The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJL MINNESOTA

CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA
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number Of voters the previous municipal election
Candidates other elective City offices shall be nominated
BY petition signed by the municipality equal in number
to per the total number OF voters in the city at the
previous municipal election The name OF any eec1of OF the
city shall printed upon the ballot there is filed with the
CITY Clerk petition accordance with the following proy
sions, to-wit:
a Such petitions shall the and place Of resi-
dence person presented for place upon
the ballot and the name office which he candidate
(b Each eector signing petition shall add to his sigma
ture place residence with street and number voting pre-
cnc and date Of signing and subscribe to one
Of the places to be filed and no more All signatures
shall be made with ink or indelible pencil #
c) signatures of all the petitioners need not De
pended paper each separate there shall be
attached affidavit Of the ccuaor thereof stating the
her of thereto that each signed his presence
mentioned and that the signature is that OF the person
whose name it purports to be-
d Such petitions shall be signed by any eeetor
than the day of such election and such pe
ton shall be election authorities rot less than TWEEN
ty days previous to the day Of such election
Sec. a. ACCEPTANCE:-Any person whose name has
been submitted candidacy such petition shall file his
acceptance candidacy with the election authorities not
than fifteen previous to such election otherwise ms
name shall not appear upon the ballot.
Sec IS GENERAL LAWS TO APPLY All elections
shall be results canvassed and certified by
the CITY Commission shall constitute the election authorities
except as otherwise provided by this charter by ordinances
or resolutions city commission hereafter enacted the gen.
era election laws shall control in all such elections
The Initiative
Sec 49, PROPOSED PETITIoN:-Any proposed ordin
ances including ordinances for the repeal amendment OF
ordinance then effect may submitted the city commission
by petition signed least five cent of the total number of
registered in the municipality All petitions circulated
with respect proposed ordinance shall be uniform in char
acte shall contain proposed ordinance full and shall
printed written thereon the names and addresses OF at
least five electors who officially regarded filing the
petition shall constitutes committee OF the petitioners for the
purpose hereinafter named. .sst.#@9 sz1 81
signer Of petition shall sign his name in ink or nde
pencil shall place the petition opposite his nam
the date signature and his place Of residence by voting
precinct number The signatures to any such et
all be appended but to each such paper
there shall be affidavit by the circulator thereof
stating of sgners to such part of the petition and
signature appended to the the genuine sigma
ture person whose purpors to be- and that
made the of the aant and the date indicated
Sec A.. TIME OF FILING:-All papers comprising Pc
ton assembled filed with the clerk of the city
mission instrument within thirty days from the date Of
signature thereon and when fled the clerk shall sub
init city commission at its next regular meeting
and provision shall be made for public hearings the opo
ed ordinance.
Sec AS PETITION FOR ELECTION:-The city commits
shall proceed consider such petition and shall take
final action thereon within thirty days from the date Of submits
sion the city commission rejects the proposed ordinance
passes form from that set forth in the petition
fails finally upon within the time stated the commit
tee the petitioners written demand filed with the clerk Of
the city later than twenty days after final
naco by the city commission, require that the
proposed be submitted vote of the electors its
original form with prior demand petition for
such election signed after the final action nacon of the city
commissions filed with such clerk bearing additional sigma
twenty the electors OF the city, none OF whom
were sgners the first petition Such clerk shall forthwith
cause of the filing Of such demand and petition to be
published newspaper of general circulation in the city,
shall also within five days certify to the City Clerk the
proposed ordinance stating whether not special election
is the petitions the percentage Of voters
who signed petitions in the and the date on
which he published the notice last mentioned
Sec 49, TIME OF HOLDING ELECTION:-1f an cleo
ton is to be than three months less than r
y days after publication of such notice by the clerk such