Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-14

(g) The City Manager shall secure
such assistance as may be necessary fos
the proper care, maintenance, repair and
p wers of Health Officer
! Improvement Of all streets, alleys, sew.
ers, drains, public buildings and all
public property Of the city and he
shall fix their compensation subject to
the limitations OF the budget.
Section 70 provides that commission.
ers shall receive no pay and for tenure
Of office until successors are elected
and qualified and for beginning Of
term On first Monday in January ex.
cept for first election hereunder.
Section l3, substantially new, reads
as follows; "No claim against the
| city shall be paid until II is first item
! ed and verified by the claimant, his
agent or attorney, and examined and
approved by the Manager and audited
by the Recorder who shall draw war.
rant therefor 70 he shall find the bill
TO be proper charge against the city as
provided by the charter and city ordi.
nanCes and that sufficient funds there.
for have been appropriated by the Com,
mission and are then unexpended. "
Section H. substantially ~ uow In
force, and forbds commissioners, man.
ager or recorder being interested In any
city contract
/ Section 10 covers qualification Of Of.
ficera and electors, substantially IN now
In force, permits city manager TO be
nonresident, (.
Section ~, same us in force, covers
sentencing and working Of city prison.
ers.
Section H. same as In force, provides
! for publication Of ordinances IN discrc.
tion Of the Commission.
Sections rs, 10, 20 81, cover proceed.
ure for putting ordinances into effect
and action Of the Commission upon dis.
approved ordinances. These sections
are practically the same as now In use,
Section 22 provides for quorum, pub.
liciiy Of meetings. the publication of
the financial condition of the city
twice a year aud the expulsion Of mem.
hers Of Commission Practically the
same ny In force.
Section 80 This section although
nearly the same as IN force, is Of great
Importance and reads In full as fol
lowsi
"Thnt the commission shall not IN
amy manner create any debt or linbll'
ily except as In this charter provided,
No debts shall be contracted In OK.
cess Of the estimated revenue, except
~ otherwise provided herein aud In the
ease Of an emergency or unforeseen ca
lnmity, when the commission may bor
row by giving note or notes or The
issuance of bonds or otherwise q sum
not 10 exceed $4,000 TO meet such
emergency or calamity, the comms
sion may call by ordinance, nm cleo
tion 10 determine whether the city
shnll incur an indebtedness md such
ordinance ahhll be- passed not less than
90 days prior 10 such election and shall
set out the terms Of the proposed In
dcbtednesa aud upon iwothirds 0i
those persons whn are qualified vot
efb OF said city and who vote ht such
election being In favor Of authorizing
the proposed indebtedness the com
mission may then contract the same
But said Indebtedness shall not cAcrct
10 per cent OF the aasesscd value OF
property In the city Of ahlcm An,
officer or employe incurrinn or 40,
commissioner voting 10 incur indebted
ness IN excess Of the amount estimated
or az authorized by this charter, shaIl
upon trial, and conviction therefor b,
the circuit court Of tho state " Ore
gon, for Marion county, be deemet
aultv Of \ misdemonnor aud shall h
punished by fine of not less thar