HomeMy WebLinkAbout1917-02 Charter AMND - Section 23 Article VII
------RESOLUTION CALLING SPECIAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, by an amendment of the Charter of the city of
Ashland, Oregon, proclaimed by the Iiayor, November 21st, 1914,
provision was made for the levying of a tax and donating 000.00
thereof to the Southern Oregon Chautauqua Association, for the
maintenance and upkeep of cartain of its park lands used by the
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1MREAS, it is now proposed to purchase said park lands
from the said Chautauqua Association, and the city assume the burden
of maintaining and caring for said lands, thus relieving the
Association from such expense, and
1 WHEREAS, such burdon will naturally fall on the Ashland
Park Commission, and will require additional funds, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed by the common council that the
,",300.00 heretofore donated to the Chautauqua Association for the
maintenance of such grounds should be placed in the park funds of
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the city for the use of said Park Commission, and
l".HEREAS, under authority granted to the city council by
and under section 6 of Ordinance No.357,which ordinance was duly
approved on the 18th day of August, 1908, and authorizing the
common council of the city of Ashland, Oregon, to call a special
election at any time for the purpose of amending the Charter of said
city,upcn a resolution proposed by said common council, which
election shall only be held after due notice thereof and the appoint-
went of judges of said election shall have be--n given by publication
in a newspaper, published in the city of Ashland,or by conspioiously
posting a notice in each of the wards of said city not less than
ten days prier to any such special election.
NOs! THEREFORE,BE IT RWSOLVED, by the common council
of the city of Ashland,Oregon,in regular session assembled,
this 20th day of February, 1917, that a special election
of the qualified electors of the city of Ashland,be and hereby is
called and appointed to be held on Saturday, the 3rd day of march,
1917, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of said
city, the following amendment to the Charter of said city, for
the approval or rejection of said electors, to wit
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An Act to emend Section 23, of Article VII, of the
existing Charter of the city of Ashland, Oregon, said Charter being
that certain act of the Legislative Assembly of the state of
Oregon, filed in the office of the Secretary: of state, October 14th,
1899, entitled " An Act to amend an act, entitled ' An act to
incorporate the city of Ashland, in Jackson county, Oregon, and
define the power thereof,' filed in the office of Secretary of
State, February 25th, 1995, amending the same," as amended by all
acts subsequent thereto, either of the Legislative Assembly of the
state of Oregon, or by vote of the qualified electors of the city
of Ashland, Oregon, as said Section 23, was added to and made a part
of said Article VII of the Charter , and made effective by the
proclamation of the Mayor of the city on the 21st day of November,
1914.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND,OREGON.
That Section 23 of Article VII of the present Charter of
the city of Ashland, Oregon, as said Section was added to and made
a part of the Charter, and which became operative by the
proclamation of the liayor of said city, on the 21st day of
November, 1914, be amended to read as follows
Section 23: The Common Council, shall at the time of
making the annual levy for the expenses of the city, as provided in
Section 2, of Article VII, of the city charter, include in such
levy, for the uses and purposes hereinafter specified, an amount
not exceeding one-half mill on the dollar on the assessed valuation
of the property of said city, taxable by law, for state and county
purposes, and the amount, which may be received from such levy
shall only be expended by the common council in such manner and
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for such purposes as the council shall deem best calculated to
y promote the interests.of the city in the extension of its trade and
business, the development and exploitation of its attractions and
resources, and the improvement of conditions affecting the health,
comfort and welfare of the people of the said city. Provided,
however, that the sum of $300.00 of the revenue produced by said
levy, which was heretofore donated to the Southern Oregon Chautauqua
Association, shell be placed in the park fund of the city, and shall
be used by the Ashland Park Commission for the upkeep, maintenance
and improvement of the parks of the city. Provided, further, that
the amount provided for by this section, shall not be included in
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the annual expense of the city, but the council is authorized to
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levy the amount herein set out, over and above the fifteen mills
on the dollar of valuation, as limited by section 2, of Article VII,
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of the Charter of the city of Ashland.
BE IT FURTHER PESOLVED, That the following are designated
as the voting places of each of the wards of said city for said
special election ~R
First Ward: Voting Place, , rr-acark.
Second 4Vard:Voting Place, McCarthy Building.
Third Ward :Voting Place, City Hall.
And the following named persons are appointed judges of
said election:
First Viard: Judges S/ f 1-Q/vy !/V~~✓J~~'~'d
Second 4rd: Judges A5
Third Ward, Judges
The two judges last named in each ward shall also act as
clerks of election.
The polls shall be opened from nine o'clock in the fore-
noon until six o'clock in the afternoon of said 3rd day of 11arch,
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:.'V6, 1917, and said election shall be conducted in accordance with City
Ordinance 1;0.375,Article 4,of the Chester of said city and the
general laws of Oregon, as far as practicable.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Recorder be, and
he is hereby directed to give notice of such special election
and the appointment of judges of election by publication thereof,
in a newspaper,pubiished in the city of Ashland, and of the
proposed amendment to the Charter of said city, to be voted
ution at least ten days prior to said election, as required by
the larva of the state of Oregon, and the ordinances of said
city, as in such cases made and provided.
The Yeas and Nays were demanded and taken upon said
resolution, as follows J:
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APPROVED: February _ 0 191 .
61 'the city o s land
Mayor
ATTEST:
ecor er of the city of Es-hlend.
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