Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-29

and attendant thereon. and shall assess
tha eaue TO the owner or owners Of
the ditch. canal, mill race, or art-
sofaI water-course. or part thereof,
~ Improved. Such assessment shall De
entered Of record in the Ofice Of the
auditor and Police Judge Of Sid city
h 4 book Kept in said office for that
ruruoeN Within fifteen days from the
date Of ths entry Of such assessment
of record in the Office Of the Auditor
and police Judge Of said city. the
said Auditor and Police Judge shall
I give written notice to the owner or
owners Of such ditch. canal. mill race,
/ or other artificial water-cOurse. or part
( thereof. so improved. as the case may
be. stating I'm general terms that the
I said frnurovement has been completed;
/ the amount of ali costs and expenses
Of said Improvement in the aggregate;
/ that the city council at regular
meeting thereof, specifying the date
I thereof. duly assessed the said cost 10
sueh owner or owners; that the same
( must be paid to the Auditor and Police
+ Judge Of said city at his office in said
city within fifteen days from the date
7 Of said notice, and that If not 80 PAID
within that time, the said city will
I commence proceedings to collect the
same. With such notice. the Auditor
and Police Judge shall serve an item
I ized statement Of all the costs and ex-
Denseg attendant upon and incident to
the making Of guch improvement. Sucn
notice may be served by the Marshal
Of said city in person; or the same
may be served by registered mail; OF
the same be served by publication
thereof in two successive weekly is
sues Of a newspaper Of general circu-
Iation. published In said city
sub-dly. g. In case the said owner
/ or owners Of such ditch, canal, mill
race. or other artificial watercourse.
or part thereof, 50 improved. as the
cage may be, shall fail, refuse, or neg
I lect to pay the amount Of such assess
ment 80 assessed as provided for IN
sub division Of this section, the said
city shall have the right and power TO
commence a civil action at law in the
I Circuit Court Of the State of Oregon
/ for the County of Polk, against such
owner or owners Of any such ditch,
canal. mill race, or other artificial wa
tercourse( or part thereof, so improV-
ed. to recover the amount Of such as
sessment, together with all costs and
expenses accrued and accruing in ad-
dition to said assessment, but incident
thereto. In any such action. the same
shall be commenced in the same man.
ner as other actions at law, and any
( Judgment recovered in any such ac-
ton shall have the same force and ef-
feet as any judgment obtained by any
person or corporation in any civil ac-
tion at law. However, before any such
action shall be commenced by the said
city. the council Of said city shall or
der the same commenced by the city
attorney by resolution.
Special Election Called.
Section three For the purpose OF
submitting said proposed amend
ment to said city charter to the legal
voters Of said city OF Dallas. Oregon,
for their rejection or approval, there
shall be held in the said city Of Dal-
las. a special election for that purpose,
which said special election shall be
held in said city on the 18th day OF
September, 1910, between the hours OF
9 O'Clock in the morning and O'CLOCK
I'm the afternoon Of said day. SAID
election is hereby designated as an
election to be held for said purpose.
and said election shall be held on said
day at the following named places in
said city. to witt
At the w. O. w. Hall in Ward No.
one OF said city; at the city Hall in
Ward No. two of said city; and at e.
G. Kirkpatrick's office in ward No.
three of said city.
The Judges and clerks of said cleo
ton shall be those hereafter appoint
ed by the city council prior to the
date set for said election. for that pur-
nose. The appointment of such judges
and clerks shall be made by the said
city council at a regular meeting
thereof, at least ten days prior to the
date set for said special election as
herein provided for.
Section four. The ballot title by
which said proposed amendment shall
be known and designated upon the
official ballots used at said special
/ election, shall appear upon said bal
lots in the form. words, and figures as
/ follows, towit:-
FOR AN AMENDMENT to the Char
ter Of Dallas. oregon, giving the
/ council power to order the perma
nent Improvement OF all bitches
canals, mill races, and other artiil-
! clal watercourses in Dallas, Oregon
I where the same run through. over
across, or into any public street oI
highway in said city; said improve
| ment to be made at the expense ol
the owner or owners OF any such
/ watercourse: and. in case such own
/ or OF owners refuse to pay the cost
of such Improvement, the city shall
/ have the power to maintain an ac'
ton at law against such owner oI
/ owners to collect the same.
Vote Yes or No
/ 30O Yes.
! 301. No.