The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-13
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.
Notice is hereby given. that an In, 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 Guy
OF Astoria shall be submitted TO me
legal electors OF the City OF Astoria Tor
their approval or rejection. at ne
general election to be held on the l2thi
iay OF December. A. D.. 1906. ana
the tenor and effect thereon being as
follows:
An amendment to sections 1, ). 6. 5,
II, u. III and rs OF the Charter or
the City of Astoria being sections !, .,
s. II, II. l27, and rs OF an Act OF
the Legislative Assembly OF the state
of Oregon. approved February Is. 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 10 incorporate the
City OF Astoria In Clatsop county
state of Oregon" and 10 repeal an
Act entitled IAN Act TO incorporate the
city OF Astoria In Clatsop County.
Oregon, approved october 20, 1876,
filed in the office OF the Secretary OK
Stale. 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 bi-annually on the second
Wednesday, In December In the even
years and providing that the term OF
Councilmen shall be four years ana
all officials Of the citv OF Astoria IN
office when this Act takes euect shan
hold until the lst Monday In January
1903 and extending the term OF oitice
of each police commissioner one year
and providing that commencing with
the election of 1908 one police com
missioner shall be elected every two
wears and a person appointed TO 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 4, 8. 6. 8. II, y, l2l
and lI8 Of the Charter Of the city OF
Astoria, being sections 1, D. .. y. IL,
II, 127. and us Of an Act Of the leg
tslative assembly Of the state Of ore,
gon approved February Is. 1883 ana
entitled An Act to incorporate tnc
civ Of Astoria. in ClatsoD County.
state Of oregon. and TO repeal an ACT
entitled "An Act u incorporate the
CT. of Astoria. in Clatsop County,
State Of Oregon. and 10 reneal an act
entitled An act 70 incorporate lhe
City Of Astoria In Cla'sop County;
oregon" Approved oct. 20. 1876. FILED
February IS. 1891" be and the same
are each hereby amended so as to rcad
Section i. For the purpose Of Mu.
nicpal presentation the city OF
Astoria is hereby divided INTO four
wards. and the boundaries thereon
shall be as folIows,-until changed by
u |rI1@ The Il first ~ ward shall comprise all
the portion OF the City Of Astoria
lying West Of the center line OF Firth
street. extended a sufficient distance
North and South to interScct the
North and South lines Of the CITY Oh
Astoria. The second ward shall CON-
prise all that portion Of the City, OF
Astoria Wing between the East line
Of The First ward and the center llne
Of Fourteenth Street. extending sur
firient distance North and South TO
intersect the North and South lines
Of the city Of Astoria. The Thirdl
ward shall embrace all that norton or
the city Of Astoria lying between tne
East line Of the Second ward and the
center line Of Thirty-hfth Street. ex-
tended a sufficient distance North
and South to intersect the North ana
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
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
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. 50 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 establishd Is entitled
to elect two members Of the Common
Council.
Section G. That from and after the
general election to be held on the
second Wednesday in December, 1908,
the members Of the Common Council
from each ward shall be elected to q
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 n term Of
two years; but at said election on
mdmber Of the Council from each
ward shall be elected for term OF
four years, and one Councilman at
large shah 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 ward for for the he term term
cessors to each of the ,Councillmeen
from the respective wards shall be
elected for the full term Of four years,
to hold their office until their success
ors are elected and qualified. and one
Councilman at large shall be elected
for the full term Of two years and 80