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Martin Whit. Slwrifl -St- Helena
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.: 010IKANGE NO 94-
Ad rrdipance to amend "an erdl-.-B-'ce
o urt'T'Ce C:e cin- nf into ef
a. n. Colim-
i i fnunir union, the Initiative and
Referendum power, resenred to the
i-l voters of muoicloalitlea by See-
don l a ot Article IV of the Constitu
tion of the State of Oregon, and to enact
sad amend their municipal charter
reeerred to legal voters of cittea and
town by Section X of Arucie a.i 01 me
Constitution of Oregon, and providing
for violation of thia act." and declar
ing in emercencv:
The people of the City of SL Helens
An nrd&in u follows:
The City of St. Helena does ordain
a follow :
That ordinance No. 92. entitled 'An
ordinance to provide the carrying Into
r In the Citr of St Helena, voium
: Ma County. Oregon, the Initiative and
Referendum power reserved to the
legal voters of municipal!? by Sec
tion 1-a of Article iv ot me lousum-
Won of the State of Oregon, and to en-
" act and amend their municipal charter
reserved to legal voter ot cuwa ana
town by Section 2 of Article XI of the
Constitution ot the State of Oregon,
and providing for violation of this act,"
be amended so as to read a follows:
Section L The following shall be
aubstantialty the form of a petition tor
any ordinance or amendment to the
' charter proprosed by the Initiative:
WARNING.
It is a felony for any one to sign any
- Initiative or Referendum peiitioo with
any ether name than his own, or to
knowingly sign his name more than
' once for the same measure, or to sign
such petition when he is not a legal
voter.
. INITIATIVE PETITION.
To the Honorable
Recorder of the City of St Helena,
Columbia County, Oregon:
We. the undersigned,
(.;;'- v J !-iai volra of the
Ci'y i - .-, Ctfiua-Ha Courty.
OrfM ft V' -My litOiTj thtt the
Ujix: - r.:jt-o-4 irdinacce it
aL.eu i"; ui " '"le city charter) sha'I ic:? r-.-ed one
.be ni-iia:
Citr i .' -.t- H
sure proposed by the Initiative petition
or the measure demanded for sub
mission by the Referendum petition, a
the case may be. hall be attached to
each sheet circulated fer aijruatunt, and
such full and correct copy 01 me mw
and text ahall be shown to the voter be
fore hi lgnatnre I attacneo.
Section The Recorder of the Clt?
of gt. Helens ihall aerept for Blin t any
petition for the Initiative or for th
RefeiUtim. uojeci 10 me verincauoo 01
h. number aud genuinenes of the sig-
uatui-ea and voting qualifications of the
persons signing the same by reference
to the registration books in the office
of the County Clerk of cotunioia
County, and if a sufficient number of
nullified voter be found to have signed
said petition, ne snail nie saniw wi (
ten day after pmeatatton thereof so
him.
Section 7. Initiative petltioua tor
nv moiwsed ordinance, charter amend-
merit or measure ahall be signed by a
numter of legal voter equal to fifteen ,
per centum of the votea cast for mayor j
at tte last preceaing municipal wv
iinn Referendum uetttion againat any
ordinance or measure proposed by the .
Council shall be lgnel by a nuruoer i
of legal voter equal to ten per centum
of tte rote cast for mayor at vo ia
regular preceding municipal election.
Section 8. An atuenunieoi o u
hn.r of the city of St Helena may
h nt-niiosed and ubmltted to the leg
voters thereof by resolution of the Com
mon Council without an initiative pe
lion: said resolution hall be filed with
;he Recorder, for submission not isim
thsn ten duya be tote the election
vtlcH It l to be vo'cd uucr. and "
i&ccdment to the chaiter ba.l be
tectix until It t approved by a major
ity of the votes cast thereon by th
leeal voters of aaid municipality.
Section . Where an amendment to
the charter of the City of 8t Helen
may be proposed and submitted to the
bal voters thereof by reeolatkm of the
Common Council without an Initiative
petition, the said resolution shall there
in state the date of the regular muni
cipal election, or the date of a special
piwtlon at which aald amendment will
he submitted to be voted on.
