The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
Vol. XXXIV. No. 20.

OF this article, may abandon the form
of government herein provided and
accept the provisions Of the general
law Of the State applicable TO IL be-
3 fore the adoption Of this form of
government, by procedure of petition
and election on the question Of aban-
donment in the manner provided
hereinabove for adopting this form
Of government.
Section 27. All Acts and parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed.
Section 80. Provided. That there
, shall be held an election in the city
Of Sumter, S. c., the second Tues
day in June, 1912 which said elec-
ton there shall kubmitted a ballot
or ballots to !. .rovided as are bal
lots in oth's elections upon which
shall be en- or printed. Shall
the CTS, If Sumter Adopt the
Comm O Form of Government?
Yes. g (Erase one answer.) Shall
the = of Sumter Adopt the Commits
81 form of Government With
Il Manager? Yes. No. (Erase one
answer.) The proper authorities to
see that the two questions are in
telligently and substantially submitted
as herein provided, so that the elec-
tors of said city may select between
the two questions. At the election
provided to be held on the second
Tuesday in August, 1912, a Commits
sion Form Of Government having been
established the officers provided for
herein shall be voted for by ballots
, to be furnished as provided by law.
The form Of government receiving a
majority of the ballots cast at said
/ election shall thereupon be establish
ed and thereby be and become the
form Of government Of and for said
city. That there shall be voted for
, at an election to be held on the sec
ond Tuesday in August, 1912, in the
event Of the adoption Of a Commits
sion Form Of Government at the
election to be held for the same,
, candidates for mayor and for two
councilmen for term Of four years:
Provided, That Of the two council
men other than the mayor the one
=, receiving the highest number of
votes shall serve for term of four
years and the other for a term of two
years, whose salary shall be as fol-
lows: Mayor, twelve hundred (sl,-
2OO) dollars per annum; Councilman,
, one thousand (s1,0OO) collars per an
mum each, if the form of government
without the city manager feature be
adopted; in the event that the major
ity OF the votes or ballots cast at
the said election shall be in favor of
the Commission Form of Government
with a city manager, then in that
event the salaries shall be as follows:
Mayor three hundred $4,000 dollars
per annum, and Councilmen two hum
dred (s200) dollars per annum each.
said salaries to be paid in eoua;
! monthly installments. If \ majority
OF the ballots cast at the election pro-
vided for herein shall be in favor of
having q manager Getty manager),
then, in that event. the mayor and
councilmen when elected shall not
distribute the powers of the said
council among the members OF the
! same; but shall employ a male per-
son of sound discretion and of good
moral character not of their number
at such salary and upon such terms
as they may decide. who shall be sub
Ject to such rules and regulations as
may be provided by said councilmen.
That the result OF the said election
as TO the form Of government shall
be filed with the Secretary of State.
and such filing shall be sufficient no.
tice that said city has adopted and il
operating under the Commission
Form Of Government SO adopted. If
such election result in favor OF adop-
tion of either form OF commission
government herein referred To. that
the mayor and councilmen elected or
chosen as herein provided al the cleo
ton To he held for that purpose shall
be and consti.u." the City Council of
said city. And each of thom shall
haN" the right 90 vote on all ques-
ttons coming before the said council.
two OF them constituting quorum:
PROVIDED, however. That 10y unani-