The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-02-22
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
Senator Price Introduces This Bill In
the Senate.

AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER.
Senator Price Introduces This Bill In
the Senate.
The following bill was presented
by Senator Price in the Senate last
Tuesday, passed and referred to the
House. The amendment surely
provides for the appoint.
ment of the City Marshal,
by and with the approval of the
common council, instead of his be-
ing elected by the vote of the citi-
zens, as at present. Following is
the full text of the Bill as it was
passed by the Senate:
A BILL.-For an act entitled an
act to amend the act entitled an
act to Incorporate the City of Ath-
ena, in Umatilla county, State Of
Oregon, to define the powers there.
Of and to repeal an act entitled,
an act to Incorporate the city Of
Athena, in Umatilla county, Ore
gon, and to defend the Powers
thereof, filed in the Office of the
Secretary of State February 20,
1889, fled in the office of the Sec.
retary Of State, February 18, 1891,
as amended by an act, filed in the
office of the secretary Of the State
on the 9th day Of February 1898
entitled an act to amend the act
entitled an act to Incorporate tht
City of Athena, in Umatilla coun-
ty, State of Oregon, and to define
the powers thereof, and to repeal
an act entitled an act to Incorpor.
ate the City of Athena, in Umatiils
county, Oregon, and to define the
powers thereof, filed in the office O.
the Secretary of State, February
20, 1889.
Be it enacted by the Legislative as.
sembly of the State Of Oregon:
Section l. That section of ar.
ticle III of the act entitled "An act
to Incorporate the City of Athena
in Umatilla county, State of Ore.
gon, and todefno the powers there
Of, and to repeal an act, entitled,
AN act to Incorporate the City of
Athena, in Umatilla county, state
Of Oregon, and to define the pow.
ers thereof filed in the office of the
Secretary of State, February Is,
1891, as amended by an act, filed
in the office of the Secretary OF
State on the 9Th day Of February,
1898, entitled AN act to amend an
act entitled an act to Incorporate
the City of Athena, in Umatilla
county, State of Oregon, and to de-
fine the powers thereof, and to re.
peal an act entitled an act to In
corporate the City Of Athena, in
Umatilla county, Oregon, and to
define the powers thereof, filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State,
February 90, 1885," be and the
same is hereby amended SO as to
read as follows:
Section |. The officers of said
corporation shall be mayor, five
councilmen, recorder, marshal, and
treasurer, who shall hold their Of
fees for one year, and until their
successors are elected and qualified,
except as to the marshal who shall
hold his office during and at the
pleasure of the common Council.
Section 2, That section 2 of ar
ticle Ii of said act be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 2. The said mayor, five
councilmen, recorder and treasurer
shall be elected annually by the
qualified electors of such corpora
tion on the first Tuesday of March
of each year. The qualifications
Of an elector shall be 80 days, res
idence within the limits Of the cor
poration, and he shall pay taxes
other than street and poll taxes;
and no person shall be eligible to
office who has not been resident
of said city for six months immedi-
ately proceeding such election; nor
shall any person be allowed to vote
at any municipal election who ID
not legal voter Of the State, or
who has refused to pay any city
fine or tax legally assessed against
him. The marshal shall be APP
pointed by the mayor, by and with
the consent and approval of the
common Council.
Section 5. All acts and parts Of
acts in conflict with the provisions
Of this act are hereby repealed; and
inasmuch as the city Of Athena is
in great need of the foregoing leg
islation, this act shall go into af-
feet from and after its approval by
the Governor.