1870, Acts, Resolutions and Memorials, Passed at the Several Annual Sessions of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah, from 1851 to 1870 Inclusive

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LAWS OF UTAH 117 of the city revenue arising from taxes ass ssed within -the corporation during the preceding yea Sec 61 The City Council shall have power to malke publish ordain amend and vepeal all such ordinances bye laws or police regulations not contrary t6 the Constitution of the United Statds and the laws of this Territory for the good government and order of the city as may be necessary and expedient to carry into effect the powers vested in the City Couneil or any oflicer of said city by this act and enforce observance of all rules ordinanc ions bye laws and police and other regulations made in pursuazice of this act Lys not exceeding one hundred dollars for any offence against the same e 62 -The City Council shall have power within the city by ordinance to annually levy and collect tuxes on the assessed value of all real and personal estate or property in the city made taxuble by the laws of the Territory for the following named purposes to wit -Not to exceed five mills on the dollar to defray the contingent expenses of the city Not to exceed five mills on the dollar to open improve and Keep in repair the streets of the city Not to exceed one andquarter mills on the dollar to control the waters of said city and they shall annually apportion and apply said taxes as shall in their judgment be deemed most expedient When the City Council shall deem it expedient for any especial purSec 63 pose to bormoney the interest on which shall not exceed one fourth of the city Tevenue arl ing from taxes of the preceding year the amount of taxes shall not be increased Sec 64 -To require and it is hereby made the duty of every male resident of the city over the age ofeighteen and under the age of fifty years to labor one day in eachh year upon the streets but every person may at Lis option pay one dollarand fifty ceuts for the day he shall be so bound to labor Piovided it be psid within five days from the time Le shall be notificd by the Street Supervisor In defaylt of payme nt as aforesaid the same may be collected as other taxes Sec 65 -The City Council shall have power by ordinance to regulate the form of assessment rolls and prescribe the duties and define the powers of Assessors and Collectors The annual assessment rolls shall be returned by the Assessor on or bvefore the first Monday of April in cach year but the time may be extended or additions made therto by order of the City Council On the return thereof the City Council shall fixday for hearing objections thereto and any person feeling aggrieved by the assessment of his property may appear at the time specified and mule his objections which shall be heard and determined upon by the City Council and they shall have power to alter add to take from and otherwise correct and revise said assessment roll Sec 66 -The Collector shall be farnished within thirty days after the assessment rolls are corrected withlist of the taxes to be collected and if not paid the Collector shall have power to collect said taxes with interest and cost by sult in the Corporate name or by listress and sale of any property belonging to persons so indebted The Assessorroll shall in all casbe evidence on the part of the Corporation ec 67 -All taxes aud assessments general and special shall be collected by the Collector or Collectors in the sam manner and with the same power and authority as are given by the law to Collectors of County and Territorial taxes Provided the Council shall have power to prescribe by city ordinance the powers Quties and liabilities of Assessors and Collectors Sec 68 he City Council shall have power to make ordain and establish all such general regulations for the prevention aud extinguishment of fires fixing of chimneys flues and stove pipes as they may deem expedient to procure fite engines and other apparatus used for the extinguishment of the same and have the charge and control of and provide fitup and secure engine houses and other places for the keeping and preserving the same to organize fire hose and ladder companies appoint foremen therefor and prescribe their duties and ake rules and regulations for their government and to impose reasonable fines and forfeitures forviolation of the same the election of Sec 69 -The City Council shull bave powerprovide for the powers andBoard of School Inspectors and to preseribe trustees to appoint duties of the same and to enact such ordinauces as may be necessary to carry their duties and powers into effect to establish See 70 -The City Countil shall have exelusive authority and power for the and regulate the Police of the city to impose fines forfeitures and penalties forfeitures and breach of any ordinance to provide for the recovery of such fines establish and and the enforcement of such penalties and to pass make ordain United States execute all such ordinances not repugnant to the Constitution of the for carrying into effect or the laws of this Territory as they may deem necessarypeace good 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