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o i gpt-ia-jMivn ii 1 1 1 i ii 1 1 i in mi 0 m 1 o J O o V The Weekly Enterprise. 4 DEMOCRATIC pAPFAl, ror. the Business Man, the Farmer And the FAMILY CIRCLE. tSStJED EVERY SATURDAY EY A. HOLTfER, EDITOR AND PUBLISH ER. (siiFICF Corner of Fiftu and Main streets t)reSou City, Oregon. TERMS of SUBSCRIPTION &n"lc Copy one year, in advance, .$3 00 TZKMS of ADVERTISING tm-'it advertisements, including all noticed, IV sq. of 12 lined, 1 v.$ 2 50 1 00 For each subsequent insertion Oaf Cuiuinn, one year iaif " V. ouirtcr " " ii,iiiie3s Card, 1 sqnare one year. .$120 00 . GO . 40 . 12 ttW Remittance to be made at the risk o Sabicribers, and at the expense of Agents. BOO A' AND JOB PRINTING. The Enterprise office is supplied with I).' iMtifu!. approved styles of type, and mod-p-'ii MACHINES 1'IiIvSLiISS. which will enable the Proprietor to do Job Punting at all times Neat, Quick and Cheap ! tjp" Worlc solicited. U l:ti.i'.s transaction upon a Specie basis. BUSIXJ'JSS CARDS. I AW PARTNERSHIP. .VS. K. KELEY, Itiwidcn-v, Columbia st !ict. 2d and 3d sts. j. rr. reed, Resilience corner of Columbia and 7th sts. Jus. K. Kelly and J. 11. Reed, under the lirni name of KELLY & REED, Will practice law in the Courts of Oregon" Oiiiee on First street, near Alder, over the r.e.v Tost utlke room, Portland. (iOtf JAXSIXG STOUT. Attorney and Counselor at Law,' O PORTLAND, OREGON. Oilice Under the United States District Court U m'.ii. Front street. 40tf pAGE & Til A YET, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OFFICE In Cree's lltiilding, corner of Fiont and Stark streets, Portland. S'iitf J. F. CAPI.K. J. C. MOUELAXD. CAP.'.ES & MORELAND, A TQ11NEYS AT LAW, Cur. FRONT and WASHINGTON Sis., O POUT LA NO, OPvEGON. 7?rGEXE A. CliONIX, J ATTOllXEY A T LA W, Room 7 and H Carter's Block, 4'. PORTLAND, ORECON. w. p. OSS, 31. IX, Physician and Surseoa, o "'-"Oil'iee on Mam h'tieet, opposite Jlason ic ILt.'l, Oregon City. 1-jtf J J SAFFAKKAXS, Physician and Surgeon, "Ofiiee a (Phis ,J)ni2 Mtore, near Post Oivjron City, Oregon. 13tt OiILc j. welch DENTIST. lnu;neidlj Located at Oregon City, Oregon ROOMS Willi Dr. SafTarrans. on Main st. y.ii. WATKIXS, m. d., g SURGEON. ronTLAXD, Okhgch. OrriCE Odd Fellows' Temple, corner First and Vlder streets Residence corner of M On and Seventh streets. ALASOfJ SfiTH, Attorney and Cotinsslor at Law, PilUCTOIl A?.'D SOLICITOR. AY0CAT. Practices in State and U. S. Ccurts. OJhe X. 108 Front Street, Portland, Oregon, Oppo: Mte McCorniick's Rook Store. W. F. KIGHFIELD, E -t ();.-))p,J since 1340. at the old stand, Miin Street, Oregon, City, Oregon. An Assortment of Watches, Jew elry, and Scth Thomas' weight Clocks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. Repairings done on short notice, inJ thankful for past favors. CLASK GREE1IMAK, City Drayman, OREGON CITY. 5 All orders for the delivery of merchan- e or packages and freight of whatever des iiitv.,,. to any part of the city, will be exe c '-e l promptly and with care. JyHW YOPJv HOTEL, V i-v (DoHtf-'hes Oafthaus,) o. i, iront Street, opposite the Mail sieam sliip landing, Portland. Oregon. "H. ILOTHTOS, J. J. WILKENS, P ROP RIETORS. r'0r,J rZr Woek 50 '" with lodjrinsj 6 0i Dy 1 oo "IMPERIAL MILLS. Savier, LaHoque & Co., OREGON CITY Midiinirs, B Bran nn.l l'h;,l-a v.0.l TVl .... V.MValllt) ,,,, CtillT. ui'Ul PWchlug fced mtfnVr ;h t.r G o o o O "Live and Let Live." JfTELDS & STTjTcKLEB, DEALERS IX PROVISIONS, GROCERIES COUNTRY PRODUCE, Ac, CHOICE WIXES AM) LIQUORS. 57At the old stand of Wortrnan & Field Oregon Cit; , Oregon. i3tf JOIIX II. SCIIRA3L Manufacturer and Dealer in SADDLES, HARNESS, etc., etc., JMain Street, Oregon City, Wishes to represent that he is now as well prepared to furnish any article in his line as the largest establishment m the State. lie particularly requests that an examination of his stock be made before buying elsewhere. GEO. NOAII. JAMES MORlitSON. INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, Formerly ficsj Columbian, Corner Front and Jlorrison Streets, PORTLAND, OREGON. NOAH & MORRISON, PROPRIETORS. Free Coacli in r. ml ficm lie House. July lGth tf 0REG0H CITY BREWERY ! HENRY II UMBEL., Having purchased the above Brewery wish es to inform the public that he is now prepar ed to manufacture a No. 1 quality of LAGER BEER, As good 03 can be obtained anywhere in the Stale. Orders solicited and promptly liiled Patronize Homo Industry. THE FIOIJIIER CURLED HAIR MANUFACTOHY IS NOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY THE market with a No. 1 article of Curled lla:r for Upholstery work, which, will can pare with any imported article In quality or price. I pay the highest price for Maries and Tails of Horn's and Tails of Cows at my store, corner Front and Salmon streets. 