NO TICE OF SP ECIA L ELECTIO N
On A ugust 11, 1954 in the C ity council.
He shall have a u th o rity to pre appoint a clerk of th e council office.
of B rookings, O regon, from 8 A.
Section 7. COUNCIL. T he coun serve order, enforce th e rules of pro tern who, w hile actin g in th a t
S ection 32. N O M IN A TIO N S \
M u n til 8 P. M. a special election cil shall be com posed of a m ayor the council, and d eterm in e the capacity shall have all the au th o r- qualified elec to r w ho shall have
will he held a t w hich th e follow and four councilm en elected from o rd e r of business un d er the rules ity and d u ties of th e recorder.
resided in th e city continuousiv
ing C h a rte r will he su b m itted to the city at large.
of th e council.
d u rin g th e 12 m o n th s im m ediately
th e v o ters for th e ir a p p ro v al:
S ection 8. C O U N C ILM EN . The
Section 18. P R E S ID E N T QE
C H A P T E R VI
preceding th e election m ay be
T he p illin g place for th e elec councilm en in office at the tim e T H E COUNCIL. At its first m eet
E L E C T IO N S
nom inated for an elective citv
tion will he:
this c h a rte r is adopted shall con ing a f te r this c h a rte r ta k e s ef
Section 23. REGULAR ELEC T- Pc s it,o n - N om ination shall be by
T h e C ity Hall
tinue in office, each u ntil th e end fect and th e re a fte r at its first
IONS.
R e g u la r C ity elections shall petition specifying th e position
CH A PTER I
of his term . At each biennial m eetin g of each odd-num bered
sought in a form prescribed by
N A M E AND B O U N D A R IE S
general election a f te r this c h a r y ear, th e council by ballot shall be held at the sam e tim es and the council. S uch p etition shall
places
as
biennian
general
s
ta
te
S ection 1 T IT L E O E E N A C T te r tak es effect, tw o councilm en elect a president from its m em - i . *•
.
,
T,, ,i
.
,
elections, in accordance w ith ap- he signed hv not few er than 20
M E N T T his en a ctm en t m ay be shall he elected, each for a term bership. In
the m a y o rs absence
»• ».
4
,
electors. No e lec to r shall sign
re fe rre d to as th e original B rook of four years, and at each biennial from a counci! m en, in«. the presi- P’^ X n 24 N O T IC E O F REG
m
ore th a n one such petition for
ings C h a rte r of 1954.
general election th e n u m b er of dent shall prcs.dc over it. W hen U[(AR A N „ SR™ , \ L E lec -
th
e sam e office. If he does so, his
S ectio n 2. NAM E O E CITY councilm en to be elect»»d to fill ev er th e m ayor is u n ab le to par-
Tl
sig n a tu re shall he valid only on
recorder,
p
u
rsu
an
t
T he C ity of B rookings, C u rry vacancies p u rs u a n t to S ection 33 form th e functions of his office,
L ., f 1P
th e first p etitio n filed. The sig
C ounty, O regon, shall co n tin u e of this c h a rte r shall be elected.
the president shall act as m ayor. °
hoc ions from th e council,
n a tu re s to a n om ination petition
shall
give
at
least
ten
d
ay
s’
n
o
t
to be a m unicipal co rporation
S ection 9. MAYOR. At each
S ection 19. V O TE R EQ U IR ED .
need
not all lx» appended to one
ice
of
each
re
g
u
la
r
o
r
special
w ith th e nam e “C ity of B ro o k biennial general election a m ayor E xcept as this c h a rte r otherw ise
paper b u t to each sp e a ra te paper
election
by
posting
a
notice
th
ere-
ings.”
shall he elected for a term of tw o provides th e concu rren ce of a
of in a conspicuous place in the of the p etitio n sh all be attached
S ectio n 3. B O U N D A R IES.
years.
