Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-03-08

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and upon two thirds Of the qualite
voters voting at such election bein
IN favor of authorizing the council I
incur the proposed indebtedness, the
may then contract the same: but tn
said Indebtedness shall not exceed th
sun of $4,000. II the council shal
vote To incure Indebtedness in exces
OF the amount estimated or authorized
oy Tue election aforesaid, any mem
Der voting for IL shall, upon trial ant
conviction, be deemed guilty OF
hlsdeamor and shall be punished b,
a fine OF not less than 800, or NOR
than $500, and shall forfeit his olllc,
as councilman; provided, that tht
tcouncil may, and is hereby authorized
10 fund, at any time, the present
llOating debt, Ht "a lower rate OF in
terest. to parties seeking such invest
ment, by taking up the present out
standing warrants now drawing
eight per cent int crest, aud issuing In
lieu thereof warrants not 10 exceed
% per cent interest, or bonds, payable
on or before 10 years ard at "a rate OF
interest not exceeding Al p cent, OF
"A part Of each, as the council may
deem best; provided, however, that
the common council shall not have
! power to issue any bond or bonds, as
In this sectiOn provided until, at an
election, called by said council for
that purpose, the majority OF tile
taxpayers, paying tax upC
property in said city, voting
at said election, vote in favor OF
bonding, Said council shall give at
| least 10 days notice OF said election,
Such notice shall be gwen by publish
ing the sdme in some newspaper of
general circulation in the city Of Sa-
lem, aud by posting said notice In
three public places in said city.
Now. therefore be IL
Resolved, That 10 Is the sense ofthIs
council, that the best interests OF this
municipality demand that a bond
issue, as herein provided for, shall
take place, and 10 that end, this coun.
Gil uOeS hereby order, and call special
election, by the taxpayers Of the city
Of Salem, paying tax upon property ia
said city, for, or against the issuance
Of lnndS as above stated, said electloh
20 take place In the city OF Salem,
OregOn,On the Both day OF March,
1899, between the hours of 10 y. M.
and p. NJ, Ct said day; and IL is
further ordered by the council, that
the following places be and the same
are, hereby designated as. and for,
polling places, at said special election,
towit:
(The same as at the late city elec-
tion)
Aud it is further ordered by the
council, that the following named
citizens OF this city, aud they are,
hereby designated. and appointed, TO
act as judges and clerks, at said spec
ial election, towit.
(1he same as al the late city elec
tlon.)
And IL is further ordered by the
council that the city recorder be, aud
he is hereby, instructed TO cause to be
Published and posted, the formal and
regular notices Of special election,
as required by the charter aforesaid,
Alderman Griswold introduced the
resolution, which was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
Whereas, An exlgency exists in the
financial affairs OF the City OF Salem,
Or, which warrants and necesSitates
an increase In the fixed income Of the
and
Whereas, The charter of the city,
February II, 1899, confers
upon the common council OF said city,
the power aud authority TO license,
tax aud regulate the following Ousi-
nesses, trades, callings and employ
ments, and such Others as the com
mon council may require TO be IL
censed (save such as not prohibited by
the state) now therefore be IL
Resolved, That the common coun-
Gil OF the City OF Salem, Or, does
hereby declare IL 10 be eXpedient, and
for the benefit aud advantage Of the
city, that reasonable and uniform Oc'
cuIatiOu TAX be Formulated and levied,
at an early day la the future, upon the
following businesses, trades, callings
and emplOyments;
Hawkers, peddlers, drummers, rum
ners, bankers, brokers. hotels, board
ing and lodging houses, laundries,
pawn-brOkers, livery and bording
stables, hacks, cabs, wagons, carts,
trucks, drays, omnibuses, or other
vehicles used for the transportation
OF persons or property; billiard and
other tables where balls and cues are
used; nickle in.the-slot machines,
shooting galleries. bowling alleys,
theatrical and other exhibitions,
shows and public amusements, lnsur-
ance companies and insurance agents,
telephones, telegraph 'Ofiices, produce
peddle rs, market stalls. retailers oi
gunpowder, patent medicines, ped
dlers, street musicians, real estate
agents, dog tags, oil warehouses, graf
uitles. slaUghteries, soap and oil ped
dlers, basket peddlers, bill-posters, ex
pressmen aud express agents, dance
houses, clairyoyants. astrOlOgers, for
tune tellers, ETC., market, bakery
grocery and milk wagons; meat, pro
duce, butcher, peddler, and laudnry
wagons; vehicle numbers, drivers
street cars. intslllgen e Offices merch'
andise, dealers in second articles o
merchandise, junkshOps, steamboat'
wharyes and docks, aud drug stores
etc, etc, as the council shall deter
niue. And be IL further
Resolyed-That the com mon cOun
Gil aforesaid, desiring 10 make salc
occupation TAX and levy, as even ant
equitable as may Oe, with due regard
20 the capacities OF said businesses
Trades callinps and emnlOYmenLs. n