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I, S.M. Celklns, City Attorney of the City of ~gene, 0regon, do hereby
<br />submit the foregoing as a Ballot Title to be used in submitting to the electors
<br />of the City ~f Eugene, th~ Charter Ameddment empc~vering the City to levy an
<br />annual one Mill tax ~r street ~d park lighting purposes.
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<br />Eugene, Oregon, April 11,1927.,
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<br />S. ~. C a lk ins
<br />City Attorney.
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<br />On Official Ball~t Nos.
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<br />Authorizing one Mill Levy for Street and Park bighting.
<br />The Amendment in fuLL iS a.~ fell,wa:
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<br />C~IARTE~
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<br />AM EN DM M N ~ .
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<br /> An Act to amend tee Charter of the City of Eugene by adding a new
<br />chapter thereto,, authorizing and empm~ering the Common Council of the City
<br />of Eugene for 6he purpose of securing adequate street lighting for said
<br />city t~ include in its general tax .l~ev~ each ye.ar such sp~lal levy as shell
<br />be required in the Judgment of the Common Council,not to exceed One Mill,
<br />t~ pay for electrical current tc be used for lighting street and public
<br />parks and places in said city.
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<br />BE I~ ENACTED BY DHE ELEO'£ORS OY THE CI DY 02 ~U~NE ORM~ON;
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<br /> Seeti,n 1, The Common CoUncil of the City of E~gene, Oregon, is hereby
<br />authorized and empowered, for the purpose of securing miequate lighting for
<br />the streets, parks ~4 public placesin said city, to ~nclude in its general
<br />municipal t~ levy each ye~, such special levy ~ sha~l ~n the Judgment of the
<br />Comn~ Ccuncil be required, not to exeee~ One Milt, to pay for electrical
<br />current to be use4 for lighting streets ~d public p~ks ~4 plies In sai~
<br />c lty.
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<br /> Seetl~ 2. The f~ds realized from such ~ levy shal~ constitute a
<br />special fu~d de~omi~ated "Street Lighting F~d' ~d shaDl be used for ~o
<br />ether purpose th~ the pmyl~g ,f the cost ef street, p~k ~ public lighting
<br />l~ the City of ~e~e.
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<br /> ~ On m~tlen, the f~llowin~ resolution was ~ffered.~d u~imou~ly ~o~ted:
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<br /> Be It ResOlved by the Common Co,moll of the City of Eugene, Oregon, that
<br />there be submltte~ to the Electors of the City for their approval or rejection
<br />at a specialeleoti~n to be ordered and hel,t in the City at a time to be fixed
<br />by the Common Council, the ~nex44-C~er ~endment, entitle~:
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<br />An ~ACT to amend t'he-Char~r ef the City ef Eugene, Oregon,
<br />by. addlng~ a new chapter thereto, authorizing and empower-
<br />ing the City of Eugene to extea~ and enlarge its Power
<br />end Lighting system by ~idlng such units structures and
<br />equipment as shall in the Judgment of its Water Board be
<br />~eeme~ expedient convenient am~necessa.ry;.to secure by
<br />purchase, condemnation or otherwise within and or witout
<br />th~ city all real estate, right cf .way property, water
<br />rights, easement.~, amd licenses necessary ~r convenient
<br />to said extension; t~ bold, control, operate, maintain
<br />an~ lease the same; to sell its product; to construct any
<br />and every structure and appliance reasonable and n~cessary
<br />therefor; to institute, p?osecute, maintain, and defend all
<br />suits, actions and proceedings necessaryte such purpose, and
<br />to,Issue and sell the negotiable bonds of the city of M~gene,
<br />in the susa of One Million T~o Hund£ed and ~lfty Thousand
<br />Doll ers, or so much thereof~aa shall benecessery for such
<br />purpose an4 to expen~ the proceeds with other f~ds, In the
<br />p a~em% therefor.
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<br /> The foregoing Resolution and proposed amendment were filed in the office
<br />of the C!.ty Recorder of the City of Eugene, ca the llth day of April, A.D.,
<br />1927.
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