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line OF the College Heights Subdiyi-
sion three hundred forty and nine
ty-six hundredths feet: thence
south ten degrees fifty-eight min
utes thirty seconds west along the
west line OF the College Heights
Subdivision one thousand seven
hundred nine and sixty-one hun
dredths feet to the center of Wash.
tenaw Road; thence north seventy
nine degrees one minute thirty
seconds west along the center OF
Washtenaw Road three hundred
sixty-seven and ninety seven hun
dredths fee. to its intersection
with the center line OF the South
Ann Arbor Road (now abandoned);
thence south thirty-nine degrees
fifty minutes west along the center
line OF the said South Ann Arbor
Road eleven chains and forty-one
links; thence south eighteen de-
grees and ten minutes east thirty
six chains and five links 10 the cen
ter Of the highway leading wester-
ly from the west end OF Congress
street; thence south sixty-six de-
grees and twenty minutes west
along the center OF said highway
two chains to the northeast corner
Of Ed. Cranes land; thence south
along the east line OF said Cranes
land three chains and twelve links;
thence east parallel with Congress
street twenty-three chains and thir-
teen links; thence south along the
west line Of the fair ground to the
southwest corner OF said fair
ground: thence east along the south
line OF said :air ground two chains
and thirty links; thence south on
.he old city line to the center OF
the Chicago road; thence south on
the present city line to the south
line Of the William Waiting farm:
thence in q northeasteriy direction
along the south line OF said Wat
ling farm 10 the center OF the Mon
roe road: thence northerly along
the center OF the Monroe road TO
the south limits OF the city as now
located; thence east to the Huron
river; thence down the west bank
Of said river to the southeast corner
OF the west half OF the northwest
fractional quarter OF section fifteen
in said township; thence north TO
the north line of :he southwest
quarter Of section three in said
township: thence west to the east
line Of River street; thence north
erly on the east line OF said street
to the north line OF Highland GENE
terry protracted east; thence west
to northwest quarter OF section
four; thence south to the southeas,
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corner OF said quarter section;
thence west to the north bank OF
the Huron river; thence up said
river to place Of beginning.
WARD:
Section IL. The City OF Ypsi-
lant shall consist Of one ~ ward.
ELECTION PRECINCTS:
Section IS. The Council shall. by
ordinance, establish convenient
election precincts which shall COM
ply with the provisions OF state
law. Until the Council shall other
wise ordain, the election precincts
o. the City. as established on the
effective date OF this Charter, shall
continue as so established.
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CHAPTER Il
General Municipal
Powers
POWERS oE rHE CITY.

