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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07

mated and elected at large; provided,
that in cities which include wholly
within their corporate limits town or
towns, such elections shall be held on
the first Tuesday in April; provided,
however, that the term of office OF all
regularly elected municipal officers
holding Office at the time this act is
adopted by such municipality shall be
and the same are hereby made to ex-
pire at the end of 80 days after the
adoption of this act by such municipal
ity, and before the end of 60 days upon
the election of a mayor and commits
sioners in any such city within the
said period Of 80 days; and, provided,
further, that prior to the biennial cleo
ton of 1911 and prior to the next BIZ
ennial election in any city after the
adoption of this act, ii shall be the
duty Of the proper municipal officers to
call special election, at once, after
the adoption of this act, to elect may
or and four commissioners in pursu-
ance of the provisions of this act, of
which said special election 80 days no
tice shall be given by the proper mu-
nicipal officers, as provided by the
terms of this act
Sec. 10. The mayor and commits
sioners elected under section 8 of this
act shall be known as the council and
shall hold their respective Offices until
the next succeeding general election
for such officers, respectively, and I'M
til their successors are elected and
qualified, as provided in this act.
Sec. II. The mayor and commits
sioners shall hold their respective Of
fees for the term of four years, or
until their successors are elected and
qualified; provided, that any mayor or
commissioners elected at a special cleo
ton in pursuance of the adoption of
this act, shall hold their respective Of
fees until the next. quadrennial gen
eral election or until their successors
are elected and qualified If any va
cancy occurs in any such office the
remaining members of said council
shall, within 80 days after such vacan-
cy occurs, appoint a person TO fill such
vacancy during the balance of the I'M
expired term.
Sec. II. All candidates to be voted
elections at which a mayor and four
commissioners are to be elected under
the provisions of this act shall be nom
mated by a primary election from the
city or village at large, and no other
names shall be placed upon the gen
eral ballot at the general municipal
election except those selected in the
manner hereinafter prescribed. The
primary election for such nomination
shall be held on the last Tuesday in
February Immediately preceding the
general municipal election in all cities
or villages in which the general NUM-
cipal election under this act is held on
the first Tuesday in April, and on the
second Tuesday in March Immediately
preceding the general municipal cleo
ton in all cities or villages in which
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07
7 BEFORE THE GOVERNOR

mayor. or by two commissioners. and
be recorded before the same shall be
in force.
Sec. %. The council shall have and
possess, and the council and it's mem
bers shall exercise all executive and
Legislative powers and duties now had,
possessed and exercised by the mayor.
city council. president and board Of
trustees of villages. board of library
trustees, city clerk, city attorney, city
engineer. city treasurer, city control
Ter. and all other executive. legislative
and administrative officers in cities or
villages now or hereinafter organized
and incorporated under the general in
corporation law Of the state of I'LL
nois for the Incorporation of cities and
villages, except that in each city or
village organized under and adopting
the provisions of this act the board of
local improvements, provided for. in
and by an act entitled an act concern
ing local improvements approved June
IA. 1897. in force July 1. 1897, and all
acts amendatory thereto, shall be and
remain a separate and distinct body.
authority in said act contained, and
except also. that nothing herein con-
tanned shall apply or extend or pertain
TO or in any way affect the park and
driveway officers now or hereafter
elected under the particular laws per
tanning thereto, and except also that
nothing contained in this act shall in
any way extend or pertain to or affect
any public school law in operation in
any municipality which may adopt this
act, anything in this present act con-
tanned to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The executive and administrative
powers, authority and duties in such
cities and villages shall be distributed
into and among FIVE departments, as
follows:
81. Department of public affairs.
80. Department OF accounts and fl
nances.
80. Department of public health and
safety. .
Il. Department Of streets and pub
lie improvements.
''5. Department of public properly.
The council shall. by ordinance. de-
termine the powers and duties Of and
to be performed by. each department
and assign them to the appropriate
departments; shall prescribe the pow
ers and duties of officers and employees
and may assign employees to one or
more Of the departments; may require
an officer or an employee TO perform
duties in two or more departments, and
may make such other rules and regula-
tons as may be necessary or proper
for the efficient and economical con-
duct of the business of the city or
village.
Sec. "a The mayor shall be com
missioner Of public affairs and as such
be superintendent OF that department:
and the council shall, at the first reg
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Competitive bids are required before
$500 or more can be expended for any
improvement
The commission form may be aban-
doned at the end of four years if the
majority Of the voters at an election
favors such a course. The petition to
bring about such an election must bear
the signatures of % per cent of the
voters.
Cities and villages not exceeding
200,O 900 in population may embrace the
provisions of the act. The section re-
lating to the manner of adopting the
commission form reads:
Sec. ? Whenever electors of any
city or village equal in number to one
tenth of the votes cast for all candi-
dates for mayor or president of the
board of trustees at the last preceding
city or village election of any such
city or village voting for such officer,
shall petition the judge of the county
court of the county in which said city
or village, or the greater part thereof,
is located. to submit to a vote of the
electors of such city or village the
proposition as 70 whether such city or
village shall adopt and become enti-
tied TO the provisions of this act, 1t
shall be the duty of such judge of the
county court to submit such PROPOSE
ton accordingly to a special city or
village election TO be called by such
Judge within 60 days; provided, if a
general city or village election is held
within such co days. such proposition
shall be submitted theTeat. An order
shall be entered and recorded in the
county court of such county submit
ting such proposition as aforesaid.
Provided. further, that if the question
of the adoption of this act shall be
submitted to the voters of any NUM-
cipality. and it shall not be adopted
by such municipality. then and in that
event the question of the adoption of
this act shall not be again submitted
in such municipality for at least two
years.
If a majority of the votes cast upon
such proposition shall be in favor of
and for the adoption of such PROPOSE
ton. the provisions of this act shall
thereby he adopted by such cit or
village, and the mayor or president of
the board of trustees shall thereupon
Immediately issue a proclamation de-
claring this act in force in said city or
village, and tIfenceforth this act shall
be in full force and effect therein"
That part relating to the election of
officers says:
Sec. 9. On the third Tuesday in
April, A. D. 1911. next after the adop-
ton of such proposition and quadren-
nially thereafter, there shall be held a
general municipal election at which
there shall be elected a mayor and
four commissioners from the city or
village, without regard 10 wards. All
divisions into wards of such municipal
ties as adopt this act shall be discon-
tinued and said officers shall be nom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07

