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DHL CAPITAL JOUFSAL. cjALKM, OREGON, MOXDAV NOVEMBER 20, 1911.
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter Amendment Submitted to tka VoUn
of the City of Silem, Oregon, by the
Council:
8hil Section 6 and Section 10 of the Char
ter of the Cltjr of Salem, Oregon, be to
amended at to authorize the appointment of
the Chief of Follco and all Police Officer! by
the Major?
Vote Yea or No.
Tea 100.
Ko 101
AX ACT
To amend Section fWe (5) of the Charter
of the City of Salem, Ortgon, entitled 'An
Aet to amend Hettion No. fire (6), Sub
diTuione nine (9) and fourteen (14) of
iWtion Xo. lix (fl); and Sections fifteen
(15), twenty-fire (25), twenty-aeren (27),
thirty-one (31), forty-eeven (47), aixty
one (61) and aerenty-four (74) of the
Charter of the City of Salem, Oregon, en
titled An Act to incorporate the City of
8lm, and to rpeel an act entitled An
Act to incorporate th City of Halem, p
prored October . .t 1302; and an act en
titled An Act to incorporate the City of
Salem, approved February 15, 1493, and to
repeal all acti and parte of acta fn conflict
herewith, approred February 17, 1809."
Approved by the Legislative Assembly of
the State of Oregon, February 15, lflOl.
Be it Enacted by the People of the City of
flalem, Oregon:
Section I. That flection five (5) of the
Charter of the City of Salem, Oregon, entitled
"An Act to amend Section No. five (5), iub
division! nine (0) and fourteen (14) of Sec
tion No. six (fl); and flection fifteen (15),
twenty-five (25), twenty-seven (27), thirty
one (31 ), forty-seven (47), sixty-one (til)
and eeventy-four 7(4) of the Charter of the
Jity of Salem, Oregon, entitled an act to
Incorporate the City of Salem, and to repeal
An Act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City of Salem, approved October . ., lflfi'i;
and an act entitled An Art to Incorporate Ihe
City of Salem, approved February 15, 18i3,
and to repeal all acta and parts of acts In
conflict herewith, approved February 17,
iai9. Approved by the Legislative Assem
My of the Htnte of Oregon, February 15,
1901, be amended no aa to read ai follows:
Section 5. The elective officers of the City
of Salem, Oregon, shall be a Mayor and
Recorder (who shall he ex officio Clerk of
the Council), a Treasurer and two (2) Alder
men for each ward. The officers to be ap
pointed by the Common Council shall be a
City Attorney and a City Kngineer, such
City Attorney and City Kngineer to be ap
pointed by the Council when deemed norm
aary. Such appointive officers shall hold
their renpective offices for the term of one
( 1 ) year, unless sooner removed by the Coun
cil, and shall receive such salaries and com
pensation as Ihe Council shall from time to
time, by ordinance, direct.
1. Officers to be appointed by the Mayor.
The Mayor shall appoint the Thief of
Police and surh subordinate police officers an
from time to time shall be deemed necessary,
eaid appointments to he ratified by the City
Council. He shall have power to remove
atich Chief of Police or any nuhordlnato police
officer summnrily with or without notice, and
the Chief of Police and nil subordinate police
men constituting the police force of the City
of Salem shall hereafter he under the direct
supervision and control of the Mavor of the
City. The Chief of Police and other police
officers bo appointed by the Mayor, tinlosi
anoner removnd by the Mayor, shall hold their
respective offices for a term of one (1) year.
S. The elective officers provided for in
this sertion shall be elected for the term of
two (2) years by the qualified electors of
the city voting In wards where they reside;
provided that ene (t) Alderman shall he
elected annually in each ward by the qualified
voters thereof for the torm of two (2) years,
except In cases whpn by death, removal,
resignation or otherwise, a ward Is without
representation in the City Council, in such
cases there shall be elected two (2) Alder
men, one for a term of ono (1) year, and the
other for a term of two (2) years.
The officers herein mentioned to be ap
pointed by the Council shall be chosen by the
Council. at the first regulnr meeting thereof
In January, of each year. The officers herein
mentioned to he appointed by the Mayor shall
also be appointed at tho first regular moo line
of the Tonne!! In January, of each year, and
shall hold their offices under such appoint
ment for one (1) year, unk'HS sooner removed
by the Mayor.
The Council shall be the judge of the elec
tion and qualifications of Its own members,
and shall determine contests between persons
claiming to he eleotcd thereto, subject, how
ever, to review by any court of competent
jurisdiction.
Approved bv a majority of the legal voters
of the City of Hnlem, Oregon, ou the , , day
of December, 11)11.
