The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-30
Referendum.

Sec l94. No ordinance or franchi.
Sc passed by the board of affairs, ex.
cept when otherwise required by the
general laws OF the state, or by the
provisions OF this act. except an ord'.
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 II during
said ten days r 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 &c.
reral municipal election who receiv.
ed the highest number of votes, pro
testing against the 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
1t 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entirely repealed the board of affairs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 franciii.
Sc as is provided by subsection Oh 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 ord.
nance or franchise shall not 20 into
effect or become operative unless II
majority OF the qualified electors vo.
ting on the same shall vote In favor
thereof. Said petition shall in 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 ncrein
provided.
All Petitioners Must Be Legal Voters.
Sec. los. 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
none but legal voters OF the city.
To Be Ratified BY Voters.
Sec. 100 This act shall not be ef.
fective unless the same shall" first be
submitted to the voters OF said city
at special election called for the
purpose and adopted by a majority Of
the votes cast at said election. Said
special election shall be held. on the
third Monday of September, one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
after the publication of the act at
least once week three times mime.
dtately preceding said special elect.
ion in all the daily newspapers puhlis.
he'd in the city. Said special election
shall be conducted in the regular man.
Rer for regular municipal elections by
the council then in office in said city
OF Fairmont. II this act is ratified ur
adopted at such election 1t shall then
go into effect.
The ballot to be voted at said elect.
Ion shall be printed upon plain, sub.
stantial white paper, and shall be in
the following form:
CITY OF FAlRMoNT.
CHARTER ELECTION
Indicate by cross In the square
how you desire to vote.
{ } For adoption Of new charter.
} Against adoption OF new charter
Sec. 1O7. All other acts and parts
OF acts coming within the purview OF
this act and inconsistent herewith are