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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE NO. 9215 ORDIAIAP~ICE P10. 9215 An Ordinance submitting the question to the electors of the City of Eugene and to the electors of the area hereinafter described, the cuestion "For Annexation" or "Against Annexa- ti on" of such area and ordering a special election to be held in such area and in the City of Eugene on the 2nd day oi' IJovember, 19l.G~, designating poJ_ling places, appointing clerks and judges of election, and all acts necessary for the carrying on of the said election, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ONDAIN AS FrJI.LOVdS: Section 1. That the Cor.~mon Council of the City of Eugene hereby submits to the elect- ors of the City of Eugene and to the electors of the following described area in the City of Eugene , to-wit : _ Commencing at tk~e intersection of the south line of 22nd Avenue ~"lest and the Wenterly city limits of the City of Eugene running thence South along the ZFlest line of College Hill Park Addition to the North line of B1:ock A of College Hill P.,rk Addition thence Vtesterly along the North line of B]_ock A College H~ 11 Park and the North line Blocl~s 1, 2, 3, !~, and 5 of Storey Subdivision of College Crest and the n?orth line of Lots 1 and 28 of the plat of Lawndale Acres, to the 'lest line of Tyler StrFet as laid out, and platted in said subdivision of Lawndale Acres thence North along the East line of the P,4unicipal ,Fti.rpa.rk 900 feet to the present city li_mi is thence Er.tst along the present city limits 200 feet to the place of beginr_ing. for questi ons "For Aru~exation" or "Al;ainst Annexation,",. of such territory to the City of Eugene . Section 2. The Common Council of the City of Eugene hereby orders an election to be held in the City of Eugene, Oregon, and to be held in the area described in Section 1, on the 2nd day of Alovember, 19l~8, said election 1-.eing a general election, at which election there shall be submitted to the electors of said city and to the proposed annexation area for their approval or re jection the proposal '!For Annexation" or ",against Annexation" of said area to the City of Eugene . Section 3. That said proposal shall be placed upon the official ballot by the County Clerk for Lane County to be voted upon by the electors of the proposed area and by the elect- ors of said city at said election. Section !~. The City Recorder shall provide such poll hooks, ballot boxes, tally sheets and such other supplies for each polling place, within the proposed,area, as are necessary for the carrying on of the election, all of which shall b~ delivered to the election board. Section 5. The following are hereby designated as the polling; places for said election in the City of Eugene, one to be in each precinct of said City: and the following are hereby designated as the pol_7.ing places in the proposed annexation area, and the Comr,~on Council does hereby aL~point the judges and clerl~ to serve in each of said polling places as here-.in: designated, to vsi_t: 1 f :~~5 In the follovri.ng list of Judges and Clerks, the first named shall be a Judge and Chairman of the election board; the second named shall be a Judge, and the next three shall be designated as first, second and third Clerks: Section 6. The polls shall be opened in each of said pol]_ing places at eight o'clock in the morning and shall be kept open until eight o'clock in ttie evening on said election day . Section 7. The First named Judge of said election board as provided for in this Ord- 1 finance shall be Chairman of the board of wlich he is a member, and the ballots cast at said election shall be counted, tabulated and returned to the City Recorder as provided by law. Section B. The City Recorder is hereby authorized and directed to, give notice of said election bar publication in a newspaper of general circulation in such corporation and in such territory so proposed +.,o be annexed once each week for the period of four weeks prior to such election, also by posting notices thereof in four public places in the territory proposed to be annexed for a like period. Such notice shall distinctly state the proposition to be so submitted and shall designate especially the boundaries of the territory so proposed to be annexed and the electors shall be invited thereby to vote upon such proposition by placing upon their ballots the ,words 'For Annexation's or "Against Annexation". Section 9. The Judges and Clerks, before entering upon the disdharge of their duties 1 at such election shall each take and subscribe before an officer authorized to administer the same, an oath, a.nd he will honestly and faithfully discharge his dut~.es as such Judge or Clerk. In case of the absence or inability of any Judge or Clerk so a ppoi nted to act at such election, then the qualified electors present at the polls, before proceeding to vote, may choose an elector to act in his pl~~ce fran among the number, vrho shall qualify as aforesaid before entering upon the discharge of his duties as Judge or Clerk of such election. 'WHEREAS, it is desired to submit to the electors of the City of Eugene and the elect- ors of the area hereinbefore described a proposal for annexation, and ti"J~lEREAS, the sanitary conditions, vrater supply and electric supply are inadequate and 1 constitute a menace to the health and safety of the people of the area hereinbefore described, an emergency is therefore declared to eyist and it is necessary for the immediate preserva- tion of the peace, health and safety of the City of Eugene that this ordinance take effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the I~dayor, and IT IS SO ORDI~;RED. Passed by the Common Council this 23rd day of >'lugust, 19l~8. /s/ Henry F. Beiste]: City Recorder Approved by the Mayor this 21~th day of August, 19L~ 8. /s,~ Earl Y~. P:gcPdutt D4ayor