1). MKTZiiCR. Portland. Oregon. JOIIX A I. BACOX, . Importer and Dealer in . ZEIS CEE XTS g STATIONERY, PERFUMERY, &c, Ac, Oregon City, Oregon. At Charma I Vomer' old xta n,d, lately oc cupied by S. Ackeriaan, Main street. 10 tf STEERS & HSNDS9 Wholesale Dealers in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Mines, Drcui'lies, WhlsJcics, No. 40, Front Street, Portland, Oregon. Constantly on hand a genuine article of Cutter Whisky HOW'S TH!SF0n IH8H? PAUL Having thoroughly reconstructed inside and out, Loeu.-.' building, formerly occupied by Chas. Freidenrich, has opened the same, where the best of Wine, JJcer and Ciytirs, can be h;d. A share of public patronage is respectfully solicited. Aug. 20:iuj CU AS. HODGE. .CIIAS. E. CALEF. .GEO. W. SXELL. KOSaS, CALEF Si Co., f DEALERS IN" DRUGS and MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, AND WtXDOW GLASS, varnishes, brushes, painters Hdtcriatf, ana LtrvggisW Sundries. 07 Front Street, 53 Portland, Oregon. Tlie " 5'iiin Killer,'" After thirty years trial, is still receiving the most unqualified testimonials to its virtues, from persons of the highest character and responsibility. Physicians of the tirst re spectabdity recommend it as a most effectual preparation for the extinction of paui. It is not only the bc.t remedy ever known for Brui-es, Cuts, Burns, tte., but for Dysentery or Cholera, or any sort of bowel complaint, it is a remedy unsurpassed for efficiency and rapidity of action. In the gr-at cities of Iu dia and other hot climates, it has become the Standard Medicine for all such complaiuts, as well as for Dyspepsia. Liver Complaints, and other kindred disorders, for Oouirhs iiiu Colas, Canker, Asthma, and Rheumatic ditliculties, it has been proved bv the most I abundant and convincing testimony, to be ' i . . : .1...V .1 , . t-.- uu .n v ... . au.e meo icine. i;irecuon3 acecmi iy each bottle. Sold bv all Diu-gists.. , i'llco z0 tta.f 5o cts., aud $1 per buttle. il m , OREGON CITY, OREGON,' FRIDAY, ,iin.nn.jn.imi.i;,iiiijini WIIJ..U,.' Jill. A Bill to Constrnct Lock 4- nAn-r, City. Dr. Alexander. of Linn, intro- dnced the folio wins bill lii the House on the 20th inst: A bill to aid in the construction of a steamboat canal and locks at the Wilamette Falls .at Oregon city, in the Willamette river, and to appropriate funds there for. Wiikreas, The People's Trans portation Company is a corpora tion duly incorporated under the general incorporation laws of the State of Oregon, for the purpose of transporting freight and passen gers on the waters of the Willam ette" and Columbia rivers, and their tributaries, and all necessary port ages; and whereas, It is of great importance to the people of Oregon that the obstruc tion to the free navigation of the Willamette, river at the Falls of the same at Oregon City be re moved, and the transportation of passengers and freight greatly fa cilitated ; therefore, Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon. SiX'Tiox 1. That the State of Oregon hereby pledges its faith to pay to the said People's Transpor tation Company aforesaid, the sum one hundred and twenty-live thou sand dollars in gold coin, as here inafter set forth, out of the funds donated by the United States to the State of Oregon for the pur poses of internal improvements. Sec. 2. In order to entitle the said corporation to receive the sum of money hereby agreed to be paid, it shall be the duty of said corporation to construct a canal, locks or works on the cast side of the Willamette river at' Oregon City, either with inclined planes, or oincrwise, at tno discretion ot such corporation, provided said locks shall be not less than one hundred and eighty feet in length and thirty live feet' in width, and to be constructed of stone, cement, iron .and wood, and built in .a dur able and permanent manner. Such canal, locks or works, whether on the inclined plane system or other wise, to he suhicient to pass boats to and fiom the Upper and Lower Willamette river, and after the completion of the same, the said corporation sliali'pass without de- lav through said canal locks or work, all steamboats, flat boats or other water craft, in the order in which they shall arrive at either terminus of said