The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04

FINANCE shah not be amended or I'd
pealed. except by the voters at regu
lar biennial city election Any mum
Der of proposed ordinances requestet
: by petition as above provided for ma,
be voted on at any election.
The Board of Commissioners MAJ
submit the question of the repeal O.
amendment of any such ordinance t.
the voters at any succeeding regulai
election: and if a majority of the votei
cast on such question be in favor O
the repeal or amendment such ordi
nance shall be thereby repealed o.
amended, as the case may be.
Publication Of Ordinances.
Section. Is. Whenever a question
Of passage of q proposed ordinance
or of the going into effect, or the re-
peal, or the amendment of an ordi
nance is to be submitted to the voters
at an election. the Board of Commits
sioners shall cause the proposed
ordinance, or the ordinance and
amendment, as the case may be, to be
printed once before such election in
the official newspaper of the city, and
IN such other newspapers as the Board
Of Commissioners may direct before
such election
Expense Of Primary Election.
Sec. 26. The expenses of all primary
elections under the provisions of this
act shall be paid by the city.
Sec 81. The Mayor and each Com
missioner shall execute a guarantee
bond to the city upon which an action
may be maintained by any person or
persons as shall be interested In the
keeping OF the covenants therein con-
tanned, in the penal sum of ten thou
sand dollars ($10,000). conditioned
upon the faithful performance of his
pfaciai duties; such bonds to be APP
proved by the County Judge, and fled
rs matters of public record.
School Board Exempt.
Sec %. Nothing herein shall be
construed to apply to the organiza-
don, existence or conducting of the
affairs of the Board of Education.
Cities May Reconsider.
Sec %. Whenever the citizens OK
any city shall have been organized
and governed under the provisions OF
this act for a period OF not less than
tour years, shall desire that the or
city under the provisions of this act
shall terminate and cease and said
citizens shall file with the County
Judge of the county in which is To-
Gated such city, written petition sign
ed by number of legal voters of said
city equal to thirty-three and one
third (33 49, per centum OF the votes
cast in said city at the last preceding
election, It shall be the duty of the
County Judge of said county to re-,
ceive said petition and at the next
regular term thereafter to make an
order on his order book, directing an
election to be held in said city at the
next regular election and not earlier
than sixty days after said application
Is lodged with the said Judge, which
order shall direct the sherin or other
officer OF said county who may be ap-
pointed to hold said election. to open
the polls at each and all of the voting
places in said city for the purpose OF
taking the sense of the qualified
voters of said city upon the question
rs to whether or not the citizens OF
said city are in favor of the abandon
ment of the organization and govern
ment of said city under the provisions
Of this act. The question to be sub
United to the voters shall be:
Shall the city of manning
the city, abandon it's organization
and government under the provisions
Of an "Act to amend an act, entitled,
An Act for the government Of cities
n the second class IN the Common
wealth of Kentucky approved March
b., 1894, and thereafter in due course
became law, and as same has since
been amended, all of which said Act
ind amendments now appear as Ar
1cle 8, Chapter 80 of the Kentucky
Statutes In John D. Carroll's edition
hereof in 1909" adopted by the Cen
.raI Assembly of Kentucky at the 1910
pession thereof in 1909"
Clerk to give to the Sheriff of the
county or to such other officer as may
se appointed to hold said election,
verified copy of the order OF the
County Court as it appears on the
.rder book, within five days after
Iuch order is made, and It shall be
he duty Of the said Sheriff or some
'ther such officer. to have such order
in some weekly or daily
published or circulated In
aid county, for at least two weeks
|efofe the election, and also to adver-
Use the same by printed or written
land bills posted m conspicuous
,laces in said city, for the same length
i time. II there is no weekly or
Iaily newspaper published in said
ity, or the proprietor of such paper
efuses to publish said notice, tbs,
'rfnted or written hardbills provided
or shall be sufficient notice The
Sheriff, or other such officer, shall
ave the advertisements and notices
erein provided for posted as herein
eQuired, within seven days after he
eceives the orders of the COUNTY
,ourt. It shall be the duty Of the
Board to certify the result
4 said election to the County Court,
Which certificate shall be delivered to
be clerk Of the city, and at the next
eguiar term of said court the County
udge shall cause the same to be
pread upon the order book Of said
curt and the entry of said certificate
n the order book, or copy thereof,
hall be prima facite evidence of tn
Rcts therein contained.
When a majority of the votes cast
hall be in favor Of said proposition
o submitted, az q said facts shall be
ertffed as hereinbefore provided, by
aid Canvassing Eoard to the County
'ierk, and cory of which shall be
opy of said certi icate shall be spread
pom the records OF said county. as
eregn provided, and upon the records
said city at the next regular meet
1F Of the City Council, thereupon
aid city shall cease to be governed
y the provfsf Is Of this Act, but
hereafter shan be governed by the
rov1sions OF Chapter SO of said Stat
ties, Independent OF the provisions OF
his Act
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