THURSDAY JANUARY 13, 1927 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS NEW CHARTER Submitted to the People by Resolution of the Common Council of the Town of Springfield AN A C T T o amend an act entitled an act to Incorporate the town of Springfield, and to repeal a ll acta and part« of acts relating to the Incorporation ot the town of Springfield, and all acta am endatory thereof. IIK IT ENA CTED IIY T IIB U0O 18LAT1VB ASSEM BLY OK IH K STATIC OK O ltH O O N ; CHAPTER I. OK T H I IN C O R P O R A T IO N A N O B O U N O R I I I OK T H I C IT Y . _ fh’rttnn I The Inhabitants of the C ity of Hprlngfi«*ld are here y < atlluted and declared to be a municipal corporation by the name and style of the " f l t y of H p rln rfleld .'' and by such name shall have perpetual eton, »11« and be sued. plead and be Impleaded, In a ll court« of J u s t< e an io n « , suits. or proceeding« w hatever; may purchase. hold anil receive pro- perly, both real and personal, w ithin »aid city for public biilldlnae. public work« anil city Im provem ent»; ; may lea»e. »ell or , dl«po»" of . the » «ame for the ----- . - benefit of the c ity ; may purchaae. hold and receive property, both real and personal, beyond the lim it , of the city, to be used for city parks, burial pur poses, for the establishm ent and maintenance of a hospital for the roeep- Hon of persons afflicted with contagious diseases or o tte r diseases, for work houses, or for houses of .o rre c tlo a ; also for an erection of w ater works Io supply the City w ith water, ami may control lease sell or dispose of the autne for th«- benefit of the city, and It «hall have uml u»e a common aeal, and may a lte r or change the name or make u new one at pleasure He« Hon 3 the c o rp o ra l, lim its of the < Ity of Springfield «hal he as PAGE FIVE su«h mini as he may dealgnat«. not exceeding »100. Hectlon I . Ths H e io rd e r »hall have Jiirlsdlc,Inn and a u th ority of a Justice o f the peace w ithin the lim it« o f the City of Springfield, In both civil and crim in al m utter«, . . . and when , «xerclalng such jurisdiction . , no and .. auth . ority .. ahall be .u b je c t to all the general laws of the State prescribing the duties of a Justice of the peace and the mode of perform ing the . . m e ; hla duties a» C lerk shall be prescribed by the Common Council. and make the coats thereof a lien upon the property, to be collected In Ilk « m anner a» for street Iratrov.-m enta; but In »uch caae the same m in t be re­ ported to the Council and the neceaslty thereof declared. i *• T o prevent, regulate, prohibit and remove nuisance», and to do- j d a r e by ordinance what .h a ll conatitute the aame. and to make the expen«« 1 „ f abating auch nuisance a lien upon the property where such ■"'■ r r f f , nxlsta. Section I . T h e T reasurer must keep an account with the gen eral! . ¡ri-nartn ^n i*1 i n / ' ‘'’ ulpment a “ d maintenance o t fund, and a se per ate account with each »ped al fund that may be raised for |)Ur t, .... . . t " * 1, for ,h * ,r r«<“ latlon and for the any specific object, and when a w a rra n t la drawn on any p articu lar fund It lu . . . „ J L 7 , , ,» th cb P“ rohaee a J 1* tTUck' a “ d a PP*«*- can Ofdv be Laid out of »uch fund ~ and ,OT “ *« »»“ «• the cl«x Council Is hereby authorised and Section 4. T he T reasurer must make a report to the Council of all money *not to ’ es<*nrim«*rii« ih a l, night watchmen or any mem ber of the police, for any cauae which be 10. T o provide for the prevention and extinguishm ent of fires r to may (Uum aum<.,rnt> a U le d , he ordw- o f rem oval or »u«penalon; and m e Common Council may make all neqessary and convenient rulea and appoint fire wardens and prescribe th e ir duties, and