works. Sec. The State of Oregon agrees to pay the said sum of mon- , upon the express condition that the said corporation, after the completion of the said canal and locks, or inclined plane, as herein before set forth, shall not, for a period of ten years after the same is completed, charge a greater rate of tolls than twenty cents per ton, registered tonnage, lor each steam boat or other water craft going through said canal, locks or works; and after the expiration of ten years, the said corporation shall not charge a greater rate of tolls than fifteen cents per ton registered tonnage for each steamboat or oth er water craft going through said canal, locks or works; and at the expiration of twenty years from the time said canal, tocks or works are completed, the St.ate of Oregon shall have the privilege to take and appropriate to its own use forever the said canal, locks or works, up on the payment to the said corpo ration the actual value thereot at the time of taking and appropria ting the same, winch value shall be ascertained in such manner as the Legislative Assembly of Oregon may hereafter prescribe. Sec. 4. 1 he aid hereinbefore provided shall be paid to said cor poration in the manner as follows: When said corporation shall ex pend the sum of twenty thousand dollars toward the construction of said canal, locks or works, then the State shall pay to said corporation fifty per cent of the amount ex pended, shall be paid annually, provided that the aid furnished by the State shall, in no one year, ex ceed the sum of thirty thousand dollars; and the said several sums of money shall be paid out of the fund arising from the five per cent, of the net" proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States lying within this State; or, in case' the same sh.all be insuffi cient to pay the said sums as they become due, then the same shall be paid out of the interest on the fund arising out of the sale of the five hundred thousand acres of land donated to the State of Ore gon for the purposes of interna- COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY improvements by the act of Con gress, entitled "An act to approl priate the proceeds of the sales of the public Lands, and to grant pre emption rights," approved Sept. 4, 1841 ; or, in case the interest on the said fund shall be insunicient to pay the said sums of money specified in this Act, then the same shall be paid in part out of the principal of the said fund; and in the event that there should be in sufficient money in any of the funds aforesaid to meet any such amount when the same is due, then warrants shall be issued for such amount by the Secretary of State in favor ot said corporation, which warrant shall be drawn on the State Treasury, and shall bear in terest from date of presentation to the State Treasurer, at the rate of ten per cent, per annum in gold coin. Sec. 5. The faith of the State of Oregon is hereby pledged for the payment of the sums of money to the said corporation, as herein before set forth in this Act, on the express condition that the said corporation shall construct the said canal, locks or works, in the man ner nereinbeiore provided, and shall not charge a greater rate of tolls than is herein set forth ; and it is further provided, that the pay ment of said several sums of money shall be made upon the ex press condition that the said cor poration shalll pay to the State of Oregon five per cent, of the net profits arising from tolls collected for passing steamboats and other water craft through said canal, locks or works, for the period of twenty years from the time of the completion of said works. Sec, 0. The said corporation, to entitle it to the benefits of this Act, shall commence- the construc tion of said canal, locks or works, on or before June 1, 1871, and within one year from that date, ex pend the sum of twenty thousand dollars toward the construction thereof; .and within two years from said date, shall expend the fur ther sum of twenty thousand dol lars and the whole of said work shall be completed and ready for the passage of steamboats or other water cratt,within three years irom the commencement thereof; and if any of the conditions or require ments in this section set forth shall not be fulfilled in good faith, all privileges, immunities and aid herein granted said company shall be forfeited to the State. Sec. 7. "There shall be appoint ed by the Govcrncr of the State three disinterested persons, whose duty it shall be to examine said work each