CONHTITI'TIOK AND UYMWH OF
" TIIR OOMJMIIIA nUNTY
TA.KI'AYF.RH l.h'AUUK.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION'!.
ARTICLE! I.
Name and Object.
Tlio name of this association shall
be the Columbia County Taxpayer!
League. . ,
Tlio object of tills organization in
to rod u co taxes, assist In the devel
opment of tlio rosourcos of the coun
ty and assist tlio County Court and
ollior county officials In an econo
mic I administration of County af
fairs. To glvo our support to all
noodful oconouilcM development
onguged In by the county, and con
demn all unnecessary &ud waHteful
undertakings.
It shall be the duty of every mom
ber of the Looguo to koop a koon
watch upon all county expondltucei
In his dlBtrlct, to so thht the county
ge's honost iflclont compensation
fur every dollur of public money ex
pended, and tho Investigation and
publication of all matters pertaining
to iald ohject.
Wo desire tho co-operntlon of
every tax-payer In the county resi
dent or non-reBldont, and largo a
immiborshlp as possible.
ARTICLE II.
I'lure o lluHlnpuH.
Tho principal place of business of
thin association shnll bo In the City
of 8t. Hehns, County of Columbia,
Btnto of Oregon.
AIITICLB III. ,
(toverninont.
The affulio and business of Dili
association ihall be, under the man
agement and control of ft board o'.
twclvo directors and an executive
cemmltteo consUtlng of the presl
dent, vice-president and oocrotary,
which committee hall discharge
bucIi duties and execute audi func
tions an may be delegated to It by the
Hoard of Director!.
- MonilxTxIilp. '
Bee. 1. Any taxpayer of Colum
bia County vhall bo ollgiblo to moin
brililp lu tho association,
8nc. 2. Any person dealrlog to be
come a momber of the association i
may do so upon wrltton application
ro the secretary and tho payment of
25 cents mnmborsblp fee.
Kc. t. This association further
dnilres each precinct to organize a
letgue to bo affiliated with, and be
come a part of tho County League;
ami to work In conjunction with
I mho.
Roc. 4. Any precinct organisation
sending the County League Secretary
a lint of the names of Its members,
ftrdimpanlnri with ten cent for oach
name, shall novo all such namos re
corded as associate members of the
County league; who shall have the
swnn rights and benefits as any reg
ular member. '
Sec. S. Ench member shall be
pi. titled to cast one veto at all meet
ings. No votes by proxy shall be
received or counted at any meetings
either of the association or of the
Hoard of Directors.
ARTICLE V.
Dues.
Sec. 1. Tho duos of the associa
tion shall be twenty-flvo cents per
(! mm tn, payable on-or before Jan
uary 1st of each year for tho en
suing year or part ttiereof, for each
member, and the sanis shall bo used
only for tho purpose of dofraylng the
expenses of carrying on the work of
tho association under the direction
of the Hoard of Directors.
Sec. 2. A failure to pay tho dues
of the association for the period of
thirty (30) days after the aamo be
come due and payablo, shall thereby
terminate membership tn the asso
ciation until such time as all dues
shall bo fully paid.
ARTICLE VI.
Meetings and Order of lliiHlnee,
Rec. 1. There shaH be at loast
four meetings each year at St. Hel
ens, Oregon, The date shall be do-
tormlnod each year by the directors
as may be expodlonr. The board of
directors shall have power to call
special meetings of the Association
at any time.
Rec. 2. Notice of the time and
Phco of the quarterly meeting shall
bn published In the county news-
Papers not loss than (G) days before
the time sot for such meeting, and a
written notice aliall be mailed by the
Secretary to tho directors and com-
filttcos to the address Appearing on
tlio records of the Association,
Bnc.3. Notices of special meetings
"hall state the objects for which the
sumo are called and no other busi
ness shall be transacted at any spec
ial meetings than that which Is
named In the call. , ,
Rnc. 4. Twonty or more mombers
' the Association shall constitute
Quorum for tho transaction of
lUBlnoBs at all rogular and special
""''"tings, x
R"c. . Roberts' rules -of ordor
liftll bo rocognlzod as controlling:
Pirllnniontury prococduro of the as
oclation. fee. 8. Tho oxocullvu commlttoo
shall moet upon the call of the presi
dent at any time or nlnrn I
ARTICLE VII.
Hoard of Directors.
Sec. 1. The Hoard of Directors
shall have gonoral control and man
agement over the affairs of tho asso
ciation. Eight members shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction
of any business.
Sec. 2. The Hoard of Directors
shall be elected by tho Association.
