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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1901)
Wednesday, May ij, i.oi THE SUMPTER MINER r 27. To Impose, collect and appro priate fines, forfeitures and penalties for the breach of any ordinance, but no fined so Imposed shall exceed $100, and the imprisonment shall in no case be imposed for a longer term than fifty days. 28. To provide for the survey of lots and blocks, and streets and al leys within the city, and for making and establishing the boundary line of Buch lots, blocks, streets, alleys, and for the naming of the streets. 29. To establish and regulate fees and compensations of all officers of the city, except when otherwise pro vided by law. 30. To regulate and prohibit the carrying of deadly or dangerous wea pons In a concealed manner, and to provide for the punishment by fine or imprisonment, or both, of any person carrying on. deadly or dangerous weapon In a concealed manner; and to define by ordinance what shall be deemed a deadly or dangerous weapon, and what shall constitute the carrying In a concealed manner. 31. To regulate and prohibit by or dinance the uso of guns, pistols, fire arms, flrecracKers bombs, and de tonating works of all descriptions, and provide for the punishment by fine or imprisonment, or both, of any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of such ordinance. 32. To provide for the purchasing, the city, when sold for city taxes or for any improvement ordered by the city council, and to provide for tho salo and disposal of such real property. 33. By ordinance, to tax, license, control and regulate washhouses and public laundries; to define In such or dinance what shall constitute the same; to provldo for their exclusion from the city limits or any part there of, and to provide for the punishment by fine or Imprisonment, or both, of any person who shall vlolato any of the provisions of such ordinance. 34. To provide for the punishment of any person who negligently leaves horses or other animals, with or with out carriages or other vehicles at tached, in the streets or alleys without being securely fastened; to prevent cruelty to animals, and to define what shall constitute the same and provldo for the punishment therefor. 35. To regulate the opening of street surfaces, the laying of gas, water and other mains, the building and re pairing of sewers, and the erection of gas. electric and other lights. 36. To permit, allow and regulate the laying down of tracks for street cars and railroads upon such street or streets as the council may designate; to regulate and prevent public crlerr and advertising noises in the streets, and to control and limit traffic on the streets and avenues and public places; to regulate the use of streets and side walks for the use of signs, signposts, awning posts, telegraph, telephone and electric light poles, and other purposes; to regulate and prohibit the exhibition and hanging oi banners and placards and flags In or across the street, or from houses or other buildings; to prevent the exhibition of crippled or deformed persons, and to prohibit such persons from begging in the streets or public places; to establish from tlmo to time such police stations as may be necessary; to regulate the numbering on houses and lots on the streets and nvenue: to provide for the cleaning nnd snrlnkllng of streets and sidewalks, nnd to prohibit persons from roaming tho streets nt unreason able hours. The provisions herein shall bo carried Into effort bv ordl nnnce nnd ordinances, nnd the coun cil shnll provide for tho punishment In surh ordlnnnco or ordinances by fine or Imprisonment or both of nnv per son who shnll vlolato any of the pro visions thereof. 37. To nrnvlrto for tho erection of fire escnneo on nil hulldlntrs nt the ex pense of the owner of tho pronertv nnd to provide for tho prevention of the erection of hulldlntrs nnd nwnlnes within the city limits which shnll be dangerous to passersby or to ndjacent pronerty, and In ce nnv building or awning on any public street shall be come dangerous to passershv. the council shnll have power to have the same removed or made safe at the ex pense of the owner of such pronertv; such expense of fire escanes. removing or making safe such property shall be made a lien upon the property, and shall he collected In the same manner as liens for street improvements. 38. To regulate the use of sidewalks and prevent the extension of building fronts and houso fronts within the street line. 39. To license, tax and regulate hacks, cabs, hackneys, carriages, carts, wagons, drays, trucks, bicycles and other vehicles used for tho transpor tation of passengers or any artlclo of trade, building material or other sub stance, and to nx the rate thereof, whether tho same be used for hire or not 40. To prevent and prohibit tho erection nnd repair of wooden build ings within prescribed limits, to bo ascertained and defined by tho coun cil, and to restrict and limit the height of buildings within such limits; to de termine tho number nnd sizo of places of cntrnnco to nnd exit from all public halls, churches and other buildings used for public gatherings nnd tho modo of hanging doors thereat; to tear down, romovo or destroy nny nnd all buildings or structures erected In violation of tho provisions of any ordi nance passed in pursuanco of this sec tion, and to collect tho costs of tenr Ing down, destroying or removing tho same in. tho snmo manner ns herein after provided for tho enforcement of Hens for street improvements; and to provldo for the punishment by flno or imprisonment of any person violating the provisions of such ordinance. 