AN ACT
To amend Section No. 10 of the Charter of
the City of Salem, Oregon, entitled "An
. Act to amend Sections two (2), five (5),
mix (A), eight 18). ten (10). fifteen (151.
twenty-three (2D), twenty. five (25) and
eeventy four (74) of an act entitled An
Act to incorporate the City of Salem, and
to repeal an act entitled An Act to in
corporate the City of Salem, approved Oc
tober 15, 1Ho2, and an act entitled An Act
to Incorporate the City of Salem, approved
February 15, 1893, and .o repeal all arts
and parts of nets In conflict therewith,
approved February 17. 18110: and to
amend Subdivisions nine (9) and fourteen
U) of Section alx (fl) and Sections five
(5), fifteen (15), twenty-five (25), and
anventy-four (74) of said act as amended
by Sections one (1), two (2). three (3),
four (4), five (5), and ten (10) nf an set
entitled An Act to amend flection five (5).
Subdivisions nine (ft) and fourteen (14) nf
noouon six () and Mentions fifteen (15),
twenty-five (25), twenty-sevon (27), thlrtv
one (HI), forty-seven (47). slxtv one f n
and seventy-font (74) of tho nfnreaald
act, approved February 15, 1901." Filed
in the office of the Secretary of State,
February 7th. lf)OH
Be It Knncted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. That Section ten (10) of the
hove entitled act to Incorporate the City of
Salem, Oregon, be amended so as to read as
follows :
Section 10. The Ohlnf of Pi1lr and mxh
subordinate policemen aa shall from time to
Itme he spnolnted by the Mavor of the city,
and ratified by City Council,' shall be peace
officers and must execute oil pmeessca UhhhI
by the Recorder of the ritv, or directed hv
any magistrate of this state. The Chief of
Police and such police officers of the city
may mnlce arrests for breaches of the peace,
ir commission of crime in the limits of the
Cily of Salem, Oregon, with or without s
warrant, as peace officers do under the laws
of the Ptnte of Oregon. Surh police officers
must exercise a vigilant control of the pence
and ouiot of tho city, and Khnll perform such
duties usually performed bv police officers
nuo peace nincers, mm rmn perform such
other duties aa may from time to time he
reimlred by the Mayor of the citv, or as
directed by the genernl ordinances of the city
The f'Mef of Police shall receive an annual
Halary of 1200.00 per year, payable monthly,
as the salaries of other officers of tho citv
are paid, and shitll hold his office for one Ml
.year, unless sooner removed by the Mavor
n proivded in Section five (5) of this
'Charter. The subordinate police officers shall
- receive, such cnmpensntlon as the Mayor of
tu city snail from time to time direct, not
xcerding at any time, however, the salary
and compensation of Ihe Thief of Police. Thi
Chii'f of Police when acting under or enforc
ing any law or statute of the State of Ore
gon, other thnn a city ordinance, shall he
entitled to collect and receive the same fees
and compensation as are allowed to a consta
Me for like services, and shall pay the same
over to the City Treasurer as provided In the
vcw of fees by the Keeorder.
, Adopted by a nmjurity ( the legal voters
of Ihe City of Rulein, Oregon, on the .. day
of December. PHI.
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters
of the City of Salem, Oregon, by the
Council:
Shall Section 23 of the Charter of the City
of Salem, Oregon, adopted by popular vote
December, 1001), be so amended aa to author
tie the iHsnnm-e and sule of bonds by ma
jority vote for public Improvement and to
authorize a present issue and sale of bonds
to the amount of $40,000 00 for the purpose
of constructing and repairing bridges?
Vote Yes or No.
Yes 102,
No 103.
Section five (5), fifteen (15), twenty
fire (25) and seventy-four (74) of said
act as amended by Sectlone one (1), two
(2), three (3), four (4), five (5), and ten
(10) of an act entitled An Act to amend
Section five (5), Subdivisions nine (9)
and fourteen (14) of Section six (6) and
Sections fifteen (15), twenty-five (25),
twenty-seven (27), thirty-one (31), forty
seven (47), sixty-one (61) and seventy
four (74) of the aforesaid act, approved
February 15, 1901, and filed in the office
of the Secretary of State February 7, 1903,
be and the aame is hereby amended t
read aa follows:" Adopted by the legal
voters of the City of Salem, Oregon, on
the first Monday in December, 1909.
