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any hog-pen within the city or any part thereof; to regulate
and define the location of slaughter-houses and smoke-houses ;
to regulate the speed of railroad trains within the limits of the
city ; to prevent any immoderate driving or riding through
the streets in any carriage, stage, cart « r other vehicle, or on
horseback or bicycle so as to endanger the lives, limbs or
property of any of the inhabitants of said city or to disturb
the quiet enjoyment of the streets and thoroughfares ; to pre-
vent disorderly conduct and drunkenness in said city; to
prevent and disperse the congregation of disorderly persons
upon street corners and in the vicinity of places of worship ;
to purchase fire engines, establish, construct and maintain
water works, or whatever appliances may be deemed best for
extinguishing fires and protecting the property of the inhab-
itants from injury by fire, and to furnish a supply of pure
water for the use of the inhabitants, under such rules and
regulations as they may by ordinance prescribe; to. define the
duties of the officers of said corporation, require bonds and fix
the penalties thereof for the faithful performance of their
respective duties, and they shall hare power to enforce their
ordinances by tines and penalties; they shall have the power
to contract with individuals, companies or corporations, for the
introduction of gas, water or electricity into said city, and for
the lighting of the streets and alleys thereof; they may erect
or purchase any plant for the supplying of gas, water or elec-
tricity to the city and its inhabitants, for public or private
uses, and may operate the same ; they shall have the power to
construct and maintain or contract for the construction of
sewers or a general system of sewers for the city ; provided,
however, that before the said Mayor and City Council shall
proceed to erect or purchase any plant for the supplying of
gas, water or electricity to the city, or its inhabitants, and
before authorizing the construction of any general system or
systems of sewers, they shall first submit said proposition or
propositions to the legal qualified voters of said city at a special
or general election to be held after at least twenty days'
previous notice thereof. And if at said election a majority of
said voters shall approve any such proposition or propositions
the said Mayor and City Council shall thereupon pruceed to
carry the same into effect. But if a majority of said voters
shall disapprove of any such proposition or propositions, then
said Mayor and City Council shall abandon the same. And
no such proposition shall again be submitted to the popular
vote until at least six months have elapsed from the date of
the election at which said proposition was disapproved. No use
shall be made of the streets of said city by any individual or
corporation for the purpose of a railroad, tramway, telegraph
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CHAP 127.
Certain
ordinances
to be passed.
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