Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-10-12

Amendat0ry to the above mentioned Acts
approved February 7th 1908 and ali
Acts and parts Of Acts to Incorporate
the said City Of Salem under its orig.
inal form of government by Aldermen or
CITY CUuncilmen, 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 l. Name-The corporate name
Of this City shall be Salem.
Sec. .. BOundarieS-The 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, If extended west
ery would strike the middle of the Will
lamette river; thence easterly along the
westerly extension of the south line OF said
Locust street and along the south line of
said Locust street, and along the easterly
extension thereof, to the east line of the
right-Of-way of the Southern Pacific rail
road thence southerly along the east line
OF the rght-Ofway of the Southern Pacific
railroad to the southwest corner of the
westerly extension of the State Fair
grounds thence east along the south line
Of the westerly extension of the State Fair
grounds to the inner angle thereof thence
sOutheriy along the west line of the State
Fair grounds to the southwest corner
thereof; thence easterly along the south
line Of the State Fair grounds to a point
due north of the most nOrtherly northeast
corner Of the donation land claim of A. f.
Waller and wife, In township SOUTH
range west of the Willamette meridian ;
thence south to the most northerly north
east corner Of the said donation land
claim thence southerly along the east line
Of said donation land claim and along the
east line OF Simpsons addition to the City
OF Salem to the center of Salem and Turner
County road; thence southeasterly along
the center of said road to the northeast
corner OF lot in Alillers Mill Greek Rural
Home tracts thence sOutherly along the
east line of lots 4 and S, in said Miller's
Mill Greek Rural Home tracts, to the line
running east and west through the center
Of section S6, in township I south, range
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
street to the easterly extension Of the sourn
line of City View cemetery thence west
ery 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 u point where the east
boundary line of the City of Salem inter-
sects the north boundary line of Glen Oak
addition to the City of Salem thence east
erly on an easterly extension of said north
boundary line of said Glen Oak addition to
point where If said north boundary line
Of Glen Oak addition were extended east
erly 1t would intersect with line running
north and south through the center OF sec
tlons "A and 20 Of township south, range
vest thence sOutherly along said center
line to a point where the same intersects
with the north line of road commonly
known as the Penitentiary road; thence
westerly along said north line of said Pen
itenttary road to the east boundary line OF
the City of Salem: thence nOrtherly along
SAID east boundary line to the point OF
beginning
Sec g. Powers, Rights and Liabilities
by and in the corporate name, the City
snail have perpetual succession; Shall have
and exercise all powers, functions, rights
and privileges now or hereafter given oil
granted to-. and shall be subject to al the
duties obligations, liabilities and limita
alcipal corporations Of hs class, BY thu
Constitution and Laws Of the State Of Ore
gon and shall have and exercise all othel
powers, functions rights and privileges
usually exercised by, or which are Incl
dent0l to or lnnere in munlciDal corpora
tlons of like character and degree. -,
Sec. 1. Powers, How Exercsed-Al
powers Of the City, unless otherwise pro
yded in this charter, shall be exercised
9y through and under the direction OF three
Commissioners, who shall constitute tht
Board of Commissioners and one of whom
shall be the Mayor. The Commissioners
Shall be subject to the control and direction
OF the people at all times, by the initiative
referendum and recall, provided for In this
Charter.
ARTICLE IL.
ELECTIONS.
Sec D. General and Special Municipa
E.ectlons-There shall be a general munic
pal election in the City of Salem on th'
nrst Monday in December, 1911, and OF
the first Monday IN December Of ever!
second year thereafter. and shall be knOwl
as the general municipal election. Al
other municipal elections that may be melt
snail be known as special municipal elec
tons, and may be ordered by the Board
commissioners.
The terms of office Of those electe,
under this Charter and thereafter, shal
begin at 10 o'clock a. M on the first Tues
day Of January following their ELECTION, an!
aIl officers elected shall hold ottlce unit
their successors are elected and quallIled
unless previously removed, as elsewher
provided in this charter. =,
Sec. u. Registration-NO person shall
except as in the charter otherwise pre-
yided be permitted to vote at any muniC
lpai election without having been regis
tered. The registration shall be the sam
dS is now or may hereafter be provided o
tle General Laws Of the state, except u
the Board may otherwise by ordinanc
provide
Sec. I. Nomination and Election Of OF
1icers-The mode of nomination and elet
lion Of all elective officers OF the Clty I
be voted for at any municipal election sha
be as follows:
Sec. s. Conditions of Candidacy-Th
name Of a candidate shall be printed upo
The ballot when the petition Of nomlnatlo
shall have been filed in his behalf. IN tn
manner and form and under the condition
hereinafter set forth.
.., Sec Q. Form Of Nomination Petition
Inc petition of nomination shall eonsist
not less than twenty-five (25) indlVldui
eertlhcate. which shall read substantlali
as follows:
PETITION OF NOMINATION.
Individual Certificate
State Of Oregon, County Of Marion, Cit
Of Salem, IS.
do hereby join in a petition for Il Il
nomination of - whose resluenS
Is at No. street, Salem, Oregol
Tor the office Of to be voted fc
az the municipal election to be held In q
Ilty Of Salem on the - day OF -
l9-; and l certify that am quailne
elector and am not at this time slgh'
OF any other certificate nominating an
other candidate for the above named o11le
% lin case there are several places 70
hlled in the above named ofheel, that
nave not signed more certificates tna
there are places to be filled In the aDov
named office; that my residence Is az n
street, Salem.
also certify that believe the aoo,
lamed person Is especially qualified 20 .
tne said Office. and Is Of a good moral cna