The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-09
NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND
NsNT TO CITY CHARTER.

I NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND
\ NgNr TO CITY CHARTER.
! Nostce is hereby given, that an In
Z ltaAttvS Petition. signed by over tive
\ hanarea electors ct the CITY of ASto-
\ raa~ has been al@4 with the urdrrslgn-
s3. Auditor ard Peilee Judge " the
City Of Astoria demanding that the
\ hereinafter mentioned proposed a
mer5meag 10 the Charter Q! the city
o: Astoria shall be submitted 70 the
4 legal electors of the city of Astoria for
( their approval or rejection, II NE
( general election 10 be held On the 18Th
I dav Of December. 4. D. 1905. and
/ the tenor and effect thereof being as
/ follows;
An amendment to sections I. 5. :. s,
/ IL. u. lE7 and lis ot the Charter OF
the City OF Astoria. being sections I. 5,
I6 s. H. IL. la and lis OF an Act OF
the Legislative Assembly OF the state
OF Oregon approved February lJ, 1899
and entitled An act 10 incorporate
the City OF Astoria. In Clatsop County,
State of Oregon" and 10 repeal an Act
entitled An act TO Incorporate the
City OF Astoria In Clatsop County,
State Of Oregon" and 10 repeal AN
Act entitled An Act to incorporate the
city OF Astoria in clatsop County,
Oregon, approved October 20. 1876,
filed In the Office OF the Secretary o.
State, February IL 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 b-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
g,EE - Apt Vat nfFa a~E ah hHan
hold until the ist Monday in January
1909 and extending the term OF otiice
OF each police commissioner one year.
and providing that commencing with
the election OF 1908 one police com
missioner shall be elected every two
years and a person appointed 70 fill
the vacancy shall hold the remainder
Of the unexptrsd term.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
oRs OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA:
That sections 4. 5, 6, 3, II. II, i2I
and lis of the Charter Of the City OF
II. 1877. and liS Of an Act of the leg
islatiye assembly Of the State OF Ore
gon. approved February 10. 1889 ana
entitled An Act to incorporate the
CITY OF Astoria. in CiatHoD County
State of oregon. and to repeal an Act
entitled An Act to incorporate the
Cit. of Astoria. In Clatsop County,
State of Oregon. and 10 re"eai an act
entitled An act 20 incorporate the
City of Astoria in Clatsop County;
oregon" Approved oct. 20 1876, Filled
In the Office Of the Secretary OF state
February 49, 1891" be and the same
are each hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
al, n fhn f'ttV of
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 ali
the portion OF the city Of Astoria
lying West Of the center line Of Fifth
Street. extended a sufficient distance
North and South to nteraect 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 suf-
icient distance. North and 'outh to
intersect the North and south lines
Of the City Of Astoria. The Third
ward shall embrace all that nortion OF
the City Of Astoria lying between the
East line Of the Second ward and the
center line Of Thirty fifth Street. ex-
tended sufficient distance North
and South to intersect the North and
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
1t creates an additional ward the
.nfI ivnf ~
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. so that one Councilman from
years.
Section S. Each ward now estab-
may hereafter be establishd Is entitled
to elect two members OF the Common
Council.
Section 6. That from and after the
general election to be held on the
the members Of the Common Council
from each ward shall be elected to
term Of four years and shall hold their
office until their successors be elected
and qualified, and one Councilman at
large shall be elected for a term Of
two years; but at said election one
m4mber Of the Council from each
ward shall be elected for 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
of two years, and thereafter the sue
cessors to each of the Councilmen
from the respective wards shall be
elected for the full term Of four years,
ors are elected and qualified, and one
Councilman at large shall be elected
fat. Ihn FILL tnrEn Of tmc. uanrn nra 60