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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1922)
Ptt. i XL UF SPECIAL Notice ia •»«.. - y v« .i i » ac u .•«•« - layur. , ji.i'on 17. Th« City Recorder shall certify, all nominations so made t< w..l Le he.d «». 11 the mini e.r'«i 51'ticca of the City of Vernonia, to the County Clerk o the C-ty v J v v • v.« «. ,C «til U. j « i »«vVv 4 «la.!«» ¿43 11« t»lC ,olui..bia i ¿tinty, Oregon, at least 29 days before each general election; an following »e.», ... . pvnv.cfed: itherwise ^>.if<arni an duties required of him by the laws of the State o Jregvn. of thistfiajtcr ancj of the. ordinance«», ot the City. as SOLUTION ‘ faction ¡8. The Council shall by ordinance pi escribe the manner o BE IT RESOLX 1 D Bi IH l uula U i . h IHE CITY OF VERNONIA COLUMBIA COUNTY, STAiE Ul- OFF'. t?A, that the following pro registration of voters. Section 19 All elections «hall be he’d in accordance with the genera posed amendments to the ehaitrf of iiu city be Unu the same nerctJ) aie ptoposed tor sut-iui.-ion to th legal voter j oi said Uii> tor tutu ■lectteu 11 >• ■ «-f 'he ' t.< c vt Oregon so far as the same may be applicable nd if necessary, the Council of the City may provide by ordinance for th« adoption or rejection at the special Ln» election to be hem on the zti arryit- into cticcl of uth laws by pioper enactments. uay ot November, 192J, a» in tm» lesolutten provided GH a I’ i EK IV. CHAKTER AMENDMENTS SUbMlfTEM 1U THE VOTERS Section 20. An office shall be deemed vacant upon the death, removal RY THE COUNCIL from the city or resignation of the incumbent, or upon such incumbent AN ACT .easing to possess the qualifications of an elector, tne ofiice To amend an Act entitled "An Act to incorporate the City of Vernonia, in .hall be deemed to be vacant whenever the incumbent thereof shall b< the County ot Columbia, btate of Oregon, tiled tn the office ot the sec ibsent from the city for a period of sixty days. Provided, that the Council retary ot State February tilth, Hflft, and as amended by "Alt Act tc .nay grant to the Mayor a leave of absence not to exceed ninety days. amend Section 2 ot an act entitled An Act to incorporate the City o. 'Section 21. The Mayor, with the approval ot a majority ot the Council Vernonia, in the County of Columbia, State of Oregon,' filed in the shall have the power to remove or suspend from office any appointivv ottice ot the Secretary of State February 18, 1891,” approved by th« officer of the City. , . . Governor February 43, 19UI, and to amend ail amendments tnercto enacteu Section 22. The Council shall fill all vacancies that tnav occur in elec by the Legislative Assembly er by vote ot the people. tive offices, such appointee shall hold olfice oniy until the next regulai BE it EXACTED BY InE 4 EOl LE Or THE CITY Of lection, at which time a person shall be elected to serve for the rcmaindei VERNONIA: at the unexpired term. In case a member of the Council is absent from tn« That an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the City of Vernonia, ii. _ity for two consecutive regular meetings, unless by permission of th« the County ot Columbia, State ot Oregon,' tiled in me ottice ot tlK ouncil, his office may be declared vacant and be filled as in the case oi Secretary of State, February 18th, 1891. and as amended by "An Act t< >th< r vacancies. ... ... amend section 2 ot‘an act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the City o. Section 23. Any officer appointed to fill a vacancy must qualify within Vernonia, in the County ot Columbia, Stale of Oregon, tile«l tn the oittc« ive days after his appointment, or he shall b«‘ deemed to decline the office ot the Secretary ot State February 18, 4tS*4, approved by the Uoveruu. nd the same shall be deemed vacant and be filled by the Council and sc February 45, 49vi, and as amended . y all subsequent amendments lilerelv n until the offices are all filled. , , enacted by the Legislative Assembly or by vote of tne people, be an« Section 24. Any elective officer of the City who is required under thi the same is amended to read as iouows : barter to give houd shall do so by the first day of the term of office t« CH a PIER I. shich he i> elected, or be held to have renounce«! all claim thereto; and th« Section 1. The municipal cotpora«>ou now existing and known r. th« ity Council may then proceed to fill such vacancy. City