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r'" 4 0 The amendment. in full. is as follows: ~ ~g AN ACT I CHARTER AMEND1ffiNT To amend the Charter of the City of Eugene by ad.ding a new chapter thereto, authorizing, empowering and directing the Common Council of the City of Eugene, for the purpose of purchasing an athletic field on South Willamette Street \ I to be donated to School District Nll1Ilber Four'; to include in its general tax levy for one year such special levy as shall be required in the judgment of the Common Council for the purposes aforesaid, not to exceed one-half mill upon the dollar valuation of all taxable property in the City of Eugene, said levy to be in addi- tion to and in excess of the constitutional six per cent limitation upon the dity's tax levy. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: BE IT ENACman BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON: SECTION 1. The Common Council of the City of Eugene is hereby authori- zed, empowered and directed for one year, to-wit: for the levy next succeeding the adoption of this Act, to levy in addition to and in excess of the constitutional six per cent limitation upon the City's tax levy, and to ausess and collect taxes not to exceed one-half mill upon the dollar valuation upon all taxable property I within the City of Eugene, for the purpose of acquiring seventeen acres on South Willamette Street as an athletic field to be donated and deeded to School District Number Four. Section 2. That the money arising from such levy shall be disbursed by the Common Council by warrants drawn by the Common Coun(~il upon the fund created by this levy, which fund shall be designated as "Athletic Pield Fund", said warrant to be signed by the Mayor and City Recorder. Section 3. That upon the passage of this Act, the City of Eugene shall cause its Mayor and Recorder to make, execute and deliver to School District No.4 in Eugene a deed of conveyance of said seventeen acre athlGtic'field to be used by the School Board as an athletic field. BALLOT TITLE I There is hereby submitted as a proposed ballot title the following: ,~ "CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, OREGON, AND REFERRED TO THE ELECTORS:" I "AUTHORIZING A ONE-HALF MILL LEVY FOR ACQUISITION: OF ATHLETIC FIELD FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT" Shall the Charter of the City of Eugene be amended authorizing, empowering and directing the Coun(~il ..... I,