The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04
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Section 50. The board 81 director.
shall at once proceed 10 consider 1t
and shall take final action thereon
within thirty days from the date Of
submission. II the board rejects the
proposed ordinance, or8passes II in 4
form different from that set forth in
the petition, the committee Of the pc
tttioners may require that 1t be sub
mitted tota vote OF the electors in It's
original form or that 1t be submitted
to a vote of the electors with any
proposed change, addition. or amend
ment, II a petition for, such election II
presented bearing additional sigma
lures OF fifteen .Q5l per cent OF the
electors OF tie city.
Section SIS. When an ordinance
proposed by3petition Is tobe submitted
TO vote OF the electors. the commit,
tee Of the petitioners shall certit.
that fact. and the proposed ordinance
to the. clerk within twenty (20) days
after the final action on such proposed
ordinance by the board OF directors
Section sc. Upon the receipt OF tho
certificate aud certified copy OF the
proposed ordinance, The clerk shall
certify the fact to the board a: the
next regular meeting. II an election
is TO 'beiheld not more than six months
nor less than thirty 600 days after
the receipt Of the clerks certificate
by the board, such proposed ordinance
shall then be submitted to vote ot
the electors. II no such election lis
TO be held within. the time aforesaid
the board shall provide for submitting
the proposed ordinance 10 the electors
at a special election.
Section 81. The ballots used when
voting upon any such proposed ordin.
ance shall state the title of the ordin.
anee to be voted on and below ii the
two propositions, For the Ordinance
and Against the Ordinance" I'm,
mediately at the left Of each PROPOSE,
tiOn there shall be a square in which
by making mark On, the voter may
vote ffor or aginst the proposed ordin.
ance. Ii majority of the electors
voting on any such proposed ordinance
shall vote in favor thereof, il shall
thereupon become an ordinance of the
city.
Section IS. Proposed ordinances
for repeating any existing ordinance
or ordinances In whole or in part, may
be submitted TO the board of directors
MS provided In the preceding sections
for Initiating ordinances. Initiated
ordinances adopted by the electors
shall be published aud may be amended
or repealed by the board as in the
case OF other ordinances.
Section SO. No ordinance passed
by the board, unless 1t be an emereen.
cy measure, shall go into effect until
thirty taol days after its final passage
by the board Of directors. II at any
time within said thirty 800 days. a
petsion signed by twenty-five (25l
per cent Of the total number OF reg.
istered voters in the municipality be
filed with the clerk of the board of di.
rectors requesting that any such or.
dinance be repealed or submitted to
vote OF the electors, II shall not be.
come operative until the. steps indicat-
ed herein have been taken.
Section GO. The city clerk shall de.
liver The petition 10 the board, which
shall proceed TO reconsider the ordin.
ance. II. upon such reconsideration,
the ordinance be not entirely repeal
ed, the board shall provide for submit
ting II TO vote OF the electors, and
in so doing the board shall be governed
by the provisions Of sections fifty.five,
fifty-six; and Sfifty.scven hereof, re-
speeding the time Of submission and
OF manner OF voting on ordinances
proposed 10 the board by petition. II
when submitted to a vote OF the lectors
any such ordinance be not approved
by majority Of those voting there.
on. IL shall be deemed repealed.
Section 81. Referendum petitions
need not contain the text OF the or
dinances, the repeal Of which is sought.
but shall be subject in all other re.
spects to the requirements for petit
TOPS submitting the proposed ordin-
ances to the board. Ballots used IN
referendum elections shall conform In
all respects to those provided for In
section fifty.sevcn OF this charter.
Ordinances.
Section Co., Ordinances submitted
TO the board OF directors by initiative
petition, and passed by the board with
out change, or passed in an amended
form and not required to be submitted
TO a vote Of the electors by the com.
mittce Of the petitioners, shall be sub
ject TO the referendum in the same
manner as other ordinances.
Conflicting Ordinances.
Section 63. II the provisions OF two
or more ordinances adopted or ap.
proved at the same election conflict.
the ordinance receiving the highest
affirmative vote shall prevail.
Referendum on Emergency Measures.
Section 81. Ordinances passed as
emergency measures shall be subject
TO referendum In like manner as other
ordinances, ercept that they shall go
into effect at the time indicated In
such ordinances. II, when submitted
to the vote OF the electors, an emer.
gency measure he not, approved by a
OF those voting thereon, it
shall be considered repealed as re-.
CARDS any further action hereunder:
but such measure So, repealed shall
be deemed sufficient authority for
payment in accordance with the or.
dinance, Of any expense incurred pre-.
vious to the referendum vote thereon.
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