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

Der OF proposed ordinances requested
by petition as above proYidkd FOR may
be voted on at any election
The Board of Commissioners may
submit the question of the repeal or
amendment of any such ordinance to
the voters at any succeeding regular
election; and If majority of the votes
cast on such question be In favor OF
the repeal or amendment such ordi-
nance shall be thereby repealed or
amended, as the case may be.
Publication of Ordinances
Section. rs. Whenever a question:
Of passage of a 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 thia
act shall be paid BY the city.
Sec q. 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
Dficial duties; such bonds to be APP
proved by the County Judge, and filed
ks 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 OF
any city shall have been organized
and governed under the provisions OF
this act for a period of not less than
four years, shall desire that the or
ganization and government Of such
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 a number of legal voters of said
third (33 1-3) 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
mftted to the voters shall be:
Shall the city Of manning
he 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
u the second class IN the Common
wealth Of Kentucky approved March
Is, 1894, and thereafter in due course
became q law, and as same has since
been amended, all of which said Act
md amendments now appear as Ar
hcle 3, Chapter SO Of the Kentucky
Statutes in John d. Carroll's edition
hereof in 1902" adopted by the Cen
sraI Assembly of Kentucky at the 1910
Session thereof in 1909"
II shall be the duty of the County
Clerk to give to the Sheriff of the
county or to such other officer as may
te appointed to hold said election, a
certified copy of the order Of the
County Court as it appears on the
! srder book, within five days after
sQch order is made, and II shall be
he duty Of the said Sheriff or some
Nher such oficer. to have such order
published in some weekly or daily
Newspaper, published or circulated in
aid county, for at least two weeks
before the election, and also to adver-
Use the same by printed or written
Hand bills posted m conspicuous
places in said city, for the same length
VI time. If there is no weekly or
tally newspaper published in said
Eity, or the proprietor Of such paper
sefuses to publish said notice, tbs
printed or written handbills provided
sor shall be sufficient notice. The
J Sheriff, or other such oficer, shall
ave the advertisements and notices
herein provided for posted as herein
required, within seven days after he
receives the orders of the County
Court. It shall be the duty Of the
canvassing Board to certify the result
Il IL
which certificate shall be delivered to
The clerk Of the city, and at the next
regular term OF said court the County
Judge shall cause the same to be
spread upon the order book of said
sourt and the entry Of said certificate
N the order book, or copy thereof,
lhall be prima facite evidence of tn
sacts therein contained
When a majority of the votes cast
Ihall be in favor Of said proposition
10 submitted, ard said facts shall be
! certified as hereIpbefore provided, by
Iaid CanVassing Board to the County
! Clerk, and cory Of which shall be
certified to the City Clerk and salt
copy Of said certi cate shall be spread
: Upon the records Of said county. az
herein provided and upon the record .
" said city at the next regular meet,
ing OF the city Council, thereupon
said city shall cease to be governed
BY the proviEt Is OF this Act, hut
: thereafter shan be governed By the
! provisions Of Chapter SO Of said Stat
Ltes, independent Of the provisions OF
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