the general municipal election under
this act is held on the third Tuesday of
April. And. provided, that all special
elections called, as hereinbefore pro-
vided, candidates shall be nominated
at primary called by the proper mu-
nicipal officers, for the 35th day pre-
ceding the said special election, in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this
act, of which said primary election the
proper municipal officers shall give
due and legal notice, as provided by
the terms of this act
Sec. ID. Any person desiring to be-
come candidate for mayor or COM
missioner shall, not less than Is days
nor more than days prior to such
primary election, file with the city or
village clerk, or. in those cities having
board of election commissioners,
with the clerk of such board, a state
ment of such candidacy; and shall at
the same time file Herewith the petit
ton of at least 25 qualified voters re-
questing such candidacy"
After prescribing the manner in
which primary elections shall be con-
Quoted the act continues:
Sec. 16. The two candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
for mayor shall be the candidates and
the only candidates whose names shall
be placed upon the ballot for mayor
at the next succeeding general or spe-
cial municipal election, and the eight
candidates receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for commissioners, or all
such candidates if less than eight,
shall be the candidates and only can
didates whose names shall be placed
upon the ballot for commissioners at
such municipal election Provided,
that nothing contained in this act
shall be construed as preventing an
elector. either at the primary election
or general or special election. held I'M
der this act, from writing in the names
of the candidate or candidates of his
choice in a blank space on said ticket.
and making a cross opposite thereto in
accordance with the election law in
force in said city or village.
IF the candidate nominated at such
primary should die or withdraw be
fore the general municipal election
the vacancy caused thereby shall be
filled by the placing of the name of
the candidate, if for the office of may
or. receiving the third highest number
of votes. and if for the Office of COM
missioner, the candidate receiving the
ninth highest number of votes at such
primary, and so on in case of the death
or withdrawal of more than one candi-
date"
Names of candidates are to be placed
in alphabetical order on the ballot.
Penalties for election frauds are pro
vided as follows:
Sec. 90. Any person who shall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07

