Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1908-04-23

Said bonds may be endorsed by legal
surety bond companies, or by three or |
more individuals. or by both bond
companies and individuals. The fees
for the bond company Endorsements
shall be paid by the municipality. The
solvency of bond signed by individ-
uals shall be certified to by a justice
of the peace, or notary publiv, in the
municipality. The bond shall be for
the faithful and prompt discharge OF
all duties of commissioner and
against malfeasance in office. The
bonds shall be filed with and accepted
by the governor. who shall immediate
ly, after acceptance, issue a commits
sion to each of the commissioners.
Section S--All subordinates elected
or appointed as officers shall give
bond to the municipality in such sum
as may be required by the commission
which shall be in accordance with the
duties and responsibilities of the Of
fee. If said bonds are given in surety
bond companies, the premium shall
be paid by the municipality.
Section 9-All franchises granted by
the commission shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of the municipal
ity in an election and shall receive
the approval of the majority Of the
votes cast before becoming effective.
If franchise fails to carry at an
election it shall not be voted upon
again in less than six months.
Section 10-All officers and all re-
cords of the municipality shall be kept
in the city hall or regular place pro-
vided for that purpose.
Section 1.-THE work of the municis
pality shall be divided into depart
ments with one of the commissioners
at the head of each department..
Section 12-The commission shall
hold regular meetings at least once
each week to confer on matters per-
tanning to different departments, to
pass ordinances and to transact such
business as may require their action.
There shall also be held regular
meeting on the first Tuesday of each
month, at which the minutes of the
previous months work and the reports
of all officers shall be read to the
public. All accounts shall be read at
this meeting. and IL correct, shall be
allowed. All municipal elections of.
ficers shall be required to attend this
meeting. The public may be heard
at this meeting with any petition or
matter they wish to bring before the
commission.
Section 13-Should any municipality
operating under this chapter desire to
abandon the commission form of gov.
eminent and operate under Chapter
80 of the Code of 1906, it may do SO
If majority of the votes cast at an
election held for that purpose shall
declare in favor of it, said election
to be held at least 80 days before any
primary election in which the mum.
cipal officers are to be voted for and
to be called by 10 per cent. of the
qualified electors of the municipality
and conducted in the same manner as
provided for the adoption of the com
mission form of government If said
election shall be carried in favor Of
; change of government the cler1
shall forward to the governor a cert
fed copy of the election returns. ahd
If found correct the governor shall is
sue a proclamation authorizing the
proposed change.
Section 14-That all laws now In
force and in conflict with this bin are
hereby repealed.
Section 15-That this act take eff
feet and be in force from and after It's
passage.