Home Rule Charter
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On the 19th dar of llay 1926, at a Keeting of the
Kayor and the C1iiy 00u011 of the Oity of Grand Island. lebraska.,
Councilman Henr7 H.J'alldorf presented the
and moved its adoption:
..RESOLUTION
The Oity of Grand Island is new a Oity of approx-
imately 17,000 people. It is governed by a Charter whioh applies
not only to the Oity of Grand. Ieland. but to tbose cities having
a population of 8,000 to 25,000 people. The cond1tions in the
various oities are divergent. It must be apparent to very member
of the Oounoil that the system of government under whioh we are
working is not entirely satlsfaetor7 to the people of the 01ty of
Grand Island.. Tbe Constitution of the State of Nebraska prov14..
a way in whloh this may be changed. The Jeople of the Oity of
Grand Islami may, if they so desire, adopt thelr own charter, whU..
caa be made to fit the needs and oonditlons of Grand Island,
In view of the foregoing facts, therefore, BE 17
RESOLVED by the Ka10r and 01ty Oounoil of the Oit7 of Grand Island,
.ebraska:
Seot10n 1. That the Hon. Kayor appoint a Oommittee
ef not less than three nor more than five of the members of the
Oity Oouaoi1, in oonjunotion with the Oity Attorney, to investigate
the feasibility of calling a speoial election of all the qualified
electors of the Oity of Grand Island, and of submitting to them the
question of whether ox not a Oharter Oonvention shall be oalle4 in
aoc~rdanoe with the terms of Artlcle Xl of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska, .tor the fXUllng of a Home Rule Oharter for this
City.
Henry H. 'Illldort
The Resolution was duly adopted and the Mayor
appointed a Committee oonsisting of Oounoilmen L. C. Williams,
O. H. Justice and H. H. Fal1dorf.
On July 7th, 1926, the Oommittee made report aa
follows:
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W upoa,
We, your Oommittee, to whom was referred the
proposition of submitting to the voters the question of whether
or not the Kayor and Oity Oouneil should call a Oenventionfor the
purpose of adopting a Bome Rule Oharter, do hereby report tha.t
after having made diligent inquiry, and having held meetings at
whioh interested parties might appear, that in our judgement said
proposition should be submitted to the electors of the Oity of
Grand Island, and we, therefore, aublni t an ordinance calling said
special election for the consideration of the Oouncil.
L. O. Williams
O. H. Justice
On motion of Williams the report was adopted.
September 15th,l921, Ordlnanoe No. 1159 was pre-
sented and passed, calling snEleotion on Tuesday, November 2)
1926, to submit . proposition to call a Home Rule Oharter Oon-
vention as follows:
FROM ORDINANOE BO.1159
"Shall the Kayor and Oity Counoil of the Oity of
Grand Island, Nebraska.. call a oonvention of fifteen freeholders,
who shall have been at least five years qualified Electors of said
Oity, to be elected by the qualified voters of said Oity at a
speoial election to be held on April 5, 1927, to frame a Oharter
for the Ci~y of Grand Island, )lebraska, in acoordance with the
provisions of Section 2, Article Xl of the Oonstitution of the
State of Nebraska; Oandidates for the office of Kember of sa14
Charter Oonvention to be nominated in the manner and form provided
for the nomination of a Kayor of said Oity. and those fifteen
candidates of the number nominated receiving the highest number of
votes at sai4 election te be declared. elected as members of such
Oharter Oonvention?"
Said. Ordinance 10. 1159 was duly published in the
Grand Island Hera.ld, as per pro.f of publica.tion on file. Not.ice
was duly given by pUblication in the Grand Island Herald and the
Grand Island Independent for five weeks prior to said Election an4
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posting Notices two weeks prior to sa14 Elect10n in three ef the
most pUb1io and oonsp1ouous places in eaoh of the six voting
Districts in Grand Island, .ebraska, as per proofs of sai4 Pub-
lishing and Posting new onf11e.
The Returns of said Election held on November 2,
1926, were duly oanvassed by the Oity Oounoi1 on the 9th day of
November,l9SS, and it was found that a,103 Electors ot the Oity
of Grand Island had voted for said Proposition, and 1,034 aga1nst
said proposition and said proposition was deolared to have been
adopted.
January 19, 1927 an ordinanoe 10. 1176 was passed
oallingan Eleotion to eleot 15 delegates to the Oha.rter Oonven....
tion, said ardinanoe being amended on Ka.rch 16th, 1927, by Ord-
inance No. 1183. Ordinanoes Nos. 1176 and 1183 were eaoh pub-
lished in the Grand Island Herald one time as per proofs of pub-
lioation on file.
On. Karoh 16, 1927, the Hon. Kayor and Olerk issued
an Eleotion Proclamation, as provided by said Ordinance No. 1176,
amended by OrdinanoeNo. 1183 calling for the Eleotion on April 6,
1927, sf 15 Kembers of the l10me Rule Oharter Oonvention; sa1d
Proclamation being published in the Grand.Island Herald. for three
weeks aa4 oop1es thereof posted in three .f the most public aad
conspicuous plaees 1a eaoh of the six Eleotion Districts in said
01ty at least ten days before the date of said Eleotion, as per
proofs of said Publioa.'tion and Ppsting now on file.
!henomination by Petition of SS persons for Kembers
of said Charter Oonvention were made and submitted at said Eleotion.
The aetu~s of said Eleotion were canvassed by the
Kayor and Oounoil on the 11th day of April 1927, ana it appearing
from said Returns that tbe following named persons received the
highest number of Totes; viz: O. A. Abbett, Jr., 'I. J. Arrasmith,
I. J4. Augustine, J'red I. Babel, Homer Bowen, C. W. Burdiok" W. B.
Olayton, J. L. Oleary, B. E.01lff0rd, Oharles Oer48, B. J. OUnn-
lnghUl, A. J. DeUlan, JohnA. ferguson, lufus lI. a.er, and. David
Kaufmann. They and each of them were declare4 duly elected Kembers
of the .8ai4 Charter Oonyention.
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Certificates of Election .e~e 4ul7issuea to e~ch of
the Kembers elect of said Oharter Oonvention, and. the Clerk asked
them to Bleet for organization on April 21, 1921' at e P. K., at the
Ceuncl1 Ohamber.
The Delegates to the Charter ConTention met at the
Council Ohamber on April 21, 1928 as peroell; Were called to order
by.H. I. Qlifford,Oity Clerk, oamotion O. A. Abbott, Jr., was elect..
Temporary Oha.i.rman and. I... Augustine, Temporary Secretu1.
en motion J. L. Oleary was eleete4Permanent Ohairman,
navld.la,t,fllu, Permanent Vice Chairman
I. K. Augus~lne, Permanent Secretary
John ~ Ferguson, Assistant Secretary
SeTeral meetings of the Oharter Oommittee were he1t
later at call of the Chairman. 0..1. Abbott, Sr., was employed. t.
formulate &ad pr~sent a Charter embraoing as far as practicable the
present State law app11cable to Oit1es of thls clas.. Several meet-
ings were had i. oonference with the Compiler and resulted 1n the
writing anGi presenting. on August 2, 1927 of the Oharter herewith
writtenaati 3S copies thereof,'with Prefatory Syaopsis and Inde.
attached to Report.
Said Charter with Index, Prefatory SynopSis, Report
of Oharter Oonvention and Oertifioate of the Oity Olerk was published
ia the Grand Island Iade~eadent, the offie1alpaper of the City, _.
the 8th, 15th and Sand days of lebnary, 1925, as per Proof 8f
Pub11 oat ion on file.
Karoh 1, 1925 Election Proclamation was issued eall1ng
an Election for the adoption or rejection of sait aharter on the 3rd
day of April, 1928. Said ProolamatioJl wa.s pUb11shed in the Grand.
Island Independent, the offioial paper of the Oity, on the 2nd, 9ta,
16th, and 23r4 days of Karch 19a5, and on the 19th and 80th days of
Karch 1925. Oopies thereof were posted in three of the most public
and oonspicuous places 1n each of the line Eleotion Distriot. of the
City, as per Proofs of Publication and Posting on flle. Said Charter
proposition was submitted 1n said Proclamation 1n form as follow.:
"Shall the Oity of Grand Island a.dopt the
Home Rule Oharter prepared by the Oonven~
tien of Fifteen. and now on file in the
eff1o~ of the City Olerk, as and for the
Charter of the City of Gre~d Island?8
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!he returne of said IlecotioD. were duly canvassed \)1
the Mayor an4 Oity Oouncil, of the said Oit" on the 9th day April
1925, and the following Resolution was presented and adopted:
USOLUTIOI
Whereas at the Municipal Election held. on the 31'4 day of April, 1928,
in Grand Island, Nebraska, the following proposition was submitted to
the Electors of said Oity:
"Shall the Oity of Grand. Island adopt the Home Rule Oharter
prepared. by the Oenventi(!)tL of Fifteen, and now on file i.
the office of theOity Clerk, as and for the Charter of the
Oity of Grant Island?'
And Whereas at said Election 191 Electors Toted Hyes" on said proposition
and 698 Electors voted "neB 0n sa.id proposition.
low Therefore
Be it Resolved by the Kayor and Oity Council of the Oity of
Grand Island, lebraska,_ that we do find and sa.y that said.
proposition was ratified and carr1ed, and said Home Rule
Oharter was a40pted as and for the Charter of the Oity of
Grand IBland,Nebra.ska;Sixty days after said Ratification.
Chr1.s Michelsoa
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C E R T 1.1 IC A t ~
We, the ua<<.reigned, being the membefs of the Ohar-
ter Conyention as were eleoted by the qualified voters of th~ Oit1
8f Grancl Island, Hall Oounty, lebraeka., a.t the general eleotion
held on the 5th day of April. 1927, to prepare and propoee to the
electors of said Oity, a Oharter for the government of the Oity of
Grand Island, hereby submit the following oonsisting of a Prefator7
Synopsis and Sixty typewritten pages, together with an Alphabetical
Index, as the Oharter prepared by us to be submittea to the tuali-
lie4 eleetors of the Oity Of Grand Island for approval an~ we hereby
oertify that the following ie the original of the Oharter prepared
by us fer the consideration of the electors of the Oity of Grand
Island, Nebraska, and hereby submit the same together with 25 cor-
reat copies thereof, to the Oity Olerk of the Oity of Grand Island
to be filed in his offioe as by law required.
Dated this 2nd day of Al1g11st, 1927.
J. L. Olear~
Ohairman.
DaTtd Kaufmann
Vice-Chairman ..
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Secreta.ry
e. A. Abbott" Jr.
W. J. Arra.smith
Fred E. Babel
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.H.omer Bowen
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Olarence W. Burdick
w. E. Olayton
H. E. Olifford
O. J~ Oords
B. J. Ounnin~haDl
A. J. Denman
John A. Fer~son
Rut})., 14. ~eer
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PREfATORY SYNOPSIS
In drafting the Oity Oharter proposed herewith,
theOharter Oonvention has oonfined its efforts largely to a
compilation of the existing leneral laws of the State appli-
cable to cities of the class of whioh Grand Island is one.
In adapting the general laws of the State to
the Oity of Grand Island speoifioally, it has been possible
to omit consi4erable verbiage without altering th~ legal ef-
fect of their provisions.
It has been the endeavor of the Oharter Oon-
vention to draft a Charter that wlll present to the voters
solely the issues of.hether or not they desire a Rhome ruleR
Oharter for the Oity. TG that end it has seemed desirable
that no radioal changes be proposed at this time that oou14,
in any way, be used legitimately to confuse the issue thus
sought to be presented.
Attention 1s oalled to the oatcbheads appear-
ing at the head of each Article, Seotion and Sub-divis1on of
a Seotion of the proposed Charter whieh, under its termst
oonstitute no part of the Charter itself for the purpose of
legal cons*ruction, but are inserted as a matter of praoti-
oal oonvenienoe, substantially serving as a synopsis of the
Charter.
Article I oontinues in existenoe, the exist-
ing municipal corporation, the Oity of Grand Island, ita
oorporate lim1ts, Its rights and'118,b111ties,its ordinances,
resolutions, orders and re~latlons not in confliot with the
proposed Oharter and its existing elective offioers until
the election of their successors as 1n the Oharter provided.
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Artiele 11 reserving to the Oity all powers
conferred by Sta.te law, provides in a. general way that the Oity
can sue and be sued., purohase property, preserve peacae and good
order, borrow money, provide for the genera.l welfar.e, make eo...
tra.cts and exereise right of eminent domain.
Article 111 provides for oity officers, their
election, pay, powers and duties, time of eleotion and~erm.
nomiaations, apPOintment of officers, manner of voting, quali-
fications of voters, oanvass of votes and prohibits oity oi-
fieere oontracting ..iih the City.
Artiole IV proTides for the meetings of the Oity
Counoil, what constitutes . quorum, the prOVisions for a Preai-
dent of the Oouncil, the enactment of ordinanoes and publioation
thereof; the provisions for calling witnesses before the Oouncil
and with reference to the exeroise of anoillary powers by the
Counoll.