of Vernonia, the boundaries ot winch arc hereinafter described, shai z CHAPTER V. remain and continue and the inhabitants thereof are hereby constituted am THE DUTIES OF PRESIDING OFFICERS uciared to be a municipal corporation' by the name and style ot City o Section 25. I he Mayor shall be the executive officer of the corporation Vernonia and by such name snail have perpetual succession, sue anu t>« nd niu.t exercise a careful supervision of its general affairs and over it sued, plea«! and i>e impleaded m ail courts ot justice, in all actions, suits o. ubordinate officers He shall have power to call meetings of the Council, proceedings whatsoever; may purchase, hold and receive property, ootii rca nd shall preside over its meetings, but shall have no vote except in case oi ..ud personal, witinn said City lor puutic buildings, public worns and cu_> i tie, when h. shall cast a deciding vote on'all questions. He shall at leaai improvements; may uase, sen or dispose ol the same tor tne benefit ot m. nee in t ach year state to the Council the condition, financial and otherwise City; may purchase, hoid and reci.ve property, bom real and pers«>na. nd recommend such measures for the peace, health, improvement ami pros beyond tne limits ot tne city to be u»cu lor city parks or burial purpi ses erity of the City as he may deem expedient. He shall at the first regulai le.r tile establishment anu maintenance ot a Hospital lor the reception o icet.ng ot the Council, held in January after each general election, appoint pursuits ailcclcd with contagious diseases or omcr diseases, lor wain work hree members of the (.ouncil upon eacti of the following committees, to-wit power plants, workhouses ot tor house.-» ot correction, and may control, leas« . Judicial)-; 2. Finance; J, Streets; 4, Fire and Water; j. Health; t>. Printin) se-ii, oi dispose ot the same tor tne ; «netit ot the city. And it snail h.iv nd Police, who shall be and remain standing committees until their sue- ml use a corporate seal and may alter and chauge the same or make a ncv. essors are duly appointed, and shall have general power and supervisioi ne at pleasure. i.er the different subjects pertaining to its department and such furthci ¿«.»on x. ihe corporate limit of «aid City of Vernouia shall be a owcr as may be prescribed by ordinance or assigned it from time to turn follows: Council. Commencing at the N. W. corner of Section 4. Township 4 North >y ihe Section 26. No ordinance passed by the Council shall go into effect o Range West ot tile V\ iltameltc Min ion, thence East aiong die Norti »c in force until approved by the Mayor except as provided in the thrbi line «>t said ¿section 4 to the qii. rtcr skvtion corner «•! said North Im. ollowmg sections. ot said section, thence ¿south aiong the-s.cut«r line ot said Secuon 4 t> Section 27. Upon the passage of any ordinance the enrolled copy thereo tile- center ot said section, thei.ee \Vest along the East ami lies .nested by the Recorder, shall be submitted to the Mayor, by the Recorder quarter section line to the property owned by ¿school iJistnet No. 4/ and it the Mayor approves the same, he shall write therein, “Approved," will and occupied by the school house, thence ¿»outh tracing tiie least line .he date of such approval and sign the same officially, and thereupon, unles of said school property to tile ¿southeast corner ot said school prop erty ; thence West along the ¿south line ot said school property to tm therwise provided therein, such ordinance shall become a law as provided n. charter. ¿southwest corner thercut; thence North tracing the \Vest line ot sat« his Section 28. If the Mayor does not approve of an ordinance so-submitted school property to the F.ast and XV est quarter section line in san :e must within days of the receipt thereof return the same to the Re ¿section 4 through the center of said Section 4; thence West along sau order with his ten reasons for not approving it, and if in ten days the Mayoi East and West quarter section line ot said Section 4 to the Nortnwes. corner of the Northeast quarter ot the Southwest quarter of san !oes not return it, such ordinance shall become a law as if lie ha« Section 4; thence South along the Sth section line to the Southwes. ipproved it. Section 29. At the first meeting of the Council after the return by th« corner of the Northeast quarter ot the Southwest quarter of san. Section 4; thence West along the Sth section l,ne m said ¿section 4 am Mayor of any ordinance not approved, the Recorder shall present the sarin the Sth section line in Section .