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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1907)
BvBlWW '-- n ft tl 11 .o:l 4.: ! i '- ill Hi 4 , . ft PROPOSED (HAREKR AS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL Continued from page S ' ., of the Improvement so proposed, the boundaries of the district to be af fected or benefited by such Improve ment!, the estimated coet of such Im provement!, and designate time when the Council will meet and con alder the proposed levy, and the grant ing to any person feeling aggrieved, a bearing before said Council. After a compliance wit thla subdivision, the Council Shalt be deemed to nave ac quired Jurisdiction to order the making of such Improvements. All special as sessments to cover tne cost of any pub lie Improvement hereln( authorised shall be levied, assessed on . and equitably apportioned among . all blocks, lots, parts of blocks and lots. lands and real estate bounding, abut ,' ting, contiguous, fronting or adjacent or -tributary to auch Improvement, or within the districts crea-ed foe the pur pose of making such, improvement to the extent of the benefits to such lots, pacts .of lot's,, lands and real estate by reason of such improvement ftuau benefits to be equal and uniform. Such assessment may be according to the square foot or foot frontage, and all Intersections of streets and npacea op posite alleys In any district ordered to be Improved shall be equally borne by and apportioned among the owners of said property abutting upon or con tiguous to said intersections and to the benefits which suld property re ceives by reason of said Improvements but nothing herein contained shall be construed to exempt any street railway or other railway company from keep ing every portion of every " street, nvenue, and alley used by It, upon and across which its tracks shall be con strut-ted, at or near the grade of such streets In good and safe condition for publio travel, but It shall keep the . same planked, paved, macadamised or otherwise In such condl lon for publio 4 travel as the City Council of said city may from time to time direct. The portions of the streets and alleys to be so kept and 'maintained by all such street railway or other railway com panies nhall Include all the space be tween different rails and tracks and al so a space oiftslde" or the outer rail of each .outside' track of at luast two feet In width, and the track herein referred to shall Include not only the main tracks hut also all sidetracks, crossings and turn-outs constructed for the uao of such street railway or other railways. ';; ." Special assessmenta made and levied to defray the cost and expense o( any work or lini roveinents contemplated ''' the provisions of tills section and the cost of collection thereof, shall consti tute a 1 1 " n upon and against tho prop erty upon which said assessment Shall be made and levied, from and nfter the duty thereof, and sucti assessment shall be collected In tho manner prescribed by this chur'er and ordinance. When V any speell assessment Is levied It 4, Shall be the duly of t'.. City Recorder . to prepare a special tesimienl roll y end to collet".' snl:j nr-et "merits, and " said City Recorder shall without do- lay, give at !i-ut five Jays notloo In one ,; or nioro nmvHp'p- H having general f, clreulalnn In si Id city, if the time , When such assessment will hecotun d- " Jlnciuent, hiuI the chief of Tollce shall "v have the power und authority to sell - at' public sale', all i rop.-rty appearing upon said d llnquent roll nnd ngalnst ": which Said special esscssnicnls shall v have been levied for tne satisfaction of : any such special assessments, and to sell the same upon adver Isement and , In the same rranner ns prescribed by ;: chapter. eight of this darter, if any vt assessi "cut I? set nsle by order of any M court. ' the Council may cause a new i one to be ma le In like manner for the same pmp,s. for th collection of the ,; amount io ! essed; , .Provided, that , impri.ein. n bonds, not exceeding the actual cnt nf Imprnvenients actually -made, may be Issued by the Council, "authorized by ordinance to run not long, i- than ten years with Interest not to exceed six per cf n per annum, se cured by Installment liens upon prop erty benefitted. All Hens for Improve ments may be made payable In Install ments, if so directed by ordinance. DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND POLICE. Poliee Fores. 