The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-06
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

Notice is hereby given. that an In
itiative Petition. signed by over two
hundred electors Of 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 a
mendment to the Charter Of the City
of Astoria shall be submitted TO the
legal electors of the City Of Astoria for
their approval or rejection, at the
general election to be held on the 18th
dav of December. A. D., 1905, ana
the tenor and effect thereof being as
follows:
An amendment 10 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 CIV
ing the Mayor the power 70 suspend
from service any officer or employee
of the Police force, fire department,
street department and surveyors de-
partment who shall refuse 10 enforce
the laws and ordinances Of the City.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORS OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA:
That section 40 Of the Charter Of
the City of Astoria, being section ~
of an Act Of the Legislative Assembly
of the State of oregon approved Feb
ruary Is. 1899, and entitled AN Act to
to incorporate the city Of Astoria IN
Clatsop County. State Of Oregon and
to repeal an Act entitled An Act TO
INCORPORATE the CITY Of Astoria in
Clatsop County, State Of Oregon, and
to repeal an act entitled An Act to In
corporate the City of Astoria IN
Clatsop County, Oregon Approved
T,,+oLIu Eilld in rho office
of the Secretary of State, February is,
1891" be and the same is hereby
amended 10 read as follows:
Section 40,-The Mayor is the exc
cutive Of the Municipal Corporation
and as such must exercise q careful
supervision over its general attalrs
and subordinate officers, and see tnat
the laws relating to the City, and tae
ordinances and regulations or the
Council are enforced and, in order to
enable the Mayor to enforce all the
laws and ordinances Of the city, ne
shall have the power to suspend from
service any officer or employee Of the
Police Force, Fire Department, street
Department and Surveyors Depart
ment of the City who shall refuse to
enforce the laws and ordinances Oh
the City. pending an investigation
bv 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-
onorated by a majority vote Of the
Council within thirty days after. the
Mayor shall have filed notice Of his
suspension with the City Auditor, the
office of such negligent official shall
be deemed vacant. It is his duty an. an
nually at the. regular meeting OF t1e
Council, appointed by this Act, to
communicate by message to the Coun-
Gil a general statement of the condi-
tion of affairs Of the Municipal Cor
poration. and to recommend the adop-
ton of such measures as he. NAV deem
expedient and proper and to make
such special communication to the
Council from time to time as he may
think proper and useful.
This amendment shall take effect
and be in force on the first Monday
in January, 1907. ,-
Auditor and Police Judge Of the City
of Astoria. oregon.
Dated at Astoria. Oregon, November
1st, A. D., 1906, 11-1-St