Be it Knacted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. That Section 23 of the above
entitled act, being Section 23 of the present
Charter of the City of Salem, Oregon, be
amended ao as to read as follows:
Section 23. The Common Connell shall not
In any manner create any debt or liability,
escept as in this Charter provided. At the
end of each year an estimate shall be made of
the actual revenues to be derivd from all
source a. and from the total of that estimate
the total of fixed charges shall be deducted,
and the disbursements of the City Council
shall ho restricted to the balance. No debts
shall be contracted in excess of the estimated
revenue, except as otherwise provded herein,
and also except in the care of an emergency
or unforeseen calamity, when the Common
Conncil may borrow by giving a note er notes,
or the issusnce of bonds, or otherwise, a sum
not to exceed $20,000.00 to meet such emerg
ency or calamity. The Council may call a
special election to determine whether the
city shall incur an Indebtedness, or may sub
mit such proposition at any general or special
election of the city. The ordinance calling
auch special election shall be passed not less
than thirty (30) days prior to such election,
and shall set out the term of the proposed
indebtedness, and the general purposes for
which such Indebtedness will be incurred,
and upon a majority of the qualified voters of
staid city who vote at such election, voting
In favor of authorizing the proposed indebted
ness, the Council may then contract the same,
and may by ordinance provide for the issu
ance and aale of bonds to fund auch indebted
ness. But auch indebtedness shall not ex
ceed 15 per cent of the asessed value of the
property in the City of Salem, except that
any bonded indebtedness Incurred under the
provisions of Subdivision six (6) of Section
six (0) of this Charter, shall not be in
cluded within the limitation of said indebt
edness, neither shall bonds Issued for the
improvement of streets or sewers, the coat
of which is assessed against private property,
under the provisions of the Bancroft Bonding
Act, be included within such limitation of
indebtedness. If at the maturity of any
bonded debt of said city, no provisions shall
have been made for Ihe payment thereof,
and said city is without money to pay such
Indebtedness, the Common Council may, and
i hereby authorized to borrow money in the
name of said city In sufficient amount to pay
such Indebtedness, also to float a loan In lieu
of that authorized in Ordinance No, 080, by
the electors, August 2, 1909, also any other
debt heretofore matured and unpaid, all by
sale of bonds therefor at a price not less than
the face value thereof, payable in nut more
than twenty (20) years after date, and to
bear interest at the rate not to exceed 5 per
cent per annum. Provided, further, that for
the purpose of raising the necessary funds to
construct, repair and rebuild necessary
bridges within the City of Salem, Oregon, the
Common Council are hereby authorized to
Incur an indebtedness to the amount of
$40,000.00 by the issuance and aale of bond,
payable in twenty (20) years from the date
of Issue, with Interest at the rate of 5 per
cent per annum, payable semi-annunlly. The
interest to be paid upon snld bonds shall be
evidenced by twenty (20) coupons, attached
to each of such bonds, upon which shall be
stated the amount of the interest at any In
terest payment period of such bond. Pro
vided further, that the authority and power
hernln granted to the Common Council to
issue and sell such bonds shall not extend to
any subsequent or further Issue, until the
question of issuing the same shall be sub
mitted to the legal voters of the City of
Salem, Oregon, as hereinbefore provided.
Adopted by a majority of the legal voter
of the City of Snlem, Oregon, on the ., day
of December, 1911.
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter Amendment Submitted to the Votera
of the City of Salem, Oregon, by the
Council:
Shall Section 12 of the Charter of the City
of Salem, Oregon, be so amended as to abolish
the office of Street Commissioner and provide
for tho appointment of a Commissioner of
streets, sewers and bridges by the Mayor of
the City, such office to be under the direct
supervision and control of the Mayor.
Vote Yea or No.
Yes 104.
No 105. r
AN ACT
To amend Section 12 of the Charter of the
City of Hnlem, Oregon, being Section 12 of
nn act of the Legialative Assembly of the
fitate of Oregon, entitled "An Act to in
corporate the City of Salem and to repeal
nn act entitled An Act to Incorporate the
City of Salem, approved October ,., 18H2,
and nn net entitled An Act to Incorporate
the City nf Salem, approved February 15,
1H98, and to repeal all acts and parts of
acts In conflict herewith, approved Febru
ary 17, lflOO."
Be It Knncted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. That Section 12 of the Charter
of the City of Salem, Oregon, being Section
12 of an act of the Legislative Assembly of
the State of Oregon, entitled 'An Act to In
corporate the City of Salem and to repeal an
act entitled An Act to incorporate the Citv
of Salem, approved October ... 1802, and
nn act entitled An Act to Incorporate the
City of Halem, approved February 15, 1R93,
and to repeal nil acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith, approved Fehruarv 17,
1SD0," be amended B as to read as follows:
flection 12. The Mayor and Aldermen shall
receive no pay for their services, except that
the Mayor of the City shall appoint one (1)
Alderman a ConimUsloner of streets, sewera
and bridges, who shall receive on annua) Ral
ary of $1H00.00, payable monthlv as other
nffirera of the cily are paid. Such Commis
sioner under the direction and supervision of
the Mayor of the city, shall have the general
supervision and overnight of all streets, sew
era and bridge within the City of Salem.