10. To provide and maintain either, or both, a dtV and nlgnt police force. Gambling; Prostitution) Opium, To bacco; Cigsrettes. 11. To suppress gaming and gambling houses, or places where nny game In which chance predominates Is played for anything of vnlue. and to punish any person who engines In auch game, or keeps or frequents such nouses; to prevent and suppress hawdy nouses or houses of i'.t-fame or plncos where fornication Is practised and to punish any keep..r and Inmate there of; to prevent and suppress opium smoking and houses or places kept therefor, or any person who shall vend or give away opium for the purpose of being smoked upon the premises, and to punish any keeper of such house or place, 0r person who smokes therein or frequents the same; to tax, regulate, license, prevent and prohibit the sale of cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, or any of them to minora. Property Trespass. 13. To prevent and punish trespass upon real and personal property Vagrants Obseena Literature. IS. To define what shall constitute vagrancy, and provide for the support. restraint, punishment and employment of vagrants and paupers; to prevent the aale, circulation and disposition of Obseena literature, including books, papers, prints, pictures and the like. and to punish any person who sella or offers for aale, or who circulates or disposes of suck literature, books, pa pers, prints, pictures and tho like, and to define and declare from time to time what. If any literature, books, papers, prints, pictures and the like are obscene within the purposes and province of this provision. Nuisances How Abated Lien. 14. To prevent and remove rule- j ances, and to declare what shall con stitute the same, and to punish per sons committing, maintaining or suf fering nuisances, and to provide the manner of their removal and to make the cost of such removal a lien upon the property where auch nuisance ex luted; and o enter upon private prop erty for the purpose o abating said aulsanoei or to fill 4ip' or drain any lot, blocks; or parcels of land 'Where any stagnant . water stands, and de clare the' same a nuisance and to make the cost of filling up or draining the same a Hen upon the property ao filled or drained, which may be done and tne cost thereof collected In the same manner as street Improvements, the work of filling up or draining off such lots, blocks or parcels of land shall be performed under the direction of the Fire and Police Committee, and the cost thereof shall be collected in the same manner as the cost of making repairs. Fire Limits;. Fire Department; Build ing hxitsf Mr escapee. IB. To define the fire limits; pro hibit the erection or repair of wooden buildings within the fire limits, and to restrict and limit the height of build ings within the city; to provide for and determine the number and size of pluoos of entrance and exit from all heaters, public halls, pliccs of amuse ment, churches und other buildings used for publio gatherings, and tho modes of hanging doors thereat and to require adequate Are escapes, appara- us and appliances for nrotnrtlnn gainst flro to bo provided in such ulldlngs, and to prevent and prohibit the erection of dangerous and unsafo buildings, and to cause the removal or rearing down of tho same wherever situated; to control and regulate tho r department, and to provido by or dinance for the officers thereof, and the election of unpaid officers by the members of such fire department, and o df line the duties of paid officers arte' o remove them from office for good itu.io shown. Intoxication; Fighting; Quarreling. it. To restrain and punish Intoxica tion, fighting and quarreling and any disturbance or any unlawful or Inde cent practice, and to delino what shall constitute he same. Gunt; Bombs; Fireworks. 17. To regulate unit nrohlhit hn of suns, plaluls and firearms. f!ri craekers. bombs and detonating works of nil description. Riotous Aemblago. IK. To prevent, restrain, putiisl. and disperse any riot or riotous assemb lage,,! p misM ny person taking part herein. Concealed Weapons. 13. To prohibit. ho carrying of dangerous weapon.-) In a concealed manner. Driving Animals; Cruelty to Animals or Children. 