The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-13

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(a) pass suct. ordinance without al;
teration within twenty days after al
tachment d the clerks scertid cate to.
the accompanying petition. or
tbl Forthwith, atte the clerk shall
attach. to the petition accompanying
such ordiuanca, his certificate Of suf-
iciency, the board offairs shall call a
special election, unless general mn
picipal election is fixed within four
months thereafter, and at such spe.
cfal or general municipal election. ii
enc is so fixed, such ordinance shall
be submitted without alteration to the
vote of the electors OF said city.
The ballot used when voting upon
said ordi7ance shall contain these.
words: "for the ordinance" and "a.
gainst the ordinance" stating the ma.
ture of the proposed ordinance. II the
majority of the qualified electors vo-
ting on the proposed ordinance shall
vote in favor thereof. such ordinance
shall thereupon become valid and
binding ordinance of the city, and any
ordinance proposed by petition, or
which shall be adopted by a vote OF
the people, cannot be repealed or a.
mended except by a vote Of the peu'
pie
Any number Of proposed ordinances
may be voted upon at the same cleo
tion, in accordance with the provision
CT this section, but there shall not be
more than one special election in any
period Of six months for such purpose.
The board OF affairs may submit a
proposition for the repeal Of any such
ordinance or for amendments thereto,
to be voted upon at any succeeding &C.
neral city election; and should such
proposition SO submitted receive ma
1
iority of the votes cast thereon at
such election, such ordinance shall
Thereby be repealed Or amended &C.
cordingly. Whichever any ordinance or
proposition is required by this act to
be submitted to the voters OF the city
at any election, the city clerk shall eau
Sc said ordinance or proposition to be
published once in each Of the daily
newspapers published in said city;
such publication to be not more than
twenty or less than Ave days before
the submission Of such proposition OF
ordinance to be voted on.
Referendum,
Sec 104. Nc ordinance or franchl.
Sc passed by the board of affairs, OK
cept when otherwise required by the
general laws Of the state, or by the
provisions, OF this act, except an ordi,
nance for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health or safety
which shall contain statement of Its
urgency, shall go into effect before
ten days from the time Of its final
passage, and not then unless within
two days after passage, Sundays and
holidays excepted, the same shall ha'
We been published; in full in some
newspaper published, and generally
circulated in said city. And If during
said ten days petition signed by the
electors Of the city, equal in number
to at least thirty per centum of the
entire vote cast for the candidate for
commissioner at the last preceding ge'
reral municipal election who receiy-
ed the highest number of votes, pro
testing against tho passage Of such
franchise or ordinance be presented
to the board, the said ordinance
or franchise shall thereupon be SUI
spended from going into operation and
it shall be the duty of the board Of
affairs to reconsider such ordinance,
Or franchise, and if the. same is not
entirely repealed the board of affairs
shall submit the ordinance or franchi-
Sc as is provided by subsection (b) OF
section one hundred and three Of this
act, to the vote OF the electors of. the
city, either at the general election, or
at a special municipal election to be
called for that purpose, and such ordi.
nance or franchise shall not go into
effect or become operative unless u
majority of the qualified electors vo.
ting on the same shall vote in favor
thereof. Said petition shalhiin all re-.
spects, in accordance with the provi
sions of said section one hundred and
four, except as TO the percentage Of
signers, and be examined and certified
to by the clerk in all respect as herein
provided. ;2 >,
All Petitioners Must Res Legal Voters.
Sec. 1O5. Petitions provided for in
sections one hundred and two one
hundred and three and one hundred
and four of this act shall be signed by
inone hut legal voters of the CITY.