41. To provldo by ordlnnnco for the appointment by tho mayor of such officers nnd employees of tho city In addition to thoso otherwise In this net provided for ns tho council mny deem expedient, nnd to provldo for nnd fix the compensation of all officers nnd employees of the city not otherwise provided for. 42. To appoint fire wardens; to ap point property guards, prescribe their duties and provide for their compen sation; and, by ordinance, to compel nny person present, to aid In tho ex tinguishment of fires and In tho pre servation of property exposed to dang er in the tlmo of fire; and, by ordi nance, to exercise auch other power ns may be necessary for such occasions. 43. To provide for tho mnklng, cleaning and repairing of sidewalks at the expense of or by the owners of nd jacent lots; and to provide for the making of such expense a lien upon such adjacent lota to be collected In the same manner as Hens for street Improvements. 44. To provide by ordinance for the punishment by fine or imprisonment or both of any person or persons who shall cause or continue any nulsanco within tho city limits, or suffer nny nuisance to exist upon any property occupied or controlled by such person or persons within the city limits, or In any street or alley contiguous to such property where the owner or oc cupant of such property Is the author or contlnuer of such nuisance; to de fine what shall constitute a nuisance within the meaning of this section or of such ordinance. 45. To provide for the punishment by fine or Imprisonment of any person or persons who shall sell or offer for sale any unwholesome or adulterated provisions, or unwholesomo or dis eased meats, and to deflno whnt shall constitute such unwholesome or adul terated provisions or unwholesome or diseased meats. 46. To provide by ordinance for the manner and place of construction, reg ulating and removing of privies and cesspools; to provide by ordlnnnco for the connecting of privies nnd cesspools with the sewers of tho city now con structed, or which mny herenfter be constructed, nt tho oxpenso of the owner of tho property upon which such privy or cesspool In situated; nnd to provldo for tho making of such ex pense a Hen upon such property, to bo collected In iho snmo manner ns Hens for street Improvements. 47. To excrclso nil such power an may bo given to the council by thin net and such ndditlonnl power and author ity ns mny bo necessary and proper to carry Into effect the provisions of this act, nnd to pass all ordinances neces sary therefor; nnd to provldo for tho punishment of any violation of nny ordinance passed pursuant to this act, and to make all regulations nnd pass all ordinances not Inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of the state of Oregon, and the provisions of this act, as the council may deem nec essary for the welfare of the city and the regulation thereof nnd tho pre servation and protection of tho health, person and property of tho residents and Inhabitants of tho city of Similiter. THE MAYOR HIS POWERS AND DUTIES. Section 48. Tho mayor Is tho chief executive of tho municipal corporation and must exercise a curoful supervis ion over Its general affairs and sub ordinate, ofltccrs. It Is his duty, at tho annual meeting of tho council appoint cd by this act, to communlcato by mes sage to tho council n general state uicnt of tho condition nnd affairs of tho city, and to recommend tho adoption of such measures ns ho may deem ex pedient ana proper, and to make such special communications to tho council from tlmo to tlmo as ho may think proper or useful. Ho shall preside over the council when It Is In session nnd shnll luivo authority to preserve order, enforce tho rules of tho council nnd to dctcrmluo tho order of business, subject to such rules nnd to nppeal to tho council. Ho shnll not bo entitled to n vote oxcept In case of n tlo voto by tho council when ha shall hnvo tho casting voto; ho shnll nppolnt nil standing and other committees, Section 49. -to shnll tnko nnd ap prove nnd after approval, retain ns custodian nil official undertakings which tho ordinances of tho city may require any ofllcor to glvo ns security for tho faithful performance of his duty, or nny undertaking which mny be required of any contractor for tho faithful porformnnco of his contract. Section 50. Ho shall porform such other duties nnd oxerclRo surh other nuthorlty ns shnll bo prescribed by this act, or by any city ordinance or by nny law of tho United Stntcs or of this state. Section 51. No ordlnnnco passed by tho council shnll go Into effect or bo of nny forco until npproved by tho mnyor, except ns provided In section 53 nnd 54 m tnls act Section 52. Upon tho pnssngo of nny ordlnnnco, tho enrolled copy thereof, attested by tho recorder, shnll bo sub mitted to tho mayor by tho recorder; and If the mayor shall npprovo tho same, ho shall wrlto upon It "Ap proved." with tho dnto thereof, nnd sign It with his nnmo of office; nnd thereupon, If not otherwise provided therein, such ordinance shnll becomo of force nnd effect. Section 53. If tho mnyor does not npprovo of nn ordlnnnco so submitted, he must within ten dnys from Its ro celnt return tho snmo to tho recorder, with his reasons for not npprovlng It; nnd If tho mnyor does not so return It, such ordlnnnce sh11 become a law as If ho had approved it. 8ectlon bi. Unnn tho first meeting of tne council after tho return of an ordinance from tho mayor not nn proved, tho recorder ahnll deliver the same to the council, with the message of the mnvor which must bo rend; nnd such