20. To regulate the driving of ani mals through the si reels and to pre vent cruelty to animals or children. .. Impounding Angmsla; Killing Dogs. 21. To prevent any and all domes tic atrlumls fromVunnlng at large wl h ln the cfy limits, or any part thereof, nil to punish those persons who al low animals in so run at large; and to provide for the Impounding of tho 'aid atilmnla. and also t0 prov.de for he sale of such animals upon five days' notice; and to authorize the de s'r ictlon of dngg when at Inrge, con rary to any prohibition of any ordi nance. Noises' Limit Traffic; Signs; Awn ings; Posts; Poles; Plscards; Crip ples; Beggsrs; House Numbers; Naming Streets; Roaming Streets; flood Order. 22. To regulate and prevent public criers nnd advei'ilslmr notices the iliiKing of bells aim playing of bands on the s'reeis, and to control und limit I trnnie on the stive's, avenues and places; to repul ite the usu of the streets and sidewalks for the use of slims, slxn posts hitching posts, nwn ln posts, telegraph, tilephone' and lectrlc lls-ht poles, nnd other pur po.es; to prohibit the exhibition of d( formed or crippled persons, nnd topr- nmit such, and nil persons frnm be.- oig upon the street or nny other public places; to regulate and Drohlhlt thereof, and -o provide for tba pun ishment of any person sentenced to prison who shall refuse to work .when ordered. Caring for Vagrant thaoVan.' " ti. To authorize the taking up and providing for safe keeping nd educa tlon, for auch periods of time as may be expedient, of all children who are destitute of all proper parental care, wandering . about The streets, com mitting mischief and ' growing up In Ignorance, idleness and aloe. DEPARTMENT.. Or HEALTH SEWERAGE AND WATER. Contagious Diseases; Health; Plumb ing; Steam Boilers. JS. To make regulations to prevent the Introduction of contagiosa dlseaaea In the city, or to remove persona afflicted wl h auch disease there from to suitable hospitals' provided by the city for that purpose- to secure tne protection of persona and Prop erty therein, and to provide for the health, cleanliness and ornament, of the city; to regulata the plumbin and drainage of buildings and the use of steam boilers and steam generators. and to provide for the registration of the plumbers; and to make effectual such regulations as the Council may deem It expedient to pass, by provid ing penalties for the breach of any of the provisions thereof: to make such sanitary regulations as to the Coun cil may seem proper. ''',.! Market, Slaughter and Hide Houses- Weights, Measures and Unwhols aome Food. 26. To provide for the establish- i.llMb Ul illMlttt.1 iiuUSc muu L.uCi regulate the location and management of market houses, hide houses and places, and to prohibit and regulate the locution and management of slaughter houses and hide houses, within, three miles of the cltv 11ml s. and to provide by ordinance for the location nnd existence of slaughter houses and hide houses, within three miles of the city limits, and to pro. vl la a standard of wuighta and meas- ores and authorize an inspec Ion of weights and measures an, of food and fuel nnd prevent and prohibit the sale of unhoaltbful and unwholesome food, and to provide for tho office of City Weigher and Measurer. , ; Constructing Sewers. 27. To divide the city Into conven ient sewer districts nnd whenever, in the opinion of tho Council, It is deem ed necessary for the protection of the health of said district and city, to pro vide for the construction of and to construct sewers within such dlslrlc s, and to 'provide for the payment of the expense thereof, to levy special as. se.-sriientg as In the same manner heretofore provided, upon property which Is especially lenetltted by rea son of the construction of said sewers that Is contiguous or tributary to or abutting or .fronting upon the s reet, alley, nvenue or lane throuc-h nr :iimi or on the line of which the sewer may I r in. Right of Wiy Sewer Connections the term for which any officer been elected or appointed. has persons for refusing so o do. Surveying of Blocks and Streets. - 13. . To provide for- surveying the v ' ,r. blocks and streets or the city, and for JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT. making the boundary lines of such Powderi Dynamite; Oil. biocka and streets. ' n T rvvulate and restrict tb Regulating - Roadways, Railways, atorage and sale of gunpowder, dyna' .Transportation, Horses and Vehicles mite, giant powder, nitro-glycerlne, St. To regulate tne use of streets, nil and other combustible material, roads, highways and publio places for and prevent their manufacture in the foot passengers, ' animals, vehicles, city and to prevent by all and proper cars, a reel