Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-03-12

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Salaries Of aldermen are increased
nsr RsE meeting and son
special or adjourned meeting. with 4
maximum limit OF 800 each per year.
There is nc change in the provisions
election will only be required every
two years instead of every year.
CHAPTER III
City Council
The organization and powers Of the
City Council are retained as in the
Special meetings may be called by
the President of the Council as well
The Council is given general power
to enact ordinances upon any subject
OF municipal concern, instead of such
powers being granted specifically as
to each and every subject
Ordinances cannot be enacted at the
same session as introduced or at any
session within three days thereafter,
ey Of Se of
Ordinances, except tax improve
ment and emergency ordinances take
effect 30 days after their publication
sn9 t 1ote t2 f them
The Council is given authority to
delegate any purely ministerial duty
to any elective or appointive officer
Or or t So,; any member or committee of
Recall, Initiative and Referendum.
This chapter is new.
Recall-Any elective or .appointive
officer may re recalled in the follow;
| n a m a
by 20 per cent in number of the elect
ors voting at the last preceding gen
eral> municipal election demanding
the Gs' Of haa sSsssE aRd san
son therefore, a special election is
to be held, to be called within ten
days, not less than 20 nor more than
ton. The officer sought to be recalled
may justify his course in a statement
Of not more than 200. words, both
statements to appear Pe , in the call for
such officer shall be recalled is sub
mitted, and a majority of all those
voting at. the special election must
move nS's mi him: It is sought 70 re en-
dates for the office. if the officer be
recalled, are placed on the same bal
n%m6ss ser Of or votes is eieeted. pro7iasd
until after the expiration Of six
fnitiativeNAny proposed ordinance
can be Initiated as follows: If by q
petition Of 20 pei, cent in number Of
those voting at the last preceding
Council shall either pass such ordi.
nance without alteration within 20
days after the determination of the
suft1etency Of the petition; or .s call H.
40 nor more than SO days after. the
call, at which the ordinance without
alteration shall be submitted to the
vote Of the Sxp iSpe cen such ang fesa
than 20 per cent Of the number Of
electors voting at the last preceding
general municipal election, the Coun-
GU Or soe enb@it IT to- Vote
of the people at the next general mu-.
thereafter.
an alternative. ordinance. and if with
in 10 days after the passage Of the
names Of the petitioners for the or
dinaace for the with !. 35e eS Ct thd Se
City Clerk. the ordinance petitioned
for shall not be submitted:
days after their publication. If dur
ing such 80 days a petition signed by
Is per cent in number Of the electors
voting at the last preceding general
municipal election protsstins against
the passage of such ordinance IS filed
with the City Clerk, such ordinance
shall be suspended from going into
effect, and shall be submitted to the
people either at the next general mu-
niciDal election or g. special election
called for that purpose.
Emergency ordinances are subject
to the referendum except that they
are not suspended from going into
effect while referendum proceedings
are pending
CHAPTER v
City Finances
The provisions OF the present Char
ter with regard to disbursements,
indebtedness, audit, accounting, tax
levy, board of equalization and sink
ing fund are retained with the fol-
lowing notifications:
The funds of the City Treasury are
classified as follows: 1: Interest
fund; 2. library fund: g. sinking
fund; 4. poor fund.-. 5. musical en-
tertainment fund; 6. park; play
ground and recreation fund: Z. per-
manent improvement fund; s. pub
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