The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-07
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

!. MENT TO CITY CHARTER.
e Notice Is hereby given. that an In
!, itiative Petition. signed by over tw
i ria. has been filed with the undcrsign
ed. Auditor and Police Judge OF tn
. City or Astoria, demanding that th'
+ hereinafter mentioned proposed a
, mendment to the Charter Of the city
!, ! OF Astoria shall be submitted TO III,
legal electors OF the City OF Astoria fol
their approval or rejection, nj IhC
general election TO be held on the l2tl
dav OF December. A. d.. 1906. and
the tenor and effect thereof being a.
follows:
An amendment to sections I. 5, 8. s.
II. IL. i27 and lls OF the Charter OF
the City OF Astoria. being sections I, 5.
6 s, II, T.. l21. and us OF an Act OF
the Legislative Assembly OF the State
aud entitled An act 10 incorporate
the City OF Astoria. In Clatsop County,
| State OF oregon" aud to repeal an Act
( entitled An act TO incorporate the
! City Of Astoria In Ciatsop 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 Is 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 in
office when this Act takes effect shall
hold until the lst 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, snail be elected every two
years and person appointed TO fill
the vacancy shall hold the remainder
Of the unexpired term.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA: .
That sections 4. ), s. $. II. u. l27 4.
and lis Of the Charter OF the City Of
Astoria, being sections 4 5. 6. s. II,
L, l2I and llS Of an Act Of the leg
isative assembly Of the State Of ore
gOn. approved February -, 1883 and
entitled An Act to Incorporate the
City Of Astoria. in Clatsoy County,
State Of Oregon. and 10 repeal an Act
entitled An Act t. incorporate the
az VI +N7AOl Itis Ia '-ltAARbB notlih -
state of Oregon. and 10 r"real an act
entitled An act 10 incorporate the
city Of Astoria In CIatsop County.
oregon" Approved oct 20. 1876, Filed
In the Office Of the Secretary Of State
February IS. 1891 be and the same
are each hereby amended so aq to read
is follows:
Section 4, For the purpose Of Mu-
1iclpal Representation the city Of
Astoria is hereby divided into four
wards and the boundaries thereof
shall be as follows until changed by
Jrdinance-tO- wit:
The first ward shall comprise all
he portion Of the city of Astoria
ying West Of the center line Of Fifth
North and South TO intersect the
Eorth and South lines Of the city Of
astoria. The second ward shall COM
Jrise all that portion Of the City Of
astoria lying between the East line I
# the First ward and the center line
# Fourteenth Street. extending a suf-
icient distance North and south to !
# the City Of Astoria The Third
ward shall embrace all that norton OF
he City Of Astoria lying between the /
,ast line Of the Second ward and the !
enter line of Thirty-ffth Street. ex- 5
ended sufficient distance North !
nd South to intersect the North and r
south lines Of the City Of Astoria, {
II that portion Of the City of Asto- /
la lying East Of the East boundary
{ the Third Ward; and the Common {
'ounciI, by Ordinance, may create f
dditional wards or change the boun- Z
aries OF, those established. and when O
creates an additional ward the a
ouncil may appoint two COuncllmen @
rom such ward to hold until the next 7.
lection, at which election one Coun- II
ilman from each Of said additional h
ards shall be elected for the term n
two years and one for the term Of r.
)ur years and the successors OF each o
hall be elected for the term Of four Il
ears, so that one Councilman from n
Ich ward shall be elected every two II
ears. +,
Section s. Each ward now estab- 81
shed and any additional ward that o.
ay hereafter be cstablshd Is entitled Il
} elect two members Of the Common 81
Ouncil. o
Section 6. That from and after the al al
aneral election to be held on the dt
cOnd Wednesday in December, 1908, ce
e members Of the Common Council Ii
ON each ward shall be elected to a fo
rm Of four years and Shall hold their m
fee until their successors be elected of
I'd qualified. ana one Councilman at
rye shall be elected for a term Of ar
70 years; but at said election one in
dmber Of the Council from each
ard shall be elected for term Of A.
ur years, and one Councilman at
rye shall be elected by the electors D;
the City Of Astoria as a whole. for
e term Of two years, and one Coun-
man from each ward for the term
two years, and thereafter the sue ~
ssors to each Of the Councllmen
)m the respective wards shall be
,cted for the full term Of four years.
hold their office until their success III
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