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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1922)
HiHHHHMMHBM RESOLUTION i Be it resolved by the City of Athe na, Umatilla County, Oregon, that the following Act to make charter provision governing finances of the City of Athena, and to amend the Act of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, filed with the Secretarv of State, January 27th, 1905, being original House Bill No. 39 and am endments thereto, by adding to said City Charter Article XI, be and the same hereby is proposed for sub mission to the legal voters of said City for their adoption or rejection at a special election to be held on the 6th day of September, 1922, as follovrtSL - ARTICLE XI FINANCE Section 1. The City of Athena shall have power 1. To control the finances and pro perty of the corporation and to ac- , quire by purchase or otherwise, lands and other property for corporate uses provided by the charter and to dis pose of any such property as the in terest of the City may, from time to time, require. 2. To borrow money for corporate purposes on the credit of the corpora tion and to issue negotiable bonds therefor, unon the conditions and in the manner hereinafter provided, but the said City shall not in any manner or for any purpose, become indebted to an amount in the aggregate to ex ceed ten per centum of the value of the taxable property therein, as as certained by the last assessment for citv nurnoscs previous to tne incul to be of such denomination and to bear such date and rate of interest and to run for such length of time as may be determined by the City Council. Said bonds, when issued, both as to principal and interest, shall be cxempf from all taxation and shall be a valid, binding and sub sisting general obligation of the said City, and neither tee said bonds nor the indebtedness funded thereby shall ever be open to contest by the City or any of its officers, or by any per son, corporation or association for or on its or their behalf, for any reason whatsoever. , Section 2. The said bonds to be issued are for the payment of indebt edness heretofore incurred as follows : Upon a judgment in a damage suit against the City of Athena; for addi tion to the lighting of the City; ac crued salary; general expenses; for municipal water system, and other incidental expenses of the said City heretofore incurred, and the said in debtedness for each of said purposes for which moneys have been actually expended is hereby ratified and con firmed as a legal, binding obligation of the City of Athena. Be it further resolved by the City of Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon, that the following Act to make char ter provision governing claims again st the City of Athena, and to amend the Act of the Legislature of the nrcran. filed with the Sec retary of State, January 27th, 1905, . . " . . , it ... mil xt on 1 being original House rjiu u. or, " Amendments thereto, by adding to .; f.itv Charter. Article XIII, bo and the same hereby is proposed for 'c w aH iidn mtini u nn t.n tho lee-a voters ol said of indebtedness incurred for munici-lCity for their adoption or rejection pally owned water works, and local at a special election to be held the improvement bonds. 6th day of September, 1922, as fol- 3. To issue bonds in place of or to lows: sunnlv the means to meet maturing! ARTICLE XIII. bonds or other indebtedness hereto fore issued or that may hereafter be incurred, for the purpose of funding the same. Section 2. Whenever the City ol CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY Section 1. All claims or demands against the City of Athena shall be presented to and audited by the Athena, acting by its Council or upon .,ations u they may by ordinance initiative petition, may deem it nec- cribe and upon thc allowance of cssary or expedient to incur indebt- h clajms or demands, the Recor cdness or to borrow money for mun- . ghB draw R w(lrrant upon the icipal purposes, the said City shall hy I Treasurer for the amount allowed, ordinance authorize the issuance of hj(,h gai(1 warrant shan be counter general obligation municipal bonds., . . . thfi M an( shall spec. Such ordinance shall state the amount , Kft th purposc for which the same proposed to be raised and the pur- . drawn pose or purposes for which the money I Section 2. No claim against the raised is to be expended, and shall cj. haH be , untjI u jg audited immediately upon its JjMmn. 'M and allowed by the Council and then ferred to a vote of the legal voters warrant drawn on the Treas- of the City of Athena, upon.not.ee y g, h Recorder, countersigned provided for special elections m sal(l bv the Mavor City, provided that if the bonds to. be it FURTHER RESOLVED that be issued, together with all Wtstand- resolutloni or the proposed char ing indebtedness of the city exclusive amcndments to be submitted to of any indebtedness for municipally , , t f th cit ol Athe. owned water works, and local improve ; " Jf?" .S h 25f3 with the ment bonds, shall not exceed two per centum of the assessed value of al! of thc taxable property in the City such bonds may be issued and sold without any election authorizing the issuance thereof, upon the passage and approval of an ordinance author izing the issuance of the same. Section 3. Any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by the City of Athena and any warrants so issued for indebtedness which shall there tofore have been approved by the legal voters of the City of Athena, may be refunded in the discretion of the City Council, whenever there is not sufficient money in the Treasury in thc bond redemption fund or other wise provided for that purpose, to pay such bonds, warrants or indebt edness and legally appucame inereiu. Section 4. Any