«, Township 4 North. Range West o. o the Council with the objections of the Mayor, all of which must be rear the Willamette Meridian to the Southwest corner of tne Nortneas ,o the Council and such ordinance shall then be put upon its passage again quarter ot the Southeast quarter ot said Section 5, Township 4 North ;nd if three-fourths of all members constituting the Council as then pro Range 4 West ot the W iBametFc Meridian;thence North along san . .ided by law, shall vote in favor of such ordinance, it shall thereupon become Sth section line to the Northwest corner ot the Northeast quarter o. I i law without the approval of the Mayor but not otherwise. Section 30. 1 he Mayor shall take and approve all official undertaking the Northeast quarter ot said Section o, thence East along the Norti. «hich this Act and the ordinances of the City may require any officer t< I line of said Section 5 to the p»ace ot beginning. ,ive as security for the faithful performance of his duty, or any undertakm; ChAPlER 14. Section 3. The power and authority given to the municipal corpcratioi which may be required of any contractor for the faithful performance o ci the City of Vernonia by this act is vested in a Mayor and Council, an« tis contract, and when he approves such undertakings, he must immediately ile the same with the Recorder, except the undertaking of the Recorder, o their successors in office. Section 4. The elective officers of said City shall be a Mayor, Treasure! vhich he shall be the custodian. Section 31. He shall perform such other duties and exercise such othci and four Counctltnen who shall be ci-.cied and hold office tor a period o. two years; provided that the successors to the officers v.Lose terms of otfici .uthortty as provided by this Act, any City ordinance, any law of the Unite« expire m January, 192J, shall be elected at the general election to be heli stales, or of this State. CHAPTER VI. on the first Tuesday after the lirst Munday in November, 1922. RECORDER AND TREASURER Section 5. 'there shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approva Section 32. The Recorder 'hall be the judicial officer of the City, am of a majority vote of the Council ot .aid City at the first regular meeting o the Council m January, a Marshal and Recorder w ho shall noid their oiuce. hall have jurisdiction of all offenses against the City or violation of any ordinance thereof. He shall hold court in said City at such place as lh< until their successors are appointed and qualified. Section 6. 'ihe Council may in its discretion appoint a City Attorney .'ouncil shad direct, which court shall be known as the Recorders Court .nd he may impose fines or commit to the City jail any person or person and fix his compensation and term oi otf.ee. ound guilty ot any offense or violation within its jurisdiction. He -hal Section 7. No ptr-on is eligible to ar.y office in the municipal corpora ;ave authority to issue process for the arrest of any person or person tiou, who, at the time ot his election or appointment is not entitled to th privileges of an elector according to the laws oi this State, and who has no» .ccused of any offense against the City, violation ot any ord.nance, am resided in the City of Vernonia for twelve months preceding such election nay commit such accused to imprisonment or admit them to bail pendini or appointment, and no person who is not the owner of real estate withn. rial. He shall have the authority to issue subpoenas to compel witness«- o appear and testify on the tr.al of any cause before him and enforc« the corporate limns of uic City shall e a member of the City Council. Section 8. 1 he Re« order, ireaurer uiid Marshal snail, before entir>ne I.edictice thereto; and to issue any and al) processes necessary to carry int< upon the duties of their respective offices, each execute a bond to the City •ffect the judgment or sentence of his court. All civil and criminal pro oi Vernonia in such penal sum as the council by ordinance may direct cedings in the Recorder’s court shall be governed and regulated by th< which amiTunt may at any time be increased by the Council, conditioned o: ¿eneral laws of the State governing Justices of the Peace and Justices tne faithful performance of his duties as such officer and as an ex-off.c.