The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-14
PoIice Powers Legislation, Administrative Serylez

b) Within after the adoption OF this charter
md o the Commission shall
direct and complete compilation codcaon and the pub
of all ordinances Of the city then in
pamphlet FORM and provide for rea-
charge No further publication OF any
such compilation shall be required for the validity
the compilation codcaon OF the ordinances
city maintained current and uptodate
during o) period recomplation or recodca
ton the city shall be required during or at
the of such period. ,
The copies Of ordinances any compilation, code, or
chapter be certified by the Clerk
certified shall be competent evidence in all courts
tribunals as to the matters contained
therein.
Initiative and Referendum,
Section ST. An be initiated by petition; or
enacted by the may be
had by petition as hereinafter provided
Petitions
Section So inatoy referendary petition shall be
signed by fifteen (l5 cent OF the registered
who signed said petition within six e
the petition with the Clerk Before
being signatures all such petitions may be approx
form by the Clerk No such petition need be on paper
Of two 2 petition papers Eac
sgner petition shall his In ink or ndebe pencil
after his the date and his place
number by other customary des
nation To each paper shall be attached sworn
stating the number OF sgne
thereto is the genuine signature
of the person be- and that was made
presence afian Such petition shall be filed with
Who
thereon scieny thereof found to contain
insufficient number of signatures OF registered Oh the
city, improper to form or compliance WIN the pro-
visions of this section shall notify forthwith the per-
son filing such petition from such notification
allowed for the filing Of supplemental petition papers
and the Clerk shall present the
petition Commission at Its next regular meeting
Commission Procedure:
Section Upon receiving nitiatory referendary pe
ton from the Clerk the Commission SHALL within thirty so)
days, either:
(a) intiatory petition adopt the ordinance as sub
the petition determine to submit the propoSa
| to the electors OF the city; or
( If it be referendary petition repeal the ordinance to
petition refers determine to submit the pro-
posal to the electors of the city
Submission o Electors:
Section elo Should the decide to submit the
proposal to the electors submitted at the next election
held in the city any purpose in the discretion OF
the Commission special election The result shall be deter
mined by majority Of the electors voting except
cases required by the constitution or laws Oh
the State of Michigan
Ordinance Suspended:
Section cercaion by the Clerk OF the uffcency
of referndary petition thirty 3o) days after the
o the ordinance petition refers shall automatically
suspend the operation ordinance In question pending
peal by Commission final determination py the
the case may ordinance adopted by the eiectoa'e
nitatory proceedings not be amended or repealed
bv the Commission period Of two 2) years after the date
ordnances adopted at the election conflicting pro-
the one receiving highest shall prevail to those
provisions.
! CHAPTER
! ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
City Departments
Section H. The ciys executive and administrative powers
authority shall be distributed into and among s
departments. follows
Department of Public Affairs Health, and Recreation
2 Department Finance and Purchasing;
g. Department Of Public Safety
j a. Department and Public Property;
s. Department of waterworks and Sewers
superintendents o. City Departments
Section IT, The shall II Its first regular meet
ing following city election designate by maor
vote one Cd Superintendent respectively
each of the departments created In section L Oh "
Commission at time change sucn oesisna
tons whenever determine that the public service re
ouires such Commissioner designated as
Of each of departments Of the city government sha
h.v. th and control affairs and propert