POWERS OF THE CITY:
Section 81. Unless otherwise
provided OF limited in this Charter.
all powers. privileges and immuni-
ties, not inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this Charter, possessed
by the City Of Ypsilsnti by virtue
OF its Incorporation as such and
enumerated in the Charter OF said
City granted by the State Legisla-
ture by Act No. 400 OF the Michigan
Local Acts OF 1891. and as subse-
quently amended. which Charter Ia
hereby superseded. are expressly
retained by the City OF Ypsilanti
under this Charter. Further, unless
otherwise provided or limited In
this Charter. the City OF Ypsilanti
and its officers shall be vested with
any and all powers, privileges, and
immunlties. expressed and implied.
which cities and their officers are,
or hereafter may be. permitted to
exercise or toRrovids :or in their
charters under the Constitution and
Laws OF the State OF Michigan, In
Guiding all the powers, privileges.
and immunities which cities are
permitted 10 or may provide In
their charters by Act No. 17s Of he
Public Acts OF 1909. as amended,
az fully and completely a. though
those powers. privileges, and i'm
munities were specifically enumer.
ated in and provided for in this
Charter. and in no case shall any
enumeration OF particular powers.
privileges. or immunities in. this
Charter be held to be exclusive.
The City and its officers shall have
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have the power to command the
assistance of all able-bodied citi-
zens to suppress riot and disorder.
ly conduct;
(c) He shall authenticate by
his signature such instruments a.
the Council, this Charter, or the
Laws Of the State Of Michigan or
Of the United States shall require.
DUTIES OF MAYOR PRO TEN;
Section S.6. Ths Mayor Pro Tenn
shall perform the duties OF the
Mayor when. on account Of alb
sence from the CITY, disability, or
otherwise. the Mayor Is temporar.
lily unable to perform the duties Of
his office, and in case OF vacancy
In the office Of Mayor, until such
vacancy Is filled by the Council.
In case OF q vacancy In the office
OF Mayor and when the disability
or absence Of the Mayor from the
CITY extends for a period OF thirty
600 days or more, the Mayor Pro
TEN shall, during such vacancy.
absence. or disability, receive the
compensation OF the Mayor. The
Mayor Pro TEN shall preside over
the meetings OF the Council in the
absence OF or at the call o. the
Mayor. In the event Of q vacancy
occurring In the office OF Mayor
or Mayor Pro TEN, the Council
shall elect one OF its elected mem.
beers to I'LL such vacancy.
MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL:
Section 81.
(a The Council shall provide
by resolution for the time and place
Of its regular meetings and shall
hold .wo (2) regular meetings each
month. IL any time set for the
holding OF a regular meeting OF
the Council shall be a holiday, then
such regular meeting shall be held
at the same time and place on the
next secular day which is not a hol.
iday.
OBJ Special meetings OF the
Council may be called by the Clerk
on the written reques. OF the
Mayor, the City Manager, or o.
any two (2) members OF the Coun.
ell on at tlesst :wenty-four t2D
hours written notice to each mem.
Der Of the Council, designating
the time, place, and purpose OF
any such meeting and served per
sonally or left at his usual place OF
residence by the Clerk or someone
designated by him. Notwi.hstand-
ing the foregoing requirements for
the calling OF special meetings,
any special meeting Of the Council
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at which all members OF the Conn
oil are present or have, In writing.
waived the requirement that notice
be given at least twenty-four (24)
hours prior to the time specified
Tor the holding OF such meeting
and at which quorum OF the
Council Is presen:, shall be a legal
meeting.
(c) No business shall be trans
acted At any special meeting of
the Council unless the same has
been stated In the notice of such
meeting. However, II all members
OF the Council are present at any
special meeting OF .he Council.
then any business which might law
fully come before a regular meet
ing Of the Council may be tran sact-
ed at such special meeting.
(d All regular and special meet
ings Of the Council shall be open
to the public and the rules OF order
OF the Council shall provide that
citizens shall have a reasonable op-
PoItuulty 10 De near1.
(e) Four (D members OF the
Council shall be a quorum for the
transaction OF business at all meet
ings OF the Council, but, in the alb
sence o: a quorum, two (2) men,
bers may adjourn any regular or
special meeting to a later date.
% The Council shall determine
It's own rules and order OF bust
ness and shall keep a Journal Of all
its proceedings in the English Ian
guage, which Journal shall be
signed by the Mayor and the Clerk.
The vote upon the passage Of all
ordinances. and upon the adoption
Of all resolutions. shaall be- taken
by Yes" and mo" votes and be
entered upon the record, except
that where the vote is unanimous.
II shall only be necessary SO to
state. Each member OF the Council
who shall be recorded as present
shall vote on all questions decided
by the Council unless excused by
the unanimous consent OF the other
members present Any citizen or
taxpayer OF he City shall have &C
cess TO the minutes and records OF
all regular and special meetings OF
the Council at all reasonable times.
(g) The Council may. by vote
Of not less than two (2) OF its mem
bers. compel the attendance OF is
members and other officers o. the
City at it's regular and special
meetings and enforce orderly con.
duct therein; and any member OF
the Council or other officer OF the
City who. for reasons other han
CTurn to Next Tags)
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CHAPTER III
The City Council
CITY GOVERNING aopY .


Section 81. All legislative or
policy forming functions and pow,
ers Of the city government shall
be vested in and exercised and de-
termined By a Council to be com.
prised Of seven (0 members who
shall be known and designated as
Councilmen, and who shall be nom.
mated and elected as hereinafter
provided. In all cases where the
word Council" Is used In this Char
ter, the same shall mean and shall
be synonymous with the terms
Commission, common council"
aldermen" board OF aldermen"
governing body" or Legislative
body" or any other synonymous
term, as the same may be used In
any state or federal law in refer.
ring to legislative or governing
bodies OF cities,
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CHAPTER !
Boundaries and
Subdivisions Of
The City
BoUN pARIE s:

bSoNbShlESs
Section IL. The following de-
scribed territory, together with all
territories that may hereafter be
annexed thereto, shall continue and
remain a municipal corporation OF
the STATE OF Michigan under the Of
fetal name and title OF CITY oe
Ypsilanti" and shall be subject to
the municipal control OF said City
In accordance with the provisions
of this Charter and the Cons.itu-
ton and Laws OF the State which
are applicable thereto: Beginning
on the north bank OF the Huron
river on the line between sections
four and five in the Township Of
Ypsilan.i, County OF Washtenaw;
thence south to the north east cor
ner of lot number eight OF the sub
division OF said section five;
thence west TO the north west cor
nsr Of 10. number six In said sub.
division; thence northerly along
the west line o: lot three In said
subdivision one thousand three hun
bred and twenty-one and fifty-five
hundredths feet to the northwes.
corner thereof, said point being on
the east and west quarter line Of
section five and one thousand six
hundred and thirty-seven and sew
en.y-hundredths feet west OF the
east quarter post of said section
five; thence south eighty-nlne de.
grees eight minutes thirty seconds
west along the east and west quar-
ter line OF said section five one
thousand two hundred and seventy.
six feet to the northwest corner o:
the College Heights Subdivision:
thence south fifty-one minutes
thirty seconds east along the west
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qualification OF its own members,
subject to review by the courts.
SALARIES OF MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL:
Section S.3. Each Councilman
shall receive, as remuneration for
his services to the City, the sum
of ten $4,000 dollars per meeting
o: the Council which is actually at.
tended by him, but not to exceed
three hundred (s300.00) dollars in
any one % fiscal year. The Mayor
shall receive the sum of ten
N10.00) dollars per meeting OF the
Council which is actually attended
by him, in addition to the remuner-
alton which he receives as a Coun-
Gilman. but such additional com
pensation shall not exceed three
hundred (S300o0) dollars in any
one ~ fiscal year. Such salaries
shall be payable quarterly. and, ex-
cept as otherwise provided In this
Charter, shall constitute the only
salary or remuneration which may
be paid for services performed by
the Mayor or any Councilman for
the discharge Of any official duty
for or on behalf OF The City during
his term Of office. Upon authorize
ton Of the Council, reasonable ex-
penses may be allowed when in.
Cured on behalf OF the City.
SELECTION OF THE MAYOR
AND MAYOR PRO TEN:
Section 90. The Council shall,
at a meeting held on the first Mon
day following each regular city
election, elect one ~ OF It's mem
bers to serve as Mayor and one
~ TO serve as Mayor Pro Tenn.
The term OF office Of the Mayor
and Of the Mayor Pro Tenn shall
be for one ~ year and shall ex-
pire on the first Monday following
the regular city election next fol
lowing the date Of their election TO
such offices.
DUTIES OF MAYOR:
Section 3:5.
(a) Insofar as required by Law,
and for all ceremonial purposes,
the Mayor shall be recognized az
the executive head OF the City. He
shall preside at meetings Of the
Council and shall have an equal
voice and vote in the proceedings
OF the Council, but shall have no
veto power;
(b) In cases Of emergency he
shall be a conservator OF the peace,
and may exercise within the City
the powers conferred upon sher-
ifts to suppress disorder, and sha
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PREAMBLE

To the end that the people OF the
City OF Ypsilanu may enjoy to the
fullest extent the advantages and
benefits Of local sel:-governmen. as
authorized by the Constitution and
Laws Of the State OF Michigan, they
hereby establish this Charter for
the government OF their municipal
affairs.
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power to exercise all municipal
powers in the management and
control Of municipal property and
in the administration OF the munich
pal government, whether such pow
ers be expressly enumerated or
not; to do any act TO advance the
interests OF the City, +he good gov
eminent and prosperity OF the mu-
nicipality and It's inhabitants, and
through its regularly constituted
authority, to pass and enforce all
laws, ordinances, and resolutions
relating to its municipal concerns,
subject to the Constitution and
general Laws Of the State and the
provisions OF this Charter.
iNTERGoVERNMENrAL
CONTRACTS:
Section ~. The city may Join
with any other governmental uni.
or agency, or with any number or
combination thereof, by contract. or
otherwise as may be permitted by
law, to perform jointly, or by one
or more for or on behalf OF the
other or others, any power or duty
which Is permitted to be so per.
formed by law or which Is pos
sessed or imposed upon each such
governmental unit or agency.
DIVISION OF POWERS
OF GOVERNMENT
Section 23. The municipal gov
eminent established by this Char.
ter shall be that which Is common
ly known as the Council-Manager
form. In order 20 institute and
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Summary Of Provisions

