The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-08
COMMISSION BILL IS
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council of said City shall finally adj
journ on the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1912. On the second Tuesday
in December, 1918. an election shall
be held in said city under the same
rules, regulations and provisions as
stipulated in the first Section of this
Act, for the election Of one Com
missioner to fill the term that will
expire the first Monday in January
1914, and biennially after the Sec
ond Tuesday in December, 1913, an
election shall be held in said City
under the same rules, regulations
and provisions to fill the vacancy of
the commissioner or commissioners
whose term shall expire in the fol-
lowing January. All persons re-
siding in said City who are qualified
to vote in said election, shall be
eligible to the position of commits
sioner.
Section d. Be it further enacted
that said commissioners and their
successors in office shall each take
and subscribe an oath to faithfully,
honestly and justly discharge the
duties of his office. Said oath shall
be recorded on the book of minutes
to be kept by said commissioners.
Section 5. Be it further enacted
that at their first meeting in Janu-
airy, 1912, and biennially thereafter,
said commissioners shall select from
their number presididg officer to
be known and designated as Chair
man of the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Marietta. At said
January meeting, 1912, said COM
missioners shall by allotment or
such other way as they may agree
upon, determine the respective
terms of their members. They
shall select a secretary of Commits
sion, City Treasurer, and such
policemen with such designations as
Chief of Police, Assistant Chief or
otherwise, Fire Chief, Superinten-
dent of City properties, Street Over
seer, Sexton and such other person
or persons as in their discretion
they may think to the best interest
and welfare of the City, all of whom
shall be selected for such term or
terms as the commissioners may de-
! termine, in no event to exceed the
term of two years, but with full
right on the part of the commits
sioners at any time without any
trial or investigation, to remove
such persons so selected, and to de-
clare the Office vacant, and to refill
the same at pleasure.
Section 6. Be it further enacted
that the powers and duties conferred
upon the mayor and council by
Sections II, 20, "a, 25, &c, 81, %
and 20 of the Charter Of the City of
Marietta as approved August Is,
1904, are hereby conferred upon the
Board of Commissioners herein be-
fore created. Wherever the said
Charter of the City of Marietta
confers special powers and duties
upon the mayor of the City, the
same shall be conferred upon the
Chairman of the Board of Com
missioners of said City, unless other
wise provided, and whenever the
Charter of said City provides that
the Clerk of the Council discharge
and perform the duties and powers
specified in said Charter, the same
shall vest in and be done by the
Secretary of the Board of Com
missioners, unless otherwise pro-
vided.
Section Z. Be it further enacted
that said Board of Commissioners
shall at their first meeting in
January, 1912, or as soon thereafter
as practicable and biennially there
after, choose and select a Recorder
for said City, who shall have all the
powers of the mayor under the
Charter of said City now of force,
as to trying and Furnishing offenders
against the ordinances of said City
and also to commit such offenders
for violating the State laws. Said
Recorder shall hold the Courts to
try offenders against the ordinances
of said City in the Court House and
as often as may be necessary to
promptly dispatch such business.
He shall hold his office for such term
as the commissioners may select
him, not exceeding two years and
shall receive a salary not to exceed
$500 per month. All the powers
now vested in the mayor of said
City under its Charter as to holding
said Courts cornDellipu tho or.