The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-04
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

MENT TO CITY CHARTER.
Notice is hereby given, that an In
itiative Petition. signed By over TIVE
hundred electors OF the City OF Aaso
ria. has been filed with the unierSlgn'
ed Auditor and Police Judge of tn
City OF Astoria. demanding that tht
( hereinafter mentioned proposed a.
mendment to the Charter Of the city
| OF Astoria shall be submitted 20 tht
/ legal electors OF the City OF Astoria for
/ their approval or rejection, at me
general election to be held on the l-tn
/ dav OF December, A.. D. 1906. and
! the tenor and effect thereof being as
( follows:
An amendment to sections 1. 8. 6, s
! II. 10. i27 and lis OF the Charter OF
/ the City OF Astoria. being sections l, .,
Is s. II. II. i27. and lis 0f an Act OF
| the Legislative Assembly OF the State
of Oregon approved February 10. 1893
and entitled An act 10 incorporate
the City OF Astoria, in Ciatsop County.
State OF Oregon and 10 repeal an Act
entitled An act 10 incorporate the
City Of Astoria In Clatsop County.
State Of oregon" and TO repeal an
Act entitled "An Act 10 incorporate the
City OF Astoria In Clatsop County.
Oregon, approved october 20. 1876.
filed In the Office Of the Secretary OF
State. February u 1891" Creating
four wards and defining the boundar-
les thereof. and providing for two
councilmen from each ward and one
councilman at large. fixing the time
OF election bi-annually on the second
Wednesday. In December IN the even
years and providing that the term OF
Councilmen shall be four years and
all officials Of the city Of Astoria ~
Office when this Act takes effect shall
hold until the 1st Monday In January
1909 and extending the term Of office
Of each police commissioner one year.
and providing that commencing with
the election Of 1908 one police COM
missioner shall be elected every two
years and a person appointed 10 MI
the vacancy shall hold the remainder
Of the uneXpired term.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORs OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA;
That sections 4. S, 6. 5. IL. II, 127
and llS Of the Charter OF the CITY of
Astoria, being sections T. g.. 8. 5, H.
II. I27. and Ils Of an Act of the leg
islatiye assembly Of the State Of ore,
gon. approved February Is. 1889 and
entitled An Act TO incorporate the
State OF Oregon. and to repeal an Act
entitled An Act 10 incorporate the
Cit of Astoria. In Clatsop County,
State Of Oregon. and 10 reveal an act
entitled AN act TO incorporate the
City of Astoria In Clatsop County;
oregon" Approved Oct. 20, 1875. FILED
in the Office Of the Secretary OF state
February Is. 1891" be and the same
are each hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 4. For the purpose Of Mu.
ptcinal Representation the City OF
Astoria is hereby divided into four
wards. and the boundaries Thereon
shall be as follows,-until changed by
ordinance-to- wit: .,
The first ward shall comprise all
the portion Of the city OF Astoria
Street, extended a sufficient distance
North and South TO intersect the
North and South lines Of the City OF
Astoria. The second ward shall com :.
prise all that portion Of the City OF
Astoria lying between the East line
Of the First ward and the center line
of Fourteenth Street. extending a SUI
firient distance. North and south 70
intersect the North and South lines
Of the City Of Astoria. The Third
ward shall embrace all that norton OF
the City Of Astoria lying between the
East line Of the Second ward and the
center line Of Thirty-fifth Street. ex-
tended sufficient distance North
and South to intersect the North and
South lines of the City Of Astoria
and the Fourth ward shall comprise
all that portion Of the City Of Asto-
ria lying East Of the East boundary
Of the Third Ward: and the Common
Council. by Ordinance, may create
additional wards or change the boun-
daries Of those established, and when
it creates an additional ward the
Council may appoint two Councllmen
from such ward to hold until the next
election, at which election, one Coun1,
Gilman from each Of said additional
wards shall be elected for the term
Of two years and one for the term Of
four years and the successors Of each
shall be elected for the term OF four
years. so that one Councilman from
each ward shall be elected every two
years.
Section 5. Each ward now estab-
lished and any additional ward that
may hereafter be establishd Is entitled
to elect two members Of the Common
Council,
Section 6. That from and after the
general election to be held on the
second Wednesday in December, 1908,
the members Of the Common Council
from each ward shall BE- elected to a
term Of four years and shall hold their
Office until their successors be elected
and qualified, and one Councilman at
large shall be elected for term OF
two years; but at said election one
mdmber Of the Council from each
ward shall be elected for term OF
four years, and one Councilman at
large shall be elected by the electors
of the City of Astoria as a whole. for
the term Of two years, and one Coun-
Gilman from each ward for the term
Of two years, and thereafter the. sue
cessors to each Of the Councllmen
from the respective wards shall be
elected for the full term of four years.
to hold their Office until their success
ors are elected and qualified, and one
Councilman at large shall be elected