Section 9-910. Referendum for adoption of local law at village elections  


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  • 1.
      Whenever, pursuant  to  law,  public  sports,  exercises  or  shows  are
      permitted  on  the  first  day  of  the week after five minutes past one
      o'clock in the afternoon upon the adoption of a local law by  the  board
      of  trustees  of  a village and the board of trustees of any village has
      neglected, failed or refused  to  adopt  a  local  law  permitting  such
      sports,  exercises  or  shows  on  the  first day of the week after five
      minutes past one o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  a  petition,  signed  and
      acknowledged by electors of the village qualified to vote as provided by
      the  election  law  may  be  filed with the village clerk requesting the
      board of trustees to submit, at a village election, a  proposition  upon
      the  question of permitting such sports, exercises or shows on the first
      day of the week after five minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon.
        2. Upon the presentation of such petition, the board of trustees shall
      cause the proposition to be submitted as hereinafter provided.
        3. The proposition shall embody therein  the  language  of  local  law
      designed  to  permit such sports, exercises or shows on the first day of
      the week after five minutes past one o'clock in the afternoon.
        4. If such local law shall be approved by the affirmative  vote  of  a
      majority  of  the  qualified electors of such village as above described
      voting on such proposition, it shall be and become a local law  of  such
      village without being adopted by the board of trustees thereof.
        5.  A  local law adopted as provided in this section may be amended or
      repealed in the same manner herein provided for its adoption.
        6. If a petition under this section be filed after the  first  day  of
      the month in which the general village election is to be held and before
      the  first day of the month two months prior to the next general village
      election, a special election shall be held not less than  ten  nor  more
      than sixty days after the filing of such petition.
        7.  If  a  petition be so filed on or after the first day of the month
      two months prior to the month in which the general village  election  is
      to  be  held  and  on  or before the first day of the month in which the
      general village election  is  to  be  held,  the  proposition  shall  be
      submitted at the said general village election.
        8. No special election shall be held hereunder in the month of March.
        9. A special election hereunder shall be noticed, conducted, canvassed
      and otherwise held in the same manner as a general village election.