Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-29


the council, as in this section provided,
the council may, however, within ten
days after attachment of the manager
certificate of sufficiency, pass an alter
ject matter. If within ten days after the
passage of such alternative ordinance,
not less than fifty per centum of the
petitioners for the submitted ordinance
the withdrawal of their names from such
petition, the ordinances petitioned for
shall not be submitted to . vote Of the
tive ordinance shall thereupon become
effective. If petition for withdrawal
Of names of at least fifty per centum Of
filed with the clerk within said ten days
after the passage of such alternative or
dinance. ordinance petitioned for shall
n to yGe OF the
the council may at the same time SUBJ
init said alternative ordinance, and the
one receiving the highest number of
come the ordinance of the city.
Whenever any ordinance or proposition
is to be submitted to the voters, of the
either cause the ordinance or proposition
to be printed and mailed by the manag-
er, with a sample ballot to each voter, at
The council shall prepare suitable b.
lots for the submission of any ordinance
provided for in this section. If majority
OIL the electors VOTING ON any SuCn OF.
dinance, submitted by. petition, vote in
favor thereof, such ordinance shall there
upon become valid and binding or
dinance of the city.
may be voted upon at the same election,
in accordance with the provisions of this
section. ~.
The council may submit a proposition
for the repeal OF any such ordinance, or
for amendments thereto, to be voted up
on at any. general municipal election.
anS should ID ha receive
such election. such ordinance shall be re-
pealed or amended accordingly. An or
dinance proposed by petition or adopted
pealed or amended except by a vote Of
the people.
There shall not be held under this SEQ
ton Of the charter more than one spe
nor shall any such SPECIAL election be
called to be held within six months prior
to any general RhF %SHfs,R61 election
Sec. SO. No ordinance passed bv the
council shall go into effect before thirty
days from the. time of it's last publica-
the general laws of the state, or by the
provisions of this charter.
If during said thirty days a petition.
signed by qualified electors of the city
centum of the total ballots cast at the
last preceding genera! municipal election,
protesting against the passage OF such
| ordinance, 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 en-
tirely repealed the council shall submit
the ordinance, to a vote of the electors
of the city. either at the next general
municipal! election. or at special cleo
ton called for that purpose, and such or
dinance shall not become operative un-
less majority of the qualified electors
voting on the same shall vote in favor
| thereof. The provisions of section Sc
| of this charter, respecting the forms and
conditions of the petition. and the mode
Of verificatiOn, certificatiOn and filing
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 fur
nishing Of light. power. transportation
| or any other public utility. to the city.
| or it's inhabitants. for the acquisition OF
any property for any such purpose, shall
! be taken. except by ordinances; and no
such ordinance shall be construed to be
an emergency ordinance.
Any ordinance or measure that the
council. or the qualified electors of the
city. shall have authority to enact, the
council NAV. of it's own notion submit
to the electors for adoDtion or rejection
! at general or special municipal cleo
| ton. in the same manner. and with the
same force and effect, as is provided for
| ordinances or measures submitted on
petition.