T. Provision is made for central purchasing agency
and for competitive bidding when purchases are to
be made.
Utilities and public property
H. The city is given the right acquire and operate
public utilities and to provide public service
D. The sale of any public property of value in excess
of two (S2oo) dollars per capita is prohibited ex-
ceptby three fifths (3/5) vote of the people,
Miscellaneous
A. To eligible elective office under the CITY
must have been resident for three years and also
be taxpayer to the city.
3 Any officer of the city who absents himself from the
city continuously for sixty (oO) days without per-
mission from the Council thereby vacates his office
). In case of local Improvements the Council determ-
ines the portion of the cost to be paid by the city and
by the property benefited.
A. Initiative and referendum regarding acts of the
Council are permitted with safeguards
s. Recall of officials in accordance with State Law is
provided.
g. The Council is given authority regarding contracts
licenses franchises, ETC., but permanent franchises
prohibited.
T. Provision is made for publicity through publication
of the Council proceedings and of all important
notices.
g. All rights assets, Obligations and liabilities of the
CRY under the present charter will be preserved
under the new charter. This includes any pension
system now in effect. The status of all EMPLOYEES
or the city will remain the under the new
charter as under the present
g. The proposed charter is to be submitted to vote Of
the people at special election to be held on Mon
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JUDGE QUALIFICATION
OF MEMBERS:

Section 80. The Council shall
be the Judge Of the eligibility and
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The Administrative division

1. The Administrative division is responsible for carry
ing out the policies established by the Council. 1t
comprises the City Manager and other officials
appointed by him.
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= The City Manager Is chosen solely the basis of
training and ability and may or may not be resi-
dent of the city at the time of his appointment
3. The City Manager appoints the Treasurer Assessor
Police Chief, Fire Chief, Health Officer and Super
intendents of Public Utilities, Public Works, Hos
pitfalls, and Recreation and Public Welfare. The SUI
perntendents are not necessarily separate indvid-
uals and much Of their work may be handled by the
City Manager with such assistance as is found
necessary.
Evening star., 1946-11-29

and cliches about the film capital
Better pictures, he said, depend or
better story material.
1T Is not without significance, =
he pointed out, that the level Of
our novels today Is so low that the
Pulitzer COMMITTEES at Its last meet
Ing was unable to find single one
worthy OF award.
Paul Miller, assistant general
manager of the Associated Press and
chief Of It's Washington bureau
predicted that Republicans will
eliminate all controls, cut appropri-
ations and some taxes, pass strike
control legislation and trim or
eliminate the state Departments
$l9,0O0,0O0 information program
throughout the world.
The AP will have q larger and
better stare covering Capitol ac-
tiyities, Mr.. Miller said.
After the Associated Press Execu-
tive Committee was named ii decid-
ed to incorporate, and members will
elect officers at meeting Saturday.
The managing editors and their
wives today were to see an array Of
Hollywood stars rivaling that Of an
academy award dinner, with Kleig
lights and all the fanfare that has
made Hollywood famous. Movie
makers win be hosts Ii the studios
this afternoon and ct q big night
party In the Biltmore Bowl.
Executive Committee Named.
John l.. Morrison, publisher Of
the Greenville (Pa9 Record-Argus,
Evening star., 1946-11-29
Byron Price Warns
Editors Of Need 10
Fiuhf Censorship
~ ths Assoeiuisd Press

