The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-04-22
ORDINANCE No. 11-54

without the corporate limits Of the Village
of Bluffton, Allen County. Ohio and granting
a franchise to the successful bidder, its sue
cessOrs and assigns to the electors of said
Village for their approval or rejection at
special election to be held according to the
Ohio Constitution Article XVIII. Sections
and s.
Whereas The Council of the Village of
Blutfton, Ohio did on the 9th day of March,
1854 pass Ordinance No. esd providing as
follows in the title of said ordinance:
An Ordinance authorizing the sale of
the electric generating equipment, dis
tribution system and street lighting sys-
TEN within and without the corporate
limits of the Village of Blufrton, Allen
County, Ohio, consisting of the general
ing equipment located in generating
splant (eXcepting building and building
site, all vehicles office equipment and
tools used in the operation of the gener-
ating system, distribution system and
water and sewage departments) all ease
ments and licenses and all street light
ing fixtures, lamps, overhead and under
ground transmission lines and all other
material in stock, and used in the
generating and distribution systems. not
needed for any Municipal purpose and
granting a franchise to the successful
bidder, its successors and assigns grant
the right to acquire, construct, maintain
and operate in the streets. thoroughfares,
alleys, bridges and public places of the
Village of Biuifton, Allen County, Ohio,
and its successors, lines for the distribu-
ton of electric energy to the Village of
Blutfton and the inhabitants thereof for
light, heat, power and other purposes
and for the transmission of the same
within, through and across said Village
of Bluffton, State of Ohio"
and
Whereas. on April 6. 1854 (being within 80
days from the passage of Ordinance No. g.
54) a Petition for Referendum under Article
XVIII. Sections and s, was delivered to the
Village Clerk of the Village of BlufTton, Ohio,
representing that l73 electors of the Village
of Bluffton, Ohio, ithat number being more
than ten u0g6) percentum of the electors of
said VillageD respectfully demand that Ord-
nance No. 6-54 passed by the Council of said
Village on the 9th day of March 1854, be
submitted to the electors of such Village for
be held in the manner provided by the con-
stitution of the State of Ohio; and
Whereas. the Ohio Constitution Article
XVIII, Sections and s provides that the
legislative authority of any city village
may by a twO-thirds vote of its members and
upon petition of ten percentum of the elec-
tors shall forthwith provide by ordinance
for the submission of such question to the
electors at the next regular municipal election
if one shall occur not less than sixty nor
more than one hundred and twenty days after
its passage otherwise it shall provide for the
submission Of the question at "A special elee-
tion to be called and held within the time
aforesaid, and IL
Whereas. the next regular municipal cleo
ton shall occur on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in the odd number
ed years, 1850 which time would be not
less than sixty days. but will be more than
one hundred twenty days from the passage
of an ordinance to submit such question to
the electors.
Council of the Village of Bluffton.e Ohio, two
thirds of its members elected thereto con-
curing therein;
/. That Ordinance No. 6-54, passed by
the Council of the Village of Bluffton,
Ohio on March g. 1854 be submitted To-
the electors of the Village of Bluffton. u
Ohio for their approval or rejection at
special election to be held at the usual
voting places within said Village, to be
held not less than sixty nor more than
one hundred twenty days from the pas
sage of this ordinance as provided by the
Ohio Constitution Article XVIII. Section
2 That the form of the ballots to be
used at said election shall be as follows:
DO the electors of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio approve the action of
Council of said Village taken on
March g. 1854 in the passage of Or.
dinance No. 6-54, as set forth in the
full and correct copy of the title of
said Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. 6-54
IAN Ordinance authorizing the sale of
the electric generating equipment as
tribution system and street lighting sys-
TEN within and without the corporate
limits of the Village of Bluifton, Allen
County Ohio, consisting of the gener-
ating equipment, located in generating
plant excepting building and building
site. all vehicles, office equipment and
tools used in the operation of the gener-
ating system, distribution system and
water and sewage departments) all ease
ments and licenses and all street light
ing fixtures, lamps, overhead and under
ground transmission lines and all other
material now in stock, and used in the
generating and distribution systems. not
needed for any Municipal purpose and
granting a franchise to the successful
bidder, its successors and assigns, grant f
ing the right to acquire. construct, main
tain and operate in the streets, thorough
fares alleys. bridges and public places
of the Village of Bluffton, Allen County,
Ohio and its successors. lines for the dis
tribution of electric energy to the Village p
of Buffton and the inhabitants thereof
for light. heat. power and other purposes
and for the transmission of the same
within, through and across said Village
of Bluifton. State of Ohio"
Approving the action of Council