railways and locomotives; means, danger or risks of Injury or to regulate the speed upon' railroads damage by Are arising from careless- within tne corporal limits,.' the loud ness. negligence or otherwise, or unnecessary blowing of ; whistles, To Exercise Power. and to prevent faat or furious riding 45, To exercise such power and au or driving upon the streets ' or alleya thority as may be given to the Coun' nerem; to regulate the transports- Cll In Ihls charter. tlon of . gunpowder, dynamite, nltro- p0wera Exercised by Ordinance. glycerine and other combustibles - 41, The power and authority given through the streets of the .city; to to the Council by subdivision 23 of this protect the public from Injury by run- section can only be enforced or exer- awaya ' by punishing persons who cised by ordinance, unless otherwise negligently nave horses or carriages In expressly provided, and a majority of tne sireeis wimout rnstenlngs; to pre- the Council may pass any ordinance scribe the width of tires on all wag- 0r resolution not repugnant to the con- ons, carriages, drays, trucks, carts, and stl'.-jtlon and laws of th United other vehicles, and the weight to be states or of the State of Oregon, carried thereby for the preservation necessary or convenient for carrying of streets and highways. . lnto effect any power or authority 8idewalka Building Fronts; Barbed granted by this charter. Wir Fences. 35.. To regulate the use of side- CHAPTER 8IX walks and prevent the extension of nc'TWP MAvrm. ms POWERS AND my the exhibition and hanging of plncnrd or nags In or across the s-reels or from nouses, or other buildings; to estab lish front time to time such public sta tions ns may bp necessary; to regu late the numbering of houses and lots on the s'rects and avenues, a id the naming f streets nnd avenues; to pro hibit persons from roaming the streets at unseasonable hours, and to provide for the peace and good order of the elty. Fines and Imprisonment. 23. T0 provide for the punishment of the violations of any of the ordi nances of the city, by fine, or Impris onment n the city Jail, not exceedl ig three hundred dollars or ninety days, or both, or by a forfeiture, ns penaltv. not exceeding three hundred dollar.. and for workln, any person sentenced 10 sucn imprisonment upon the streets nnrka ,.kiia iuurc, work-nouses or 2S. To locate und construct ditch, canal or plp0 for the conduit of water, and any drain, sewer or culvert It may deem necess-ry or convenient for such purposes, nnd shall have a rliflit to enter upon any land hi -tweet, the termini of such ditch, canal, or pipe or drain sewi r or culver, for the purpose of examining locating and survrylng the land of s iij ditch, canal, pipe, drain, sewer or cjlvert. doing no unnecessary dnmagn thereby, nnd to appropriate, as much of said lend as may be necessary for the cons ruc tion of salil ditch, canal, sewer vilnn. drain or culvert In like manner as pro. vided by tl-.e laws of this state for the appropriation of lands or rlht of way by corporations,' and to appro priate and divert from Its natural course or channel, for the purpose of draining or Mushing nny drain, sewer or culvert, any spring or streams of water and compel the extension of water nnd sewer connec Ions from tho main sewer or pipe to the curb tmo of tho sidewalks of all public streets. Water Works. 29. To provide the city with good und wholesome water, and for the erection and construction of such wa ter works and reservoirs us may be necessary or convenient therefor. Regulating Cesspools. 30. To compel all persons erecting or maintaining privies or cesspools within one hundred and seventy U70) feet f any street n which a sewer has building ' fronts and house fronts within the street line and to prohibit 'he building and use of barbed wire fences.' Street Surfaces; Gas and Water Mains Sewers. 3. T regulate, the opening of street surfaces, the laying of gRs and fnt- Tr.n4n ,Oi hnlMlnw n ' v. pairing of sewers and the erection of electric, gaa and other lights. Improving Streets and Sidewalks. 37. To open, establish and vacate streets, avenues, lanes and alleys and widen the same; and for that purpose to condemn property for the city use. un!er the regulations, that are pro vided by the general laws, of Oregon. To grade, pave, plank, macadamize, gravel, curb or otherwise improve re pali or bemi'lfy the highways streets. avenues, lanes, alleys and sidewalks of the city, and t0 provide for the pay ment of the .. expense thereof, and levy' special ase8sn.i-n'si In the man ner heieinlKfore. provided, upon prop erty which is especially benefited by my said Itnprovcri ent that Is con- tlious to or abutting or fronting up- n tho highway, street, alley, line or s'dewalk, to bo graded, pived. plank ed, graveled, curbed, -rr.aeadnii.izbd or otherwise Improved or beautified. Sorinklinq Streets. 