Section 10. When any measure for
Initiative or Referendum legislation
shall be tiled by the Recorder after the
number and genuineness of signatures
thereto, a provided by Section C aupra.
have been ascertained, or wnen any
rescluatioa ot the Common Council
shall be flli'd with the Recorder, as
provided In Section S herein, the He
cordcr shall forthwith transmit to the
Attornev of said municipality a copy
of such measure, who shall, within live
davs. nrovide and return to the Re
corder a ballot title for such measure
The ballot title shall be printed with
the numbers of the measure on the
official ballot. In making such ballot
title said Attorney shall to the best of
his ability give a true and impartial
statement of the purpose of the meas
ure, and in ;uch language that the bal
lot title shall not be an argument to
or liable to create prejudice against
such measure. Any person who is dis
satisfied with the ballot title provided
by the said Attorney for any such meas
ure may appeal to the Council, a&klng
for a different titfe and giving the rea
sons therefor, and why the title pre
pared by the said Attorney is Improper,
and the Council may a prove the ballot
title prepared by said Attorney, or may
by resolution prescribe another ballot
title t'.twcfor. and the ballot title sc
approved or so prescribed by th j Coun
cil 1v4i: fce tht title placed upon the
b.-tlW. So'h fcaiUit title shall ia ne
hundred words, and
THE ST. HELENS OF TODAY
I ;.iie le4! voiers oj ine,iiai. cia reieu:uje iu ur s irjeiuic
l-.n-. Coiuubia Coua'y, tay , -fc, r ballot title Bled for any meas-
Cif-tt- ir eL" apircvai cr rejection
at th ve!ar (or siitciall city election
-.ii en ifce day of
ach for himself say: I
, S'-'.'.ly signed thia petition; I
!- vrt-r of the City of St.
. Cfl-ic bia Co-ir.ty, Oreson, aad
ir- a-'J sirs-it - Biiaiber are
to be
IS...
t.
HelPE
my r
f wi'.tta efttr tny n;ur..
ecrr.
NsiLt
, ... . Hesi'-ieate
Street number ...
(f"e.eo.'j!r twecty tutiibtred lines
, for rijLawres.)
' See-:r.n i. The following stall be
sttbru. ill!:: to- form of iietition for
EefcT'.Ldut; to the f.-c.-ie on ,ny ordi-
1 eanct Js d ',;r fie Council:
vASXIXO.
It K 'eUisy fjr an one to sizn any
InKii: ve or Hefercudum petition with
any c-.t.r name thaa hie on, or to
knowingly its name more tbaa
once "i c th: tame tn-?a':re. or to sign
such jt-iiliea wte he i not a legal
vote'
PETITION.
! To ti Honorable
Recorder of the City of St. Helens.
Columbia County. Oregon:
We, the undersigned, legal voters of
the City of St. Helens, Columbia
County, Oregon, respectfully demand
that Ordinance No entitled
(title of ordinance on which the refer
endum is sought), passed by the Coun
cil of the City of St. Helens at its
meeting on the day of
IS , shall be submitted to the legal
voters of the City of St Helena for
their approval or rejwetion at the reg
ular (or special city election to be
held on the day of
19 and each for himself says: I
have personally signed this petition: I
am a legal voter of the City of St.
-Helens, Columbia County, Oregon, and
my residence and street number are
correctly written after my name.
.Name
"Residence
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LOADING LUMBER AT THE ST. HELENS MILL CO.
Two years ago there was nothing but a pile
of old junk where the St Helens mill now
stands, and unsightly burned piling where the
three steamers in the picture are loading lum
ber for the coast trade and for the Orient Now
St Helens does more business than any other
Main street of the town. Tha new buildings are
the Odd Fellows' hall. Charles Muckle s three
story brick. H. Morgus hall and I business block,
k. a ..) v..tr .n4 M fL P.rav building.
But iust as great change has been made in the j
residential portion of the town, more new houses I
town on the Columbia River between Portland j having been built in &t iieiens in taw . .n
and Astoria. During the month of February j all the other towns of the county In addition
six vessels loaded here, including the Yosemite. jto the mill and shipping business the crushers
Ibsen. Shoshone, Klamath, Yellowstone, and and blockmaking give employment to a large
Jewett They took about fiv.j million feet In ! number of men. To blockmakers alone the sum
the picture are shown the Tordenskjold, three of $120,000 will be paid in wages this year on
million feet; (Jasco. hve hundred ana nity tnou
sand feet : and the Yosemite. nine hundred
thousand feet. In addition to the lumber cut at
r bj i- a ii, am. ' w
St.
