East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-09
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NOTlCE OF PROPOSED CdAhIEh AM
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:
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 addiaonal indebt-
issue bonds therefor, for purposes OF con-
structing, and completing construction of,
gravity system of water works, and ex-
empting bonds from TAXATION 40
4SI 4Si. Ne. Ss.
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-
addition Indebtedness, not exceeding S40,.
10000, to that already authorized, and to
issue, sell and dispose Of negotiable bonds
therefor, to an amount not exceeding $4O,-
10000, in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued, for the purposes Of
constructing, and completing the construc-
tion 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 &C.
count in computing the heretofore author
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, Umatila 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 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
s40,O00.O0, 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."
shall have those words written, printed or
engraved thereon, and shall be numbered
consecutively. commencing with number 1.
and II 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.
taken into account In computing the here
tofore authorized Indebtedness which The
City of Pendleton may incur.
The following is the form and number N
which the measure will be printed on the
official ballot:
PROPOSED By INITIATIVE PETITION
| Charter Amendment providing for re e-assess
ment Of property assessed, or liable e
assessment, for the opening, altering ol
In any manner improving Of any street
construction or repair of sewers, or fo
| any kind Of local Improvement, hereto
| fore or hereafter made by The City o
Pendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
4o2. Yes.
The full title and text of such measur
is as follows:
| A BILL
To propose by initiative petition An Ac
to amend the Charter of The City of Pen
dleton, Umatilla County, State OF Oregon
and to provide for the re-assessment of pre-
perty assessed, or liable to assessment. 10
the opening, altering, grading, paving o
Improving of any street. or the constru,
tion, reconstruction or repair of any sewel
or for any Kind of local Improvement whic
has been. or may hereafter be, made
said City.
BE 1t Enacted by The People Of The Cit
OF Pendleton:
The People OF The City OF Pendleton d
0rdain rs Follows:
That the Charter Of The City OF Per
dleton. Umatilla County, Oregon shall b
amended by adding thereto a section 10
numbered SECTION ~, to read as follows
SECTION / II. That whenever an a
sessment for the opening, altering. gradin,
paving or improving Of any street. or th
construction. reconstruction or repair
iany sewer or for any kind Of local improv'