m a jo rity of th e m em bers of the
city
hall and in th re e public an a ffid a v it of th e circu lato r
B eg in n in g a t th e in te rio r U
Section 10. O T H E R O F F IC E R S . council present a t a council m e e t
c o rn e r of Section 36, Tow nship A dditional officers of th e city ing shall be necessary to decide places in each voting precinct thereof, in d icatin g th e num ber
4C S outh. R ange 14 W est, W. M. shall lx» m unicipal judge, a re any question before th e council. of th e city and by publishing the ol sig n ers of th e p aper and
notice once each week, for two sta tin g th a t each sig n atu re ap
C u rry C ounty, O regon;
corder. and such o th e r officers as
w eeks im m ediately preceding the pended th e re to w as m ade in his
T h en ce follow ing th<* E a st- the council deem s necessary. Each
CH A PTER V
»»lection in a n ew sp ap er of gen presence and is th e genuine sig
W est ce n te r line of said S ection of these officers shall lx» apfxiint-
P O W E R S AND D U T IE S
n a tu re of the person whose name
eral circu latio n in th e city.
36, E ast, to the E ast line of Said ed and m ay be rem oved by the
O E O F F IC E R S
it p u rp o rts to be. W ith each sig
S
ection
25.
S
P
E
C
IA
L
E
LEC
-
S ection 36;
m ayor w ith th e consent of the
S ection 20. MAYOR. T he m ayorT IO N S . By resolution th e council n a tu re sh all be s ta te d the sign
T hen ce follow ing said E ast line. council. T h e council m ay com
th e co m m ittees m ay cal, and provide for special e r ’s place of residence, identified
S outh, to th e N orthw est c o m e r bine any tw o o r m ore appointive shall appoint
provided
by
th
e
ru les of th e elections.
by its s tre e t and n u m b er or other
of th e S outhw est Q u a rte r of th e city offices. T he council m ay des
council.
H
e
shall
sign
all approv
sufficient description. All nom in
S
ection
26.
REG
U
LA
TIO
N
OE
S o u th w est Q u a rte r of S ection 31, ig n ate any appointive officer to ed records of proceedings
of the
E L E C T IO N S. E xcept as this ation p ap ers co m p risin g a peti
Tow nship 40 S outh, R ange 13 supervise any o th e r appointive of
council and co u n tersig n all o rd c h a rte r provides oth erw ise and as tion shall be assem bled and filed
W e s t;
fieer except th e m unicipal judge
T h en ce follow ing th e N o rth in th e ex ercise of his judicial ers on th e tre a s u ry . He shall have the council provides oth erw ise w ith th e re c o rd e r as one in stru
no veto pow er and shall sign all by ordinances re la tin g to elections, m ent not e a rlie r th a n 90 nor la te r
line of the S outh ty of th e S o u th functions.
ord
in an ces passed by th e council
% of Section 31 and the N o rth
S ection 11, SA L A R IE S . The w ithin th re e days a f te r th eir the general law s of th e s ta te shall th an 30 d ay s before th e election.
line of th e S outh
of the S o u th com pensatlon for th e services
apply to th e conduct of all city The re co rd e r sh all m ak e a record
..
fe.
