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J A forvallis, Jan. 10,879. &ewaits at the dead of. . -Ol& ao sound but the sebl.mg fjies, th6Uh Her r.earu c make no motus or pain. lone with her-hame and sorrow 8he -watchTi tne niga bu She watch ji the 1 Apd God, -Jr" Forgives 'Fuen sh rweth her anguish, Forgives when ahe prays to die. She is jfng again in sorrow XhTwasted years that are gone, Hoping, and hating, and praying, fill night melts into the dawn ; Hating the curse that is turning The gold of her hair to gray, Praying that God in his mercy Turn the1 night of her life into day. jiff nun is the curse that is dimming The Kgfet of her beautiful eyes ; Rum is te curse that is making A hell of .her paradise. And the trail of this curse in marked All over our beautiful land. By the ashes of wasted leaves It scatters-on every hand. Ashes of wasted manhood. Ashes of woman's love Ashes of all that is holy It traileth its slime above. I&mestic Pete. Matrinioi.il polks. Invalid Furniture. A wooden lesr. A Well-known Girl of the Period. Em-Bezzle. A botrr Phrenologist- The boy rBo is always at the head of his class. A clumsy mwn with big feet is the biggest train wrecker a lady knows of. Husbands are said to write "W. P." -in the corner of the ir letters, which means. "jfcc permitting." A man whtSJp' a Fcoiding wife being asked wliathe did for a living, replied that he koft a hot house. A handkerchief flirtation is a very simple thing. It only requires two fools and two handkerchiefs. A elergjman has said that modern yonng Tatnesr are not t he daughters 01 Shem-andllani, but ol Hem and Sham. TPriuWipb of Art. " And now, ma'aTfty I hope that'll j.laze ye ; shure there's niver a eoiiI as would think it was your own hair." A little girl suffering from the mumps declares that she "feels as though a headache had slipped down into her neck." A little fellow who wore striped stockings was asked why he made Barber poles of his legs. His pert reply was: "Well ain't I a "little haver?" Bfil where did you get them trousers?" asked an Irishman of a man who happened to he passing with a pair of remarkably short trousers n. "I got them where they grew,'' tvas the indignant reply. " Then, be me conscience," said Paddy, "you've pulled them, a year too soon." " Don't sboW my letters," wrote a 0tmg man to a young lady whom Be adored. "Dopjt be afraid," was the reply ; " Frn just as mucn ashamed of them as you are." Tie new love-knot. Friend: f But why, dear, did you throw over Percy for Harold ?" Dear: "Well, you see, II. Blcncls with my initials, and makes, such a -mnch nicer monogram." "My dear," said a husband in start ling tones, after awaking his wife in the night,-"I have swallowed a close ef strychnine!" "Well, then, do for goodness sake He still, or it may eome np.-" "Mamma', where do people go when they die ?" "MydearI can't tell yon- just whore." " But don't .00 know ?" "How can I know, Nellie? Mamma has never died." "Of courso not ; but haven't you studied geography ?" "Doctor", mjft daughter seems to be going blind, and she's just petting ready for her wedding, too! Oh, dear me, what is to be done?" " Let her go right on with the wedding, madame, by all means. It anything can open her eyes, marriage will." Day-dreams are sometimes defend ed on" the ground that, if useless, they are at least harmless. This, howev er, cannot be the case. JCothinsr oeeu-pies-so feutral a posftion. Valuable time is wasted, energy is fretted sway, fhe mind is enfeebled, the ac tivities are discou raged fjf the present ' actual life is rendered tame and in sipid. When a youth acquires the Ira-bit of brooding over a possible mpnhood', full of power and honor, with wealth to supply every desire, and a nanib that is to command the homage of all, with friends to exult ,,.'?' his prosperity, and acquaintances to be proud of his notice when he pictures to himself how meekly lie wilt bear his honors, lnw widely be will exert his influence, how judicious ly be will expend his riches, how lib erally be will scatter his charities, he is positively unfitting himself for v present duty, and rendering any at-tajmneftt-of his dreams an utter im- rusBtwiu.T. a. i uiiiui trill' 10 i in: v ion of a wisely cultivated imagina tion. The pictures drawn by it are not these of exaggerated fancy, but rf practical attainment. There is no Jain fill and irksome return to real ife, for its conceptions are those of truth, and such as 3 noble and labo rious hfo may realize. The chief dif ference, however, is that the day- m pictures only pleasure without Me the true imagination ever he two. Thus while one ely-colored views of life. rerless and d i scour- it ly leads us up- Stow, through denial and pa- tever is really ?JllBi!SaD BY AUTHORITY. 