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

the laws Of the state, provided that
the city council shall, by ordinance,
or resolution, set aside such percent
age of the gross or net earnings of
such public utility as the council may
deem sufficient to pay such bonds.
Such mortgage bonds issued beyond
the general limits of bonded indebt-
edness prescribed by law shall not
impose any liability upon such city
but shall be secured only upon the
property and revenues of such pub
lie utility including the franchise,
stating the terms upon which, in
case Of foreclosures. the purchaser
may operate the same which fran
chise shall in no case extend over a
longer period than twenty years from
the date Of the sale of such utility
and franchise on foreclosure.
Procedure to acquire utility.
Section 161. The city council may,
by ordinance, prescribe, or the peo-
pie by ordinance, duly initiated and
approved under the provisions of this
charter, may prescribe, the procedure
to acquire any public utility, enter
prise or service.
Accounts of municipality owned
utilities.
Section 1872. Accounts shall be
kept for each public utility, owned or
operated by the city. distinct from
other city accounts and in such man.
ner as to show the true and complete
financial result of such ownership, or
ownership and operation, including
all assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses.
Claims
Settling claims and damages for
personal injuries.
Section 1852. The city council shall
have authority to adjust and settle
all accounts and claims against the
city. No suit or action shall be
maintained against the city on any
account Or claim until the city coun-
Gil shall have had an opportunity to
pass upon the same. The city shall
not be liable in any action or pro-
ceeding to collect any account or
claim for any greater amount than
that named and set forth in the ac-
count or claim presented as herein
provided. In all cases of claims for
personal injuries or otherwise, the
claimant shall present it to the coun-
Gil in detailed form, giving all the
substantial facts upon which the
same is based and shall present to
the council, at such time and place
as it shall designate and not exceed
ing thirty days from the time of
presentation of the claim, all the ev-
idence in his possession, or of which
he Or his attorney has knowledge,
tending to prove the facts in the
case and submit the same to the full
and complete examination of said
council, provided that the said hear
ing may be adjourned from time to
time to suit the convenience of the
parties, not exceeding thirty days
more than herein provided; and it
shall be sufficient and complete de-
Tense to any action or proceeding
for the collection of any such claim
or demand against the city, that such
claim or demand and the evidence
upon which the same is based, has
not been presented as hereinbefore
provided. All claims for damages
against the city growing out of the
or default of said city, or
any officer Or employee thereof, shah
be presented to said city council in
the manner above provided, within.
sixty days after such damage is
and in default thereof,
such claims shall thereafter, be for
ever barred. The provisions of this
section shall not apply in cases of
damages sustained by any one either
to his person or property from the
defective condition of any highway,
street, bridge, sidewalk, cross walk
or culvert in said city where provi-
sion for notice and production of wit
nesses is otherwise made by the gen.
eral laws of the state.