Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-12-03
AN ACT

AN ACT
to amend Article VII of the existing |
Charter of the City of Ashland, Ore
gon, by adding thereto a section to |
be known as Section %, empowering |
the Mayor and Common Council of |
the said city to make an annual levy |
not to exceed one-half mill on tho |
dollar, of the taxable property of said |
city, and to expend the proceeds of |
said levy for the general welfare, |
comfort and interests of said city.
Be it enacted by the people of the |
City of Ashland, Oregon, that Arti- |
Gle VII of the present Charter of the |
City of Ashland, Oregon, be amended |
by adding thereto a section to be !
known as Section 23, to read as fol-
lows:
Section 23. The Common Coun-
Gil may, at the time of making the |
annual levy for the expenses of the
city, as provided in Section Two CD |
of Article Seven (VID of the City
Charter, include in such levy, for the
uses and purposes hereinafter speci-
flied an amount mot to exceed one-half
mill on the dollar on the assessed
valuation of the property of said city,
taxable by law, for state and county
purposes: And the amount, which
may be received from such levy, shall
only be expended by the Common
Council in such manner and for such
purposes as the council shall deem
best calculated to promote the inter-
ests of the city in the extension of its
trade and business, the development
and exploitation of its attractions and
resources, and the improvement of
conditions affecting the health, COM
fort and welfare of the people of the
said city. Provided, however, that
so long as the general public shall
have the free use of the Chautauqua
Park in said city, for public purposes,
as in previous years, the Council shall
in consideration of such use annu
ally appropriate from the proceeds
of the levy provided for in this sec
ton, the sum of 100000 for the
maintenance and beautifying of said
Chautauqua Park. Provided further,
that the amount provided for by this
section shall be included as part Of
the annual expense of the city, which
shall in no case exceed the Fifteen
Mills on the Dollar of valuation as
limited by Section of Article VII
of this Charter"
The ballot title and number of said
Charter Amendment shall be as fol-
lows:
Measure Submitted to the Voters by
the Common Council.
An Act to amend Article VII Of
the Charter of the City of Ashland,
Oregon, by adding Section 23 there
TO, empowering the Mayor and Com
mon Council to levy an annual tax
not to exceed one-half mill on the
dollar on the taxable property of the
city and to expend the proceeds there
of in advertising the business of the
city, the development and eXploita-
tion of its attractions and resources,
to annually appropriate three hun
dred dollars of such levy in maintain
! ing and beautifying the Chautauqua
, Park so long as the general public
: shall have free use of the same.
|, Vote YES or NO.
, 1913 No.
For the said special election to be
r held on the 18th day of December,
+ 1914, for the submission to the legal
voters of the city of Ashland, for
their approval or rejection of the
, foregoing charter amendments, the
: same judges and clerks of election
y appointed by the City Council to act
r as such judges and clerks for the gen
q eral election of said city to be held
:, on the said 18th day of December,
, shall also act as the judges and clerks
v of this special election and the voting
r places as fixed by the Council for said
v general election shall he the same
4 for this special election, to-wit:
4 FIRST WARD VOTING PLACE
: Fourth Street Fire Station Building
a JUDGES-G. w. Benedict, w. A
f Bibby and Manley Brewer.
O SECOND WARD VOTING PLACE
Militia Barracks, Mccarthy Build
ing, corner of Main and Granite
A streets.
n JUDGES-O. c. Tiffany, Emma
8 Jacks and Nellie Briggs.
v THIRD WARD VOTING PLACE
y City Hall.
. JUDGES-E. J. Arant, Blanche
Hicks and Charles Johnson.
h The last two named judges in each
Z ward shall also act as clerks of said
+ special election.
6 The polls shall be open at the sew.
A eral voting places aforesaid from
/ O'Clock in the forenoon until o'clock
a in the afternoon of said 10Th day OF
: December, 1914.
r c. II. GILLETTE.
q City Recorder.
A Date of first publication, December
: 3rd, 1914.