496 - Article inoperative until adopted by voters.

§  496.  Article  inoperative  until  adopted  by  voters. Except as  provided in section 495-a, the provisions of this article  shall  remain  inoperative  in any municipality unless and until a proposition therefor  submitted at a general or special election in such municipality shall be  approved by a vote of the majority of the  qualified  electors  in  such  municipality voting thereon.