1IE LAWS OF OREGOS. SPECIAL LAWS. W ACT relating' to awl legalizing the elections of A thePeaeefor the precincts , of. Dayton, Amitv. McMinnviUo and North Fork in Yamhill county, Oregon. Whereas, at'the term of the coun ty court for Yamhill county, Slate of Oregon, held June 4, 1867, there was .rrawttd a order for the election ot Two .Iirstiees of the Peace for the pre cincts of Lafayette, Dayton Amity McMhiwville and North Fork in said county; and' Wiif.rf4S, said precincts-ftf feny ette Davton. Amity, McMirihville and North sfprk did elect two Jus tices of the Peace in each of the said prceincls in June, 1S68, 1870, 1872, 1S74, 1-870 and 1878, in conformity to said order; and Whereas, doubts have arisen .ts to the'validity of said election ; therefore Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon : Sec 1. That said elections be and tbey are hereby declared void.. Sec. 2. Inasmuch as th passage of this net will have a tendency to dispel doubts, and restore confidence rtn, ruN.-inl n't oftlio addiiional justices of the peace elected in Yam hill county, Oregon, tins act mw take effect and be in force from and after its approval by the Governor. Approved October 16, 1878. AN ACT to Define the Boundary Lines of Baker County and of Grant County, and to provide .or a Survey of the Line between Bal:cr and Oram ioun tk'S, and to repeal Sections 5 and 19, of title 2, of Chapter 8, of the Miscellaneous l aws of Oregon, compiled bv Deadv and Lane in 1572 ; Also to Re peal an act'entitled " an act to create a Commission from Grant and Baker Counties, to establish an In itial Point to Define the Boundary Line between Grant and Baker Counties, and to Create Com mission from Baker and Union Counties, to desig nate by name, which Fork of the North Fork of Powder River shall be the Line between Baker and Union Countief." approved October 26, 1S74 ; Also to Repeal Section 1 of an act to Create and Organize the County of Grant, approved October 10, lSGJf? Also to repeal an act to Define the Boundaries Wf C.rar.t County, approved October 20, 1870 : Al-o to Repeal an act entitled "an act to Define the Boun daries of Grant County," approved October 19 1572, Be it enacted, by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Or.tw. Section 1. That the boundary lines of Baker county shall be as fol lows; commencing at the intersec tion of Powder river with Snake river; thence up tin; main channel of said Powder river to the intersection of North Powder river with said main Powder river; thence up the main channel of said North Powder river to ti.e mouth of" the Anthony fork of suid North Powder river; thence up the main channel of said Anthony fork of North Powder river to the largest lake near t tie source 01 Anthony fork, which hike is used as a reservoir for the Camp Carson mines; tl.cnee due west to the summit of the chain ot mountains known as the Blue mountains, that separate the waters of Powder river and Burnt river, on the east, from the waters of John Day river on the west; thence southerly along the summit of said chain of moun tains between the waters of said Pow der and Burnt river on the east and the waters of said John Day river on the west, to fi point where the Dalles inilliiary'road crosses the summit of said Blue mountains; thence due east to a point .where the range line of the United States surveys will be inter sected, between ranges 36 and 37 east of the Willamette meridian; thence due south to the Stale line on the 42d 1 parallel of north latitude; thence due east along said state lines to the m tersection of the State boundary line between Idaho territory and Oregon; thence due north to the mouth of the Owyhee river; thence down the mid dle of the main channel of Snake river to the month of Powder river to the place of beginning. Sec 2. That the boundary lines ol Grant county shall be as follows: Beginning at a point on the 42d par allel of north latitude at the State line, where the same is crossed by the 125th degree of longitude west; thence north along said line of lon akude to The 45th parallel of north latitude ;' thence east along said par allel of north latitude to the summit of the chain of mountains known as the Blue mountains; thence souther ly along the summit of said Blue mountains to the westerly boundary line of Baker county, described in section 1 herein; thence along and adjoining said western line of Baker county on the summit of said Blue mountains souliierly between the waters of Powder river and Burnt river on the east, and John Day river on the west, to a point where the Dalles military road crosses the sum mit of said mountains; thence due east to a point w'here the range line of the United States surveys will lie in tersected between ranges 36 and 37 east of the Willamette meridian ; thence due south to the State line on the 42d parallel of north longitude; thence due west along said State line to the place of beginning. Skc. 3. That it shall be the duty of the county e-"nrt of Baker county, as soon as practicable, to contract with and appoint some competent surveyor t& survey and locate with suitable stakes, monuments and marko, the said boundary line be tween Baker and Grant counties on the route dest-ribed in section I of this act, to wif : from said lake to the 42d parallel of north latitude, and field notes and plats of such surrey shall be filed in the office ot the Sec retary of State and