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cottier's bond ahall be deposited with the treasu rer.
by this charter conferred upon II, by fine or Imprisonment of violators
Section 11, The eouncil ahall hold their first meeting, and organise,
of such orders, or both, or by Installing such Improvement, connection, or
on the second Monday In April, being the first Monday following the
regular election.
Section 21. The terms of all officers elected shall begin on the first
Monday following their election, or aa soon thereafter aa they shall duly
qualify; but If they fall to qualify within ten (1 0 ) days from and after said
day, then said office ahall be vacant, and the council ahall, at Ita first
meeting thereafter, fill aald varancy by appointment; and all vacancies
occurring from any cause In any elective office shall be filled by the council
by the appointment of some qualified elector of the city to said varaucy,
who shall hold said office for the unexplred term, and until hla successor
la elected and qualified.
other work, and assessing the cost of same against the property affected
thereby, or by the creation of spsetal benefit districts for any such purposes
•hall not be reduced below two (2 ).
tftl mills on the dollar, for city purposes, and also such further amount
CHAPTER 11.
as the council may deem necessary for street and road purposes, and for the
Section 4. All power and authority at Ten to or vested In the City of
payment of Interest and principal of any debt now or hereafter existing
Gold H ill by thia act ahall be exercised by a mayor and city council herein
against the city; but any llcenss exacted or collected upon any place, person,
described, unless otherwise specifically provided herein.
and distributing the cost of the Improvement or other work equally through­
Section 5. At the next regular city election there shall be elected a
out such special benefit district benefited thereby, such cost to be n lien
mayor, who shall be elected at large and shall hold office for a term of four
upon such property, aud such special benefit districts may be so created,
(4 ) years, or until hia successor Is elected and qualified, and a city council
and such cost so distributed and asMassd, In connection with any public
consisting of two ( I ) counctlraen from each ward and two councilman at
improvement of any character, which, In the Judgment of the council,
large, one councilman from each ward and one councilman at large to be
CHAPTBR IV.
Is of special benefit to any district In aald city.
elected for a term of two (2 I years, and the other councilman from each
Section 23. The legislative powers are vested In the city council, who
Section 34, The city council shall have power Io prescribe the manner
ward, and the other councilman at large to be elected for a term of tour shall enact ail ordinances necessary, and provide for the due execution of
of
the
collection of all assesamenla against any property In aald city, and all
years. At the second regular city election hereafter, there shall be elected the powers herein granted.
assessments herein provided for ahall be a Hen upon the properly affected
a recorder and a treasurer for a term of four years each, and thereafter, at
Section 34. The judicial power shall be vested In the recorder, who
thereby, and. In the absence of any provision for the collection Or enforce­
alternate regular elections, there shall be elected, tor a term of tour years shall, by virtue of his office, be ex-offlclo justice of the peace, aud ahall
each, a mayor at one election and a recorder and a treasurer at the next have exclusive original Jurisdiction In all cases and matters of law arising ment of such Hen by the cquncll, the same ahall be certified by the recorder,
together with the annual city tax levy, to the county clerk of Jackaun county,
election, and so on, and at each such election a councilman from each ward under the ordinances of the city, and the laws governing Justices of the
and a councilman at larre; provided, that the city council may Increase the peace shall apply, as far as practicable, to all his proceedings, provided, to he collected and accounted for bv the sheriff as other taxes are collected
number of wards in said city and each additional ward shall be entitled to no Jury trial shall be allowed In hla court, and no witnesses called to testify and shall be by him paid over to the county treasurer, to the credit of the
city.
two (2 ) councllmen, to be elected at alternate elections and to serve tor before his court shall be entitled to witness fees. In all criminal cases
Section 35. The provisions of Chapter V of Title XXVI of Lord's Ore­
four ( 4 1 years each, and all elective officers shall hold office tor the brought before him, In which he haa no Jurisdiction, he shall enuae the
gon Laws are hereby adopted and made a part of thia charter, and aald city
respective terms herein specified and until their successors are elected and defendants therein to be turned over to the proper constable sheriff or and
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juat.ee of the peace. The recorder shall a.-o act’ . . ’ clerk o' the Htv couurH Z
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qualified. The city council may provide for a polling place In each ward
a . clerk of the city council. | p r id e d that the right to pay assessment.