- „ourts, and in all proceedings in the Recorder’s Court for the violation of ; officer, whicn bond shall be approved by the Mayor before said oincer Jity ordinance the trial shall be without a juty. Section 33. The Recorder shall have the jurisdiction and authority of ; shall «inter upon the discharge oi their duties. The Mayor shall be- the cu todian of the Recorder’s bond. All the provisions of any law ot th.s Stat, ustice of the Peace within the limits of the City of Vernonia, in both civi nd criminal matters; and when exercising such jurisdiction and authority relating to the official bonds of officers snail apply to such bond», e.«cep. a herein otherwise provided. Every officer, elective or appointive, ol tn« hall be subject to all of the general laws of the State prescribing th City of \ ernonia, beiore entering upon the duties of his ofiice, shall take am luties of a Justice of the Peace and the mode of performing the same. Hi uties as Clerk of the Council shall be as prescribed by ordinance. fne with the Recorder an oath to hom-stly and laithtmly discharge the dutie Sect.on 34. Ihe Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all funds am of his office and that he win support tne law ..oneys of the City, and shall pay out the same only on a warrant signet of Oregon and of the United b«ates to the ■v the Mayor and attested by the Recorder; and no claim against the Cit; bonds shall be undertakings oi surety comp; hall be paid until audited and allowed by the Council. of the general fund of the City. Sect.on 35. The Treasurer shall keep an account with the general fun< ¿lection ». 1 lie Mayor and Councilmen shall receive no compcnsatioi whatever tor the.r services as such oificers. Tne Recorder, Treasurer ant nd a separate account with each special fund that may be raised for all) Marshal and other subordinate officers shall receive at stated times com pecific object; and when a warrant is drawn on any particular fund, it shai • inly be paid out of such fund. pensation to be fixed by ordinance. Section 36. The Treasurer shall make a report of the receipts ami ex Section 1U. 1 he Marshal ot the City oi Vernonia shall li^£C all of till power and authority of a sheriff within the limit» of said City, and it shall penditures of the City for the quarter ending with the last day of March be his duty tn addition to the duties prescribed for lnm by tne Council, tc lune. September and December in each year and file the same with th execute and return all processes issue.1 and directed to him by the Recorder Recorder within five days from the expiration of each of said quarters or by any other legal authority; he «hail arr. st up«jn complaint or other respectively, which reports shall be published by the Recorder as may bi wise, as a peace officer, all persons for a breach of the peace or a violation prescribed by ordinance. CHAPTER VII. of the City ordinances or the laws of the state and bring them before the Recorder or other legal authority for trial or examination; he shall attenc OF THE COUNCIL. ITS POWER AND DUTIES Section 37. At the first regular meeting of the Council in January o. the Recorder’s court and the meetings of the City Council; he shall be the keeper of the city jail and the city pound and shall be a conservator of the ach year, or so soon thereafter as practicable, the Council shall choose bj j*ace and shall have charge of all prisoners and vagrants and shall, under '.allot one of its members to preside over the Council and perform th« the authority of the ordinances of the City require all prisoners to work duties of the Mayor in the absence of the Mayor from the City, or if h<- b upon the streets or other public works of the City. He shall have power, from any cause unable to act as such, said President of the Council sh^J. with the direction and sanction of the Mayor and Council, to appoint as have and exercise the powers and perform ail the duties of the Mayor, am many deputies as may from time to time be required. , «he member so presiding shall not lose his vote as a member of the Council Section 11. The Marshal of the City in addition to his other duties shall Section 38. No member of the Council shall, during the period for which be ex-officio street superintendent, and it shall be his duty as such to keep he is elected or serving as such, be intcicsted in any contract the expense