Evening journal., 1914-12-10


shall appear the words, vote for or
against; place a cross in one square
Az such initiative election, the cleo
tion districts. voting places, methods
Of conducting the election. canvassing
the votes and announcing the results
shall be the same as far as possible
as herein provided for the election
OF candidates at the primary election.
III a majority OF the qualified electors
voting on the proposed ordinance
shall vote In favor thereof such ordi-
nance shall thereupon become a 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of the people, cannot be repealed or
amended for a period Of two years
except by a vote Of the people Any
number OF proposed ordinances may
be voted upon at the same election in
accordance with the provisions OF
this section. but there shall not be
more than one special election in any
period of six months for such pur-
pose.
Section 93. The Board Of Commits
sioners may submit a proposition for
the repeal of any such ordinance OF
for amendment thereto, TO be voted
AEVh hA dHf nuIIttAlHk ktHtIdl CITY
election, and should such proposition
so submitted receive majority O
the votes cast thereon at such elec.
/ tion, such ordinance shall thereby bs
/ repealed or amended accordingly.
Referendum.
Section "a. No ordinance passed by
the Board of Commissioners, except
when otherwise required by the gen.
eral laws of the State, or by the pro.
visions of this act, except an ordi
nance for the immediate preservation
OF the public peace. health or safety
which contains a statement of iti
urgency. shall go into effect before
thirty days from the time Of it's fina
passage, and If during said thirty days
a petition, signed by voters OF the City
equal In number TO at least 15 per
cent. of the entire vote cast at the last
preceding general election. protest
ing against the passage Of such ordi-
nance. be presented TO the Board OF
Commissioners, then II shall be the
duty OF the Board of Commissioners
to reconsider the ordnance and, II
the same Is not entirely repealed. the
Board of Commissioners shall sub
NIT the ordinance as is provided by
Subsection "b" of Section SO of this
act to the vote Of the electors OF the
City. either at a general municipM
election, or special municipal cleo
tion to be called for that purpose, and
such ordinance shall not 90 into ef-
feet or become operative unless a ma
1ority OF the qualified electors, vot-
ing on the same shall vote In favor
, thereof. Such referendum election
, shall be conducted in the same man
ner as is provided for the initiative
election. Said petition shall be In all
| respects In accordance with the pro-
visions of said initiative election. ex-
1 cept as to the percentage of signers,
r and be examined and certified TO by
q the Mayor. In all respects as herein
m provided. Any ordinance or measure
n that the Board of Commissioners OF
If the qualified electors of the city shall
,e have authority to enact. the Board
II of Commissioners may. OF its owl
Of motion. submit to the electors fol
10 adoption or rejection at a general oi
H. special municipal election, in thl
ny same manner, and with the sam
he force and effect. as is provided in thi
lll act, Tor ordinances or measures sub
mitted on petition. Al any specia
an election. called under the provision
nm OF this act. there shall be no bar TO tn,
he submission of other questions TO 4
- vote OF the electors in addition to the
b- ordinances or measures herein pro.
nj vlded for II said other questions are
~ such as may legally be submitted al
re such election. II the provisions of tive
o{or more measures. approved or adopt
e- ed az the same election conflict. ther
,e' the measure receiving the highest az
~ iirmative vote, shall prevail.
DC Section %. No measure shall b,
" considered an emergency measure un
~ less II is so stated in the measur,
Y Itself An affirmative vote of four
= ltths OF all the members Of the Boart
IN or commissioners shall be necessar,
an 10 adopt such an emergency measure
~. Section 96. Whenever any ordinanc
VI or proposition is required by the provi
slons OF this charter TO be submitted I
W ,he voters of the city at any election
~ the Board of Commissioners shall ordc
" one publication Of the complete tex
'o thereof TO be made in two or more ,
the newspapers of the city SO as TO ri,
the widest publicity thereto, such publ
~ cation 10 be made not less than five day
m nor more than fit IN days prior to sue
~ election; or, the Board of Commission
Hi. 'Nf ." ~" w nhAH NuullcdllOu. ena
y, cause the ordinance or proposition To |
printed, and thcrcupon il shall be Ill
w duty of the Board of Commissioners I
,,'r ~ enclose printed copy thereof in an er
~ Nelope, with a sample ballot, and nla
~ ~ or otherwise distribute the same TO eac
% r,e voter, at least five days prior TO sue
~ election. The Board of Commissioner
"'' may also, in its discretion, include wit
A.. such publication, or such printed COP
~ statement, not exceeding five hundrc
~. words, setting forth conciscly the reaso
~. OF the Board of Commissioners for r,
~ fusing 10 pass or adopt such ordinan,
-. or proposition. In the event that n
o boarl of Commissioners shall elect
Nv. publish such statement or TO send copie
~. thereof TO the voters, as herein provide,
g. the proponents of such ordinance
proposition shall also have the right
have included in such publication
M such mailing or distribution, as the cas-
oe W may be, similar statement of their res
W ~ sons for urging the passage or adcptio
~, OF such ordinance or proposition; pr,
I % sa yided, they shall first deposit with III
tod Board of Commissioners the cost
- such publication, or furnish to it. {
,ch their own expense, printed copies of sue
hor statement exceeding in number by fl,
~. per centum the number of register,
49,, electors of the city at such time. I'll
80 Board of Commissioners, at least thr,
days preceding the publication or mai
ING OF such proposed ordinance or proD