The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-18

ty, in three consecutive weekly is
les thereof, prior to the said regu-
n city election to be held on Monday
le fifth day Of April, 1920.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
lat the proposed amendment be sub
tilted to the electors at the regular
ty election to be held on Monday the
III day of April, A. ID. 1920, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
lat the said proposed amendment
hall be printed on q ballot separate
'om the official election ballot of said
ty and in substantially the follow
lg form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Amendment to Section No. / of
napier of the Local Acts of the
ate of Michigan for the year 1893
ntitled "An Act to incorporate the
ty of Bedding in the county of Ionia
,ae of Michigan"
Make cross in the square below
fter the word eyes" or mo" indi-
ating the way you desire to vite.
Chapter 5.
Section 1. The name of any cleo
al tor of the city of Bedding shall
be printed on the ballot for eth
er city or ward Office when
ever a petition as hereinafter
prescribed shall have been filed
in his behalf with the city clerk.
The city clerk shall provide uni
form, nomination petition blanks.
3D. Each petition shall contain the
name Of the candidate, giving his
place of residence and shall speci-
fly the Office for which he is NOM
mated, but shall be without any
designation as to his party affi-
liations. Each elector signing
such petition shall add to his sig
nature his place of residence and
the date on which he signed.
The petition shall be substan-
tial in the following form:
We. the undersigned. qualified
electors of the city of Belding,
Ionia County, Michigan, respect
fully petition and request that
the name of ......., an elector
of the city of Belding, residing
at ........, be placed upon the
ballot to be prepared for use at
the next nonpartisan election as
a candidate for ........ Name
........, Address. 49,. 800, Ward
......, Date .........
g No elector shall sign a nomi-
mating petition for more than one
candidate for any elective office.
except in Offices where there is
more than one officer to be elect
ed, in which case he shall not
sign petitions for more candi-
dates than there are officers to be
elected for that particular office.
The signature to the nominat-
ing petitions may be on separate
papers but to each separate pa
per, there shall be attached an
affidavit of the person circulating
the same, stating that each sig
nature thereto was made in his
presence; is the genuine sigma
ture of the person whose name it
purports to be and that to the
best of his knowledge such per-
son is an elector in said city.
d. The name of no candidate shall
be printed on the election ballot
for a ward Office unless a petition
s-. is filed. which contains the names
of not less than so nor more than
rs qualified electors in such ward
In the case of candidate for a
ward office each petitioner must
be an elector in the ward in which
the candidate is to be elected,
and the name of no candidate
shall be printed on the election
ballot for an office to be filled by
the electors of the city at large
unless the petition shall contain
the names of not less than 100 nor
more than 800 qualified electors
of the city.
No such petition shall be cir
culated more than 60 days prior
to the date of election and all
such petitions shall be filed with
the city cerk not less than six
teen days prior to the date of
election.
e) At the regular election the can
didate receiving the highest num-
Der of votes of all the candidates
for any particular Office shall be
deemed and declared elected to
that office. In cases where there
are two or more officers to be
elected for the same Office the
candidates receiving the highest
number Of votes shall be deemed
and declared to be elected to such
Offices. The names of the candi-
dates shall be printed on the bal.
lots without any designation n
or reference to party affiliations.
If two or more candidates be tied
for the same Office the tie shall
be determined by lot east then
and there, IS the canvasaing
board may direct.
Shall the foregoing amendment be
dopted. Yes.
Shall the foregoing amendment be
dopted. No.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that if
he foregoing amendment to the city
harter be approved by the majority
the electors voting thereon at the
aid election, then the city clerk shall
within thirty days from and after
aid election, file or cause to be filed,
wo certified copies thereof, together
18th statement of the vote for and
gainst the same, in both the Offices
the Secretary of State for the State
{ Michigan and in the Office of the
ounty clerk for the county Of Ionia.
s provided by said Act No. 279 of