The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-10-28
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION

State OF Oregon
County OF klamath ss
City OF Klamath Falls)
Notice Is hereby given that oil
| Tuesday. towit: tho 9Th day OF No
/ iveniber, A. d. 1916. at the following
named polling places, In the City oi
klamath Falls. Klamath pnty.
Oregon, towit:
First Ward--Polling place. Bank
Exchange.
Second ward-Polling place. New
City Hall.
Third Ward--Polling place. San
derson building.
Fourth Ward--Poliing place Nc
Eonald's store.
Fifth Ward.--PollirK place. Reed
building. Fairview Addition.
A special election will be held. mt
which there will be submitted ~ tho
qualified voters OF said city for their
approval or rejection. pursuant to Or
dirance No. 1896. passed and ap-
proved on the l6th day of October.
A. l.. 1916, an amendment TO Section
81, Article w.. OF the charter OF the
City OF Klamath Falls. proposed.
adopted and submitted by the com
nor council to the qualified voters
OF tho city.
Said proposed amendment IL
printed In pamphlet form by the city
and copies mailed To every legal
voter within the city whose address
IL Known, and said pamphlet can be
had at the office of the police iiudge
upon application.
''he general pnrport Of said char
ter amendment Is expressed In tho
ballot title adopted by the police
judge and the common council, and
which will appear upon the ballot.
being numbered 800 to 3Ol and In
the following words:
shall Section 81. Article Nv, OF
the charter OF the City OF klamath
Falls. Oregon. be amended to author
ize and empower the common coun-
Gil to buy. build. equip. acquire.
maintain and operate railways aud
railroads operated by steam. electric
or other power, and to acquire rights
Of-way, terminals. easements and
real property. and to bring actions
for the condemnation or taking of
private property for public use. and
to borrow money and fund Indebted
ness to carry out any one or more OF
said powers by issuing and selling
the negotiable warrants or bonds OF
said city to the aggregate amount OF
three hundred thousand dollars
t$300,O00.0O, bearing interest at
not more than six per centum (6 per
centum) per annum. and payable
semi-annually, said warrants or
bonds to be payable in not to exceed
nifty (5O years. and providing for
the levy and collection OF direct
annual ad valorem tax on all the tax-
able property in said city. In addition
to all other taxes, sufficient to pay
the principal and interest on said
warrants or bonds according to their
tenor; and repeating any provision or
provisions OF the charter OF said city
In conflict Herewith: all OF which Ia
more particularly set forth In Or.
dinance No. 1896, passed and an.
proved on the Gath day of October.
A. ID. 1915, submitting said amend
nent to the voters OF the City OF
klamath Falls?"
The said special election will be
held commencing at nine o'clock in
the morning and the polls will remain
open until eight o'clock In the after
noon OF said day.
The judges and clerks OF election
are. respectively, the following
named qualified electors OF the City
OF Klamath Falls:
First Ward-Judges OF Election:
0. A. Stearns. M. q. wilkins, J. w.
Mccoy. Clerks of Election: Jasper
Bennett, F.. l.. Armstrong.
Second Ward-JudUao NJ L,Iootto,,,
+. W. GOwen, w. G. Townsend, =.
l.. Fountain. Clerks of Election: w.
S. Slough, Charles Graves.
Third Ward--Judges OF Election:
J. o. Beardsley. John Shannon, w. F.
Arant. Clerks OF Election: Percy
Evans. Burg Mason.
Fonrth Ward-Judges OF Election
Ben Owens. q. r. Mcdonald, Chas.
,Ihomas. Clerks OF Election: Mrs.
Lyle Mills. J. II. Potter.
Fifth Ward-Judges OF Election:
J. w. Stout, J. w. Lindsay, J. r. Par
ker. Clerks OF Election: Alex Nos
Ter. Fred Buesing.
In case one or more of said Judges
or clerks OF election shall not be
present at the time prescribed for
opening the polls. the judges and
clerks present may elect any quall-
ned person present to act as such
Judge or clerk.
No person shall be entitled to vote
at such special election who is not
g legal voter OF the City of klamath
Falls, In accordance with the consti-
tuition and laws OF the State of Ore
gon and the charter of said city.
pa<ed this 24th day OF October. A.
d. 1915.
C. B. CRIgT.ER