in .t.llm e M .' .hah’ «'«,7 b i
or for a single polling place for the e n ti^ city, In which latter event a
Section 25. The chief of police shall be the executive officer of the
ballot box shall be provided to receive the ballots of the voters of each city, a constable and conservator of the peace, and he shall arrest and restricted In any way by the amount of the assessed valuation of any
ward, and the ballots of the voters in the different wards shall be deposited bring before the recorder for trial, either upon his own complaint or property thereby affected, and provided further, that nothing herein con.
in said separate ballot boxes, and kept separate thereafter. The qualified that of other persons, all offenders against the laws of the state or the talned ahull restrict the power of said council to make Improvement* and
electors of each ward shall be entitled to vote upon all candidates for office ordinances of the city, and shall enforce all ordinances of the city, and the defray the coat thereof by general taxation.
Section 36. The city council ahall annually levy on alt the property
except the candidates for councilman from the other ward or wards.
peace and quiet of the city, and perform all such other duties aa the city
In said city, taxable for county and state taxes, a city fux. not to exceed five
Section 6. The officers provided for In the foregoing section shall b9 council shall prescribe or direct. He shall collect all taxes, fines, liens, assesa
taxpayers and freeholders In said city and shall have been legal voters ments and licenses levied or Imposed by the city council or the recorder, and pursuit or railing and the property connected therewith, shall not he
and actual residents in said city for at least six months Immediately pre­ pay the same over to the recorder, who shall pay all moneys received by considered In conflict with the provisions of thia section.
Section 37. The city council ahall have power to acquire, by purchase
ceding such election. Councllmen elected from the different wards shall him to the treasurer and take his receipts for the same and place them
or otherwise, or to loaae or construct, and to maintain an electric lighting
be actual residents of the respective wards from which they are elected.
on file in hla office.
Section 7. All vacancies In any of the foregoing offices shall be filled
Section 26
The treasurer shall be the cu.todl.n of the money, and curreM for the ,n ,n ,o .. r .
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by election by the city council, and the persons ao elected shall hold office
s of the city. The city council may require from the recorder chief transmission line, for .h
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. ..ollce, treasurer, and such other subordinate officer, a . they S a l
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for the unexpired term.
Section 8. The mayor may appoint, subject to the approval of the city ppolnt. bonds for the faithful performance of their duties In such amounts granUd anv Hsh.' „ »
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ahall
police officers and city employes as may be required, or may appoint a suit­
CHAPTER V.
have power to sell. lease or convey Its water or light system or both, and to
able person to perform the duties of two or more of such offices, and may
Section 27. The city council, Immediately after taking the oath of
contract
In regard to the Mine and lu regard to the distribution of water
remove any such appointee at any time.
office, shall organize by electing one (1 ) of their members chairman of the
Section 9. All elective officers In the present town of Gold H ill shall council, which member ahall perform the du/lea of the mayor In the absence and light In all respects ao long as (he provisions of this rharter are not
In any way violated.
remain In office and shall hold the same offices In the City of Gold HUI or Inability to act of the mayor. The council shall keep a record of all their
Section 38. The city council shall have power Io pass all ordlngRCva
until the first Monday in April, 1912, or until their successors are elected proceedings, and shall meet at least once each month, and oftener If called
and
resolutions
necessary to enable It to carry out the provision* of thia
and qualified, except the marshal, who ahall hold his office at the pleasure together by the mayor.
charier, and to amend and change the Mid ordinances; to make appro­
of the city council.
Section 28. The city council shall have power within the city to create
Section 10. All ordinances of the town of Gold HUI In force at the time an Indebtedness to the amount of fifteen hundred 51500.00) dollars per priations from the general fund to the street and alley fund. The general
this charter takes effect, and which are not inconsistent with this charter, annum, but no indebtedness In excess of this amount, except for water pur­ fund ahall ronslit or all moneys derived from flnea, license, sales and
shall remain In force as the ordinances of the city of Gold HUI. until poses. shall be incurred by the council, except by first calling an election collections of all kinds, or from any other source, except aa otherwise herein
repealed by the city council. All indebtedness of the town of Gold H ill of the legal voter« of the city to vote yhereon. which call shall state the provided, provided that no moneys derived from the sale of bonds ahall be
used for any purpose except that for which the bonds were by vote of the
Is hereby legalised, and the same shall remain In force as indebtedness of mount to be borrowed, the term, upon which, and the time for which, people
authorised to be .„Id. The city council shaH have powe,“ to grunt
the Mid money Is to be had. and the object and purpose for which the franchises of public utlllttM , and to charge a compensation therefor If
the city of Gold H ill until legally paid or satisfied.
