Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-11-23

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Be 1t enacted by the people of the
city of Ashland, that Section 19 of
| Article VII of the charter of the city
of Ashland, being that certain act of
the legislative assembly in the state
| of Oregon, filed in the office of the
Secretary of State October IA, 1898,
entitled An act to amend an act en-
titled An act to incorporate the city
OF Ashland, in Jackson county, Ore
gon, and to define the power thereof >
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State February 21, 1889, and the acts
approved February 25, 1895, amend
ing the same" as amended by all
acts subsequent thereto, either of the
legislative assembly of the state of
Oregon or by vote of the qualified
electors of the city of Ashland, Ore
gon, and in particular as amended by
vote of the qualified electors of the
city of Ashland, Oregon, at a special
election held on the 2Sth day of jan
uary, 1909, be and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Section 10. The common council,
when authorized by vote of major
ity of the electors of said city voting
on the question at a general or spec
ial election called by the council or
when authorized by ordinance en-
acted by the people of the city of
Ashland pursuant to the initiative,
may borrow money on behalf of said
city, pledge it's credit and issue ne
gotiable bonds in such amount as
| may be deemed necessary for the pur-
pose of constructing, acquiring or
completing waterworks and water
plant or plants, electric light and
power plant or plants, and for en-
largements, additions or extensions
thereto; provided that no further
vote of the electors shall be required
to authorize the issue of One Hun
dred and Seventy-five Thousand Dol
lars Auxiliary Water Bonds on the
credit of said city, bearing date July
1, 1914, authorized by Ordinance No.
572 of said city, enacted by vote of
the qualified electors thereof at a
special election held on the 9th day
of June, 1914, all proceedings of said
city and of the council, qualified vot-
ers and officers thereof to authorize
the said Auxiliary Water Bonds be-
ing hereby ratified, approved and
confirmed, and the mayor, council
and officers of said city being here
by authorized to carry said ordinance
into effect, and the mayor and coun-
Gil of said city are hereby authorized
and empowered to impose and levy
annually in the same manner as 9TH
er taxes of said city are imposed and
levied, such taxes upon all the tax
able property in said city as shall be
necessary to provide for the payment
of the interest on all bonds voted by
the electors of said city, including the
said Auxiliary Water Bonds. as such
interest shall become due and pay
able, and to constitute sinking fund
for the payment and redemption of
said bonds at maturity, and are also
authorized and Empowered to provide
by ordinance at or before the time
of the issuance of said bonds for the
levy of such taxes and for the crea-
tion of such sinking fund.
And, whereas, canvass of the re-
turns of said special election was
1914, in the manner provided by law,
anu Ine result IHeIe IeOl doCSI ldllSu W
be as follows:
In favor of said proposed charter
amendment to be determined by said
canvass as herein recited, to-wit:
The whole number of votes cast
for said proposed charter amendment
by the people at said special election
was 1,412, the whole number of
votes cast in favor of said proposed
charter amendment at said special
election was 1,191, the whole num-
ber of votes cast against said pro-
posed charter amendment at said
special election was 221, majority of
votes cast in favor of said charter
amendment at said special election
was go.
Now, therefore, I. o. II. Johnson,
Mayor of the City of Ashland, Ore
gon, hereby declare the result of said
special election to be determined by
said canvass as above recited, and
I further declare the said proposed
charter amendment as approved by
majority of those voting thereon to
be in full force and effect from and
after the date hereof.
Dated at Ashland, Oregon, this
21st day of November. A. d. 1914.
q III JOHNSON