The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-02
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND.
hsENTs TO CITY CHARTER.

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NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND
haENTs TO CITY CHARTER.
Notice Ii hereby gfyen, that ~ IN.
itiatlye Petition. slgned BY over twf
hundred electors " the CITY of Aalo,
ria. hnn iipen iied with the undorHign,
%, Auditor. ana Police Judge. of u,
city of Astoria, demanding that tht
hereinafter mentioned proposed a,
mendment 10 the Charter of the city
OF Astoria shall hr admitted TO The
legal electors of the city of Astoria foi
their approval or rejection, al ihf
general election 70 be held on tho lgti
Tho tenor and effect thereof being AZ
follows
An amendment 10 Section ~ OF the
Charter .of lhe CITY OF Astoria, being
section ~ bf an Act OF tho legiala-
approved February 10. 1899 aud en-
Tilted IAN ait 10 Incorporate the City
or Astoria in claiRpp. County State 0l
Oregon and 70 repeal an act entitled
IAN net 10 Incorporate the city of
Astoria IN clhtanp County, state of
IAN act to incorporate tho City "
Astoria IN ciatsop County, Oregon
,hs the a,i,ee af the Secretary OF STATE
f'ebrUniy N, 1891, dctlnipg the pow.
ers of the Council ami providing for
licensing, taxing. regulating restrain
rooms and drinking shops and places
where liquors are sold. prohibiting
gambling and providing for leyying
taxes. providing for contracting In
dabtednrsa and prohibiting any officer
from being Interested In any contract
and raair' inE tho granting of fran
chlsca for street railway, for long
Or period than thirty yaars and rngu-
latlns the manner Of issuing fran.
chlscn.
BT. m ENACTED ny THE ELECT
4 oRa or THE CITY or ASTORIA
THAT section IN Of the Charter OF
the City OF Astoria being section 80
or said net aforesaid. be and the
same ~ hereby amended 80 aH 10 read
na follows, EL
Section 49, The Council has power
and authority within the City Of Ah-
tnrin,
/, TO asneRa levy and collect taxes for
general municipal purposes. not ex-
eecdng one ner C.nturn upon all
property both real aud personal
within the CITY limits. which IN taxa
Bile by law for state and County Dur-
poses,
3. TO levy and collect special tax
OF not exceeding one per ccutufn up
on all tho property aaBeHHed BY an.
thofity OF the first subdivision nf
this section, for any specific object
within the authority Of the municipal
corporation, Including Tho payment
Of any existing debt or for munici-
pal improvements but the ordinance
providing therefor must specify the
object therefor and the amoun,
thereof.
s. 10 lieeuse. tax and regulate auc:
tionrrrB. hotel runners inyNrn8
pawnhr0kofR. soiioitnrs book agents.
rSal estate aud insurance agents. bfo'
ksrN. BARRIERS. bakers. dealers III gen
athl merchandise, clothing. boots aud
shoes groccrlea dry goods. meat
markets hardware, tinware, crock
cry, glassware. millinery. dealers IN
cigars and tobacco. fruit and copfec"
tioNery, lawyers. doctors, furniture
stores dentists book and stationery
stores, commission merchants. tailor
Ing establishments, icwclry stores,
and all offensive trades and ocoupa-
tions, and to define what shall conati-
l. TO license. tax aud regulate
hacks cabs. hackneya. carriages
hicleR used for the transportation OF
passengers or any article or trade,
earth, ballas! or building material
rates thereof whether the same be
used Tor hire or not.
g. TO license, tax. regulate, ~"
atriGn. restrict and prohibit bar
rooms and drinking Shops md all
places where liquors are sold, and
To prohibit gambling and suppress
gambling housNs, and all places
whore gambling IL carried. on: and
also to SUPPRESS nickel-i In the slot
machines No license shall be issued
or granted by. the Common Co1n-
cii at the meeting when the applca-
applications shall lay over NJ least
one meeting OF eaid Council, and II
any person or persons, holding u IL
cense for. and maintaining bar
room or drinking shop In the city
shall be convicted. either under the
tninng q nuisance or of keeping
dlsUrderiy house on account of the
manner In which said bar-room or
drinking shop ls conducted or carried
on. or willfully selling liquor 10 NIL
nors. or Of allowing minors TO loiter
In or about such bar-rooms or drink
ing shop, or for having committed q
felony. said license ahall be deemed
forfeited and thereafter no license
for bar-room or drinking shop shall
he issued or be granted to any such !
persop m, or, or persons and PkoXIpEIb nEIo
may upon being authorized so TO do
Wv majority vote OF the electors OF
the city, own, operate and conduct
places for the sale OF malt, spirltu.
oua or vinenus liquors, and prohibit
all other persons other than the city
OF Astoria from engaging In or con-
ducting such business,
@. To license and tax wharfingers
to license. tax and regulate Junk deal
ers and dealers IN second hand mer- ,
chnndse; to license, tax and regulate ,
theaters and other exhibitions. mer-
ny Jgo- rounds, shows, public amuse-
ments, steamboat runners. billlhrd ta-
bles. and other tables where balls and
cues are used. shooting galleries and i,
bowling alleys, and to SUPPRESS bnwdy
houses gaming and gambling houses. :
places kept for opium smoking. and
10 punish inmates of bawdy houses !
or houses of III fame and to define :
what shall constitute the same, and to ,
punish keepers of places kept for |
opium, and opium smokers, !,
7. To make regulations to prevent
the introduction " cont tous dis
eases IN the city; TO remove all per- :
sons afflicted with such diseases there !
from to suitable hospitals provided by I
the city for that purpose to secure s
the protection of persons and prop /