CHAPTER III.
same I. to be used. At such elections, all those In favor of borrowing they deem It beat to do so. but no exclusive franchise shall at any lime be
any
Elections.
said moneys shall vote yea, and those opposed thereto, "no," and the vote
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? time bo
granted for any purpose whatsoever, and no franchise shall bo granted for
Section 11. Not less than fifteen (1 5 ) days prior to the first Monday of the majority shall control; Provided, that all Indebtedness over and
a longer period than twenty (2 0 ) years.
In April of each alternate year, beginning with April, 1912, the city council | above fifteen hundred dollars (»1500.00) per annum shall be a bonded
Secilon 39. The enacting clause of every ordinance or resolution shall
shall order an annual election of city officers, and appoint for each polling indebtedness, bearing a stated time, but no Indebtedness, except for water
be:
"The
of the City of Gold H ill do ordain nr resolve aa follows:'
place three (3 ) judges of election, two (2 ) of whom shall act as clerks of purposes, shall be Incurred by said city In excess of the sum of eight per | and every people
ordinance and reaolutlon. to be valid must receive the .fflr m ..
election, of which election notice shall be elven by publication In a newspaper cent. (8 per cent) of the asseMed valuation. For the purpose of purchasing tlve vote of a majority of the council
published In the city, or by notice signed by the city recorder and posted or constructing a system of water works to supply Mid city and Its Inhabi­
Section 40. All claims, warrants, contracts, leases, ordinances and
by the chief of police at the place for holding the election in each ward tants with water, the city council are hereby authorized to incur additional
resolutions
must be allowed or passed by the council while In seMlon and
ef the city, not less than ten (10) days prior to the election, which notice indebtedness and to issue bonds of the city therefor In n sum not exceeding
•hsll specify the officers to be elected, and time and places of holding said twenty-five thousand dollars (»25,000.00), bearing Interest at a rate not xigbed by the chairman and countersigned by the recorder. All minutes
of the meetings of the council, after approval thereof by the council, shall
election
exceeding six per cent. (6 per cent.) per annum, and such water bonds
Section 12. The regular city election shall be held on the first may be Issued by the city council when deemed necessary for that purpose, be signed by the chairman and countersigned by the recorder.
Section 41. The council shall provide and keep a suitable place for
Monday In April of each alternate year, beginning with April, 1912, and without submitting the proposition to the electors, and such bonds shall
shall be conducted according to the laws of the State of Oregon, ag far as not be computed in ascertaining the limitation to eight per cent. (8 per the confinement of all violators of the peace or laws, who are arrested or
sentenced uuder any of the ordinances or the general laws, provided that any
practicable, except as herein otherwise provided. Special elections may be cent.) above stated.
line Imposed for the violation of any ordinance shall not be less than five
sailed by resolution of the city council at any time. Ten (10) days’ notice
Section 29. The city council shall have power to create a sinking
•lullars
(»5.00) nor more than three hundred dollars (»300.00); and,
of such election shall be given in the manner provided for regular elections, fund to apply upon any debts, when needed, and also to create a street
In the event that any person upon whom a fine Is Imposed, la unable to
and the same regulations shall apply thereto.
and alley fund to be applied upon street and alley Improvements. They
Section 13. No person shall be entitled to vote at any municipal shall have power to license, tax, regulate, restrain and prohibit theatrical pay the same or to give his undertaking, with one or more sufficient sureties
election of the city who Is not a qualified voter of the State of Oregon, who and all other exhibitions, shows and amusements, merry-go-rounds, bowling for the payment thereof, the recorder shall have the power to order the said
hag not been a resident of the city of Gold H ill for three (3 ) months, and alleys, dance houaes and skating rinks. They shall have the sole and ex­ i-erson into the custody of the chief of police, who shall, pursuant to such
order, cause the said person to work upon the streets and alleys of the
for twenty (20) days in the ward, next preceding the date of said election.
clusive right and power to license, tax, regulate, control and prohibit bar­
Section 14. All persons to be voted for at any city election, shall, not rooms, drinking shops, and all places where spirituous, vinous or malt liquors city eight (8 ) hours for each and every two dollars (»2.00) of said fine.