the streets clean, have charge of all street work not performed under the of which are to be paid by the City or in any contract wherein the Cit) »pccial improvement provisions jif this charter, and to keep and exercise is interested. a careful oversight of the streets’and sidewalks of said City to the end that Section 39. A majority of all the members of the Council elected shal no dangerous place« remain unrepaired and reported as required by this constitute a quorum tor the transaction of all business, but a less number charter. may meet and adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members. CHAPTER ill. ELEC! IONS Section 40. The Council shall have authority to adopt and establish Section 12. The City of Vernonia, Oregon, shall hold its regular election rules and by-laws governing their own proceedings, and the conduct of an) for its several elective officers at the same time that the general biennial and all elective and appointive officers, and may punish any and all electivr election for state and county officers is held and the election precincts and ;ind appointive officers and may punish any member for disorderly behavior election officers shall be the same for all elections .held at the same time. In its presence. Every officer who, at the time of the adoption of this charter is the duly Section 41. All proceedings of the Council shall be public. qualified incumbent of an elective office, shall hold his office for the term Section 42. The style of enacting clause of all ordinances shall be “The for which he was elected and until his successor is efccted and qualified. City of Vernonia does ordain as follows.” All contracts made or to In Section 13. No person shall be entitled to vote at any municipal election made wherein the City is an interested party, all franchises granted, all of the City who is not a qualified le; al voter of the .State <4 Oregon, and appropriations made in excess of five hundred dollars and all other import who has not be« n a bona tide resident of the City of Vernonia tor six ant ac.s shall be by ordinance and the right of referendum shall remain months next preceding such election. inviolate with reference thereto, as provided by law. 'Section 14. Immediately after any vote cast at any municipal election Each and every ordinance shall be consecutively numbered; shall clearly has been canvassed by the County Clerk and his return thereof made to the state its object in its title and shall be introduced at any regular or specially Recorder of s;ri»l City as required by the laws of Oregon, the Recorder must called meeting of the Council. Every ordinance shall be read three times then make and issue to each person d< dared by the canvassers to be elected and mpy be read the second time by title only, but no ordinance shall be to any office a certificate thereof; such certificate shall be prima facie evi placed upon its final passage at the meeting at which it is. introduced, unless dence of the facts th rein stated. An election contest for any office must in case of an emergency; :ncy; such emergency emergency to be declared by unanimous be determine«! according to the laws of the State of Oregon regulating vote of the Council. I* ____ .* __ _ receive . a majority __ , vote of all Every , ordinance shall contests for city offices. the members constituting the City Council; such vote to be taken by yeas Section IS. Al) i fl cers elected or appointed tinder this act, before enter and nays. After approval by (he Mayor every ordinance shall be enrolled ing upon the duties of their office ii . u t take, subscribe and file with' the by the Recorder in the Book of Ordinances and its passage certified to Recorder of said City an oath of office to following effect: “I. A. B., do therein in full. solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution and laws of Section 43. In the absence of the Recorder or if he be from any cause the United States and the State of Oregon, and 1 will, to the best of mv I enable to act, the Mayor may designate any person having the qualification« ability, faithfully perform the duties of........................................... during pty I of Recorder to act in his stead. ' Such appertntee shall immediately take continuance therein, so help me God.” If the person affirm, instead of the I the oath of officq and perform the duties of the Recorder during such last clause of the