to compel any and a ll persons present to aid In the extinguishm ent of fires and the preservation regulation» for the organisation and conduct of «aid police force, of property exposed to danger In tim e of fires, and by ordinance to pre­ C H A P T E R V. scribe such other powers as may be necessary on such occasslons; to con­ OK E L E C T IO N 8 struct cisterns for w ater for the extinguishm ent of fires. Section 1. T he Common Council »ball have auth ority w ithin the 11|n|tg (>f )hB ( of g|>r)nnd , . . n¥a a , votes cast thereat, and to fill vacancies In offlre. n itroglycerine. and other combustible m aterials; the use of candles lamps Section Z. No person ahall be entitled to vote at any municipal elec- and other lights In shops, «tables and a ll other places; to prevent, remove, tl h>(| n<)( # r„ , d^Bt nf H prlngflel I for the th lrtv days nest pre or secure any fireplace, »love, or other apparatus which may be dangerous , RUch wh„ ,» n„ t a quallhed legal voter In this State, or In causing fire«; To regulate and prescribe the m anner of building p arti­ * who r„ fu »w , to pay any „tie Imposed upon him by a court of «aid tion and party walls and fences. c(< , 12. To determ ine and prescribe the m anner and slse o f a ll place* Section 3. At any ( B«Ttlon T w e n ty flv-- (26), from North to Houth, In »»Id city anti rang.», ot hl 8U t< gad that i w ill io tha be»t o f my ability, faith fu lly p erfo rm th e be In running o rder o r publicly conveyed through any street “ driven through ------------ ---------- --------------------- th* n<*e H«»uth on auth Hit«-, through the center of th»' aouthenat Q uarter of ilutlea of I be office of . ................................ during m y continuance therein, so allev ¿he h“ *“ y “2 ? ? ’ hat. if any. street or s U e e U ¡o r aaln auch line t«» u alone corner, which la lt»4 feet Houth of the Booth Section 8. Th»* term of offl< e of all officer* elected at any general .. k Pr »nFheld from to lling or giving away any spirituous, m alt, or vinou« line of South Street in aal«l c ity ; thence Houth 73 degree* 16 minutes election In said city shall commence on the first day o f January a fte r said '’“u,1?. ( ° an> m ,n o r or person under the age of twenty-one years a n il to Ku«t 1000 fee t; thence Houth 600 feet; thence W«at to the center of election P.r ^h ,b lt any ,p* r8on or a rs o n s from in any manner, d ire c tly or in d ire c tly th«» W illa m e tte R iv e r; thence northw eaterly down the center of aakl riv e r to HecHon :• Th« Recorder shall give ten days notice by publication in , , n* . ° r * ' ln,r aw ay. through an agent or'em ploye or otherwise, any cigar- a point du«* South of the place of liegtnulng. some newspaper published In the City of Springfield, or by posting notices T* f l i a r - s m o k in g tobacco in any form to any m inor under the aee nt C H A P T E R II. twenty-one vear« years. thereof In three public places In said C ity o f Springfield. wentv-ona O F T H E G O V E R N M E N T O F T H E C IT Y . I« . J° T o j l efin -iualllle.1 voters w henever the Incumbent thereof shall be absent from thc (T ty for a period ih e r e o r a n d ’ ^ n b m Rm° V nK and ’ <> P“ “ 1»*» ‘ he keeper or p ro p r ie ty X . , ' n ■, £ n « U ,,f " 'x,y < U y ,: provided, that the Common Council may grant to the M ayor thereof and opium smokers and frequenters of such housed .1.11 ¿ « . p Vi n 5, y 60 " ? • M * y or' wh° l l e a v e of absence not exceeding ninety days. The «.