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! tificate, statement Of vote, and copy OF
such ordinance with the secretary Of state
as aforesaid said city or village shall be.
and subject to the provisions of this act,
and thereafter governed, controlled and reg
See Sec. fleGyS y. EXISTING OFFICERS rbe
city officers of such city or village at the
time Of its reorganization under the pro-
visions OF this act as aforesaid shall there
after exercise the powers conferred upon
like officers in this act to the ends Of their
respective terms and until their successors
are elected and have qualified, and all laws
and parts thereof not inconsistent with the
provisions. of this act shall continue in
force and be applicable to such city or vii
lage the same as II such reorganization had
not taken place, and no reorganization shall
be construed to be a repeal or surrender of
any rights, powers, privileges or franchises
heretofore by law conferred upon such
city or village and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, and all property
and estates whatsoever Of such city or vii
lagc Shall be and remain Severally and re-
spectively vested in such city or Village UNI
changed and as. before said reorganization,
and all proceedings for the requirement of
parks and parkways, the making Of local
improvements, and the making and collect
ing of assessments therefor, which have been
! finally ordered before the date of such re-
completed in the same manner and by the
same officers as if such reorganization had
not taken place; and all suits, prosecutions,
to said city. or village shall be sued for, re-
covered and collected under and by virtue
OF OF the provisions of law, governing such
city or village prior to such reorganization
ana all proceedings therefor commenced
before such reorganization shall be proceed
ed with as though no change had been
OF whatever nature existing prior to such
reorganization shall remain in full force,
ana snail be sustained, enforced and COLI
lected as though no such reorganization had
Sec. 2s. SEPARATE DISTRICTS. The
or anrexed to an existing city, as aforesaid,
shalP thereafter cease to be a part Of any
township or other organization for any pur-
pose whatsoever. except for county pur-
poses. and such city Including ali territory
annexed thereto under the provisions of
this act, shall constitute at least one sep
arate road district, at least one separate
assessment district, at least one independ-
ent school district, and at least one cleo
ton district
Sec: 30 CITIES LOCATED IN MORE
Than ONE COUNTY. In case any. city
of this act is located in more than one
county. all taxes and assessments levied
theren th Shall IN be Ra;d to the treasurer of
which the same was levied or assessed
is located. and all portions thereof levied
said city as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 30. CONSOLIDATION OF CITIES.
Any two or more cities existing under the
provisions of this act, comprising cOntigu-
Gus territory, may be consolidated as one
city by majority vote of the qualified
electors Of each of the same at an election
called for that purpose as follows:
Whenever petition requesting the same,
signed by at least one-fourth G4) of the
qualified electors Of such city, who shall
have voted therein at the last preceding
general or city election, shall be presented
to such city council, such city council shall
appoint committee of its members, who
shall notify the city council of each adj
joining city of the presentation of such
petition. IN case the city council of such
adjoining city approve Of such proceeding,
or in case a petition signed by at least one
fourth (lA) of the qualified electors of such
adjoining city, who shall have voted there
in at the last preceding general election or
council thereof requesting the same a
committee shall be appointed thereby, who
shall meet said first named committee at
the seat of government of such first named
the first named committee, and the two
committees acting jointly shall fix the date
for an election to be- held net less than
thirty (30 nor more than sixty l6Ol days
solidation shall he submitted to the people
of both cities, and thereupon the city coun-
Gil Of each such city shall arrange for the
holding of such election, which election
thereof made in each of such cities. in all
respects as prescribed by law for the con-
duct of city elections: provided. that moth
ing in this section contained shall authorize
lying wholly within separate counties,
without a vote in favor thereof by a ma
jOrity of the respective boards of county
commissioners of the counties wherein each
" Sec. ec'A 81. .''tF FORM OF BALLOT. The bal
lots to be used at such election shall be in
substantially the following form: "Propo-
sition to consolidate the cities Of. :......:.s