The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-05-09
GOVERNMENT BY COMMISSION
PROVIDED FOR BY STATE LAW

the county Jail not less than ten days
nor more than 80 days.
Powers Of Council.
Sections ~, 90, "a, and 25--i9re
scribes the powers of the city coun
Gil, which embrace ''all the executive
and legislative powers and duties
now had, possessed and exercised by
the mayor and city council suef
powers and duties to be distributed
among five departments, "Public AT
fairs, Accounts and Finances, aealtf
and Safety, Streets and Public Inn
ppovements, and Public Property
each of said departments to be pre-
sided over by one of the commission
ers to be chosen at the first meeting
after election: and they may in their
discretion appoint city clerk, cor
poration counsel. city attorney, as.
sistant city attorney. treasurer, com
troller, city physician, chief of police,
chief OF fire department, harbor mas
ter, market master, library trustees,
and necessary officers to fill the of.
fices provided for by the Local I'm
proyement act The council shall
have power by ordinance to create or
discontinue offices, according to their
Judgment and appoint or revoke any
officer.
Civil Service.
Section 26--Provides that in all
cities which have adopted the act en-
titled AN Act to Regulate the Civil
Service of Cities the council shall
not have the power to appoint or re-
move any ocicer except in accordance
with such ayt; provided however, the
council shall have the power to re-
move officers who are appointed or
elected by the council pursuant to
law, judges and clerks of election,
heads of principal departments, ETC.,
as provided for in Sections % and "a.
Any city may adopt the civil service
act referred to. but in any city where
this act is not in force the commits
sioner of each department as desig-
mated by the council, shall appoint
his sudordinates and he may dis
charge any of them when in his judg-
ment the efficient conduct of the city's
affairs shall demand it, Any officer
or employee who has been appointed
by the commissioners may be re-
moved at any time by majority vote
of the council.
Salaries.
Section 39-The mayor and each
OF the commissioners shall have an
office at the city building and shall
devote as much time TO the duties of
his office as a faithful discharge
thereof may require, provided that in
cities of 10000 population or over the
mayor and commissioners shall devote
at least six hours daily to the per
Torrance OF their official duties. The
salaries in cities whore the popula-
tion is $4,000 and not over 10000
shall be $4,000 for the mayor, and ST.
700 for the commissioners, and in
cities of 10000 and not over 10000,
the salaries shall be $4,000 for the
mayor and $4,000 for each of the
commissioners
Meetings and Ordinances.
Section 32-Regular meetings OF
. a ~ l..
Monday after the mayor and commits
sloners have entered upon the per
Torrance of their duties, and there
after at least once a week SPECIFY
meetings may be called from time to
time. The mayor shall be president
of the council and the commissioner
of Accounts and Finance shall be
vice president
Section 33--Eyery ordinance APP
propriatng money or ordering street
Improvement, or authorizing any con.
tract or granting any franchise, right
or license to occupy or use the
streets, etc, shah remain on file with
the city clerk for public inspection
in complete form, at least one week
before final passage.
Section 34EHery grant of fran.
chise, right or license to occupy or
use the streets or public property for
aerial way, inte.urban, subway, street
railways, gas, water works. electric
light, power plant, telegraph or tele.
phone systems. Or other public service
utilities must be approved by a ma
jority OF the voters at general or
special election.
Section S5-Upon the passage Of
any ordinace granting any such fran
chise by the council, VI shall forthwith
be submitted to vote OF the people
al a special election, unless general
election is to be held within ninety
days after the passage OF such ordi-
nance in which case The ordinance
shall be submitted to such general
election.
Not Interested in Contracts.
Sections 81 and 3S-No mayor, or
commissioner officer or employe
elected or appointed shall be inter
ested directly or indirectly In any
contract, job for work or materials,
or profits thereof, or services to be