July I, it would be necessary to again
elect next spring.
Ten Per Cent to Ordes Election.
To initiate an election for the adop-
ton of the commission form One-tenth
of the voters at the last municipal cleo
tion must petition for it. a majority
voting is sufficient to adopt the new
form. Ninety days later an election
to choose officers may be held. the
terms of the old officers expiring auto
matically 90 days after the commission
form is adopted
Primaries are regularly provided for
the last Tuesday in February prior to
the regular election. They are to be
non-partisan. Candidates must have
petitions of % per cent of the voters
to enable them to get their names on
the ballot At the primaries the two
candidates for mayor and the eight
candidates for commissioner receiving
the highest number of votes are quail
flied to have their names placed on the
ballot for the election. Names go on
the ballot in alphabetical order and
without any party or other appellation.
No Reward for EIcctioneerInE.
No one may work for or vote for any
candidate on a promise of reward of
any kind, treating being especially pro
hibited. Officers and city employees
must not electiOneer for others.
The salary of the mayor in a city Of
Rock Islands size is $4,000 per an
mum, and that of the commissioners
81 900 each.
Those elected must publish a state
ment of campaign expenses
Vacancies are filled till the next
election by the council, three members
constituting a quorum. The council
must meet weekly. at least.
All franchises must be submitted to
a vote of the people at a special cleo
ton, unless there is regular election
within 80 days, in which event the
question is to be voted upon then.
If 25 per cent of the voters petition
for any particular legislation the coun-
Gil must either pass it or submit it to
the people at an election.
Ordinances. other than routine or
emergency acts. after passage, may be
halted by a petition of 10 per cent Of
the voters. and the council must either
reconsider them or submit them to a
general vote This does not apply,
however. where two-thirds of the coun-
Gil supports a measure.
Special FavOrs Barred.
Officers must not be interested in
city contracts, nor are they permitted
to receive any favors from public serv-
ice corporations or TO have been per-
sonally benefited by any act of the
council for two years prior to their
election. Public service corporations
may not extend any favors to any cit
izen unless the council by special act
gives its consent.
A penalty is prescribed for expend-
ing in any given period more of the
city's money than was appropriated
for that period.
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agree to perform any service in the in
terest of any candidate Cor any nom
nation or election for any office pro
vided in this act, in consideration OF
any money or other valuable thing, or
for the treats or for any appointment
10 any office or employment under
such city or village, for such service
performed in the interest of any such
candidate, or any candidate who shall
make a promise of money or other
valuable thing. or to appoint any per
son to an Office in the event of the
nomination or election of such candi-
date, in consideration Of sucn person
performing any service in the interest
of said candidate, upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding three hundred dollars
$4,000 or be imprisoned in the county
Jail not exceeding thirty 800 days, or
both. in the discretion of the court.
"Sec. 81. Any person offering to
give a bribe, either in money or other
consideration, or in the form of treat
ing. or by agreement to appoint to any
office or employment under such city
or village to any elector for the pur-
pose of influencing his vote at any
election provided for in this act, or
any elector entitled to vote at any such
election requesting, receiving or ac-
cepting such bride, money, other con-
sideration or treats, or agreeing to
vote for or support any candidate in
consideration that he be appointed to
an office or employment under such
city. shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction, shall
be fined a sum not less than one hun
dred dollars ($10O) nor more than five
hundred dollars (S50O) or be impris-
oned in the county Jail not less than
10 nor more than 80 days, or both, in
the discretion of the court
The powers of TIE council are thus
defined:
Sec. % Every such city or village
shall be governed by a council, con-
sisting of the mayor and four commits
sioners, as provided in his act. each
of whom shall have TIE right to vote
on all questions coming before the
Gil shall constitute a quorum. and the
affirmative vote of three members shaJ
be necessary to adopt any motion, res
olution or ordinance. or pass any meas
ure, unless a greater number is pro-
vided for by this act. Upon every vote
the yeas and nays shall be called
and recorded, and every motion, reso-
lutiOn or ordinance shall he reduced
to writing and read before a vote is
taken thereon. and all the commission
ers, including the mayor. present at
any meeting shall vote thereon.
The mayor shall preside at all
meetings of the council. He shall have
no power 10 veto any measure, motion
resolution, or ordinance. but every res
Olution. ordinance and measure pass
ed by the council must be signed by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07
Features of Bill for the Com
mission Form of Gov
eminent

May be adopted by villages and
cities of not over 100000 popuIa-
ton.
legislative and administrative
functions vested in council COM
posed of mayor and four commits
sioners.
To organize, requires election
by adoption, primary to choose
candidates, and election of officers.
Election held once in four years,
first being third Tuesday in April,
1911.
Terms of all officers end at same
time.
Takes municipal affairs out of
partisan politics.
Promising reward of any kind in
return for support at polls pro-
hibited.
Special election for recall Of Off
GERS held on petition of rs per cent
of voters.
All franchises must be submitted
to vote of people.
Twenty-Five per cent of voters by
petition may initiate legislation
and demand election upon It.
Ten per cent of voters by petit
ton may compel referendum with
election upon any measures be-
fore council.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07


Copies of the bill for a commission
form of municipal government just
passed by the legislature, and now in
the hands of Governor Deneen, have
been received in the city. A close in
spection of its provisions fails to dis
close anything of = seriously objection
able nature, outside of the recall petit
ton, which requires rs per cent of the
voters who took part in the election at
which the officer objected to was cho-
sen. It is generally agreed that this
should have been considerably less.
probably not over 40 per cent. The
original bill provided for % per cent.
However, inasmuch as officers may
still be fmpeached if found dishonest.
government is vested in a mayor and
four commissioners, the welfare of the
people in this regard is at least as
adequately safeguarded as under the
present system.
Under the terms of the act the com
mission form may be adopted at any
time and the mayor and council hold
ing office ousted at the end of 80 days
and the new regime installed. How
ever, should this be done. the term of
the new officers would end at the date
of the next election, held at fOur-year
intervals, the first being fixed for the
Third Tuesday in April, 1911. There
fore. should Rock Island adopt the new
order when the law goes into effect
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CONTINUED on Page TweiveJ
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
Golfers will Soon be Out.

