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


Notice IN hereby given. that nn In
hundred electors Of the CITY OF Asto.
ria, has been iilgd with the underslgn-
cd, Auditor aud Police Judge Of tbs
city OF Astoria, demanding that the
hereinafter mentioned proposed n
mandment 10 the Charter OF the CITY
OF Astoria shall be submitted 70 the
legal electors of thd City Of Astoria for
their approval or rejection, Al tho
general election 10 be held on the 18Th
dhy OF December a d. 1905. aud
the tenor and effect thereof being as
follows.
An amendmen, TO Section aS of TIN
Charter Of tho city OF Astoria, being
tive assembly Of tho State Of Oregon,
approved February 10. 1899 aud en-
titled AN Act TO Incorporate the CITY
Of Astoria IN clatHop County State OF
Oregon ana 10 repeal an net entitled
AN Act 10 INCORPORATE tho City OF
Astoria IN clataup County. state Of
Oregon" and 70 repeal an nct entitled
Astoria IN clnlaop County. Oregon
Approved October 90. 1875. Filled IN
the office of tho Secretary OF state
February Is, 1891, defining the pow-
era OF the Council and providing for
liccnslng. taxing, regulating, restrain
tng restricting and prohibiting bar
whcre liquors. are soid: prohibiting
gambling and providing for ievying
taxes providing for contracting in-
debiedneaa and prohibiting any officer
from being Interested IN any contract
and restricting tho granting OF tran.
,SchiErs t0r stree. railways for ii long
or period than thirty years and regu-
latng the manner Of Issuing fran
ohiEes. ~
nm 1T ENACTED ny THE ELECT
DRs OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA
That section Is Of the Charter Of
tho City OF Astoria being section ss
w said Act aforesaid be and the
satnc. ~ hereby amended no aa TO read
Gcction 3s. The Council has power
md authority within tho city OF As
Il 10 ASSESS levy and collect taxes for
Gcuernl municipal purposes, not cx.
Sseding Two per csntum u"on MI
pfoperty both real and personal.
within the CITY limits, which IN taxa"
hit8by law for state and County pur-
poser,
X TO levy and collect special tax
of hot exceeding one per eentum up
on all the property assessed by hu.
fnority OF the flrHt subdivision OF
thh section, for my specific object
within the authority OF the municipal
toYporntion. including the payment
nk any existing debt, or Tor muniel-
pAl improvements. but the ordinance
y prpydlng therefor must specify the
,, Qp,es., therefor and the amount
10 license, thx and regulate auc.
ftsneera. hotel runners, tnvrrhf,
hanrdng houses. hawkerh. peddirrs,
f4sNnbrokcrs. solicitors. book agents,
real estate and insurance agents bro
Kern BARRIERS bakers, dealers In gem
ethl merchandise. clothing. boots aud
Ahpea, grocerlea dry goods, meat
uinrketa, hardware, tinwnrc. crock"
ers glassware. millinery. dealers In
cIRnra and tobacco. fruit and confec-
tt0hcry lawyers. doctors. furniture
hfufcs. dentists book and stationery
ktofes, commission merchants. tailor
I'M embellishments iewelry stores.
and all offensive trades and occupn-
fions. and TO detine what shall conSti'
fstte the same,
TO license, tax and regulate
hatks, cabs, hnekneys. carriages.
wagons, carts. draya or other We
klcles used Tor the transportation OF
rg,Hscngcrs or any article Of trade,
e4,fth ballast or building material
and other substances. and 10 TX the
rates thereof whether the same be
uaed for hire or not,
b. To license, tax, regulate, re-
Hffain, restrict and prohibit bar
rpbms and drinking shops and M
plhces where lIquors are sold, and
.fn prohibit gambling and suppress
gnmbllng houses, and nll places
Where gambling In carried on; and
Mao 20 SUPPRESS nickel. In the slot
III granted by the Common 0oun-
N IL at the meeting when the applica-
Z Hon therefor In received. but all such
applications shall lay over. ut least
ono meeting OF said Council, and II
my person or persons, holding IL
rcnsc for, and maintaining n bar
q 5foom or drinking shop In the city
State law or n CIT" ordinance OF main
Gaining nuisance or Of Keeping u
Nsurderly house on account OF the
manner In which said bnr-room or
hrinklng shop In conducted or carried
son, or wlllfully selling liquor to, mi
III or about such bnr.rooms or drink
Eing shop. or for having committed 9
Felony. said license shall be deemed
Vorfeitcd and thereafter no license
Sor bnr-room or drinking shop shall
be issued or be granted to any such
FURTHER. that the city OF Astoria
may, upon being authorized so to DO
bv majority vote OF the electors OF
the city, own, operate and conduct |
places for the sale of malt, spiritu-
BUS or vlneoua liquors, and prohibit
all persons other than the Citv OF As
forIa from engaging In or conducting
such business.
g TO license and tax wharnngers;
10 license, tax and regulate Junk deal
nrs and dealers In second hand mer-
chandiae; to license. tax and regulate
thenters and other exhibitions mer-
ry-g go rounds, shows, public amuse-
fnents, steamboat runners, billiard tn.
bles, and other tables where, balls ana
cues are used, shooting galleries ana
Bowling alleys. and to Suppress bawdy
shouses, gaming and gambling houses,
places kept for opium smoking, ana
sio punish inmates Of bawdy houses
Tor houses of III fame, and TO define
what shall constitute the same. ana 10
8punish keepers OF places Kept TOT
5smoking opium and opium smokers. !
7. TO make regulations to prevent
the Introduction of cont" -ious dis
eases In the city: to remove all per-
sons afflicted with such diseases there
From to suitable hospitals provided by
The city for that purpose; to, secure
sthe protection Of persons and. prop
Sertv therein, and TO provide for the
health and cleanliness, ornament, peace
sand ~ood order of the City
8. TO prevent and punish trespass
upon real or personal property.
.. TO provide the cltvr with good
and wholesome water and for the
erection and construction OF such
water works and reservoirs within or
without the limits of the. city as may
rs necessary or convenient therefor: