HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 8656~9 8
ORDINANCE N0. 865
An Ordinance directing the City Recorder to place two charter amendments
upon the general election ballot by delivering the same to the County Clerk of
Dane County, Oregon for the election of November 5, 1940.
~`tI~REAS, heretofore an initiative petition has been filed by the electors
lof the City of .Eugene, asking the submission to the electors of a one mill levy
;for two years for acquiring a site and erecting a municipal swimming pool, which
;has been further submitted by the Common Council by resolution; and
~ WI~EREAS, the Common Council by a resolution filed vaith the City Recorder
;on the 10th day of June, 1940, resolved that there be submitted to the electors ~
~~of said city for their approval or rejection at a special or general election a ~i
charter amendment providing for a levy of three mills in two succeeding years, !,
,three mills in each year, for the purpose of purchasing land for an airport field;.
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Wf~REAS, at the time of the submission of the measures it was not known
whether they would be submitted at a special eleotion or be placed on the ballot
~at the general election;
Now, Therefore,
THE CITY OR EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO~YS:
Section 1. The City Recorder of the City of Eugene be and he is hereby
(directed to prepare and deliver to the County Clerk of 3rane Gounty, Oregon, to be
;placed upon the ballot at the general election to be held November 5, 1940, the
;following measures:
(a) "An ACT to amend the Charter of the City of Eugene by
adding a new Chapter thereto, authorizing, empowering
and directing the Common Council of the City of Eugene,
for the purpose of purchasing land for an airport field,
to include in its general tax levy for two years, such
special levy as shall be required, in the judgment of
the Common Council, for the purposes aforesaid, not to
exceed three mills in each year, upon the dollar valu-
ation, of all taxable property in the City of Eugene,
commencing with the levy next succeeding the adoption
of this Act, and for the levy in the next succeeding year,
said levy to be in addition to and in excess of th e
constitutional six percent limitation upon the city's
tax levy."
(b) "AN ACT to amend the Charter of the City of Eugene by
~~ adding a new chapter thereto, authorizing, empowering
and directing the Common Council of the City of Eugene
for the purpose of acquiring a site and erecting a muni-
cipal swimming pool, to include in its general tax levy
each year for two years, to-wit: for the Levy made in the
fall of `1940 and for the levy made in the fall of 1941,
such special levy as shall be required in the judgment,
of the Common Council for the purpose aforesaid; not to
exceed in each year one mill upon the dollar valuation
of all taxable property in the City of Eugene,. said levy
to be in addition to and in excess of the constitutional
six per cent limitation upon the city's tax levy."
fall to be done within the time required by statute for delivery to the County Clerk.
,' Section 2. The City Recorder be and he is hereby further directed to
jpublish notice of said measures, together with the notice for the general city
election in some newspaper of general circulation in the City of Eugene for ten
,days prior to the date of the election.
Section 3. The City Recorder be and he is hereby directed to prepare
the pamphlet provided for by the Initiative and Referendum Law for distribution
to the electors of the City of Eugene covering the above two measures 'and to cause
the same to be completely distributed at least eight days before the date of the
election, to-wit, November 5, 1940, and do any and all things necessary and con-
venient for the orderly placing of the measures before the people at said election.
Section 4. The Common Council f
be, together vaith the regular city ballot,
election of l~ovember 5, 1940 and be placed
Clerk of Lane County, Oregon.
Passed by the Common Council
this 9th day of ,Sept. 1940
/s/ C. IV. Bryan, City Recorder
urther orders that the two measures shall
submitted to the electors at the general
upon the general election ballot by the
Approved by the Mayor
10th day of September, 1940
/s/ Elisha Lame, i~favor