East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-26
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN.
ENDMENTS.

ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered q speci
al election to be held April %, 1914, to vote
on measures proposed by Initiative Petition
filed with the City Recorder and transmit
ted to the Common Council, as follows:
| 1.
| The following is the form and number in
which the measure will be printed on the
official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
Of Pendeton to incur additional indebt
edness not exceeding $40,000.00 and to
l.. issue bonds therefor; for purposes Of CON
structing, and completing construction OF,
gravity system Of water works, and ex-
Vote YES or NO.
400 400 Yes,
The full title and text OF such measure is
/ as follows
BILL
To propose by initiative petition an Act
| to amend the Charter of The City of Pen
dlet9n. Umatilla County, Oregon, and to au-
| thorize and empower said City to incur an
addition Indebtedness, not exceeding $40.
10000, to that already authorized, and to
issue, sell and dispose of negotiable bonds
therefor, to an amount not exceeding S40..
10000. in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued, for the purposes Of
constructing, and completing the construc.
tion of, gravity system of water works to
supply said City and its inhabitants and the
( inhabitants of the territory adjoining the
City and the territory in the vicinity OF such
gravity system with water, to exempt such
bonds from taxation. and declaring that
/ none of them nor any Indebtedness evil
denGed by them. shall be taken into ac,
count in computing the heretofore author.
lied Indebtedness which The City Of Pen.
dleton may incur.
BE 1t Enacted by the People Of The City OF
Pendleton:
Tho ~ -
0rdain as Follows:
That the Charter of The City Of Pendle.
ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, shall be am
ended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION l A, which shall read
as follows:
SECTION A. That The City Of Pen.
dleton shall have power and authority, and
is hereby empowered and authorized. to in.
cur an Indebtedness not exceeding S4O,-
10000, in addition TO the Indebtedness al
ready authorized, and to issue. sell and dis.
pose of negotiable bonds to evidence such
Indebtedness, to an amount not exceeding
S40,OOO.OO, in addition to all bonds here.
tofore authorized to be issued. for the pur,
poses of constructing and completing the
construction Of, gravity system Of water
works to supply said City and its inhabi.
tants and the inhabitants OF the territory
adjoining the City and in the vicinity of
SAID gravity system with water. The bonds
issued pursuant to this Section shall be
known as WATER BONDS, Series c c."
shall have those words written, printed or
engraved thereon, and shall be numbered
consecutively, commencing with number 1.
and If the whole amount Of bonds author
lied by this Section shall not be issued AT
the same time, any subsequent issue shall
be numbered commencing with the number
next following the last number issued in
the next preceding issue of said bonds No
bond issued pursuant to the provisions OF
this Section shall be subject or liable TO any
taxation, and none of them, nor any in
debtedness evidenced by them, shall be
taken into account in computing the here
totore authorized Indebtedness which The
City of Pendleton may incur.
The following is the form and number in
which the measure will be printed on the
official ballot
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment providing for reassess
ment OF property assessed. or liable to
assessment, for the opening, altering or
In any manner improving OF any street,
construction or repair of sewers, or for
any kind of local Improvement hereto
fore or hereafter made by The CITY or
Fendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
The full title and text of such measure
Is as follows:
BILL
To propose by initiative petition An Act
70 amehu the Charter OF The City OF Pen.
dleton. Umatllla County, State OF Oregon
and to provide for the re assessment OF pro
perty assessed, or liable to assessment. for
the opening, altering, grading. paving or
Improving OF any street. or the construc,
tion. reconstruction or repair OF any sewer,
or for any kind OF local improvement which
has been, or may hereafter be, made by
said City.
lie It Enacted BY The People Of The City
of Pendleton:
Tie People of The City OF Pendleton do
Oricin as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen.
dletol. Umatilla County. Oregon shall be
amended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION 1B, to read as follows
ShtTlON b. That whenever an as
sessment for the opening. altering. grading,
pavne or improving OF any street, or the
consts lction. reconstruction o. r,nair of
any sewer or for any kind Of local improve