East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-10-23
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT.


/ The Common Council OF The city Of
Pendleton. oregon. has ordered thas.
J AZ the next general election to be held
III the aafd city OF Pendleton, that a
vota shall be taken on a measure pro-
posed bv Initiative petition. flied with
\ the Recorder OF the said CITY anu
transmitted to the said Common SouA-
Gil as follows:
The following is the form and nd, nuIgs n
Der in which the measure VIII "
printed on the official ballot;
pROPOSED BY INITIATIVE
PETITION.
charter amendment aathorizfng The
City OF PendIeton 70 snrur 2 t',nosa $.
indebtedness not exceeding siV.Oy,V " "
addition to all other indebtedness
herefofore authorized for the purpose
OF constructing. enlaFgtpg ana *
tending its system OF Brasit0y - s.sl,s
works and excmpting such indebte0-
nesa from taxation
'''1' vote Yes or No.
:SS :SH E6. E6s
The fun title and text Of Suen
measure is as follows:
To propose by initiative pesition ~. -
Act to amend the Charter Of Ihe s,Ssl.gs. Slsg
of Pendleton, Umatilla MY a ?. -.
OF Oregon. and to authorize AM 9nu y,
power the said City Of Pendleton ~
incur an Indebtedness not exceedtns
y2O.0OO.OO in addition 10 al othsr ~ -
debtedness, heret0fore aut tnoflzeo. 80 80
to issue. sell and aisposs ,', - eTeeedinS
S2O.OO0.0O in addition 70 al s
bonds heretofore authorized " ~ -
sued by said eisy for tne a peF perHgenSinsf
the gravity system Of water works ~ ~
said city and to supply sald Guy $3.50 -
its Inhabitants and the inhapitsl' 4l s,s1
the territory adjoining the salo ciey
and the territory in the Vlclnity u
such gravity water system with We
ter. and 10 exempt sucn pohoS 80
taxation, And declaring that Hs HaA@
bonds nor any inde btedness eviuenee0
by them shall he taken into account AZ
computing the. heretofore authorizes
irvdebtedness which The CITY OF Ee1
dleton may incur -. ,,-,<,,- - ssr
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY or PENDLETON:
The People OF The city OF Pehoioso.
do ordain as follows; -.
That the Charter OF 1he SA1y % -.
dleton, Umatfifa County, shall ~
amended by adding thereto q sect.gn
TO be numbered, Section Il g e. WhAch
shall read as follows:
Section 1 G c. That The city oz
PendIeton shall have power ana aus
thority and is hereby authorized also
empowered to incur an Indebtedness
not exceeding S20,000-O0 in addltion ~
ali other Indebtedness heretofore au-
thorized and to issue. sell and dlsposs
of negotiable bonds to evidenca socn
Indebtedness TO an A1tl4NHL kAOt
eeeding $50, 10000 in addition 70 Al
other bonds heretofore authorized to
be issued by the said city for the
purpose of constructing, enlarsipg ana
extending the gravity system Of WateE
works OF the said city, 70 supply tnp
said city and its inhabitants ana the
inhabitants of the territory adJoinins
the said city and in the vicinity OF tns
said gravity water system win Wa
ter: the bonds issued pursuant 70 tnts
section shall DE known as water
Bonds. Series ID d. and shall have
those words, written, printed or en-
graved thereon and shall be numDeI-
ed consecutively, commencing Win
No. l. and if the whole amount o.
bends authorized by this section shan
not be issued at the same time any
subsequent issue shall be numbered
Commencing with the number next
following the last number issued ln
the next proceeding issue Of sald
bonds; no bond issued pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall be SUBJ
jeet or liable 20 any taxation ana
none of them. nor any Indebtedness
evidenced by them shall be taken into
account ini computing the heretoEore
authorized indebtedness which the sala
City of PendIeton may Incur.
This notice is published pursuant g
order of the Common council, the first
publication thereof being made 2Oth
THos. BTTz GERALD.
City Recorder.