The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-31

submitted to the voters.
 Provides the manner of submitting the question to vote of the people.
 All State laws not in conflict with tained and remain in full force and effect.
 All contracts rights and liabilities remain the same as under the present form of government
 In cities of twenty thousand and over Mayor and four Councilmen shall be nominated and elected at large.
 In cities under twenty thousand a Mayor and two Councilmen shall be nominated and elected at large. They shall hold office for two years and in members shall fill the vacancy Prescribes in detail the manner in which the Mayor and city Councilmen are elected and provides for a non-par- tisan primary for nomination.
 Prohibits any person or candidate accepting any money from or giving any money to any candidate for office to secure election or appointment and provides for the punishment of any person who agrees to. or does accept any money or any valuable thing for services rendered to a candidate.
 Prescribes a severe penalty for the acceptance or giving of any bribe to influence voters and also for the viola tlOn OI any election laws
 The city shall be governed by the Mayor and four Councilmen or two Councilmen as the case may be. A majority vote of these officials shall De necessary to pass any ordinance or other measure
 Prescrfbes the powers of the council and creates the five departments through which the city's affairs shall De administered
 Provides that each member of the city council shal be made superinten- dent of department and in cities of less than twenty thousand each mem Der shall be superin lendent of two de- partments; also for the election of other city officials by a majority vote of the city council.
 Provides for the creation and discon- t1nuance of offices as it may be nec- essary for the welfare of the city and gives authority to the council to fix the compensation which shall be re- ceived by officers and employees.
 Provides for a maximum and mimi mum salary for Mayor and council according to the population of the city.
 Salaries to be determined by a spe- cia1' ballot
 Provides for regular and special meeting of the city council with roll call and record of same on all uues- tions and prohibits secret sessions
 Provides the manner in which ordin- ances shall be passed and the means whereby the rights of the people are preserved in granting of franchises
 Every ordinance. franchise and con- tract must be open to public inspection for seven days before its final passage and does not go into force for ten days thereafter.
 Prohibits any officer or employe elected or appointed from being eith- CT directly or indirectly. financially in- teres5ed in any contract or job to which the city is a party or in which any public service corporation is in- terested: nor shall any such officer or employe accept any service favor from any such service corporation. with punishment for violation.
 Provides for complete publicity of city affairs. requiring monthly state ment of all receipts and expenditures, the same to be given to the newspa- pers
 It also further provides for an an- nual examination of the books of the city.
 Explains the meaning of certain terms as used in this law. 1
 Establishes the right of recall. that is. provides the ways and means by which an incompetent or dishonest Mayor or Councilman can be removed from office by vote of the people.
 Provides for the initiative. If the
  nances. the people can compel the passage thereof.
 Provides for the protest and referen- dunn. If any ordinance is passed by the council which is not satisfactory to the people they have a right to re- ject it by vote.
 Provides the method by which the city may after a six years trial if it so desire return to it's former plan of government.
 Provides the form of petition reuuir- ed in this law.
 Provides, for a publication clause.
 Provides for the addition of the fol- lowing acts if adopted by majority vote:
 Board of Estimate and Taxation provides for six (6) members to be ap- pointed by the Mayor with the ap- proval of the Common Council; to serve without pay; to pass upon all and appropriations and to order tax. which. with other fn- come. must. equal the adopted annual expenditures Civil Service Commission-Substf- tutes personal merit for political pull in securing and holding positions as employees.
 Ballot at end of first period of two years for four year period of office.