St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-02-12
Initiative Petition.

approval or reJeCtlon at tne regular
city election to be held on the. ..
cay OF ..,............... ID. 1gO..
and each for himself says: have
personally signed this petition; ! am
a legal voter of the City Of st Johns; (;
my residence and street number are
correctly written after my name.
Name. ..........s''s''''
Residence. .,....,... .........ss'ss..
Street number. .................s
(Here follow twenty numbered
lines for signatures.)
Section 2: The following shall be
substantially the form Of petition for
referendum to the people on any or
dinance passed by tho Council:
Petition for Referendum.
Recorder OF the City OF st.
Johns. Oregon.
We, the undersigned legal voters
OF the city OF st. Johns respectfully
deisand that Ordinance number......
of the city OF st. Johns entitled
(title OF ordinance on which refer
endum Is soughD passed by the
council OF the city OF st. Johns at
lis meeting on the...... day Of. .',..
...... 190....,,, shall be referred
to the legal voters OF the city OF st.
Johns for their approval or rejection
o, the regular city election to be
held on the ....day OF ..........,.
A. ID. i9O....,.. and each for him.
self says. have personally signed
this petition: am n legal voter OF
the city OF ST. Johns; my residence
and street number are correctly
written after my name.
Name, me,,,,.s,,.sssssss
Residence, ,.....ss,.'ss''s''
Street number, er,...........,,,.
(Here follow twenty numbered
lines for signatures.)
Section 3: Each and every sheet
signatures shall be verified on the
back thereof In substantially the fol-
lowing form by the person who cir
culated such sheet OF said petition.
by his or her affidavit thereon. and
as a part thereof:
State OF Oregon
County OF Multnomah IS:
City OF ST. Johns
I, ........,....,..... being
frs. duly sworn say that there shall
legil,ly be written or type written
the names OF the signers OF the
sheet) signed this sheet OF the fore.
golns petition and each OF them
Sil,ned his name thereto In my pre-
sOnce, | believe that has stated his
name, residence and street number
correctly, aud that each signer Is n
legal voter OF the city OF ST. Johns
(signature and post'office address OF
aiiiant.) Subscribed and sworn TO
before me, this. day of..,,......
\. ID. 1870. ...,. lSignature and title
OF officer and his residence).
Section 4: The forms herein CIV
en- are not mandatory. and II sub
stantially followed In any petition II
shall be sufficient. disregarding cleri'
cal and technical errors.
Not more than twenty signatures
shall be signed 10 one sheet OF Pc
tition and a full and correct copy OF
the title and text OF the measures
proposed by the initiative petition.
and full and correct copy
of the measure on which the
referendum is demanded. shall be
attached to each sheet or aggregate
sheets circulated for signatures by
each person, and such full and cor
rect copy OF the title and text OF the
measure shall be shown 10 the voter
before his signature is attached.
Section 8: The recorder OF the
city OF ST. Johns shall accept for I'LL
ing any petition for the initiative or
for the referendum subject 10 yerifi-
cation of the number and genuineness
Of the signatures and voting qualifi'
cations OF the persons signing the
same by reference To the registration
books In the office OF the County
Clerk OF Multnomah county. and II
sufficient number OF qualified voters
be found to have signed said petition
he shall file the same within ten
days after presentation thereof to
him.
Section 6: When any measure for
Initiative or referendum legislation |
shall be filed by the recorder after |
the number and genuineness OF sig |
natures thereto as provided by Sec
lion 8 have been ascertained, he shall |
forthwith transmit to the city attor-
ney a copy of such measure, who
shall within five days provide and re-
W INC itNoidti ttttt
ior such measure. The ballot title
shall be printed with the numbers OF
he measure on the official ballot. In
making such ballot title the city at
.oiney shall to the best OF his ability |
give true and impartial statement
II the purpose of the measure and
a such language that the ballot title
shall not be an argument for or IL
lble to create prejudice against such
Any person who Is dissat-
sfied with the ballot title provided
,y the city attorney for any such
may appeal to the council,
lsking for a different title and Civ
pg the reasons therefor. and why the
tile prepared by the city attorney is
improper, and the council may ap-
,rove the ballot title prepared by the
'ity attorney. or may by resolution
prescribe another ballot title there
or, and the ballot title so approved
u SO prescribed by the council shall
'e the title placed upon the ballot.
such ballot title shall In no case ex-
eed one hundred words. and shall
10. resemble insofar as possible any
,ther ballot title filed for any mea-
ure to be submitted at the same
lection. The recorder OF the city Of
IL I~hns ehan unmhar Suah