The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-31


Below we publish the proposed amendment,
to the city charter, adopted by the council on
the 3Oth inst. We make the publication for
the convenience of our readers, who wish to
put it by for future reference;
bill FOR
An Act 10 amend an Act entitled IAN Act 90 reduce the
harier 81 IA" CITY Of Cairo, and the acts ancnia.
tory thorcof INTO one, aud revise the same APP
proved February 18th, ls57.
Be it enacted 10y the people of the state Of Illinois.
represented IN the General Assembly;
SECTION !. The legislative authority Of said city NJ
,Mro thal he exercised by body ohe styled the city
'gunnll which shall he composed Of two branches ono
(which shall bc called the sclcc, CouncL and thc
other the Board Of Aldermen, and all the powers con
by the charter to which this net is ne arn6ndmont,
shall be and are hereby conferred and imposed upon
'h"'ty council hereby created.
SIC z. The select council shall consist of the MAYOR
tote elected as now provided for and six other mem.
tiers 10 bc elected at the next general election under
the city charter. one Of whom shall be- elected rom
'"m ward 10y the qut fed voters of the ward, and two
voters ui the city The board Of aldermen shall con-
slst OF twelve aldermen In Office or 10 De- hcroaf-
'i elected ~ now provided for. The members Of said
rolh,.i, except the mayo or, shall be- elected aud
mold their offices for two years aud until the election
'h qnhllhcnlion of their successors; provided that
ai oi The sad select council Ia be elected M thr first
erection under thus act, shall hold their Offices for one
year ps To serve FOR one year 10 bc selected at their
tcrmnc. ''''' w
SO. 3. Amembcr Of the select council shall. nj the
tine 81 hs election, bc not les, than thirty year. uf
age white citizen Of the United states and an owner
I'D i,I @t req properly m said city 10 n" value over
"nn HnN' nl lncumbanres ut not less than two thou
'ani' i've hundred dollars.
SIC 4 Before any member II the select council
fb.i I, , i ~ S'l '",' Hn'' .u'"I'' "a "th
states and ui tins state and the prov siuns OF , CITY
barter that hc Will faithfully discharge tho duties Gt
hs once AMI that hc possesses all tic qualifications
required hy h act, anl ~ not subject 10 amy 81 the
d~Iualiioa''ons thereby imposed.
$50 Any iuoinbcr OF thC select council who ceases
TOO l'~~''-~ llt qualifications presented los act
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WITH hi- objections !" we n1bd ~ "h' 'h'S oIlSl-
hH'th IN, n,y''ll1 7ia ~ '''t'l'' ~ nv on tltc
journal, ana tho hll7 h' I''"h''H'l anu ~ 4llcI
such rcrunsldcrhl"h u MAJORITY OF Wl INC h'hb'IH
elected 10 eaah board shall agree 10 pass the same
they shall bccoin" laws
~Ec. II, Al elections 81 oihrrr- 10 br appointed ~
the two branches winch meeting may DC convened ny
iunt resolutions 81 The ~" boards, OF may hc calico
y the mayor, ~ detN,"f any NO members 9ieilher
buard 10y personal notice % "fh li"nlhei or N l'at-
ing written notices az their usual places Of abode
tWcnty-tour hours before eHrh meeting. or IN such
other way - may Dee provided ny me clly council 4
majority ot all the members elected 10 both hoNrds
shall be- necessary 20 the election OF all such officers.
SIC l2 Tho provisions OF the 9TH m sih, wh ION,
lgth, 18th AMI IAN sections OF article ~ the cry
charter 90 which tins art Is an ain'hniu'h ARE hci'-
ted, and the powers thereby conferred ON IA" clty
council and tho regulations and restrictions thereby
imposed also hereby conferred and imposed upon
-ald select council
SO. -. Whenever the city council ut the city IL
afro shall determine N the manner provided m the
chartered sad city 90 which nus Hr' Hu 'uruVmcut,
make any public improvement m sat cliy, and the
cost or estimated cost Of such Improvement has been
duly GsCertaincd by the city, p'lNuu thdl hc pre-
,cnted by the mayor Of SAD t'y or ON ms neglect to