The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
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by Aid. Hollenbeck, that the resolu-
ton to amend Section No. and No.
8 of chapter No. 20 Of the Charter OF
the city of Belding, to provide for in
creasing the rate of tax in said city,
be accepted and adopted.
WHEREAS, the common council Of
the city of Belding in regular session
duly assembled, determine it to be
necessary and advisable to amend the
city charter relative to the amount
of taxes that may be raised in any
way for purposes and for sinking
fund, andz,
WHEl0AS, it is deemed advisable
that such amendment be proposed by
the legislative body of the city as
provided by Act No. 279 of the Public
Acts of 1909 as amended, and emit
tied "An Act to provide for the in
corporation of cities and for revising
and amending their Charters, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed neces-
sary, in order to provide for the
changes herein mentioned, to amend
sections 5 and of chapter 20 of Act
entitled "An Act to incorporate the
city of Belding in the county of Ionia
and state of Michigan"
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED that said sections and 8
of chapter 20 of Act No. 313 of the
Local Acts of 1893 and entitled can
Act to incorporate the city of Bedding
in the county Of Ionia and state of
Michigan, be amended to read as fol-
lows:
Chapter No. 20.
Section 5. The aggregate amount
which the council may raise by gener-
al tax t2eon the taxable real and per-
sonal property in the city for the pur-
pose of defraying the general expen-
SEES and liabilities Of the corporation,
and for all the purposes for which
the several general funds are consti-
tuted, exclusive of taxes for schools
and school houses, shall not, except
as herein otherwise provided, exceed
one ond one half per cent on the as
sessed value of all the real and per-
sonal property in said city made tax
able by law.
Section 9. The council may also
raise such further sum annually, not
exceeding five mills on the dollar, on
the assessed valuation of the proper
ty in the city as may be necessary to
provide an interest and sinking fund
to pay the funded debts of the city
and the interest thereon.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that the City Clerk forthwith transmit
copy of this proposed amendment to
the City charter, to the Governor of
this state for his approval or disap-
prevail, as provided by Act No. 279
Of the Public Acts for the year 1909
as amended, and entitled ."An Act to
provide for the incorporation of ci-
ties and for revising and amending
their Charte~s "
that the foregoing amendment to the
city charter be published in the Bel
ding Banner-News, a newspaper print
ed and circulated in the city of Bel
ding and being the official paper of
said city, for three consecutive week
ly 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 sub
mitted to the electors at the regular
city election to be held On Monday,
5th day of April, A. ID. 1920, and that
the said proposed amendment be
printed on a ballot separate from the
official election ballot of said city,
and to be in substantially the follow
ing form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Amendment of Section 5 and 9 of
chapter No. 20 of Act No. 313 of the
Local Acts of 1893 and entitled can
Act to incorporate the city of Bedding
in the county of Ionia and state Of
Michigan"
Make a cross in the square below
after the word eyes" or "no" indicat-
ing theFay you desire to vote.
Section 5. The aggregate amount
which the council may raise by gener-
al tax upon the taxable real estate
and personal property in the city for
the purpose of defraying the general
expenses and liabilities of the corpor-
alton, and for all the purposes for
which the several general funds are
constituted, exclusive Of taxes for
schools and school houses, shall not,
except as herein otherwise provided
exceed one and one-half per cent on
the assessed value of all the real es-
tate and personal property in said
city made taxable by law.
Section 8. The council may also
raise such further sum annually, not
exceeding FIVE mills on the dollar, on
the assessed valuation of the property
in the city as may be necessary to pro-
vide an interest and sinking fund to
pay the funded debts of the city and
the interest thereon.
Shall he foregoing amendment be
adopted. Yes.
Shall the foregoing amendment be
adopted. No. [
RESOLVED FURTHER, that if the
foregoing proposed amendment to the
city charter be approved by the ma
! jority of the elecors voting hereon al
the said election, then the City Clerk
shall, within thirty days from and af-
ter said election, file or cause to be
flefA two certified copies thereof. to-
getEAr with statement of the vote
for and against the same. in both the
Office of the Cecretary of State for the
State of Michigan, and in the office