(Bee of Councilman may ■ na . a «T ° ’T 1*t r ,,n and Prohibit bawdy houses and houses of ill-fam e s l« ll »• c x j.lfi. lo HreMdent of the ommon ( ouncll. four ( o unrllm en one > be declared vacant whenever any Incumbent thereof shall fail to attend two R. «v.nler. who shall be ex-olfi. Io ( lerk of the ( ommon Council, and one , regular consecutive meetings of the Council, unless absent upon leave form upon T re a s u rer tlx- Council first obtained A ll other city offices may be declared vacant HecHon 4 T he Muyor shall be elected for four years, and shall hold whenever the incum bent shall be absent from the city for a period of th irty his office th e re a fte r until his successor be elected and qualified. days; provided, that the C o u n rlf may gTant said officer leave o f absence for HecHon 5. T h e members of the Commou Council shall he elected for a period not exceeding sixty days. tour yaara. ami shall hold Ih e lr offices u ntil th e ir successors are elected and Section 2. The Common Council may rm m v e or suspend from office qualified any officer of the city, other than the M ayor or Counctlmen. for a violation HecHon 8 T he Res o rd e r mid T reasurer shall each hold his office for of duty, or neglect or refusal to perform the same; the grounds of such ac­ the term of tw o years, and until hla successor Is elected and qualified. tion to be slated In the order of rem oval or suspension. HecHon 7. All officers of the City of Springfield In office when this C H A P T E R V II. ' h“ 1" ’- 28 o r p U c ^ ^ k e U S o Z ^ S u n d a T ' “ "* act takes effect «hall hold th eir offices until th e ir term s of office for which OF T H E C O M M O N C O U N C IL : IT S P O W E R S A N D D U T IE S Ihey were elected expire, «ml until Ih e lr aurceM ora are elected and qualified. Section 1 A t the first reg ular m eeting of the Council. In Januarv S e c tio n I . T he appointive officers of the city shall be as follows: one a fte r each general election, nr us soon th e re a fte r as practicable, the Council pawnbrokers, and money' c han ge», ’d ru m m e rs 4 proh,bl' laundri’’ R- broker«, traveIerR- h°<*> C lly Attorney, one Street Commissioner, one C ity Surveyor, one M arshall, shall choose by ballot one o f its members to preside, over the Council and runners, auctioneers taverns h a w k e rs Tnri “ £ “ : PeI;«aa h ^ h ‘ ° „ i , f l n e Wha« — ‘T t h aeDdsa¿hee who shall bo Chief of Police, and a suitable force of police and night watch pt-rform th** duties of M ayor. In the absence of the M ayor from the city, or men. all o f whom shall be appointed hy the M ayor, w ith the consent of a if he I»- for any cause unable to act. said President of the Council shall have for the l o c l u o n ^ f the s a m ^ “ nd reKUlate m arket houses aad P ' ~ « m ajo rity o f the Common Council, at the first m eeting follow ing each bien­ and exercise the powers and perform all the duties of M ayor. nial election, and shall hold Ih e lr respective offices for two years, unless re­ 2S. T o regularte, license, tax. and S e c tio n ? T h e M ayor and m em bers c of ™ the Council shall and"",he" ^ u Common 7 n “ rf m ? e 7 o ffi^ r s and a " " " a' R Xep, f o / b ^ d i n g * p u ^ s P ers°h lb lt th6 keeP' D« ° f move. I from office hy the Common Council or M ayor, as In this act otherw ise receive „ „ „ay for th e ir " ^ v ^ provided, and until Ih e lr hiici essors are elected and qualified The duties shall be provided for by the Common Council . “9 To control and regulate the m anner of c o n . t r . . - . ) » ? or the several appointed officers shall be such aa the Common Council mav Section 3. No mem ber of the Common Council shall, during the period ■ “ . j l advertlsing signs and sidewalks and «ompel repairs »„a A , aw nlnf * by ordinance prescribe for * b 'c h he Is alected. I h > interested in any contract the expenses of which o r^ ow m Z^ ^h’ “ " t 8,dewalk8 already constructed, a t the cost of t h ^ w n e r Section 9 No person shall be elglble to any office, electlvo or appoint­ are to be paid out of the c „ y treasury. ; or owners thereof. **’ *** lne cosl or the owner ive. In the corporation who nt the tim e of hlg election or appointm ent Is Section 4 A m ajo rity o f the members of the Common Council shall to.