§ 163-220. Limitation on petitions circulated prior to July 1, 1957.
§ 163‑220. Limitation on petitions circulated prior to July 1, 1957.
Petitions calling for elections or referenda which were circulatedprior to July 1, 1957, shall be and become void and of no further force andeffect one year after the date of issuance of such petitions for circulation;and notwithstanding any public, special, local, or private act to the contrary,no election or referendum shall be called or held pursuant to or based upon anysuch void petition from and after July 1, 1957. (1957, c. 1239, s. 3; 1967, c. 775, s. 1.)