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

Section IS. Fines paid into the
city treasury for violations of ordin-
ances Of the city shall be disposed Of
as the Commission may direct. The
7 punishment Of persons violating the
ordinances of the city excepting such
: part as shall be paid by costs collect
J ed, shall be betrayed by the city.
Section Ia. Ordinances submitted
to the Commission by initiative petit
ton, and passed by the Commission
J without change or passed in an amend
ed form and not required to be sub
mitted to vote of the electors by the
committee of the petitioners, shall
be subject to the referendum in the
same manner as other ordinances.
Section Is. Ordinances passed as
emergency measures shall be subject
TO referendum in like manner as other
ordinances, except that they shall go
into effect at the time indicated in
such ordinances. If, when submitted
to vote of the electors, an emergency
measure be not approved by major
ity of those voting thereon. it shall be
considered repealed as regards any
further action hereunder, but such
measure so repealed shall be deemed
sufficient authority for payment, in
expense incurred previous to the re-
ferendum vote thereon.
Section 16. In case a petition be
filed requiring that a measure passed
by the Commission providing for q
franchise, an expenditure Of money,
a bond issue, or a public improve
ment, be submitted to a vote of the
electors, all preliminary steps to the
actual granting of such franchise, to
such actual expenditure, actual is.
I'suance of bonds, or actual execution
of a contract for such improvement,
may be taken prior to the election,
but nothing shall be done which will
bind the city by the action of the Com
mission.
Section II. No case or prosecution
shall be commenced under any ordin-
'ance of the city until the complaining
party has furnished security for costs
unless the same. be commenced by or
der of the City Manager, City Com
mission or City Attorney.
/ Section IS. If any person who
shall have received any such fine, or
any part thereof. shall neglect to pay
over the same pursuant to the fore
of the City Commission to cause suit
to be commenced Immediately there
for, in the name of the City, and to
prosecute the same to effect. Any
person receiving any such fine, who
shall wilfully neglect or refuse to pay
over the same, as required by the fore
going provisions, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall be
punished accordingly.
Stction 10. The City Commission
shall as soon as possible pass ordin-
ances and measures necessary to make
the several provisions of this charter
effective, and shall providt proper
penalties for the violation of the
charter and ordinances.
ELECTIVE OFFICERS
Section /. In the City of Bedding
after the adoption of this charter,
there shall be elected by the qualified
voters Of the whole city, the following
officers, viz: three Commissioners,
two Justices of the Peace, and two
Section 2. Three commissioners
shall be elected for a period of six
years; Provided, That at the first
election under this. charter, one Com
missioner receiving the highest num-
period of six years. one receiving the
next-to the highest number shall be
elected for a period of four years, and
one receiving the third from the larg-
est number shall be erected for per-
iod Of two years.
Section 3. The two Justices of the
Peace shall be elected for a period of
four years as provided by the laws of
the State of Michigan, one being e.
lected every two years, and the term
of Office of each shall commence at
twelve o'clock noon on the fourth day
of July following his election and Ne
shall hold Office until his successor is
elected and has qualified. The first
election for Justice of the Peace under
this charter shall be on the first Tues
day after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1918, when one shall be elected
for two and one for four years.
Section 4. The Constat{es shall
be elected for a period of two years.
Two constables shall be elected at the
first election under this charter and
shall hold office from the first Tues
day after the first Monday in April,
1919, until their successors are elect
ed and have qualified.
Section 5. The Justices of the
Peace in the City of Bedding whose
term of Office has not expired shall
hold their offices until their term Of
office shall expire by limitation.
! Section 6. The municipal elections
to be held under the provisions Of this
charter shall be on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
! 1918, and every two years thereafter.
Section z. No person shall be e.
lected to any Office in said city unless
ne shall be at the time resident and
elector of the city, and removal from
the city shall constitute a vacancy.
Section 8. The inhabitants of the
city having the qualifications of
electors under the constitution and
laws Of the State shall be electors
therein, and every elector shall be en-
titled to vote in the election precinct
where he shall have resided during
the twenty days next proceeding the
day Of election, and at such place or
places therein as shall be designated