The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-04-20

ceding general municipal election at
which Mayor was elected. and con-
submitted forthwith to a. vote of the
people at special election then the
Council shall either:
(a) Pass said ordinance without
attachment Of the Clerks certificate of
sufficiency to the accompanying petit
ton; or,
90 Within twenty-five days after
special election at which said ordi
nance without alteration shall be sub
mitted to a vote Of the people.
If the petition be signed by electors
less than twenty pei, centum Of the
entire vote cast. for all candidates for
Mayor at the last preceding general
municipal election at which Mayor
passed by the Council as provided, in
the preceding subdivision, then such
ordinance. without alteration. shall be
sui to vote Of the the people at
occurring at any time after twenty
days from the date Of the City Clerks
certificate of sufficiency attached to
the. petition accompanying such ord1n-
ance.
Wherever any ordinance or PROPOSE
ton is required by the Charter to be
submitted to the voters Of the City at
any election, the Council shall either
|
be printed and mailed by the City
Clerk with sample ballot to each
voter, at least three days prior to the
election. or order such ordinance or
fetal newspaper and published in like
manner as ordinances adopted by the
Council.
The ballots used in voting upon such
words For. the ordinance" (stating the
nature of the proposed ordinance) and
against the Ordinance (stating the
nature Of the proposed ordinance). If
majority Of the qualified electors vot-
ing. on said proposed ordinance vote
in favor thereof, such ordinance shall
thereupon become a valid and binding
ordinance of the City.
Any number of proposed ordinances
may be voted upon at the same cleo
tion, in accordance with the provisions
OF this chapter.
The Council may submit a. PROPOSE
ton for the repeal of any such ordin-
! ance, or for amendments thereto, to
be voted upon at any general municipal
election; and should such proposit ion
receive a majority Of the votes cast
at such election. such ordinance shall
be repealed Or amended accordingly.
An ordinance proposed by petition or
adopted by q vote of the people can
not be repealed or amended except
by a. vote Of the people.
There shall not be held under this
section of the Charter more than one
special election in any period of six
months.
such further regulation as may be
! necessary to carry out the provisions
of this section.
Sec: 5oa-No ordinance passed by
the Council shall go into effect before
| quired by the General Laws Of the
State, or by the provisions Of this
ents anG street Ter
! the immediate preservation of the pub
lie peace. health or safety, which con-
! tains statement of its urgency, and
the Council: provided that no grant
| of any franchise shall be construed to
be an urgent measure, but franchises
shall be subject to the referendum vote
during said ten days a petition signed
| by qualified electors Of the City equal
In number to at least twenty per CEN
tum Of the entire vote cast for all
ceding general municipal election at
! which a mayor was elected, protest.
| ing against the passage of such oru1n-
ance, be presented to the Council, the
same shall thereupon be suspended
from going into operation, and it shall
be the duty of the Council to reconsider
such ordinance, and If the same be not
e enbIri1 IRE repeaigd: the Council shall
Section 500 of this Charter, to a vote
| OF the electors of the City, either at
the next general municipal election or
| at a special election called for that
| purpose, and such ordinance shall not
! become operative unless majority of
! the qualified electors voting on the
| same shall vote in favor thereof. The
| provisions of Section SOL respecting
! the forms and conditions of the petit
! ton, the mode of verification, certifi-
! cation and fling shall be substantially
| followed, with such notifications as
! the nature Of the case requires.
No action Of the Council making any
| contract or other provision for the
furnishing of heat, light, power, trans
! portation or any other public utility
| to the city or its inhabitants, or for
the acquisition Of any property for any
such purpose, shall be taken except
by ordinance.
Any ordinance or measure that the
Council or the qualified electors of the
| City shall have authority to enact, the
| Council may of it's own motion submit
to the electors for adoption or rejec-
ton at a general or special municipal
| election, in the same manner and with
! the same force and effect. as is pro-
| vided for ordinances or measures sub
| mitted on petition.
The Council may, by ordinance
make such further regulations as may
be necessary to carry out the provi-
sions of this Chapter.
H. w. CHEADLE,