«., . T ° a C° ? tro1 and re’tulat® «he m anner of setting on, nut entitled to the privileges of all elector under the constitution of this f r ‘2 ‘ 1 ’ ?.°rtt" ‘ a d° b u8lnM " bu' a lei’ R " " mb" r »>»> meet and adjourn j ‘ a j ’ W“ h ' n ,h ,‘ 8 ,re 8 U ° r P“ hllc property o r parks state. from tim e to tim e and compel the attendance of absent m e m b e r. ly ’ . . _ property o r parks o f th« Section 10 The M syor shall fill all vacancies in the appointive offices Section 6. T he Common Council of said c ity "shall not 7 n anv way eranh r8gl! la ,(“ and control the construction and location o t . of said c ity by appointm ent, with the consent of a m a jo rity of the Common create any debts o r lia b ilitie s which shall singly or In the aggregate exceed ?Tit»h e le c tr‘r “ «ht. and telephone lines, and tele rra n h te U : ( ouncll. no. i 8ha'l «he Common Council borrow money on the fa ith and „.'.’X ^ .o i ', _ a? d._al1 .e.Iectr,c and »«her apparatus for lig h tin g * s treet* . r i ^ h e a g ^ g a " c " d^ bJ L b” " dlnK8 8ald ‘•“ y- a» ‘« of laying’ T w a ^ r of the “ ' y - <>; ' - n the credtt t h e ™ ? ‘¿ C H A P T E R II I . I, of »2.600. except as In this act otherwise specially p ro vid e d ! contro‘ ‘ he m anner of constructing and the location of gas mains aSd ^ k e . the sum T H E M A Y O R : H IS P O W E R S A N D D U T IE S . Section 1. T he M ayor shall he the executive officer of the corpora­ Section 8. T he Common Council shall have authority to establish » * , E To control the m anner of constructing and the «dop« rules and by-laws governing th e lr own proceedings and the con 2 , J * ? . 'i ne8 and ,h “ ..................... .............. ! location of street- tion. and must exercise careful supervision o f Its general affairs and sub­ ordinate officers He shall have the power to call nnw-tlngs o f the Common Council and shall preside at Ih e lr meetings H e shall have no vote except In case of a tie. He shall, at least once In each year, state to the Common ouncll the condition, financial and otherwise, and recommend such meas •" •’ “ - í ' b X 1 3 ”¡ S ' »• ure« for the peace, health, Im provem ent, and prosperity of the city as he may deem expedient. He shall at the first m eeting of the Common Council a ..?.’¿rtl<>n T b e "«yle of «he enacting clause of every ordinance shall I i - ' ' X ° ri“^u «a «*" «he weights and measures w ithin t h - » L i t , J i , To provide a U x on dog, and o ih e r d o m ^ tlc ? » » ,. * ’ “ ‘ 8’ a fte r each general election appoint three members o f the Council upon each be: "T h e C ity o f Springfield does ordain as follows. " of the follow ing com mittees, to w it: (1) Jud iciary; <2) Finance; (3) Street«- (4 ) F ire, W ater, and Sew er; (6) H e a lth ; <•) P rin tin g and Police, Each of aald com m ittees shall have general power and supervlalon over the d iffe r­ R,,corder to act in his stead, who shall fo rth w ith take the oath of office or w ith th T proT,de for vacating a n y street or alley n o o n .... e n t aub jeds pertaining io Ita departm ent, and such fu rth e r powers and and perform the duties of Recorder during such tem Dorarv nr in 1 consent of three*fourths of all th*> n«m \ upon the petition a b ility and he shall receive .he same s .