3S. To provide for the sprinkling. cleaning and ivi -airing of anv or all the streets in said city, and In order to provide f..r the payment of the ex pense thereof, to levy a tax or special .is-sment upon tho real property which shall he a Hen upon said prop erty until paid. , Housemovincj,' Dsngsroua Buildings. Si). To prevent the erection or mov J ins of buildings within the city lim its. which snail ht. dangerous to the DUTIES. passer-by, or to .he adjacent property, or an obstruction to publish travel, and in case any building or nny pub lic street shall become dangerous to pa.sswi-l.y the Council shall have power 0 ctiis. the same to be re moveu Sli ,. K.ifo at the expense of the property, upon f.ve days' notice lo the owner thereof or a?ent there for; and io determine by resolution when J:e .sjune is dan ;erous. Such expei ,. sia'l he made u Hen upnn the prn..vty and shall b levied, assessed and --ollecti d In the same manner as nssessimns for street Improvements, and the Council may r. Rulate the time and miinner of, and prohibit the re moval of hullllnirs through the streets of the city, nod may designate the ch ricter of buildings which may or may not be moved. Regulating Poles, Wireji. Cables and Unr". ground Conduits. 40. Y-i i'.Miw. inrhoi'l-te pv-ivlde for' nnd regui.i'e the predion, maintain- I enee and j-moval of telegraph, tele- I phone, electric light, electrlo railway, j and other poles, wires and cables, and1 the laying and use of underground j conrtuits or sttbwnya for the same. In under upon and over the streets, al leys or public pares, and public grounds of said city; nnd In, under, over and upon any lands owned, or under the control of said city, wheth er they be Inside the limits of said cl'y or not; and to require all such wires nnd cables to be laid In said conduit or .Itlin.Vn Vl .- VI.. or may hereafter be constructed to 1 practicable. connect the same therewith; l'rovld 1 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. Aprjropristing Money. 41. To appropriate money and pay debts, liabilities and expenditures of ed, that In cases where blocks ure more than one hundred and seventy feet In width, this authority shall ex tend to the center of the block. DEPARTMENT OF 8TREETS AND ALLEYS. Gas and Electrio Lights. 31. To provide for lighting the streets, parks, buildings and other public placet of the cl'y, and furn ishing tho City with gas, electric and other lights, and for tho erection, con struction and maintenance of such works within or without the city lim its or convenient therefor. Prevent Encroachments and Obstruc tions. 32. To provide for the prevention and removal of encroachments and obstructions from and for the clean ing and repairing of the streets, side walks, crosswalks, alleys, avenues, lanes or other highways of th city, and to compel owners, lessees agents nd occupants of lands abutting upon the streets to remove such obstruc tions and repair the said streets, sidewalks, alleys, lanes or other high I,.,,, m , , .. .. ,np, am-,.., iuiicb ur uiner nign- house of correction, during the time ways of the city, and to punish such the city, or any part or Item thereof. Taking Census; Death and Birth; Sextons and Physiciana, 42. To provide for taklnr enumera tion of the Inhabitants of the city; to regulnte the burial of the dead and register of all births and deaths; to direct the returning and keeping of all bills of mortality; and to impose penalty on physicians, sextons and others for default In the premises. Compensation of Officers. 