No ordinance or resolution granting aid to military companies maintained within the
city, to associations for the advancement of agricultural and mechanical arts, to
scientific, literary, educational or benevolent organizations or institutions, or
to public libraries located in or near the city, by appropriations for such purposes,
or by exemption from municipal taxation, or from charge for the use of water or light
furnished by the city, or by the extension of light, sewer or water facilities, either
with or without charge, beyond the city limits, shall be passed except by the vote
of five-sevenths of all the members elected to council.
(Code 1959, § 2-27)
