Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-18
AN ACT


To amend Section five (5) Of the Charter
OF the City Of Salem, Oregon, entitled "An
Act TO amend Section No. five (5), Sub
divisions nine (9) and fourteen (14) Of
Section No. six (6l and Sections fifteen
(I5), twenty-five (25) twenty-seve (27),
thirty-one (31), forty-seven (47), sixty
one (6l) and seventy-four (74) Of the
Charter Of the City Of Salem, Oregon en-.
titled An Act to incorporate the City Of
Salem, and to repeal an act entitled An
proved October ., 1862; and an act en-
titled An Act to incorporate the City Of
Salem, approved February Is, 1893, and TO
repeal all acts and parts Of acts in conflict
herewith. approved February IT, 1897
Approved by the Legislative Assembly Of
the State Of Oregon, February is, 1901
Be Il Enacted by the People Of the City Of
Salem, Oregon:
Section l. That Section five (5) Of the
Charter Of the City Of Salem, Oregon, entitled
''An Act to amend Section No. five (5), sub
divisions nine (9) and fourteen (14) Of Sec
tion No: six (6( and Sections fifteen (15),
twenty-five (25), twenty-seven (27), thirty
one (31), forty'seven (47) sixty-one (61)
and seventy-four 7(4) Of the Charter Of the
City Of Salem, Oregon entitled an act to
incorporate the City Of Salem, and to repeal
An Act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City Of Salem, approved October . o., 1862 I;
and an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City Of Salem, approved February IS, 1893,
and to repeal all acts and parts Of acts in
q
1892 Approved by the Legislative Assem-
bly, Of the State OF Oregon, February Is,
1901, be amended so as TO read as follows;
Section 5. The elective officers Of the City
Of salem Oregon, shall be q Mayor and
Recorder twho shall be ex Offieo Clerk Of
the CounciD, Treasurer and two (2) Alder
men for each ward The officers to be ap.
pointed by the Common Council shall be a
City Attorney and a City Engineer, such
City Attorney and City Engineer TO be ap.
pointed by The Council when deemed neces
sary. Such appointive officers shall hold
their respective offices for the term Of one
% year unless sooner removed by the Coun.
ell, and shall receive such salaries and COM
pensalien as the Council shall from time to
time, by ordinance direct.
l. Officers to be appointed by the Mayor
The Mayor shall appoint the Chief Of
Police and such subordinate police Officers as
from time to time shall be deemed necessary
said appointments to be ratified by the City
Council He shall have power to remove
such Chief OF Police or any subordinate police
officer summarily with or without notice and
the Chief Of Police and all subordinate police.
men constituting the police force of the City
Of Salem shall hereafter be under the direct
supervision and control Of the Mayor Of the
City. The Chief of Police and other police
sooner removed by the Mayor shall hold their
respective offices for a term Of one ~ year
2. The elective officers provided for in
this section shall be elected for the term Of
the city voting in wards where they reside;
provided that one (1) Alderman shall be
elected annually in each ward by the qualified
voters thereof for the term of two (2) years,
except in cases when by death, removal,
resignation or otherwise, a ward is without
representation in the City Council, in such
cases there shall be elected two (2) Alder.
men, one for term Of one (1) year, and the
other for q term Of two (2) years.
The officers herein mentioned to be ap-
pointed by the Council shall be chosen by the
Council at the first regular meeting thereof
in January, Of each year The officers herein
mentioned to be appointed by the Mayor shall
also be appointed at the first regular meeting
Of the Council in January, of each year, and
shall hold their offices under such appoint.
ment for one (1) year, unless sooner removed
by the Mayor
The Council shall be the judge of the cleo
tion and qualifications Of its own members
and shall determine contests between persons
claiming to be elected thereto subject, how.
ever to review by any court Of competent
jurisdiction.
Approved by q majority OF the legal voters
81 the City OF Salem, Oregon on the day
Of December 1911.