The Lexington standard. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 1892-1912, 1911-11-04

and regulations looking to the ap
pointment and discharge OF employees
of this provision and lead to the es
Enlistment of the merit system II
public service.
Publication of Reports.
Sec. 30. The Board of Commission
ers shall at the termination OF each
month of the fiscal year cause to be
printed in the official newspaper ar
itemized statement of all receipts and
expenditures of the city during that
month.
At the termination of each fiscal
year the Board of Commissioners shall
cause one or more competent account
ants to make a complete examination
of the books and accounts of the city,
and shall cause the result of such
examination to be published In the
form, and a copy of the report in
pamphlet form to be given to each
voter who may apply for same at the
proper Office.
Filling OF Vacancies.
Sec. 81. In. case Of the death, resig-
nation or inability of the Mayor, caus-
ing permanent vacancy In said Office
the Mayor pro tenn. shall act as Mayor
and shall possess all the rights and
powers and perform all Of the duties
of the Mayer and receive his salary
under the official title, however, of
Mayor pro tenn until such vacancy In
the Office OF Mayor is filled by an cleo
ton ordered by the Board of Com.
Inissioners, for that purpose. at which
time the Mayor pro tenn. If his term
@ 1rvric ho han
shall resume his duties as such com.
missioner. m the event that any com
missioner shall for more than thirty
days be necessarily absent from the
city or for the same period shall be
unable from sickness or other cause
to discharge the duties Of his Office,
or in the event the Mayor pro tenn
shall be filing the Office of Mayor, as
contemplated in section 13 above, for
such period, the Board Of Commission
ers may fill such office temporarily
by appointment, and said appointee
shall discharge the duties Of the com
missioner whose place may be thus
te mporarily filed until such commits
sioner shall return or become 1T for
and resume his duties and any such
temporary appointee shall serve with
out compensation. In the event OF a
permanent vacancy in the Board OF
Commissioners caused by tie death,
resignation or inability OF shy mem
Der thereof. or in the event a perma-
nent vacancy in the Office OF Mayor
shall be filed by the Mayor pro tenn,
such vacancy shall be filed by ap-
pointment by the other members OF
the Board until the vacancy shall be
filed by the election of a successor
at the next regular election Of munich
pal officers as is prescribed by law,
and snch- temporary aIpoez4ee shall
for the time he serves as such receive
the salary of the commissicAer whose
place he has been appointea 60 NIL.
A vacancy shall exist when any
ten days after notice of his election, or
dies. or resigns, or moves his domicile
outside of the city, or remains out
side of the city for period of six
months. or Is convicted of felony, Oh
is judicially declared insane, or Is
removed from Office in any manner.
Removal From Office.
Sec. %. In case of misconduct, ina
bility. or wf1ful neglect In the per.
torrance Of the duties OF his Office,
the Mayor or any Commissioner may
be removed from Office by unani.
nous vote OF the other four members
of the Board of Commissioners. But
no such officer shall be SO removed
without having been given the right
to have full public hearing with rep.
by counsel, and with wit.
nesses summoned in his behalf and
REQUIRED to testify. The findings OF
fact at any such hearing, and the rea,
sons for any such removal, shall be
stated IN Writing and filed as matter
of public record.
Provision fer Referendum.
Sec. %. If during the ten days next
the passage of any such or.
dinance as can not within said ten
days become effective, a petition sign
ed by a number of voters equal to at
least TWENTY-FIVE per centgn Of the
total number of. votes cast for both
CO ndidates for Mayor at the last pre-
ceding regular election for Mayor
Stating the residence of each sfgner
and verified as to signatures and
residence by the affidayits of some
one or more persons. shall be pre-
scented to the Poard of Commissioners
protesting against the passage OF such
ordinance, such ordinance shall be
suspended from going into effect, and
shall be reconsfdered by the Board OF
Commissioners II such ordinance be
submit to the voters of the whole
cfty, at either special or regular
according TO law, the follow
Ing question: Shall the ordinance
(briehy describing it,, 20
INTO eSect?s and If majority of the
votes cast upon such question be In
he negative the ordinance shall not gc
INTO effect But If majority Of the
votes cast upon such question be In
he Affirmative, the ordinance shall &c
INTO effect az soon as the result II
officially ascertained and declared.
Provision for Initiative.
Sec a. IF petition signed by q
number of voters equal to AZ least
twenty-five per centum of the total
number Of votes cast for both candi
lates for Mayor at the last preceding
'egu1ar election for Mayor, stating
he residence OF each signer, and veri-
led by the aff1davits of some one o.
more persons as TO the signatures anS
esfdences, requesting the Board Of
commissioners to pass an ordinance
herein set forth-n such petition be
PRESENTED to the Board of Commission.
rs, and II the ordinance therein re-
[uested to be passed be one that the
board has a legal right to pass, then
he Board shall either pass such pro
'osed ordinance without alteration.
vfti13n ten days after such petition is
led, or submit the question Of its !
assage to the voters OF the city at +
be next regular election At such cleo.
lon the question submitted shall be
Shall the proposed ordinance
briefly describing IT., be passed. n
be majority Of the votes cast upon