The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-25

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Office Of City Clerk, and,
WHEREAS, It is deemed advisable
| that such amendment be proposed by
the legislative body of the city as
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, 1t is necessary in or
der to provide for the changes herein
mentioned, to amend Section No. OF
chapter No. 4 of Act No. 313 of the
Local Acts of 1893 and entitled IAN
to incorporate the ity Of Belding il
the county of Ionia and state OF Mich
igan",
Now THEREFOR5, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that said Section No. 1, OF
chapter No. 4 of Act No. 313 of the
Local Acts of 1893 an Identified "An
Act to incorporate the city Of Bedding
in the county of Ionia and state OF
Michigan, be amended to read As
follows:
Chapter 4.
Section 1. The following city off,
GERS, to wit: The Mayor, City Treas
urer, who shall be exoficio collector,
three School Inspectors, two Justices
of the Peace and City Clerk, shall
be elected by the qualified electors OF
the whole city, provided however, that
the common council may by resolution
or ordinance provide that the duties
in this act imposed on the City Treas
urer be done and performed by the
City Clerk, and thereafter and from
and after the expiration OF the term
of Office of the then City Treasurer,
the City Clerk shall perform all OF
the duties and be subject to all OF the
penalties and liabilities in this Act
or in the general law imposed on the
City Treasurer, unless the Common
Council shall thereafter again deter
mine by resolution or ordinance that
it is necessary or advisable to elect
a separate officer thereto. The City
Clerk while performing the duties of
city Treasurer and collector shall be
bound to furnish the same bonds as
is provided for the City Treasurer be-
fore performing any of the duties OF
said Office. While the Offices of City
Treasurer and City Clerk are united
in one person all provisions or ref
erences in this charter to the City
Treasurer or collector shall be held
to include, apply and refer to the City
Clerk. The Common Council may also
provide the amount of salary the City
Clerk shall receive for performing
the duties of City Treasurer or may
provide that the Clerk shall re-
ceive same fees as is provided for the
Treasurer and Collector. In the event
a salary is fixed for the Clerk for
performing the duties of City Treas
urer the Council may also provide
that the collection fees be RENTED
or if collected they be paid into the
contingent fund of the city.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the City Clerk forthwith trans
NIT copy of this proposed amend
ment to the City Charter to the Gov.
ernor of this state for his approval
or disapproval, as provided by Act
No. 279 of the Public Acts for the
year 1909 as amended, and entitled,
"An Act to provide for the incorpor.
alton Of cities and for revising and
amending their charters"
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the foregoing proposed amend.
ment to the City Charter be published
in the Bedding Banner-News, a news
paper printed and circulating in the
city of Bedding and being the official
paper of said city, in three consec-
utive weekly issues thereof prior to
the said regular city election to be
held on Monday, the 9Th day of April
A. ID. 1920.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the proposed amendment be
submitted TO the electors at the reg
ular city election to be held on Mon
day, the 5th day of April, A. d. 1920,
and that said amendment be
printed on a ballot separate
from the official election ballot of
said city, and be in substantially the
following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Amendment Of Section No. l of
chapter No. a of the Local Acts Of
1893, entitled "An Act to incorporate
Ionia, state of Michigan"
Make a cross in the square below
after the word eyes" or "no', indicat-
ing the way you desire to vote.
Chapter No. a.
Section 1. The following city Off
GERS, to-wit: The Mayor, City Treas.
uTer, VINO snail DC ex-OlilClO COlltCtOI,
three School Inspectors, two Justices
of the Peace and a City Clerk, shall
be elected by the qualified electors Of
tn whole city, provided however, that
the Common Council may by resolu.
ton or ordinance provide that the du.
ties in this act imposed on the City
Treasurer be done and performed by
the City Clerk, and thereafter and
from and after the expiration Of the
term of Office of the then City Treas.
urer, the City Clerk shall perform all
of the duties and be subject to all of
the penalties and liabilities in this
Act or in the general law imposed on
the City Treasurer, unless the Conn.,
mon Council shall thereafter again
determine by resolution or ordinance
that it is necessary or advisable to
elect a separate officer thereto. The
City Clerk while performing the du>
ties of City Treasurer and Collector
shall. be bound to furnish the same
bonds as is provided for the City
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