State Ex Rel. Werner v. Koontz

The initiative and referendum provisions of the charter for the submission of a proposed ordinance to the electors of the city are contained in sections 41 to 56, inclusive. The section with which we are concerned in the instant case is section 44, which reads as follows:

“If the petition contains the required number of signers, the council shall, on the date of filing such proposed ordinance by the city clerk, read and refer the same to an appropriate committee who shall submit their report thereon to the council on the date of its next regular meeting. Should the council fail to take action…