The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-17

The following are the various pro-
sions Of the city charter Is propos-
to be amended by resolutions Of
Q common council. and which pro-
'sed amendments have been submit
to the Governor, as provided by
W, approved by him and will be
omitted to the voters at the annual
ty election to be held on the 9Th
" of April A. d. 1920, and If adopt
by q majority of the electors will
come q part Of the Charter when
M with the Secretary of State and
56nty Clerk, as provided by law:
Ohapter s.
} The name Of any elector of the
city of Belding shall be printed
on the ballot for either city or
a ward Office whenever petition
as hereinafter prescribed shall
have been filed in his behalf with
the City Clerk. The City Clerk
shall provide uniform, nominal
ton petition blanks.
j Each petition shall contain the
name Of the candidate, giving
his place Of residence and shall
specify the Office for which ne is
nominated, but shall be without
any designation as to his party
affiliations. Each elector sign
ing such petition shall add to his
signature his place of residence
and the date on which he signed.
The petition shall be substan-
tial in the following form:
We, the undersigned, qualified
electors Of the city Of Belding,
Ionia county, Michigan, respect
fully petition and request that
the name OF an elector
Of the city of Belding, residing
at ........ be placed upon the
ballot to be prepared for use
at the next non-partisan election
as a candidate for 49,. Name
........, Address ...... !, Ward
........, Date ........
} No elector shall sign nominal
ing petition for more than one
candidate for any elective office,
except in Offices where there is
more than one officer to be elect
ed, in which case he shall not
sign petitions for more candi-
dates than there are officers to be
elected for that particular Office.
The signatures to the nominat-
ing petitions may be on separate
papers but to each separate pa
per, there shall be attached an
affidavit Of the person circulating
the same, stating that each sig
nature thereto was made in his
presence; is the genuine sigma
ture of the person whose name
it purports to be and that to the
best of his knowledge such per-
son is an elector in said city.
y The name of no candidate shall
be printed on the election ballot
for v-a-S Office unless a petition
is filed which contains the names
of not less than so nor more than
rs qualified electors in such ward
In the case of a candidate for a
ward Office each petitioner must
be an elector in the ward in
which the candidate is to be
elected, and the name of no
candidate shall be printed on
the election ballot for an Office
to be filled by the electors of
the city at large unless his petit
ton shall contain the names of
not less than 100 nor more than
300 qualified electors of the city.
No such petition shall be cir
culated more than 60 days prior
to the date of election and all
such petitions shall be filed with
the City Clerk not less than six
teen days prior to the date Of
election.
} At the regular city election the
candidate receiving the highest
number of votes of all the can
didates for any particular Office
shall be deemed and declared to
be elected to that office. In cases
where there are two or more of
ficers to be elected for the same
Office the candidates receiving
the highest number of votes shall
be deemed and declared to be
elected to such Offices. The names
of the candidates shall be print
ed on the ballots without any
designation of or reference to
party affiliations. IL two or more
candidates be tied for the same
Office, the tie shall be determined
by lot to be cast then and there,
as the canvassing board may dir
ect.
Chapter 6.
Section 10.
The said City Clerk shall re-
ceive for his services from said
city, such annual salary as the
council Of said city shall by res
olution direct.
Section 81.
The City Marshal shall receive
in full for his services to the city
such sum as the council shall by
tesolutjon allow annually, and
which shall be in full for all SER
vices except as is provided in
Section 80.
Chapter 8.
Section 81. @
The mayor and aldermen may
each receive such salary as may
be prescribed by the council, not
exceeding one hundred dollars
$100) per year. The compensa-
ton of Supervisor, members of
the board of election and reg
istration and boards of review