The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-08-25

to be of such denomination and to
bear such date and rate of interest
and to run for such length of time
as may be determined by the City
Council. Said bonds, when issued,
both as to principal and interest,
shall be exempt from all taxation
and shall be valid, binding and sub
sisting general obligation of the said
City, and neither tie said bonds nor
the indebtedness funded thereby shall
ever be open to contest by the City
or any of its officers, or by any per-.
son, corporation or association for
or on it's or their behalf, for any
reason whatsoever.
Section 2. The said bonds to be
issued are for the payment Of indebt-
edness heretofore incurred as follows:
Upon Judgment in a damage suit
against the City of Athena; for addi-
tion to the lighting Of the City; ac-
crued salary; general expenses; for
municipal water system, and other
incidental expenses of the said City
heretofore incurred, and the said in
debtedness for each of said purposes
for which moneys have been actually
expended is hereby ratified and con-
firmed as legal, binding obligation
Of the City Of Athena.
Be it further resolved by the City
of Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon,
that the following Act to make char
ter provision governing claims again.
st the City of Athena, and to amend
the Act of the Legislature of the
State of Oregon, filed with the Sec
retary of State, January 9th, l9o5,
being original House Bill No. 80, and
Amendments thereto, by adding to
said City Charter, Article XIII, be
and the same hereby is proposed for
submission to the legal voters Of said
City for their adoption or rejection
at special election to be held the
9Th day of September, 1922, as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE XIII.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
Section /. All claims or demands
against the City Of Athena shall be
presented to and audited by the
Council in accordance with such reg
ulations as they may by ordinance
prescribe, and upon the allowance of
such claims or demands, the Recor-
der shall draw warrant upon the
Treasurer for the amount allowed,
which said warrant shall be counter
signed by the Mayor and shall spec
ify the purpose for which the same
is drawn.
Section 2. No claim against the
Citv shall be paid until it is audited
and allowed by the Council and then
only by warrant drawn on the Treas
urer by the Recorder, countersigned
by the Mayor.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
this resolution for the proposed char
ter amendments to be submitted to
the legal voters of the City Of Athe-
ma by the Council, be filed with the
Recorder of said City of Athena, for
submission to the legal voters for
their rejection or approval, to be. vo-
ted on at special election to be held
as herein provided.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Council of the City of Athe-
ma deems it advisable and does here
by and herein call and make necess-
ary provision for the holding OF said
special election, which is hereby called
to be held on the 9th day of Sept
ember, 1922, between the hours Of
eight o'clock a. m. and eight o'clock
p. m. Of said day, at the City Hall in
said City, and the following named
persons are hereby designated and
appointed as Judges and Clerks of
said election, to-wit:
Judges of Election