Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-10-17
ORDINANCE No. 900

charter OF the City OF Grants Pass
relating TO the limiting OF the amount
OF the city Indebtedness and the pow
er OF the Common Council 10 incur
Indebtedness by borrowing money or
selling It's notes or negotiable bonds
and leyying a special tax Tor thelr
payment and defining the powers OF
the Common Council 10 construct ac-
dulre. operate, and maintain for said
City. water works, water systems, rail-
ways, and railroads, electric light and
power plants. within and without the
boundaries OF the City, fog the use oi
the inhabitants and for proht, ana TO
sell or lease any railroad built by the
City and contract for the operation
OF the same. and for other purposes
as set forth In Section / of this or
dinance. and granting certain OF such
powers to the Common Council with
out a vote of the electors and TO re-
peal all parts of the charter in con-
flict with such proposed amendments
The City of Grants Pass ordains as
follows:
Section /. The Common Council
hereby adopts and submits to the
electors of the City OF Grants Pass
an amendment to the city charter be-
ing the act Of the Legislative Assem-
bly, OF the State OF Oregon as ap-
proved February l6, 1901, entitled
AN Act to incorporate the City of
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Ore
gon, and 10 provide a charter there
for, and to repeal all charters in con
fiict Herewith and all acts amenda-
tory thereof, and all acts amendatory
of such act by adding thereto and
supplementing the same with an
Article and Sections to be known as
Article X. Sections l6O l6l, l6Z,
1853, 1914, 165, 1876 and l67, reading
as follows:
ARTICLE Y.
Section 100. That the act or law
of the Legislative Assembly of the
State OF Oregon as approved Febru-
airy 16. 1901, entitled AN Act to
incorporate the City of Grants Pass,
Josephine County, Oregon, and to
provide a charter therefor, and to re-
peal all charters in conflict there
with and all acts amendatory OF such
act are hereby amended by adding to
said act and the charter OF the City
of Grants Pass and supplementing
the same with this Article, to be
known as Article X and Sections 100,
161, 1872, 1863, 164, 165, 166 and 167
of this act, being sections comprising
all of said Article y of which this
section is Section 100 and the sue
ceeding sections being Sections 16l,
1872, 1863, 1914, 165, 1876 and 167.
Section 161. The total city indebt-
edness shall not exceed Four Hun
dred Thousand Dollars, and may, to
such amount, as added to any out
standing Indebtedness will not ex-
ceed the sum OF 100000, except as
hereinafter provided, be incurred and
contracted by the. Common Council,
without a vote of the voters, or any
further authority, by borrowing
money for any municipal or lawful
purpose, and issuing and selling, at
public or private sale, with or with
out advertising such sale, the neg0-
table notes, or bonds, of the city,
| bearing interest at not more than
six per cent per annum. Said bonds
shall not be sold at less than their
par value and accrued interest The
Council may determine and fix the
time of maturity, denominations of
| said bonds, place of payment and
particular use or uses, including the
payment of any City Indebtedness, to
which the proceeds of said bonds or
notes shall be applied subsequent TO
authorization or sale thereof and
pay the interest on said bonds and to
provide a sinking fund for the re-
tirement of the said bonds or obliga-
tions at maturity, in addition to all
other taxes provided by law; pro-
vided, that not more than Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars may be ex-
pended for railroad purposes; and
| provided further that not more than
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars of
bonds may be issued after the adop-
! tion of this amendment, unless the
same is first authorized by a major
/ ity vote of the electors of the City.
! Section 1872. The Common Coun-
Gil is hereby authorized for and on
behalf of the City to build, own,
operate and maintain water works,
water systems, railways and rail-
| roads, electric light and power plants,
within and without the boundaries Of
the City, for the benefit and use of
/ the inhabitants thereof and for prof
/ II, and to that end may in connection
with any water system, sell and dis
| pose of water for irrigation and other
/ purposes to people residing without
the boundaries of the City, and may
build, acquire, own and operate rail-
ways operating by steam, electric or
other power within and without the
/ boundaries of the City and running
/ from the City of Grants Pass to other
1 towns, cities and points without the
/ boundaries of the City, and to that
end may acquire rights-of-way, ease
ments, real property within and with
out its boundaries for any OF such
purposes, without any further author
ity or without submitting the ques-
tion of engaging in any of said enter
! prises or making any expenditures of
money therefor to a vote of the quail
fed voters, except as to water works,
water systems, electric or power
plants and before any water works