clerk's offices of said counties as a lecord thereof; that the expense of such survey shall be audited by the county court of Baker county, and the account thereof shall be certified to the county court of Grant count', and the amount thereof sha'l be paid equally by said Baker and Grant counties. Sec. 4. That sections 5 and 10, of title 2, ofidiapter 8, of the miscella neous laws-of Oregon, compiled by Deady and Lane in 1872 ; also an act entitled an act to create a commis sion from Grani and Baker counties to establish an initial point to define the boundary line' between Grant and Baker counties, and to create a com mission from Baker and Union coun ties to designate by name which fork of the north fork of Powder rivr shall be the line between Baker and Union counties," approved October 26, 1874; also, section J of ail act to create and' organize the county of Grant, approved October 10, 1864; also, an act to define the boundaries of Grant county, approved October 20, 187CT;- alsoan act entitled an act to define the boudaries of Grant county," approved 19, 1872, are all hereby repealed. Skc 5. That inasmuch as the boundary line between Baker and Grant counties has not been surveyed and defined, and thereby great loss of revenue to State and counties may occur from the uncertainty of juris diction of persons and property along said line, this act shall take effect from and after its approval by the Governor. A'pproved October 16, 1878. AX ACT to amend an act entitled " an act to Incor porate the town of Jacksonville, approvca ucio ber 19. 1660. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon : That section I of article 3 of said act be amended so as to read as fol lows : Section 1. A general elect ion shall be held on the first Tuesday ot March in each year, at which election all the officers provided for in this act shall be elected, except the comnus sioner of streets. 1 he board ot trus tees shall appoint the commissioner of streets within thirty days alter their election. That section 4 of article 3 be amend ed so as to read as follows: Sec. 4. All vacancies occurring from any cause, in any of the offices of the town, shall be filled for the unexnired term, by appointment by the board of trustees, at any regular or called meeting fcliereof. Approved October 17, 1878. AN ACT to Incorporate the town of Oakland. Be it nactecl by the Legislative Assembly of the Siate of Oregon : Section 1. That the inhabitants of the town of Oakland, in Douglas county, State of Oregon, and their successors within the limit hereinafter prescribed, are hereby created and estahliserl a body politic aim corpor ate, by the name and style of the Citv of Oakland, and by that style shall have perpetual succession, the right to sue and He sued, defend and be defended in all courts within this State; to purchase, lease, receive and hold properly, both real and personal, and dispose of the same for the com mon benefit ; to hil-ve and use a seal, and to alter the same at pleasure. Skc 2. The corporate limits of said City of Oakland shall be as follows:- commencing at a point thirty feet west of the center of O. & C. railroad tract, at a point parallel with the north line of the railroad addition to the town of Oak'und, running thence along said railioad on the west side and thirty feet from center of track to the north line of block No. 1 ; thence westei'y to the northwest corner ot said block No. 1 thence southerly along the west line of block No. 1, to the southwest corner; thence easterly along the south line of said block to the southwest comer of block N i. 16; thence southerly in due line to southwest corner of block A in Brown's addition to the said load ad dition to the town of Oakland ; thence easterly along the south line of Brown's addition, to the line between the donation claim of Thos. Banks and L. II. Crew ; thence north along said line to a point due east of the north line of the railroad addition to Oakland ; thence west to place ol beginning. Sec 3. The officers of said city shall be a board of five trustees, a Recorder, Treasurer, a Marshal, who shall be legal voters and actual resi dents of the town during the six months next preceding their election. The legislative powers are vested in the board of trustees, who may enact all ordinances necessary and proper for the due execution of the powers herein granted. The judicial powers are vested in the Recorder, who shall, by virtue of his office, be likewise a Justice of the Peace, and shall nave exclusive original jurisdiction of all causes and matters arising under the ordinances of the town, and shall act as clerk of the board qf trustees. The Marshal shall be the executive officer of the town, a constable and conser vator of the peace, and shall arrest and bring before the Recorder for trial on complaint, or otherwise, all offenders against the laws of the State or ordinaces of the town, and perform all such duties as the board ot trustees shall prescribe. The board of trustees may appoint, a night watchman and other subordinate of ficers and agents, and fill all