said oath there shall be added: "And I do affirm under I temporary absence*or inability and he shall rfcefvc the same compensation the pains and penalties of perjury.” as the Recorder, all sums so paid to him being deducted from the salary and Section 1«. Nominations for officers under this act may be made by fees of that officer. niHt meetings of the citizens, when certificates of such nominations shall Section 44. The Council may provide for the time and place of its regu In- made out tn writing specifying the name of the candidate for each office lar meetings, at any of which it may adjourn to the next succeeding regular nominated and be signed by the chairman and the secretary of the mass meeting, or to some specified time prior thereto; but its regular meeting meeting and filed with the Recorder at least 32 days before election. Pro must be hel>1 at least once each month. vided, that independent candidates for any office within the city may be Section 45. The Council must keep a journal of its proceedings, and on nominated by individual electors of said city for any office to be filled by call of two of its members shall cause the yeas and nays to be taken upon the electors therein as independent candidates are nominated under Chapter any question and entered in its journal but upon a motion to adjourn Its 2 of Title 28 of Oregon Laws; and every such certificate of nomination yeas and nays shall not be taken unless on call of four members. 1C but no fine shall exceed the sum of five hundred *\v fine <.r or imprisonment; i and ii » i nnpiisuiuncnt mure that» two hundred and titty days. "’"oMtUn 4/» vv hem ver ..ny sli.iil be convicieu os any viseueu henwer uny person shall convicted ot* offense nd.r the law. ur uiumam.s »>t tm- City and »lull be adMdc4 ‘o W a jne. edU» ml .1 he tail» to pay the same, he may in addition thereto be sentenced abur one day t-r < a. b iwi dollar» .»I «aid line on the streets or pu9 iiv nay i<*r » wv 'i ” --- C ----- ” ■ W auui i'll« i the City, under the .1, charge 1............. of , the Marshal nr or other nltlear officer <tw da£^ .Oi ks oi aated by, the t oi until, and the Council shall provide Mich fetters and man iclu a» may be neceisaiy to secure such person during such term of labor. THE COUNCIL SH? \| I. HAVE 1‘OWER AND AUJHQKITY— ... assess. : 1» vy. ... « nd collect t.ixes'for general municipal pur- Sectian 48. To ding one per cent per annum of all property, both real ■«•pt a> otherwise provided ill ifl this-'get. thia|lct, within the th« corporate .nd personal, except limits of said City, without exemption for indebtedness; said taxes to be collected under the general laws of the State Of Oregon. Section 4». To license, tax and regulate insurance agents, brokers, auc tioneers, drummers, hawker»! peddlers, pawnbrokers, wood saws, places of iiublic amusement ur entertainment (including theaters, operas, exhibitions, ■hows and the like), factories, shops, hotel keepers, boarding house keepers, est a uran ts, junk dealers, dealers ill second ill ft nJ articles of merchandise, .«eepers of billiard tables, pool tables, bowling alleys, box alleys and shooting ■ aberies and any other character of alleys or galleries where balls and cues, .acks, or other device is used; and for the purpose of this act to define and leclare what constitutes any of such professions, callings, employments or .laces of amusement or entertainment. .... Section 58. To license, tax and regulate livery and boarding stables, abs, taxicabs, carriage», drays, automobiles, automobile trucks, wagons, and >ther vehicles used lor the transportation of persons, passengers or goods, .vares or merchandise, earth, rock, ballast, building material, lumber, or >ther articles within the limits of said City either with or without hire and o prescribe the rate to be charged for such transportation. Section 51. To tax, regulate and license, the sale of cigarettes, cigars, obacco, and snuff, -nd to prohibit the sale of the same to minors. Section 52. Io make all necessary or appropriate regulations to prevent he introduction into said City of any infectious or contagious disease; to emove any person affected with any such disease away from the City to a uitable piace to be prepared by the said Council. Section 53. To remove, repress or prevent any and all thing! which vould be detrimental to the health or morals of the City, or to prevent or estraiu obscene or