The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24

lation.
SECTION g. POWERS OF THE COUNCIL
ENUMERATED AS the legislative body of the City
the Council subject to the provisions and restrictions
of this Charter shall have the power:
() OFFICIAL SEAL.-To provide a corporate
seal with appropriate device to be affixed to all docu
ments or writings needing authorization.
(2) VIOLATIONS OF CHARTER AND ORDIN-
ANCES To prescribe fines, forfetures penalties and
punishment for violations breach of provision of
this Charter and of any Ordinance, Bylaw or Regu-
laon of the City, not exceeding fine of hundred
dollars and costs of prosecution Imprisonment in
the City County JAIL County work farm for term
not exceeding three months
60 NUISANCES To provide for the summary
abatement of any nuisance at the expense of the
creating causing, committing maintaining the
"a REWARDS. To offer rewards not to exceed
Two Hundred Fifty Dollars in instance for the
apprehension and conviction Of any person who may
have committed crime in the city and to authorize
the payment thereof.
90 FIRE DEPARTMENT. To establish and main
tain Fire Department and provide the necessary
quarters, equipment implements and apparatus there
for.
CO. EXPLOSIVES To regulate or prohibit the
manufacture, keeping, storage and use OF powder,
dynamite gun-cotton, nitro-glycerne, fireworks and
other explosive materials and substances within the
City.
Cd INFLAMABLE MATERIALS. To regulate
the storage of hay, straw, oil and other nfamable
and combustable materials
90 RUBBISH, ETC To compel the owner of
property within the city to keep the clear of
weeds brush and other materials apt to communicate
fire to adjoining property.
(9) ENGINES AND BOILERS. To regulate the
of steam-engines, gas-engines, steam-boers and
electric-motors and to prohibit their in such
localities in the judgment of the Council would
endanger public safety.
QO) WRESTLING AND SMOKE To regulate
or prohibit the whistng of locomotives mills, mines
factories other establishments and the discharge of
steam, cinders, sparks and smoke therefrom and all
unnecessary and disturbing noises
CID ZONING REGULATION. The City Council
may for the purpose of promoting safety order and
convenience prosperity and the general welfare OF the
City, by ordinance regulate the location size, and
height of buildings the arrangement of buildings
lots and the density of population within the City;
make different regulations for different districts thereof
and may acquire prepare and adopt comprehensive
plan for future physical development and Improvement
of the City in accordance with the regulations made as
aforesaid and may thereafter alter said regulations
and plan, such alterations however, to be made only by
ve-sevenths vote of all the members of the governing
body of the City, provided that the provisions of the
act shall not be made effective by the City Council until
the proposition of the enactment OF such regulations
shall be submitted the vote of the electors of the
City at general election of the voters special
election called for the purpose of passing upon the
proposition when, if maorty of the electors voting
at such election shall vote in favor thereof, the City
Council may proceed to carry out the regulations
authorized by this Section, but not otherwise.
(a) The governing body of the City of Ely is
hereby authorized to pass Ordinances for the en-
forcement of the provisions of Subsection IL and OF
the regulations of the governing body of the City,
and to provide in and by such ordinances penalties
for the violation thereof, such governing body is also
hereby authorized to enforce it's regulations under
such ordinance by mandamus, injunction any
other appropriate remedy in any court having juris
dicton thereof.
The provisions of Subsection IL and sub
to existing powers and not as amendment re-
peal thereof, and the City may have planning
commission and the governing body of the City may
adopt plan or plans prepared by such commission.
Q2) FIRE ESCAPES. To require the owners or
esees of buildings other structures to place upon or
in them fire escapes and appliances for the extngush-
ing and prevention of fires.
Q3) PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRES. To pre-
vent the construction and to the removal of
dangerous chimneys, fre-paces, stoves, stovepipes
ovens boilers, apparatus and machinery used In any
building in the City, to require gas cut-ofs at lot lines;
to regulate the operation of manufactures apt to
fire. to prevent the depostng of ashes accumulations
of shavings rubbish or any combustble material in
unsafe places and make provision to guard against
fires.
(14) PROVISIONS FOR SAFETY IN THEATERS,
HALLS, ETC. To regulate the size and construction
of the entrances to and passages from exits from
theaers lecture rooms, halls, Schools churches and
other places for public gatherings of every kind and to
prevent the placing of Seats chairs benches or other
hallways asleS places therein.