vacan cies in office. Sec. 4. That tbe officers shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town annually, on the first Monday of November, and the election shall be conducted in accordance with the laws of the State. The first election shall beheld in said Oakland, at the place of holding general elections, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., and ending at 4 o'clock p. m., and the in spectors of the election shall give certificates to the successful candi dates, and shall deliver the poll books to the Recorder elect. The board of trustees shaljppoint the inspectors of all snbseqrrent elections and the place of holding the same, and shall cause ten da's' previous notice there of to be posted' throughout the town, and they shall receive the returns and declare the result, and the President and Recorder shall give certificates of election to the officers elect. Sec. 5. That the board of trus tees shall elect a President, keep a record of their proceedings and meet at stated limes, and at such other as iho Prpsirlpiit shall armOint.- Tbev shaH'judge of the qualifications and election ot their own members, ana decide contested elections of all town officers. They shall have power with in the town to levy and collect taxes not exceeding one mill per cerit per annum; to license and tax theatrical and other exhibitions, shows and amusements, and houses for the sale of intoxicating liquors, ale aud beer; but such taxes shall not lie less than are prescribed by the general laws; to provide against fires, nuisances, disorderly behavior and disturbances of the peace ; to provide fof the con struction, improvement and repair of streets, highways, bridges and side walks, and for the cleaiilihesa of the same, and of ditches, drains and sew ers; to provide a lockup for persons arrested or sentenced to imprison ment under the ordinances of the town or general laws; to punish by fine or imprisonment all violations of the ordinances of the town; to re strain domestic animals from going at large within the limits of the town or of afoy specified part or parts thereof; to provide for the taking op and impounding ot such animals, and for their sale, if not redeemed, and generally to provide for the safety, peace, order and well being of the inhabitants of the town. Sec 6. That the enacting clause of every ordinance shall be "The people of the town of Oakland do ordain as follows;" and every ordin ance to be valid must receive the af firmative votes of three trustees, whose names must be catered upon the journals. Sec. 7. That claims against the town must be audited by the board of trustees, and paid on the order of the President, countersigned by the Recorder. Sec 8. That the term of office shall commence on the day following the election, but all officers shall serve until their successors are sworn into office. The trustees shall receive no compensation ; the Recorder shall receive the fees of a Justice of the Peace; the Marshal shall receive the fees of a Constable for like services, and for other services such as the I trustees shall audit. Sec 9. No officer, during the per i iod for which he is elected, shall be interested in any contract, the expen ses of which are to be paid out of the town treasury. Sec 10." There shall be a road dis trict around said town of Oakland, within a circle, whose radius shall be one and a half miles, and Front and Locust streets the center thereof, which shall be governed by the same laws as other districts, except that the trustees shall appoint a resident as supervisor, who shall apply the road tax to the repair of roads and streets in such mander as the law shall order. Sec. 11. When any person shall be convicted of any criminal offense under any of the ordinances of said town, and shall be adjudged to pay a line and costs, and shall fail to pay the same, he may be sentenced to la bor one day for every two dollars of such fine and costs, upon the streets an-d other public works of the town. Sec. 12. The inspectors of the first election shall be J. E. Pike, A. C. Young and E. J. Page, who shall cause ten days' notice to be posted in three conspicuous places in the said town, ami slrill give certificates of election to the successful candidates, and deliver the poll books to the Re corder eh'ct ; the officers thus elected shall qualify before some officer le gally authorized to administer oaths, and shall, within five da s thereafter, enter upon their respective duties. Sec. 13. The legislature of Ore gon may annul, repeal or amend this act whenever a majority of the citi zens petition therefor. Sec 14. Inasmuch as this act pro vides that the annual election takes place on the first Monday in Novem ber, therefore this act shall take ef fect and be in force from and after its approval by the Governor. Approved October 17, 1873. AN ACT tn Incorporate the town of Lafayette, In Ya-.nhiil County, OreirOn. Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon: Section 1. That the inhabitants of the town of Lafayette, Yamhill county, S'ate of Oregon, and their successors within the limits hereinaf ter prescribed, are hereby created and established a body politic and corpo rate, by the name and style of the town of Lafayette, and by that style shall havr perpetual succession ; the right to sue and be sued, defend and be defended in all courts in this State; to purchase, lease, receive and hold property, both real and personal, and dispose of the same for the common benefit; to have and use a seal and to alter the same at pleasure. Sec. 2. The corporate limit of said town of Lafayette shall be as follows, to-wit: beginning at a point in the Yamhill river at the month of Milli ean branch, on the dividing line be tween the donation land claim of Eli jah Millican and wife, in T. 4 S., R. 4 V., in Yamhill county, Oregon, and the donation land claim of Joel Perkins and wife, in T. 4 S., It's 3 and 4 W., in Yamhill county, Oregon, ( in cluding the 160 acres patented to said county); thence in a northerly direc tion on the east boundary line of said donation land claim of Elijah Milli can and wife, to a point south 17W west of the northwest corner of block No. 67, of the town of Lafayette, as the same is platted on pages 54 and 35, of volume " G," of the records of deeds of Yamhill county, Oregon; thence east 17 north of the north west corner of lot No. 1 of said block No. 67; thence east 17 north along the north boundary line of said town plat to the northeast corner of block No 15 ; thence in a southerly direc tion, along the east boundary line of said town plat to the Yamhill river; thenc'a up said yamhill river with the meandeiings thereof, to the place of beginning. Sec. 3. The Officers of the said town shall be: five trustees; a Re corder, who shall be the clerk of the board of trustees and assessor, and ex-offieio Justices of the Peace within the limits of the town of Lafayette; a Maishal, who shall be collector' of taxes and ex-officio constable within the town of Lafayette; and a Treas urer, who shall hold their offices un til their successors are elected and qualified, and who shall be legal vot ers and actual resdents of the town six months next preceding their elec tion. Sec 4. Said officers shall be elected by the qualified electors of said town on the first Monday in uecemoer oi each year. Provided, that no person shall "be entitled to vote at a munici pal election Avho has not resided in said town limits thirty days next pre ceding the election, or who shall have refused or neglected-'.o' pay any city fine or tax legally assessed against him ; Provided, such fine or tax has been legally demanded of him ; And provided further, that legal TO t ere bavins real estate and doing perma nent business' within the limits of said town, shall also bo deemed legal voters at municipal elections. The first election of city officers shall be as fellows:- the County Clerk ot Yam hill county shall post in three of the most public places in said town at least one week-before the election, a notice, designating the time and place where said election will be held, and thereafter and before the election, shall appoint three persons to receive the votes at the place des lgnated, and the persons so appointed shall receive the voles as aforesaid, and within four days thereafter shall make return of said votes to the clerk of the county court, who shall forth with, in the presence of the judge of the county court, or Justice of the Peace, canvass the same, and to the persons respectively having the high est number of votes for Recorder, Marshal and Treasurer, he shall give certificates of election ; and to the five persons having the highest (tim ber of votes for trustees, he shall give certificates of election as trustees. Sec. 5. The board of trustees shall elect one of their number to be presi dent, which board shall constitute the town council, and at any meeeing shall have exclusive power to provide for the election and qualifications of officers, and for filling vacancies in office; to fix the time add place of their meeting, but they shall meet as often as once in each month ; to levy and collect taxes for citv purposes ; to establish hospitals; prevent and remove nuisances; to provide water; to license, tax and regulate auction eers, la venis, ordinaries, hawkers, ped dlers, brokers, pawn brokers and mon ey ehangers; and also hackneys,, car riages, wagons, carts, drays, omni buses, and to fix the rate ot carrying persons and property therein ; to li cense, tax and regulate bar rooms, billiard tables, liquor venders, theat rical and other shows, exhibitions, and other amusements, and also to prohibit bawd- houses, gaming and gambling houses; Provided, that no person having paid a license to the town lor carrying on any business or traffic named in this section shall be compelled to pay to the county or the State for the same business; toestab lish and regulate market houses and places; to establish fire companies, and provide for the prevention and extinguishment of fire; to appoint fire w aniens and property guards and to prescribe their duties; to compel any person or persons present