bonds authorized by the City shall be in denomination of not less than unc nunurai (iuu.uuj Dollars nor more than One Thous and ($1000.00) Dollars; shall be num bered from one up consecutively; shall bear the date of their issue; shall be payable not more than twenty-five years from date, and shall bear interest at not more than six per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually, and thc principal and interest shall be payable at such place as may be designated. The bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and at tested by the Recorder and the Seal of the City shall be thereto attach ed. If coupon bonds, the coupons shall be signed by thc Mayor and at tested by the Recorder, either by manual or fac-simile signature. Section 5. Any bonds authorized to be issued by the vote of a majority of the legal voters of the City of Athena, or otherwise authorized un der the provision of this Article, shall be printed, engraved or lithographed on good bond paper, and shall be in such form as may Oe prescribed by the City Council by resolution or ordinance, and shall be sold in such manner as shall be deemed aovisanic and advantageous by the City Council. Section 6. No bonds issued under the provisions of this charter shall be sold or exchanged at less than their par value, and all moneys derived from the sale of such bonds shall be immediately deported in a special fund and shall not be expended for any other purposes than that for which such bonds were authorized and issued. Section 7. There shall be levied each year u tax upon the taxable pro perty within thc City sufficient to pay the interest on bonds outstand ing as the same accrues, and the prin cipal of said bonds from time to time, at the maturity thereof, which taxes shall become due and collect ible as other taxes, Be it further resolved by the City of Athena, Umatilla County, Oregon, that the folowing Act to make char ter provision providing for the isau nncn of bonds and validating out standing indebtedness, and to amend tho Act of the Legislature of the State of Oregon, filed with the Sec retary of State. January 27th. 1906, being original House Bill No. 39 and Amendments thereto, by adding to Recorder of said City of Athena, for submission to the legal voters lor their rejection or approval, to be vo ted on at a special election to be held as herein provided. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Athe na deems it advisable and does here by and herein call and make necess ary provision for the holding of said special election, which is hereby called to be held on the 6th day of Sept ember, 1922, between the hours of eight o'clock a. m. and eight o'clock p. m. of said day, at the City Hall in said City, and the following named persons are hereby designated and appointed as Judges and Clerks of said election, to-wit: Judges of Election Clerks of Election. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that for the hereinbefore charter amendments the followimr ballot ti tle be and the same hereby is adopted, as follows, to-wit: i Charter Amendments referred to the people of the City of Athena by the Common Council: An Act to make charter nrovisions governing the finances of the City of Athena, Bnd to amend an Act oi tne Legislature of the State of Oregon, filed with the Secretary of State, January 27th, 1905, by adding there to Article XI governing finances and indebtedness of said City. 404 405 Yes No To make charter provision for the issuance of bonds of the City of Athe na for refunding outstanding indebt edness and validating outstanding indebtedness and to amend an act of the Legislature of the State of Ore- fon, filed with the Secretary of State, anuary 27th, 1905, by adding there to Article XII for the issuance of bonds and validating indebtedness and providing for tax levy to pay prin cipal and interest thereon. 406 407 Yes No To make charter provision govern ing claims against the City of Athe na, and to amend an Act of the Leg islature of the State of Oregon, filed with the Secretary of State, January 27th, 1905, by adding thereto Article XIII. 408 409 Yes No BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Recorder be and he hereby is instructed and required to publish said UIW natter Atticio All, oe aim : mis Resolution tor a period M two the same hereby is proposed for sub-1 weeks prior to the (late of said el mission to the legal voters of said i cction, and shall cause a copy of the City lor their adoption or rejection measures to be voted upon thereat to be posted up in three public places in said City for at least fifteen days prior to the election. Passed by the Common Council on this 6th day of August, 1922, by at a special election to be held the 6th day of September, 1922, as fol lows : ARTICLE XII. FUNDING BONDS FOR THE l'URPOSE OF PROVIDING 'UMHn , tnc following vote- ivnn wnan iu nrJLr..rJiu inoi Aves 5 PRESENT OUTSTANDING IN- Noes' None DEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY. Submitted to the Mayor this 5th Section 1. The City Council is , day of August, 1922. hereby authorized and empowered to j Approved by the Mayor this 5th issue and negotiate general obliga- duy of August, 1922. tion couoon bonds of the said City I H. A. BARRETT. Mayor. in the principal Bum of Twenty Thou- Attest: B. B. RICHARDS, sand ($20,000.00) Dollars, said bonds City Recorder. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday the 6th day of September, 1922, a special election of the legal electors of the City of Athena will be held in the Council Room of said City Council, at which time there will be submitted to said electors the following measures: ARTICLE XI FINANCE Section 1. The City of Athena shall have power 1. To control the finances and property of the corporation and to acquire by purchase or otherwise, lands and other property for corpor ate, uses provided by the charter and to dispose of any such property as the interest of the City may, from time to time, require. 