boisterous language, drunkenness or disorderly conduct. Section 54. To prevent and remove nuisances. Section 55. To provide for the prevention and extinguishment of fires; nd for the preservation of property endangered thereby, and for the ap- lointment of officers required for the purpose, and to provide such appa* aius a» may be necessary for the purpose of extinguishing fires within he City. Section 56. T«> regulate the storage of gunpowder, tar, pitch, resin, or .thcr combustible materials, and the use of candles, lamps and other lights n stores, shops, stables and other places; to suppress, remove or secure ny firrplace, stove, stovepipe, chimney, oven, boiler or other apparatus Inch may lie dangerous in causing fires and to privent by all possible nd proper means danger or risk of injury or damage by fire arising from ardcssness or negligence or otherwise. Saction 57. To piovidc for the support, restraint tr employment of «grants and paupers. Section 58. To determine the number of day and night watchmen who hall be appointed b) tl^e Marshal »ubject to tne approval of the Council .ho «hall be Deputy Marshals, and to provide for paying the same. Section 59. Io provide for the prevention and removal of all oLstruc- ions from the streets and sidewalks and crosswalks and alleys, and for leaning and repairing (he same. Section 60. To regulate the lccation and management of market houses .nd places, and slaughter houses. ¿action 61. To provide for City hall and jail and maintenance oi same. Section 62. To prevent, restrain and punish any noisy disturbance or tot or disorderly assemblage, or any unlawful or indecent practice in any • trect, house, or place in the City. Section 63. To provide tor the collection and disbursement of all moneys .hich the City is or may become entitled to by law, or which may be asessed r authorized in connection with the laying or establishment of sewers and trains, or in connection wi'h paving, grading, planking or otherwise improv- ug the streets ol the said City of Vernouia. Section 64. To appropriate muiiey to pay the debts, liabilities and ex penditures of the City, or any part or item thereof, from any fund applicable hereto. , Section 85. To lay out and construct new streets and alleys. Section 66. To tax, regulate or prohibit animals from running at large »¡thin the corporate limit» of the city or any specified paft thereof. Section 67. To control and regulate the manner of constructing awn- ngs and advertising signs and sidewalks, and to compel Kpairs and changes n signs, awnings and sidewalks already constructed at the cost of the >wner or owners thereof. Section 68. To regulate and control the construction and location oi ill telegraph, electric light and telephone poles and telegraph and telephone nd electric light lines, and all electric and other apparatus for lighting ■ treets, parks and pubt.c buildings of the City, and the laying of water and ,as mains ar.d pipes. Section 69. Io levy a license on dogs and other domestic animals within he City and to enf«>rce the collection of the same, and to kill or otherwise lispose of dogs and other domestic animals when such license is not paid; .nd to provide a fine for keeping same without paying said license. Seciion 76. To buiM culverts, bridges and sewers and maintain same. Stctiun 71. Io prohibit or suppress gaming, gaining hou.es, gambling, .ambling houses or bawdy houses. Scct.on 72. Io enact any and all such ordinance«, by-laws ami regula- tons not inconsistent with the Constitution of this State or of the United states or the laws thereof as shall be needful to the peace, good order, icalth, cleanliness, ornament, pros|H-rity and general welfare of the City, md secure the protection of persons and property therein. Section 73. fo Io provide by ordinance for the summary closing of bawdy louses, gambling houses and all al) places by l»y the Council declared to be nui- ances, whether such nuisance arises by reason of untiiAral acts or unsani- .ary conditions. * s«ct,on 74. To regulate the speed of bicycles, tricycles, motorcycles, .eludes, automobiles, locomotives, steam cars, electric cars, or any other ars operated in any manner whatever, and to provide a punishment for .