The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-11

that such amendment be proposed BY
the legislative body Of the city al
provided by Act No. 279 Of the Pub
lie Acts of 1909 as amended and en-
titled "An Act to provide for the in
corporation Of cities and for revising
and amending their charters, and
WHEREAS it is necessary, in order
to provide for the changes hereir
mentioned, to amend Section No. 2s
of chapter 81 of Act No. 313 of the
Local Acts for 1893 entitled San Aci
to incorporate the city Of Belding ir
the county of Ionia and state of Mich.
igan."
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T RE,
SOLVED that said section No. 23 oil
Chapter 81 of Act No. 313 Of the Lo-
cal Acts of 1898 and entitled "An Act
to incorporate the city of Bedding in
the county of Ionia and state of Mich
igan" be amended to read as follows
Chapter 81.
Section No. %. Every assessment
or tax levied or imposed by the au-
thority of the common council or OF
this Act except as in this Act other
wise provided shall become at once q
debt to the said city and charge
against the person to whom assessed
from and after the first Monday of
July, and the amounts assessed on
any interest in real property shall
thereafter become a lien upon such
real property and the lien for such
amounts and for all interest and
charges thereon shall continue until
the payment thereof and all personal
taxes shall also, from and after said
day, be lien on all personal proper
ty of such persons so assessed and
shall take precedence of any sale, as
signment, chattel mortgage, levy or
any lien on such personal property
executed or made after the said first
Monday of July, except where such
property is actually sold in the regu-
lar course of trade, and all provisions
of law respecting the assessment rolls
the assessment of property, the
spreading and levying of taxes and
the return and sale of property for
the non-payment of taxes, and in re-
spect to the validity of deeds issued
upon the sale of lands for delinquent
taxes for state, county and township
purposes and the sale of personal
property for the collection of taxes
shall apply to the assessment roll. the
assessment of property, the spread
ing and levying of taxes in said city,
and to the return and sale of property
and the deeds and conveyance issued
thereupon for the non-payment of any
and all taxes or assessments levied
and made in said city pursuant to the
provisions of this Act except as in
this Act otherwise provided
The county treasurer of Ionia coun-
ty shall on demand, and as fast as
the same are received, pay over to
the city treasurer the full amount
OF all city taxes returned delinquent
Tor non-payment received by such
county treasurer together with the in
terest, and he shall also, as soon as
the same are received by the county
treasurer, pay the said city treasurer
the net proceeds of the sale of all
property so returned for non-pav-
ment of city taxes and assessments.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
the city clerk forthwith transmit a
copy of this proposed amendment to
the city charter to the Governor of
this-state~f for his. approval or tI;san.
proval, as provided by Act No. 297
OF the Public Acts for the year 1903
as amended, and entitled can Act to
provide for the incorporation of cities
and for revising and amending their
charters"
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
the foregoing proposed amendment Ia
the city charter be published in the
Bedding Banner-News. a newspaper
printed and circulated in the city OF
Belding and, being the official paper
OF said city in three consecutive week
ly issues thereof prior to the said reg
ular city election to be held on Mon
day the fifth day of April, A. ID. 1920
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that
the proposed amendment be submit.
ted to the electors at the regular city
election to be held on Monday. the
9th day of April, A. ID. 1920 and that
said amendment be printed on a ballot
separate from the official election bal.
lot OF said city and be in substantially
the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Amendment of Section No. % OF
chapter 81 of the Local Acts of the
state of Michigan for the year 1893
entitled can Act to incorporate the
city of Belding, in the county of Ionis
state of Michigan"
Make a cross in the square below
after the word "yes', or "no" indi
eating the way you desire to vote.
Chapter 81.
Section No. %. Every assessment
or tax levied or imposed by the au
thority Of the common council or o.
this act, except as in this act other
wise provided, shall become at ono,
debt to the said city and charg,
against the person to whom assesse,
from and after the first Monday il
July, and the amounts assessed on an,
interest in real property shall there
after become q lien upon such rea
property and the lien for sucl
amounts and for the interest an,
charges thereon shall continue unit
the payment thereof, and all person
al taxes shall also, from and afte
said day, be a lien on all persona
property Of such persons so assesse,
and shall take precedence of any sal