2. To borrow money for corporate purposes on the credit of the corpora tion and to issue negotiable bonds therefor, upon the conditions and in the manner hereinafter, provided, but the said City shall not in any manner or for any purpose, become indebted to an amount in the aggre gate to exceed ten per centum of the value of the taxable property therein, as ascertained by the last assessment for city purposes previous to the in curring of such indebtedness, exclu sive of indebtedness incurred for municipally owned water works, and local improvement bonds. 3. To issue bonds in place of or to supply the means to meet matur ing bonds or other indebtedness here tofore issued or that may hereafter be incurred, for the purpose of fund ing the same. Section 2. Whenever the City of Athena, acting by its Council or upon initiative petition, may deem it nec essary or expedient to incur indebt edness or to borrow money for mun icipal purposes, the said City shall by ordinance authorzie the issuance of general obligation municipal bonds. Such ordinance shall state the amount proposed to be raised and the pur pose or purposes for which the money raised is to be expended, and shall immediately upon its passage, be re ferred to a vote of the legal Voters of the City of Athena, upon notice provided for special elections in said City, provided that if the bonds to be issued, together with all outstand ing indebtedness of the city, exclu sive of any indebtedness for munici pally owned water works, and local improvement bonds, shall not exceed two per centum of the assessed value of all of the taxable property in the City, such bonds, may be issued and sold without any election authoriz ing the issuance thereof, upon thc passage and approval of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of the same. Section 3. Any bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by the City of Athe na and any warrants so issued for indebtedness which shall theretofore have been approved by the legal vo ters of the City of Athena, may be refunded in the discretion of the City Council, whenever there is not suf ficient money in the Treasury in the bond redemption fund or otherwise provided for that purpose, to pay such bonds, warrants or indebtedness and legally applicable thereto. Section 4. Any bonds authorized by the City shall be in denomination of not less than One Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars nor more than One Thou sand ($1000.00) Dollars; Bhall be numbered from one up consecutively; shall bear the date of their issue; shall be payable not more than twenty-five years from date, and shall bear interest at not more than six per cent, per annum, payable semi annually, and the principal and inter est shall be payable at such place as may be designated. The bonds shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Recorder and the Seal of the City shall be thereto attached. If coupon bonds, the coupon shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Recorder, either by manual or fac-simile signature. Section 5. Any bonds authorized to be issued by the vote of a majority of the legal voters of the City of Athena, or otherwise authorized un der the provision of this Article, shall be printed, engraved or lithographed on good bond paper, and shall be in such form as may be prescribed by the City Council by resolution or or dinance, and shall be sold in such manner as shall be deemed advisable and advantageous by the City Coun cil. Section 6. No bonds issued under the provisions of this charter shall be sold or exchanged at less than their par value, and all moneys de rived from the sale of such bonds, shall be immediately deposited in a special fund and shall not be expen ded for any other purposes than that for which such bonds were authorized and issued. Section 7. There shall be levied each year a tax upon the taxable property within the City sufficient to pay the interest on bonds out standing, as the sume accrues, and tho principal of said bonds from time to time, at the maturity thereof, which taxes shall become due and col lectible as other taxes. ARTICLE XII. FUNDING BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS WITH WHICH TO REDEEM THE PRESENT OUTSTANDING IN DEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY . Section 1. The Citv Council Is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and negotiate general obligation coupon bonds of the said citv in the principal sum of Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars, said bonds to be of such denomination and to bear such date and rate of interest and to run for such length of time as may be determined by the City Council. aid bonds, when issued, both as to principal and interest, shall be exempt irom an taxation and shall be a valid, binding and subsisting general obligation of thc said City, and nei ther the said bonds nor the indebt edness funded thereby shall ever be open to contest by the City or any of its officers, or by any person, cor poration or association for or on its or their behalf, for any reason what soever. Section 2. The said bonds to be issued are for the payment of in debtedness heretofore incurred as follows: Upon a judgment in a dam age suit against the City of AUienn; for addition to the lighting of the City; accrued salary: general expen ses; for municipal water system; andj other incidental expenses of tho said City heretofore incurred, and the said indebtedness for each of said ; purposes for which moneys; have been , actually expended is hereby ratified and confirmed as a legal, binding ob ligation of the City of Athena. ARTICLE XIII. