East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-18
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered 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 indebt.
edness not exceeding S40,0O0.00 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.
4SI. 4SG Yes Ne.
The full title and text of such measure is
as follows:
To propose by initiative petition an Act
to amend the Charter OF The City OF Pen
dleton, Umatila County. Oregon, and to au.
th0rize and empower said City to incur 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 S4O,-
10000, in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued, for the purposes Of
constructing. and completing the construc.
tion of, 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.
lied Indebtedness which The City Of Pen
dleton may incur.
BE 1t 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, umatilla County Oregon shall be am
ended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION A, which shall read
as follows:
SECTION 1 A. That The City of Pen.
dleton shall have power and authority, aud
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
S40OO0OO, 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 inhabl
tants and the inhabitants of the territory
adjoining ,,the City and in the vicinity OF
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
consecutlvely, commencing with number L.
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
Z hNn M M 20 hA
this Section shall be subject or liable to any
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: ti4
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
ment of property assessed. or liable 10
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 Of
Pendleton.
402 Yes.
| 403 No.
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 pro
| perty assessed, or liable TO assessment. for
the opening, altering, grading. paving or
| Improving OF any street. or the construc,
tion, reconstruction or repair Of any sewer
or for any kind Of local Improvement which
has been, or may hereafter be. made by
said City.
BE 1t Enacted by The People OF The City
of Pendleton
The People of The City OF Pendlet0n dc
ordain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen
dleton. Umatilla County. Oregon shall bs
amended by adding thereto a section TO be
numbered SECTION l Il, to read as follows
SECTION l II. That whenever an as
sesSment for the opening, altering, grading
paving or improving OF any street. or tn,
construction. reconstruction or repair o
any sewer or for any kind Of local Improve