The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-04-07
THE NEW CHARTER.
Be it enacted by the Legislative assembly
of the State of Oregon:
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER Ii.
OF THE OFFICERS AND THEIR ELECTION.
Section Z. The power and authority
given to Dalles City by this act is vested
in mayor and common council, and
their successors in Office, to be exercised
in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. s. For the purpose of municipal
representation, Dalles City is hereby
divided into three wards, which shall be
designated and bounded as follows:
All that part of Dalles City lying west
of Court street, extended from the Col
umbia river to the southern boundary
line of said city, shall constitute the first
ward; all that part of Dalles City lying
between said Court street and Jefferson
street, extended from the Columbia
river to the south boundary line of said
city, shall constitute the second ward,
and all that part of Dalles City lying
east of said Jefferson street, extended
from the Columbia river to the south
boundary line of said city, shall consti-
tute the third ward; all of said streets
lying nearly at right angles with the said
Columbia river.
Sec. 9. Each ward shall be entitled to
three councilmen and no more, and the
councilmen shall be elected by the quali-
fed voters in the respective wards which
they represent, and shall be elected for
three years, and shall hold their offices
uutll their successors are elected and
qualified except as otherwise hereinafter
provided in this act.
Sec. 10. There shall be elected for the
term of one year, as hereinafter pro-
vided, a mayor, recorder, marshal. treas
urer, street commissioner, attorney, as
SCISSOR and night watchmen or special
policemen, when necessary, who shall
be officers for the corporation The
mayor, recorder, marshal and treasurer
shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the city at large; the street commits
sloner, attorney, assessor and night
watchmen or special policemen shall be
elected by the council, and five council
men shall be necessary to elect any such
officer, and the mayor shall not be en-
titled to vote at any such election.
Sec. IL. No person is eligible to any
office in the corporation, who at the time
OF his election or appointment is not en-
titled to the privilege of an elector,
according to the laws of the State of Or
egon, and who has not resided in the
city limits continuously for the six
months next preceding the election or
appointment, and no person shall be ell
igible to the office of councilmen who
has not also been continuouslya resident
of the ward from which he is elected for
period of ninety days Immediately next
preceding his election.
Sec. II. No person shall be qualified
to vote at any election under this act.
who is not entitled to the privilege of an
elector according to the laws of the State
of Oregon, and who has not resided in
Dalles City continuously for six months
next Immediately preceding such cleo
ton, and in the ward in which he offers
to vote continuously for ninety days
next Immediately preceding such cleo
ton.
Sec. 13. The ward in which the family
OF married man resides shall be con-
sidered and held to be his place of resi-
dence, and the place where an unmarried
man sleeps shall be considered and held
to be his place of residence.
Sec. IA. There shall be a general
election held in Dalles City on the second
Monday in June each wear, at which
shall be elected a mayor, recorder, mar
shal, treasurer and three councilmen-
one councilman for each ward; provided.
that on the second Monday in June, 1891,
there shall be elected one councilman for
the first ward, two councilmen for the
second ward and three councilmen for
the third ward. Of the councilmen.
elected for the second ward the one re-
celylng the greatest number of votes in
said ward shall hold his Office for three
years, and the one receiving the least
number of votes shall hold his office for
one year. Of the three councilmen
elected In the third ward the one receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes shall
hold his office for three years, the one
receiving the next greatest number of
votes shall hold his office for two wears.
and the one receiving the least number
OF votes shall hold his Office for one year;
and prouaded further, that in case any two
councllmen shall receive the same num-
Der OF votes at said election, the duration
of their respective terms of office shall be
determined by lot before the recorder, as
In other cases of tie votes hereinafter
provided for.
Hans Hansen are now duly elected.
qualified and acting councilmen of Dalles
City, and they are each hereby declared
to be councilmen under this act for the
first ward in Dalles City, and shall hold
and retain their said offices and perform
all the duties relating thereto under this
act for and during the following terms
respectively, to-wit: c. N. Thorn bury
shall hold and retain his said office and
perform all the duties pertaining thereto
until the first Monday in July, 1892, and
until his successor. is elected and quail
fed; Joseph 7. Peters shall hold and re-
tain his said Office and perform all the
duties pertaining thereto until the first
Monday in July, 1898, and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified, and Hans
Hansen shall hold and retain his said
office until the first Monday in July,
1891, and until his successor is elected
and qualified
+. b. Dufur. G. J. Farley and G. c..
Blakeley are also duly elected, qualified
and acting councilmen of Dalles City,
and they are each hereby declared to be
councilmen under this act for the
second ward in Dalles City, and shall
hold and retain their said offices and per
form all the duties pertaining thereto
under this act for and during the follow
ing terms, to-wit ai l3ff. Z