Artiele V sets out the revenue provisions, taxa-
tion, speoial assessments, oooupation taxes, dog taxes, &'Ad
payment of judgments, bonded debt and interest.
Article Vi sets out the provisions with referenoe
to the eorpol'a.te limit. of the Oity, extending or <ii.oonneoting
territory, additions to the Oity, defines what is "contiguous"
lands, the manner of platting and layingout.aew additions and
the vaoa.tion and manner of pla.tting.the same; the prerequisite
for pla.tting and the va.cation of streets and alleys and the
title to land so vacated.
Article Vll gives the Oit1 genera.l control of
streets, paVing, forma"ione! paving <i1strlets,purehase by Oity
a tax sale, bond issues for paving distriots, term and payment
of bonds. by owners of property, intersection 'bonds, payment
of paving contracts, estimates of oost of City Engineer aad
graveling street..
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Art1ele Vlll preseribes for.gra.deof sIde-
walks and the manner of oonstruetlon a.nd repa.ir by own.ers
&r 01ty, and penalties.
Article lX provides for the regula~ton ud
oontrol of street traffio by vehiCles; safety rules, speed
and parking, for appointment of a Board to issue permits to
drivers, fixing fares, routes and taxing common carr1er
vehicles.
Article X oontinues cemetery now owned by
the Oity and provides for Sexton, conveyanoe of lots, their
upkeep and restriotions, the oare and polioing of the oeme-
tery and makes prOVisions for privately owned cemeteries amt
"heir oontrol and regulation by the Oity.
Article Xl gives the Oity control of all
parks now owned or leased by the Oityand power to acquire,
oontrol and ornament other parks, plalsroua4s, boulevards.
submit bond issues therefor to voters, punish trespassers
and provide. for oare takers.
Art.iole Xll empowers the Oi ty to abate nui-
sanoes and regulate slaug~ter houses, stock yards, feet
yards, and other nuisances adjaoent to City limits, to re-
gulate keeping of animals and fowls, the removal of teat
oarcasses, to abate holes, pits, ponds and stapant wa.ter,
to provide for colleotion and removal of gaxbage, the des-
truction of weeds, to regulate or suppress disorderly houses,
pool halls and other games and practices subjeot to police
regulation.
Article XlII makes provision for the fire
department, establishment of fire limits, the 1nspeetion
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aud. :egula.tion of thea.tres, cluee halls and quasl publ1.
p1aees and build.ings and for d.uties of fireme..
Artie1. XIV empowers City to lay aewers,
establish sewer distriots. provide for sewer outlets out-
side of the 01ty, operate and extend disposal plants, leyy
speoial taxes or assessments therefor and iasuanoeof
sewer bonds.
Article XV contianee the ownership aaA
eontrol of the water, ioe, power and light plants by the
City and provides for the extension and improvement there-
of, prohibits sale Of Oit1's public utilities without a
vote of the electors, provides for bonds for payment there-
of when authorized by voters and speoifying how inoome
from utilities sha.ll be applie4.
Arti.leXVl defines the fiscal year, calls
for an annual apprep~1atlon ordinance for SUIIlS neaesear,.
for expense. and liabilities of the City for the ensuimg
yea.r, makes funds arising from ro84, bridge taxes and lev-
ies for public ways, sewer or wa.ter main extensions con-
sidered appropriated by the ordinanoe creating such improve-
men.t or extension tilistrict, inhibits contraets and expen-
ditures by Gouncil, officers or committe. unless appropr1~
tion shall have been previously made.
Article XVll provide. procedure aDd manaer
of making 01a1ms against the Oity, appeals from 4isallowanoe
of 01a1u by olaimants or from a.llowance of ala.~m b1 1iax
payers and appeals by City from judgments and prOVides Oity
shall not be liable in damages for defective streets, walks,
publiC parks, and pla..:es ules8 notioe of the injury is give..
to the Ka.yor or Clerk and prescribes duties of the Olerk 1a
referenoe to suoh notice.
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Artic18 XVlll continues the p~blio library
under the control of the City an~ provides for the exten-
sion of the building, the addlng of aaart department and
oounty historical .apartment and issuance of bonds therefer
by vote of the 81eotors and for making rules for the libra%J
by the Councilor approya1 of rules a40pted by the Library
Board..
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Article XIX adopts that part efOhapter 4'
of the 00mpl1ed Statutes of the State of K.braska for the
year 1922, insofar as the same is not inconsistent with
the proposed Oharter, as a part of sueh Oharte:r:.
Artiele XI makes the Charter effe.tiY.
Sixty day. after ratifioation by voters of the Oity aa4
provides that oatohheads in th.Charter are for convenience
of the reader and not to ba eonsidered. in construing terms.
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PREAOLI
We, the people residing in the Oity of Graad Is-
land, lebraska, under and by virtue of the Constitution of the
Sta.te of Nebra.ska, 40 hereby ortla1ut establish ad adopt the
following Oharter tor the better government of the 01" of
Grand Island:
ARTIOLE Ol(E
Prior Oorporate Entitr Preserved.
1fame
1 - The municipal corporation now existing and known ..
The Oity of Grand Isl... shall remain and oontinue a
body publio and corporate, by naae theOity of Grand
Island, and as suo~ shall have perpetual suooessioa.
All processes affecting the 01ty shall be served on
the Mayor or aoting mayor, or in the &bsence of both
of said officers, on the Oity Clerk.
Boundarie.
S -Tnecorpora.te 11.ite of the 01ty shall be those ex-
istingwhen this oharter becomes effeotive, and the
Oouncilmay thereafter by ordinance alter the same to
the extent and in the .anner provided by law, and up-
on oonditions in suob ordinanoe prescribed.
atght.and J,.i~bLllf 1iles,
Exist.1ng()l'di1'lances.an~
Officers.
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Oharter takes effect, and. not inoonfliet w1thits
provieioJ(ls, shall remain in force',unti1 amended or,
repealed; .. and the terms of eleot1 va offioers in of-
fice at the t1me thia Oharter gges into effect shall
end upon the election and qualif1catio~ of their
succe.soreaS in this Oharter provided.
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polioemen and offioersas it may from time to time deem
necessary, presoribe thei.r duties and fix their oompen-
sat10n.
..Borrow . )loney:.
6 - To borrow money on the cred1t of the01ty and pledge
the credit and revenues of the Oity for the payment
thereof when authorized in the manner and for the uses
and purposes hereinafter provided.
.. General Welfare:
7... fo make all suoh ordinances, by-laws, :rules and regula-
tions in addition to the speoial powers in this Charter
granted and enumerated - maintain the peaoe, good govern-
ment and welfare of the City, its trade, commerce an4
manufactures, and to enforce all ordinanoes by imposing
forfeitures and by inflicting fines and penalties for
the violation thereof not exceeding one hundred dollars
for anyone offense reooverable ."ith oosts, and. in de-
fault of pa)'D1ent toprovid.e for oonfinement in the Oity
prison or Oounty jail, with or without hard labor, upon
the streets or elsewhere, for the benefit of the Oity
until suoh fines and penalties are pai4.
Oontraots:
8 - To make contraots and do all acts relating to the pro-
perty and oonoerns of the OitI necessary or inoident
to the exercise of its corporate powers inclUding the
. power to execute suoh bonds or obligations on the part
o.f the 01 ty as may be required. in Judicial prooeedings.
..lrn1nent Domain:
9 - To exeroise the power of eminent domain and to take
private property for publiC use for the purpose of:
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Ca) - The opening, extending or widening streets,
alleys, avenues or pub110 ways.
(b) .Theerect10n or extens10n or enlargement of
any pUb110 buildings.
(e) - The establ1shment or enlargement or publio
. parks, driveways ani playgrounds for the
pleasure and health of the public within or
without the City.
(d) - The establishment of landing places for air-
planes or flying machines.
Ce> - The construction of viaducts over or under
any ra11road traoks.
(I) - The Qonstruction of any sewer or outlets
therefor within or without the Oity.
(,) - The establishment of quarantine hospitals for
the care of persons suffering from oontagious,
infeotious or malignant disease within five
miles from the Oity Limits.
(h) - To establish oemeteries.
(i) -For suoh other purposes as may from time to time
become necessary in the government and-control
of the 01ty; PROVIDED, always, thatln all such
oases the Clty shall make the persons or corpora-
tlons, whose property shall b$ taken or damage4
thereby, adequate oompensation to be determined
as provided by law for condemnation br railway
oompaa1es.
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ARTIOLE-TBREl
Offioers, Elections. Powere and Duties
1 - The general Oity election in this Oityshall be held
on the first Tuesday in April, annually.
The polls shall be opened at such place in each ele~
tion district as has been heretofore or may hereafter
be established by ordinance and shall be kept open
between the hours of nine o'clock A. 1[. and seven
o'clock P. K. and no longer.
.Time oiEleotion and Ter.m
a.... On the odd n~bered years, a Kayor, Treasurer, Olerk
and Polioe Magistrate shall be eleoted for the term
of two years by a plurality vote, who shall hold their
respective term of office for two years thereafter.
There shall also be elected at the same time and annu....
ally thereafter, one Oouncilman for each ward who
shall hold his'office for the like term of two years.
S,ecial Ilections
~ _ The Kayor and Council ma.y provide for the holding anci
regulation of speoial elections, the return oanvass of
votes cast thereat, and to pay the expenses of the same.
.OfficerstQ;uallfloa.tions
4 - The elective offioers of the City shall be residents
thereof and qualified eleotors therein and citizen.
of the United states of Amerioa.
Nomina.tion of Offioers
S - The nomination of all elective officers, in wards,
shall be made as heretofore b1 petitions signed by
not less than 50 eleotors and nomination of the City
officers by petitionssig.ned by not less than 200
electors and filed with theOity Olerk at least 35
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4a18 before suoh eleotio.. The nomination may also
be made in such other ways and manners as are pro-
vided by the general law of the State.
Kayor to Appoint
&- Tbe Kayor by and with the approval of the Oouncil may
appoint a Oity Engineer. Oity Attorney, Ohief of Fire
Department, Oity Physioian, Ohief ofPolioe, Weigh...
master, a Janitor, (City Hall), a Sexton for the
oemetery and a Oommisaioner of Water, Light and Ice
and with the oonourrenoe of the Oouncil he may r~
move the same at pleasure, except 'the Ohief .ofPolice
who may be removed without the oonsent of the Council.
Elections to be blBallot
7 - All speoial or general eleotions shall be by printed
ballot prepared ~d printed by the Oity Olerk whioh
shall oontain the names of all eleotive offioers
nominated by petition and at least one blank line
whereon any elector may write the name of any per-
son he may desire for suoh Gffio...
Qualifioationof Voters
S'" The qualifioation of all voters in the several wards
shall be the same a.s is required for electors under
the la.ws of the State - T~ey shall be oitizens of
this 8ta.te, over the age of.2l years and shall have
be.n at the date of any eleotion - residents of the
State for six months, residents of the Oounty for
forty (40) days and residents of the eleotion dis-
trict for ten (lQ) days.
Oanvass of Votes
9 - At a meeting of the.Oounoil on the first Konday a.fter
any Oity eleotion ~he returns shall be canvassed by
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the Counoil and they shall cause the City Olerk to
make out and deliver oertifioates of eleotion to the
persons so found ;0 be e1eoted. All appointed of-
fioers shall take their offices on the first da.y in
Kay following the eleotion and after suoh appoint-
~ent is confirmed and bonds approved. Such offioers
so elected or appointed shall qualify and give suoh
bonds as may be provided 'by law or by ordinanoe and
upon failure to so qualify .uch office may be de-
clared vacant by ;he Kayar and Council and suoh
vacancy may be filled by appointment of the Ka.yor
by and with approval of the Council.
Offioer Interested in 01t1 Oontract
loa No offioer of theOity shall be lnteresteddlrect11
er indireotly in any oontraot to whioh the (ll ty or
an1 one for its benefit is a party - such interest
in any ~ontract shall avoid the obligation thereof
on the part of the Oity. lor shall any officer of
the Oity directly or indirectly sell or furnish any
material to any contractor, sub-contraotor or to
any employee of the Oity, to 'be used or whioh shall
be used by any suoh eontraetor, sub-oontractor or
employ.e of the Oity in the performance of any suoh
oontract. Violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall avoid the obliga~lon of such oontract on
the part of the Oity and defeat any recovery for any
material so sold or furnished and an1 officer ef
the Oity who shall violate the prOVisions of this
section may be removed from offioe b1 the Kayor
with the oonourrenoe of the Counci1.
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Duties of Offioers
11- The Oit7 may ~ ordinanoe presoribe the powers and
duties of all officers so elected or apPointed from
t1me to time and ohange the. same at pleasure.
