The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-09
The Commission Plan.


Section 11.-After the passage OF
this act any city or town having che
population herein specified n by
complying with the provisions of this
act, as to adoption of plan and cleo
ton and in all other respects as It
may apply to the purposes hereof, may
adopt a plan of government known as
the commission plan," to be govern
ed by a Mayor and not less than two
nor more than foul commissioners,
all OF whom shall be elected at large,
residents of the city and when elect-
ed, together with the other officers
designated in this act to be elected.
shall organize and shall divide the
government of the city into such de-
partments as It may determine, which
departments shall be established by
an ordinance of said commissioners,
which ordinance shall determine the
powers, duties and purposes of any
department, and each department
shall be presided over by either the
Mayor or a member of the commiss-
ion, and in event such plan as spec
flied in his section should be adopted
by any city in this Territory, b May
OF hall receive a compensation an
nua1ly OF $500, and other members
Of the commission shall receive a
compensation annually OF $1400 each,
and they shall not be otherwise en-
ployed, and the said salaries shall be
paid from city funds and in manner
as the commission may determine,
and all laws governing cities in CHS
Territory and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this act, and spec
ial charter cities, shall apply to n
govern cities organized under this Sec
ton, and they shall have all powers
specified in laws now in force in this
Territory, which powers shall be ex-
ercised through the commission by
ordinance and resolutions, and all by
laws, ordinances and resolutions law
fully passed and in force in any city
under its former organization shall
remain in force until amended or re-
pealed by the commission elected un
der this section.
The territorial limits Of such city
shall remain the same as under it's
former organization until changed as
| provided by law, and all rights and
| property Of every description which
/ were vested in any city under It's for
i IueT OTSdllZdllOu, Shall feSI III IuS
same under the organization herein
contemplated and provided for In this
| section, and no right or liability either
in favor of or against il, existing at
the time, n no suit OF prosecution
| of any kind shall be affected by such
| change, Provided, that after the pas
| sage of this law, no franchise for a
| public untility shall be granted by any
| City Council or other governing body
| of any city or town in the Territory of
New Mexico, until the proposition of
| granting said franchise has been sub
mitoed to the qualified electors of said
| city Or town and approved by a major
fly of said electors.
Any Mayor, City Council, Board of
| County Commissioners, or other gov
erning board failing, neglecting Or re-
| fusing to perform any duty imposed
| upon him OF them by this Act, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall
De punished by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and not
to exceed one hundred dollars ($100),
or imprisonment for not less than five
nor more than thirty days, or both
such fine and Imprisonment, at the dir
ection OF the court trying the case.
Zach twenty-four hours failure to per
form any duty imposed upon him or
chem by the provisions OF this act,
shall constitute a separate ofense.
Section 12.-This Act shall take eff
feet and be In force from and after
it's passage.
AXE Fathers Name.