The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-02-28

Sec. 1O-RULES OF PROCEDURE AND
QUORUM-The council shall determine its own rules
and order of business, and shall keep journal of it's
proceedings A majority of all members elected shall
constitute quorum do business, but less number
NAV adjourn from time to time The council shall pro-
vide by ordinance means by which the minority may
compel the attendance of absent members.
See. II ORDINANCE ENACTMENT--The City
Council shall have power to enact amend and repeal
all ordinances that be necessary or proper for car
rying the powers conferred and the duties imposed
upon the City by this charter and by the laws of the
state except ordinances adopted by vote of the cleo
tors be amended repealed by vote of the cleo
tors only. "s:.
Sec. 12-LEG1sLATIoN By ORDNANCE
EXCEPTIONS-Except in this charter otherwise
provided, all legislation and all appropriations of mon
ey shall be by ordinance Provided, that when obliga
tons have been authorized incurred by ordinance,
payment thereof may be authorized directed by reso
luon and provided also that licenses may be granted
salaries of appOnitve officers and employees may be
fixed and the powers conferred under the provisions
of this charter relating to local improvements and spe
cial assessments may he exercised by resolution.
Sec 13.-Each proposed ordinance resolution
shall be introduced in typewriter printed form, and
shall not contin than subject which shall be
clearly stated in the ttle but general appropriation
ordinances may contain the various subjects and &C.
counts for which moneys to be appropriated The
rnacting clause of all ordinances passed by the city
commission shall be, "Be it ordained by the City Com
mission of the city of Bemidj Minnesota The enact
ing cause of all ordinances submitted to popular ecc
ton by the initiative shall be, "Be it ordained by the
people of the City of Bemidji, Minnesota
No ordinance unless it be an emergency measure.
shall be passed unless has been read at three regular
meetings not less than week apart Such ordinance
shall not he amended after the meeting at which it's
second reading is had.
Sec. 1i.--EMEKGENCY ORDINANCE OR RES
OLITION-An emergency ordinance resolution is
for the immediate preservation of the public peace
health safety, in which the emergency is declared
and defined in a preamble thereto, which preamble
must be separately voted upon and must receive the
affirmative vote Of all members Of the council
Sec. Is. FRANCHISE GRANT NOT AN EMER-
GENCY-Franchises and extensions Of franchises, and
contracts for furnishing light heat power, Transporter
ton, or other public utility to the city or the people
thereof for the acquisition of property for any such
purpose shall he granted made by ordinance only,
and shall he subject the referendum provisions Of this
charter; and such ordinance shall be held or con-
strucd to be an emergency ordinance -
Sec. 16. RECORDING AND PUBLISHING OR
DINANCES-Every ordinance passed by the council
shall be signed by the mayor acting mayor and at
tested by the clerk wlereupon it shall be recorded in
book kept for that purpose the record thereof to be
atescd by the clerk. All proceedings of the council
shall be published at least in city newspaper
within ten days after it's passage, III lieu OF such
publishing copies of all ordinances and resolutions be
posted in each ward, at or each voting precinct
within ten days after it's passage.
Sec. 17.--TIME OF TAKING EFFECT OF OR
DINANCES-O Ordinances making the annual tax levy,
ordinances relating to local improvements and special
assessments, and emergency ordinances shall take
effect Immediately upon their passage. All other or:
dinances passed by the city council shall take effect
thirty days after publishing posting required by
the preceding section ut later date if so fixed in
the ordinance; : all ordinances adopted by the cleo
tors of the city shall take effect at the date fixed in such
ordinances in the absence thereof at the date of
adoption.
Sec. 1S Ordinances directing the payment Of mon
cy shall take effect Immediately after their passage.
See 10. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL-Ord
nances parts thereof may be amended or repealed
by ordinance only; and the amending of repeating or
dinancc shall contain the entire ordinance or part