.. Powers and. Duties
12- The _&'101' shall preside at all the meeting, of the
Oity COUDcil and shall have a oasting vote when the
Oouncil is equally divided, except as otherwise
herein provided, and none other, and shall have the
superintending oontrGl of all the officers and af-
fa1rs of the Oity, and shall take eare that the
ord1nanoes of the Oity and the provisions of th1s
Oharter are complied with, and may administer oaths,
and.;tshall sign the commissions and apPointments ef
all the officers appOinted in the Oity.
yeto of erdinances~ Eto.
13- The Kayor shall have the power to approve or veto
any ordinanoe passed by the City Counoil, and to apw
prove or veto any order, by-law, resolution, aW8.1'd
of or vote to enter into any oontract, or the allow-
ance of any olaim: PROVIDED, any ordinanoe, order,
by-law, resolution, award or vote to enter into any
oontraot, or the allGwance of. any claim yetoed by
the Mayor, may be passed OYer his veto by fA. vote of
two-thirds of all the memQers eleQted to the Oouncil,
notwithstanding his veto, and should the Kayar neg-
leat or refuse to sign any ordinance, order, 'by-law,
resolution, awa.rd or Tote to enter into any oontract,
or the a.llowanae of any ola.im, and return the same
with his objeation in writing at the next l;egular
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meeting ot theOounoil. the same shall become e. law
without his signature: PROVIDED, the Kayor may vete
any item or items of any appropriation b11l, and ap-
prove the. remainder thereof, and the item or items
so vetoed m81 be passed by the Council over the
veto as in other oases.
Remiltin~ Fine - Pardons
The Mayor shall have power after conviotion to remit
fines and forfeitures, to grant reprieves and par-
dons for all Gffanses arising under the ordinanoes
of the City.
Pay. of Officers
IS- The payor oompensation of the Mayor and Oounoilmen
shall remain as heretofore; the Jlayor$SOO.OOper
annum, Oounoilmen $200.00 each per annum - and the
Kayor and Council shall have power by ordinance to
fix the payor oompensatien of all other offioers,
and change the same at plea.sure by a three-fourths
vote of the Counoil: PROVIDED, the payor compensa-
tion of any offioer so fixed by the ordinanoe shall
not be increased or diminished during the term of
office to whl~h he was so elected or appointed.
. Engineer
16- The City Engineer shall make a reoord Of the minutes
of his surveys and of all work done for the City, in-
oluding sewers, extension of water system and hea.ting
system, electrio.light and sewerage system and power
plant, and acouratelymake such plats, seotions, pro-
files and maps as may be necessary in the prosecution
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of any publiO work, which shall be public reoords
and belong to the City and be turned over to his
sucoessor.
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17- The Oit1 Engineer shall, when requested by the Kayar
er Oity Oounoil,ma.ke estimates of the cost of labor
and materialswhioh may be done or furnished by eon....
traot with the 01ty, and ma.ke aJ.l surveys, estimate.
and oaloulations neeessary to be made for the estab-
lishment of grades, building Of culverts, sewers,
electric light syst~"n, waterworks, power plant, public
heati:o.ssystem, bridgE!El, ourbing .and gtltters, and the
1DiprOTement of streets and ereotion and repair of
.bU11d1ngs, and shall perform such other duties as
the Council may require. Before the Oity Council
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sha.ll ma.lce any oontract for building.waterworks or
any part thereof, or any sewers, eleotric light eye...
tem or power plant, public hea.ting system, bridges
or work on streets, or any other work or improvement
to oost over one thousand ('1,000.00) dollars, an
estimate of the cost thereof shall be made by the
Oi ty Engineer and submitted to t.he O()une1lt and no
oontraot shall be entered into for any work or im-
provement for any price exeeedlngsuoh estimate;
and in advertising for bids for any such work, the
council shall cause lhe amount of suoh estimate to
be published therewith. Such advertisement shall
be published at least ten (10) days in some news-
paper of general ciroulation published in the City.
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lS-All officers or servants, elected or appointed
in pursuance of this Charter, shall be required
to give bond and security for the faithful per-
formanoe of their duties. 10 offioer shall be-
come seourity upon the offioial bond of another
9r upon any c0ntraotor's 'bond, license, or ap-
peal bond given to the City, or under any
ordinange thereof, or from conviction in the
police Oourt.
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ARTICLE FOUR
Keetings.. of Qouno1l - ~orwn
1.... Regular meetings of the Council shall be held. a.t such
times as may be fixed. by ordinane e, and. special meet--
ings whenever called by the Ka.yor or any fC!)ur oouncil-
men. Two-thirds 0f all the members elected to the
Oouncil shall constitute a qu0rum for the transaction
0f any business, but a less number may adjourn, from
_.. to time, and. oompe1theattenclanee of abseat
members.
President of Council
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2- The Oouncil shall eleot one of their own body who shall
be styled the "President of the Oouncil" and who shall
preside at all meetings of the Council in theabsence
of jhe Kayor, and, in absence of the president, to elect
one of their own body to occupy ~he plaoe temporarily,
and who shall be styled "Aeting President of the Oouncil";
and the president and acting president when occupying
the plaoe ofllay-orshall have the same privileg~s as
other members of the Oouncil and all acts of the President
or aotingpresident while so acting shall be as bindingu~
on the Oouncil and upon the Oity as if done by the Kayor.
lnactmentofOrdinanee.
All ordinances shall be passed pursuant to such rules
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and regulations as the Oounoil may provide, and all suoh
ordinances may be prQved by the oertifioate of the Olerk
under the seal of the Oity, and, when printed or pub-
lished in book or pamphlet form and purporting ~o be
published by authority of the Oity, shall be read and
reoeived in evidenoe in all courts and places without
further proof. The passage, approval and publication or
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posting of said ordinance shall be sufficiently proven
by a certifica.te under the seal of the Oity, from the
Olerk thereof, showing that such ordinanoe was passed
and approved, and when and in what paper the same was
published, and when and by whom and where the same was
posted up. When ordinanoes are published in book 01'
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pamphlet form, purporting to be published by authority
of the Oity Counoil, the same need not be otherwise
published, and such book or pamphlet shall be reoeiTed
as evidenoe of the passage and legal publioation of
suoh ordinanoes, as of the dates mentioned in such
book or pamphlet, in all courts without further proof.
Enaotment of Ordinance. Oontinued
4 - All ordinanoes and resolutions or orders for the appro-
priation or payment Qf money shall require for their
passage or adoption the conourr.noeof a ~jority of
all members eleoted to the Oouncil. Ordinanoes of a
general or permanent nature shall be fully and distinctly
rea4 on three different da.ys unless three-fourths of the
Counoil shall dispense with the rules. Ordinanoes shall
oontain no subjeot whioh shall ~ot be olearly expressed
in the title, and no ordinance or seotion thereof shall
be revised or amended unless the new ordinanoe oontains
the entire ordinanoe or seotion a.s revised or amended,
and the ordinanoeor seotion so amended shall be repealed:
PROVIDED, for an ordinanoe revising all the ordinanoes
of the Oi ty , the only 'i1 tIe neoessary shall be "An. ordi.....
nanoe of the Oity of Grand .Island, revising all the
ordinanoes of the Oit1"; and, under suoh title, all the
ordinanoes may be revised in sections and chapters, or
otherwise, a.nd. corre.oted, added to, and any part suppressed,
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and may be repealed wi tll or without saTing clause ae
to the whole or any part, without other title.
StYl. QfOrdinanoe-Publio~tion
5 - The style of ordinances shall be: oBe 1t ordained by
the Kayor and Oounail of the01t1 of Grand Island. and
all ordinanoes of a-generalnatu1"e shall, within one
month after they are passed, be published in some new$-!-
paper published within the Oity, or in pamphlet form,
to be distributed or seld, as may be provided by or4i-
nance, and every ordinanoe fixing... penalty or forfeiture
for its v10lat10n shall, before the same takes effeot,
be published for at least one week in some manner pre-
soribed: PROVIDED, in ease of riots, infeotious diseases
or other impending danger, or any other emergency r..
qu1ring its immediate operation, suoh ordinance shall
take effect upon the proolamation of the lla.YQr immedi-
ate11 upon its first publioation as aboTe prOVided.
W1tnesses Kay Be 9a~\!d and
Examined bI Oouno~~
6 - The Oounoil or any committee of the members thereof
shall,have power to compel the attendanoe of witnesses
for the lnvestigation of matters that m~y oome before
them, and the presiding officer of the Counqil, er
ohairman of such oommittee for the time being, may ad-
minister suoh requisite oaths; andsuoh Oounoil or
Oommittee shall have the same authority to compel the
gj.ving of testimony as is conferred. on oourts of
3ustice.
Anol1laryPower Gfth. Oo~oll
7 ~ When by this Oharter the power i. oonferred upon lhe Kayor
and. Council to do and perform any act or th1ng,and the
manner of exercising suoh power is not specially pointed out,
the Kayor and Council may provide by ordinanoe the details
necessary for the full exercise of such power.
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Revenue and Taxa:tion,
1 - The City shall have the right to levy taxes for general
reveaue purposes on all property within the corporate
limits of the City. taxable according to the laws of the
State of Nebraska. Therevea\le of theCi.ty for general
pu.rposes shall not exceed 18 mills on the dollar in any
one year, aad the number of mille shall be certifi.ed to
the Oounty Board to be l."ied on all the real and per-
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sona! property within the 01ty Limits not exempt from
taxation by some general laws of the State.
Speoial Assessments' '"
a - The Oity may levy other taxes er special assessments
as provided by the ordinance. of tneOity or as autho-
rized by law.
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3 - The Oity may levy aad collect lioense or oocupation
taxes on any person, partnership, oorporation or busi....
ness within the limits of the 01i1 and regulate the
same by ordinanc. which taxes shall be uniform in re-
spect to the classes upon which they are imposed.
PROVIDED, however, that all scientifio and literary
lectures and entertainments shall be exempt from such
taxat.lon as well as concerts and all other musioal
entertainments given exclusively by residents of the
Oity.
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4 - The Oity may provide by Qrdinanoe for 8. license tax
of not less than one or more than taree dGllars upon
the owners or harborers of any dog and enforce the
same by a.ppropriate penalties and to cause the des-
truction of any dog, the owner or harborer of whioh,
shall refuse or neglect. to pay such tax, and may regu-
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guard against injuries or annoyanoes therefrom and
to authorize the destruction of the same when ru..
ninga.t large contrary to the provisions of suoh
ordinanoe.
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5 M In addition to leTY of the tax of 18 mills for general
purposes the City may 1eTY such additiona.1 tax upon
all the real and personal property within its limits,
not exempt from taxation by some general. la.w of the
State, as ma.y beneoessary to satisfy and disoharge
any judgment against the Oity and to pay interest on
any bonded debt of the Oity and to pay suoh portion
of the prlnolpa1of suoh bonded iD.debtedness ma.tur1ng
during the f1soal year or maturing within six (6)
months thereafter when suoh bonded debt was inourred
by virtue of a vote of the people at a general or
special e1eotion authorizing the same.
i'undingBonds
6 - The Oity shall haTe the right to provide for issuing
bonds, for the purpose of funding any and all inde'bted-
ness now existing or hereafter oreated, of the OitYt
now due or to become due; floating indebtedness shall
on1y be funded by authority of a vote of the people,
but the Kayor and Council may by a two-thirds vote
issue bonds to pa.y any bonded debt, without a vote of
the people, at a rate of interest not exce.ding 8ix
per oent per annum.
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the board of commissioners: PROVIDED, the right of such owner
or owners of such traot or t1:'a.ctsof land to malte a.pplica.tion
in the first instance to the Kayor and Council of such QitJ
shall not be lost or waived beoause of any delay in making
suoh applioation.
"Oontiguous" Lands Defined.
2- Land shall be deemed. "Contiguous" to the Oity, notwithstandinE
any stream, embankment, or strip or pareel of .land not more
than two hundred teet in width, whioh may lie between suoh
land and the corporate limits of the Qit7-
Addition .... Kanner '. of .:Plat,ti~an<i
Lal'ing Out New Additlotl.
3.. The proprietor or proprietors of any land within the oorp0rate
limits of the City, or contiguous to the same, may layout said
land into lots, b1ocks,streets, avenue., alleys and other
grounds under the name of ...... Addition to the City of Grand
Island" and shal10aus8 an accurate map or plat thereof to be
made out, designating explioit1y the land so laid out, and par-
ticu!arly descri~1ng the lots, blocks, streets, avenues and al-
leys, and other grounds belonging to such addition; the lots
must be designated by numbers, and streets, avenues and other
ground.s, by names and numbers. Suc~ plat shall be aoknowledged
before some offioer authorized to take the aekn-.ledgements of
deeds and shall oontain a. dedicat.ion of the street., alleys and
pUb1io grounds therein to the use and benefit of the public and
have appended a survey, made by some ,competent surveyer withe.
ce1"titioa.te attached. certlfying,that heha.s accurate.ly surveyeel
such addition and *hat ,the lots, blocks, streets. avenues, al-
leys, parks, cGJDmonsand other grounds are well and accurately,
staked off and marked; and when such map or pla.t is so made
out, ack:nowledged and oertified, and has been approved by the
Mayor and Council, the same.shall be filed and recorded in t11e
oftice of the Register of Deeds of the County,and thereupon suoh
plat shall be equivalent to a deed in fee simple to the Oity
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from the proprietor of all streets, avenues, alleys, publio
squares, parks and commons, and of suoh portion of the landa.
