Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-12

In view of the special election next
riday TO determine whether or not
citizens Of Marshalltown VIII ADOPT
commission plan OF government,
st of the Iowa law governing me
,erations of the commission form IN
ties of this size viii be Of general
lterest
All cities grautig the commission
ian a trial must remain under the
provisions of the plan for six years
before changing back 10 the old TORN
In Justice TO the commission plan
however. It may be said that In all
,ities where the plan has beer tried
here is practically no settlement raw
,ring a return 70 the old system. The
provision Of the recall IS one Of the
strong fea lures OF the law.
IF the commission plan carries next
Friday the election OF mayor and two
commissioners 10 govern MarshaL-
own will be held at the next regular
city election next March.
Tfss. mayor and two counctimen Will
then be elected every Two years there
after.
If any one Of them quits between
elections the other Two I'll the yacan-
cv until the next election. Their terms
of office begin on the first Monday
after the election
Only two names for each Office can
appear on the ballot for election OF
commissioners and these must be the
candidates nominated at special prl-
mary held on the second Monday PIE
ceding the cry election.
The same set Of judges act for eoth
elections.
Candidates must a!e their state
nent Of their intent With the city
clerk al least ten days before the PR
mary with a petition OF twenty-five
voters requesting them TO run for the
Office.
The CITY clerk must then publish in
oil he daily newspapers the list Of
candidates Aled and show the form IN
,yhicb their names viii appear on the
ballot
The aIIot viii contain the list OF
candidates for mayor in one column
With the command Vote Tor One, and
the list Of candidates for councilmen
IN another column with the command.
Vote for two.
All persons qualified TO vote at the
city election under previous statutes
are qualified to vote At the primary
election. Same right 70 challenge ap-
plies.
Election Judges count the vote and
make returns TO the city clerk he
must recanvass the vote publicly the
next dav and publish in the news
papers officially the result.
The two candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for mayor
shall be the only candidates for mayor
At the city election
The four candidates receiving the
highest number of votes in the primary
for councilmen shall ne the only can
didates for councilmen on the ballot
at the city election.
ANY person who shall agree to per-
Form any services in the interest of any
candidate in consideration for money
or other valuable thing shall be pun
isllad by fine not less than $500, or
Imprisonment for not more than thirty
days.
ANY person giving or accepting a
bribe for votes shall be punished by a
fine not less than 800 nor more than
7 $500 and also be imprisoned in the
! county iail not less than ten nor more
than thirty days.
The mayor will have no veto power
but every ordinance or resolution must
he signed by two Of the three COM
missioners.
The council shall elect city clerk
solicitor. assessor. Greasurer, auditor
civil engineer. city physician, marshal
chief of fire department. market master
street commissioner, three library tr-us
tees and all other city officers and as
sistants.
The citys business shall be divided
into Ave departments: ]. Public az
fairs. 9. Accounts and finances. 3
Public Safety L. Streets and Public
Improvements 5. Parks and Public
Property The council then assigns a.
public business and work Of employees
10 one Of these departments.
The mayor shall be superintendent
of the department Of public affairs AM
the council shall designate each of tn
other two commissioners to be super
intendent of Two of the other four de
partments.
The council, or commission, com
posed of all three. shall exercise al
executive. legislative, and judicial pow.
ers and duties now possessed by tn
mayor city council. solicitor, assessor
other officers including park commits
eioners, library trustees, etc
The mayor shall hold police court.
The council can create or discontinu
offices and empioyments and can re
move appointees by two-thirds vote.
The mayors salary shall be Sl,20
per annum and for each counciima
5000 per annum. All other officer
shall receive salaries to be fixed by tn
council.
The council must meet regularly a
least once each month and shall fix b
ordinance its regular meetings. (prob
ably three times each week in Il cit
like Marshalltown)
Every ordinance appropriating mon
ey ordering expenditure or grantin
franchise privileges must be cornplet
in the form in which it is finally passe
c:.::. file with the city cler
for public inspection at least one wee
before final adoption.
All public utility franchises an
ordinances must be approved by ma
jority Of the voters at an election.
No officer or employee can be inter
ested directly or Indirectly in any con
tract Or JOB for work or materials. c