Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-10
k7El!5 ftRN Of
THE CITY TREASURER
~&nH,Sb --a'
'Boelka nm Iot Occur Until Move
/ abs, 1910, and lot Ie1l juhs
Is Expected
7asSsv. -
S 70 THE mayor AnD COUNCIL
eons Think the Terms OF These o"''
carr Will be Extended Until june
1910. but Reading Of the General
Law on the Subject Docs Not LOOK
/ ike Such Is the Case.

a. the result of discovery maze
among the politicians yesterday tn"
slection of treasurer for the city OF
y1ampton will not occur until No'em-
her. 1909. and therefore the term OF
tho present treasurer. Mr.. Alonzo "A.
Patrick. will not expire until the hrst
day OF January, 1910.
I'D to a few days ago 1t had pee"
Axpected that the election would come
On next June and already DR.. FRANK
nv. Shield and Mr.. w. }. Weymouth
have announced their intention OF run
ming for the office against MI. Pat
rick The discovery sim'iy means that
the term of Mr.. Patrick will be ex-
tended three months and the voting
tur his office will fall five months
later than had been anticipated.
81 The clause in the bill changing the
I Town of Hampton into city of the
! second class and which is now gen
.eral law regarding the election OF
treasurer reads:
AT the next general election OF
state officers, after the municipality
is declared city Of the second class,
and succeeding the expiration OF the
regular term OF Office Of the existing
municipal officers. to be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday In NO.
yember, when similar officers are to
be elected for other cities. there shall
!. 81 elected in such city city treas
! ufer. commissioner Of the revenue or
laeiected by general law), city sergeant
Fk~ other officers elected by the
Atss' ified voters, whose election Ia not
81 rwise provided by law. whose
Of office shall begin on the
b pt day OF January succeeding their
e -bAaee- and continue for four years.
This would Indicate clearly that
y = successor Of City Treasurer Pat
cannot be elected until Novem-
IN az 1909, while City Sergeant w.
wens will also hold over until
date.
~ to Mayor and Council.
;s hild sensation was caused when
announced that the city off!-
& 4 bull have been chosen on yes
and that on account OF that
"a the mayor and city council
bold over until June, 1919.
the law reia;iug TO these OIL
hoyn ha..n nrattv
defined and reads as follows:
3ral eiecuon; Term of mayor
ex cdnacil-At the next general cleo.
don of city officers to be held on
TIE second Tuesday in June. after the
uunicipaiity Is declared TO he city
Il the second class, being the June
preceding the expiration @: the rega-
HI term OF Office of such officers, q
mayor and common conacii. shall be
elected for such city, whose term CT
Office shall begin on the first day OF
rSeptemSer succec ling their election
and shall continue for a term OF four
years. and thereafter until their re-
|socctise Successors have been elected
|ana have qualified"
The term or the mayor and Pre- sen.
e6oncilmen will expire on the first
~ Of September. 1893. and the gen.
.efni election. under the above clause
Vili therefore occur for these officers
~ the first Tuesday IN mex June.
90. ana should not have taken place
yDsfefday. TIE clause reading be
- the Jane preceding h "N?ira-
11na Of che regular term Of such
,oDfy officers and next June will he
- frst June preceding tho expira-
80 OF such regular terms. From
~ q would look like The mayor
~ counciimen viii b. chosen next
49,. while the city treasurer and
~ sergeant viii hold over until the
regular elections In November.
he discovery caused considerable
es0Bent in the Political circles and
GDeFe are some who contend that
Igor Jones and the ccancilmen will
.GDst,aae IN Office until the frs, dav
- 0spse@ber. 1910. The Law. how.
Svet, seems 60 BE- eypi:ci; as 10 that
peant. stating specifically that the
oee0oa shall take place on the first
Tused.y In June preceding the ex-
5~tssa ~ the regular terms FOR