Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-30

Commission Plan.
Section 11.-After the passage OF
this act any city or town having the
population herein specified and 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 gov
erned by a Mayor not less than
two nor more than four commission
ers, all of whom shall be elected at
large, residents of the city, n when
elected. together with the other ott1-
GERS designated i'll this act to DC
elected, shall organize and shall div
ide the government of the city Into
such departments as it may deter
mine. which departments shall be es-
tablfshcd by an ordinance of said
commissioners. which ordinance shall
determine the powers. duties and pur-
poses of any department, and each de-
partment shall be presided over by
either the Mayor or a member OF the
commission and m event such plan at
specified in this section should be
adopted by any city in this Territory,
the Mayor shall receive a compensa-
ton annually Of $500, and other
members of the commission shall re-
ceive Il compensation annually OF
S1400 each, and they shall not be
otherwise employed. and the said sal
aries shall be paid from city funds
and In manner ns the commission may
determine, and all laws governing
cities in this Territory and not incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act
and special charter cities. shall apply
to and govern cities organized undrf
this section. and they shall have all
powers specified In laws nov IN force
IN this Territory, which powers shail
be exercised through the commission
by ordinance and resolutions, and all
bylaws. ordinances and resolutions
lawfully passed and In force in any
city under its former organization,
shall remain in force until amended
or repealed by the commission elect
ed under his section.
The territorial limits of such city
shall remain the same as under its
former organization until changed as
provided by law. and all rights and
property of every description which
were vested In any city under its
former organization, shall vest in the
same under the organization herein
contemplated and provided for in this
section, and no right or liability either
In favor of Or against It, existing at
the time, and no suit or prosecution or
any kind shall be affected by such
change: Provided, that after the pas
sage of this law, no franchise for a
public utility shah 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
mittcd to the qualified electors OF said
city or town and approved by q major
ity OF said electors.
Any Mayor, City Council. Board OF
County Commissioners, or other gov
erning board FILLING. neglccting or
refusing TO perform any duty imposed
upon him or them by this Act, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor. and shall
be punished by a fine OF not lcss than
twenty-five dollars G25.0O), and not
to exceed one hundred dollars C&i00).
or imprisonment for not less than five
nor more than thirty days, or both
such fine and imprisonment, at the di-
rection Of the court trying tho case
Each twenty-four hours failure to per
form any duty imposed upon him or
them hy the provisions of this act.
shan constitute a separate onensc.
Section f2.-This Act shall take ef-
feet and be I'm force from and after
its passage.
Csigned) Chas. A. Spices, President
Of the Council
tsignedD VIM. +. Brogau, Chief
Clerk Of the Council.
(signedD T.. A. Miera. speaker
House Of Representatives.
(Signed) + H.. salazar. Chief clerk
House OF Representatives.
Approved this 18th day OF March.
AID, 1909.
tslgned) George Curry. Governor OF
the Territory Of New Mexico.
Filed in once Of Secretary Of New
Mexico. March Is. 1903: 7.30 pm.
nathan Jafa. Secretary.
Compared. c. +. X. to J. q.
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