The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-10-09

doing as shall be received for the
same services by representatives OF
the Board Of Supervisors from the
townships in said county.
INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND
RECALL.
Observation-Disclosures Of Petition
For.
Section 1. Any proposed ordinance
may be submitted to the City Com
mission by petition filed with the City
Clerk and signed by registered vot-
ers CT the city in number of not less
than twenty-five per cent (25) Of the
highest number of total valid ballots
cast for any Commissioner at the last
preceding regular election and veri-
fed by the person on persons who OBJ
tanned the signatures thereto. Such
verifications shall state that said sig
natures were obtained by the person
or persons verifying the same, that
the said signatures are the genuine
signatures of the persons purporting
10 sign the same, and that the person
or persons verifying such petition
believe that the signers thereof are
fully qualified and registered electors
of the city. Said petitions shall give
the residence of each of said electors
signing the same, precinct and the
date of signing the same. Such init
iatory petition shall contain said pro-
posed ordinance iL full and request
that if said proposed ordinance be not
passeo by the Civ Commission he
same shall be submitted to a vote of
the electors. Said petition shall also
contain any existing ordinance which
world be altered II abrogated there
hy
Drty of City Clesk aid City Con-
mission.
Section 2. Upon fling said petition
the City Clerk shall at once ascertain
and certify its number of qualified
signers. If such certificate shows
the required number of qualified
signers, the City Commission within
twenty COO days thereafter shall
either enact said proposed ordinance
without alteration or submit the pre-
posed ordinance to the electors as
hereinafter provided.
If such ordinance shall be enacted
by the City Commission it shall be
subject to the regulations and re-
strictions upon the manner of the en-
actment as though it had originated
in the City Commission.
Submission to a Vote.
Section 3. If the City Commission
shall determine not TO enact an ordin-
ance proposed by initiatory petition,
it shall be resolution provide for its
submission unamended to the electors
and shall fix the time for the submits
sion thereof and shall call special
election for that purpose not later
than three 90 months thereafter un-
less a general election or a special
election for another purpose is to be
held in six (6) months. In such
case. if special election has not been
called to vote upon such ordinance
the same shall be submitted at the
first regular election held thereafter
At such election all registered voters
having the qualifications of electors
shall be entitled to vote. If ma
'jority of the electors voting on the
question vote in favor of the proposed
ordinance it shall go into effect upon
proper publication or notice as pro-
vided in Sections and 7, Ordinances,
of this charter.
Conflicting Ordinances-Which to
Prevail.
Section A. If the provisions of two
or more ordinances, both of which
were adopted or approved by the cleo
tors at the same election, whether by
initia1ory provision or referendum
as provided in this charter, be incon-
sistent, then the ordinance receiving
the lesser affirmative votes shall be
of no force or effect so far as it or any
Of its provisions are inconsistent with
the other ordinance or ordinances
adopted or approved.
Manner of Recalling or Amending.
Section 5. An ordinance proposed
by petition and adopted by a vote of
the petition and adopted by vote of
the electors as herein provided, shall
not be recalled or amended except
by majority vote of the electors
voting thereon at an election called
and held under the provisions of the
city charter.
Refercndum-Req rements of Peti-
ton for.
Section 6. If within twenty (20)
DAYS from the time Of the enactment
of any ordinance other than emer-
gency measures by the City Commits
SIGN or if at any time before the same
shall have been published or posted
and due notice of enactment given as
provided in Sections and z, Ordin-
ances of this charter, a petition shall
be filed with the City Clerk protesting
against such ordinance taking effect
and signed by registered voters. OF
the city in number of not less than
twenty-five (25) per cent of the high
est number Of total valid ballots cast
for any Commissioner at the last pre-
ceding regular election and verified
as required in Section 5, Nominations
and Elections of this charter and GER
titled by the Clerk as required in this
charter, the same shall thereupon be
suspended from taking effect; and the
City Commission shall at its next
regular session reconsider such or
dinance and act thereon; and if the
same shall not be entirely repealed
the City Commission shall submit
such ordinance by the method here
inbefore provided for referendum or
ordinances initiated by petition, to the
vote of the qualified electors of the
city, either at the next regular mu-