The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-09-08
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CHARTHR WITH 1T
Preamble


We, the people of the city of Bel
ding, Michigan, in order to obtain
greater benefits of local self govern
ment, to establish more direct re-
sponsibility of the public officials
and more businesslike methods in
conducting municipal affairs to con-
serve and utilize public values for
the benefit of the public and to pro-
more our common welfare, do enact
the following charter:
Genera
Powers of the city.
Section l. The inhabitants of the
city of Belding, Michigan, as its linn
its now are or hereafter may be es-
tablished, shall continue to be body
polite and corporate, to be known as
''The city of Belding" and as such
shall have and exercise all powers
which now are or hereafter may be
conferred upon, or reserved to, ci-
ties of the same class under the con-
stitution and laws of the state, as
fully and completely a though such
powers were specifically enumerated
herein. No, enumeration of particu-
lar powers by this charter shall be
held exclusive.
City boundaries.
DGIllOn .. lt lOllOWlIlk QCNNIlDNO
\ territory constitutes the city of Bel
ding, and is subject to the municipal
control of the said corporation, to-
wit:
All that portion Of the township of
Otisco, county of Ionia and state of
Michigan, described as follows:
The south one-haf of sections two
(2) and three (3): the northwest
quarter of section twelve (12); all of
sections ten (10) and eleven (11) and
the north one-half Of sections four
teen (14) and fifteen (15), all in
township eight (S) north of range
eight (S) west.
Wards and Precincts
Number and boundaries of wards.
Section 3. The city shall be d.
vided into three wards, as follows:
The first ward shall embrace the
south onehalf of sections two (2)
and three (3) and all of that part Of
the north onehalf of the north one
half Of section ten (10) lying west
of Flat river and north of the GEN.
ter line of the state road leading to
Greenville and all that part of sec
tion eleven (1D lying north of Flat
river; also the northwest quarter of
section twelve (12) all in township
elgnL (O) nOrLn OF range elRnL kOD
west. The second ward shall embrace
the south one-half of the north one-
half of section ten (10) except that
part lying west of Flat river and
north of the center line of the state
road leading to Grenville; also the
south one-half of section ten (10)
and the north one-half of section
6fteen (15), except such portions of
section fifteen (15) as lie east of
Flat river, also all that part of sec
tion eleven (11) lying south of Flat
river and west of the center line of
Pleasant street. The third ward shall
embrace all of the north one-half of
section fourteen (14) and such parts
of section fifteen (15) as lie east of
Flat river and all that part of section
eleven I'D lying south of Flat riv-
er and east of the center line of
Pleasant street.
Change of wards.
Section A. The Wards, as provided
herein, shall continue to be the wards
of this city until changed by the city
council The city council, whenever
it shall deem it expedient, may, by a
vote of not less than two-thirds of
the Aldermen elected, change, by or
dinance, the wards of said city, by
either increasing the number or
changing the boundaries thereof. Up
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