The corporate authorities may enter into a trust agreement to secure payment of the bonds issued under the provisions of Section 11-92-7. After the ordinance has been adopted, it shall within 10 days after its passage be published once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the city or village, or, if there is no such newspaper, then in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county wherein such city or village, or the greater or greatest portion in area of the city or village, lies. The publication of the ordinance shall be accompanied by a notice of (1) the specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting the submission to the electors of the question of acquiring and operating or constructing and operating a harbor project and issuing bonds
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The corporate authorities may enter into a trust agreement to secure payment of the bonds issued under the provisions of Section 11-92-7. After the ordinance has been adopted, it shall within 10 days after its passage be published once in a newspaper published and having a general circulation in the city or village, or, if there is no such newspaper, then in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county wherein such city or village, or the greater or greatest portion in area of the city or village, lies. The publication of the ordinance shall be accompanied by a notice of (1) the specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting the submission to the electors of the question of acquiring and operating or constructing and operating a harbor project and issuing bonds for such project; (2) the time in which the petition must be filed; and (3) the date of the prospective referendum. The municipal clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one. If no petition is filed with the municipal clerk within 30 days after the publication of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be in effect. However, if within 30 days after the publication of the ordinance a petition is filed with the clerk of the city or village signed by electors of the city or village numbering 10% or more of the number of registered voters in the city or village, asking that the question of acquiring and operating or constructing and operating such harbor project and the issuance of the bonds for the harbor project be submitted to the electors of the city or village, the municipal clerk shall certify that question for submission at an election in accordance with the general election law. The question shall be in substantially the following form: -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shall the City (or Village) YES of .... issue revenue ------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bonds for acquiring (or constructing) a harbor? NO -------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - If a majority of the electors voting upon that question vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the ordinance shall be in effect, otherwise the ordinance shall not become effective.