1s therein set apart for pUblic and city use or is dedioated to
oharitable, religious, or eduoational purposes. All additions
thu.s laid out sha.llremain a part of the 01ty, and all additions
now or hereafter laid out adjoining or contiguous to thecor-
porate limits shall be included within the same, and be and be-
oomethereupon a part of !:Juch Oity for all purposes what.oever,
and the inhabitants of such addition shall be entitled to all
the rights and privileges and subjeot to all the laws, ordi-
nances, rules and regulations of the Oity to whioh said land
is an addition: PROVIDED, the Mayor and Council shall have power
by ordinance to oompel the owners of any such addition to lay
out streets, avenues and alleys so as to have the same. oorrespond
in width and direction, and be oontinuations of the streets,
ways and alleys in the Oity or addition 'hereto, oontiguous to
orneax the proposed addi t10n, and no addition shall ha.ve any
validl ty" right 0,1' privileges as an addition unless the terms
and oond1tions of such ordinance are complied with, and theplat
thereof submitted to and approved by the Kayar and Council,
and their approval endorsed thereon.
, Vaoating Pla.t a.n~ite'Plattinp:
,- Power is herebygigen to the Oi ty through its layor and" Oouae11
l:>yproper ordinanoe therefor duly enaoted to vacate any suoh ex...
isting pla.t and addition to the Oity or suoh part or parts there-
of as suoh 01~y may deem advantageous and bestial' its interests,
and the power hereby granted shall be exercised by the City upon
the petition of the owner or all the owners of lots or lands in
suoh plat or addition. Such ordinance vaoating suohplat or
addition shall :,peeifl whe'...r,and., if any. what public high-
ways, streets, alleys and publicg~ounds thereof are to bere-
talned by suoh Oity; ,.'~ otherwise such waY8,street$ and public
g~ounds shall upon such vacation revert to the owner or owners
of lots or lands abuttlngthesame in proportie>n to the re-
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speotive ownerships of suoh lGts or grounds. In case of total or
pa%tial va.cationot such pla.t or addition theordinanoe providing
therefore sha.ll be - at the cost of the owner or owners -certlfi4.d
to the office of the Register of Deeds and be there recorded by
the owner or owners. Whereupon said offioer shall note such total
or partia.1 vacation of suoh plat or'addition by writing in
plain and legible letters upon such piat or portion thereof so
'9'&0&1.4, the word 'vacated', and also make on the same refer-
ence to the volume and page in which said ordinance of vaction
is reoorded, and the owner or owners of the lots and lands in
a Pla.t so vaoated shall oause the same and the proportionate
j)&1"t of the a.butting highway, .treets, alleys and pUblio
grounds 80 vacated to be replatted and numbered by the City
or Oounty Suxveyor; and when suoh rep~at so exeouted is aoknow-
1edged by suoh owner or owners and is reoorded in the offioe
of the Regis~er of Deeds of suoh Oounty suoh property so re-
platted may be oonveyed and assessed by the numbers given 1n
such repla.t.
Platting ))rereau!.1 te to Subd1 vi4i~i,T!1l1'ld
5 - 10 owner of real estate within the oorporate limits of the
City shall be permitted to subdivide sa.id. rea.l esta.te into
b100ks and. lots, or paroe1s, without having first obta.ined
from the City Engineer a plat or plan for the avenues, stre~ts)
and. alleys to be laid out with1n 01"aOr088 the same, and suoh
plat or plan of the avenues, streets, and alleys shall be made
so that suoh avenues, streets, and &11eY8.,80 far a.s praoti-
oable, shall oorrespond in w1dth, name anddirectlon and __
oontinuous of the avenues, streets and alleys in the Cltyconw
tlguous or near the real estate to be subdivided as aforesaid;
and the Kayor and Counoil shall have power to oompel the owner
of .suoh real estate, in subdividing the same to layout and
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dedicate to the public the avenues, streets and alleys
to be within or across such real estate in accordance
with said plat or plan, and shall further have the power
to prohibit the selling or offering for sale any lot
or parts of suoh real estate not subdivided and platted
as herein required. Any and all additions to be made
to the City shall be made 80 far as the same relate to
the avenues, streets and alleys therein, under and in
aooordance with the provisions of this Oharter.
V,cati~ Streets ~d ~lleYs - Title to .~d
6.... Upon the vaca.tion of any streeti, avenue or part of
either, the same so vaoated shall be and remain the
property of the Oity, 'but may be sold and oonveyed
by the Oi ty for &l).y prioe that sh.a.ll be agreed upon
by the ~ayor and three-fourths of the Oity Counoil.
When an a.lley 1s vaoated the same shall revert to
the owner of the adjacent real estate one-half on
each side thereof, exoept that when any alley 1s
Wholly taken from one or more lots upon the vacation
thereof, it shall revert to the owners of the lot or
lots from whioh it was originally taken.
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. . Streets. Avenues. and Publicv'fays
1. The Kayor and Oity Oouaoil shall have the oare, super-
vislon and oontrol of &11 streets, avenues, alleys and
public wars and shall keep the same open, in good re-
pair and free from all obstructions.
General Oontrol of Streets
2 - The Oity shall have power by ordinance to name, rename,
extend, widen and improve any street, avenue, alley or
pUblio way now exlstlngH1n the Oity or that may here-
after be opened or established, and. g;rade, pa.ve or im,-..
prove the _ame, establishing and re-establishing g;ra.des,
and assess the eost thereof upon all the lots, tracts
and parcels of real est.ate wi thin sueh paving or im-
provement distriot in such way and manner as may be
provided by the ordinanoe creating such paving or im-
provement distriot.
Paving District - How Formed
I - The Oity shall have the r1g~t, power and authority to
pave, re-pave or gravel any street or streets, avenue
or avenues, alley or a},leys, or other pUblio wa.y or
any part of such street, aVenue or publio way in the
Oity and for that purpose to oreate suitable paving
or improvement distriots,1hioh shall be consecutively
numbered in oontinuation of the pa.vingo~ improvement
distriots heretofore created and the work of so paving
or improving the same shall be done by oontract.
Any paving or other improvement distriot may inolude
portions of different streets providin~ they abut upon
each other or provided any part of such street so i~
eluded shall abut on paving already lald.
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e. paving or other improvement district and the Ka.y-or
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and 01erk shall after the passage, approva.1and publi-
oation of suoh ordinanoe pUblish notioe of the creation
of any such distriot one time eaoh-week, for not less
the twenty (aO) days in a daily or .eekly newspaper
of general oirculation published in the Oity. If the
owner of the reoord t1 tIe represen'tiq.. a. maj 01'1 ~y of
the abutting owners, who were owners at the time the
ordinanoe oreating suoh distriot was published, shall
file with the City Olerk within twenty (20) days from
the first publication of said notice written objection
to the paving or other improvement of such paving dis-
triot, the work shall not be done in said district but
said ordinance shall be repealed.
If said objeotion be not filed against such Distriot
in the time and manner aforesaid, the Kayor and Oouncil
shall prooeed forthwith to oonstruotsuoh pavement. In
advertising for bids for paving or other improvement.
the Kayor and Qounoil may provide for bids on d.ifferent
materials and types of oonstruotion and shall in addi-
tion prOVide for asking bids on any material or materials
that may be sugg~sted by petition of the owners of re-
oord title representing twenty-five (a5~)per oent of
the abutting property owners of such distriot if suoh
petition is filed. with the Oity Olerk before adver-
tisement for bids 18 ordered.
On opening of bids for paving or other improvement in
any suoh distriot, the Mayor and Oouncil shall p,ost-
pGne aot1on there.on for not les8 than ten (10) days.
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During suoh postponement the owners of the record
title representing a majority of the abutting pro-
perty owners in such district may file with the Oity
Olerk a petition for the use of a particular material
for paving, in which event a bid on such material shall
be accepted and the work shall be done with th.at ma-
terial~ PROVIDED, the above regulations flS to ad-
vertising for bids and opening of bids and postponing
of" action t~.reon and the right of selection of ma-
terials shall not apply incase of graveling. In
oasesuoh owners 8ha11 fail to designate the material
they desire used in such paving or other improvement
district, in the manner and within the time above pro-
vided, then the Kayor and Council shall determine upon
the material to be used - .PRQVI DED, the Kayor and
Oouncil marin any event at their option reject all
bids and re-ad,vertiee, if in their judgment the
public interest so require.
o.lty~yhrehase at TuSale
4 - The Oity may purchase at public or private tax sale,
any tra.ct, pieoeor parcel of land sold or offered
far sale for any delinquent tax or assessments levied
or assessed against the same as a part of the oost of
any paving or improvement district and may ee11 or
dispose ,of the same at public or private sale at such
price as may b~ fixed by the Kayor and Council and
without any vote of the people thereon. or may re-
tain. hold or use the same for any public purpose.
Ai.essing Ooat of Paving District
5 - The cost of pavi~ repaVing.. graveling or macadamill-
tng the streets and alleys within any pav1ng, repaVing
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graveling or maoadamizing distriot shall be assessed
upan the lots and lands specially benefited thereby
in suoh districts ~n proportion to such benefits to
be determined by the Kayar and Oouncil under the pro-
visions of this chapter. The assessment of the spe-
cial tax for any of said purposes herein provided
for, shall be as follows:
The total cost of the improvement shall be levied at
one time upon the property andbeoome delinquent as
herein provided. One-tenth of the total cost shall
beeome delinquent in fifty (50) days after such levy;
oDe-tenth in one year; one-tenth in two years; one-
tenth in three years; one-tenth in four years; one-
tenth in five years; one-tenth in six years; one-tenth
in seven years; one-tenth in eight yeare; one-tenth in
nine years. Eaoh of said installments, except the
first, shall draw interest at the rate not exceeding
seven percent (?~) per annum from the time of the
levy aforesaid, until the same shall become delin-
quent, and, after the same shall become delinquent,
interest at the rate of ten per cent (10%) per annum
shall be paid thereon, a.s in case of other special
taxes.
Lot - Definition
S - The word "lot" as used herein shall be taken to
mean "lotI as desorib.ed and designated l1pon the
record plat of any such City, and in case there is
no recorded plat of any suoh City, it shall mean
a lot as described and designated upon any genera.l
recognized map of any suoh City. The word .Bland'
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shall mean any subdivided real estate: PROVIDED, it
~he lots and real' estate abutting upon that part of
the street ordered paved. repaved,g".e.veled or maoa-
damized,as shown upon any recorded plat or map, are
not of uniform depth, or. 1f for any reason,! t shall,
appear just and proper to the .ayor andOounoil, they
are authorized and empowered to determine and estab-
lish the depth to which suoh rea.l estate shall be
charged and assessed with the c08t of the improvement
whioh shall be determined and established. according
to the benefits 'accruing to the property by rea.son
of suoh improvements. Real estate maybe so oharged
and assessed to a greater depth than lots as shown
on any suob plat~r map.
PavingOos1:s- ~Pr()p$rtY'Inoluded,
7 - The Kayor and Council may, in their discretion, in-
oludeall the real estate to be charged and assessed
with the 008t of suoh paving, repaving, g~ave11ng,
maoadamizing or improvements in the paving or other
improvement districts hereinbefore provided for, but
are not required to dQ so, and the Kayor and Oounoil
may, in their dieoretion, in determining.wheD.er the
requisite majority of owners who are here1nbefor~
authorized to petition for paving, repaving, graveling
orma.cadamiz1ng, and to obj ect t.o the paving, repaving,
graveling or maoadamizing and to determine the kind of
material to be used therefor, ha.ve joined in suoh peti-
tion determination or objeotions, consider and take
into eonslderationa11 the owners of real esta.te to be
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charged and assessed with the oost of any of said
improvements, or only suoh as own lots, part of
lots, and real estate that, in fact, abut upon the
part of the street or a.venueor alley proposed to
be so improved. The provisions of this section,
in regard. to the depth to which real estate may be
oharged and assessed, shall apply to all special
taxes that may be levied by the Kayar and Oouncil
in proportion to tnefront foot.