ordlnnnce shall bn put upon Its nnssnire again, and If threo fourths of all of tho members constituting the council voto In tho nfflrmntlvo It ahnll becomo a law without tho nnproval of tho mayor, and not otherwise. CHAPTER VI. OP THE POWERS AND DUTIES OP THE OFFICERS OF THE COR PORATION. Section 55. Tho recorder U tho Ju dicial officer of tho corporation, nnd shnll hold n court therein nt such place as tho council shnll provide, which court shnll ho known ns tho recorder's ceurt: nnd ho shnll bo nnnolntod nnd hold his office ns In this act hereinbe fore provided. ITo Is nlso ex officio clerk of tho council, nnd with him must be fled nil elnlnis end accounts nenlnst tho cltv. He shnll keep iccurnto min utes of nil of tho proceedings of the council, nnd a correct record of Judlc lal business trnnsneted bv him. It Is hln duty to nlso file every pnpor pre sented to him officlnllv, nnd tn tnke chnrgo of nnd snfolyl keep nil tho wi pers nnd records of tho corporation unless otherwise provided for. Section 56. Ho shall hnvo Jurisdic tion of all crimes and offenses donned nnd mndo punlnhablo bv any ordlnnnce of the city, nnd of nctlonn brought to recover or enforco nny forfolturo or penalty declnrcd or given by any or dinance, which actions shall bo tried without tho intervention of n Jury. He shnll bo ox officio Justlco of the peace and shall have tho authority and Jurisdiction of a Justlco of tho peace for tho county of linker, within tho limits of tho city of Similiter, in both civil nnd criminal matters, nnd snld recorder when acting ns Justlco of tho pcaco, and nil proceedings in his court shall bo governed nnd regulated by tho general laws of tho stato appli cable to Justices of tho peace and Jus tices' courts In llko manner or similar cases. When acting ns Justice of tho pcaco ho shall receive tho sanio fees nx other Justices of tho pence In ltakor county. Section 57. Tho office of recordor shnll bo deemed vacant whenever tho person appointed thereto shnll fall to qunllfy as In this net provided, or whenever tho Incumbent shall bo ab sent from tho city for n period of mora than ten days without tho consent of tho council first had nnd obtained, ox cept In case of sickness. In tho nb sonco of the recorder tho mayor mnv appoint some suitable person who shnll ho a resident and qualified elector of tho town of Sumpter, to presldo over tho recorder's court. Section 58. Tho recorder shall mnko nut nnd present to tho council a quar terly stntement of all moneys received or collected by him for the city nnd of nil HccnscH Issued nnd nil warrants drawn on tho city treasury. Section 59. All fines Imposed by snld recorder, nnd nil pennltles recovorcd before him for vlolntlon of n city ordi nance shall, when received, or colloctert ho forthwith paid by him tn tho city treasurer, who shnll glvo him dupli cate receipts therefor, ono of which shnll bo filed In tho recorder's offleo. All fines nnd pennltles for tho vloln tlon of stato laws shall ho disposed of by said recorder ns provided by tho general Inws of tho ntnto. Section 60. All demnndn nnd ac counts against tho city shnll bo pre sented to tho recordor with tho necos sary evidence In support thereof, nndl ho shall report them tn tho council at Its next meeting nftor being so pre sented to him, together with nny sug gestions nnd explanations which ho mnv deem proper nnd pertinent. All such demnndn nnd accounts shnll Ho over from tho meeting nt which thojr nrn presented until tho noxt regular mooting when tho council shnll voto direct whothor tho snmo shnll bo pntiT In wholo or In part, ns thoy mnv doom Just nnd legnl; provided, tho snmo be for corporntn purposes nnd none othor. Section 61. When tho council ord ers nny account or demnnd to bo pnld, tho recorder must draw a war rant on tho treasurer for tho nmount ordered pan., which order or warrant when so drawn shnll bo signed by the mnyor nnd nttested by the recorder. Section 62. Tho recorder's nnmo of offleo, whether acting nn recorder or aa clerk of the council, Is "Recorder of tho cltv of Sumpter." Section 63. Tho recordor must Is sue nil licenses nuthorlzed by city or dinances upon tho delivery to him of tho receipt of tho city treasurer for tho amount of tho money for such llcensn; provided, thnt In such cases nn tho council by tho provisions of this net or nny ordlnnnco, nro, or shall bo re quired to mnko a special order, llcenso shnll bo Issued only upon such speclnl order. Section 64. Tho recorder must keep books of nccoiint, showing therein re ceipts nnd disbursements nnd nil sums nnroprlnted. tho dnto thereof, tho dnto nnd nmount of nil orderH or wrrantn drnwn upon tho treasurer, nnd to whom nnynhle. and nil such other mat ters nnd things as mnv be prescribed bv ordlnnnco or to be protier or neces sary tn n correct understanding of tho cltv finances. Section 65. Tim recorder is nutlior 1""'1 to nimnl"tor nnv oath nuthor led or renulreil to be tnken !v nnv law of thl stntn of inv cltv ordinance. Section 66, fhn mnrshnl shall bo conservator of the peace nnd In addi tion to the ntlthcrltv vested I" him by the nrdlnnnces of Mm cltv of Similiter nnd bv this net h- have tlm nutlior Uv nnd turladl'Mon of n constnlilo within the eltv limits nnd shnll dis charge tho snmo nconllnir tn the stnt ufes of tho stnto, Hn shall nrrest nl? nercons rulltv of n breach of the penco or vlolntlon of nnvcltv nni'nnnro, nnd "Vo thom before tho recorder for trlnl. Ho shnll enforco tho collections of nl? fines nnd nil tuxes, excent ns herein after provHod. nnd shall pny over all moneys collected to tho cltv treasurer, taking dupllrnto receipts therefor, ono