The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-11-03


sold or exchanged at less than their
par value, and all moneys derived
from the sale Of such bonds shall be
Immediately deposited in a special
fund and shall not be expended for
any other purposes than that for
which such bonds were authorized and
| issued.
Section 7. There shall be levied
each year tax upon the taxable
property within the City sufficient to
pay the interest on bonds outstand-
| ing as the same accrues, and the prin-
cipal of said bonds from time to
time, at the maturity thereof, which
| taxes shall become due and collec.-
able as other taxes.
Be it further resolved by the City
| of Athena, that the following act to
make charter provision providing for
| the issuance of bonds and validating
outstanding indebtedness and to a.
mend an act of the legislature of the
State of Oregon, filed with the Sec
retary of State January 27, 1905, be-
ing original house bill No. 80 and
amendments thereto by adding to said
city charter Article XII be and the
same is hereby proposed for submis
sion to the legal voters Of said city
for their adoption or rejection at a
special election to be held at the
same time as the general election on
the 7th day of November, 1922, as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE XII.
FUNDING BONDS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS
WITH WHICH TO REDEEM THE
PRESENT OUTSTANDING IN
DEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY.
Section 1. The City Council is
hereby authorized and empowered to
issue and negotiate general obliga-
ton coupon bonds of the said City
in the principal sum of Twenty Thou
sand ($20,000.00) Dollars said bonds
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 the 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 fo.
or on its 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 a judgment in damage suit
against the City of Athena; for addi-
tion to the lighting system of the
City; accrued salary; general expen-
ses; for municipal water system, and
other incidental expenses of the said
City heretofore incurred, and the SAT-,
indebtedness for each of said purpo
ses for which moneys have been act
ually expended is hereby ratified and
confirmed as a legal, binding obli-
cation of the City of Athena.
Be it further resolved by the City
of Athena that the following act to
make charter provision governing
claims against the City of Athena,
and to amend an act Of the legisla-
ture of the State of Oregon, filed
with the Secretary of State January
27, 1905, being original house bill
No. 80 and amendments thereto by
adding to said city charter Article
XIII be and the same is hereby pro-
posed for submission to the legal vo-
ters of said city for their adoption or
rejection at special election to be
held at the same time as the general
election on the 7th day of November,
1922, as follows:
ARTICLE XIII.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
Section 1. 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 a 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
City 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 charter
amendments to be submitted to the
legal voters of the City of Athena
by the Council be filed with the
Recorder of the said City of Athena
for submission to the legal voters for
their rejection or approval, to be vo-
ted on at the special election at the
same time as the general election as
herein provided.
Be it further resolved that the
Common Council of the City of Athe-
ma deems it advisable and does here
by and herein call and make neces-
sary provision for the holding Of said
special election at the same time as
the general election which lis hereby
called and is to be held on the 7th
day of November, 1922, at the same
time and place of the said general
election of the State of Oregon, and
that the Judges and clerks named to
act as Judges and clerks of the gen
eral election are hereby designated
and appointed as judges and clerks
of said special election.
Be it further resolved that for the
hereinbefore proposed charter amend
ments the following ballot title be
and the same hereby is adopted as
follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Special election on Charter Amend
ment and funding bonds of the City