The Delta independent., 1911-08-18

ssftl2n HaLL GlT4 TA ATToF Wasn a T9
measure shall be tiled with the city
clerk to be referred to the legal voters
Of the cltv. either by the council or
by referendum petition. and when any
measure shall be proposed by initiative
Il ansmit to the CITY attorney a copy
thereof and within tive days there
and return to the CITY clerk a ballot
title for said measure. The ballot
title NAV be distinct from the enact
ing title of the measure. and shall
briefly express the purpose of the meas
ure. The ballot title shall be printed
the official ballot. In making such
ballot title. the city attorney shall to
the best of his ability. give true and
the measure. and in such language that
the ballot title shall not be intentionally
an argument, or likely to create prejudice
either for or against the measure. Any
person who Is dissatisfied with the bal
for any measure. may. within I'VE days.
| appeal from his decision to the city
council by petition. PRAYING for diff
ferent title and setting forth the rea-
sons why the title prepared By the city
attorney is insufficient or unfair. The
CITY council shall thereupon examine
sad measure. near arguments and in
its decision thereon, certify to the
in accord with the intent of this section.
the decision of the city council shall
he maj: The city clerk shall print on
to him.
seetien g. DESIGNATION AND
CITY clerk shall number the several
measures to be voted upon at any
election and he snail use for eacn
measure the ballot title designated,
in the manner herein provided Such bal
lot tile shall 1t no case exceed one
hundred words and snail not resemble,
utle previously med Tor any measure
10 be submitted at that election. sucn
IicIal ballot in the o. der in which the
measures referred by the council ana
petitions by the people snail be T,led in
ais office, The ami NATIVE of the
first measure shall be numbered 300
and the negative. 3O1. in numerals. and
the succeeding measures shall be num-
"eIed consecutivslv 3O2. 1903. 3Oi. and
3c5 at each election.
Measures referred by the council
shall be designated by the heading. Re
measures referred by petition shall be
designated. Referendum ordered by pc
tition of the people," measures propos-
ed by an initiative petition shall be des-
designated and distinguished on the bal
lot by the heading, proposed by initia-
tive petition"
Section 7. MANNER OF VOTING
RES ULT-HoW DETERMINED The
manner OF voting upon measures sub
United to the people shall be the same
as Is now or may be required and aD-
proved Dv law; no measure shall be
adopted unless it shall receive an al
OF respective votes cast on such meas
ure and entitled to be counted under
the provisions of this ordinance. that is
to saw. surprising one thousand ballots
to be properly cast on any measure IL
shall not be adopted unless 1t shall re-
ceive more than five hundred aifirma
tive votes. If two more conflicting
ordinances shall be approved by the peo-
pie at the same election. the ordinance
receiving the greatest number of affir
native votes shall be paramount in all
particulars as to which there is con-
lIff ava auh lob dtnnK
not have received the greatest majority
of Affirmative votes.
Section g. MEASURES TO BE PUB
LISH ED: The texts of all measures TO
be submitted shall be published in the
regular issue thereof not less than ten
days preceding the election at which
said measures are to be submitted.
Section 8. ELECTIoNS-NOW HELD
Ic9uNTING AND AND GAMyAss ,,,dIs;ot.
hereunder shall be held and conducted,
as nearly as NAV be in the manner
prescribed by law in cases OF elections
measures shall be counted canvassed and
returned by the same officers as votes
i9r candidates at regular municipai
with issue his proclamation giving the
whole number of votes cast In the city
for and against each measure. and de-
claring such measures are approved
by a majority of those voting thereon
to be In full force and effect as laws
Of the CITY from the date OF such proc
measures shall be approved at said
election which are found to conflict
with each other. or to contain conflict
claim that which is paramount In ac-
cordance with the provisions of section
Ia hereof.