the
time prescribed the said City Council may have the
same done and levy and collect the expense thereof
by execution against the lands and goods and chattes
of the owner of the lot whether holding same under
lease hold from the city by title otherwise derived.
Sec. 20. The amount of assessment on each piece
of real estate shall be lien said real estate from
the date of the of the ordinance providing
the work and making the assessment
i Sec. 21. The City Council of Dawson shall have
the authority to enforce the collection of the
OF any assessment so made for work either for the
streets or for the sidewalks by execution to be issued
by the City Tax Collector against the real estate
essed and against the owner thereof at the date of
the ordinance making the which execution
may be levied by any levying officer of said city
such real estate or other property of the person owning
the same and after advertising and other proceedings
in of sales for city taxes, the may sold
at public cutlery to the highest bidder and such sale
shall vest title in the purchaser provided that the de-
PENDANT shall have the right to file with the levyng
officer affidavit denying that the whole any part
of the amount due for which the execution issued
and stating what amount he admits to be due which
5 admitted be be paid or collected
before the affidavit is received and the affidavit
ceived for the balance; and all such atfdavs re-
ceived shall be returned to the Superior Court of Ter
rell County and there tried and the issue determined
as in of ilegality subject to all the pains and
penalties provided for in of legaty for delay.
Sec % The title to ali property owned by the
City Council of Dawson shall remain in the City
son. and the corporation is authorized and empowered
to maintain all public buildings owned by said
city, to maintain and operate the Electric Light and
water WORKS plants to operate maintain or extend the
sewerage system also operate maintain the Fire
purchase
electric Ights or power as well as to erect maintain
and repair all such buildings may necessary,
maintain the fire engine and apparatus horses
and such other property as now holds or may here
after purchase for public including cemeteries,
school houses and apparatus They shall have the full
power and authority to pass all regulations needful
for the government protection regulation and mainte-
nance and control of such property
Sec 23 1t shall have absolute jurisdiction and con-
n troll over all pipes, private drains sewers, water
CLOSETS pryes private vaults and dry wells in said
city with full power to prescribe regulations for their
construction and and make such regulations
fernng them may best the preservation
! of the health of the inhabitants of the city
r Sec "a The City Council of Dawson is hereby
authorized and empowered to maintain the sewerage
canal of the City of Dawson to provide rules and
tlatons for the purpose of keeping open and to
exercise police powers the within the limits
hereinbefore described, and it is further empowered
condemn property for water light drainage and
erage purposes within the corporate jursdiconal
limits of the City of Dawson to the parties
= damages incident to said condemnation. In condemn
ing property for the purposes aforesaid the City Coun
Gil OF Dawson shadl proceed IN the manner prescribed
: in the Acts of 1894, hereinbefore out; that
the property condemned may belong to corpora
ton shall be no bar to its condemnation
Sec rs The City Council of Dawson shall have the
power and authority to establish hospitals within
thereto any person who any infectious
diseases within said corporate limits To provide for
! compulsory vaccination and to regulate govern and
- control any infectious disease within corporate
jurisdictional limits of said city in such a
q they may prescribe and provide for the expenses in
{ cdent thereto.
: Sec 26. That the limits of said city shall con-
4 of an area described as follows: The territory
II extending from Second Fourth avenue from
- Vine Sonewall street and on Lee Orange
= street within which said wooden building
frame building covered with sheet iron shall hereafter
be erected. The City Council of Dawson shall have
the power authority to regulate the building main
tenance and of party walls partition fences para
pet and fire walls, smoke fues, hot air hues, smoke
stacks, replaces of all sorts and appliances Herewith
connected; to require, provide and fix regulate and
restrain prohibit the construction, placing, moving
repairing of wooden buildings, frame buildings,
structures of any kind within the limits of said city
any part thereof and to regulate define and prescribe
building material that may or may not be used in the
T. building repairing Of structures of whatever sort
in said city any part thereof require and provide
for the taking down and removal by the city by the
. and at the expense of the owner of buildings
walls, of any kind within the city limits
! that may become dangerous, and generally to
make and enforce and all regulations concerning
buildings building materials requisite, necessary
proper to protect said city part thereof from
fire and to protect the health safety of the inhab
e tans and to declare building in the corporate
limits which they may deem dangerous to contiguous
: buildings, in causing promoting fires to be
s nuisance and require the be removed
e in such manner they may provide and at the
: pense of the owner and generally establish such
regulations for the prevention and eXnguishment of
v fires said City Coucl of Dawson may deem expe-
dent; and any and all cost incurred by said city in
the removal or destruction of any structure for
purpose aforesaid SHALL under such regulations the
City Council prescribe, be collected the owner
v and be secured by lien the land where same
y or located.
Sec 27. To regulate control and suppress by adj
equate and appropriate regulations and penalties dis
orderly houses and houses of prostitution -fame
houses of designation and gaming houses in said city,
to define nuisances and by adequate penalties pre-
g vent and abate require the abatement
removal OF all nulSanceS within the city and for
distance of mile outside of the the cost
of the persons responsible THEREFOR pro-
hbt the erection Of houses for curing green hides
slaughter factories and all houses of like
acter within certain limits in said city any part
thereof and said corporation shall have the power;
and is hereby made their duty to limit by ordinance
or ordinances having effective penalties the
head Of cattle which may be kept city lot or