The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25

danger emergency and he shall himself be the Judge OF
constitutes public danger emergency ne powers anu
duties of president shall be such conferred
Inv this charter together others conferred W
the city commission in the provisions Of this char
ter. ii
If the President temporarily absent from the CITY, or be-
temporarily disabled cause his duties snail pc
performed during such disability by the cees
dent In the both president and vcepresident the
other members the city commission shall select one OF their
number to perform the duties of president
Sec q TIME OF MEETING:--At eight o'clock Il NJ, on
the first Tuesay following the first Monday in January the city
shall the usual place holding the meet
ngs legislative body of the city, at which time the newly
elected commissioners shall the duties Of their oce
Thereafter city commission shall meet at such times as may
prescribed by ordinance resolution except a u sna
meet regularly not less than evening each week.
The President any members OF the COMMISSION OF the
CITY manager may call special meetings of the commission
hours written notice to each member served per-
seoay left with of suitable age d dscfeto
at his usual place of residence
ALI meetings of the city commission sha De puDc anu
citizen the minutes and records thereof
lat all reasonable times The commission shall determine Its
own order of business and shall keep journal OF It's
proceedings. e=S tr1@..a..o. .- = @%
Sec s. PENALTY FOR ABsENCE:-For each absence
of city commissioner from regular meeting OF the comms
shall be deducted equal to two per cent OF e
annual salary Of such member.
Absence from five regular meetings shall
ate member unless such absence caused
inability attend by Of sickness or unless the absence
excuse and entered upon the journal u <=H
Sec. g. LEGISLATIVE PRoCEDURE:-4A majority Of
all elected the city commission shall constitute
transact business but less number
from day to day compel of absent members
such and under such penalties as may De
ordinance of at least three OF the members
adopt ordinance or resolution ana the
upon passage of all ordinances and resolutions shall be
by yeas and mays and entered upon the journal
IL Sec, TO- ORDINANCE ENACTMENT Each proposed
ordinance or resolution introduced in typewriter
clearly stated in the e but general appropriation or
contain the subjects for
to be appropriated The enacng clause OF an
passed the city commission shall It
by City Commission of the City Of Bemid Minnesota
enacng of all ordinances submitted to popular election
by shall be- it ordained by the people OF the
City Of Bemdji Minnesota" %a4A& 4$ s a53l
No ordinance unless be emergency measure shall be
passed read three regular meetings not less
than one apart Such ordinance shall not be amended
meeting which its second reading is No ord
nance or resolution or thereof shall be revised amended
unless new resolution contained the entire or
resolution section revised amended and the
nal ordinance resolution section OF sections so amended snail
be repealed. %,ss5t ~.-@S@&%@ &t''S ' s-s ,@s
/ Sec H. EMERGENCY MEAsUREs-Al ordinances
resolutions passed by the city commission shall be IN effect
from and after thirty days from the date OF their passage
cep the commission by vote OF four
Of it's members TO ns
time indicated therein 49, ~ Ina, = s'%%& =s s
An emergency measure ordinance resolu
immediate preservation of the public peace
or safety which emergency set forth and defined
in preamble thereto. - aa ~ ~- -. 1tS>
Ordinances approprating money may be passed emer
gency measures making grant, renewal or e
franchise other special privilege or regulating the
be charged for it's service by public utility shall ever
be passed = @-s=s"s
Sec r. RECORD AND PUBLICATION Every ordin-
resolution upon its final shall be recorded
purpose and shall be by the
signatures the presiding officer and the clerk OF the
Every ordinance of general nature sna
published within days after it's final passage ID the
manner hereinafter provided ;%% @*s sa sz* ~
Resolutions and ordinances providing for puplc improve
mens pay which special are to De
made published but Within ten days after the pass
notice shall be published as hereinafter IN THIS
specified the being in addition to the notice
by lawsto be served on the property owners
the resolution declaring the necessity Of the proposed
improvement notice shall be published headed Noce OF
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