Oregon, and ehnll be ex officio chairman of
the street committee, sewer committee and
bridge committee, nnd must be a regularly
olocted nnd qualified member of the City
Council during his term of office. Such Com
missioner, when so nnpolnted. shall keep his
office at tho City Hall nod shall maintain
reftnlnr office hours and give his entire time
nnd attention to the affairs of the cily and
abnll not engage In any other regular employ
ment. Such Commissioner shall be under the
supervision and direction of the Mayor, who
shall have full power to remove such Com
missioner and mny appoint his successor.
Such Commissioner shall, unless sooner re
moved by the Mayor, hold his office for the
term of one (1) yenr. The appointment of
such Commissioner by the Mnvor ahull have
the effect to abolish tho office of Street
Commissioner In the City of Salem, Oregon,
provided for In Section 5 of the Charter.
The Keeorder. Chief of Police. Treasurer
and Commissioner of streets, sewers and
bridges shall each give n bond to the citv in
such sum as the Council, under the direction
of the Mayor, may prescribe, conditioned
(hut they will keep, account for and pav
oer according to law. on the order of the
Council or Mayor, all moneys or other prop
erty that mny come into their hands by virtue
of their respective offices, nnd nil officers
of the city, whether elected or appointed
shall hold their office until their successors
arc elected nnd qualified. Except In the case
of officer appointed by the Mayor, In which
chhc a removal shall have the effect to con
stitute n vacancy In such office.
Approved bv a majority of the legal voters
of ihe City of Salem, Oregon, on the .. day
of IWember. 1011.
Secretary of State February 7, 1903.
Be it Enacted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. That Section 8 of the Charter
of the City of Saiem, Oregon, being Section
8 of the above entitled act, be amended ao as
to read aa follows:
Section 8. The Recorder shall have jur
isdiction over the violations of city ordi
nances, and may hold to bail, fine or commit
persona found guilty thereof, and the law
governing justices of the peace shall apply as
far as applicable to all proceedings, bill he
shall try all persons accused of violating said
ordinances without a jury unless the de
fendant, on demanding m Jury, shall deposit
In court a sum sufficient to pay the per diem
of such jury for one day. and witnesses in
his court in such trials shall be entitled to
no compensation for their attendance unless
the Council by ordinancea shall otherwise
provide, lie shall have power as Recorder
to pnnish witnesses and others for contempt
by a fine not to exceed twenty-five dollars
$25.00), or in default of payment of auch
fine, by imprisonment In the city jail one
day for every two dollars of such fine; keep
a journal of the proceedings of the Council,
and perform such other duties as this Charter
or the ordinances of the city require.
The Recorder shall receive an annual sal
ary of $1800.00 per year, payable monthly,
as the salary of the other officers of the city
are paid. Such salary shall be the full and
complete compensation for all services per
formed by him, and all of his costs, fees and
expenses taxed against or received from any
party or person in any proceedings beforo
the Recorder for a violation of a city ordi
nance or otherwise, when received or collected
shall be paid by the Recorder to the City
Treasurer, and the Recorder shall not be en
titled to have or to receive any fees or com
pensation for any act done or performed by
him as such Recorder other than the salary
herein provided, t
Approved by a majority of the legal voters
of the City of Salem, Oregon, on the .. day
of December, 1911.
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter Amendment Submitted to the Voters
of the City of Salem, Oregon, by the
Conncil:
Shall Section 28 of the Charter of the City
of Salem, Oregon, he ao amended as to re
quire the submission of bids upon two (2) or
more kinds of pavement for street improve
ment; and shall Section 31 of the Charter of
the City of Salem, Oregon, he so amended as
to authorize the city to enter Into a contract
for the improvement of streets and thereby
ascertain definitely the total cost of such
improvement before levying an assessment.
Vote Yes or No,
Yes 108.
No 1U9.