Bond Issues
8... For the purpose of pa.ying the oost of such paving
or improving suoh streets, avenues or publio ways
in any such paving-or improvement district,exolu-
sive of the interseetions of streets or avenues and
the apace opposite the al1e1s therein, the Kayor
and Council shall ha.ve power and may bJ ordinanoe
issue bonds of the Oity to be oal1ed or designated
ae "Diatrio", Paving Bonds of Distriot 10. '.pay-
able in not exoeeding ten (10) years from the date
thereof and bearing interest payable annually at
not exceeding six per oent per annum .ith interest
coupons attaohed and in suoh.oases shall oonstitute
a sinking fund for the payment of such bonds, PRO-
VIDED: the entire cost of suoh paving or improvement
of any suohstreet, avenue or publio way properly
ohargeable to any lot or tract of land within such
paving or improvement distriot may be paid by the
owner of suoh lot or land within fifty (50) days
from the date of sueb levy and thereupon such lot
or tract shall be exempt from any lien or charge
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9 - Whenever the owners of lots or lands abutting upon
any street, avenue or alley within the City, repre-
sentingthree-fourths of the feet frontage thereon
shall petition the)(ayor and Oouncil to pave,re~
pave, gravel or ma.cadamize suoh street, avenue or
alley without cost to the Oity, and to assess the
entire cost of any suoh improvements in any suoh
street or avenue or alley, inoluding interseotions
of streets or avenues and "paces opposite alleys,
against the private property within such improvement
distriot or districts, it shall be the duty of the
Kayar and Oouncil to crea.te the proper improvement
district or distriots whioh shall be consecutively
numbered, and to pave, repa.ve, gra.vel or maoadamize
the same and to proceed in the same manner and form
as hereinbefore provided for in other paving and
improvement district.:
PROVIDED, the Kayer andOouncil shall have power to
levy the entire cost of such paving, repaving, gravel-
ing, or maoadamizing.. of any suoh street, avenue or
alley, including interseotions of streets or avenues
and spaces opposite alleys, against the private pro-
perty, within suoh distriot, and to issue 'District
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same manner and form as here~naefore provided for in
other district paVing J>Qnds. Such bonds shall be
issued to cover the entire cost of so improving such
streets or avenues, the intersection of the same,and
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spaces opposite alleys. The aforesaid bonds shall
not be sold for les8 than their par value, and, if
the assessments hereinbefore provided for, or any
part thereof shall fail, or for any reason shall be
invalld,the Mayor a.nd Oouncil may make other and
further assessments upon suoh lots or lands as may
be required to oollect from the same the cost of
any paVing, repaving,. graveling or macadamizing,
properly ohargeable thereto, as herein provided.
Intersection Paving Asseesment~
10 - The cost and expense o:f grading, filling, paVing,
pa.rking, culvertlng, ourbing, guttering or otherwise
imprOVing, oonstruoting o~ repairing s~reets, ave-
nues;and sidewalks, at their interseotions, may be
included in the special tax levied for the oonstruo-
tion or improvement of anyone street, avenue, alley
or sidewalk, as may be deemed best by the Council.
In~erseotlon Bonds
11 ... For all paving.. 01: improvement of the interseotions
of streets, avenues. or public ways and the area.s op-
posite to alleys and one-half of suoh streets, ave-
nues or public ways a.djacent to the real esta.te
owned by the United States or by the 01ty, the
assessment. shall be made upon allth8 taxable pro-
perty in the City and for the paving or other im-
provement of any such street, avenue or other public
way, the Mayor and Oouncil are hereby authorized to
issue paving bonds of the City in such denominations
as they ma.y deem proper to be d.esignated as "Inter-
seotion Paving Bonds" payable in not eaoeeding 20
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years from date thereof to bear interest not to ex-
ceed six per cent (6%) payable annually or semi-
annually and not exoeed in amount the oost of the
same and such interseotions, area opposite alleys
and one-half of the streets adjaoent to the real es-
tate owned by the United States or by the City.
Partial Payments on Paving Oontracts
12 - ror the purpose of making partial payments as the
work progresses on any paving contraots, warrants
may be issued by the Kayor and Oouncil upon certi-
ficates of the Oity Engineer in charge, showing ~he
amount of the work completed in a sum not exceeding
eighty per cent of the cost thereof, which warrants
shall be redeemed and paid upon the sales of the
bonds issued for the whole work.
Final Aooeptanoe
13 ...;. When any paving or other improvement mentioned in
this article is, finally completed acoordingto con-
traot, it shall be the duty of the Oity Engineer
to carefully inspect the same and if the work is
found to be properly done, he shall aocept the same
and shall promptly report his aoceptance with his
reoommendation to the Kayor and Oounoil who may
confirm or rejeot the same.
Estimates of Cost bY 9i ty ~ineer..
14 - Before t~e Oity shall enter into any oontract for
the paving or other improvement of any street, ave-
nue or publiC way, theOity Engineer, upon request
by the Kayar and Oouncil, shall make and submit a.
full detailed estimate of the entire cost of
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file suoh estimate in the offioe of theOityOlerk
and no oontract shall be entered into fer any sum
in exoess of suoh estimate.
Assessment on.Publio Oor~orate
Bod~ ~~oDert1
15.- If, in the Oity there shall be any real estate be-
longing to any oounty, sohool distriot, oity, muni-
oipal or other quasi-munioipal corporations a.butt-
ing upon the street, a.venue or alley. where~>n paving
or other speoial improvements have been ordered, it
shall be the duty of the oounty board, board of edu-
cation or other proper officers to pay.suoh speoial
taxes, and, in the event of the neg:leet or refusal
of suoh board or other offioers to pay sueh taxes,
or to levy and oolleot the taxes necessary to pay
for such improvements, the City may reoover the
amount of such special taxes 11'1 a proper aotion, and
the judgment t~us obtained may be enforoed in the
usual manner; and the signatures of suoh Oorpora-
tions, to all petitions, shall have like foroe and
effeot as that of other owners.
Assessments of ~ds of Persons U~der
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16 - If, in th.e Oi ty governed by the provisions of t111s
Oharter, there shall be any. real estate of any min-
or or insane person, the guardian of suoh _inor or
insane person may sign, any petitIon herein referred
to without a.uthority and suoh sIgnature shall have
like foree, and effeot as that of other owners.
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19 - In every case, of the levy of special taxes, the
same shall be a lien on the property on whieh lev-
ied from date of levy and shall be due and payable
to the City Treasurer tbirtY(30) days after suoh
levy when not otherwise provided; and, at the time
of the next ce~tification for general revenue pur-
poses to the Oounty Clerk, if not previously paid,
the speoial taxes, except paVing, repaving, gravel-
lng,m&oada.mizing, and curbing or cuxblng and
glltter1ng shall be certified to the Oounty Olerk and
by him be plaoe4 upon the tax list and be oolleoted
II as other real estate taxes are collected, and be
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pa.id over to theOity 'l'l'ea$\1rer, and paving, re-
. paving, graveling, maoad!lmiz1ng and. elubing, or
curbing and guttering taxes may be $0 certified
and oollected by the Oounty 'l'reasurer at the op-
tiGnQf said City.
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ARTIOLE EIGHT
,Sidewalks. Oonstruction ~4ReJ)a1l
1";" '1'118.18.yor and Oouncil may 0)1 ordinanoe regulate and
control all sidewalks laid or to be laid, prescribe
the width thereof and the material to be used in
. the construotion of the same.
Oonstruotion
2... The Ma.yor and Counoil may. by oJ,"dinanoe when deemed
necessary require the owner or owners of anY lots
or lands within the Oity to construct sidewalks,
opposite their respeot1velots and lands and to keep
the same in good repair and free from ioe, snow
and other obet~otions, aooumulating thereon.
Grade
3 - The Oity may fix the g;~4! On whieh the same shall
be laid and t.he distanoe between the sidewalk and
the lot line.
Oity .' hyBuild or Repair.
4 -In the event any owner of lots or lands within the
City shall fail, neg~.ct or refuse to construct or
l'epair the sidewalk in front of his said lots or
lands, when so required, within the time designated
and of the material spec1fied, the City may oause
the same to be constructed or repaired, as the case
may be. and assess the costs thereof upon such lot
or lots and the amount of such tax or assessment
shall be a lien en such lats or lands.
Penalties
5 - The Mayor and Council may also provide that any per-
eon who shall fail to ~o oonstruot and keep the
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si4ewalk opposite his said lot or lands in good order,
and free from snow. ioe or>other obstructions, shall
be primarily. liable to any person suffering or dama-
ged by such neglect or failure on his part to repair
and keep in repa1r suoh sidewalk abutting, on his pro-
perty when so ordered or required to construot or
repair suoh aidewalk or .re.... any snow, ioe or other
obstruotion aooUmulatingthereon.
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The routes to be taken where designated streets
are to be used by such oarri ers . - and tax eub
vehicle engagetdin suoh traffic.
lIotor Vehicles Slngf..Tr~J)s
6 - Th.ey may supervise and control allmoter vehl-
eles not using designated streetsbutma.king
single trips on oall. fix their fares to pas-
sengers and issue permits for each vehiole and
tax each vehiole so using suob streets.
Koto~and Other Veh~Cles
Oarriers of Goods
? - They may supervise and oontrol all motor and
other vehicles oarryingg()ods for hire, fix
their prioes for such service and issue per-
mits for eaoh vehiole and tax each vehicle
holding suob permit.
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ARTIOLE TEN
Oemeteries
The Oemetery g~ounds now owned by the City shall
r_eme.1n under the oare. custody and cont.ro1 of
the Mayor and Council as heretofore and be in
the oare of the Sexton and such assistants as
may be necessary from time to time.
_Oonv., Lots Therein
The Mayor and Counoi1 shall retain. the oare and
control of the same and apply the proceedS of
the sale of lots therein to the upkeep and orna-
mentation thereof and may also oontro1 the
erection of monuments and markers on lots owned
there1n by private persons, and restrict the use
thereof to bur1aland interment purposes only.
.Ownership - Restrictions.__
3- They may restrict the number of lots to be con-
veyed to anyone person or to one family and con-
trol the use and ornamentation of suoh lots by
the purohasers and may receive funds in trust for
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the perpetual oare and upkeep of suoh lots, whioh
funds shall not be diverted to any other use or
purpose.
Tresptsseri!
4 - The Kayorand Council may provide walks and drive-
ways and ornament the same and ma.y by: ordinance
punish all trespassers therein or thereon and the
Police Kagistr..te of the Oity shall have authority
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to hear all oomplaints and punish all persons in-
juring. destroying or defacing any monument or
marker thereon or destroying .or injuring any trees,
shrubs or flowers planted therein, to the same ex-
tent as though such offenses had ocoured within
the City Limits.
A~:{)roaehes_
The Kayor and Council may by ordinanoe take oharge
and improve and ornament. all approaohes thereto in
such way and manner as may be provided by ordinanoe
and the Sexton or his assistants shall have autho-
rity to care for and protect all trees, shrubs or
other ornamentation.
PrivatelY Owne~
6 - The Kayor and Oounoil may establish other oeme-
teries near the Oity and may also have authority
to control, regulate, ornament and oare for the
same and so oare for, ornament a.nd oontrol any
cemetery grounds owned and established by pri-
vate persons and protect them from trespassers.
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ARTIOLE ELEYEN.
Parks ~ hb~ic Ground!_
1 - The Kayor and Council shall have full control of
all parks, boulevards and public grounds now own-
ed or leaaed by the 01 ty and sha.ll have power and
author1ty to acquire such other parks, boulevards
andpub11c grounds in or near the City as 'they may
deem necessary from time to time and to provide
for the ornamentation thereof and for the plant-
ly,g and care of aJ.l trees. shrubs and flowers
therein.~
Driveway, _
2 - The. layor and Oounoil shall have power and autho-
rity to acquire and ornament publiC driveways
within or without the limits of such Oity and
may acquire all l~ds necessary therefor under
the right of Eminent Domain, if necessary, or
by purchase or donatlonanCl may submit the pur-
ohase or establishment of such driveways to a
vote of the people of the City.
Bond Issue
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I - In the event of the purchase of additional parks.
parkways and dri.veways, they.may b, ordinance
submit to the voters the~lssue of bonds not in
excess of '75,000.00 for such pur~hase as and
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w~en deemed necessary.
Punish Tre$p~ssers
The Mayor a.ndO~uncil may by ordinance provide
for the pun1$hment of all persons trespassing
therein or any persons injuring or damaging any
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tre~s, shrubs or f10were g~owing or planted there-
on and the City Magistrate shall take jurisdiotion
to punish all suoh offenders without as well as
within theOity.
. Oare Takers ..... .
5 - They may employ oare takers in all parks and puow
lie grounds wh"ther within or without the City,
who in the care of the same may have the autho..
rity to keep the peace therein and to arrest on
sight all disturbers or trespassers and take
them before the POlioe llagistra.te for punish-
ment.
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Protect -.Health and Abate Nuisanoes
1 - The Kayor and. Oouncil may make regtllations to seoure
the general health of the Oity and presoribe rules
for the prevention, abatement and removal of all nui-
sanoes and may provide for the looation and regula.-
tion of all slaughter houses, stoak 1$;ds, feed
yards and other plaoes where putrid or offensive
matter is likely to be kept or to aooumulate within
the Oity or within two miles outside the City Limits.
Animals and Fowls
2... The Mayor and OOUAoil may by ordinance regulate the
keeping or feeding of animals or fowls within the
Oity and may prohibit the running at large of any
animals and to cause suoh animals to be impounded
and sold to discha,rgethe eost and penalties prG-
. vided in suoh ordinances.
Dead Oa.rc~sses.