Los ANGELES, Nov 29.-The
Nations wartime director Of censor
ship left q warning with American
editors today OF coming
assaults against freedom Of express
sion assaults Of such character
that press, radio and screen inev-
itably will be drawn closer together
in self-defense. z
Addressing the annual conference
Of Associated Press Managing Ed
itors. Byron Price, now board chair
man Of the Association OF Motion
Picture Producers. said q little CEN
sorship anywhere Is lingering
threat to freedom Of the press.
mo one can afford to feel SNUG
and safe when he considers the
long-term lesson of history and the
gradual curtailment OF liberty as
RECOMMENDATION advances with every
generation" Mr.. Price asserted.
Better Stories Seen Needed.
Mr.. Price said the motion picture
business was growing up and, ap-
pealed to editors not to be gullible
about Hollywood and the old legends
Evening star., 1946-11-29

announced that he had been asked
to speak on the subject, docs the
Associated Press Fit the Needs of
the Single Wire Points (newspa-
pers which use only ore-wire serv-
ice) for Situation Stories He said
the previous speaker, Herbert F..
Corn of The Washington Star, had
covered the situation story 50 thor
oughly that he had little to add.
The membership elected the fol-
lowing members OF the Executive
Committee: A. Y. Aronson, Louis
vile Times, Louisville, KY; Mr..
Corn: Fred Gaertner. jr., Detroit
News; Lee Hills, Miami lFla.) Her
aid; L. y. Hotchkiss, Los Angeles
Times: Edward E. Lindsay, Decatur
(Illo Herald Review; r. II. McCaw,
New York Times: Felix r. Nc
Knight. Dallas News: J. r. Miller,
Savannah (Ga.l Morning News;
Stanley r. Barnett, Cleveland Plain
Dealer: John O'ConneH. jr., Bangor
Daily News; H. d. Paulson, Fargo
Forum: Dwight S. Perrin, Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin; John K.
Quad, New Brunswick Daily Home
News: Gerald H. Salisbury, Albany
Evening star., 1946-11-29
spootz congrotuIotes
CAP on Anniversary

The Civil Air Patrol, which new
"a, ,000, 900 miles in search Of enemy
submarines and ships and seamcn In
distress during the war, will cele-
brate It's fifth anniversary Sunday.
In q letter today, Gen. Carl
Spaatz, commanding general OF
Army Air Forces congratulated
members Of the patrol on their
record and stressed the Importance
to national defense Of the CAPS
current training program for boys
and girls from is to n.
Evening star., 1946-11-29

Knickerbocker News; William r.
Steven. Minneapolis Tribune; Paul
is. Walcott, Greenfield tMass.) Re-
corder Gazette; Charles 3. WEIGH,
Tacoma News Tribune: Everett
Nor1ander, Chicago Daily News;
Herbert Hill, indianapolis News;
i. r. blanchard, Gannett Newspa-
pers, Rochester, N. y; James Rec
ord, Fort Worth Star Telegram, and
William Stou1er, Roanoke World
News.
These members will elect officers
Of the association in meeting to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1946-11-29

What will 1856 be like for you?
Buy extra u. q. Savings Bonds In
1916 and keep them.
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ROOMS WANTED

ROOMS, with or without board, for vet
Grams attending downtown college. Re-
LADY wishes single rm., walking distance
1900 M st. NV, price no object. CAN MI.
WOMAN. Govt. employed, desires single
room, clean, quiet: privileges; accessible TO
Vet Adm. Glebe 5000, Room A-227. 81
COUPLE, Govt. employed, desires fur
nished room with nth twin beds; gentle: NV.
PATENT OFFICE EMPLoYE. quiet, no
drinking, desires, private room in home
where the radio is not going all the time.
VETERAN and wife. both employed. de-
sps fpT TT room in yssinis or
QUIET young businessman. desires nice
| room with private congental Jewish fam
ny; NE 1881 or GIL. O663. MR.. sTUL-
MEDICAL STUDENT and wife need room
in quiet home, vicinity GEORGETOWN Uni
QUIET, REFINED businesswoman desires
well-furnished room, private family, Chevy
Chase section preferred. Phone EN-. 1925.
YOUNG MAN desires room in ne. section,
within reasonable distance OF 4th and
Farragut SITS. Call Emerson 1899 between
sa snd Pp h. q sri fHS pm 1ob., and
riG ~ fesi ssSs room with pvt bath pref.
YOUNG MAN wants master bedroom with
sath so Y vicinity ESi Of White House. Gan
RETIRED MAN desires room. vicinity
Lincoln Park; reasonable. Box 2s6-H.
Young GENTLEMAN desires room in NV
section, preferably in private home. with
garage, In Chevy Chase TR 50l1, 81