ía ry a . l í e R ^ c o X " U £ " d ed u c e d 8 tW t a»’ y the p a T t h X V t ’X ' 5' duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or aaslgned It from lim e to tlm o rom he salary and fees of that officer; and the order of the M ay^r a p X t « I ? build culverts, bridges and s e X s ' Tacated' by the Council. Section 2. No ordinance passed by the Council shall go Into force ,n‘ 7 s b, . z ; * 7 . a^ . ^ , ,nm i ; s r ; be a „ d p , . * . of ,t . - v v " for the ,i8ht,ng of ,he ,n e y 8 and pub,,c buiid- or he of any effect until approved by the M ayor, except aa provided In the í e í n í r n" ‘7 i 'n"r"' “ any ° f Wh'Ch “ may adJ',llrn «» »he next succeeding 4’ To annVW 61'” “ " f° r ,he C,ty- three succeeding sections. Section 3 Upon the passage of any ordinance the enrolled copv — <>• b“ ‘ - - t . a r m e e t-¡fo r the P - m ^ and p ro vld . thereof, attested hy the Recorder, shall be subm itted to the M avor by the Recorder, and If the M ayor approves the same he shall w rite upon It "An on the eaí,°onf ‘.°„y o ^ l S r í X s? y X % 7 ? ± . ^ ! ^ « 4 ? a“y w h í’ í f h’e ^ o e ? ^ X e " P^ ' b“ a“ y prov«>d, ' with the date thereof, and sign his name of office, and thereupon unleaa otherwise provided therein, such ordinance shall become a law ami and the m anner o f bs of force and effect A ll ordinances shall be published once a fte r th eir “ ..........- - - — ... m ir e uieuioers. .s ............. .. ..........o, Section passage In some newspaper of general circulation in the (T ty o f Springfield Section 11. 1- ’* T L'ah^ ° Prr,’ “fe8t^ « r a X r 8i x £ ’ t ^ » s ^ la 0 0 n ° f “ ny ord,nan« Section 4 I f the M ayor do not approve o f an ordinance so subm itted therein shall not which he must, w ith in ten days o f the receipt thereof, re tu rn the same to the R e­ W U M » 7 r W ,a ,e a — a"d “ — -e .. corder w ith his reasons for not approving It. and If the M hvor do not so X n^ ^ ; b7 ^ ’ ; d ,z X n bL ^ - ™ return It such ordinance shall become a law as If he approved of IL Section 6. Upon the first m eeting of the Council, a fte r the retu rn of Section 13. W hen any person shall be convicted of an offense under 1 4 8nd ,o 8e" anfi d ' RPo»e o T th e same ' aUth° r ’ty ° f the any ordinance from the M ayor not pproved, the Recorder shall d eliver the same to the Council w ith the messnge of the M nyor which must be read, and such ordinance shall then be put upon It» passage again, and If three- taxed or regulated, and prohibited by law. fourths of all members constituting the Council, ns then provided by la s of sSid „kf..8L W on tbe °« public works 7. . To 17 m n licet d . T ’ ^ ,aX' and re(fulat8 J“ «»« dealers and dealers in second- ro te In the affirm ative It shall thereupon become a law, w ithout the approvai of said city, under the charge of the M arshal or other public officer and the o f the Mayor, and not otherwise. (o m m o n (o u n c ll may provide such fetters nnd manacles as mav be neces- hand merchandise exhlbltions,T ” how-sn T n d X h e r ^ h H c ' “«'™ an<’ re8traln theatricals and other C H A P T E R IV. snry to secure such person during such term of labor «,)..,). H,P.c tl° " 14 T h 0 Common Council shnll have power and a u th ority O F O T H E R C IT Y O F F IC E R S . »9- To «even? and pun ish t r e , X U’unmoennt8 ?n<’ Sh° O,,n‘ * a»'erie. y Section 1. T he Recorder shall he the Judicial officer of the c ltv and w ithin the corporate lim its of the C ity of S p rin gfield:— 60. To provide for the preve^Hon a*^d i e m n ^ i pey80l?1 a l Property. shall have Jurisdiction of all offenses against the city or anv ordinance there­ .11 nrJn»»?” ¿ 7 k " " 'I P" ’ ’W!' ,uxes for general nnd municipal purposes on from the streets, lle y , cro ssw alk, and d „T61 ts, a alleys, crosswalk» n».i o M u ,n _ .... ^emoval of all obstruction* of, and may fine or commit persons found g uilty thareof, nnd shall hold n by l a w X ¿ ,b? ,r ,a " n