ELECTRIC
Fixtures.
-" Columbia Electric Ucft
.1
Helens Battery
All Kindt 01
Cakes,
j Pies,
J J. E. RAMSEY, Propr
Bread
Berlin Bakery and
C0FFEE HOUSE..
Everytbing New tod Clean. -
Try our Coilec and Cake.
HOULTON OR10C3
the St Helens mill, all the tie output of Lake
River and the East and North Forks of Lewis
River is handled at St Helens. On the East
work now assured. In addition to this the fish
ing industry will probably put $70,000 into cir
culation here. ...
As a future agricultural and horticultural sec
tion, also. Sl Helens has an enviable location.
There are more good farms and orchards within
Vnrir trior ro twplvo mill with an outnut of ia radius of five miles of this city than of any
9.500 ties daily, measuring 400,000 feet. On the 'other point In Columbia County. In addition to
North Fork are nine mills with about the same jits other taxes the St Helens-Houlton road dis
output; and on Lake River are six mills with a ( trict voted a large special levy for road purposes,
capacity of 6.000 ties daily, or 126.000 feet All j The great drawback to the town at present is
of this output is loaded here and gives employ- that there are not erj0Ugh houses ior rent We
t j .r know of a number that are to oe bunt this year
! The second picture illustrates the great andjand believe this difficulty will be at least par
good change that has been effected in the
tially overcome.
tire in be sjumittea at tne same eiec
tlon. The Kecorder of the City of St.
Helton thall num!er sues measures
and bii'c-t titles in the most convenient
r.nd .i-jDrecutive naauer. The affirms
tlve if tLe first measure Khali t-e num
bered K9 and the negative 101 in num
"Ta'. and tbe succeeding nieaiires
ha?I h nnmliered l')3. 104, lf
and -so on. It shall be the duty of the
Rec2i;er to print said ballot titles and
nuiEKTS upon the official ballot. Meaji
ures referred to Out voters by petition
shall be desisnau-d "Referendum
ordered by uetilion of the people.
Mta! res proposed by the Initiative
ijctit'oa shall be designated "Proposed
h? Ii.ii.E jve ietition. Charter amend
niemi Oimitted by the Council wirh
oi;t 1 if itlve petitions shall Iw- di?
PHtc. t'harte' iin.'ndnients submitted
to tl.-. voters by the Council
Aet io t 11. Where a si-cial election
is ca '?a eitnr-ron petition :';r pro;oKec
ordir, r.n-.H r charter aniendti.etits
tbe 7':it'lve. or fr submitting ore:'
zi n-: -i t-y the Refeteuduui, or on cliai
ter a uvudmeaU! proposed by resolution
of tht Common Council, the Recorder
shall publish such proposed ordinances.
Referendum measure or charter amend
ment with the ballot title and number
in full in the official newspaper of St.
Helen-) once or oftener within the ten
days immediately preceding the special
(.lection at which said proposed ordi
nance. Referendum measure or charter
amendment Is to be voted on. or In the
event of there being no official news
paper.
ten copies of such measure in at least
five conspicuous places in said town for
a like period of ten (10) days. A like
rule as to publication or iiosting shall
be observed where proposed ordinance,
Referendum measure or charter amendment!-
are to be submitted at tbe regu-'
lar ei' ction.
See ion 12. Legal voters of the City
of St. Helens art qualified to sign a
p titic n for the Referendum or for the
Initiative for any measure which he Is
A ay person sign
THE ARCADE
An Up-to-Date Moving Picture Show, In the
old Muckle store building, which has been re
modeled for the purpose. Three shows every
evening, beginning at 750.
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l Wj: ... . t. - JvJ;- - si.
