East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-11
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN.
ENDMENTC

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered q specl
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:
The following is the form and number In
which the measure will be printed ON the
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
Of Pendleton to incur additional indebt-
Issue bonds therefor, for purposes Of con.
structing, and completing construction Of
gravity system Of water works, and ex-
empting bonds from taxation.
Vote YES or NO.
.S1. .SG Fs:. Ns
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
dleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, and to au
thorlze 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.
count In computing the heretofore author.
lied Indebtedness which The City Of Pen.
dleton may incur.
Be It Enacted by the People Of The City Of
Pendleton:
The People of The City Of Pendleton do
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter Of The City Of Pendle.
ton, umatilla County, Oregon, shall be am.
ended by adding thereto section to be
numbered SECTION A, which shall read
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 $4O,.
| 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
$4O,0O0.00, 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 bond,
known as WATER BONDS, Series c c.
shall have those words written, printed OF
engraved thereon, and shall be numbered
consecuttvely, commencing with number 1
and II the whole amount Of bonds author
lied by this Section shall not be issued al
the same time, any subsequent issue shal
be numbered commencing with the number
next following the last number issued n
| the next preceding Issue OF said bonds. N,
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 b,
taken into account In computing the here
tofore authorized Indebtedness which Tn,
City Of Pendleton may incur.
The following Is the form and number II
which the measure will be printed on tn,
| official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION
Charter Amendment providing for re assess
ment OF property assessed, or liable t
assessment, for the opening, altering o.