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

Notice is hereby given. that an In
itiative Petition. signed by over twc
hundred electors of the City OF Asto'
ria. has been filed with the underslgn'
ed. Auditor and Police Judge. OF IN
CITY of Astoria. demanding that th'
hereinafter mentioned proposed a
rrendment to the Charter Of the CITY
of Astoria shall be submitted to tht
legal electors of the City Of Astoria fol
their approval or rejection, at ms
general election to be held on the l2tf
dav of December. A. D., 1905. anc
the tenor and effect thereof being as
follows:
An amendment TO section 40 Of the
Charter Of the City of Astoria def
ming the duties of the Mayor and pro-
yiding that he shall see that the laws
and ordinances are enforced, and Civ
ing the Mayor the power to suspend
from service any officer or employee
of the Police force, fire department
street department and surveyors de-
partment who shall refuse to 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
ruarv IS. 1899, and entitled An act tc
to Incorporate the City Of Astoria in
Clatsop County. State Of Oregon anC
to repeal an Act entitled An Act tc
INCORPORATE the City Of Astoria IT
Clatsop County, State Of oregon, anc
to repeal an act entitled An Act to In
corporate the City Of Astoria II
Clatsop County, Oregon" Approved
October 20. 1876" Filed in the office
of the Secretary Of State, February l8
1891" be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 40,-The Mayor IS the exc
cutive Of the Municipal Corporatlor
and as such must exercise q caFeiiu seeiu.
supervision over its general affalrs
and subordinate officers, and see tnai
tne laws relating to the City, and the
ordinances and regulations Of the
Council are enforced and, in order tt
enable the Mayor to enforce al tne
laws and ordinances Of the city: nc
shall have the power to suspend from
Police Force, Fire Department. street
Department and Surveyors Depart
rnent of the City, who shall refuse tc
enforce the laws and ordinances Of
the City pending an lnVestlgatior
by 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 majority vote Of the
Council within thirty days after. tthe
Mayor shall have filed notice OF his
suspension with the City Auditor, ,the
Office Of such negligent official shall
be deemed vacant 1t is his duty an
nually at the regular meeting. Of taat
Council, appointed by this Act, tc
communicate by message to the Coun-
Gil, a general statement of the condi-
ton 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. 11-1-8t