A I-
newgjlaiwr, by posting printed or type-shall be construed the official deslgna
wrltten copies cf mc!i pioclamation in ,ted under the legislative charter and its
at least five conspicuous places In raid jamemlment as President of the Cnun-
by posting printed or typewrlt-4 municipality, tbe at'option of each . cl)j anl under the said charter of
measure ana amendment wnicn snail
Street number.-. .
(Here follow twenty numbered line entitled to vote upon
for signature).
Section J. Each and every sheet of
every petition for either the Initiative
or Referendum containing signatures
.ahall be verified on tbe back thereof In
substantially the following form by the
person who circulated such sheet of
said petition by affidavit thereon as
follows:
STATE OF" OREGOX.
Comity of Columbia,
City of St. HeleiiH.
I Iieine first duly
sworn, say that (here shall be legibly tlon of the municipal court.
written or type written the name of the Section 1:5, The manner
V "Was , 7 I '
W v -fi
LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE COURTHOUSE
have received the affirmative majority
of the total number of votes cast there
on, and upon such proclamation such
measures and ami iirliiicnts shall
come In full force and r-ffeet. except In
cases provided for la Section
reference to two or more laws on the
same subject or containing provisions
that are conflicting. In caws of ordi
nances which have been passed by tbe
Common Council and voted upon - by
Referendum, proclamation of the result
of such vote shall be made, and such
ordinance shall continue in effect or
log any name other than his own to a
petition, or knowingly sign his name
more than once for the same measure
at one election, who is not at the time
of signing the same a legal voter of the
City of St. Helens, or any officer or
other persons violating any of the pro
visions of this ordinance, upon convic
tion thereof be punished by a fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by
Imprison nient in tbe city jail not ex
ceeding six months, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment, In the dlscre-1 effect and become ojwratlve until ten
day alter lot passage by the Common
of votlug (Council and approved ly the Mayor, or
August 2, 1909. as the Mayor.
Section IK. Inasmuch as this ordi
nance Is necessary for the Immedlte
be. ' preservation of the health, safety and
i irci? ui iu iyy oi m. rieiens in tin,
ny is iiinuuicii'ui, iiiarurfjuaie inq un
fit to HUpply the city and the Inhabi
tants thereof with an adequate supply
of good, pure and wholesome water;
and inasmuch as the charter of said
cliy provides for the erection and main
tenance of a water system and water
'works to supply the city with water:
costs of such proposed Improvements
sigiu-ra of the sheet) slgued this sheet (upon measure submitted to tbe legal R -cordcr within ten days after the
of tbe foregoing petition, and each of i voters shall be the same aa now hi or passage by a two-thlrda vote over the
them signed his name thereto In my may hereafter be, provided by law. veto of tie Mayor, except measures
pretence; 1 believe that each nasio meaturc snail oe adopted unless it (necessary ior ino immeniaic preserva-
. . . , ... A.UII -1 .U.. ..all- . ..!...' I,. n ,.t .kn L.,...tl. ... ..,..., ..J
stated nib name, resilience auv sireei
number correctly, uud that each signer
Is a legal 'voter of the City of St.
Hwlens.
i Subset lued and sworn to before me
tbhi.v.ju' .day of.... A.
U. J.,. ..
(Signature and title of officer and his
residence.)
Section 4, The forms herein given
ore not mandatory and if substantially
followed In any petition It shall lie
sufficient,- dlregarding clerical and
technical errors.
Section 5. Not more than twenty
signatures shall be signed to one sheet
of petition, and a full and correct
copy of the title and text of tha idea-
shall receive the affirmative majority tlon of the peace, health or safety of
measure shall become Immediately
operative until eame ia passed by a
of the total number of legal votes cast
on such measure and entitled to be
counted thereon. If two or more law
on the same subject or containing pro
visions that are conflicting shall be ap
proved by tile voters at tbe same elec
tion, tbe measure receiving the greatest
number of affirmative votes shall be
pioclalined to be tbe law adopted.
