The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-08
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 tiled with the undersign-
ed. Auditor and Police Judge OF the
City OF Astoria demanding that the
hereinafter mentioned proposed a
mendment 10 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 l2thi
dav Of December A. D.. 1905. and
the tenor and effect thereof being as
follows:
An amendment TO sections 4. 3. 6, s,
IL. l2. l2T and lis Of the Charter OF
the City OF Astoria. being sections T. 3,
6 :, II. IL, l2T, and lis OF an Act OF
the Legislative Assembly OF the State
OF oregon approved February 10, 1899
and entitled IAN act 10 incorporate
the City Of Astoria. In Clatsop County.
State OF oregon" ana 10 repeal an Act
entitled An act 10 incorporate the
City OF Astoria In Clatsop County
state of oregon" and to repeal an
Act entitled IAN Act 10 incorporate the
city Of Astoria In Clatsop County
filed In the office OF the Secretary OK
Stale, February Is 1884," 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 bl-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
Office when this Act takes effect shall
hold until the lst Monday In January
1909 and extending the term OF office
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 TO NIL
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. ). s. 8. II. Il, l27
and ll8 OF the Charter OF the CITY OF
Astoria, being sections 4, 3. q. 8, II,
-, 1871. ard liS Of an Act OF the leg
islative assembly Of the State Of ore,
gon approved February 10, 1889 ana
entitled An Act to incorporate the
City Of Astoria. in ClatsoD 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 rc"eal an act
entitled An act 10 incorporate the
City OF Astoria In Clatsop County;
oregon" Approved Oct. 20, 1876, Filled
February IS, 1891" be ana the same
are each hereby amended 20 as to read
as follows:
Section 4. For the purpose Of Mu-
nicipal Representation the city OF
Astoria is hereby divided into four
wards. and the boundaries thereof
shall be as follows, until changed by
ord ma uCn---tO- wit.
The first ward shall comprise all
the portion of the city Of Astoria
lying West Of the center line Of Fifth
Street. extended a sufficient distance
North and South 10 interaect the
North and South lines Of the City Of
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 a suf-
ficient distance North and e0uth to
intersect the North and South lines
Of the City Of Astoria, The Third
ward shall embrace all that norton or
the City Of Astoria lying between the
East line Of the Second ward and the
center line of Thirty-ffth Street. ex-
tended a sufficient distance North
and South TO intersect the North and
South lines Of the City Of Astoria,
and the Fourth ward shall comprise
i, rio i IWIng ' Fast Of the East boundary
Of If the Third ward: and the Common
Connc,l by Ordinance. NAV create
additional wards or change the boun-
Garss ce qf those ward and ~fse se
GounciI NAV annoint two Councilmen
from such 1''1S yard 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