3-140. Same; notice by publication; petition for election; notice of election.
3-140
3-140. Same; notice by publication; petition for election; notice of
election.
The sale of a municipal airport or field for aviation purposes shall be
by public auction, for cash. Said sale shall be conducted by the city clerk
of the city, after having published the resolution of the governing body
ordering said sale once each week in the official city newspaper for three
consecutive weeks, said sale to be held not less than forty days from the
date of the first publication of said resolution: Provided, That if
twenty-five percent of the qualified electors of any such city, based on
the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last general election,
shall, on or before thirty days from the first publication of said
resolution, petition the governing body to submit to the electors of such
city for their approval or rejection the question of selling said municipal
airport or municipal field for aviation purposes, it shall be the duty of
the governing body to forthwith submit to the qualified electors of such
city such question of selling said municipal airport or municipal field for
aviation purposes, for their approval or rejection.
When such petition is filed with the city clerk no signer thereon shall
be permitted to withdraw his or her name therefrom. Fifteen days' notice of
such election shall be given by publication in the official newspaper of
said city, and such election shall be conducted in all respects as now
provided for bond elections in such cities. In case a majority of the
electors of such city voting at such election shall vote in favor of the
sale of said municipal airport or municipal field for aviation purposes,
the governing body shall continue with the sale thereof and sell the same;
but if a majority of the electors voting at such election vote against the
sale thereof, then said governing body shall not sell said municipal
airport or municipal field for aviation purposes.
History: L. 1943, ch. 7, § 2; March 13.