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY Section 1. All claims or demands against the City of Athena shall be presented to and auaited by the Coun cil in accordance with such regula tions as they may by ordinance pre scribed, and upon the allowance of such claims or demands, the Recorder shall draw a warrant upon the Treas urer for the amount allowed, which said warrant shall be countersigned by the Mayor and shall specify the purpose for which the same is drawn. Section 2. No claim against the City shall be paid until it .8 audited and allowed by the Council and then only by warrant drawn on the Treas urer by the Recorder, countersigned by the Mayor. Witness the hand of the Recorder and Mayor of the City of Athena, to gether with the Seal of said City this 5th day of August, 1922. B. B. RICHARDS, Recorder. (Seal) H. A. BARRETT, Mayor. SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Uma tilla. John Vert and Jessie S. Vert Plaintiffs vs. Christian H. Carlson, sometimes known as Chris H. Carlson, Defen dant. To Christian H. Carlson, sometimes known as Chris H. Carlson, the above named defendant: IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You are hereby notified that John Vert and Jessie S. Vert the holders of Certificate of Delinquency num bered 1576 issued on the 6th day of May, 1919, by the Tax Collector of thc County of Umatilla, State of Oregon, for the amount of Two and 80-100 Dollars, the same being the amount then due and delinquent for taxes for the year 1917, together with penalty, interest and costs there on upon the 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, to wit: The North Half of Northeast Quar ter of Section Twenty-six, Town ship One South, Range Thirty-five E. W. M. You are further notified that said John Vert and Jessie S. Vert, have paid taxes on said premises for prior or subsequent years with the rate of interest on said amounts as follows: Year's Tax, 1918; Date Paid, May 3, 1919; Tax Receipt Number, 5819; amount, $2.70; rate of interest, 12 per cent. Year's tax, 1919; date paid, April 5, 1920; tax receipt number, 5762; amount, $4.20; rate of interest, 12 per cent. Year's tax, 1920; date paid, March 19, 1921; tax receipt number, 1769; amount, $5.18; rate of interest, 12 per cent. Said defendant, as the owner of the legal title of the above described property as the same appears of rec ord, and each of the other persons above named are hereby further not ified that John Vert and Jessie S. Vert, plaintiffs herein, will apply to the Circuit Court of the County and State aforesaid for a decree foreclos ing the lien against the property a bove described and mentioned in said certificate. And you are hereby sum moned to annear within sixty days after the first publication of the sum mons 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 in terest and in case of your failure to do so, a decree will be rendered fore closing the lien of said taxes and exists against the land and premises above named. This summons is published by or der of the Honorable Gilbert II. Phelns. Judge of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the Coun ty of Umatilla, and said order was made and dated this 2nd day of Au gust, 1922, and the date of the first publication of this summons is the 11th day of August, 1922. All process and papers in this pro ceeding may be served upon the un dersigned residing within the State of Oregon, at the address hereafter mentioned. Ralev, Raley & Steiwer, Attorney s for the Plaintiff. 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Prestbye's Service Station " Where Ion and Service Meet" Gas Accessories REWARD For information leading to arrest following described party, or recov ery of stolen horse; young mar. weight 160 lbs., height, 5ft.-8in., dark curly hair, blue eyes; name Pat Mc Doucral: mav be under other name. Ttni-oo" wKito earllla atnllinn turn vnnr ! old, blue color about ears, blue specks on breast, warts on nose; branded on stiffle with Bar J. Wire information, J. A. Fitzpatrick, Loatine. Oregon. NOTICE The the ladies of Athena and vi cinity: Mrs. D. H. Mansfield has moved her Hemstitching shop to 109 west Main St., Walla Walla, Wash., in the Electric Way store and will do Hemstitching, Buttons, Button holes, Pleating, Dyeing, Dry cleaning, and remodeling. TAKEN UP Notice is hereby given that I have taken up one red milk cow, with stirrup brand on right side. One red and white bull calf about three months old. Unless the above described animals are claimed by owner, I will sell same at public auction at my place, two miles west of Athena, at 2 o'clock P. M. on Monday, August 15, 1922. Dated at Athena, Oregon, July 28, 1922. Sterling Parris For Sale Kindling wood, dry box cuttings delivered at your home in Athena, Oregon. $7.00 per truck load, three and one-half cubic yards, C. O. D. Phone orders to our expanse. Milton Box Co., Milton, Oregon, , phone 983. Men Wanted The Northern Pacific Railway Company will employ men at rates pre scribed by the United States Railroad Labor Board as follows: Machinists 70c per hour Blacksmiths 70c per hour Sheet Metal Workers , 70c per hour Electricians 70c per hour Stationary Engineers Various Rates Stationary Firemen Various rates Boilermakers 70c and 70 '2c per hour Passenger Car Men 70c per hour Freight Car Men 63c per hour Helpers, all classes 47c per hour Mechanics and Helpers are allowed time and one-half for time worked in excess of eight hours per day. Young men who desire to learn these trades will be employed and given an opportunity to do so. A strike now exists on the Northern Pacific Rail way. Apply to any Round House or shop, or to Superintendent Northern Pacific Railway at Pasco Washington