The Paducah evening sun., 1910-02-14
MAYOR APPOINTS
ALL EXECUTIVES
IF BILL PASSES
Amendment TO Second Class
City Charter is Introduced
in Senate.
Combs Of Lexington Father
Si il.
COMPLETE COPY OF MEASURE

a
charter of Second class cities, pro-
poseo by Senator Thomas Combs, OF
Lexington, has been received by
Mayor Smith. The principal changes
consist in placing the appointment OF
all executive officials. now chosen by
the general council. in the hands of
the mayor 10 also provides that po-
licemen and the city jailer may re-
ce:ve fees per capita
The bill follows:
Section l. That the act of March
10, 1894, for the government of cit
les of the Second class, In the COM
monwealth of Kentucky, be, and the
same Is hereby amended and re-en-
acted. That article one. section two.
is amended so that the said section
as amended shall read as follows:
"Sec. 2. The corporate boundar-
les of each Of said cites shalt con-
tinue as they now are established.
until altered by law; and every such
city bounded in part by the Ohio
river, shall have concurrent jurisdic-
tion with the state Of Kentucky over
the waters Of that river opposite
thereto, and IL the boundary line be-
tween any two or more OF said cities.
OF OF any such city and a county or
counties not embraced in such city,
shall be the Licking river or other
stream within the state. each city
shall have concurrent jurisdiction
with the other. and with such county
or counties. over he waters OF such
river or stream opp site thereto. and
for governmental purposes said cit
les are separated from the counties
in which they are located"
Sec. 2. That article three, sec
tion eight. Is amended by striking
out 23 to 27 "all officers and agents
OF the city. in any Of its departments,
not required to be otherwise elected
or appointed, shall be elected by the
general council in joint session upon
a joint viva voce vote subject to re-
moval at any time by the said gem
eral council" and substituting there
for:
"All ministerial officers and agents
of the city. whose officers have been
or may hereafter be created by the
general council, and not required to
be elected by the people. shall be
annually appointed by the mayor,
and all legislative officers and agents
Of the city shall be elected by the
general council In joint session upon
a Joint viva voce vote, subject to re-
moval by the general council at any
time" So that said section as
amended and re-enacted shall read:
Section g. Vacancies in the Of
fees elected by the general council,
as now provided. shall be filed by
election in Joint session for the re-
mainder of the term vacated. Va
cancies in Offices elected by popular
vote shall be filled by the appoint
ment OF the mayor for the remainder
OF the term. except that a vacancy in
the office OF mayor shall be filled by
election by the general council:
Provided, that the unexpired term
will end at the end of the next sue
ceedlng annual election at which
either city. town. county. district or
state officers are to be elected. II
the unexpired term will not end at
the next succeeding annual election
at which either city. town, county,
district or state officers are to be
elected, and II three months inter-
vene before said succeeding annual
election. the Office shall be filed as
aforesaid until said election, and
I, then said vacancy shall be filled by
election. for the remainder OF the
term. If three months do not inter-
vene between the happening of said
vacancy and the next succeeding an
nual election at which city, town,
| county, district or state officers are
to be elected. the office shall be filed
by appointment. by the mayor until
the second succeeding annual elec-
ton at which city. town, county. dis
trict or state officers are to be elect
ed: and then, II any part of the term
remains unexpired. the office shah be
fNed by election until the regular
term for election of officers to fill
said offices. All ministerial officers
and agents Of the city, whose Offices
have been or may hereafter be ere
ated by. the general council, not ne
oulred to be elected by the people,
shall he annually appointed by the
mayor subject to removal by the
mayor at any time. and all legisla-
five officers aud agents Of the city
shall be elected by the general eoun-
ell in Joint session upon joint viva
yoce vote. subject to removal by the
general council at any tine.
Sec. s. That art.c's seven, sec