to aid in the extinguishment of fire, or for the preservation of property exposed to danger in times of fires, and by ordinance to prescribe such other pow ers as may be necessary on such occa sions; to establish and regulate a po lice and night watch ; to impose fines, penalties, forfeitures; to provide for the const ruction, cleansing and re paying of side and cross-walks; Pro tided, the residents of said town shall not " e exempt from the payment of such road taxes as are or may be im posed by law upon the residents of Yamhill county; And j)rovided fur tier, that the trustees of said town shall have power to compel by ordi nance the owners of lots or blocks, to construct and repair side-walks, and to dig and maintain ditches and sew ers along the streets adjacent to said lots or blocks at the cost Off the own ers thereof, and to provide for the selling of the lots and blocks adja cent lo which any such works may be constructed, ditches dug, sewers constructed, or improvements made, to pay all costs and expenses thereof in the same manner as like property is sold on execution under and in pur suance of tlie laws of this Stale. To grade, pave, plank or otherwise clean, construct and keep in repair, streets, alleys and side-walks. To prevent and regulate the running at large of animals, and the discharge of fire arms in said town ; to appropriate for any item of city expenditure, and to provide for the payment of debts and expenses of the city; to appoint a Street Commissioner and a City At torney and prescribe their duties ; to provide for the removal of standing water and unwholsome and offensive substances ; to make by laws and or dinances not inconsistent with the laws of this Stale and of the United States, to carry into effect the provis ions of this charter, and to secure the health, peace and improvement of said town ; and lo provide for the punishment of persons violating city ordinances, by fine or imprisonment, but no fine shall exceed one hundred dollars, nor imprisonment more than twenty days. And said board of trustees shall have power to prevent the introduction of contagious dis eases into the town ; to prevent and restrain any riot, noise, disturbance or disorderly assemblage in any street, house or place in the town ; to make ordinances to prevent and pun ish vagrancy and disorderly conduct, and to provide rules and legulations compelling persons convicted of va grancy or disorderly conduct to work on the st: eels and public works of the town; Provided, lhatnosenter.ee to hard work on the streets or public works of the town shall exceed ten days for any conviction. Sec 6. The president of the board of trustees shall have power to call meetings of the board, and shall pre side at its meetings, if present, and shall, at least once in each year, state to said board the condition, financial and otherwise, of said town, and make such recommendations as he shall deem expedient. Sec 7. The Recorder shall be ex officio Justice of the Peace, and have jurisdiction, civil and criminal, per taining to that office, and shall have jurisdiction over all violations of oily ordinances, and may hold to bail, fine or commit persons found guilty there of. His duty as clerk and assessor shall be as prescribed by the boaid of trustees. He slrill preside over all meetings of the board i,i the ab sence of the president, and shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the board of trustees, and si all be custo dian of the records of said town, ex cept t he treasurer's books. Sec. 8". The Marshal shall execute all processes directed to him by the Recorder or any legal authority; shall be conservator of the peace, and shall arrest all persons guilty of a breach thereof, or of the violation ot any city ordinance, and take them before the city Recorder or Justice of the Peace for trial ; and may, as col lector, enforce the collection of city taxes as the collection ot county taxes are enforced, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the board of trustees. Sec 9. The TreastweF shall receive and keep the funds and moneys of the city, and pay out the same as hereinafter specified. He shall exe cute a bond, with two sureties, to be approved by the board of trustees, in such sum as the board shall order, for the safe keeping of moneys of the said town and the proper discharge duties as treasurer, and- when requir ed by the board, he shall make a stale merit of financial affairs of the town. Sec 10. No claim against the ciiy shall be paid until it is audited and allowed by the common council, and then the treasuier shall pay it upon a warrant drawn upon him by the Recorder. SEc. 1 1. No member of the board of trustees shall, during the period for which he is elected, be, interested in any contract, the expenses of which are to be paid out of the town treasury. Sec 12. Within five days from the enactment of any ordinance, a copy thereof shall be posted in three of the most public places in said town, or published in a newspaper in Lafayette, and no ordinance shall take effect in less than five days after