East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-19
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN.
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered 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:
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
Of Pendleton to incur additional indebt-
edness not exceeding $40,000.00 and to
issue bonds therefor, for purposes Of con-
structine, and completing construction of,
gravity system Of water works, and ex-
empting bonds from taxation.
Vote YES or NO.
.sG .si. Fss. Ss.
The full title and text Of such measure is
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
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 $40,-
10000, In addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued, for the purposes Of
constructing, and completing the construc,
tiou OF, q 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 evi.
denced BY them. shall be taken into ac,
count In csnputing the heretofore author.
dleton may incur.
Be 1t Enacted by the People Of The City OF
Pendleton
The People Of The City of Pendleton dc
Ordain ms Follows:
That the Charter Of The City Of Pent,e,
ton, umatilla County. Oregon, shall be am
| ended by adding thereto a section to be
numbered SECTION 1 A, which shall read
as follows:
SECTION A. That The City Of Pen.
dsetm shall have power and authority and
Is hereby empowered and authorized TO in.
cur an Indebtedness not exceeding $40.
10000. in addition to the Indebtedness al,
ready authorized. and to issue sell and dis.
pose or negotiable bonds TO evidence such
Indebtedness. to an amount not exceeding
S4O,oO0.OO. 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
tsrutu 10 InlS section snail hc
known as WATER BONDS. Series c c.
shall have those words written printed or
engraved thereon. and shall be numbered
consecuttvely, 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
neIt following the last number issued in
the next preceding issue of said bonds No
bond Issued pursuant to the provisions Of
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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 Fendleton may incur.
III.
The following is the form and number in
which the measure will be printed on the
official haiiot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment providing for re-assess.
ment OF property assessed. or liable TO
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 Citv a,
Pendletou.
4Ss !Ss. Aa Yes. "
The full title and tex, Of such measnr.
Is as follows:
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 nrn'
perty assessed. or liable to assessment. 10,
the opening. altering. grading. paving or
improving OF any street. or the constrpr
tion. reconstruction or repair of any sewer.
or for any kind Of local Improvement which
has been. or may hereafter be, made hy
said City.
BE IL Enacted by The People Of The City
OF Pendleton: N'
The People of The City Of Pendle,on do
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen.
dleten, umatilla County. Oregon shall be
amended oy adding thereto a section 10 be
numbered SECTION 1B. TO read as fo,Iov,s
SECTION ! II. That whenever an as
sessment for the opening. altering, grading
paving or improving OF any street, or the
construction. reconstruction or repair of
any sewer or for any kind Of local Improve