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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1917-02 Charter AMND Section 23 Article VII 2X01 Corti -~lIZe~= oz 2 CHARTER A'GEND_7F.TT Amending Section 23, of Article VII. a~ 1A i F7led this -day of ~ - 191 P City Recorder. e OFFICF. OF AV. J. MOORE CITY ATTORNEY i A911LA\U, OREGON ------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 i~ / public, and 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 i 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. 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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 ----T I T L E 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 -c- tr r ti 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 I the annual expense of the city, but the council is authorized to v 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, t 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, ~3` :.'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: Yeas 1 ay-u APPROVED: February _ 0 191 . 61 'the city o s land Mayor ATTEST: ecor er of the city of Es-hlend. 0.2 i qi7 c~ l f s~~ o 9~7 -