The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-01-20

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the power, through the initiative and otherwise as
provided by this Charter to enact appropriate legis
laton.
SECTION 50. 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 corporate
seal with appropriate device to be affixed to all doeu
ments or writings needing authorization
(2) VIOLATIONS OF CHARTER AND ORDIN-
ANCES To prescribe fines, forfeitures, penalties and
punishment for violations breach of provision of
this Charter and of any Ordinance, Bylaw or Regu-
lation 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 OF the
creating causing, committing or maintaining the same.
(4) REWARDS. To offer rewards not to exceed
Two Hundred Fifty Dollars in any instance, for the
apprehension and conviction of any person who may
have committed crime in the city and to authorize
the payment thereof.
(5) FIRE DEPARTMENT. To establish and MAIN
tain Fire Department and provide the necessary
quarters, equipment implements and apparatus there
for.
CO. EXPLOSIVES To regulate prohibit the
manufacture, keeping, storage and use OF powder,
dynamite, gun-cotton, nitroglycerne, fireworks and
other explosive materials and substances within the
City.
CD NFLAMABLE MATERIALS. To regulate
the storage of hay straw, oil and other inflamabe
and combustable materials.
(S) RUBBISH, ETC. To compel the owner OF
property within the city to keep the same clear of
weeds brush and other materials apt to communicate
fire to adjoining property.
(s) ENGINES AND BOILERS To regulate the
use of steam-engines, gasengnes, steamboilers and
electric-motors and to prohibit their use in such
localities in the judgment of the Council would
endanger public safety.
(1o) WHIsTLING AND SMOKE To regulate
or prohibit the whstng of locomotives, mills, mines,
factories other establishments and the discharge of
steam, cnders, sparks and smoke therefrom and all
unnecessary and disturbing noises.
(1D 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, use and
height of buildings, the arrangement of buildings on
lots and the density of population within the City;
make different regulations for different districts thereof
and may acquire prepare and adopt comprehensive
plan future physical development and Improvement
of the City in accordance with the regulations made as
aforesaid and may thereafter alter said regulations
and pan such alterations however, to be made only by
yeseyenths 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 to the vote of the electors OF the
election called for the purpose of passing upon the
proposition when if majority 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 its regulations under
such ordinance by mandamus, injunction or any
other appropriate remedy in any court having juris
diction thereof
The provisions of Subsection II and sub
division (a) thereof shall be construed addition
to existing powers and not as amendment or 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.
(12) FIRE ESCAPES. To require the owners or
esees of buildings other structures to place
in them fire escapes and appliances for the extngulsh-
ing and prevention of fires
(13) PRECAUTION AGAINST FIRES. To pre-
vent the construction and to cause the removal of
dangerous chimneys fre-places, stoves stovepipes,
ovens boilers apparatus and machinery used in any
building in the City, to require cutos at lot ines
to regulate the operation of manufactures apt to cause
fire. to prevent the deposting of ashes, accumulaons
of shavings rubbish or any combustibe material in
unsafe places and to make provision 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
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