Charlevoix county herald., 1920-03-19


been certified to by the clerk shall be
placed on the ballot for such office
at such municipal election.
s. Section 80 of chapter shall
be amended by striking out the
words "or anyone in his behalf"
6. Section 1 of Chapter shall be
amended to read as follows: All
powers conferred on the city, unless
otherwise provided in this Charter.
shall be exercised by the mayor and
six aldermen, who shall be known
and designated as the council.
z. 1t shall be the duty Of the
mayor and council to take the active
management and control Of the city
affairs and shall be responsible for
the full and complete discharge
thereof.
8. Section of chapter shall be
members of the Council shall be en-
titled to and shall receive as full COM
pensation for their services the fol
lowing annual salary viz: Mayor,
$4,000, each Alderman $4,000, such
sums to be paid as the Council may
determine.
8. Section of chapter shall be
amended to read as follows: The
Mayor shall be elected at large by
the qualified electors of the city. The
aldermen shall be electors and resi-
dents of the ward which they are
elected to represent and shall be
elected by the qualified electors of
their respective wards. The terms of
all members of the Council shall
commence at twelve o'clock noon, on
the End Monday of April, following
their election. The Mayor shall be
elected for term Of one year and
each alderman for a term Of two
years. At the regular municipal cleo
ton to be held in 1921 there shall be
elected from each ward one alder.
man, provided that in the ward
where the commissioner whose term
of office expires in 1921, resides,
there shall be elected two aldermen
and the candidate for alderman re-
ceiving the greatest number of votes.
shall be elected for a term Of two
years and the candidate for the Of
| flee of alderman receiving the next
largest number of votes, shall be
elected for term of one year. At
each municipal election held after
1921 there shall be one alderman
elected from each ward and a mayor.
10. Section Of chapter 6 of the
Charter of the City Of East Jordan,
| Michigan, shall be amended to read
as follows: The various departments
shall be apportioned among commit.
| tees selected from the council, by the
mayor.
| IL. Sections /, 2, 3, and 16 OF
| chapter shall be repealed and
stricken from the said Charter of
the City Of East jordan, Michigan.
| IL. Wherever in the Charter of
the City of East Jordan, Michigan
there is now a provision for giving
notices by publication in more than
one issue of daily paper printed in
the City of East Jordan, Michigan
the same shall be changed to the Civ
ing Of notice by one publication in
any one or more newspapers printed
in the City Of East Jordan, Michigan
IL. Compensation for members OF
registration or election boards OF
board of review shall be determined
by the council.
We further petition that the form
Of the ballot to be used in the submis
sion of said amendments shall be as
follows:
/. The proposed amendments shall
be printed in full on the ballot.
2. For the amendment of the City
Charter of the City of East Jordan
Michigan, as above set forth
YES }.
3. For amendment of the City
Charter of the City of East Jordan
Michigan, as above set forth
NO. }.
OTIS j. SMITH, City Clerk.