,
, of passing. Upon th e app ro v al of the
elections,
recounts of th e retu rn s, of th e ex a ct tim e a t which each
w est Q u a rte r of Section 32, E ast, each c ity o ffic e r and employee councn he shal|
a|| N)n(ls
to the N o rth e ast c o rn er of th e shall be th e am ount fixed by Ih e o! c ity officers and all bonds for th e re from, and co n tests thereof. p etitio n is filed an d shall take
S o u th e ast Q u a rte r of the S o u th council
Section 27. Q U A LIFIC A TIO N S and p reserv e th e n am e and ad
licenses, c o n tra cts, and propos- OE ELEC TO R S. In all city elec dress of th e person by whom it
w est Q u a rte r of said Section 32;
S ection 12. Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S ?,ls
T lience following th e E ast line OE O F F IC E R S : No person shall
tions the q u alificatio n s of elec is filed. If th e p etitio n is not sign
S ection 21 M U N I C I P A L tors shall he identical w ith th e ed by th e req u ired num ber of
of th e S o u th e ast Q u a rte r of th e be eligible for an elective office
S o u th w est Q u a rte r of said S ec of th e city unless at th e tim e of JU D G E. T he m unicipal judge qualificatio n s of v o ters as set qualified electors, th e recorder
tion 32 and the N o rth e ast Q u a r his «»lection he is a qualified shall be th e judicial o fficer of up in A rticle II, Section 2, of the shall notify th e ca n d id a te and the
te r of th e N o rth w est Q u a rte r of «'lector w ithin th e m eaning of th e city. He shall hold w ithin the C on stitu tio n of th e S ta te of O re person w ho filed th e petition w ith
in five days a f te r th e filing. If
S ection 5, Tow nship 41 S outh, th e s ta te co n stitu tio n and has city a co u rt known as the m uni gon.
R an g e 13 W est, S outh, to the resided continuously in th e city cipal court for the city of B rook • Section 28. CANVASS O E R E the p etition is insufficient in any
N orth w est co rn e r of G overnm ent d u rin g th e tw elve m onths im- ings, C u rry C ounty, Oregon. The TURNS. In all elections held in o th e r .p articu lar, th e recorder
Lot No. 2 in said S ection 5;
niediately preceding th e election court shall be open for th e tra n s conjunction w ith s ta te and co u n tj shall re tu r n it im m ediately to
T hence following the* N orth line ¡ I I ho council shall lx» final judge action of judicial business at tim es elections, thè s ta te law s gov th e person who filed it. certify
of said Iz)t No. 2, as extended. f of th e q u alificatio n s and election specified by th e council All area ern in g the filing of re tu rn s by the ing in w ritin g w h erein the p eti
E ast to th e th re a d of the s tre a m of its own m em bers, subject, how w ithin th e city shall be w ithin county clerk shall apply. In each tion is In sufficient. Such de
of the Clietco R iver;
re tu rn s ficient p etitio n m ay be am
ever, to review by a court of com th e te rrito ria l ju risd ictio n of the iiecial city
court. T he m unicipal ju d g e shall ’ herefrom shall he filed w ith the ended and filed again as a
'Phene»» following said th rea d petent jurisdiction.
exercise original and exclusive •«'«‘o rd e r on o r ht'fore noon of the n e w
of strea m of said river, S outherly,
p etitio n . o r a different
C H A P T E R IV
ju ris t’< tio n of all crim es and ot- day following, and not la te r th an petition to r the sam e cand date
to its confluence w ith the o rd in
C O U N C IL
1« ns«‘s defined and m ade pu n ish
a ry low tid e line of th e P a c ific ,
Section 13. M EETIN G S. T he able by ord in an ces of th e city and i\e days a lte r the election, the m ay be filed, w ith in the reg u
Oc»»an;
council shall hold a re g u la r m eet of all actions brought to recover ouncil shall m eet and canvass la r tim e for filing nom ination
T hence following said tide line.
ing at least one«' each m onth at o r enforce fo rfe itu re s o r p en al th e re tu rn s. T he re su lts of all petitions. T he re co rd e r shall noti
W esterly and N o rth erly , to a
'»lections shall be m ade a m a tte r fy an eligible person of his nom
a tim e a v l at a place in the city
ties defined o r a u th o riz ed by or of record in th e jo u rn al of th e ination. and such person shall
point w hich bears S outh 78 00
which it designates. It shall adopt dinances of the city. He shall have
m in W est from th e ¡x>int of be
rules te r th e governm ent of its a u th o rity to issue process for the >roceedings of the council. It file w ith th e re co rd e r his w ritten
g in n in g ;
m em bers and proceedings. T he I a rre s t of any person accused of an shall co n tain a s ta te m e n t of the accep tan ce of nom ination, in such
Thenct.» N orth 78 00 min E ast,
m ayor u|x»n his own m otion m ay, offens«» ag ain st th e o rd in an ces of to tal n u m b er of votes cast a t each form as th e countil m ay require,
follow ing N o rtherly line of H a rris
lection, th» votes cast fo r each w ithin five days of notification of
or at th e r«»quest of tw o m em bers 1
th e city, to com m it an y such person and for and ag ain st each nom ination Upon receipt of such
S ta te P ark , to th e point of b e of the
council
shall, by giving person to jail or
ginning.
