The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-08

effect until at least twenty coy
days after it's adoption. An emer-
gency measure Is herein defined to
be one which is Immediately neces-
sary for the preservation Of the pub
lie peace, property. health or safety.
Publication.
Section "a. All ordinances shall
be published once, after their adop-
ton, in one or more newspapers
printed and circulating or circulating
within the city, except as herein
otherwise provided, and the city clerk
shall certify on the record Of ordi-
nance, the date of publication and
the newspaper in which it was pub
lished. Such certificate shall be pri-
ma facia evidence of the legal pub
LEGATION thereof.
Adoption.
Section rs. No ordinance, except
one for public emergency, or the
appropriation bill, shall be finally
passed before the next regular meet
ing, following the one at which it
was introduced. Immediately upon
the final adoption Of an ordinance
the mayor and city clerk shall sign
the same under a certificate show
ing the day and date of its adop-
ton.
Record.
Section &c. All ordinances shall
be recorded in an indexed book mark
ed Ordinance Record" and shall be
authenticated by the signature of the
mayor and city clerk. Failure to so
record and authenticate any ordi-
nance shall not invalidate Or suspend
its operation.
Prosecutions.
Section 81. Prosecution for the
violation of the ordinances of the
city shall be commenced within
two years after the. commission
of the offense, by Warrant issued
in the name of the people of
the state of Michigan. The prac-
tice in such cases and the arrest,
trial by jury, conviction and commit
tment, shall be the same. as near as
may be, as in criminal cases tried by
justices of the peace under the gen.
eral laws of the state. The limita-
tons herein imposed shall not be
construed to limit the city right to
forfeit any franchise, grant or license
for violation of the terms and condi.
tions thereof, or to institute any civil
action. Whenever pecuniary PEN
atty or forfeiture shall have been in.
Cured for the violation of any ordi-
nance and no provision shall be made
for the Imprisonment of the offender
upon conviction thereof. such penal
ty or forfeiture may be recovered in
the appropriate civil action.
i Process to whom directed.
Section %. All persons issued in
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any ordinance of the city, shall be
directed to any officer authorized by
law to serve process from Justice
court or to the chief of police or any
member of the police force of the city
of Belding and may be executed in
any part Of the state by said officers.
Fines.
Section 20. Fines, paid into the
city treasury for violation of ordi-
nances, shall be used as the council
may direct.
Accounting for fines.
Section &c. If any person, who
shall receive fine, or any part there
of, shall neglect to dispose of it pur-
suant to the foregoing provisions, the
city council shall Immediately cause
an action to recover the same to be
instituted, and any person who shall
wilfully neglect or refuse to pay the
same as herein provided, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
shall be punished accordingly.
| Party claiming to give security for
costs.
Section 81. No case or prosecution
shall be commenced under any ordi-
nance of the city, unless the same
be commenced by order of the city
council, chief of police or city attor-
ney, until the party complaining
shall give security to the city for all
the costs that may be incurred there
! by.
Adoption ordinances hereunder.
Section 80. The council shall, as
soon as possible, pass the necessary
ordinance and resolutions making eff
fective the several provisions of this
charter.
Nominations and Elections
Time of municipal elections.
Section 49, (a) The first election
Of municipal officers under this char
ter shall be held on the first Monday
Of March 1921 and thereafter, the
regular municipal elections shall be
held on the first Tuesday following
the first Monday of November of each
year.
(b) After the adoption of this char
ter there shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the whole city,
five aldermen, as hereinbefore pro-
vided; two justices of the peace and
three constables, one qualified cleo
tor of each ward of the city.
(c) Except at the first election. the
aldermen and constables shall be
elected for period of two years and
the justices of the peace for period
of four years.
I'D The term of office of the justice
Of peace shall begin at noon OF the
4th day of July following the first
election. The term of Office of the
constables shall begin on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
April after their election.
(e) Special elections may be called
by resolution of the city council,
such resolution shall set forth the
time purpose and place of such spe-
cial election, provided that not more
than two special elections shall be