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


gether with . statement Of the vote
for and against same, IN both the ONCE
of the Secretary Of State for the
state Of Michigan, and In the ONCE Of
the county clerk, for the county Of
Ionia, as provided by said Act No. 279
Of the Public Acts for the year 1909
as amended.
Yeas. Aid. Benedict, Shawley, Hol
lenbeck, Purdy, Friedly. McCue. Yeas
Moved By Aid. Benedict seconded
by Aid. Shawley that the resolution
to amend Section No. Of chapter
No. 4 of the charter relative to com
bining the Office Of City Treasurer
with the Office of City Clerk.
WHEREAS, The Common Council
of the city of Belding in regular ses-
sion duly assembled, determine it to
be necessary and advisable to amend
the city charter relative to combining
the Office of City Treasurer with the
Office of City Clerk, and,
WHEREAS, 1t 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 can 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. A of Act No. 313 of the
Local Acts of 1898 and entitled can
to incorporate the ity of Bedding in
the county of Ionia and state of Mich
igan",
NOW THEREFOR5, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that said Section No. /, Of
chapter No. 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 A.
Section 1. The following city off,
GERS, to wit: The Mayor, City Treas
urer, who shall be exofficio collector,
three School Inspectors, two Justices
of the Peace and a 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 a 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, 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. d. 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 9Th day of April, A. d. 1920,
and that said amendment be
printed on ballot separate
from the official election ballot of
said city, and be in substantially the
following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Amendment of Section No. 1 of
chapter No. of the Local Acts of
the state of Michigan for the year
1893, entitled "An Act to incorporate
the city of Belding, in the county of
Ionia, state of Michigan"
Make cross in the square below
after the word Eyes" or "no", indicat-
ing the way you desire to vote.
Chapter No. 4.
Section 1. The following city off,
GERS, to-wit: The Mayor, City Treas
urer, who shall be ex-officio collector,