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

VI
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.
!, Notice is hereby given. that an In
itiative Petition. signed by over tw
hundred electors Of the city OF Asto
ria. has been died with the undersign
ed Auditor and Police Judge OF IN
/ City OF Astoria. demanding that IN
hereinafter mentioned proposed a
mendment 20 the Charter OF the CIT,
OF Astoria shall be submitted 20 IN
legal electors OF the city OF Astoria 10
! general election TO be held on the i9tl
| day OF December. A. D., 1905, anc
he tenor and effect thereof being "a
| follows;
An amendment to sections 1. 8. 8. 5
Ill. IL. l27 and lis Of the Charter Of
| the city OF Astoria, being sections I. D
6 s. IL. IL. i27, and lis Of an Act OF
the Legislative Assembly OF the state
Of oregon approved February Is. 1888
and 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,
state OF oregon" and to repeal an
Act entitled IAN Act to incorporate the
city OF Astoria in clatsop County
Oregon, approved october 20. 1875,
filed in the office OF the Secretary. ot
state, February II 1891 Creating
four wards and defining the boundar-
les thereof, and providing for two
councllmen from each ward and one
councilman at large, fixing the time
OF election bi-anuually 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 eject shall
hold until the LIST Monday In January
1909 and extending the term OF Office
OF each police commissioner one year,
and providing that commencing with
the election Of 1903 one police COM
missioner snail be elected every two
years and a person appointed 10 MI
the vacancy shall hold the remainder
Of the unexpired term.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORs OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA:
That sections (, 3. 8, s. II. II. i27
and llS Of the Charter Of the CITY ~
Astoria, being sections 1. s. i, >, II,
II. 1877. aud il8 Of an Act VI the leg
islative assembly of the State Of Ore
goa. approved February IL, 1889 aud
entitled An act 10 incorporate the
CITY o. Astoria. In Clus0p County
entitled An Act to incorporate IN"
Cu-. of Astoria. in CMtsop County,
State Of Oregon. and 10 re0eal an act
entitled An act 20 incorporate the
city Of Astoria in C!a'aOp County.
oregon Approved oct. ~ 1876, FILED
in the Office of the Secretary Of State
February IS. 1884, De ANA the same
are each hereby amended 20 aq to read
as follows:
Section 4. For the purpose Of Mu-
nicipal Representation the city VI
Astoria is hereby divided into four
wards. and the boundaries thereof
shall be as follows until changed by
Ordinance-to- wit.
The first ward shall comprise all
the portion Of the City Of Astoria
lying West Of the center line Of Fifth
street, extended sufficient distance
North and South 70 inter8ect 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 suf-
ficient distance North and south to
intersect the North ana 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 Thlrty-ffth Street ex-
tended a 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 COuncilmen
from such ward to hold until the next
election, at which election one Coun-
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. 80 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 establlshd is entitled
to elect two members Of the Common
Council.
Section 6. That from and after the
general election 10 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 ut
large shall be elected for a. term of
two wears; but at said election one
III smber If the Council from each
ward shall be elected for a 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
IF two years, and thereafter the sue
oessors to each Of the CounCilmen
from the respective wards shall be
elected for the full term Of four years.
% hold their office until their success
1rs are elected and qualified, and one
at large shall be elected