The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-08
Commission Bill in Full
W. j. BLACK, Clerk

COMMISSION Bill In Full.
An act to amend the Charter of
Marietta, in Cobb county, Georgia,
by creating Board of Commission
ers for said City and defining their
terms of office, powers and duties,
establishing a commission govern
ment for said City of Marietta and
for other purposes.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia, That from and after rati-
fication Of the passage of this Act,
as herein after provided, the Char
ter Of the City of Marietta, in the
County of Cobb, be amended by
striking from the fifth line of Sec
ton 3, the words and biennialIy
on said day thereafter, and striking
from the sixth line of said Section,
the words "a mayor and six Co
councilmen," and by inserting in
lieu of the latter, the words three
(3) commissioners" so that when
said Section is amended it will read
as follows: Sec. 3. Be it further
enacted, That the present mayor
and councilmen of said city shall
continue in office during the term
for which they were elected, and
on the second Tuesday in December,
1911, an election shall be held in
said city for three 90 commission
ers. Said election shall be held by
Justice Of the Peace and two free
holders of said city; or by three
freeholders of said city in the event
no Justice is present to act; but no
person who is a candidate for office
at said election shall act as a mana
ger or clerk thereof. The polls
shall be opened at 7 A, NJ, and be
kept open until 6 P. NJ, and the
person receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for the office voted for
shall be declared duly elected, and
the managers of the election shall
give a certificate to that effect.
which shall be recorded by the clerk
of council on the book of minutes.
or other book kept for that pur-
pose. Said record shall be evidence
of the result Of said election, and
the authority Of those elected to
act. No person shall be allowed to
vote in said election except he be
eligible under the provisions of the
Constitution Of said State to vote
for the members Of the General
Assembly, and unless he shall have
bona fide and continuously resided
in said city as a citizen thereof for
six m 0 n h s next preced-
ing said election at which he offers
to vote, and shall have registered
for said election as hereinafter pro-
vided. ANY person voting at any
such election in violation of the
provisions Of this Act shall be gull
ty Of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, sh a il be so
punished.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
that from and after the first Mon
day in January, 1912, said Charter
of the City of Marietta be amended
by striking from said Act, approved
August 18th, 1904, Sections IL, II,
Is, 10, 20, 81, %, %, "a, 25, 26,
27, Is, 20, 80 and 81 and by re-
pealing an Act approved August 22,
1907 amending said charter and
that in lieu thereof the following
section be enacted
Section 3. BE it further enacted
that the commissioners provided for
in the first Section Of this Act shall
be known as the Board Of Commits
siopers Of the City Of Marietta, and
of those elected as provided in said
Section, one shall hold their Office
for term Of two years, one for a
term of four years and one for
term of six years and until their
successors shall be elected and quail
flied. Their terms of office shall
begin when the present MAYOR and