year; .also, the books, receipts and expenditures made on account thereof by said corpora tion, and report to the Governor in writing and if it shall appear that the said corporation have complied with the requirements of section G of this Act, then the Sec retary of State shall draw his war rant "on the Treasury in favor of said company for the amount found due; and if said conditions are complied with, it shall be the duty of the Governor immediately to declare by proclamation all the rights, privileges and aid herein granted' to be forfeited to the State. Sec. 8. The words canal, locks or works in this Act, whenever used, shall be held to include and mean works of any description, whether inclined planes or other sufficient structure whereby boats of the description aforesaid may be passed through np and down. Sec. 9. Said corporation shall signify their acceptance of the provisions of this Act by written notice to the Governor, under the corporate seal of said corporation ; and upon filing such acceptance, the Governor shall require of said corporation bonds in the penal sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, United States coin, condi tioned: that the works herein pro vided for shall be commenced, completed and kept in repair; and all moneys due the State oy virtue of the- provisions of section 5 of this Act be paid into the Treasury quarterly; and upon any failure in whole or in part of said corpora tion to comply with the provisions of this Act, such corporation shall forfeit to the State all rights, priv ileges and immunities conferred by this Act and in such event, shall refund to the State all moneys re ceived by virtue thereof, together with ten per cent, interest thereon from time of receiving the same. "See here Mister," said a lad of several summers, who was driven up a vice by a ferocious dog, " if you don't take that dog away, I'll eat up all your apples." BANCROFT LIBRARY, OF CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER I A Bill to Constrnct Locks. Hon. B. II. Burch, of Polk, in troduced the following bill in the Senate, en the 20th inst : To amend an Act entitled "An act to appropopriate funds for the construction of a Steam Boat Canal at the Willamette Falls." Approved October 20, 1SG&V no:- 1. That "section 2" of said act bo amended to read as folllows: In order to entitle the said cor poration to receive the sum of money hereby agreed to be paid, it shall bo the duty of the said corporation to construct a Canal and Locks at and on the west side of the Willamette Falls. The said Locks to be not less than one hundred and sixty feet in length and forty feet in width, and to be constructed chiefly of stone, ce ment and iron, and otherwise built in .a durable and permanent man ner. The said Canal and Locks to be Completed on or before January 1st, 1873. And after the comple tion of the same, the said corpo ration shall pass without delay thorough said Canal and Locks, ail steamboats, flat boats, barges and other water crait, m the order m which they shall arrive at either terminus of said Canal. Sec. 2. That "sect ion 4" of said act, 'be amended to read as follows : That within ninety days after the approval of this Act, the "Wil lamett Falls Canal and Lock Com pany" shall execute and deliver to the Secretary of State,. a good and sufficient bond with sureties paya ble to the stiite of Oregon in the sum of three hundred thousand dollars. Said bond to be approved by the Governor of this State; conditioned, That said Company shall on or before the first day of January, 1873, construct and com plete said Canal and Locks in ac cordance with the provisions of this Act. when the Governor and Secretary of State shall issue and deliver "to the said Willamette Falls Canal and Lock Company, gold bonds of the Statoof Oregon, for the sum of two hundred thou sand dollars in bonds of five hun dred dollars each, payable to said Canal and Lock Company, or its legal assigns in ten years or sooner, at the option of the State, bearing interest at the rate of seven per cent, per annum, payable semi annually in gold. Principal and interest of said bonds shall be paid out of the funds arising from the five per cent, of the net pro ceeds of the sale of public lands of the United States lying within this State, or out of the sale of the five hundred thousand acres of land donated to the State of Ore gon bv act of Congress for the purpose of internal improvement, or from both of said funds. Sec. 3. That "section 5" of: said Act be amended to