AN ACT
To amend Section 'J :l of the Charter of the
Chy of Salem, Oregon, entitled "Section
2It of the Charter of the City of Salem,
Oregon, Ihe same being Section '23 of an
act entitled An Act to Incorporate the City
of Salem, and to repeal an act entitled An
Act to incorporate the City of Salem, ap
proved October ... IStVi, and an act en
titled An Act to Incorporate the City o(
Salem, approved February 15, 1893, and
to repeal all acts and parts of acta In con
flict herewith. Approved February 17,
181)0; aa amended by Section J of an act
entitled An Act to amend Sections tvr (J),
five (5). six (fl), eight (8), ten (10),
fifteen (15), twenty three ('J3), twenty
five (35, and seventy-four (74, of an
act entitled An Act to Incorporate the City
of Salem, and to repesl an act entitled An
Act to Incorporate the City of Salem, ap
proved October 15. 1863, and an act en
titled An Ac to Incorporate the City of
Salem, approved February 15, 1893, and
to repesl all sets and parta of sets in con
flict therewith, approved February 17,
1899: and to amend Subdivisions nine (9
end fourteen (14) of Section tig (8) and
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter Amendment Submitted to the Votera
I of the City of Salem, Oregon, by the
! Council:
Shall Section 8 of the Charter of the CitT
City of Salem, Oregon, be amended so as to
fix the salary of the City Recorder at
$1800.00 per year, and ao as to limit the
Jurisdiction of the Recorder's Court to viola
tions of City Ordinances?
A'ote Yea or No.
Yes 100
T!o 107.
AN ACT
To amend Section 20 of the Charter of the
City of Salem, Oregon, the same being
Section 2fi of an act of the Legislative
Assembly of the State of Oregon, entitled
"An Act to Incorporate the City of Salem,
and to repeal an act entitled An Act to
incorporate the City of Salem, approved
October . ., 1802, and nn act entitled An
Act to incorporate the City of Salem, ap
proved February 15, 1893, and to repeal
all acta and parts of acts in conflict here
with, approved Fehrunry 17, 1899." Also
to amend Section IU of the Charter of the
City of Snlem and to repeal Section 47 of
the Charter of the City of Snlem, Oregon,
being Section 31 and Section 47 of an act
of the Legislative Assembly of the State
of Oregon, entitled "An Act to amend Sec
tion No. five (5), Subdivisions nine (9)
and fourteen (14) of Section No. six (0);
and Sections fifteen (15), twenty-five
(25), twenty-seven (27, thirty-one (31),
forty-seven (47), sixty-one (01), and seventy-four
(74) of the Charter of the City
of Salem, Oregon, entitled "An Act to in
corporate the City of Salem, and to repeal
an net entitled An Act to incorporate the
City of Salem, approved October ... 1802,
and nn act entitled An Act to Incorporate
the City of Snlem, approved February 15,
1895", and to repeal all acts and parts of
acta in conflict herewith, approved Febru
ary 17, 1899." Approved February 15,
1901.
Be it Knncted by the People of the City of
Snlem. Oregon:
Section 1. That Section 20 of the Charter
of the City of Salem, Oregon, of the Act of
the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon, approved February 15, 1901, lie
ainenuen so ob to renu ns loiiows:
Section 20. The Council in improving anv
street or streets, or nny pnrt or parts thereof
w inn n i no i,ny ni nniem, uregon, sit nil re
quire from the City Kngineer plane, specific
Hons nnd estimates for two f2) or more kind)
nf appropriate improvements, at least one of
which must be of a non-patentable kind, and
the probable total cost of pnch class of im
provement, and the City Engineer shnll file
srtid plans, snecificntlons and estimates In
the office of the City Recorder of the City of
nniem, uregnn. if the Council shall find
such plnns, specifications nnd estimates to
be satisfactory it shall approve the same, and
ennii fletermtne tne limus of the street pro
nosed to be improved, and the Council shnll,
by resolution, declare Its purpose and Inten
tion of mnking said improvement and deter
mi no the oortinn of the street to be fmnroved.
The action nf the Council in declaring its In
tention to Improve anv street or streets, or
nny part or parts thereof, approving and
adopting the plans, specifications and esti
mates of the City Engineer, nnd determining
the portion of the street to be Improved may
nil be done at one and the same meeting of
me i ouneii, upon tne passage of such reso
lution by the Council, the Recorder shall
duly give notice by publication for not less
than five (5) successive days In a daily
newspoper published in the City of Snlem,
Oregon, Inviting hids for making said Im
provement. Each bid submitted must be
accompanied by a certified check equal In
amount to 10 per cent of tiro amount of the
bid. When such bids are received and the
amount of the lowest responsible bid for ench
kind or clnss of improvement has been ascer
tnined, the Council shall, by resolution, de
termine the character nf the Improvement to
be laid nnd the lowest responsible bid; pro
vided that no grade or Improvement men
tioned in this section or In Section 25, ex
cept the original establishing of the grnde,
cm be mnde without ten (10) dnvs notice
thereof being first given bv publication In
some daily newspaper published in the Citv
of Salem. Oregon; provided, however, In the
case of the Improvement of nny street or any
part thereof, such notice shall not be re
quired to be published until the Council has
determined the kind and chirnctor of the
Improvement to be mnde as herein specified.
