The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-08

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purporting to sign the same, and that
H. believes the sisner. thereof are
duly qualifed and registered cleo.
tors If the city. Said petitions shall
give the residence Of each Of said
electors signing the same and the
date Of siening. Such initiatory pc
Triton shall contain said proposed or
dinAnce In full and request that i
IL BE- not passed by the city council
Il be submitted to vote of the cleo
tors. Said petition shall also contain
reference by number and section
"a any existing city ordinance chang
ed. Of. repealed thereby.
Duty Of city clerk and city coun-
section 81. Upon receipt of said
petition the city clerk shall ascertain
And certify as to the number of
qualified signers thereon. If it
contains the required number of
quAlihed signers, the city council
Within twenty d avs thereafter,
shall either enact said proposed
ordinance without alteration or sub
NIT the same to the electors as here
matter provided. If such ordinance
shall be enacted by the city council
It shall be subject to the regulations
and restrictions upon the manner Of
the enactment as though it had or
iginated in that body.
Submission to q vote.
Section So. If the city council shall
determine not to enact an ordinance
proposed by initiatory petition, it
shall provide, by resolution, the time
and manner Of submitting it, una
mended, to the electors, and shall
call special election therefor. not
later than three 90 months there
after unless a general lection or q
special election for another purpose
Is to be held within six (6) months.
II special election be not called to
vote upon such ordinance, the same
shall be submitted at the first regu-
lar election held thereafter. At such
election all registered voters having
the qualifications of electors shall be
entitled to vote. If the number of
electors required by the general state
law. voting on the question, vote in
favor of the proposed ordinance the
same shall be, Immediately thereaf-
ter, published as other ordinances
are required to be published, and
shah thereupon become effective.
Conflicting ordinance-Which to
prevail.
Section SO. II the provisions Of
two or more ordinances, both of
which were adopted or approved by
the electors at the same election,
whether by initiatory petition or re-
ferendum as provided in this charter
be inconsistent. then the ordinance
receiving lthe lesser, affirmative
vote shall be of no force or effect so
FAR as it Is Inconsistent with the 9TH
er ordinance or ordinances adopted or
approved.
Manner of recalling or amending.
Section so. An ordinance propos-
ed by petition and adopted by vote
lof the electors as herein provided,
shall not be recalled or amended ex-
fept by an affirmative vote equal to
the minimum number of votes re-
,quired to adopt the same. If at any
lime, after an ordinance is proposed
and before it takes effect, a petition
figned by registered voters of the
eity equal to not less than $3.50 of
She highest vote cast for an alder
nan at the last municipal election,
1e filed with the city clerk request
ing that such ordinance or resolution
$e submitted to a vote of the cleo
Tors. it shall be submitted as herein
bitter provided.
I Referendum.
Section 81. Ordinance submitted
% the council by initiatory petition
ind passed by the council without
fhange, or passed in amy amended
fDrm, shall be subject to referendum
q the same manner as other ordi-
$ances.
I Emergency ordinances subject to
referendum.
/ Section 81. Ordinances passed as
Emergency measures shall be sub
let to referendum in like manner as
$her ordinances, except that they
pail go into effect at the time i'm
fcated therein. IL, when submitted
s q vote of the electors, it be not
bproved by a majority of those vot-
fg thereon, it shall be considered re-
Failed as regards any further action
Hereunder. The council may pay
BY expenses incurred by virtue Of |
Ech ordinance prior to the time it
Erepealed.
Referendum on measures providing
franchise.
HSection So. In case a petition be
8d requiring that a measure passed
& the council, providing for fran
Use and an expenditure of money!
Bond issue or public Improvement,
& submitted to a vote of the cleo
Is. the council may take, prior to
3 election, all the preliminary
Hps necessary to be taken before
3 actual granting Of such fran
pc, such expenditure of money, is
Hnce Of bonds or the actual execu-
Of q contract for such improve
Ht but no steps shall be taken
och will bind the city until after
referendum vote.
Observation-Disclosures of Pc
IN for.
ection 81. II, within twenty (20)
jsfrom the time of the enactment
any. ordinance, other than emer-
cy measures, by the city council,
T. at any time before the same
have been published or posted
due notice Of enactment given
herein provided. a petition shall