read as follows : The faith of the State of Oregon i hereby pledged for the payment of said bonds by this Act author ized to be issued, upon the express condition that said corporation sffall construct said Canal and Locks in the manner before pro vided in this Act, and not charge a greater rate of tolls than is here in set forth. And it is further provided that the issuance and pay ment of said bonds shalMe made upon the express condition, that said corporation shall pay to the State ot Oregon ten per cent, oi the net profits arising from the tolls collected for passing freight and passengers through said Canal and Locks for the period of ten vears from the time of the comple tion' thereof, and five per cent, of said net profits, after the expira tion of said period of ten years. Sec. 4. That "sectjon 7" of said Act be amended to read as follows: The said Canal and Lock Com pany shall 1)0 required to fully complete said Canal and Locks acording to the requirements of this Act, on or before the first day ef January 1873. And if the above condition is not complied with, the bond required by this Act to be given by said company to the Stjite of Oregon shall be deemed to be forfeited and broken, and all the rights given said com pany by the State under this Act, shall be deemed forfeited. Sec. 5. That "section 8" of said Act be amended, to read as follows : On the completion of said Canal and Locks, the Governor shall ap point three Commissioners to ex amine the works and report there on, and if from the report of the 180 Commissioners, of a majority of the commissioners, of a majority of them, the works are completed as hereinbefore specified, then said company shall be discharged from any liability on its bond executed to the State. . Sec. G. The act to which this is amendatory is hereby continued in force the same as if all the re quirements therein had been fully complied with by the said Willam ette r ads Canal and Lock Com pany. A Bill for the Reduction of Feos, Mr. Thompson of Clackamas, introduced the following bill in the Senate, Sept. 10: A bill to amend chapter 18, of the General Laws Concerning Fees of Officers. Jjc it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon : Sectiox 1, That section' 2 of chapter 18 of the general laws compiled by 31. 1. Deady be and the same is hereby repealed, and the following enacted instead thereof: Sec. 2. The fees of the county clerk shall be as fellows: For issuing any writ, order or process, except a subpoena, fifty cents. For issuing a subpoena, twenty five cents. For entering any judgment, order, decree, for each folio, twenty cents. For each folio of any journal entry or final record, twenty cents. For taking an affidavit, "includ ing the administration of the oath, twenty-five cents. For swearing a witness, ten cents. For taking and approving an undertaking or bond in any "case, fifty cents. For making and inane: 1UU2- ment roll, twentv-five cents For making copies of journal entries for judgment roll, for each folio, fifteen cents. For docketing judgment docket, twenty five cents. For making copies of any re cord or file, for each folio, fifteen cents. For official certificates, with out seal, twenty-five cents. For official certificate, with seal, fifty cents. For issiuing commission to take testimony, twenty-five cents. For taking depositions, for each folio, fifteen cents. For taxing costs and disburse ments, twent3'-five cents. For docketing cause, swearing juiy, calling jury, receiving ver dicts, -and other h;e services on the trial of an action, suit, or jiro ceeding, not herein otherwise enumerated,-to be paid by the plain till one dollar. For issuing letters testamentary, of administration, or gurdianship, fifty cents. For recording any judgment, orucr, decree, bill appointment oT an executor, administrator, or guardian, for each folio, twenty cents. For recording the appointment of an admeasurer of dower, twen- ty-hvc cents. For making and keeping a re cord of the accounting and distrib ution in relation to any estate, fifty cents. For making all indexes in rela tion to an estate, fifty cents. For making and keeping a reg ister in relation to an estate, fifty cents. For filing and making a certified copy of a declaration to become a citizen of the United States, one dollar. For entering judgment of ad mission of an alien to citizenship, and making a certified copy there of, two dollars. For making blank assessment or census roll for the county assessor, for each quire such roll may con tain, four dollars. For making tax roll and extend ing thereon the rates levied by the county court, for each folio, fifteen cents. For each warrant or order drawn on the county treasurer, ten t hr cents. For making out exibit of tlu? receipts raid expenditures of the county, for each folio, twenty cents. For making out an appointment in pursuance of an order of the county court, twenty-five cents. For each certificate of election, to be paid by the person receiving the same, fifty cents. " For each election notice required by law, twenty-five cents. 