The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-03
NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND
+ MENTs TO CITY CHARTER

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
mENTs TO CITY CHARTER.
Notice is hereby given. that an IN.
itlatiye Petition. signed ny over IVY
hundred electors OF the CITY OF asto@
ria. has been flied with tne una"ss'sh sfha
t,ity OF Astoria. demanding that tnc
hereinafter mentioned proposed ".
mandmant TO the Charter OF the Illy
~ Astoria shall be submitted TO the
iaeal electors OF the City OK Astoria Ior
their approval or rejection. az As AA
general election TO be held on NE ia.a na
day of December. 4. ~. isu1, pns ~ az
The tenor and effect Thereon oe'hS "'
follows.
~ 10 Io7 and lis of the Caarter ot
the CITY OF Astoria. being sections v y;
4 III. IL, laT and lis OF ~ act ~
the Legislative Assembly Oh the S.ass S,.saa
OF Oregon. approved February 70, lsss
and entitled AN act 10 incorporate
tha f,itv az Astoria. In Clatsop County.
state Of oregon and TO repeal an ~
entitled IAN act 10 incorporate the
CITY OF Astoria In clatsop County.
stats nf Oregon" and 10 repeat IN
All entitled AN act to incorporate lne
CITY of Astoria in Glatsop Iounls'
oregon, approved October ~ 1917
filed in the office OF me Ssctssay ra, ,,nr 70
Snur wards and defining the boundar-
les thereof. and providing for TWO
rounciimen from each ward anu nue
Councilman mt large. fixing the titils
AZ election bI-annualiy on the seeoha
Wednesday, In December W the efsu
wears and providing that the term VI
councilman shall be four years aiia y,
- fFts, fNf
rots,ca when this act takes effect snali
hnid until the list Monday In January
I909 and extending the term OF oiliss
of each police commissioner Two yea. s.i.,s
and providing that commencing WIN
Inc election Of 1908 one police coih
missioner shall be elected every wv WMu
years and a person appSintsa ~, ~ d.,r aa1
| the vacancy shall hold the fsliai'a0'
| of the unexpired term
RE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
oRS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA
That sections 4, 5, 9, $, II, ~, x.
and lis Of the Charter OF the stsS ~
| Astoria. being sections 4. D.. y; o., -
| - 127 and lis of an Act OF the lee
| isIatIve assembly Of the State ot ore,
| gon approVed February 10. 1907 am
| sntitlad IAN act TO incorporate lht
! div OF Astoria. in Clatsor County
state OF oregon. and to repeal an nv AZ,
| entitled IAN act 10 lncot tporhte ~,
| Cit-- of Astoria. IN Clatsop Nuui.S
/ State OF Oregon. and to reneal' an ~ ~
/ entitled IAN act TO incorporate ths
/ citv of Astoria In Clatsop County
/ C1reyon approved Oct. 20. 1875. me-
IN the office OF the Secretary or Siat'
| tabruary is. 1891" be and the saill'
| IRE each hereby amended 80 as 70 fea'
| as follows: =, Nh.
| riritu,I Representation the CITY q
sstoria is hereby divided into lou
wards. and the boundaries tnerso q
shall be as follows, Until cnahgea "
ordinance--to-wit: 49, =,
The first ward shall comprise y
the portion of the City of Asl9}ri,, As,.}g.,
/ living West Of the center iine oI Mrllt' M
4 Street, extended sufficient diStanhe -
i North and South to intersecl IN
North and South lines Of the City
4 Astoria. 'The second ward shall com
nrisa all that portion of the, CITY .
/. Astoria living between the East IN
of The First ward and the center I'm
lOf Fourteenth Street, extending su.
/ ficjent distance North and oeuth !
: intersect the North ana SCUM r,llts mits
, Of the City Of Astoria. The Init
ward shall embrace all that norton : :
the CITY Of Astoria lying between "
| E,ast line of the Second ward ana Va
renter line Of Thirty-fifth Street. ex
landed a sufficient distance MORT
|, and South to intersect the North an
south lines of the City OF Astoril'
t and the Fourth ward shall coihpLtM
: all that portion Of the City or Aste @
toria. wing East of the East boundar
/ of the Third Ward; and the Commo
Council bv Ordinance may creal
8 additional wards or change the boui
t daries of those established. ana Wns
I n creates an additional Warf :, %
: Council may appoint two CounciiIne
0 from such ward to hold until the ne
|, election, at which election, one Coul
e Gilman from each of said additions
wards shall be elected for the teri
: of two years and one for the term
/ four wears and the successors OF ede
!. ahall he elected for the term OF fo'
4 Years 40 that one Councilman FRO
: each ward shall be elected every W
i years -, .., asto
r Iiehad and any additional ward tn
n NAV hereafter be estabishd is entlti'
{, to elect two members of the Comm'
It Council. eou !,
v general election to be held on y
II 2nd Wednesday, in December. l9l
., the members of the Common Coun'
l. from each ward shall be elected 70
g office until their successors bee, eject
e and qualified, and one Councilman
{, large shall be elected for "a term
Il two years; But at said election o
@ mdnber Of the Council from ca
d ward shall be elected for term
Il four years, and one Councilman
i large shall be elected by the electo
" of Of The City of Astoria as q whole.
It the term Of ywo years, and one Cou
m Gilman from each ward for the tel
ID Of two years, and thereafter the ,su
n cessors to each OF the Councilm
fo from the Respective wards. shall
Of elected for the full term Of four yea
r. to hold their Office until their success
= ors are elected and qualified, and 9
d Councilman at large shall be elect
To- for the full term OF two years and
ne that one Councilman at large.
i'd half OF the members of the Coun
a. from the respective wards shall
n- elected every two wears and until 81
"a general election on the 2nd Wednt
~ day in December. 1908 there shall
g. no other election Of officers OF
eh City and the present elected and qu
nsI flied officers of the City. of, Asto
&c who shall be in office on the LIST NC