12-154.   Election to change name of city; resolution or petitiontherefor; similarity to name of another city, certificate of secretary ofstate.The governing body of any city may by resolution, and shall whenpresented with a petition requesting such action signed by not less thanten percent (10%) of the legally qualified electors residing in such city,cause to be submitted to the electors of such city a proposition to changeits name. Such resolution or petition shall specify the name to besubstituted for the existing name of such city. Before adopting such aresolution the governing body shall secure from the secretary of state andfile with the city clerk a certificate that the proposed name is not sosimilar to the name of another city in this state as to result in anobjectionable confusion of names within the state. Any petition filed underthis act shall be accompanied by a similar certificate.

      History:   L. 1971, ch. 196, § 1; July 1.