The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-10-03

the purpose of electing a recorder un-
der the new ordinance creating the Of
fee.
! Alderman Lominack asked City At
torney BIease, who was present, if the
ordinance creating the Office was prop
erly drawn. Mr.. ,51ease stated that
the ordinance seemed to be in proper
shape, except that he thought it was
always better to have an ordinance
written out without pencil interlinea-
, tions before it was signed, and this
one seemed to have these pencil inter-
lineations. Otherwise IT was in proper
shape. He explained that he had not
been requested to draw up the ordi-
nance neither had it been submitted to
him before it was signed under seal.
He was directed to have it rewritten
and properly signed and sealed for
record. Alderman Summer, who in
troduced the ordinance, explained
that he thought it was customary for
the city attorney to nave the ordi-
nance put in proper shape, and that
he did not think to have it passed on
by the city attorney before introduce
ing it. Mr.. Blease said he had not
seen it before.
It was decided to go into a ballot for
recorder without nominations and
without receiving applications. AID
erman Lominack presented a written
application, but it was not read under
the rule adopted.
First ballot-D. A. Dickert 1, J. A.
Sem 1, J. W. Earhardt 1, o. Klettner
/, Van Smith /.
Second ballot-D. A. Dickert 1, J.
W. Earhardt /, Van Smith 1, W. Y.
Fair l, E. H. Aull 1, M. L. Spearman l..
Third ballot-D. A. Dickert 1, J. H.
Harms 1, Van Smith 1, J. 4. Davidson
l, J. W. Earhardt /, J. A. Sem 1.
After this ballot Alderman Earhardt
asked council to excuse him from vot-
ing as he was beng voted for and
some might think he was voting for
himself, and besides he would be glad
to have the position and would ac
cept it if it were tenGered him. AID
erman Summer said he had made a
similar request on a former occasion
and had been told by council that he
must vote, and could not be excused.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Earhardt's
request and resulted, yeas-Rodels-
perger, Goree. Nays-Summer, Lom-
mack. The mayor voted nay and Mr..
Earhardt was not excused. The city
attorney looked up the law and held
that a member was not required to
vote, if he desired not to, and that a
majority of those voting, If there were
quorum present, could elect. So
Mr.. Earhardt did not vote on the other
! two ballots.
| Fourth ballot. ". Earhardt 2,
Van Smith l. D. A. Dickert l, J. W..
Taylor /.
Fifth ballot. W. Earhardt 3, Van
| Smith /, D. A. Dickerc 1.
Mr., Earhardt thanked council for
electing him to the position and stat
ed that in the discharge of the duties
of the Office he would not undertake to
reward a friend or punish an enemy,
but that he would discharge the duties
with impartiality and endeavor to
stand between council and the police.
He did not propose to try to reVolu-
tionize Newberry, but ne wanted to
say to council that if there were any
ordinances on the books council did
not want enforced tney had better be
repealed.
Mr.. Earhardt did not tender his
resignation as alderman from Ward l,
and while the law is to go into effect
on the first OF October it was under
stood that Mr.. Earhardt would net
quality until the 18th of October, and
would not resign until that time. II
he should resign now the vacancy
would be for more than so days and