1VO. ''47. 1 or issuing any license required ov iaw .w , one uoiir ar. For making and depositing in jury box, the ballots containing the names of the persons on jury list, and drawing and making' panel of jurois for any term of the circuit court, one dollar. For drawing and making such pannel for any term of the county court, fifty cents. For entering in the journal the proceedings of the county court when transacting countybusin'ess', for each folio, fifteen cents. Fo r m ak i n g a n d filing .a list o i? jurors who have been returned to5 any court with an account ot thv mileage and per diem, one dollar. For opening and canvassing election returns and making ah-' stract of the votes for each election, three dollars. O For receiving, keeping, and dis bursing money, on the first five hundred dollars, one per cent, on the second five hundred dollars, one half of one per cent.; on they third five hundred dollars, one" fourth of one per cent. lor taking ami certifying and acknowledging a deed, or other in strument, one dollar. For recording any deed,' declaj ration, contract, or other private' writing, required by law to be re-" corded, for each folio, twenty cents. For making a copy of any rec ord, for each folio, twenty cents. For making and issuingCn, mar riage license, making memorandum thereof, and recording marriage certificate, two dollars. For filing or making entry, when required by lav,', of any articles of incorporation, or chattel mort gages, fifty cents. For each day's attendance on the circuit and county courts, three dollars. Sec. 3. The fees of the sheriff shall be as follows: For serving any writ for the en forcement of a decree, fifty cents.- For the service of any summons, subpoena, notice, or order, on each person served, twenty-live cents. For executing any provisional remedy, fifty cents. For serving any bench warrant or warrant of assest, two dollars. Fer committing a person to prison, or discharging therefrom, or attending a person in custody before a court or judge, fifty cent?.- For taking an inquest by a jury for the trial of the right of prop erty, two dollars. For taking and approving any' undertaking or bond, seventy-five cents. Q For making and delivering a copy of any process, and a notice necessary to complete he service thereof, for each folio, twenty cents. For summoning any panel of jurors for the circuit court, to be paid by the county, ten dollars for summoning each panel for the' county court, six dollars. For summoning any other jury' required by law, four dollars. For calling a person from the bjrstandcrs to serve as a juror twenty cents. For all money actually made on any process and returned to the clerk, under one thonsand dollar's. two per centum; on all sums of money over one thousand dollars, ane and one-half per centum. 3Iaking a conveyance of real property sold on any process, to be paid by the grantee, three dol lars. 3 Lalcing .a certificate of sale of real property, fifty cents. 3Iaking bill of sale of personal property when required or de- inanded, to be pairt. fy the pur chaser, one dollar. For posting notice of any elec tion, to be" paid by the county, twenty-five cents. Serving notice on each judge of election, to be paid by the county,' fifty cents. For executing a sentence of death, fifty dollars. For serving a writ with the power of the comity, three dollars. For each day's attendance on the circuit or county court, three dollars. For conveying a convict to the penitentiary, and delivering him to the projKir officers thereof, three dollars per day, besides mileage for hitriself and the necessary ex penses incurred in guarding such convict during such conveyance, to be paid out of the State treas ury For any seivice that may be rendered by a constable, the same fees that are allowed a constable. The mileage for any service by sheriffs shall in all cases, bo com- Concluded on foul i?i pcrge.y o o 0 o 0 o o o o 0 O O O o o o 0: o - - ! TJTTDVT'T T7"V n AT TcnowT A