If weather conditions permit, the
coming season promises to be one of
the most lengthy in the history OF the
cub, because of the increased enthusi-
assn that it is believed members will
manifest. Already there is talk among
golfers of beginning the season in a
preliminary way and if the present
moderation continues matches win be
played in the very near future. While
not definitely decided, it is thought
that the club will formally open on
tie first Saturday in May. The course
at the present time is not in any shape
whatever, being very soft from recent
thaws and. of course, no work has
yet been done Oh the greens, it being
too early to prepare the permanent
ones for actual play
The tri-city golf trophy donated by
the local club to be contested for
twice each season by Quincy, Burling-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06

ton and keokuk. is being held by golf
ers here. The Keokuk team having won
it on September u. This will be con-
tested for again this season and spirit
ed rivalry is promised among golfers
for berths On the team. The state
tournament will be held in Sioux City
in August and it may be that Keokuk
Will be represented.
Many are looking to the Country
club as the scene of brilliant social
season and there will likely be many
mid-week parties in addition to the
weekly Saturday evening suppers and
dances. TIE Stymie club. an organiza
ton formed last year and composed oil
a few of the younger gentlemen mem
bers, has planned dancing party
which will be given very soon after
the opening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
MAxlM's MAXIM.
Modest Claims often Carry More Cor
viction Than Loud Boasts.

When Maxim, the famous inventor
placed his gun before 2 committee OF
judges, he stated its carrying power
to be considerably below what he felt
sure the gun would accomplish. The
result OF the trial was therefore tri-
umph of surprise instead of disappoint.
ment as it might have been if he had
overestimated his guns efficiency.
Our claim regarding Newbro's Her.
ricide is based on actual scientific
facts.
If living germ is causing your hair
to fall ont its the most sensible thing
to kill the germ.
Newbros Herpicide does this quick.
ly and effectually. Destroy the cause
you remove the effect.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1oc.
in stamps for sample to The Herpi
eide Co., Detroit, Mich One dollar
bottles guaranteed For sale by all
druggists.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
MASS MEETING TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
AS Has Been the Custom Citizens viii
Gather to Nominate School
Directors.

Announcement has been made OF
the school election which will be held
at the High School building, corner
Eighth and Blondeau streets, on Mon
day, March IA. The poll, there being
but one, will be open between the
hours of O'Clock p. m. and O'Clock
p. m. 1t will be for the purpose of
electing successors to l.. A. Hamill,
Sam c. Westeott and w. j. Roberts,
for terms of three years; also to
elect a treasurer to succeed f. w.
Davis.
A mass melting of the citizens will
be officially called in a few days to
met in the district court room on
Friday evening of this week, which
generally dominates two candidates
for the directorships and two for the
treasurership. The mass meeting will
be called by a committee appointed at
the last meeting of this kind and is
composed of NJ Meigs, William B.
Woolley and Charles Off.
Judges of election are Superintend-
ent VIM. Aldrich, DR.. G. Walter Barr,
secretary TO the board of education
and one director, who is j A. Dunlap.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-06
NEW GROUNDS FOR
COUNTRY CLUB
At Meeting Monday Evening it is
Thought That Committee win
Be Appointed to Take
Matter in Charge.
CHANGES IN BOARD
President Hazen |. Sawyer Says He
viii Withdraw and J. N. D. Dick.
inson is Being Talked Of
as Successor

The meeting Monday evening of the
Keokuk Country club, to be held at
the keokuk club rooms, will be attend
ed by more than ordinary interest, for
it has been definitely learned that the
organization will pass from its home
OF more than ten years at the conclu-
sion of the coming season.
On the eve of the coming meeting
it is learned that President Hazen l.
Sawyer will decline reelection to the
board of directors, which virtually
means that he is not candidate for
tie office OF president Tor another
year. Mr.. Sawyer has performed ex-
cellent service during his tenure, OF
office and it may be that club mem
bers will press his reelection.
]. \. D. Dickinson has been talked
of to succeed Mr.. Sawyer as mem
Der of the board and in the event that
the latter refuses to serve, it is likely
that Mr.. Dickinson will be the choice.
He is one OF the most active members
of the club and the selection would
meet the approval of golf players, be-
cause of his intense interest in the
game.
The meeting will have for its initial
purpose the election of a board CT di-
rectors. The present members OF the
board are Hazen l. Sawyer, Major Nj.
Meigs. B. b. Hobbs, F. H. George,
Mrs. John W. Collier and Miss Ger
trude Collins, who is secretary.