43. To fix the compensation and fees of officers, and to define the du ties of all officers not provided for In this charter, and the Council may. when deemed necessary, create addl-1 tlonnl offices; Provided, that the com pensation of the Mayor or a Council man shall not exceed three dollars (3S.00) per meeting for actual attend snce. The Council has full power to fix the fees and compensation of all officers In the first Instance, but no compensation already established shall be Increased or diminished during General Duties, Bee. 37. The mayor Is the chief exe cutive of the municipal corporation, and must exercise a careful super vision over Its general affairs, and sub ordinate officers. It Is his duty, at the HtiuuiS ii.ee In of the Co"fcll so- pointed by this charter to communi cate by message to the Council a gen eral statement of the condition and affairs of the city, andj.o recommend the udnptlon of such measures as he may deem expedient and proper, and vo make, such special communications to the Council from time to time as he may think proper and useful. He shall preside over tho council when it Is In session, and shall have au thority to preserve order, enforce the rules of the Council and to determ ine the order of bu-lness, subject to such rules and o en appeal to the Cornell. He shall not be entitled to a vote, except in case of a tie vote by t' e Council, when he shall have the cas'lng vote. He shall nppulnt nil standing and other committees. App.-oval of Bonr"s, .'c. 3S. The .Mayor shall take and! B-pprnve nil olH.-lal under nklngs which this charter or the ordinances j of the city n ay require any officer to : Rive ns security fur the faithful per formance of his duty, or any under-tul.-lng i h h may he required of any (lei'rac'nv for the faithful perfortn anre of h I s contract; nnd when ho ap nrmns such undertaking, he must IrtMncHntely file the same with the Cl-y Recorder, excepting the under lying of the City llecor'er, of which 'e s''i, '! lie the custodian. Vciitiinn! Duties. Sec. 39. Ho shall perform ruch other dullo and exercise such ore r " hull y us shall be pres.:rtbi'd by this charter, or i.y ,-n- city nrd'ia.infe or a:iy h:w of the United States or of t I.Ik state. Sulrrilting Ordinances for Approval; 1 Proof in Courts. tec. 40 No resolution or contract j reeuuiiig ine payniiii of money, nor any ordinance, sl-.all go Inco force 1 . M . .. ... oc o .my etiei i uniu upproved au "igueu oy me .Mayor, except ns pro vlled 111 section 41. I'pon the piss ae of any ordinance or any r--s"lu Hon. t!i. enrolled copy thereof, afest '1 by the Recorder, shall be r.ubirla 10 no Mayor, or President of th Council, by the lit-, older, and If I -Mayor approve the same, he sl all write up,,n i: "p; rived." with the !a thereof, and sk-n t -e same with thematic i.f i;is olti -e; and t-e reupon. 'mess otner.vise provided herein nueti ordinance or resolution shall become a luw, and be of force and effect; and In all judicial proceedings, either In he Recorder's court, or In any court in this siatc, a copy of such ordinance cr resolution, certified t0 h,. the Re- corner, snail be competent evidence of the provisions and passage of such ordinance, or resolution. Mayors Vsto; Return of Ordinsnce by Mayor. Sec. 41. If the Mayor does not ap prove any ordinance or resolution so 1 submitted, he must, within five days irom the receipt thereof, return the same to the City Recorder wl'h Ills reasons for not approving It; and if tne Mayor does not so return it. such ordnance or resolution shall become a inw as If he had approved it. Passage Over Veto. "' - pen tne first regular meeting of the Council after the re mo or an or 1 nance or from the Mayor not approved, the Rc- v.mu.-. .-loin ueuver the same to the Council, with the message of the Major, which must be read; and such ordinance or resolution shall be put upon Its passage again at said regu lar meeting or any adjournment there of, and If three-fourths of all of the members constituting the Council vo-e In the affirmative. It shall become a law without the approval of the Mayor, and not otherwise. Conveyance of Real Property. Pec. 43. All instruments conveying real property belong., . ...1, ..... - . .u nniQ city, shall be signed by the Mavor and at tested by the City Recorder, and tne seal of said city placed thereon, and shall be acknowledged and recorded as required by the general law of the state, and no conveyance not thus executed, acknowledged and recorded, shall have any validity whatever as astalnst said city. ed knsrlcrl fccvfcM OF THE rvrtirtS ANU P0TIE8 OF Recorder, Raeorder,? CUrk t Council. -' ill. ' tec 44. Tta Worttr is the Judl clal officer of the corporation, ' anaV shall hold a court therein at soch plaoaTJf as the Council ahall provide,, whlott. court shall be known as tho Recorder"! t court; and he shall ba appointed and, hold bis office as in this charter nera inh.tore orovkted. He la also officio clerk of the Council, and with hi must he filed all