The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-09

/ ly of Illinois providing for the Con
mission form of government 70
cities:
That all cities OF 100000 or unde
may avail themselves of the law +
establish a commission form of gov
eminent.
Section 2-That upon petition
signed by ten per cent OF the voter
OF the previous election, the count.
Judge shall order a special election
to vote on the adoption of the Com
mission form. unless regular elect
ion is to be held within sixty days
after such petition has been filed il
which case the question shall be sub
| mitted at such regular election. |
| lost it can not be again br~yht w
| for two years.
Section 3--Gives form of petition
and requires Tnat signatures shall bt
by voters personally
Section 4--That the county judg'
shall give at least ten days notice o
special election, and If majority O
votes cast favor the proposition ther
the proposition is carried.
Sections 5. 6. 7, and 8-Descrfbt
the manner in which the result Of the
election shall be declared and giyer
effect
Section 9That on the Thrill Tues
day in April, 1911 next. after the
adoption of the proposition by any
city. and quadannually thereafter
"a general election shall be held fol
the election Of a mayor and four com
missoners; all ward divisions be
obliterated, and the officers elected
at large; the term of office of the
officers holding office at the time the
act is adopted. shall expire in 30
days after such adoption, and at the
end of 60 DAYS after the election of
mayor and commissioners under
the law whiting the said period of
80 days.
Section l0-1'hat the mayor and
commissioners shall be know as the
council and hold their offices till
their successors are elected and quail
flied.
Section 1.-THE mayor and COM
miss toner's shall hold their offices for
four years. provided that those elect
ed at special election shall hold OF
flee tiff the following quairennial
election.
Section 12-All candidates shall be
nominated at a primary election and
no names shall be placed on the tick
ct except those chosen at such pri-
mary This lprimary election shall
be held on the last Tuesday in Feb
ruary preceding the election In all
cases where the latter is on the LIST
Tuesday in Auril and on the second
Tuesday in March in all cases where
the general election occurs on the
third Tuesday in April: an In case a
special election is called, the primary
election shall be held IS days before
such special election.
Section l3-That the judges and
clerks at the primary election shall
be the same as are appointed under
the law in forge in such city. and the
polls shall be at the same places and
open during the same hours, as the
general election.
Section 14.T.at any person de-
string to become candidate at the
primary election shall not less than
fifteen days before the date OF such
primary ELECTION, file statement
with the clerk declaring his candi-
dacy, also a petition chat he become
candidate; such petitions must be
certified to that the signatures were
written by the voters whose names
they bear: the clerk shall publish the
names of the candidates as they are
to appear on the primary ballot.
Section 15-All persons qualified to
vote at a general election shall be
qualified TO vote at the primary
election. for such primary there shaii
be a general registration and revis-
ION OF the registry the same as at a
general election: at primary for a
special election there shall be no reg
istration unless the law in force spec
tally requires 1t, but the registration
at the previous regular election shall
govern, and no one not registered
shall be permitted to vote, unless he
shall make affidavit in writing show
ing that he Is entitled to vote.
Section lG--The two candidates re-
ceiying the highest number of votes
at the primary shall be the only can
didates on the ticket and the eight
candidate receiving the highest mum
Der of votes for commissioners, or
all of them II there be less than
eight, shall be the only candidates
for commissioners whose names shall
appear on the ticket
Section IT---lf more than the mum
Der Of candidates to be elected re-
ceive the highest and an equal mum
br Of votes. canvassing board shall
decide by lot which shall be the de-
clared candidates.
Section 1S--Any candidate upon ,
primary ballot may contest the elect
ion and the court shall decide.
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