The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-19
.BEMIDJI CITIZENS TO VOTE ON OLD
CHARTER AMENDMENTS next MONTH

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treasurer is hereby forbidden to place
any money hereby appropriated to the
sinking fund in any other fund There
shall also be paid into the sinking fund
all taxes collected to pay interest in ex-
cess Of the amount required to pay
such interest.
Sinking Fund Commissioners.
The Mayor, Treasurer and City At
torney shall constitute a Board Of Sink
ing Fund Commissioners, and he coun-
Gil may, by resolution, define such du-
ties for said Board as are not herein
provided. Said commissioners shall have
charge Of the sinking fund and shall,
by and with the consent Of the coun-
Gil, invest the same in bonds or other
obl1gat1ons to the .city, pursuant to this
character, or any such other bonds as
Of public school funds in the state of
Minnesota, or in any county or school
bonds of this state. In case Of invest
ment in bonds or other obligations Of
the city, the same shall not be cancelled
but shall be held in the sinking funr
and the interest thereon shall be paid
over and applied to such sinking fund
Whenever any bonds Of the city shall
become due. the said commissioners
shall, by and with the consent of the
council, dispose Of such bonds then in
said fund as with the money on hand
belonging to the same shall be neces-
sary to pay said maturing bonds, and
said Commissioners, by and with the
consent of the council, may dispose of
any of the bonds in said fund at such
other times as said Commissioners and
Council may deem for the best interests
of said fund
Whenever the amount Of said sink
ing fund, together with the interest and
revenue therefrom computed to the time
OF maturity of the said bonds, is suffi-
cient- to pay all of said bonds, and levy
hereinafter provided for, for said fund
may be omitted, and the moneys other
wise devoted to this fund may be di-
verified to other funds; but in case de-
crease of interest, or for any other cause
such fund shall in the Judgment Of the
council be insufficient to pay said bonds
Of the city at maturity, such tax shall
be resumed. - :
Said Commissioners shall make a de-
tailed report to the council, at it's meet
ing on the first Monday in March each
year, and at such other times as the
council may require, and said report
shall show the condition Of said sink
ing fund, the nature and value Of each
or the securities thereunto belonging
with full description of said securi-
ties. ..-. ~
Any taxpayer of the city, or any owner
of bonds of the city shall have the
petent Jurisdiction any proper action
or proceedings to enforce upon the part
OF the council or said Commissioners,
compliance with the provisions of this
section. .-.
Whenever, at the maturity of any of
the bonds Of the city. said sinking fund
shall not have money in it sufficient
to pay the bonds so maturing. and when
ever the council shall deem it advis-'
able for the best interests Of the city
TO take up any outstanding bonds not
due, the council shall issue cher bonds
or the city to run not exceeding twenty
years, on such terms as to place the
times of payment and rate Of interest
as may be deemed advisable. and in such
amount as may be necessary to meet
such deficiency and to take up and re-
that refunding bonds shall in no case
draw higher rate of interest than the
bonds taken up. .--t 49, .....-..
Poor Fund.
The poor fund is created for the pur-
pose of providing money to, care for
the poor of the city. 1t shall be sup
ported by taxation. but no larger amount
than five mills on the dollar Of the as
sessed valuation shall be levied in any
one year.
The park fund is created for the pur-
pose of providing money for the care
and maintenance of the public parks in
the city. 1t shall be supported by an an
nnal tax OF not to exceed one mill on
the dollar, Of taxable property.
Initiative.
Sec. /. Any proposed city ordinance
may be submitted to the council by
petition subscribed by qualified electors
ance. The signatures to the petition
need not all be appended to one paper,
but each subscriber must state his place
of residence by street and number with
reasonable certainty.
One of the subscribers to such pc
tition shall make oath that the sigma
lures appended thereto are genuine, and
that he believes the statements therein
contained are true, and the same shall
be filed with the City Clerk. .re
Sec. 2. Within ten days after the
fling of such petition the clerk shall
ascertain from the election registers
whether or not such petition is sub
scribed by the requisite number of quail
fled electors as hereinafter provided, and
shall attach therto his certificate show
ing the result of such examination. IF
it may be amended within ten days from
the date of the clerks certificate, and
the clerk shall in like manner within
ten days after such amendment examine
If the amended petition Is shown to be
insufficient it shall be returned without
prejudice to the filing of a new petit
ton on the same subject to the person
or persons who filed the same.
If the petition is shown to. be suffi-
cient the clerk shall submit it to the
council without delay.
Sec. g. If the petition accompanying
the proposed ordnance De SuDSCrl bed
by qualified electors equal in number
to twenty per centum of the votes cast
at the last preceding general city cleo
ton. and if it contains a request that
such ordinance be submitted to vote
of the electors Of the city at special
election, then the council shall except
as hereinafter provided. either (a) pass
such ordinance without alteration as
soon as possible under the provisions
Of the charter providing for such ordin-
ances, or (b) submit such ordinance
to the qualified electors of tie city at
a special election called for that pnr-
pose, not more than forty days from the
date of the clerks affidavit of suffic-
iency.
Sec. A.. Within ten days after the date
attached to the petition for a proposed
ordinance the council may take steps
to pass under the provisions of the
charter. an alternative ordinance COW
ering the same subject matter.
If within ten days after the pas
sage of such alternative ordinance by
the council, fifty per centum or more of
the electors who subscribed the pro-
posed ordinance shall file with the clerk
a formal written withdrawal of their
names to such petition. then and in that
case the proposed ordinance and accom-
panying petition shall be considered as
ordinance shall be submitted to a vote
of the electors. Provided always, that
the council may submit such alterna-
tive ordinance at the same time and
the one receiving the larger number OF
votes shall be held and declared to be
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