claims and ? counts against the city. H shall keD accurate minutes or au me jo inr. of the council, and a correct rec ord of all Judicial business transacted by him. It la hl duty also, to Ola every paper presented to him offlcl ally, and to take charge 01 ana ly keep all the papers and records of the corporation, unless omerwior vlded for. Jurisdiction, ' Bee. 46. He shall have Jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses defined and made punishable by any ordinance of the cl'y. and of actions brought to re cover or enforce any forfeiture or pen- slty declared or given by any ordi nance, which actions shall be tried without the Intervention of a Jury. Monthly Statements. Sec. 46. The Recorder snail mane out and present to the council a mon hly statement of all moneys re celved or collected by Dim for the V city, and of all licenses Issued and all warrants drawn on the city treas ury, and such other statements as tha Council may require. Fineo and Penalties. fee. 47. AH fines Imposed by said Recorder, and all penalties recovered before him for a violation of a clty" ordinance, shall, when received or col lected, he f irh'Alrh paid by him In the City Treasurer, who shall give him duplicate receipts therefor, one of which shall be lih-d In the Recorder's oilice and tha o.hcr be given to the Mavor. Claims Against the City; Deferred Till Net Meeting. ;-ec. 4!. All on:. nails and accounts against the city shall be presented to the Recorder, on r bef ire the tlrst u i.v of each iie.iu.n. with tho necessary evidence in support theixof, and ha shall ivpur. ihcin to the Council at Its next meeting itfuT being so presen:ed 10 );,:, tog,..!:,-r wi.h any suggestions ,.nd i-'-ptiiii'tiions which he may deem prop-r :in-l p r inent. ' All such de ie iiein ..1-1 aie j.nis shall " lie over fiom tho meeting at which they are pnsented until the next regular mect :n?. wlr 11 the Co'iiu II shall vote direct whellar the same 'shall be paid 111 whole or in i :rt, us. they may. deem Just and legal; provided, the same be for coi;.i'ra.e purpo.-es and none other. All accounts shall lo balanced at he en.! of eic-h calender month. Warrants; How Drawn. fee 49. When he Council orders my a.-coum or tic land to be paid, '.he Ixcorier must draw a warrant "ii the Tr asurei- for the amount or 01 red paid, wdiieli order or warrant, when so drawn, shall be signed by h Mayor and attested by the Re cordcr. Fiecordcr'3 Official Title. . ' Sec. 50. The . Recorder's name of oaiee, whether acting as recorder or r's clerk of the Council shall ha "Ke c or ler of :he City of LaGrande." Issue Licenses. Sec. ji. The Recorder must Issue all lka-n.xfj, authorized by city ordinances- upon the delivery to him of the receipt vt the Cl'y Treasurer for the amount of the money for such li cense; provided, that in such cases as 'he Co uiell, by the "provisions of this charter or cny ordinances, shall be requir, d to make a special order, li- cense shall be issued only upon such special order. Bocks of Account. Sec. 52. The Recorder must keep books of account, showing therein re. celpts and disbursements and all suma appropriated, the date thereof. th date and amount of all orders or war rants drawn upon the Treasurer and 10 whom payable, and all such other matters and things as may be pre scribed by ordinance, 0r to be proper r necessary to a correct understand. ' Ing of the city finances. ' Administer Oaths. Sec. 3. The Recorder Is authorlxi1 to administer any oath authorized or" required t0 be taken by any law of this state or any city ordinance. Duties of the Treasurer. Sec. 54. The Treasurer shall recelva and safely keep nil monies that shall come Into his hands belonging to the City of LaOrande, and pay the earn oer upon a warrant or order signed by the Mayor and Recorder, and keen a correct account of his receipts and disbursements, and at all times keep his hooks open for the inspection of Council; and at tba .rnirn "is term of office he shall .!. 1 ' his successor all monies, books and v Papers ln his hands belonging to hla U omce. He Shall also nerfnr uch other duties as are nrovM. by this charter, ordinance. n ..i.i orders of the Council. V 1 CHAPTER Pir.ur OF ASSESSMENTS AND THE COL.- """w r" DELINQUENT TAXE8. General Fund. fec. 66. All monies paid for licensee, id collected as fines, a. well as alt money collected by taxation, . except 1. if I 11 I "' u , Hi n v.- it V1: 1 -' it f 1 X I if t Continued on page 7 "awssiflssTJlssajsas 4