When the Council shall hnve determined the
kind of improvement to be mnde and the low
est bid submitted therefor, the Recorder
shall return to the respective bidders whose
bids have been rejected the checks submitted
with their snid bids, nnd shall retain the
check neconipnnving the bid selected and
adopted for the Improvement hy the Council.
Such check shall be hold until' such time ns
a rcmo7itvnnce Is filed sufficient to defeat
said improvement, the contract and bond
executed, a provided by law, or ordered re
turned by the Council.
Section 3. That Section 31 of the Charter
of the City of Snlem. Oregon, being Section
11 of the above entitled act, be amended so
ns to rend ns follows:
Section 31. In case the notice be for the
improvement of a street or pnrt thereof and
the same shnll not have been defeated by a
remonstrance, ns provided in Section 28. the
Council shall direct the Mayor and Recorder
of the city to enter into a contrnct with the
person, persons, firm or corporation sub
mitting the lowest bid ns hereinbefore pro
vided, to make Raid improvement, and shall
require any emh contractor to execute a
I good and sufficient bond nnd undertaking In
a sum equal in tne amount or tne contract
price, conditioned to make said Improvement
according to the plans and specifications, and
according to the terms nnd conditions of
such contract, nnd to complete the same
'1lhin a reasonable time to lie determined by
the Council. After such contrnct and bond
are executed nnd the Council hnve thereby
ascertained and determined the actual cost
of such improvement, including a sum not to
exceed 5 per cent of such contrnct price for
engineering expenses, acquiring descriptions
of property and other apecinl expenses con
nected with making surh improvement, shall
assess upon each lot or part thereof liable
therefor, its proportionate share of such costs.
Section 3. That Section 47 of the act of
the Legislative Assembly of 1901, being Sec
tion 47 of the Charter of the City of Salem,
Oregon, be, end the same Is hereby repealed.
Approved bv a majority of the legal voters
of the Citv of Salem, Oregon, on the . . dnv
of December, 1911.
Be it Enacted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section 1. Thst Section 4 of the Charter
of the City of bslem. Oregon, being Section
4 of the above entitled act, be amended so
as to read aa follows:
Section 4. There shall be a general elec
tion in the City of Silem on the first Monday
of December, annually. A primary election
for nominating candidates to be voted on at
such city election ahall be held on the first
Monday of November, preceding such election.
Nominations of candidates to be voted on at
such primary election shall be on petition and
shall not have any partisan designation. A
candidate for any office who receives a ma
jority of all vot-i cast for such office shall
be declared elected and no further election
shall be held to fill that office. If there be
three (3) or more candidates for nomination
for any office, and no candidate receives a
majority of all rotes cast for sncb office,
the two candidates receiving the largest num
ber of votes cast for such office shall be
certified by the eanransing board as nomi
nees for such office at the regular election.
The primary election herein provided shall be
conducted under the provisions of the Direct
Primary Law, except that all nominations
for city offices shall be non-partisan, and a
candidate for nomination at the primary elec
tion who receives a majority of all votes cast
shall receive the same certificate of election as
though he had been elected at the regular
election on the first Monday In December.
Approved by a majority of tne legal voters
of the City of Silem, Oregon, on the . , day
of December, 1911.
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter A mend m mt Submitted to the Voters
of the City of Salem, Oregon, by the
Conncil:
Shall Section 21 of the Charter of the City
of Saiem, Oregon, be amended so as to re
quire contractors on public Improvements to
give preference in the employment of laborers
to bona fide residents of the City of 8alem,
Oregon?
Vote Yes or No.
Yes 112.
No 113.
AN ACT
To amend Section -'4 of the Charter of the
City of Salem. Oregon, being 8ection 24
nf an act of the Legislative Assembly of
the State of Or-'gon. entitled "An Act to
incorporate the City of Halem, and to repe.il
an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City of Salem, approved October . ., 1802,
and an act entitled An Act to incorporate
the City of Sabm, approved February 15,
1893, and to repeal all acts and pnrts of
acts In confli-'t herewith, approved Feb
ruary 17, 189!t."
