Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-09
THE CHARTER
PROPOSED FOR
CITY Or SALEM
1T HAS BEEN PREPARED WITH
GREAT CARE BY COMMITTEE
AND SHOULD BE STUDIED
CAREFULLY BY EVERY CITI-
ZEN.


and duties Of said Board Of Commission
ers, the manner and time Of their cleo
tlon, tenure Of office; and to repeal An
Act entitled An Act TO Incorporate
18th, 1893 also An Act to incorporate
the City OF Salem, approved -. 1862
also an Act entitled an Act to lneorpor-
ate the City, Of Salem approved February
An Act to incorporate the City
OF Salem, approved February llth
1890; also An Act entitled IAN
Act 10 Amend Section No. ., Subdivision
l5, 20, "a 81, AZ, 81, and "A OF the
Charter Of Salem, Oregon" approved
February 10Th, 1901. Also An Act
AmendatOry TO the above mentioned Acts
amendments thereto, and TO repeal all
Acts and parts Of Acts to Incorporate
the said City Of Salem under Its orig
inal form OF government by Aldermen or
City COuneilmen, and substitute In lieu
thereof the Commission Form Of Govern
ment, as defined and set out herein.
ARTICLE /.
NAME, BOUNDARIES, POWERS, RIGHTS
AND LIABILITIES.
Section 1. Name-The corporate name
Of this City shall be Salem.
Sec. 2. Boundarles-Ihe boundaries Of
the city Of Salem shall be as follows,
Beginning where the south line Of Locust
street, In Highland Avenue addition to the
city OF Salem, Oregon, II extended west
erly would strike the middle OF the VIII
lamette river; thence easterly along the
westerly extension OF the south line oi slIt
Locust street and along the south line Of
said Locust street, ana along the easterly
extension thereof, to the east line Ut tu,
right-Ofway Of the Southern Pacific rail
road thence sOutherly along the east line
OF the right Ol-way Of the Southern Pacific
railroad TO the southwest cOrn.r Of The
uln sf
grounds thence east along the south line
OF the westerly extension Of the state Fair
grounds to the inner angle thereof thence
sOutherly along the west line Of the state
Fair grounds TO the southwest corner
thereof thence eAstorly along the south
line Of the State Fair grounds to a point
due north Of Tue most uUrtherly northeast
corner Of the donation land claim Of A. Il.
Waller and wife, In township Z south,
range west Of the willamette meridian I.
thence south to the most northery north
east corner Of the said donation land
claim; thence sOutherly along the enst line
OF said donation Inud clam ana along 90,
e1st line Of simpsons addition to the City
OF Salem to the center Of Salem aud Turner
County road; thence sOutheasterly along
the center Of said road 10 the uUrtneus,
corner Of lot In Mlllers Mil Creek Rural
Home tracts thence sOutherly along the
east line OF lots 4 and 8, In said Mlllers
Mil Greek Rural Home tracts, to the line
running east and west through the center
west Of willamette Meridian thence
westerly along said line through the center
OF sections 30 and "a TO the east line Of
South Commercial street thence southerly
along the east line Of South Commercial
stree to me cuhlery excelsior ~ tine south
line Of City View cemetery thence west
erly to the southwest corner of City View
cemetery thence due north to the middle
OF the Willamette slough thence down the
middle Of the willamette slough to the
middle of the Willamette river; thence
down the middle OF the willamette river,
to the place OF beginning.
TERRITORY ADDED BY POPULAR
VOTE, MARCH 2S, 1910.
Beginning at point where the east
boundary line Of the City OF Salem Inter
sectB the north boundary line of Glen oak
addition to the City of Salem; thence east
erly ON nm ensterly extension Of said north
boundary line of said Glen oak addition to
point where II said north boundary line
OF Glen Oak addition were extended east
erly II would lntersect with Il line running
north and south through the center of see
lions - ana 20 of township south, range
. west thence southerly along said center
line to point where the same intersects
win the north line of road commonly
known as the Penltentlary road thence
westerly along said north line of said Pen
ltentlnry road TO the e0st boundary line of
the city of Salem thence northerly along
said east boundary line to the point Of
beginning.
Sec. 3, Powers, Rights and Liabilities
By ana In the corporate name the City
snail nave perpetual succession shall have
and exercise all powers, functions, rights
and privileges now or hereafter given or
granted TO, and shall be subject to all the
duties, obligations liabilities and llmltn
tlOns now or hereafter imposed upon mu.
nlclpal corporations Of Its class, by the
Constitution aud Laws Of the State of Ore
BOn, ana shall have and exercise all other
bowers functions rights and privileges
Wnhlly exercised by, or which are Incl
uthlai 70 or inhere In municipal corpora
tlOna OF like character and degree.
See. 4. Powers, How Exerclsed-All
powers OF the city, unless otherwise pro.
Plued In this charter, shall be exercised
by through and under the direction Of three
commissioners, who shall constitute the
board of Commissioners and one of whom
shall be the Mayor The Commissioners
OF the people nt all times, by the initiative,
referendum aud recall, provided for In this
Charter.
ARTICLE II.
ELECTIONS.
Sec, ., General aud Special Municipal
Elections shall be general munlc.
lpal election In the city Of Salem ON the
nrst Monday In December, 1911, and on
the FIRST Monday W December OF every
second year thereafter, aud shall be known
ns the general municipal election. All
other municipal elections that may be- held
huHl w hhNNu Nh HHftlul MuNlclnUl cltc-
tions, and may be ordered by the Board OF
commissioners
The terms Of office Of those elected
under this Charter uud thereafter shall
begin Ht 10 o'clock n, m, ON the first Tues
DAY Of January following their election and
all officers elected shall hold office until
their successors are elected and qualified
unless previously removed as elsewhere
provided In this charter.
See q. RcgstrntlOn--NO person shall
except MS In the charter otherwise pro
Nlded, be permitted to vote at any munlc
lpal election without having been regis
tered The registration shall be the same
ny Is now or may hereafter be provided hy
the General Laws Of the State, except MS
provide
Sec Z Nomination and Election Of or
tlcers The mode Of nomination and elec
ZION OF all elective officers of the city to
pc voted for at amy municipal election shall
be az follows;
See s Conditions OF Candidacy Tho
name Of 4 candidate shall he printed upou
the ballot when the petition OF nomination
shall have heen filed In his behalf In tho
manner and form and under the conditions
hereinafter set forth
Sec. ?, Form OF Nomination Petition
The petition Of nomination shall consist of
not less than twenty-five (25 individual
as follows;
PETITION OF NOMINATION.
Individual Certificate,
state OF Oregon, County OF Marion, City
a