The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1915-06-26
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be held in said City, on Saturday, the
gath day Of July, 1915, an amendment
to Section ITO, Chapter X Of the Char
tor Of .aid City, being an Act Of the Leg
islativc Assembly Of the State Of Oregon
for the Year 1899, entitled An Act TO
Incorporate the City Of Burns and TO
Provide a Charter Therefor, and TO
Repeal all Acts or Parts Of Acts in Con-
flict Herewith Approved February ~,
1899, as amended, said proposed amend
ment authorizing and empowering the
common council TO issue and sell at such
time or times and upon such terms as
the council may deem TO be for the best
interests Of the City, Water Bonds ia
amounts not exceeding the aggregate
principal sum Of $4,000, Sewer Bonds
in amounts not exceeding the aggregate
principal sum Of $4,000, and Light
Bonds in amounts not exceeding the
aggregate principal sum Of $4,000,
bearing interest at n rate not exceeding
six t6) per eentum per annum, payable
nhiu bouob W W PayaotS
at such time or times, but not more than
twenty-five years after their date, as the
common council shall determine by
ordinance. and be general obligation
bonds Of, for and on behalf Of said city
to provide funds with which to pay for
the acquisition, erection, construction
and maintenance, respectively, Of
Waterworks System, a Sewer System
and Light Plant, authorizing and
directing the common council to levy
direct annual ad valorem taxes on all
taxable property in said city in addition
to all other taxes, and not within any
tex limit Of said City, and requiring their
collection and the payment Of the
moneys so collected to the holder or
holders of said bonds or the coupons
appertaining thereto, sufficient to pay
the Interest and Principal on all Bonds
so Issued and sold, promptly when and
a. the same become due and providing a
penalty for the refusal, neglect or failure
to make or cause to be made such levy,
assessment, collection or payment;
Providing how the income derived from
such Water System or Light Plant shall
be disposed of and creating q lien ON the
property acquired, erected, constructed
or laid by means of the proceeds Of said
bonds, providing that after the delivery
and payment Of said bonds the ordinance
authorizing the issuance and sale thereof
and lcvying taxes therefor, shall be
irrepealable and that said bonds. and the
levying assessment and collection Of taxes
for the payment Of the said principal or In
teres, shall be ineontostible and that the
classes, kinds or amount Of property sub |
jeet to hxeS. OF the method or manner |
OF levyihs, assessment or collection Of
taxes thereon ms provided by law at the |
time Of the passage and approval Of this
ordinance, shall not be changed in any |
manner SO as to reduce or diminish the |
security for such bonds or any of them |
or the interest thereon or lssssp the |
power, authority or ability Of said City to |
raise funds sufficient to pay the interest
on said. bond. promptly, when and a. the |
same becomes due, and to discharge the
principal thereof at maturity, as provided |
in the ordinance issuing such bonds OF
any Of them, so long az any Of said bonds
or any Of the interest thereon remains
unpaid; and repeating all parts Of the
charter in eonflie, with said amendment;
Adopting ballot title for the amend
mcnt submittedi Designating the form Of
ballot, the polling places and the hours
the polls will be open; Appointing the
Judges and Clerks Of Election and direct.
ing the canvass Of the returns Of the
votes cast theresi; Prescribing the form
of Election notice and directing the
posting Of the same; Repeating all ordi-
nanees OF parts Of orninAness in eonflie,
herewith and declaring an emergency.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF
BURNS,
Section l. The common council here.
By proposes, and submits to the quail
fed electors Of the city, an amendment
10 the city charter, being the act of the
legislative assembly Of the state of Ore.
,on for the year 1899, entitled AN Act
to Incorporate the City Of Burns and to
Provide n CHARTER Therefor, and to Re.
peal All Acts or Parts Of Acts in Con.
lice Therewjtb", approved February II,
1899, and all amendments thereof, either
)y act of the legislative assembly or by
initiative petition, or by measures sub
ntted by the council without initiative
'etition, and particularly an act Of the
egislative assembly for the year 1908,
ntitled "An Act to Amend Section ITO
If an Act Entitled An Act to Incorpor.
tie the City of Burns and to Provide a !
jharter Therefor and to Repeal all Acts
md Parts of Acts in Conflict There {
With -, approved February -. 1908;
nd a measure submitted to the eleetors )
+ the city Of Burns by initiative peti.
ion at special election held on the
9th day Of Jsiy, 1912, by amending
uch acts and measure aHd the charter v
( the city, more particularly by amend, c
ig Section ll0of Chapter X Of said 4
barter as originally enacted and as il
the said Section 40 as p
mended to be in words aud figures as o
Flows: g.
Section 40; For the purpose OF y
,rrying into effect the provisions OF the n
larter of said city, insofar as they refer II
, the acquisition, erection, construction D
nd majntenance of water works, sew o.
: and electric PT other light plant in ~
nd for the city, the copwoy council is N N
ithorized and empowered 10 issue and III