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Council Chambers,- Feb. 9th, 1920.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Fales.
Roll Call: Present. Aid. Benedict
ShaWley, Hollenbeck, Purdy, Freddy
and McCue. Present (6). Absent (0)
The monthly report Of the Clerk and
Treasurer were read.
Moved by Aid. Benedict, seconded
by Aid. Purdy that the reports be
accepted as read.
Yeas: Benedict, Shawley, Hollen-
beck, Purdy, Freddy, McCue. Yeas
(6). Nays (0).
Moved by Aid. Friedly, seconded by
Aid. McCue that we increase the in
surance on City Hall from $4,000 to
Yeas: Aid. Shawley. Hollenbeck,
Friedly, McCue. Yeas az. Nays,
Aid. Benedict and Purdy, Nays (2),
Motion carried.
Moved by Aid. Benedict seconded
by Aid. Shawley that the resolution
to amend section 20 Of Chapter 20 of
the charter to provide for voting on
the question of bonding at either o
regular or special election be adopted
and accepted.
WHEREAS, The Common Council
of the City of Bedding in regular ses-
sion, duly assembled, determine it to
be necessary and advisable to amend
the Charter of the City of Bedding
and to provide for voting upon the
question of bonding or raising a
greater amount of money than is pro
vided for in said charter for Public
improvements at either general or
special election called for that pur
pose, 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 "An Act to provide for the in.
corporation of cities and for revis-
ing and amending their Charters"
and,
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary, in or
der to provide for the changes herein
mentioned, to amend Section No. 20
Of chapter 20 of Act No. 313 of the
local acts of 1893, entitled "An Act
to incorporate the city of Bedding in
the county of Ionia and state of Mich
igan."
NOW THEREFORE Be it resolved
that Section No. 20 of chapter No. 20
Of Act No. 313 of the Local Acts of
1893 and entitled "An Act to incor-
porate the city of Bedding in the
County of Ionia and State of Michi-
gan" be amended to read as follows:
Chapter 20.
Section 20. Should any greater
amount be required in any year for the
purpose of erecting public buildings,
or for the purchase of ground there
for, or for other public improvements
or purposes of any kind, to be paid
for from the general funds of the city,
than can be raised by the Council un-
der the foregoing provisions of this
chapter, such amount may be raised
by tax or loan or partly by tax or
partly by loan, if authorized by ma
jority vote of the electors voting upon
the question at an annual city cleo
tion or at special city election call
ed for that or any other purpose, pro-
vided that the intention of voting on
such proposition is stated in the no.
tees calling such election. The
amount that may be voted or raised
in any year under the provisions of
this section shall not exceed one per-
cent of the assessed valuation of the
property in the city as shown by the
last preceding tax roll made therein.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the city clerk forthwith trans
nit 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, a news
paper printed and circulating IN the
city of Belding and being the official
paper of said city, for 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 the said proposed amend
ment be printed on a ballot separate
from the official election ballot of
said official election ballot of said city
and to be in substantially the follow
ing form:
OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Amendment of Section No. 20 of
Chapter No. 20 of Act No. 313 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 and state of
Michigan.
Make a cross in the square below
after the word Eyes" or "no', indicat-
ing the way you desire to vote.
Chapter No. 20.
Section 20. Should any greater
amount be required in any year for
the purpose of erecting public build
ings, or for the purchase of ground
therefor, or for other public improve
ments or purposes Of any kind, to be
paid for from the general funds Of
the city, than can be raised by the
council under the foregoing provisions