Be it Knacted hy the People of the City of
Snlem, Oregon:
Section 1. That Section 24 of the Charter
of the City of S;ilem, Oregon, being Section
24 of the above entitled act, be amended so
as to read aa follows:
Section 24. Any contract entered Into for
or on behalf of the City of Snlem, for a
longer period thin five (5) years shnll be
nnll and void from date of contrnct. In the
execution of any contrnct for public work by
the city or by its agents, or by any con
tractor, contracting firm, or corporation,
preference - shall be given in the employment
of labor to bona fide residents of the city.
Approved by n majority of the legal voters
of the City of Salem, Oregon, on the . . day
of December, 1911.
Notice of Intention to Construct a
Sewer To Be Known as "Lateral
Sewer District No. o.w
Notice is hereby given that the
common council of the city of Salem,
Oregon, deems and considers it neces
sary and expedient and proposes to
construct a sewer to be known as
"Lateral Sewer District No. 5", and
that there shall be laid eight-Inch
vitrified or concrete sewer pipe com
mencing at a point 50 feet from the
north line of block 71, North Salem;
thence southerly through the center
of said block extending through an
unnumbered block to Market street;
thence to a manhole In the Oaks Ad
dition sewer in the city of Salem,
Oregon. Also, commencing at a
point 50 feet from the north line of
block 72, North Salem; thence south
erly through center of said blxkand
extending through an unnumbered
block to Market street; thence to a
manhole in the sewer in Oaks Addi
tion to the city of Salem, Oregon;
said sewer shall be constructed at
the expense of the property directly
benefited and according to the maps,
plans and specifications adopted for
the same and on file at the office of
the city recorder, which said plans
and specifications are hereby re
ferred to for a more detailed de
scription of said sewer.
This notice Is published for ten
(10) days by order of the common
council of the city of Salem, Oregon,
and the date of the first publication
thereof Is the 8th day of November,
1911.
CHAS. F. ELGIN,
U-S-llt City Recorder.
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Piles Cured in Six to 11 Pnys.
Your druggist will refund money
if Pazo Ointment fails to cure any
case of itching, blind, bleeding or
protruding piles in six to 14 days.
50 cents.
AS ACT
To amend Sections two five (5), six ((U,
eight (K ten (lO, fifteen (1M, twenty
three (2IH, twenty-five (2M, and seventy
four 74, of an act entitled "An Act to
Incorporate the City of Salem, approved
October 15, M'2. and nn act entitled An
Act to Incorporate the City of Salem, ap
vroved February 1 19,1. and to repeal
all acta and parts of acts In conflict there
with; approved Vebruary 17. 189; and
to amend Subdivisions nine (9) and four
teen (14 of Bection six and Sections
fire (M, fifteen IM, twenty-five (2M.
and seventy-four (74) of said act .as
amended bv Sections one (1), two (2),
three four (4, five (M, and ten (10)
of an act entitled "An Act to amend Sec
tion five (M, SubdlvUtona nine (9) and
fourteen (14), of Section alx (A) and Sec
tion fifteen (15), twenty-five (35), twenty
even (27), thirty-one (31), forty-seven
4 471, aixtyone (61), and aeventy-f our
(74) of the aforesaid act,' approved Feb
nary 15, 1901. Filed In the office of the
BALLOT TITLE.
Charter Amendment Submitted to the Votera
of the City of Salem, Oregon, by the
Conncil:
Shall Section 4 of the Charter of the City
of Salem, Oregon, be amended ao as to pro
vide for nonpartisan primary nominating
elections?
Vote Yea or Xo.
Yea 110.
No 111.
AN ACT
To amend Section 4 of the Charter of the
City of Salem, Oregon, belns; Section 4 of
an set nf the Leiislsttve Aasemblv of the
Slate of Oregon, entitled 'An Act to in
corporate the City of Salem, and to repeal
an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City of Salem, approved October . ., 18A2,
and an act entitled An Act to incorporate
the City of Salem, approved February 15.
1893, and to repeal all acta and parta of
acta in conflict herewith, approved Feb
ruary i7, im.M
I !
All patent medlclnta or medicines ad
vertised In this paper are (or sale at
DR. STONE'S
Drug Store
The only cash drug store in Oregon,
owes no one, and no one owes It,
carries large stock; Its shelves,
counters and show cases are loaded
with drugs, medicines, notions, tot
let articles, wines and liquors of all
kinds (or medicinal purposes. Dr.
Stone is a regular graduate In medi
cine and has had many years or ex
perience in the practice. Consulta
tions are (ree. Prescriptions are
tree, and only regular price (or med
icine. Dr. Stone can be (ound at his
drug store, Salem, Or. (rom 7 in the
morning until 9 at night North
Commercial street, Salem, Oregon.
