East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-30
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NO1lIE Or fROEO0EO NaAhAEh Al
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered a speci
al election to be held April 2S, 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
official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
of Pendleton to incur additional indett-
edness not exceeding $40,0O000 and to
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.
4S9. tSG Yes. Ss.
The full title and text of such measure is
To propose by initiative petition an Act
to amend the Charter of The City Of Pen
dleton, Umatilla County. Oregon, and to au-
thorize and empower said City to incur a. 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
ton of, a 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
denced 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:
IN rr,t.
That the Charter of The City of Pendle-
ton. Cmatilla County, Oregon, shall be am
ended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION / A. which shall read
as follows;
| SECTION l A That The City Of Pen
dleton shall have power and authority, and
is hereby empowered and authorized, to in
eur an Indebtedness not exceeding S40.-
! 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
Sio,O0O.0O. 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 1t
! 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 auy
taxation, and none of them. nor any in
debtedness evidenced by them. shall be
taken into account in computing the here.
tofore 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 re assess.
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 o,
Pendleton.
. Vote YES or NO.
i02 tos 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.
dleton, Umatilla County, State OF Oregon
| and TO provide for the re-assessment of nro
| perty assessed, or liable to assessment. for
the opening, altering, grading. paving or
improving Of any street. or the construe.
tion, reconstruction or repair of any sewer
or Tor any kind OF local Improvement which
has been. or may hereafter be, made by
said City.
BE ir Enacted by The People Of The City
/ OF Pendeton
The People Of The City Of Pendleton do
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen.
dleton, Umatllla County. Oregon shall b.
amended by adding thereto a section TO be
numbered SECTION 1B, to red as follows
| SECTION l Il. That whenever an as
sessuent for the opening. altering, grading.
paving or improving ot any street, or the
construction, reconstruction or repair of
any sewer or for any kind Of local improve