-xcceding such speed limit; to suppress and prohibit all unnecessary blowing ■t whistles of locomotives and engines at machine shops and factories and ipon moving trains and to provide a punishment therefor. S<cti<>n es iS. To regulate the driving . .. of stock . through streets. ivamiAC a»e r»r » violation . or upon ” of a the ivenues, l«i lanes or alleys of si... the city, ami .1 .. to punish such refl ations. Socion 76. To at any time, whenever the Council shajl shall deem it necessary nd expedient require any person, persons or corporation maintaining any .ghi poles, telephone poles, or telegraph poles, wires, or other fixtures upon he streets <>f the tity of vernoma to remove the same and to require alt .uch electric light wires, telephone and telegraph lines to be placed under- ¿Vr,C?’,eJhc ri,h,n ,he corporate limits in which <iicn wire« »nail be placed underground. Section 77. To prescribe the width of sidewalks; and to designate the width of parking strip between the sidewalk and the street of the City Section 78. Io prevent (team and electric railway companies from \reets"g Aheenu “7 '"“‘"n* Or ’?’nd Upo" of b'°ckade any of the >i “ CyS ’ Wgy * or ‘"‘cr*cctioii» thereof in the City 31 » I T HUH I . m ... Jus Section 80. To imrchase, take ami hold real property whenever the ornrr Hit’ *”•? « ,’el,".'.iur'” taxes or assessment! levied or imposed mder the authority of the,City of Vernonia, and to bargain sell and con vey such property so acquired ««xem. sen snu cun ää m;;: -< T'J ,i I?»"«!? ’ ofvJjoKiTnd C,"|* T* m book form, and to provide *.ny for ti e Ä “ o J ! a Ä« , kOUS^uay»1CCTn’ neC<”?ryf "o havae"JubkhZ<ra“er bstruction and «o p^eVcHb/by oVAncV^ Or <’”’er bstruction and to prescribe by ordinance th«. ..... i’.i.J." 7"'/”'w” "« f^y5 ng or occupying UpZ*ng~1>feiniil premises ** for ,o/ refusing so to do ‘ °( f p*r*°“* °*n’ Section 84. To provide for the construction of sidrwelb. .-.I .ewers sewer drains and and drainage drainage in in the the ma >i.7r “ Yu ?’ ,eWQF systems, jy’iemi, drains Sect.on 85. To nrovirfe («.» .ir-K,J. , manner herinafter prescr’bcil. ters, curb», crossways and street inter.e'e»i C, ' O, | 3,1,1 rr P air ® f «»reels, gut- ters, .______ __ or in part, as hereinafter jirovided. *y co",rac‘. •« *"olc provided. Section ‘‘‘än“ 86. provi<k.d’nprOVfmen” J- “w? ‘ • Jo provide for —---- •—* 17. may Section deem"iitcessa ’ry’for us^by'the’city““ *J£h mach'"ery a» »•»« Council therein, and to provide the mam er anTmea ,?P7V,ni ’nd streets Section 88. To define fiTe "imit. and to nrnhiÄ’» «,ayTe"‘ tion or repair of w ooden bmldimis or ,«.’„ J *h' erection, construe- limits; to provide for and determine th "”’rn A'^ewalks within such fir«: ‘"»rance jind exit from all theaters, jJilkin, i-“*/ places «•( churches and other buildingsjned for hl , t ‘ places of amusement, escapes, apparatus and appTiatce, »"«1 H> require fire n such buildings, and to prevent and^lr h w? aFa"”» (<re to be provided and unsafe buildings and to cause the 1 ‘"'rfrection of dangerous wherever the same may be°situated. removal or tearing down of the same# that portion of the fuiid"sncollectedhuiiderKth",IV* an<i direction of all improvement of roads and streets within th?*"”*1 law* v( Or««®" lor ,he a. required by law to be apportioned bv ih. ‘°rPorate |lmh, "f ,he city, road districts, and the Council may annL2.h< CouB,y Court to the various other officer who shall perform the dutk* If*.“,pern,e"de?t •»««»» by the Jaws hüt .Lk ariiOad *“WHsor as required laws of the State of Oregon Orel under the direction under the direction of of the the City Citv Council ( mi.^it and . T" Ü ®fficer shall report to and be bia County, Oregon. The coninen«2f< 3"d ?ot *^ ,he e bounty Court of Col urn- Ina conmen«».■ 3,d shall be fixed by the ¿¡^¿7{" pen » at '® n a"«i ,erra term of of office ¿f ,«Ufii«r shall be fixed by the Coundl ,nd and »«ount!* which hav^beeTprüperhT ¿uShüT me.etin« «Pl»rove all bills paid in the following manner, to wif eHhcS k ed and may order the aame drawn on the City Treasurer for thJ. ' warra"‘ »’•«•«arly and duly account, or in lieu thereof the Council m»„aCt j*mount •ae*> individual C?tLTreas“r5r..for ,he “BRrcgate amouM Xi H wa,ra"* drawn on the eluding any bill in excess of ¿5 00 in »m#, °i«a J**H® ordered paid (not in- "»•TP««"» for cash paymen? to th."Äe*J,*h Yarran‘ ^ Treasurer Soction 46. Th« Council shall have authority and power within the City and fundl »O drawn to pay any T. h 1S?.wtor> o< tha A ernotuajo provide fog the puaishrnnt of all violation« of the ordinaacea WU^Iproper receipt for alHVh ^atf^”»4 by «aid war- 6 ..•w I