Section 14. The vote on measures
and charter amendments shall be
counted, canvassed and returned as
votes for candidates are counted, can
vassed and returned.
fVction V). The Maor shall within
fifteen days from fits time of such elec
tion proclaim by tbe publication there
of In full once In the official newspaper,
or, in tbe evept ot there being no tucb
cease to be In effect according to j
ull.h refill frim iUA lrtih r.f Ul.rth .Wv. f
clamation hB bn ,na,l,,: "nd """"" th
Sectlon'lC. Where Referendum i?tJ-1 5" HhM"i!i ' '"-dered
tlons shall be signed by the required I ,h" ""wrltle. of said city to cease
number of legal voters against any , wa '7 uw,d nd
ordinances passed by the Common lrH T?.' 1
Council same nhall bo filed with tbe I a"''r ' u ,roy"lc r mmm of
passage and approval of the ordinance V" "l T '"V"
in question. No ordinance shall take i J tborefor; and inasmuch a that
- (ii i h will iv IIIJt-lfRBrj
to submit cf;rtaln proiiosed amendments (
, to the city charter to the voter of the I
'City of St. Helens at the regular city'
election to be held therein on the 4th
day of April, 19)i; and Inasmuch that
in order to properly do so It Is nece.
sary to enact this ordinance,
-N4W THEREKORK, an emergency Is
hereby declared and this ordinance
shall go Into force and effect from and
after Its pansage by tbe Council and
approval by the Mayor.
Passed by the Common Council this
15th day of March, 1910, by the fol
lowing vote:
Yea Thrse.
Nay None.
Submitted to the Mayor tbls March
15. 1910.
Approved by the Mayor this 15th day
of March, 1910.
M. E. MILLER,
Mayor.
Attest
JOHN Q. GAGE.
Recorder,
I vr y-V
. JA
vr ii " n "A
0TCvnc.es,
rSete
majority of all the members of the
Common Council and al:o approved by j
tbe Mayor. j
Sirctiou 17. WhereaK. some ques-!
lion nas arisen concerning the reg
ularity, sufficiency and legality of the
adoption of a proposed charter sub
mitted to the voter of the City of St.
Helens on August 2, 1906, and
Whereas, said charter In part pro
vided that the duties hitherto devolv
ing on the President of tbe Council
should in tbe future be performed by
the Mayor.
Now therefore, wherever In this ordi
nance the word Mayor appear, tame
4T 1.
Ones -tM., cfcS,.
St. Helena, Mar. 18, 1910
Dear Friend:
Oh, say let me tell
you what we had for
breakfast thii morning.
It was nice oranges. Papa
used to not-like oranges
and I would pucker up my
face because my orange was
sour but now I smile when
I eat my orange because my
orange now .is sweet, You
ought to eat oranges or
some kind of fruit at your
house because they are
healthy. Oranges cost onlv
40c per dozen. 7
Your friend,
., JACOB.
P. S. You get good, fresh,
sweet fruits at '
WELLINGTON'S
COLONIST RATES
OREGON and the
GREAT NORTHWEST
The mansRenwrnt of the Orejron Railroad & Navigation Co.
take treat Dkamire in announcing that th lour i-atM from
Eastern cities, which have done so much In past aeaaona to
stimulate travel to and settlemen
again DAILY from March 1st to
in Oreiron. will prevail
April 15th. inclusive.
PEOPLE OF OREGON
The railroads have done their part; now it'a up to you. The
is the jrreatest of all homebuildera. Do all you can to let
Lastern people know about it. and encourage them to come
here, where land is cheap and home building easy, attractive.
Fares Can Be Prepaid at home, If desired. Any agent of
the road named is authorized to receive the required deposit
and telegraph ticket to any point in the East
Remember The Rate. -From Chicago $33: from St Louis.
'rlUT (na,h Md11Kn City, $25. Tela reduction ia
proportionate from all other cities.
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent Portland, Oregon.
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0 PEORIA $31.60
St Paul, Duluth - $25.00
Kansas City, Omaha 25.00
AND
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Law Para froas Ail
U All Potato
SPOKANE PORTLA)iDi SEATTLE fil
ASTORIA 4 COLUMBIA BIYEH BT
Portland to Astoria. Inc. .
Tickets oh Salr Daily
IsT . ". . .. - A1rt
wiarcn 1st to April 16. inc.,
Arrangemcnta may be made with
any agent of the S. P. A S. or
A. & C. R. to deliver tickets to
irtenda In the East
Detailed Information tarntehei
by any A. & C. R. agent or
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