notice th e r e o f to all m em bers ¡hail pending trial adm it him to projxisifion, the nam e of each p e r accep tan ce of nom ination, the
C H A P T E R II
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issu e sub- son elected to office, th e office to reco rd er shall cause th e nom inee’s
of the council hen in
the city, poenas, to compel w itn esses to
PO W E R S
call a special m eetin g of the ap p e ar and testify in court on the which he has been elected, and a n am e to he print«xl on the bal
reference to each m easu re enacted : lots. The p etitio n of nom ination
Section 1 PO W ER S O E T H E council for a
t I 1 \
1 he city shall have all than th n x nor tim e not e a rlie r tria l of an y cause before him. to or approved. Im m ed iately a fte r for a successful ca n d id ate at an
la te r th an forty- 'co m p el olxxiience to such sub-
powiu’s w hich the co n stitu tio n s, eight h o u rs a f te r th e notice is j poenas. to issue anv process nec the canvass is com pleted, the r e - | election shall be p re s e n t'd in
s ta tu te s , an d com m on law of th e gi \ <»n sp e c ia l m eetings of th e 1 essa ry to c a rry into effect th« co rd er shall m ake an d sign a the office of th e re co rd e r until
U nited S ta te s and of this s ta te
■«'rt it ¡cate ot election of each p e r th e term of office for which the
,
b
at
Of Ihe court, and ,<
exp ressly o r im pliedly g ra n t or
nio by th e com m on consent of punish w itnesses and o th e rs for son elected and deliv er the c e rtif can d id ate is elected expires.
allow m u n icipalities as fully as . I ,« mem M>rs of th e council.
contem pt of the co u rt W hen not icate to him w ithin one day a fte r
th ough this c h a rte r specifically
C H A P T E R VII
s e c t,,.,, I I QUORUM . A m a -¡g o v e rn e d by ordinances of this ’H«' canvass. A c e rtific a te so m ade
e n u m e ra te d each ot those pow ers lority of m em bers of th e council I c h a rte r, all proceeding
ind delivered shall be p rim a facie
V A C A N CIES IN O F F IC E
in the 'vidence of th e tru th of the
S x'tion 5 C O N STR U C TIO N O E shall c o n stitu te a quorum for its m unicipal court for th e
Stx'tion 33. W IIA T C REA TES
violation s ta te m e n ts co n tain ed in it.
C H A R T E R In this c h a rte r no
busin«'ss, but a sm a lle r n u m b er
VACANCY. An office shall be
m en tio n of a p a rtic u la r ¡xiwvr m ay m eet and com pel tlie a tte n : of a city ordinance shall be gov
S«'ction 29. T IE V O TES In , deem ed v ac an t upon th e incum-
erned
by
th
e
applicab
le
general
sh all lx» co n stru ed to be e x c lu dance of absent m em bers in a
the event of a tie vote for tan d i- b e n t’s d eath , ad ju d ica te d incom-
laws of the s ta te governing ju s t d ates for an elective office,
sive or to re stric t th e scope of m anner provided by ordinance.
