The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-11

ceedng the election at which me thereafter quo
rum for the transaction of business obtained Board shall
regular session and the vote and by resolution
clare the result causing certificates of election issue under the
seal Of the corporation signed the Mayor Mayor pro empore
and countersigned by the Recorder.
Sec Be further enacted That all persons qualified
vote for members the General Assembly the
have been actual bona de residents and citizens of the city
ninety days prior the entitled to vote in all
municipal elections
Sec further enacted That said officials so elected shall
hold their offices for years from the first Wednesday July OF
the year In which elected and until their respective
elected and qualified unless their term of office terminal
ed by DEATH resignation or legal removal for measance maea
sance or nonfeasance in office
Sec Be furthe enacted That should be vacancy
in the office of Alderman majority of the Board Mayor and AL
dermen supply the by the election qualified
tor residing in the ward which the vacancy exists In the
event there In the office of Mayor majority the
Aldermen shall elect their that Office Any per-
elected fill shall hold Office until the
lar election, and until his qualified
Sec BE further enacted That first Wednesday July
1911 and on the day second thereafter the Board
Mayor and Aldermen shall elect Recorder and City Attorney
whose terms of office shall be until their
elected and qualified but the Recorder City Attorney
terms office expire under the existing laws the first Wednes
day December 1910 shall continue in Office until the first Wednes
day July 91 and until their elected qua
ed Before entering the discharge of his duties the
shall give bond in such amount and such may
determined by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
Sec o. Be further enacted That the Board of Mayor and Alder
said Board deem for such terms of office
such rules and regulations be prescribed
Sec TO- BE further enacted That officer Of the city shall
before entering upon the discharge office take
oath before Justice the Washington county
the best of his ability Such oaths shall be In writing and filed
tn: office Of the Recore except that Of the Recorder which to-
Sec H. Be further enacted That the compensation Of
ca elected by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen by
Board before the election Of said officials
shall be changed during their terms OF Offices provided
that salary Of the Recorder Shall be placed at
twelve hundred dollars per shall placed an
exceeding that for the four years succeeding
expiration OF his present term Office after which may chang
ed the discretion of the Board not in however, fifteen
hundred dollars and that the salary of the City Attorney
placed amount exceeding that for the
may changed the discretion of Mayor and
Aldermen, not to exceed however, five hundred dollars
dermen require bond bonds any officer
Board and fix the amount and thereof such bonds
shall be required of and all officers charged with
OR disbursement of city revenues.
Sec 49, Be further enacted That the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen shall elect competent delegate to him
entire control and of the cy
ratye affairs in it's various except as Otherwise
ed this Act subject however the Board
Mayor and Aldermen This officer shall be designated City
Commissioner by such other may determine
Except the of the first election under ordinance
establishing the office and defining the
which election he shall hold his
election of officers by said Board and until his
by the Board at its meeting the first Wednesday july
shall hold his office Tor one year. and until his elected
quaed provided however that said Board Mayor
whole Board said officer; and upon removal h,
shall be entitled to receive only the rata of his salary
office shall become by DEATH removal cause
said Board shall elect to fill the unexpred
officer Said officer shall be citizen of the
shall have resided In the city of johnson City
before his election and shall continue to reside
Office No member of the Board of Aldermen
other city official shall be eligible for election said ofce prOud
that the Board in its discretion elect the
said office and the office of City Engineer Said officer
his entire time and attention to the various the
business and duties OF his Office and he shall
interested in business calling either directly indirectly
that conflict with the interests the
his office He shall be paid salary eighteen hun
dred dollars annum payable monthly Such officer shall beor
entering upon the duties Of his Office
City, conditioned performance
the duties of his Office oUded however that such bond shall
be less than five thousand dollars The
discretion, clerk for said Office
the oard provided that said clerk SHALL required by
by resolution, the duties
ordes office in other department of the cy bushes
fixed in said resolution.