The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-05-20
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OE CITY ELEcrlnN

NOli'b WI VII biIisN llON
Notice is hereby given that "a spec
ial city election for the city or ON.
tario, Malheur County Oregon. viii
be held at the city Hail therein on
Tuesday the 25th day of May, 1920.
that the polls for said election shall
be opened at the hour of eight o'clock
A. NJ. OF said day and remain open
until twelve O'Clock NJ. and then
close until one o'clock y. NJ when
the same shall be- rcoponod and re-
main open until seven O'Clock T.. NJ.
all on the same day; that the officers
designated TO conduct said election
are, judges S. r. Taylor, Thos Arm
old, ID. 4. DearbOrul clerks. Paul
inc platt, Cora McNuity
That the object and purpose of
said election is To submit 90 the
qualified electors residing within the
corporate limits OF the city of on
tario, Oregon, the question of whoth-
er or not Section 1t3 of the present
city Charter aB amended by the vote
of the people OF January 5Uth, 1915,
be further amended TO read as fol-
lows. the words I'm capital letters he
Ing the proposed amended portion.
Section 1t3. Power and authuri-
~ Is hereby given TO the council and
the said council H. hereby authoriz-
ed to borrow money on the faith Of
the city TO loan the credit thereof.
or both. and to that end provide for
the issuance of bonds and warrants
for any purpose. which IN the iudg-
ment OF the council Is beneficial tO
the interests of said city. and 90 dcs-
iRnuto the manner and time for The
payment thereof and the interest
thereon: provided however. that the
city OF Ontario shall not have power
TO issue its bonds for any purpose
or To incur any Indebtedness tex
cept bonds issued for public improve
mcnts1 in excess of ti0',l
IORTN per cent OF the taxable
property within the city, the amount
thereof 10 be- asrort1iuod from the
last preceding assessment made for
county and state purposes. and no
bond whatever tcxccpt bonds issued
for public improvements whore the
cost thereof is assessed to the prop.
orty specially boncfitcdl shall be- iH.
sued for the said city until the voters
OF said city. at O. special election for
that purpose. hy majority vote,
shall declare in favor of the same.
provided that interest on said bonds
shall not exceed giN per cent per
nnnum."
That nll persons over Tho age or
twcnty.pno wears. who are not aliens
and who are residents OF The state of
Oregon. and who have resided with
M the corporate limits Of the city OF
Ontario for at loast'HiX months next
preceding said election, shall be en-
titled 10 vote nt such special election
and not otherwise.
In the event that majority Of the
qualified electors OF the city OF on
tnrlo, Oregon. vote In favor OF said
amendment. the same shall be In full
force from and after the canvass OF
the votes nt such election by the
Common Council and the proclamu-
tion of the Mayor declaring the re-
suit of such election, and the section
of !he charter as heretofore amend
ed and adopted shall become repeal
ed. and void and of no effect.
Therefore. hy order Of the tom-
mon Council OF the city of ontario.
Oregon. / have horounto SCI my hand
and affixed the seal of said city of
Ontario this the Sth day OF May,
A. -. 1920.
CLAY NJ STEARNS,
(sEALl city Recorder