Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-23

Dy ofuains and declares the following
act to amend Section 2s of the charter
of the City of Salem, the same being
Section 2S Of an act of the Legislative
assembly Of the state of Oregon, en-
titled can act to incorporate the City
Of Salem, and to repeal an act, entitled
An act to incorporate the City of Sa-
lem approved October, 1862, and an
act, entitled An act to incorporate the
City of Salem, approved February Is,
1898, and to repeal all acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith, approved
February IL, 1899, to-wit:
An Act.
To amend Section 2S of the charter
of the City of Salem, Oregon, the same
being Section % of an act of the legis-
lative assembly of the state Of Oregon,
entitled " An act to incorporate the City
of Salem, and to repeal an act, entitled
An act to incorporate the City of. Sa-
lem,' approved October, 1862, and an
act entitled IAN act to incorporate the
City of Salem approved February 10,
1898, and to repeal all acts and parts
of acts in conflict herewith, :" approved
February II, 1899, so as to provide that
a majority of the superficial area of the
property adjacent to any street or part
thereof may defeat an Improvement by
written remonstrance.
Be it enacted by the people of the
City of Salem, Oregon:
Section /. That Section % of the
charter of the City Of Salem, Oregon,
the same being Section % of an act OF
the legislative assembly of the state of
Oregon, entitled "An act to incorpor-
ate the City of Salem, and to repeal an
act entitled An act to incorporate the
City of Salem, approved October, 1862,
and an act, entitled 'An act to incorpor-
ate the City Of Salem, approved Feb
ruary is, 1898, and to repeal all acts
and parts of acts in conflict herewith, J"
approved February II, 1899, be and the
same is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 2S. A written remonstrance
against the proposed improvement OF
such street, alley or other public nigh
way NAV be filed at any time within
fen (1Oj DAYS after the final publica-
finn Of the notice of the intention OF the
common council to make such improve
mont by the owners of the property
affected If such remonstrance shall
represent majority of the superficial
area of the property liable to assess
ment for the cost of making the pro-
posed improvement, the jurisdiction OF
The common council to make such I'M
shall terminate, and the par
ticular improvement so defeated by the
shall not be again pro-
posed for six months unless the owners
Of majority Of the property liable for
the cost thereof shall petition for the
same. But notice may at once be gwen
Of different Kind or character OF I'M
nroyement from the one first pro-
posed. aon+
Section III. The act for an amendment
to Section % of the charter as set forth
in Section Of this ordinance, is hereby
submitted to the electors of the City OF
salem, for their approval OF rejection
at the special election to be called by
ordinance. -,
Section III. The city attorney Is mere
NV directed and instructed to prepare
the necessary heading and ballot title
under which the said act shall be SUB,
mitted TO the electors of the Clty Oh
salem. and the city recorder is hereby
instructed aud directed to cause the
ballot title to be printed in proper form
ON the ballot to be used at the said
special election.
Passed and adopted by the common
council this day of --- lSl@