The Prasldent, Vice-president and
Socrotary shall be ex-offlclo officers
of the Hoard of Directors.
Sec. 8. The Hoard of Directors
shall authorize the payment or all
obligations incur rod by the associa
tion and trancact any and all other
business of the association.
Sec. 4. Tho Hoard of Directors Is
authorized to elect mombors from
the assoclatl n to fill vacancies upon
the board.
ARTICLE VIII.
Officers.
Boo. 1. Tho officers of the Abso
tlatlon shall be a president, vlco
roMident and secretary-treasurer.
Sec. 2. The prealdont shall be the
official hoad of the ABsoclUlon and
ihall proslde at all meetlnca thereof
nd at all meetings of tho board of
tlroctors, and generally perform the
lutloa of tho executtvo' officer.
8oe. 8. Tho Vlce-prcldont snail
worciso all the functions Incident to
v momber of the executive commit
oo and In tho absence or disability
if the president, shall perform his
'unc'.lons.
Boc. 4. Tho Secretary shall, by
Irtue of his office, bo treasurer of
'ho Association and shall have
tharge of the records and books of
the Association and sign r.nd insue
.11 notices of mootlngs of the mem
ors and Hoard of Directors and
'hall sign with tho president all con
racts and other Instruments to be
'tocuted on behalf of the Associa
tion. Ho shall keep lists of the
uembershlp of tlio Association, col
oct tho duoo and do the clerical
rork Incident to carrying on the
'ork of tlio Association. Tho Becre
nry shall perform such other duties
s may be delcgt led to him from
Imo to time by tho Hoard of Dlrect-
irs, and shall act In tfte capacity of
innagnr of tho Association's bust
less under the direction and con
rol of tho presltlorit.
ARTICLE IX.
Terms of Office.
All offlcors of tho Association
hail bo elected for the term of one
car and shall hold office until their
mccessors are elected and qualified.
ARTICLE. X.
Standing Committees.
Boc. 1. The president shall ap
point standing committees anuual
r and they shall hold their rospoc
Ive appointments until their suo
:ossors are named anS qualify. The
'ollnwtng standing committees shall
o appointed and their duties shall
o as enumerated, towlt:
A Membership. Tho duty of this
ommlttee shall bo to secure mom
ors for the Association.
B Legislative. Tho duty of thlr
oinmltteo shall be to recommend
nvostlgate and foster by all proper
nothods, legislation consistent with
'he objects of tho association, elthor
y tho leglulaure or through the
'nltlntlvo
C Ronds and Bridges. This conv
nltteo shall be charged with the
luty of Investigating any and all
natters pertaining to roads and
irldges In which taxpayers of Co
umbla County may be In any way In
erestod; to m ko such recommenda
lons as It may seem fit to publlo of
'r.Mn and to the association regard
ng the same; to Investigate proposed
expenditures of public funds In
which tho taxpayors of sold county
Tiny be Interested, for roads and
irldge purposes; to investigate and
uiggest to public officials Improved
nethods of doing road and bridge
work ; to Investigate and report upon
ixpondlturos mode by publlo officers
for road and bridgo purposes; to aid
md assist public officers In the pre
paration of road and bride estimates
for tho purpese of fixing tax levies.
D. County Offices Committee.
i"ho committee shall bo charged
vlth th3 duty of Investigating expen
ditures and tho goneral conduct of
'ounty offices and making recom-
mondattons regarding appropriations
for the support thereof and business
mothoda and mannor of conducting
iny such office to tho association or
to the "grand Jury; to chock expen
ditures of public fundB In the opera
tion of county offices and to report
thoroon to the Association and the
grand Jury to' the nd that appro
priations for county offices shall not
exceed the annual budget estimate.
E Sundry Items Budget Com
mittee. This commlttoe shnll Inves
tigate and report upon miscellaneous
and sundry Items of the county bud
get not specifically provided for In
tho commttteo duties sot forth here
in. Its reports and recommenda
tions shall be made to the associa
tion and to the county court and also
the expenditure of miscellaneous and
sundry funds In the county budget.
Suld commltteo sha'.l also be charged
with the duty of making recommen
ST. HELENS MIST. FR1
dations for economy and efficiency In
the operation of any and all county
departments not specially covered
by other commltteo assignments.
