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MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE
ORDINANCE, BUT NO ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OR PASSED OVER HIS VETO BY THE
COUNCIL.

15. VETO.

ALL ORDINANCES PASSED BY THE COUNCIL SHALL BE
PROMPTLY DELIVERED BY THE CLERK-TREASURER TO THE MAYOR
FOR HIS APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. IF THE MAYOR APPROVES
ANY ORDINANCE, HE SHALL SIGN IT. IF THE MAYOR
DISAPPROVES ANY ORDINANCE, HE SHALL NOT SIGN IT. THE
MAYOR SHALL RETURN ALL ORDINANCES TO THE CLERK-TREASURER
WITHIN SIX DAYS AFTER DELIVERY TO HIM (EXCLUDING THE
FIRST DAY, INCLUDING THE LAST DAY, AND EXCLUDING ANY
SUNDAY) WITH HIS APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. ANY ORDINANCE
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR SHALL BE LAW. ANY ORDINANCE
DISAPPROVED BY THE MAYOR SHALL BE RETURNED WITH A MESSAGE
STATING THE REASONS FOR HIS DISAPPROVAL. ANY DISAPPROVED
ORDINANCE SHALL NOT BECOME A LAW UNLESS SUBSEQUENTLY
PASSED BY A FAVORABLE VOTE OF 3/4THS OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL
WITHIN THIRTY-FIVE CALENDAR DAIS FROM THE TIME OF THE
RETURN OF THE ORDINANCE. IF THE MAYOR FAILS TO RETURN
ANY ORDINANCE WITHIN SIX DAYS OF ITS DELIVERY, IT SHALL
BE DEEMED TO BE APPROVED BY THE MAYOR AND SHALL BECOME
LAW IN THE SAME MANNER AS AN ORDINANCE SIGNED BY HIM.

16.   REFERENDUM.

IF, BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF TWENTY CALENDAR DAYS
FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF ANY ORDINANCE BY THE MAYOR OR
PASSAGE OF ANY ORDINANCE OVER THE MAYOR'S VETO, A
PETITION IS FILED WITH THE CLERK-TREASURER CONTAINING THE
SIGNATURES OF NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PER CENTUM (20%) OF
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN AND REQUESTING THAT THE
ORDINANCE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN FOP THEIR APPROVAL OR
DISAPPROVAL, THE COUNCIL SHALL HAVE THE ORDINANCE, OR THE
PART THEREOF REQUESTED FOR REFERENDUM, SUBMITTED TO A
VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE TOWN AT THE NEXT
REGULAR TOWN ELECTION OR, IN THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION, AT
A SPECIAL ELECTION OCCURRING BEFORE THE NEXT REGULAR
ELECTION. NO ORDINANCE, OR THE PART THEREOF REQUESTED
FOR REFERENDUM, SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE FOLLOWING THE
RECEIPT OF SUCH PETITION UNTIL AND UNLESS APPROVED AT
THE ELECTION BY A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTING
ON THE QUESTION. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, OR THE PART
THEREOF REQUESTED FOR REFERENDUM, SHALL CONTINUE IN
EFFECT FOR SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF SUCH PETITION.
IF THE QUESTION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF ANY
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, HAS NOT BEEN
SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE PETITION, THE OPERATION OF THE
ORDINANCE, OR THE PART THEREOF REQUESTED FOR REFERENDUM,