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individuals having collective capacity, Prospecti,,,,ve petition, The information, including the proposed measure, except signatures and other identification of petition signers, required to be cantai ned i n a compl eted petition . 2.911 Elections -Initiative and Referendum Manner of Initiatin or Referring Legi s1 ati on. ~ 1 } E1 ectors may initiate proposed 1 eg i s1 at i on by filing with the city recorder a completed initiative petition proposing the legislation and requesting i t be submitted to the electors of the city. ~2} Electors may refer council legislation by filing a completed referendum petition with the city recorder prior to the effective date of the 1 egi sl ati on, requesting that the 1 eg i sl ati on be submitted to the e1 ectors . ~3 } The counc i 1 may order submission of proposed or adapted legislation to the e1 ectors. 2.913 Elections -Initiative and Referendum Form of Petition. ~1} An initiative or referendum petition shall be in the form prescribed by the city recorder. ~ 2 } The chief petitioners shal 1 include with the prospective peti ti on a statement declaring whether one or more persons wi 11 be paid money or other valuable consideration for obtaining signatures of electors on the initiative or referendum petition. After the prospective petition is filed, the chief petitioners shall notify the city recorder not 1 ater than the tenth day after any of the chief petitioners first has knowledge or shout d have had knowledge that: ~a} Any person is being paid for obtaining signatures, when the statement included with the prospective petition declared that no such person would be paid. fib} No person is being paid for obtaining signatures, when the statement included with the prospective peti ti an declared that one or more such persons would be paid . ~3} Each sheet of signatures on an initiative or referendum petition shal 1 contain the caption of the bal 1 of ti t1 a issued under sect i an 2.917. The chief petitioners for a ref erendum petition may elect to place an each signature sheet the ti t1 a of the ordinance or resolution to be referred instead of the ballot title caption. ~4} The reverse side of the cover of an initiative or referendum petition and both sides of a signature sheet may be used for obtaining signatures on an initiative or referendum petition . I f both sides of a signature sheet are used, each side shal 1 contain the information required on a s i gnature sheet under subsection ~ 2 } of this section. ~ 5} Not more than 2~ signatures on the cover or on each side of each sheet of the initiative or referendum petition shall be counted. The cover of the initiative or referendum peti ti an, i f the cover i s used to gather signatures, and each signature sheet shall be verified on its face by the signed statement of the circulator that the individuals signed the cover or sheet in the presence of the circulator, on the date indicated, and that the circulator believes each individual i s an elector registered i n the city. Such verification shal 1 be an a form prescribed by the city recorder. Ordinance - 3