F. School District Committee.
This commltteo lsc hargod with the
duty of investigation and report up
on all matters of school dlstilct tax
ation, expenditures and educational
oporatlng methods In the school dis
tricts of the said county. Its reports
shall be made to the Association, to
the grand jury and to any school dis
trict board Interested therein. It
shall also be within the scope of Its
duties to see that expenditures of
school district moneys are mado In
accordance with estimates and with
in the limits of budget Items and to
make publlo all matters pertaining
to the scope of Its work.
a. Price List Commfttee: This
jommlttoe shall becharged with the
duty of ascertaining and reporting
upon the prices paid for supplies by
counties, school districts and munici
palities and with reporting the said
prices to the secretary of tho asso
:latlon Sec. 2. Additional standing com
mittees may bo created by the Board
if Directors from tlme'to time as the
mo may be necessary and he ap
pointed as herein provided.
ARTICLE XI.
AmondcinntH.
This constitution may be amended
t any regular quarterly meeting
'pon a majority vote of the members
iregmit, or at any special meeting
-ailed for the purpose, by a majority
'oto of the members present. Any
'.mondment to this constitution shall
So submitted to the Secretary In
writing ten days before any meeting.
ARTICLE XII. i
Political Activity.
This Association sftall not engage
In partisan politics, but shall be free
'o endorse or condemn proposed
'cglslatlon which comes within the
icope of tho object for which this
Bsoclation Is formed but no cuch
Uroct action of tho Association shall
o taken except upon a two-thirds
rote of tho directors of the ABsocia
'.Ion. The following Columbia County
'axpayers hereby subscribe the fore
going constitution for the purpose
nd with the intention of creating a
'olumbla County Taxpayers' League.
NOTICE OK KIIKRIKK'8 SALE.
By virtue of an execution In fore
losuro duly Issued by tho Clerk of
ho Circuit Court of the County of
'olumbla, Stato of Oregon, datod the'
'1th day of Februnry, 1916, In a cer
aln action In tho Circuit Court for
sold County and State, wherein Es
nlla M. Pope, as plaintiff, recovered
'udgment against 0. W. Johnson and
vlrs. Ceo. W. Johnson, as defendant,
"or tho sum of Four Hundred Fifty
"lollars, and costs and disbursements
;ixed at One Hundred Sixteen and
45.100 Dollars, on the Cth day of
February. 1915.
Notice Is hereby given that I will
jn tho 13th day of March, 1915, at
ho front door of the County Court
Mouse, in St. Helens, In said County,
it 10 o'clock In the forenoon of said
.lay, sell at public auction to the
Mghost bidder, for cash, the follow
'ng described property, towlt:
Lots number (1) One, (2) Two,
(21) Twenty-one, and (22) Twenty
wo, In Block (93) Ninety-three, In
t. Helens, Columbia County, Oregon.
Taken and levied upon as the prop
erty of the said G. W. Johnson and
Mrs. Geo. W. Johnson or as much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
the said Judgment In favor of Estella
l. Pope against sold G. W. Johnson
ud Mrs. Geo. W. Johnson, with in
'orest thereon, togethor with all costs
md disbursements that have or may
accrue. "
E; C. STANWOOD, Sheriff.
Dated at St. Helens, Oro., Feb. 10,
1915.
First publication Feb. 12, 1916,
Last publication March 12, 1915.
SUMMONS FOK ITBUCATION IN
FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN.
In the Circuit Court of tho Stato of
Oregon, for Columbia County.
Goo. H. Shlnn, plaintiff vs. Chnrlos
Colean and tilso all other persons or
onrtlos unknown claiming any right,
title, estate, lion or lntorc3t in the
real ostato described tn the complaint
heroin, defendants.
To Charles Coloan, tho owner of
tho logal and rocordod title of the
r?al property hGroln described, ns tho
samo appewra of'rocoid, und also all
other perrons or parties unknown
Maiming any right, title, estate Hon
or Interest In tho roal estato doscrlb
ed In the complaint herein, tho above
named defendant.
In the Name of the Stato of Oregon:
You aro horeby notlflod that Geo.
H. Shlnn, tho holder of Certificate
of Dollnqulncy numbered 90, Issued
on the 3rd day of October, 1911. by
tho Tax Collector of tho County of
Columbia, State of Oreson, for the
amount of Twenty-six and 84-100
( S 26,34 ) dollars the same being the
amount then due and delinquent for
taxes for the yoar 1910 together with
penalty, interest and costs thoroon
DAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915.
upon tho real property assessed to
you, of which you are the owner as '
appears of record, situated in said
County and State, and particularly
bounded and described as follows,
towlt:
The northwest 'quarter of the
south wast quartor (NW of SW )
of Section Twenty-throe (23) Town
ship Five (5) North of Range Three
(3) West of the Willamette Merid
ian, in Columbia County, State of
Oregon.