Section 42. in the event that any person or persona In the city of
less than seven (7 ) days before such election, file with the recorder of said i are sold and kept for sale. Irrespective of any general law of the state
city a certificate of nomination made by some political or mass convention thla subject enacted by the legislative assembly or the people at large; Pro­ Gold H ill shall receive a written notice from the council directing the
or a nomination signed by not less than twenty-five (2 5 ) legal voters of vided, that no license for the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors mid person or persons to make repairs upon his or her sidewalks, and
said city, together with the candidate's written acceptance of said nomina­ shall be granted for less sum than Is, or may be, provided by the general i hall fall or neglect to make such repairs within ten (1 0 ) days after the
tion; and thereupon the recorder shall enter the name of all such candidates laws of the state Ic force at the time of the «ranting thereof, and provided service of said notice, the council shall order the chief of police to repair
upon the ticket to be voted for at the next following election, and not other­ further, that no auch license ahall be granted until the applicant therefor the same and shall assess the cost thereof against the property of such
wise; and the recorder shall cause a sufficient number of proper tickets furnishes a bond to the city In such amount and with such surety as the person adjoining the said sidewalk, and order the same to be sold. There-
to be printed and distributed prior to the opening of the polls on the day council shall order, said bond to be for not less than six (6 ) months and after, after thirty (8 0 ) days' notice In the city newspaper, the chief of police
shall proceed to sell said property at a public auction to satisfy the coats
of election; the expense of printing such tickets shall be paid by the city.
conditioned that the said applicant will conduct an orderly house, will not
Section 15. The polls shall be open at nine o’clock In the forenoon, permit minors or females to frequent or loiter In or about his place of busi­ of such repair, and the costs of sale, and apply the proceeds, first, to the
and shall remain open until six o'clock in the afternoon, except onfe (1 ) ness, and that he will not sell nor give any intoxicating liquor to any minor, payment of aald costs of sale, second, to the payment of the costa of said
hour from one till two o’clock p. m. The judges of election shall be paid female or habitual drunkard. No part of any such license or tax shall be repairs. The hslanre. If any, shall be paid to the delinquent owner; hut
nothing In this section contained shall reatrlct the power of the city council
two dollars and fifty cents (»2.50) for their services, but the judges who turned over to the county or state.
to provide other methods for enforcing auch orders or conducting the cost
act as clerks of election shall receive one dollar (»1.00) additional for their
Section 30. The council shall have power to license, tax and regulate of such repairs.
services.
all mercantile and business houses, and all other branches of business which
Section 4 3. No member of the city council shall, during the period
Section 16. If any judge or clerk of election appointed by the council In the judgment of the council, should be licensed or taxed, whether the
for
which
he Is elected, be Interested In any contract, the expensea of which
shall be absent at the opening of the polls, the electors present may fill •same be conducted within doors, in tents, or In the open air; to provide
such vacancies, but all judges and clerks must be electors of the ward, but protection against fire, disorderly conduct, disturbances of the peace and are to be paid out of the city treasury; nor shall the treasurer be allowed
an error In the call or notice of such election shall not invalidate the all nuisances of every kind; to prohibit open bawdy houses; to regulate the to pay any money out nt the treasury, except on warrant properly allowed
tWld signed. Ho shall keep a true record of all moneys received and paid
election.
use of sidewalks and to prohibit the riding of bicycles and horses thereon;
Section 17. Immediately after the close of the polls the ballots shall to regulate or prohibit the storage of dynamite and other explosives; to out by him, and of which funds the respective payments and receipts are
be counted, and full returns made out and certified to by the clerks and license, tax and regulate the running at large of domestic animals of all part; and he shall render a semi-annual report of hla receipts and disburse­
Judges of election. The ballots shall be placed in packages and the packages kinds, and to compel the payment of an annual tax upon each dog In said ments on account of the various funds, and shall present the tamp to the
securely sealed and the contents of the packages endorsed thereon, and city by the owner thereof, but all license, taxes and fines collected on council on the first Monday in March and September of each year. The
within twenty-four (24) hours after the closing of the polls, said returns account of the running at large of domestic animals or the Impounding of recorder shall make ru t and submit similar reports or the moneys received
and packages containing the ballots shall be deposited by one or more of the same, and all license collected from the owners of dogs, shall tie turned by him and warrants drawn and balance on hand, at the same time, and the
said recorder's report and treasurer's report must correspond throughout.
said Judges of election with the city recorder.
over to the street and alley fund.
