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Section 2-124 Ordinances, Objections.

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[May 3, 1913, part of new sec. 29; rev. 1914, sec. 52; 1928 pub., sec. 52; 1942 recod., sec. 2-135; rev. Nov. 6, 1962; amended November 8, 2022, effective January 1, 2025.]

  1. At any time within ten (10) days after the passage of any ordinance which shall not take effect immediately, if three (3) Councilors file, in writing, objections to said ordinance, the ordinance will be considered and voted upon by the Council at its next regular meeting. If there are at least seven (7) affirmative votes to sustain such objections, the ordinance shall be deemed repealed and shall not take effect unless again passed in the same manner as a new ordinance. The objections, together with the vote thereon, shall be preserved on record. 

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