The Kayor and Oouncil may by ordinanoe prevent any
person from bringing into the Oity or depositing or
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having upon or near. his premises or elsewhere in
the Oity any dead oaroass or other putrid beef, pork,
fish, hides or skins of any kind or any other unwhol-
some or offensive matter and to oompel the removal
of the same.
PO.dS - Stagn~tWaterH
t- The Kayor and ~ouaoil may by ordinance prevent the
-exoavation of holes, pi is and allowing the same to
be or remain open and uncovered or exposed or allOW-
ing stagnant water or rubbish to aocumula.te therein
and to provided fQr filling the same.
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Gubag....
5 - And may provide by ordinanoe tor the oolleotion and
removal of all garbage. waste and ether offensive,
unsightly or useless matter and regulate the dumping
or destruotion thereof and fix fines and penalties
therefor.
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houses, practioes and iamts, prohibit and suppress
all lotteries and fraudulent devise. andpraoticee
and all kinds of public indecencies.
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'e~late Public Bui14ins:s Oq_
3 .... . The Kayor and OC)~eil shall have power and authority
to regulate, license and inspect all halls, theater
buildingiJ, school buildings, dormitories, dance halls,
moving pioture houses and all other halls and plaoes
used for the assembly of larg~ numbers of persons
and to cause them to be provided with sufficient and
ample means of exit, entranoe, such fire .',capes as
may be needed, and to be supplied with a.ll necessary
and appropriate applianoes for the extinguishment of
fires and the esoape of persons therefrom in ease of
fires and to prevent overcrowding and to regulate the
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pla.oing of seats, oha.1rs. benehes, seenery, cur-
tains, blinds, soreens therein - and in the event
of the failure of the proprietors or persons in
oharge of suohbui14ing. to take all neoessary pre-
cautions or in ca.se of failure, neg~ect or refusal
to oomply with all such regulations, to close all
such halls, buildings, and places of assembly un"
t11 such requirements are complied with.
1l'1remen on Dutt
4.. The Jlayor and Council shall have power to regtllate
and oontrol the employees of the Fire Department
and fix the hours of service and duties of all
firemen. In anyemergenoy the Kayor and Ohief Of
POlioe 'hall eaoh have authority to call on any
able bodied oitizen to aid in the proteotion of
life and property and may enforce his oompliance
with suoh call by appropriate penalties.
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Sewers a:n.dSewerpl~triete
1 - The Kayor and CounoilmaT by ordinanoe layoff or
divide the 01ty1nto suitable distriots for the
purpose of establishing therein a system -of sewer-
age and drainage and to establish sucb system
and regulate the construction, repair and use of
the same with power to compel all proper connec-
tions therewith; to provide branches to other
streets, avenues and alleys and from private property
and to regulate and control all pUblic or private COB-
neotions therewith; to provide penalties for the ob-
struotion thereof or for the improper use of the
same, .01' any failure to oomply with the rules and
regula.tions prescribed for the use thereof.
Outlets of Sewer.
a - The City may provide for proper and necessary out-
lets therefor and for suoh purpose may acquire rights
to extend sueh sewers to points outside the City and
may b,. exercise of the right of Eminent Dome.1n ac-
quire necessary land. therefor and may also acquire
by the power of Eminent Domain the rig~t to befoul
running wat$r for suoh outlet.
Sew~e Dispos~ P~ants
3... The lIttyor and Council may oontinue the us.e and op-
eration of the existing sewage disposal plant and
may enlarge or extend the same from time to time or
may oonstruot other similar plants and employ other
methods of rendering suoh sewage innocuous or inof-
fensive or as nearly so as may be.
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extensions and improvements may be made thereto from
time to time as may be deemed neoessary and such
utilities, their plants and applianoes shall remain
under the oontrol, operation and management of the
City and shall not 'be sold or disposed of without a
vote of the eleotors within the City.
Inoome fromPublioUtilitiee
5 - The lnoome reoeived by the City from suoh public
utilities shall be first applied to the payment of
the current expenses thereof and for the liquida-
tion of any expense for the purohase or extension
thereof. and the Kayor and Oounoil shall have the
power to fix rates of oharges for all such publio
utilities and make all neeessary rules and regula-
tions for the management. use and oontrol of the
same.
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6 - No bonds issued by th.e Oi ty for any purpose shall
draw interest at a greater rate than five per cent
(5%) per annum. and no bonds shall 'be sold for less
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struoting, or aiding the oonstruotion of, extending
or adding to, the sewerage system, either sanitary
or storm sewer, or sewerage disposal plants, the
lighting system or light plants, the water works sys-
tem or water plants, and ioe plants; PROVIDED, how-
ever, before suoh bonds shall be issued for such
purpose~ the question of the issuanoe thereof, to-
gether with the purpose therefor, shall be submitted
to the eleotors of the City and authorized by a
majority vote of suoh eleotors voting thereon at a
general election or special eleoti()1'l,_oal1ed for that
purpose.
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Buildin~ and Zoning Districts
8 ~- The Counoil shall have the power by ordinance to
regulate and restriot the size, height and number
of stories of buildi~gs and other struotures, the
peroentage of lot that may be oocupied, the size
of yards, oourts and other open spaoes, the density
of population and the location and use of buildings,
struotures and landfor trade, industry, residenoe
or other purposes; and establish set-baok building
lines in residential distriots; to enact a build-
ing..oode and to oreate or appoint a Board or officer
having oontrolthereof, and defining the powers and
duties of suoh board or .officer and providing the
method of prooedure and authorize the imposition
and enforcement of penalties.
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J.RTIOLESIXTEEN
Fiscal Year
1 - The fiscal year of the City shall commence on the
second Monday in August.
Annual A~proJ:).!iations
2 - The Mayor and Council shall within the last qua:rter
ofeaoh fisoal year pass an annual appropriation
ordinanoe in and by whioh the 01ty may appropriate
such sum or sums as may be deemed neoessary to de-
fray the expenses and liabilities of the City for
the ensuing year and not exceeding.in the aggre-
gate the amount of the tax levy authorized, speCify-
ing the object and purpose for whioh such appropria-
tions are made and the amount of each of such
objects and suohappropriationsehall end with
the year for whioh they are made.
.Fun.dsDeemed Appropria.ted
3 - All funds arising.~from road, bridge taxes and lev-
ies for the improvement of public ways, sewer or
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water main extensions shall be deemed appropriated
by the ordinanoes oreating such improvement or ex-
tension distriots but this shall not prohibit the
appropriation of other money in the annual appro-
priation bill for streets, grades, water and sewer
mains or extensions.
Emer~en9Y Expendit~~es
4 - If an emergenoy arises which calls for a greater
eumthan #500.00, an eleotion shall be oalled to
authorize such expenditure by a vote of the people.
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5- 10 contract shall be made by the 01ty Oounoil or
any member Or oommittee thereof and no expense
shall be inourred by any officer or department of
the Oity whether ordered by the Councilor not,
unless an appropriation shall have been previous-
ly made therefor, except as herein otherwise
provided.
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6" On the passage or adoption of every resolution or
order to enter into aoontract, or aooepting of
work done under oontract, by the Mayor or Oounoil,
the yeas and nays shall be oal1ed and entered upon
the reoord, and to pass or adopt any by-laws, or-
dinanoe or any suoh resolution or order, a con-
currenoe of a majority of the whole number of the
members elected to the Oouqcil shall be required.
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Clerk and by g~ving a bond conditioned for the pay-
ment of costs by the party so appealing similar to
that required of olalmant; PRQVIDED, when by ordi-
nance the Council provides for the pUbl1eat1Qn of
the lists of all claims allowed or disallowed giving
the amounts allowed and the names of the persons to
whom allowed in a newspaper printed and published. in
the Oity, such appeal may be taken by tax payers at
such time after such publioation as may be fixed by
such ordinanoe.
Ole;k to Kake and File Transcriet
3 - The Clerk upon suoh appeals or either of them being
taken and beingpUd the proper fees therefor, in-
cluding the fees for filing such oase in the District
Court, shall ma.ke out a transoript of the prooeeding
of the Mayor, Oouncil or other offioer as relate to
the allowanoe or disallowanoe of such olaim and shall
file the same with tneClerk of the Distriot Oourt
within thirty (30) da.ys after the dec1sion so allow-
ing or disallowing such claim and paying the proper
oommenoement fees. Suoh appeal shall be tried and
determined as appeals from justice Oourts. In
case an appeal is taken by the 01ty to the Supreme
Oourt from the decision of the District Oourt. no
appeal bond shall be required of the Oity and any
judgment so appealed from by the City shall be stay-
ed pending suoh appeal.
lotioe of 01aim to be G1ven.01tz
4 - .The 01ty shall not be liable for d.amages arising
from. defective streets, alleys, sidewalks, pub110
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parks or other public places within such Oity unless
actual notice in writing of the acoident or injury
oomplained of, with a statement of the nature and
extent thereof and of the time when, and plaoe where
the same oocured, shall be proved to have been given
to the Kayor or Oity Olerk in writingwithln thirty
(30) days after the ooourrence of such aooident or
injury.. and it is hereby made the duty of the Clerk
to keep a. record of s.uch notices showing the time
when and 'by whom such notice was giveni,and describ-
ing the negligence complained of and tofl1e suoh
notice and at once report the same to the City Coun-
cil before its next meeting; PROVIDED, no costs shall
be recovered against such City in any action brought
against it by reason of negligenoe of suoh Oity in
any aotion brought against it which has not been sub-
mitted to the Oity Oounoil to be audited and a~lowed;
nor upon claims allowed in part unless the reo overy
shall be for a greater sum than the amount allowed
with the interest thereon.
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ARTIOLE ElpH'l'E}1I.
Public Library
l... The Public Library as now existing shall be and
remain under the oontrol and regul~tion of the
Mayor andCouncilbl.1t the City ma.y by a. vote of
the people inorease or extend suoh building and
may also add an art department and a County His-
torical Department to the present bulld1ngand
issue bonds for such payable as fixed by the or....
dinance or by the vote of the people.
Cit, Kake Rules to Govern
2.. The Mayor and Council may make a,11needful rules
and regulations to govern and control the same
or approve suoh rules and regulations made by
the Library Board as they may approve and reject
any rule or regulation adopted by the Library
Board. as they may disa.pprove.
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AR1'IOLETWEN'l'Y
WhenOharter in Effect
1 - This Oharter sha.ll become effective at the end
of sixty (60)4ays after its ratificatiQn by
the voters of the City.
Purpose ofCatohhea.ds.
2 - The catohheads appearing in oonneotion _ith the
foregoing Artioles, Sections and sub-divisions
ofSectlons are inserted solely for the conVen-
ience of the reader, and t.o serve in some manner
as ani'dex of the oontents and they shall be
wholly disregard$d by any person, court or other
tribunal in const.ru1ng the terms and provisions
of this Oharter.
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ALPHABETIOAL INDEX TO CHARTER
A.
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Advertisements-
Jor bids
.01' paving
Addit10ns to oity-
Oontiguous lands defined
Manner of platting
Method of extending limits
Subdividing
Vacating
Air plane landing fields
A11eys-
Oare of
Garbage 1n
In new additions
Owner to clean
Paving
Vacation of
An1mals-
Dead Oarcasses
Running at.large
Annual appropriation ordinanoe
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Appeal-
By oity, no bond required
By claimant
Disconnecting tracts of land
From allowance of claim
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ApPOintive off1cers
Appropri a ti ons-.
Annual ordinance
Oontracts based on
Funds deemed appropriated
Veto by Mayor
Assessment, certified to Oounty Board
Assessments, special-
Against publio property
For paving, according to benefits
For paving, when payable
Graveling streets
Intersections, paving
Lien on property
Lot defined for purposes of
Of persons under disabilities
Paving
Property included for paving
Sewer districts
Sidewalks
Street improvements
Vehicles
Water
Attorney-
Mayor to appoint
Power to employ
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Art. See. Page
3 17 21
7 3 33
6 2 29
6 3 29
6 1 28
6 5 31
6 4 30
2
9 15
7
12
6
12
7
6
1 33
5 55
5 31
7 55
2 33
6 32
12
12
16
3 54
2 54
2 64
17
17
6
17
3 67
1 66
1 2S
2 66
3 6 17
16 2 64
16 5 65
16 3 64
3 1319
5 1 26
7 15 43
7 5 35
7 5 35
7 17 44
7 10 40
7 19 44
7 6 36
7 16 43
7 3 33
7 7 37
14 4 60
8 4 46
7 2 33
7 6 36
15 2 61
2
3
1 13
6 17
73
Automobiles (see vehicles)
Avenu.es (see streets)
Art. Seo.page
B.
