78.220. Proposed ordinance--effective, when--referendum.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

78.220. Proposed ordinance--effective, when--referendum.

Proposed ordinance--effective, when--referendum.

78.220. No ordinance passed by the council, except whenotherwise required by the general laws of the state, or by theprovisions of sections 78.010 to 78.420, except an ordinance forthe immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety,which contains a statement of its urgency and is passed by atwo-thirds vote of the council shall go into effect before tendays from the time of its final passage; and if during said tendays a petition signed by the voters of the city equal in numberto at least twenty-five percent of the entire vote cast for allcandidates for mayor at the last preceding municipal election atwhich a mayor was elected, protesting against the passage of suchordinance be presented to the council, the same shall thereuponbe suspended from going into operation; and it shall be the dutyof the council to reconsider such ordinance, and if the same isnot entirely repealed, the council shall submit the ordinance asis provided by subdivision (2) of section 78.200, to the vote ofthe voters. Such ordinance shall not go into effect or becomeoperative unless a majority of the voters voting on the sameshall vote in favor thereof. Said petition shall be in allrespects in accordance with the provisions of said sections78.260 to 78.290 except as to the percentage of signers, and beexamined and certified to by the clerk in all respects as thereinprovided.