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(c) The execution of the p~tition by an elector shall be acknowledged by him~ or it may be proved by the oath of a wit- ness who jsh~tl swear that he knows the elector ~and that the petition was signed by the elector mn the presence of the witness. The separate sheets~ each sheet containing at the top thereof the ~ petition as set forth above~ and when bound Together a~d offered for filing~ shall be deemed to constitute one petition. 10.03. Time of Filing. All papers comprising a petition for initiative or referen- dum shall be filed with the city clerk thirty days from the date of the first signatare thereon, and when so fited, the clerk shall submit the same to the council at its next regular meeting. § 10.0~. ~uty of City Attorney. Before any ordinance proposed b~ petition in accordance with section 10.01 hereof, shall be submitted to the council, it shall first be approved as to form by the city attorney. If he shall disapprove of the proposed ordinance or amendment, he shall state his reasons therefor in writing to the person submit- ting the proposal t'o him for his examination. ~ 10.05. Duty of the COmncml. Upon the presentation of a p~tition as provided in this article, it shall be the duty of the council either to pass such proposed ordinance without alteration or repeal such existing ordinance within sixty days after determining the sufficiency of the petition, or submit the question of the adoption or repeal of the ordinance, as the case may be, ~o the electorate at the next general election occuring more than sixty days after deter- mining the sufficiency of the petition. ~ ~ 10.06. Elections. (a) Ail initiative and referendum elections shall-be conducted, and the r~sult canvassed and certified by the regular election officials provided by the general laws of the state; and ex- cept as otherwise provided in this article, all such elections shall be governed by the said general election laws. (b) If a majority of the qmali~fied'electors voting on a proposed ordinance shall vote in favor thereof, it shall there- upon become a valid and binding ordinance of the city, and the same shall not be repealed or amended, except by a vote of the electors within two years thereafter. (c) If a.majority of the qualified .electors voting on the repeal of an existing ordinance shall vote in favor of its repeal, it shall thereupon stand repealed and be of no force and effect.