East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-20
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered a 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
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
ed edness saon not exceeding ding sao,ooo.oo 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; 20
4S1. 4SG Yes. Ss.
The full title and text Of such measure is
as follows:
A BILL
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 an
10000. to that already authorized, and to
issue, sell and dispose Of negotiable bonds
therefor, to an amount not exceeding $40.-
/ 10000, in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued, for the purposes of
constructing, and completing the construc.
| tiou 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 it Enacted by the People Of The City Of
Pendetou:
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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 $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
S40o00.00, 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 bonds
J 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 I
, and If the whole amount of bonds author,
ized 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 Nc
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 bs
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
assessment, for the opening. altering on
, In any manner improving Of any street
. construction or repair of sewers, or fol
any kind of local Improvement. hereto
fore or hereafter made by The CITY O,
, Pendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
, 400 No
The full title and text of such measur,
Is as follows:
. BILL
To propose by initiative petition An Ac
: to amend the Charter OF The City OF Pen
Q deton, Umatilla County. State of Oregon
and to provide for the re assessment of pro
e perty assessed, or liable to assessment. fo
the opening. altering. grading. paving o.
improving OF any street. or the consfruc
: tion, reconstruction or repair OF any sewer
: or for any kind OF local Improvement whici
has been, or may hereafter be. made by
said City.
BE 1t Enacted by The People OF The Cir,
\ OF Pendleton
The People OF The City OF Pendleton d,
ordain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen
dleton: Umatilla County, Oregon shall b,
amended by adding thereto section TO b,
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 IN,
construction. reconstruction or repair %
; any sewer or for any kind Of local Improve