The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09

HN 'oi'iSe utllltleS not pro-.
hibited by the Constitution of the
State, within said city upon a petition
'or' against or in reference to the
same signed by two-thirds (2-3) of
The qualified electors Of said city.
That the books Of registration both
or the city and county of Sumter.
snail be open for registration for three
CD weeks prior to the elections order
ed hereunder, or to any elections held
hereunder, the said books to be closed
thirty <3O) days before each of said
election as required by law. The su-
pervisors Of election to attend in their
Office at least five (5) hours per day
during the three weeks prior to each
election. and for such service the
county supervisors of registration
snail receive the sum of fifty (s5O)
dollars each for holding said State
and county registration, that the elec.
tions herein provided to be held in
| the city Of Sumter shall be held and
conducted in the same manner as
! elections are now held for mayor and
aldermen Of said city, unless other
wise in this section directed. If for
any reason the election provided for
to be held on the second Tuesday in
june nineteen hundred and twelve
(lS12) on the questions Of commits
| sion form Of government be not held.
then in that event upon a petition
signed by one-fOurth 1-4) of the
qualified electors Of the said city the
| mayor of the said city is directed to
| order by proclamation an election.
| and fix the date for the same to be
held. and such election shall be held
! in the manner herein provided with
! the same provisions as to register
Ing, keeping open and the closing of
the books Of registration and the ex-
ira compensation to the supervisor of
| registration: the mayor and aldermen
and all other officers Of the said city
then in office (referring to the time
OF election) under tenure other than
under this Act, are hereby continued
| in office until the election herein pro-
vided for shall be held; and il a
commission form of government is es-
| tablished. until the officers elected at
such election shall have qualified:
and all ordinances, resolutions and
other provisions Heretofore and now
Of force and not inconsistent with the
provisions Of this Act as modified by
| this section shall remain in force un-
til altered or repealed by the council
| as herein provided. All the powers
| and privileges enumerated and set
forth in Section 13 Of this Act shall
apply to the city Of Sumter, except
that If the form Of government with
the feature Of city manager be adopt
ed that in that event the members Of
the council shall not be required to
keep the Office hours therein provided
for. but shall keep such hours rs may
be necessary, that all other pro visions
| not inconsistent with the Ssions
If this section shall apply to the city
| Of Sumter. If any election results in
| ordered by the mayor upon the ques
tie vote another election may ie
tions of adopting a commission form
| OF government, and if such election
results in favor Of establishing a
| commission form government, then in
| that event the mayor Of said
city shall order an election Tor the
purpose Of electing the officers here
in provided for and the mayor shall
fix the time for holding such election.
The regular election for mayor and
| aldermen now provided by law, to be
| held in April 1912. is hereby post
poned to August 13. 1912. and the
| mayor and aldermen now in office
shall continue in Office until the may
| or and aldermen then elected shall
qualify; Provided, That in case the
| commission form Of government is
| adopted at the election herein provid-
ed for there shall be no such election
| held.