Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04
70. 1T, Al Published July 3, 1911
CHAPTER 513. LAWS OF 1911.

NO. c TX RI U.s. p0 IAWs ' OF 1911 {? H.
AN ACT to create section 39i to 39l in
elusive, Of the statutes, relating to
the initiative and referendum on acts
of municipal councils and OF boards
of county supervisors.
The people Of the State of, Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the
statutes four new sections to read
Section 3Si. /. Any proposed ordln7
of any city, except in such cities as are
organized under sections 925m-301 to
925m-317, inclusive, Of the statutes,
or to the county board of any county
by petition signed by electors Of such
city or county, equal in number to the
percentage hereinafter required.
q. Any proposed ordinance accom-
panied by a petition signed by electors
equal in number to not less than TWEEN
ty-five per cent Of all the votes cast
for governor in such city or county
at the last general election, and con-
tanning request that said ordinance
be submitted to a vote of the people if
not passed by the city council or
county board, shall be either ?a)
passed without alteration by the. city
council or county board within thirty
days after attachment of the clerks
certificate to the accompanying petit
ton; or (b) shall be referred without
alteration by the city council or county
board to q vote of the electors of said
city or county at the next regular
election, If the same shall be held
within ninety days of the date of the
clerks certificate, or at special cleo
ton, if no regular election shall be
held within ninety days, but not more
thar one Sp eerdd Of six monbs
g. Any proposed ordinance accom-
panied by petition signed by electors
equal in number to not less than fif-
teen nor more than twenty-five per
cent of all the votes cast for governor
in such city or county at the last gen
eral election, shall be passed without
change within thirty days after the
clerks certificate of sufficiency is at
tached, or it shall be submitted to the
electors of the city or county at the
next regular election.
4. Whenever a proposed ordinance
shall be submitted to the people, a con-
else statement Of the nature thereof
shall be printed upon the ballot, and
underneath the question, as thus
and mo-, and to the right OF, such
words there shall be square and each
eIector shall vote Yes or No upon
such question by making a cross or
other mark in the square adjacent to
such word.
s. If majority of the qualified
electors voting on the proposed ordln-
ordinance shall thereupon take effect
and be in force.
6. No ordinance proposed by petit
tlOn ana duOpl6u ny d VOC VI Liz
people, shall be repealed or amended
within two years after it's adoption,
except by a vote of the people;
Z. The city council or county board
may submit to vote Of the people at
any regular or special election pro
position for the repeal of any such ordi--
nance or for amendments thereto, and
should the proposition so submitted
receive a majority Of the votes cast
thereon at such election, such ordin-
ance shall thereby be repealed or
amended accordingly.
g. Not more than twenty, nor less
than five days before the election, the
city or county clerk shall cause every
ordinance or proposition submitted to
the voters at any election to be printed
in al least two, but not to exceed four,
daily newspapers published in the city
newspaper published in such city or
county then in one or more weekly
newspapers of general circulation
therein.
held in accordance with this section
be held in the manner now provided by
law. and the returns of the same shall
be made and forwarded by the inspect
ors of election to the clerk of the city
or county in which such election is
held All ordinances adopted at any
city or county clerk within ten days
after such election in at least two, but
not to exceed four, newspapers pub
lished in such city or county.
SECTION SOL, l. No ordinance passed
by the council of any city, except Of
lions 925m-301 to 925m-317, inclu-
sive, Of the statutes, and no ordinance
or resolution of any county board shall
so into effect within twenty days from