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

dinance majority Of the electors voting such
posed ordinance shall favor thereof shall thereupon
become ordinance of the city.
Sec. 81. DUTY OF CITY ATTORNEY Before any or
dnance proposed shall submitted to the city commission
shall first approved the city attorney whose
duty it shall be to proposed ordinance proper legal
language and render such other service to
propose ordinance shall he to make the
proper for consideration by the city commission
| Sec So. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS AN ordi
nance repeal initiative ordinance may BY
luton Of the city commission, be submitted to an cleo
toral any regular election, at any special
municipal election called for other purpose pro-
intention do be published by the city
than sixty less than thirty prior
election the required for the publication Of
dnance If amendment proposed such notice shall
proposed in full Such submission shall be
the manner and the shall have the same effect in
of ordinances submitted election by popular petition
The Referendum
Sec So PETITION FOR REFERENDUM No ordin-
passed the city commission unless it be
annual appropriation ordinance shall into
effect until thirty days final passage IL any time
within said thirty days. petition signed by fifteen cent of
number of registered in the municipality be filed
city commission requesting that such
ordinance be repealed amended stated in the petition il
shall become operative until the indicated herein have
petition shall have stated therein the
Of least five electors committee
1.-THE petitioners.
Referendum petitions contain the text of the
dnance ordinances the repeal Of which is sought but shall
the proposed amendment amendment demanded
subject all other respects to the
petitions submitting proposed ordinances to the city commits
sion Ballots used in referendum elections shall conform in
respects those provided for in section fifty OF this charter
Sec 81 PROCEEDINGS THEREUNDER:--The clerk Of
the city commission SHALL its next meeting present the pet
commission which shall proceed to reconsider the
ordinance within thirty days after the filing of such petition
the repealed amended requested the city
shall provide for submitting the proposed repeal
the electors provided majority of the
the petition represent the petitions shall
by writing fled with the clerk Of the city commission within
the expiration of the said thirty days.
quire doing city commission shall be governed by the
provisions section hereof respecting the time Of sub
the Of voting ordinances proposed to
the city commission by petition excepting that question OF
special purpose shall be determined by
the demandand number Of gners Of the petition
repeal amendment of such ordinance which number shall be
per of registered voters and excepting further
that the city commission may call the time special
ELECTION for such purpose its Judgment the public interest
will be prejudiced by delay
IT, submitted of the electors such repeal
approved majority of those voting thereon
ereupon effect ordinance Of the city, but if
any such clearly separabe from the remainder Of
the materially affect the other
ordinance all sections of the ordinance except that
those dependent thereon shall take eff
fleet as though of portion Of the ordinance
had demanded.
Sec. So REFERENDUM ON INITIATED oRDIN
tANCES-CONFLICT- Ordinances submitted to the city
commission by initiative petition and passed by the city comm
son without change passed amended form and not
uured submitted of the electors by the committee
petitioners shall be subject to the referendum in the same
ordinances the provisions Of two more Or
adopted approved the election conflict the
ordinance receiving the highest affirmative vote shall prevail
= Sec Sc EMERGENCY MEASURES Ordinances passed
emergency shall be subject to referendum in like
ordinances except that they shall into effect
indicated in such ordinances If when submitted to
electors emergency be not approved
majority voting thereon shall be considered repealed
regards any Hereunder but such SO
repealed deemed sufficient authority for payment in
ordinance 70
the referendum vote thereon. ssas. =.s#ss@ 1E A#
Sec 81 PRELIMINARY ACTION In petition