Bi«‘ .• petence. conviction of a felony.
ices of th e peace and ju stic e
th e ¡cowers which the city w ould
Section 15 JO U R N A L
T h e courts. T ria ls in the m unicipal successful can d id a te shall be <!*»- resignation, o r recall from office;
h av e it th e p a rtic u la r ¡xiw«»r w ere ' ouncil shall cause a jo u rn a l of
!o™’" n ''V 'r n m n " " ’li<' '1ra',Vi7 ,',f “ P "" »he“ "incumN>n't‘S“ eeasin^ tc
not m entioned T he c h a rte r shall its proceedings to lx» kept Upon co u rt of cases for violation of 'h o couned
P r e W n M h> i possess
q u alificatio n s n e e
I
city
o
rdinances
shall
he
had
w
ith
b»‘ lib era lly co n stru ed to the end ’ the request of any of its m em bers,
Section 30. COM MENCEMENT I
f° I T ° ffiCe: OT Up" n ' hf
th a t th e city m ay have all pow th«' ayes and nays upon any ques- out ju ries.
fa ilu re of th e person elected or
S ection 22. R EC O RD ER. The O E T E R \ t < «XV n r u . m m '
e rs n e e e s s a n o r convenient for i tion before it shall be tak en , and
b T m
t 2 ° H C E , H11’ i ap P°ln,e<l to an office to qualify
re c o rd e r shall serve as city clerk
th e conduct of its m unicipal af-
1 th e re fo r w ith in th re e days a fte r
a record of the vote e n tered in city tre a s u re r and ex officio as I t à roe, r o . 2 ’o T ? "
la irs , including all ¡lowers th at the journal.
" ' ’n s
1 ,h e tim e fo r his te rm of office
clerk of th e council, keep an ac com m ence th e f i r s /
cities m a\ assu m e p u rsu a n t to
Stx'tion 16 M E E T IN G S TO BE c u ra te re co rd of its proceedings v ea r im m e d ia , - iv
p
1'.-
°
,n eftn m en ce: and in th e ease of
s ta te law s and to the m unicipal i 1 1 B l.lC All d t'liherations
anti in a book provided for th a t p u r election
’
'
" , oum g
m ay o r o r co u n cilm an , ujton his
born«» ru le p ro visions of the s ta te proctxxiings of th e council
shall pose and sign all o rd e rs on the
Section 31 O A TH O F O F F IC E i? !” encc ,f m r ' ' ’le ei’y fo r 30 days
c o n stitu tio n
J lx» public
tre
a
su
ry
.
On
all
p
u
rch
ases
in
e
x
Before
, ntnrinrr
,,
,
or Upon his absence from m eetings
C H A P T E R III
S e c tio n 17 M A Y O R S FT NC'P-
o ff.
r ’ dutit'K et of
council for 60 dav s w ithout
cess of $300.00 th e re co rd e r shall
FORM O E G O V E R N M E N T
ms oft ice. each officer sh all tak e
1ONS \ T CO U N C IL M EETIN G S publish
’he
consent
<f th e council and
a r«'quest for bids and an oath or s h a ’l
.u ♦ i
S ectio n 6 W H E R E PO W ER S j I he m a jo r shall he ch airm an of
tm rv h i
cim ii k
i s
* ‘‘«ii n i i n m That h e ujx>n a d ec la ratio n by th e council
I X has, s shall lx» m ade from . w ¡11 support the co n stitu tio n s and
V ESTI D E xcept as this c h a rte r i the council and ¡«reside over its
of th e \ acancy.
e lo u r s . n-Mponsiblc b.ddor. In flo w s
ln itl ,
provides o th erw ise, all pow ers of I d elib eratio n s
IL' shall have a
34. FILLIN G O F VA
i, o ,m o r s a b se m v from a of O regon an d th a t he will f»bh
lh<* c it\ shall lx* vested in th e S\«y«» on all «¡U('sfii»ns before it
ve
conned m ee.m g. the m ay o r shall j fully p erform th e d m ,, s of bw' CANT IE S V acancies in el.
Offices of th e citv sh all lx» fill««!