You are further notified that said
Geo, II. Shlnn has paid taxes on said
premises for prior and subsequent
'ears with tho rate of Interest on
said amounts as follows:
Year's tax, 1911, date paid, March
13, 1912, tax receipt No. 1742.
imount 125.03, rate of Interest 12
per cect.
Year's tax, 1912, date paid, April
2, 1913, tax receipt No. 3012, amount
($21.28, rate of Interest 12 per cent
.Yoar' tax, 1913, date paid March
31, 1914, tax receipt No. 3326,
amount, $40.90, rate of Interest 12
pe cont.
Year's tax 1913, date paid Septem
ber 29, 1913, fire patrol, amount
$1.20, rate of Interest, 12 per cent.
Year's tax 1914, date paid, Sep
tember 23, 1914, fire patrol, amount
$4.80, rate of interest, 12 per cent.
Said Charles Colean, as tho owner
of the legal title of the above de
scribed property as the same
appears of record, and each of
the other persons above named are
hereby further notified that Geo. H.
Shlnn, who has filed his complaint
In the above entitled Court for the
foreclosure of said certificate of de
linquency No. 90, will apply to the
rircult Court of the County and State
aforesaid for a decree foreclosing the
Hen against the property above de
scribed, and mentioned In said cer
tificate. And you are hereby sum
moned to appear within sixty days
after the date of the first publication
of this summons exclusive of the day
of said first publication, and defend
this action or pay the amount due as
above shown together with costs and
accrued Interest, and in case of your
failure to do so, a decree will be ren
dered foreclosing the Hen of said
taxes and costs against the land -and
premises above named.
This summons Is published by ord
3T of tho Honorable J. A. Eakin,
Judge of the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon, for the County of
Columbia, and said order was made
and dated tho 23rd day of December,
1914, and the date of the first pub
lication of this summons Is the 25th
day of December. 1914.
All process and papers In this pro
ceeding may be served upon the un
dorslgnd residing within the State
of Oregon, at the address hereafter
mentioned. J. VV. DAY,
Attorney for the Plaintiff.
Address Bank Building, St. Helens,
Oregon.
NOTICE OF HHERll-fr'S SALE.
Hy virtue of an execution. duly is
sued by tho Clerk of tho Circuit
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Court of the County of Columbia,
State of Oregon, dated the 4th day
of February, 19f5, In a certain ac
tion In tho Circuit Court for cald
County and State, wherein Frnka
Schmitt & Co., A corporation, as
plaintiff, recovered judgment
against W. E. Guild for the sum of
Eighty-nine and 60-100 Dollars, on
the Gth day of August. 1914.
Notice is herebby given that I will
on the 13th day of March, 1915, at
tho front door of the Court House, in
the City of St. Helens, in said Coun
ty, at 10:00 oclock in the forenoon
of said day, sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, for cash, the fol
lowing described property, towlt:
Lots numbered 6 and 17, In Block
numbered 30, of the City of St. Hel
ens, Columbia County, Oregon.
Taken and levied upon as the
property of the said W. E. Guild, or
as much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the said judgment In- favor
of Frank Schmitt & Co., a corpora
tion, against said W. E. Guild, with
interest thereon, together with all
costs and disbursements that have or
may accrue.
E. C. STANWOOD, Sheriff.
Dated at St. Helens, Oregon, Feb
ruary 8th, 1915.
First publication, February 12,
1915.
Last publication, March 12, 1915.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for the County of Colum
bia. Katherine M. Livingston, plaintiff,
vs. Calvin Andrew Livingston, defendant.
1915 FORD
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Hum's cousin Kate and Uncle Mc-
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j ST. HELENS, OREGON
Calvin Andrew Livingston, the
above named defendant: In the
name of the state of Oregon, you aro
hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint filed against
you In the above entitled court and
cause, on or before the 20th day of
January, 1915,, which Is six weeks
after the 8th day of January, 1916,
the date ordered for the first publi
cation of this summons, and If you
fail to so appear and answer, the
plaintiff will apply for tho relief
prayed for In his complaint, towlt:
For a decree dissolving the marriage
contract heretofore and now exist
ing between the plaintiff and 'the de
fendant herein and restoring to
plaintiff her maiden name of Kath
erine M. Schmidt, and her costs and
disbursements incurred In the suit.
This summons Is published by
order of the Hon. J. A. Eakin, Judge
of the above entitled court, made
and entered on the 6th day of Jan
uary, 1915. '
DAN E. POWERS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
913 Lewis Building, Portland, Ore.
1st Pub. January 8, 1915.
Last Pub. February 19th, 1916.
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