The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-10
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

Notice Is hereby given. that an In
ittaiiYe Petition. signed by over Two
hundred electors u the City OF Asto-
ria. has been filed with the undersign-
ed Auditor and Police Judge Of the
City Of Astoria demanding that the
hereinafter mentioned proposed l,,sv a.
nendment to the Charter Of the city
Of Astoria shall be submitted 70 the
legal electors Of the City Of Astoria FOR
their approval or rejection, al tne
general election 10 be held on the 18TH
day Of December. A. D. 1905. ana
the tenor and effect thereof being as
An amendment 70 section 40 Of the
Charter Of the City OF Astoria, def
ming the duties Of the Mayor and pro
viding that he shall see that the laws
and ordinances are enforced. and giV,,
ing the Mayor the power to suspend
from service any officer or employee
Of the Police force. fire department,
street department and surveyors de-
partment who shall refuse 70 enforce
the laws and ordinances of the Cley.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORs OF THE CITY OF astoria;
That section 10 If the Charter Of
the CITY Of Astoria, being section ~
of an Act 0f the Legislative Assembly
or the Etd%e bL O!EBpH aPPtD'V@ -
ruary Is. 1899, and entitled An ACT 70
10 INCORPORATE the City Of Astoria IN
Clatgop County. State Of Oregon and
to repeal an Act entitled AN ACT 70
inrornorate the City Of Astoria In
clatsop County. state Of Oregon. ana
to repeal an act entitled An Act TO IN
corporate the city OF Astoria u,
0rtober 20. 1915" Filed in the Office
OF the Secretary Of state. February l8
1891" be and the same Is hereby
amended 10 read as follows:
section 10, The Mayor Is the exc
cutlye Of the Municipal Corporatlor
and as such must exercise q careiul
supervision oWer It's general aTalrt
and subordinate officers, and see tna'
the laws relating to the city, and tae
ordinances and regulations Of the
Council are enforced and, in order u
enable the Mayor to enforce All tnt
laws and ordinances Of the city ne
shall have the power to suspend iron
service any officer or employee ot tht
Police Force Fire Department. STREE
Department and Surveyors Depart
ment of the City, VINO shall refuse u
enforce the laws and ordinances Oh
the city. pending an inyestigati,o9f
by the Common Council OF he CITY
Of Astoria. and shall forthwith re-
port such suspension TO the Common
Council, and unless such officer Is ex, x
onorated by majority vote OF m
Council within thirty days after. tn
Mayor shall have filed notice Of n, n,
suspension with the City Auditor, TN
office Of such negligent official shal
be deemed vacant. 1t is his duty an
nuaIly at the regular meeting Of tn
Council, appointed by this Act TT t.
ri general statement Of the condi
ton Of affairs Of the Municipal Cor
poration, and to recommend the adop W
tion Of such measures as he, NAV deer
expedient and proper, and, to max
such special communication, to IN
Council from time to time as he ma!
think proper and useful,
This amendment shall take effec
and be in force on the first Monda!
in January, 1907 ,
Auditor and Police Judge of the CIT!
OF Astoria. oregon.
Dated at Astoria. oregon. Novembe
1st A. d.. 1906. 11-1-8