SISTERS OF THE
HOLY NAMES
ARE HONORED
High honors have come two Salem
Sisters o( the Holy Names, who have
recently recived noteworthy promo
tions that their many (riends will
(eel proud to hear about. Sister Rose,
who was the first Sister Superior o(
Sacred Heart Academy at Salem, and
its first graduate, has become Sister
Superior at Capital Hill Academy,
Seattle. She Is succeeded by Sister
Aiphage who has been the teacher o(
music at Sacred Heart and who came
here (rom Spokane. But the greatest
honor of all that has come to a Salem
Sister o( the Holy Names has come
to Sister Flavla, who was Miss Alice
Dunn, of this city, a daughter of a
well-known Catholic family. She has
become the Mother Superior of this
diocese, with headquarters at Portland-
It speaks well (or the Salem
institution that its workers, and es
pecially Salem graduates should be
sought (or the higher positions hi
this great order devoted to education
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HOW'S THIS1
We o(fer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward (or any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have know F.
J. Cheney (or the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his (lrm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous sur(ace3 o( the system.
Testimonials sent (ree. Price, 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall's Family Pills (or consti
pation. o
Is your husband cross? An irritable,
fault (Indlng dlsnositlon is o(ten due
to a disordered stomach. A man with
good digestion is nearly 'always good
natured. A great many have been
permanently cured of stomach trouble
by taking Chamberlain's Tablets. For
sale by all dealers.
o
Albany has 22 candidates (or the
seven city officts, to be filled at the
election December 4.
mum fair this year.
CHICHESTER S PILLS
ieSke?C I"1 ' Krd nd UU4 metalllAVx
TV fcW t,,,1e. ealei with Hit Ribbon. V
W tr-yj TL no other. Iluy of yoop V
I m WrawM. Abkfnt II l- llhS.TEIt 3
I W JJT IHAUO.NI HltAtlt 111 I a r. an
VMM known nv Rt.!i.iiMt lwin V Hnt.ia
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
Wf! FRENCH FEMALE I
PILLS.
A 8i. CiRTtiN Rilifv for SirmtuKD Mimtwaii'j.
NEVER KNOWN TO FAiL Safe! Surer 8iedyi a.m.
fail i oq Uuariiitetfil or Murier HftmdtHl. gnt prepaid.,
for 1.00 pnr box. Will i-ml them on iril,t he pild for I
when rwltTfl. S&mplej Free. If your Jru(uit dom not
b4 lhm tend juur orders to ttw
UKiTtO MCL(CALCOM jos t. Unohtir, Pa.
Sold In iaem by Di. 5. C. Stone
WEST SALEM
TRANSFER
Passengers Baggage
Connecting with all trains
at West Salem lor Dallas, Falls
City and Salem.
Leaves Journal office (or
West Salem at 8:40 a. m., 12
m., 1:10 p. m and 4 p. m. ev
ery day except Sunday. Also
(or Independence, Monmouth
and McMInnville.
Leaves Sunday at 8:00 a. m.,
1.00 p. m. and 5:15 p. m.
Calls it hotels on request.
Telephone or leave orders at
Capital Journal office any day
but Sunday. Phone 82.
'0 ORDERS TAKEN FOR
CALLS MORE THAN THREE
RL0CKS FROM CORNER OF
STATE AND COMMERCIAL
STREETS UNLESS AR
RANGED FOR IX ADVANCE.
J. B. Underwood, Mgr.
1 lv I
Soda crackers are
more nutritive than
any other flour food.
Uneeda Biscuit are
the perfect soda
crackers. Therefore,
Uneeda Biscuit.
Five cents spent for
a package of Uneeda
Biscuit is an invest
ment an invest
ment in nourish
ment, in health, in
good eating.
Though the cost
is but five cents,
Uneeda Biscuit are
too good, too nour
ishing, too crisp,
to be bought merely
as an economy.
Buy them because
of their freshness
buy them because
of their crispness
buy them because
of their goodness
buy them because of
their nourishment.
Always 5 cents. Al
ways fresh and crisp
in the moisture
proof package.
Never sold in bulk.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
MAKE US TOUR BAKER
(or Thanksgiving bread, cakes and
pastries. We make special prepara
tions (or the great (east day and
you'll find here an exhibition of
plain and (ancy baking that will
make you (airly long for a taste of
them. Why bother with baking when
we do it better.
CAPITAL BAKERY
Celebrated Lennox Fnrnace.
The Best Heater
It will save you money every day
you own It I will sell and install
the best. Let me gire you figures.
See Me
About an individual lighting plant
(or your home. The best thing to
the market (or cooking and lighting.
A. L Frasier
Pkoi. 13V S53 State Street.
439 Court Street
Phone 954
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