Section 44. The mayor shall act as the executive officer of said city.
Section 18. On or before the first Saturday next following any election,
Section 31. The city council shall have power to make, cause or order The mayor shall, In the event of the absence, resignation or inability
the city council shall meet and canvass thp returns of said election, and the to be made such alteration, Improvement and repairs to the streets, side­
city recorder shall, upon the order of t' i uacil
sue and deliver without walks, alleys and highways and bridges as they may deem for the best to act of the recorder, preside ns a recorder's court In the trial of any person
delay to the persons declared elected, a certificate of election under hlB Interests of the city; to provide for or order the construction, maintenance who. Is entitled to a trial before the recorder. He shall have power to
appoint n recorder, in case of a vacancy, to act until the next regular
band and the seal of the city.
and repair of streets, roadways culverts, gutters, drains, trunk sewers,
Section 19. The new council, when duly organized, shall be the sole lateral sewers, ditches, sidewalks, bridges and alleys, water supply system meeting of the council, who shall then elect such officer, to hold for the
Judge of the qualifications and elections of Its members. Contests for other and service, and to compel the inhabitants of said city to make proper unexplred term. No one shall be authorized to sign warrants, contracts or
•lty offices shall be heard and determined by the council when organized connections therewith, and use thereof, and to assess the cost of all such minutes, except the mayor or chairman of the council. Any member of the
for business, and all -neh eont -ts shaH b i governed by the law of the stat work against the property benefited thereby; to fix fire limits and to council, Including the mayor, who shall movo out of the city, or shall
regarding contested elections for county officers, so lar as the same are prescribe the manner of building and materials of all buildings therein; absent himself for three (3 ) consecutive regular meetings of the council
applicable; hot in the event of two or more ctndidvtes for any office to compel owners of occupied, unoccupied, Improved or unimproved property without the consent of the council, shall he deemed to have forfeited his
having an equal and the highest number of votes therefor, the council shall within or without said fire limits to remove therefrom all Inflammable office, and‘ the same shall be declared vacant.
Heetlcn IB. The city council shall have power to license, rngulate or
decide by lot which of said candidates shall hold said office.
material, or to supply connection with the city water supply In such
prohibit telegraph and telephone companies using the roads, streets or
Section 20. All persona elected or appointed to any city office shall manner ss. In the judgment of the council, will minimize
danger from
alleys of the city, and to fix the compensation which such companies shall
be legal electors of the city, and shall, before en terin g upon the duties fire to said property and the adjoining properties.
annually pay to the city for such license or privilege; but no license ahull
thereof, take and subscribe an oath or affirm atio n to support the consti­
Section 32. To regulate and control the storage of gunpowder and grant an exclusive right to any such company.
tution and laws of the United S tales, the constitution and laws of the other exiiloslve and combustible materials, the use of oil or gas for lighting
Section 4«. All rights, powers and prlvlleaoa of every nature conferred
S ta te of Oregon, the c h a rte r mid ordinances of the City of Gold Hill, or heating purposes, and to regulate, control or abate the use of flues
by
the
Statutes of the State of Oregon upon municipal corporations In said
and faithfully perform all duties of the office to which lie has been elect­ and chimneys or other apparatus which may be dangerous In causing fires;
ed or appointed, and if a bond shall he required o f such officer, he shall and to regulate the manner of building partitions and party walls, and to State, are hereby expressly reserved to, and conferred upon, the City of
Gold H ill and Its city council, whether the Statutes conferring the same
give the same, it to be subject to the npproval of the m ayor and the regulate or prohibit the sale or use of fire-crackers, bonbs, rockets, etc.
contain restrictions as to population, or not.
eouncil, and such oath and such bon 1, when the la tte r is approved, shall
Section 33. The city council shall have power to enforce compliance
Sectlor 47. All acts or parts of gats, In conflict or Inconsistent with the
both lie filed with, and safely kept by, the city recorder, hut the re- with any of Its orders and regulations made pursuant to any of the powers
provisions
this Charter are hereby repealed.
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