The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-06
Talk Begins Of the AIdermanic EIec-
ton This Fall in Paducah.
IL is Alleged That an Entirely New
Board Will Have to Be Chosen
by the People.
OTHER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

II is about three months until the
fall election, and considerable interest
is now being aroused in certain quar-
ters. 1t is claimed by those who pro-
fess to know that an election of q
board of aldermen will have to be held
the coming November, Mayor Yeiser's
appointments being until the next
election, which under the charter
must be then.
In support of this claim, IL is al
legged that the intention in the Begin
ming was to have portion of the
members of the municipal legislative
bodies chosen by the voters every
year, as evidenced by the constitution
al provision that certain officers can
not be elected in the same year a con-
gresham is chosen, Except members
of municipal legislative bodies" who
can be chosen either in the odd or the
even years, or part in one and part
ina mother.
The second class charter says:
1.-THE members of the general coun-
Gil, counoilmen and aldermen, elected
in 1895 shall hold their offices, one half
Of the m for one year, and one half Of
them for two years, rs shall be de-
termined by lot at their first meeting
after election; and EVERY YEAR
THEREAFTER shall be elected for
two years, as the term of the incum-
bent shall expire; and said lot shall be
so arranged that not less than one
member Of each board of councilman
shall be elected from each ward in the
city each year"
This is construed to mean that half
of the board of aldermen shall be
elected each year after the election Of
the first board, the first board elected
by the people after city has entered
the second class to draw lots, Just as
when the new constitution became eff
fective and the cities of the second
class held their frst election. The
present board of aldermen, it is
claimed, was appointed by Mayor
Yeiser until the next election, at
which such officers can be chosen,
which is in November. Eight alder
men will then be elected by the peo- =
pie, and draw lots, four to serve one
year and four to serve two years.
After that, which is a start similar
to the one of all cities of the second
class when they begin under the new
constitution, all aldermen will be
elected to serve two years, but four
will be elected every year, and 1t is
probable that an attempt will be
made to keep the present board in
office until the November election
next year.
Next year a mayor, city jailer. city
clerk, city engineer, city treasurer.
city assessor and city solicitor will
have to be elected. Judge Sanders Of
the police court will hold mis- office for
four years. HIS is the only elective
Office under the new charter not Affect
ed by the change into the second class.
The reason of this is that the char
Ter specifies that tho above named
officers shall be elected in 1895, and
every four years thereafter, or in 1899
and 1908 As we are operating under
the second class charter, it is contepd-
ed that We shall have TO hold our cleo
tions in the year it specifies. Judge
Sanders is an exception, because tho
election OF police judge Is separate end
apart, and the second class charter
says shall TAKE place in 1897. and