East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-14
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED.
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The following is the full text of the
amendment:
Be it Enacted by the People of the
City of Pendleton:
The People Of The City Of Pendletor
do Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter of The City OF
Pendleton. Umatilla County. Oregon
shall be amended by adding thereto a
section to be numbered Section / b.
to read as follows:
Section b. That whenever an as.
sessment for the opening, altering
grading, paving or improving of any
street. or the construction, recon
struction or repair Of any sewer OF
for any kind of local Improvement
which has been or may hereafter be
made by the City, has been or shall
hereafter be set aside. annulled, de-
clared or rendered void, or it's en-.
forcement refused by any court of this
state. or any Federal court, having
jurisdiction therein, whether directly
or by virtue of any decision of such
court. or when the council shall be
In doubt as to the validity of such as
sessment, or any part thereof. the
council may, by ordinance, make a
new assessment. or assessment, up
on the lots, blocks or parcels of land
which have been benefited by such
improvement to the extent of their
respective and proportionate shares
o: the full value thereof Such re-
assessment shall be based upon the
special and peculiar benefit of such
Improvement to the respective parcels
OF land assessed, at the time of it's or
iginal making. but shall not exceed the
amount of such original assessment
Interest thereon from the date Of de.
linquency of the original assessment
may be added at the discretion of the
Council. Such re-assessment shall be
made in an equitable manner, as
nearly as may be in accordance with
the law in force at the time it is
made; but the Council may adopt a
different plan of apportionment OF
benefits, when in its judgment es-
sential. to secure an equitable re-as-
sessment. The proceedings required
by this Charter to be had prior to the
making OF the original assessment
shall not be required to be taken or
had within the intent of this Section.
such assessment shall be made and
shall become a charge upon the
property upon which the same is laid,
Notwithstanding the omission, failure
or neglect of any officer body or per-
son To comply with the provisions of
This Charter connected with or re,
lating to such improvement and origi.
nal assessment and Notwithstanding
the proceedings of the Council or of
any officer, contractor or other per-
son connected with such work or i'm
provement may have been irregular or
defective, whether such irregularity OF
defect be jurisdictional or otherwise.
such assessment shall not be made
IN case of street improvement
wherein remonstrance sufficient in
law to defeat the original improve
ment shall have been filed. The
Council shall by resolution declare
the district that has been or will be
benefited by the Improvement for
which the re-assessment is to be on
shall be made, and shall direct the
Recorder or City Engineer to prepare
a preliminary re-assessment upon the
property included therein within a
time to be fixed by said resolution
Upon the passage of such resolution
the Recorder shall, as soon therea fter
as such re-assessment is prepared
give notice by ten successive publica-
tons in some daily newspaper pub.
lished in The City Of Pendleton. tha,
such re-assessment is on file in hi.
office, giving the date of the passage
OF the resolution directing the making
OF the same and the time at which
the Council will hear and consider oh.
Jections to said re-assessment by par.
ties aggrieved thereby, and warnins
such persons not to depart until such
re-assessment has been completed
The Recorder shall forthwith mail tt
the owner of each lot or part thereof
or tract of land. affected by such re-
assessment. or to his agent, OF tn,
postoffice address Of either be know,
TO the Recorder, notice of such re
assessment, and II such postoffic
address be unknown. then such MOTTO
shall be directed to such owner q
agent at Pendleton, Oregon. Tn
owner or owners Of any propert
which Is assessed on such re-assess
ment, or any person having an inter
est tnerein' may within ten day
from the last publication herein pro
vided, file with the Recorder thei
objections in writing to such re- assess
ment. At the time appointed in sue
notice the Council shall hear and de
termine all objections which have bee
tiied by any party interested. Tn
Council shall have power to adjour
such hearing from time to time an
shall have the power in its discretion
to revise and correct, or to set asid
andorder the remaking of such re
assessment, and shall pass an ord
nance approving and confirming sue
re-assessment as corrected and re
made BY II. and such decision shalr b
a final determination of the regula,
ity. validity and correctness of the re
assessment. except as herein otherwis
provided. When said re-assessment
completed and confirmed It shall b
entered in the Docket of City Iaer
and shall be enforced and collected /
the same manner that other asses.
ments for local improvements are er
forced and collected under this Char
ter and the laws governing the cit,
All sums paid upon the former asses.
ment shall be credited to the propert
on account OF which the same wei