Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-04-02


ItoTmSused. Ies reg ular !. anlunic ipal5Slsc
alton occurs not more than three q
months prior to 9 general municipa
i election or a general election, th,
sns aR4eG'n such siseeo TO-
which time a successor shall be elect
In case such recall election result,
the appointing. power under this
charter shall forthwith appoint a sue
ceseor to all the vacancy for the un'
No recall aim petition shall be alet
! against any officer until after the ex:
piration Of at least six (6) months
! of the term Of Office being filled by
such officer. No person who has been
signed from Office while recall pro.
ceedings were pending against him
shall be elected or appointed to any
ass s an the ze CITY within one 9
SECTION 81. INTrlATIvE-Any
proposed ordinance Of the City may
be submitted to the City Council BY
g petition signed by electors of the
Of seeton q q aor hs
Charter, respecting the forms and con-
ditions Of the petition, mode Of certi-
dcatfon, certffication and fling shall
notifications as the nature Of the case case
II the petition accompanying the
proposed ordinance be signed by elect-
per centum Of the total ballots cast
at the preceding general municipal
ssi ;G IN arc contains request tiA.
~ til
election. then the City Council shall
(a) Pass said ordinance without
G sss S4y de
certificate Of sufficiency to the accom-
80 g? . Within twenty-five 9252 days
call q special election to be held not
Az esSS a5sys sttss :seh ' cali, '" 4
alteration, shall be submitted to a
vote OF the people.
It the petition be signed by electors
equal In number to at least fifteen
ssn4n but LES LES than ths9
cast ct the last preceding general
nc not passed by the City Council as
teration. shall be submitted to = vote
Of the people at the next general
municipal election, occurring at any
the date Of the City clerks cert ceTtidcste
Of sufiiciency attached to the petition
accompanying such ordinance.
tsd Upon % an any ordi9ans S:,I being submit
section provided. the City Council
tse c9y o e}srk este ee4 It,
acate Of sufhciency pass an alterna-
jet matter: II within ten ten eioS days days
after the passage Of such alternative
ordinance not less than Atty l5o) per
@ted Of s tor th sub Ss
City Clerk petition for the with
drawal Of their names from such pc
tition. the ordinance petitioned FOR
f fhs n not be to tho vote Of
alternative ordinance shall thereupon
become effective. in the same manner
and after the same time ~ In this
By city cou to II Ss
least nifty .l5o) per centum Of the pc:
ILLS titi9n err. f or: The ordinance be not
ten, ue) days after the passage Of
nance petitioned for shall be submit
ted to vote Of the people, as in this
submit said alternative ordinances
and the one recesving the highest
number OF votes ut said election shall
s saS1ee cits. become the ordinance OF
" Whenever any ordinance or propos-
ition is to be submittedato the voters
e the City . ct any election .ss the city
proposition to be submitted to be
VIII sampie ballot to each voter
register Tor tie last u precedine 'I sens
eral municipal election at least three
az days prior TO- the election.
ah The s. City Council shall prepare suit
ordinance provided for in this section.
1t a majority of the electors voting
on such ordinance submitted by petit
ton vote in favor thereof. such or
valid and binding ordinance Of the
City, except as herein otherwise pro-
Any number Of presented ordinances
sions Of this Section.
The City Council may submit a prop
for of an{ spen os
De voted upon at any general munich
ton receive majority OF the votes
dinance shall be repealed or amended
accordingly. An ordinance proposed
by petition or adopted by a vote OF
the people, cannot be repealed or
amended except by vote of the peo-
pie.
There shall not be held under this
section of the Charter more than one (1)
special election in any period of one
~ year: nor shall any such special
election be called to be held within
six go months prior to any general
municipal election.
SECTION So. REFERENDUM-No
ordinance passed by the City Council
except emergency ordinancsss shall
go into effect before thirty (3O) days,
from the time of it's publication, ex-
cept when otherwise required by the
general laws of this State or by the
provisions of this Charter.
If during said thirty (30) days af-
ter the publication of any ordinance
petition signed by qualified electors
of the City equal in number to at
least fifteen Q5) per centum of the
total ballots cast at the last preced-
ing general municipal election, pro-
testing against the passage of said
ordinance be filed with the City Clerk,
the same shall thereupon be suspend
ed from going into operation and e6-
feet; and it shall be the duty of the
City Council to reconsider such ordi-
nance and if the same be not entirely
repealed, the Citv Council shall SUBJ