its passage. Sec 13. A majority of the trus tees present at any meeting shall CQIU st i lute a quorum to do business, ami m4(n of the board shall be public, and at jeast once a year a statement of th financial affairs of tlio town shall be published by the board. Sec 14. The board of trustees shall not in any manner create any debt or municipal liability, which shall singly or in the aggregate ex ceed two hundred dollars; and the board of trustees shall not, during any one year, levy any tax- or taxes to exceed four mills on the dollar in the aggregate; and li'.ey shall levy a poll lax-of not less than one dollar, or more than two dollars, upon each legal voter within said' town during e.ich year, if necessary, to create a fund for current city expenses. Sec 15; The board of trustees shall provide by ordinance for the canvass and count of the vo.es at city elections; and shall provide rules governing the place and manner ol such elections, and shall decide all contested elections. Sec. 16. No person shall be eligi ble to the office of trustee unless he shall be five owner of real estate with in said city. Sec. 17. That the enacting clause of every ordinance shall be: "The peojfie of tlve town of Lafayette do ordain as follows;" and every ordi nance to be valid must receive the attimalive vote of at least three trus tees, whose names must be entered in the journal. Sec. 18. The board of trustees shall have no power, without the con sent of the owners, to lay out or open any streets on the lands of Edwin or Henrietta Popple ton, Edgar Popple ton, A. R. Bui-bank, John Bird, J. C. Nelson and Joe Matby, Ivingiii' a body, and across which no streets now run. Sec. 1-9. The term of office of each officer shall commence on ihe day following the election, but in case of disability, resignation, non-accep.-ance or election contest, all officers shall hold until their successors are sworn into office. The trustees shall i-mrpi vp no eomneiisation ; the Recor der shall receive the fees of a Justice RUPTURE! ANOTHER WONDERFUL CUBE CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS! f 1AJ JFORNIA EL AS: j TIC TfiUgfl COM- i'AKV, W. J. Uoukk, Proprie tor. bear Sir:-I feel that I owe it to you and to huuutnity to writ the (act that J hae been bl'liSTANTIALLY CUH-J-1 of a bad ca-.e of ruDtur of thirty yearV utanding, by one of your incomparable Truijries, which I purchased from you three months ao. J cannot describe the suffering, both pbytrfcaJly and mentally, that I have undergone during that pe riod; and now J feel like a new being1. I have worn all kinds of Trusses, both Steel and hla-itic, and nev er received any permanent relief until 1 tried yours. Its Himplicity of construction, and facility with which it can he adjusted, and the ease and perfect freedom to the motions of the body with which it can be worn without canning any irritation, are iU chief merit, and it is a perfect supporter. I have not had any sifn of a return of a Rupture since the first day I put it on, and feel that I am PERFECTLY CURED. It is invaluable, and the fact should be known to the world. You can refer atiy one to me on the subject of their merits. I am yours truly, s ALFRED J. BURKE, Chief Mail Clerk S. F. Daily Evening Post. San Francisco, July 20, 1878. ENDORSED BY THE MEDICAL PROFES SION. San Francisco, July 9, 1878- f aHCornia Elastic Truss Co: After practicing medicine many years in this city, during- which time I have had an extensive experience in the application of all kinds of Trusses, 1 can ai:d do recommend yours as the best in every respect, for it is a? near perfection as modern science can make it. It has many advantages over the torturing steel-hoop Trusses, which inflict great injury on the hips and spine, bringing on other distressing ailments, such as lu nbago, morbid affections o the kidneys and numb ness in the lower limbs, all of which are avoided by wearing the California Elastic Truss. It is not only a perfect retainer, combining ease and comfort, but the pressure can be changed to any degree. It also re mains in its proper place at all times, regardless of the motions of the body, and is worn night and day with perfect ease. It is suerior to any of the Elastic Trusses now in the market, while it combines the merits of all. 1st -It is easily adjusted on and off with snaps, doing away with straps and buckles. 2d The universal spring between the plate and pad prevents all irritation, which is a god-send to the suf ferer. 3d. The pad is adjusted on and off in an in stant, and can be changed for any other size and form most suitable to the case. In fact it combines every quality essential to comfort and durability, and is un equal ed in lightness, elasticity, natural action, and artistic finish Many of my patients who are afflicted with hernia are wearing them, and all shall in the fu ture, for X think the great ease with which th :;se purel' scientific appliances are made efficacious. Is trulv remarkable. You can refer any parties to mo on the subject of their merits. 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