1
Ba11o-t-
Oanvass of
General election
Names of candidates
Bond-
Oity officers
Oity exeoute in. judicial prooeedings
01aims on
On appeal by city, not required
Bonds-
Graveling Streets
Interseotion
Levy tax to retire maturing
Light
Parks,. boulevards, drives
Paving
Pub1io utility
Sewer district
Sewer distriot
:5 9 17
3 7 11
:5 7 17
:5 9,18 17, 22
2 8 14
17 1 66
17 :5 67
7 17 44
7 11 40
5 5 27
15 7 62
11 3 52
7 8 38
15 7 62
14 1 59
15 5 62
2 6 14
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Borrow money-
Boulevards (see streets)
Boundaries of oity-
Oontiguous lands defined
Existing oity limits oontinued
Platting new additions
Vacating plat
Bui1dings-
Building distriots
Fire inspeotion
In fire limit district
Lines, to establish
Zoning regulations
6 2 29
1 2 12
6 :5 29
6 4 30
15 8 63
13 2 57
13 2 57
15 8 63
15 8 63
O.
Oatohheads,disregarded in oonstruotion
Oemeterr-
General prOVisions
Private
Sexton
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10 1 50
10 6 51
10 1 50
13 1 57
:5 6 17
3 6 17
13 4 58
3 6 17
6 1 28
1 2 12
17 1 66
:5 1 16
2 9 14
1 3 12
1 3 12
2 9 14
1 1 12
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Ohief-
Fire department
Fire ohief, appointment
Polioe, appointment
Calling bystanders to assist
Removal of
Oit1-
Adding and exolUding territory
Boundaries
Olaims aga.inst
Eleotions, when held
Eminent domain
Existing liabilities continued .
Existing rights preserved
Hospital
Name preserved
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Oity-
Powers outside of Oharter
Property, sale of
Tax sale, purahase a.t
Olaims- .
Against oity verified
Appeal from a.11owance
Notice of
veto by Mayor
01erk-
Ballot, to prepare
Certificate of eleotion, to issue
File app1ioations to disconneot lands
File nominating petitions
Process served on
Term of office
Council...
Approve appointments
Ancillary powers
Appropriations
Annual appropriation ordinanoe
Animals
Building districts
~orrow money for sewer and water
Borrow money generally
Oanvass elections
Cemeteries
Dead. ca.rcasses
Disorderly hoUses
Dog tax, to assess
Disposal plant
Elections
Emergenoy expenditures
Extend boundaries of city
Enactment of ordinanoe
Fire regulations
Fix sa1a.ries of offioers
Ga.rbage and refuse co11eotion
Health
Light plant
Lioenses
Nuisances
Parks, oare and control
Park bonds
Pa.ving bonds
President of
Publication of ordinances
Ocoupa.tion tax
Ordinance, passing over veto
Quorum of
Salaries of officers, fixed by
Sewers
Sidewalks
Special elections
Stagnant wa.ters
Streets
Tax for judgm.nt and bonded debt
Vacanoies in office to fill
Vehicles
Vaoation of streets
Wa.ter system
Weeds
Zoning districts
OQuncilmen-
Election
Interest inoity contracts forbidden
Nomination
Salary
Term of office
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19 1 70
2 4 13
7 4 35
17 1 S6
17 2 86
17 4 67
3 13 19
3 7 17
3 9 17
6 1 28
6 5 31
1 1 12
3 2 16
3 6 17
4 7 25
3 13 19
16 2 64
12 2 54
15 8 63
15 7 62
2 6 14
3 9 17
10 1 50
12 3 54
12 8 55
5 4 26
14 3 59
3 1 16
16 4 64
6 1 28
4 3 23
13 1 57
3 15 20
12 5 55
12 1 54
15 1 61
5 3 26
12 2 64
11 1 62
14- 2 59
7 8 38
4 2 23
4 5 25
5 3 2S
3 13 19
4 1 23
3 15 20
14 1 59
8 1 46
3 3 16
12 4 54
7 1 33
5 5 27
3 3 16
9 1 48
6 6 32
12 1 54
6 6 32
15 8 63
3 2 16
3 10 18
3 5 16
3 15 20
3 2 16
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Art. Sec. Page
a 9 14
3 6 17
Oondemnation of property
. Commissioner of water, appointment
Contraots-
Based on appropriations
Paving
Power of city to make
16 5 65
7 12 42
2 8 14
D.
Disorderly houses
12
5
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Dog tax
E.
Eleotive officers
Eleotors, qualifications
Eleotions-
Ballots
Bonds, sewer or water
Bonds, park
Canvass of votes
Oertificate of eleotion
.Polls open
Public utility bonds
Special eleotions
Electric plant (see light plant)
Eminent Domain
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15
11
3
3
3
15
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Engineer-
Acoeptance of paving
Appointment
Duties
Estimates by
Plat streets in subdivided lands
Record of surveys
F.
Fines and penalties-
Oemetery trespassers
Dog tax
Garba.ge
Not to exceed $100
Officer interested in city contract
Power to impose
Remitting by Mayor
Refusing to aid in fires
Fire department-
Cbief of
Districts
Fire escapes and inspection
fire limits
Firemen
General provisions
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4 26
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2 16
8 17
7 17
6 62
3 52
9 17
9 17
1 16
6 62
3 16
2
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3 6 17
7 14 42
7 14 42
8 5 31
3 16 20
10 4 50
5 4 26
12 7 55
2 7 14
3 10 18
2 7 14
3 14 20
13 4 58
;; 6 17
13 2 57
13 .3 57
13 -'2 57
13 4 58
13 157
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G.
Garbage and refuse collection
General welfare
12
2
H.
12
2
Health, publiC
Hospital, eminent domain
5 55
7 14
1 54
9 14
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Art. Seo. Page
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Ice plant
Injury, claim filed 30 days
Interest-
Oity bonds
01aims
Paving bonds
Interseotions-
Bonds
Pa.ving
15
17
7
17
J.
Jails, confinement in
Janitor, city hall apPo1ntment
Judgment, levy tax for
Jurisdiction, 2 miles beyond limits
2
:3
5
12
L.
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Lease, property purchased for taxes
Light plant-
Bonds
In general
Levy-
Certified to County Board
Lien on property
Limit of
15
15
Lioense-
Dog
Oooupation taxes
Light plant-
Bonds
Oommissioner of, apPOintment
Operated by city
15
:3
15
M.
lay 01'-
A.oting Mayor
ApPOintment of officers
Election and term
Grant pardons and rep+ieves
Powers and duties
Prooess served-on
Remit fines
Removal of offioers
Salary
Veto ordinanoes
4 67
6 62
5 (1) 66
a 38
7 11 40
7 10 40
7 14
6 17
5 27
1 54
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6 62
1 61
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7 19 44
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3 13 19
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Notioe, on olaims
Nominations of officers
Nuisanoes-
Abatement of
Public ways to be kept free from
17
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12
7
4 67
5 16
1 54
1 33
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Art. See. Page
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Ocoupation taxes
Offioers-
Appointive
Duties prescribed by ordinance
Elective
Elective, qualifications
Interest in city contraots
Nominations of
Pay of
Police, power to employ
Ordinances-
Additions to oity
Alleys
Anima.1s
Approaches to cemetery
Bonds of oity officers
Bounda.ries of oity
Cemeteries
Disorderly Houses
Eleotions
Enforoement by fines
Excluding territory
Existing ordinanoes preserved
Fire department
Levy taxes
Lioense and occupation tax
.Kayor to enforce
Nuisa.noes
Pa.ving
Parks
Passing over veto
Powers and duties of offioers
Salaries of ofticers
Sidewalks
Streets
Vaca.ting plats and r eplatting
Veto of, by Mayor
6
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3 11 19
:5 6 17
3 4 16
3 10 18
3 6 16
3 15 20
2 6 13
6 3 29
12 7 55
12 2 54
9 5 48
3 7 17
1 2 12
10 1 50
12 8 55
3 1 16
2 7 14
6 1 2a
1 3 13
13 1 57
5 1 26
5 3 26
3 12 19
12 1 54
7 233
11 1 52
3 13 19
3 11 19
3 15 20
8 1 46
7 1 33
6 4 30
3 13 19
P.
Pardons, Mayor may grant
Parks-
Bonds for
Oare and oontro1 of
Oaretakers
Eminent domain
Trespassers
3 14 20
11 3 52
11 1 52
11 5 53
2 9 14
11 4 52
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Paving-
Aoceptance of
Advertising for
Bids for
Estimates of cost
Objections to
Ordinance for
Paving bond issues
Tax sale for
Paving districta-
Advertisement of
Bond issues
How formed
Property included in
Penalties (see fines)
Petitions, nominating
7 13 42
7 3 33
7 :5 33
7 14 42
7 3 33
7 3 33
7 8 38
7 4 35
7
7
7
7
3 33
8 38
:5 33
7 37
3
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Art. See. Paage
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Plats-additions to city
Po1ioe-
Ohief, appointment
Power to employ
Police Magistrate, term of
Polls, open when
Property-
Condemnation of
City m~y purchase or lease
Real estate, purchase by city
Real estate, purchase for taxes
Prostitutiou-
2
2
7
2
12
1.8
Publio Library
Q.
Qu&1ifioations-
Of eleotors
Of officers
R.
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Reprieves, Ma.yor may I.rant
Real estate-
City may purchase or lease
Oontiguous land defined
Ownership by Qity continued
Purohase for taxes
Purohased for taxes, may be sold
Sale of by city
Subdividing, platting prerequisite
Vaoating streets- title to land
Revenue-
Appropria.tions
Borrowing money
Emergenoy expenditures
Fisoa1 year
Funding bonds
General levies
Inoome from pub1io utilities
Interest on bonds
Interseotion bonds
Levillg tax
Levy certified to county board
Oooupation tax
Paving bonds
Sale of bonds
Sewer districts
Tax on dogs
3
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3
3
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5 13
2 16
1 16
9 14
3 13
4 35
4 13
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1 69
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3
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6
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6
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6 32
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5 1 26
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7 8 38
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14 5 60.
5 4 26
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Salaries, Oounoil to fix
Saving clause
Seal, City
19
2
Sewer-
Assessments
Bonds
Disposa.l plant
Eminent domain
Funds from taxes
Outlets
14
14
14
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14
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1 70
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3 59
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Sidewa,lks- -
Assessment.s
Grades
In.genera1
Notice to build
Penalties
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Sinking fund, paving bonds
Speoial assessments-
Discharging lien of
Interseotion paving assessments
Paving
Sewers
Sidewalks
Streets
Water
Streets-
Arteria1.highways
Care of
Eminent domain
Engineer to plat in subdivided land
Funds from taxes
Grading
Graveling
In new additions
Paving
Speed and parking on
Traffic on regulated
T.
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Taxes
Dog
For judgments and bonded debt
General, certified to county board
Graveling streets
Levy of
Lien on property
Limit of
Occupation
PavinK interseotions
Property inoluded in taxing distriot
Sale for
Sewer
Special assessments
Waterworks
Treasurer, term of
v.
Vehio1es-
Common carriers,
Drivers
Rules for
Speed regulations
regulations
w.
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Warrants, partial payments, paving
Water and Waterworks-
Bonds
Commissioner appointed
Districts
Service rates
Vote of eleotors necessary to sell
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7 2 33
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6 1 28
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9 3 48
9 1 48
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5 5 27
5 1 26
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State of Nebraska, ~
Oounty of Hall, ~
City of Grand Island,)
I. H. E.Olifford, City Olerk in and for said City of
ss.
Grand Island, in the Oounty of Hall and State of Nebraska, do
hereby certify that the within and forego1ngts the Original
Report of the CharterOonvention heretofore elected in said. Oity
and contains the OHARTER PROPOSED BY SAID OONVENTION, the
ALPHABETICAL IIDU THEREOF and THE PREFATORY SYNOPSIS THEREOF, as
provided by law.
Witness my hand and Officia.l Seal this 10" day of
January, 1926.
H. E. CLIFFORD
City Olerk
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State of Nebraska. l
County of Hall, SS.
Oity of Grand Island, ~
I, H. E. Clifford, Oity Clerk in and for said City of Grand
Island, in the Oounty of Hall and State of Nebraska, do hereby
oertify that the within and foregoing is the Original Report
of the Charter Convention signed by all the members thereof
and that the. same oontains the Original Prefatory Synopsis,
the Original Charter as proposed by said. Convention and the in-
dex thereof, and that the same was duly filed in my offioe on
the Seoond day of AU~$t, 1927, with 25 copies thereof and more
than thirty days thereafter the same was published three times
and a week apart, being on the 8th, 15th and 22nddays of February,
1928, in the Grand Island Independent, the offioial paper of said
City; And that more than thirty days after the said publioation,
a proolamation was issued for the submission of said proposed
Oharter to a. vote of the Electors of said Oity of Grand Island,
on the Third day of April, A. D., 1926; Said Proolamation was duly
published in said official paper for four weeks, being on the 2nd,
9th, 18th and 23rd da~s of Kareh, 1928, and true oopies thereof
posted in three of the most public and oonspicuous plaoes in eaoh
of the Nine Election Distriots in said Oity more than ten days
prior to the date of said Eleotion and at said Election, 795
Eleotors voted for the adoption of said proposed Charter and 698
Eleotors voted against the adoption of said proposed Charter. and
upon the Ninth day of April, 1928, the returns of said Eleotion were
d~ly oanvassed by the Mayor and Council ~f said Oity and said Oharter
was deolared duly adopted as and for the Oharter of the Oity of Grand
Island, Nebraska.
II TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I haTe hereunto set my hand and affixed
the Offioial Seal of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, this 25th
day of April, A. D. 1928.
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(SEAL)
H. E. OLIFFORD
City Olerk
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND
AFFIXED THE OFFIOIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY OF GRAND ISLAND AT MY
OFFICE IN THE CITY HALL OF SAID CITY THIS 15th DAY OF MAY, A. D.1928.
RtC~?ifJ
City Clerk
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AMENDMENTS TO OHARTER OF THE
OITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA
AMENDMENT NO. ONE
Amending ARTICLE SEVEN of the Oharter of the City of
Grand Island, Nebraska, by adding thereto Section 20
as follows:
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OREATING LIGHTING DISTRIOTS
Sec. 20- The City Council shall have power to
create ornamental lighting districts for the purpose
of acquiring and installing ornamental lights, includ-
ing poles, fixtures, wiring, underground conduits and
all necessary equipment and accessories, in or along
any street, public grounds or avenue, within the city,
the cost thereof to be assessed proportionately to the
benefits on the property benefited thereby, within said
district. The total amount of the special assessment
shall be levied, one-fifth thereof to be delinquent in
fifty days from the levy and one-fifth annually there-
after; each of the installments, except the first, to
draw six per cent interest from the date of the levy,
payable annually, until due and one per dent per month
after due until paid. PROVIDED, however, that if with-
in twenty days after the publication of the ordinance
creating said district, a majority of the abutting prop-
erty owners within said district shall file, with the
City Clerk, written objections thereto, said work shall
not be done but ~,said ordinance shall be repealed.
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state of Nebraska. )
County of Hall )
City of Grand Island )
I, H. E. Olifford, City Olerk in and for
ss.
said City of Grand Island, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy
of Amendment No. One of the Charter of the City of
Grand Island, duly submitted to the Electors of said
City on the second day of April, A. D., 1929, and
adopted by the Electors by a vote of 954 "For" and
824 "Against"; as found by the Mayor and Council of
said City upon the canvass of the returns of said
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Election on April 8th, 1929.
Witness my hand and official seal this 23rd
day of April, A. D.~ 1929.
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City Clerk.
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AMENDMENT NO. TWO
Amending Section 15 of ARTICLE THREE of the Charter
of the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, to read as
follows:
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PAY OF OFFICERS
Sec. 15- The payor compensation of the Mayor
and Councilmen shall be as follows: the Mayor $750.00
per annum, Councilmen $300.00 each per annum, and the
Mayor and Council shall have power by ordinance to fix
the payor compensation of all other officers, and change
the same at pleasure by a three-fourths vote of all mem-
bers of the Council: PROVIDED, that the payor compens-
at10n of any officer so fixed by ordinance shall not be
increased or diminished during the term of office to which
he was so elected or appointed.
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State of Nebraska
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SSe
County of Hall
City of Grand Island
I, H. E. Clifford, City Clerk in and for said
Oity of Grand Island, do hereby certify that the above
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and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Amendment
No. Two of the Oharter of the Oity of Grand Island, duly
submitted to the Electors of said City on the second day
of April, A. D., 1929, and adopted by the Electors by a
vote of 951 .'tFor" and 836 "Against.'; as found by the
Mayor and Council of said Oity upon the canvass of the
returns of said election on April 8, 1929.
Witness my hand and official sea.1 this 23rd day
of April, A. D., 1929.
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AMENDMENT NO. THREE
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The Airways Division of the Department of Oommerce
of the United States, agreed to lease all of their equipment at
the emergency landing field to the Oity of Grand Island, if the
City would property light and maintain the same as a suitable
landing field, but that they would be required to abandon the
field entirely if the city did not take it over.
Do you approve of the action of the Mayor and
Oouncil in taking over and maintain this airport as a field for
emergency landings for mail plans, and for general commercial
purposes.
State of Nebra~ka
Oounty of Hall
Oity of Grand Island
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I, H. E.Olifford, Oity Olerk in and for
said Oity of Grand Island, do hereby certify that t.he above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy of Amendment No. Three of
the Charter of the Oity of Grand, duly submitted to the electors
of said Oity on the 2nd day of April, 1929, and adopted by the
electors by a vote of 954 "For" and 824 f1Againstrt; as found
by the Mayor and Oouncil of said City upon the canvass00f the
returns of said election on April 8, 1929.
Witness my hand and official seal of
this 23rd day of April, A. D. , 1929.
H. E. 01ifford
Oity Clerk
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State of Nebraska
County of Hall
City of Grand Island
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I, F. S. Whlte,duly elected City Clerk in
and for the City of Grand Island, do hereby certify that the
following is a true and correot copy of the amendment to the City
Charter, repealing Section 6 of Article 15, as was presented to
the electors of the said city at a special election held on the
6th day of April, 1937:
PROPOSITION NmIBER 2
To amend the City Charter of the City of Grand lSland,
Nebraska, by repealing Section 6 of Article 15, and by adding to
said charter'a new amendment to be numbered Amendment No.4, said
amendment to read as follows:
Amendment Number 4
INTEREST ON BONDS--SALE OF BONDS. No bonds issued by
the City for any purpose shall draw interest at a greater rate
than five per cent (5%) per annum, and no bonds shall be sold for
less than par or face value, and no bonds shall be issued for a
period greater than twenty (aO) years, and shall be redeemable at
the option of the City at any time after five (5) years from their
date of issue. All bonds heretofore authorized by the voters of
the City of Grand Island, registered by the State Auditor and now
outstanding, which have been issued for internal implDovements in
said city and where no objection to the proceedings leading up to
the issuance and sale or the form of such bonds has been filed by
any tax payer prior to the completion and acceptance of the improve-
ment by the municipality, are hereby legalized and confirmed and
declared to be the binding obligation of the City of Grand Island,
and all act done in respect to the issuance of such bonds are here-
by ratified, confirmed and made legal.
I further certify that after the votes were canvassed
by the Mayor and City Council there were 2,171, who voted in favor
of the proposition and 1,657 who were opposed to the said proposition.
Witness my hand and the official seal of the City
this 17th day of April, 1937.
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J City Clerk
AMENDMENT NO. FIVE '"", ~.
"Shall Section 5, Article 7 of t;he Home Rule Charter of the City
of Grand Island, Nebraska, be amended to read as follows:
The cost of paving, re-paving, graveling or macadamizing the
streets and alleys within any paving, re-paving, graveling or macad-
amizing district shall be assessed upon the lots and lands specially
benefited thereby in such districts in proportion to such benefits to
II be determined by the Mayor and Council under the provisions of this
chapter. The assessment of the special tax for any of said purposes
herein provided for, shall be as follows:
The total cost of the improvement shall be levied at one time
upon the property and become delinquent as herein; provided. One-
tenth of the total cost shall become delinquent in fifty (50) days
after such levy; one-tenth in one year; one-tenth in two years; one-
tenth in three years; one-tenth in four years; one-tenth in five years;
one-tenth in six years; one-tenth in seven years; one-tenth in eight
years; one-tenth in nine years. Each of said installments, except
the first, shall draw interest at the rate not exceeding four per cent
(4 per cent) per annum from the time of the levy aforesaid, until the
I same shall become delinquent and, after the same shall become delinquent,
interest at the rate of six per cent (6 per cent) per annum shall be
paid thereon, as in case of other special taxes."
STATE OF NEBRASKA
COUNTY OF HALL
CITY OF GRAND ISLAND
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I,F. S. White, duly appointed, qualified, and acting City Clerk
for the City of Grand Island, Nebraska, hereby certify the foregoing
to be a true and correct copy of proposed amendment to the Home Rule
Charter of the City of Grand Island, as presented at an election held
September 27, 1955.
I further certify that. the voters voting "Yes" were Four thousand
eight hundred and five (4,805)( the voters voting "No It Seven hundred
fifty one (751)~ and that our Home Rule Charter stands amended as per
the wishes of the ,voters of the City.
In W~tness whereof, I set my hand and
the City of Grand Island, this 25th day of
affix the official seal of
October;S'~
F. S. White
City Clerk
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELBC'~~ON
STAT.E OF NEBRASKA )
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CITY OF GRAND ISLAND)
I,F.S.White,duly elected,qualified and -acting City Clerk of the City
of Grand Island,Nebraska hereby certify that the Mayor and City Council
of said City of Grand Island ~~XX&K did,on tne 2nd day of April,1958
at the regular meeting of said Mayor and Council, pass Ordinance No.
3338 calling for a Special Election to be held on the 13th day of May,
1958, for the purpose of submitting to the votetls of the City of
Grand Island a proposed amendment to the Home Rule Charter of said .
City. The proposed Amendment is B;s _follows~ II ,
"Shall Section 15,Article 3 of the Home Rule 0harter of .
the City of Grand Island,Nebraska,approved by the electors
of said City on the '2nd day of Apri~,1929, be amended to I
read as follows:
The payor compensation of the Mayor and Councilme~
shall be as follows: The 'Mayor $1500000 per annum,
Councilmen $600.00 each per annum-and the Mayor and
Council shall have the powwr by Ordinance to fix the
payor compensation of all other officers,and change
the same at pleas}U'e by a three-fourths vote of all
members of the Council; PROVIDED, that the payor com-
pensation of any officer so fixed by Ordinance shall
IN 1, not be increased or diminished during the term of office f'
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F.S.White,
City Clerk.
April 9-16 & 23,1958.
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ARTICLE TWO
General Powers of the City
Saving to itself all other rights and powers that are now
or may hereafter be given the City by General law, the City of
Grand Island shall have the right and power:
ARTICLE SIX
Territorial Limits - Extending or Disconnecting Territory -
Additions
1 - The corporate limits of the City shall remain as heretofore and the
Mayor and Council may by ordinance include therein all the territory
contiguous or adjacent, which has been by the act, authority or
acquiscence of the o"(,'mers sub-divided into parcels containing not
more than five acres, and the Mayor and Council shall have power by
ordinance to compel the owners of lands so brought within the corporate
limits, to layout streets, ways and alleys to conform and be con-
tinuous with the streets, ways and alleys of such city, and vacate
any public road heretofore established through such land when necessary
to secure regularity in the general system of its public ways.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I, F. S. WHITE, duly elected, qualified and acting City
Clerk of the City of Grand Island, hereby certify the foregoing to be
a true and correct copy of that portion of the Home Rule Charter
pertaining to that portion of Article Two, General Powers of the City;
and that portion of Art1.cle Six, Territorial Limits - Extending or
Disconnecting Territory - Additions, as adopted by the Electors of the
City of Grand Island on the 3rd day of April, 1928.
IN WITm~SS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal
of the City of Grand Island this I/d day of ~. 1961.
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F. S. WHITE
CITY CLERK
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ORDINANCE NO.
3990
An Ordinance repealing the City Charter of Grand
Island, Nebraska, amendments thereto; providing for a certified
copy to be filed with the Secretary of State and also in the
archives of the City of Grand Island; adopting all of the
Ordinances now in effect in the City of Grand Island not in
conflict with the State laws.
WHEREAS, on the 2nd day of April, 1963, a question
of the repeal of the City Charter was put to the legal voters
of the City of Grand Is~and and,
WHEREAS, the results of the said election indicated
4532 votes for the repeal and 2002 votes against the repeal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
Section 1. That the Home Rule Charter of the City
of Grand Island be, and the same is hereby repealed in accordance
with the general election on April 2, 1963.
Section 2. That the Ordinances now 1n effect in the
City of Grand Island be retained in full force and effect except
for those Ordinances that are in direct conflict with the
Statutes of the State of Nebraska.
Section 3. That the City Clerk certify a copy of this
Ordinance and affix his seal thereto, and send a copy to the
Secretary of State at the State Capital Building in Lincoln,
Nebraska, to be filed with the said Secretary of State.
Section 4. That the City Clerk file a copy of the
said Ordinance in the archives of the City in accordance with
the Article Xl, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall be enforce and take
effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as
provided by law.
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ORDINANCE NO.
3990
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Passed and approved by a majority vote of the
members of the City Council, this J1i4 day of ~ '
1963. \
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MAYOR
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, CITY CLERK
state of Nebruka )
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Clty of Grand Island )
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It F. s. White, the duly e18O'Wd, qu.alitiect and acting City Cl.1"k of the City of
Grand Island, N.bra8ka. hereby oeri1fy th. fo....sotngto 'be a tru. and. oo:noeet copy
of Ol"dinanee No. '990 or t.he ~nano.. or lUoh City of Grand. Xeland, as pa..ed by
the City Coune11 and appl'OVed 'by the M~r or.aid City t .eUng in regular ....ion
on the 17th day of Apri.l, 196,.
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Ielat>d. !IlibnL8ka. th1e l8tb do:Y at April, 196'. :;:r: ~
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