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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
Hope for Good Roads Bill.

Washington, April 12.-The entire
membership of the South Carolina
delegation in the house to-day signed
a petition handed to them by Con-
gresham Byrnes of South Carolina
asking the rules committee of the
house to bring in rule to the effect
that the good roads bill just report
ed from the house committee on agri-
culture be voted upon as part of the
postoffice appropriation bill. A few
weeks ago the house caught the good
roads fever, and work is being done
now as never before. Last week the
subcommittee of the house reported
a bill which divides all roadWays in
to three classes. 1t is consolidation
of all such bills now pending in con-
gress.
1t is provided that when the United
States shall use any highway for the
transportation of rural mail, COM
pGuSdIlOu Slldll UC u1ooO oC IlAC AoSS
of $50 per annum for highways of
class A, $40 for class B, and $40 for
class G..
Those who are behind the move
ment believe that they have at last
found a way not only to avoid all
constitutional barriers, but at the
same time provide federal aid with
out the necessity of giving the fed
eral authorities any more control
over the States than that now pos
sessed in the transportation of the
rural mails. If the present move
ments retains its impetus good
roads bill will be passed at this con-
gress after years of effort on the
part of it's advocates.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18
Weds Ten Times.

Allentown, Pa, April 10.-"Pll
get a good one yet, even if I have to
marry as many more" This was
the defiant declaration of Mrs. Jo-
sephine Sehwerer, 28 years old,
when committed to prison for a year
On charge of bigamy.
The young woman is alleged to
have ten husbands living. 1t is also
alleged that she has never resorted
to the formality of divorce. When
arraigned she pleaded not guilty,
boldly declaring she had never been
married at all. Records were then
produced to show she had married
at least three times in this country.
Detectives stated that they had To-
Gated eight men to whom the Wo-
man had been married.
Former District Attorney Lichten-
walner, who defended her, said that
in view of the convincing evidence
that the woman had been married
more than once, he wished to change
her plea to non vult.
On being called for sentence, Mrs.
Schwerer again insisted that she had
never been married to any man, and
her attorney stated she had once been
kicked by horse and had been un-
balanced ever since.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-18

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prices. Stock Of cars on hand.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
CHAPTER II
General Powers, Rights and Liabilities

General PoWeTs, Rl9hts ana LlaplIltleS
 Section l. The said corporation, the City of Phoenix,
 (a) Shall succeed to. own, possess and control all of the books, records, documents and all of the property, real. personal and mixed, and all of the rights, privileges, franchises, pow CTS and fmmunities, now belonging to, possessed or enjoyed by the municipal corporation known as the Common Council of the City of Phoenix" and is hereby declared to be tfe successor of the same;
 (b) It shall be subject to and li- able for all of the legal debts, liabili- ties, judgments, bonds and all other legal obligations for which the present corporation is now or may hereafter become legally bound;
 Co It may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or equity, in all actions whatsoever; contract and be contracted with, ac- quire and hold real, personal or mixed property for the purposes for which it is incorporated and do all such acts and things necessary or proper for a municipal corporation to do to |carry out the purposes for which it is incorporated, subject to the Con stitution and the general laws of the state of Arizona and to the provisions of this charter.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
CHAPTER VII
Elections

Section | There shall be a general municipal election held in the City of Phoenix every year. on the first Tuesday in April beginning in the year 1914, and the manner of giving notice and the holding and conduct ing of such election, the counting of the ballots, the canvassing of the votes cast and the method of an nouncing and declaring the results of such election, shall, as far as ap- plicable, be the same as is or may hereafter be provided for holding state or county elections, subject however to the provisions of this charter The form of ballot shall be that prescribed in Chapter V, Section g, of this charter.
 The mayor and commissioners shall be the canvassing board, which shall meet on the first Tuesday after the election and canvass the votes and announce and declare the results of such election; and
 Provided further that the first pri mary and general elections held after the adoption of this charter shall be held within one hundred and twenty days after the official notification of it's approval by the Governor has been received by the City Council, and the manner of giving notice and holding and conducting said cleo tions, the canvassing of the votes and declaring the results, shall be as pro- vided for in Chapter XXI of this charter.
 Section 9 After the said first gen. eral election under this charter, and prior to the holding of any subse- quent city election as herein pro- vided for, the mayor and commis- sioners shall designate the necessary polling places and appoint the neces- sary judges and inspectors of election and provide for the making up ana printing and distribution of the bal lots and provide the necessary booths and paraphernalia for the holding of such elections.
 Section 3. There shall be at least two polling places designated in the City of Phoenix, for the casting of votes, and such polling places shall be kept open, on the day of election, from a. m. until o'clock p. m. of said day.
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Section g. The ballots shall in all respects comply with the provisions of law respecting ballots to be used at general. county or state elections, so far as applicable, except tha1 the name of the mayor shall be endorsed thereon in place of the name of any other officer designated for ballots used in such county or state cleo tions A column may be provided on the right hand side or at the bot tom of the ballot for charter amend ments or other questions to be voted upon at the municipal elections, as provided for under this charter. The names of the candidates for each of flee shall be arranged as provided by law and nothing on the ballot shall be indicative of the source of the candidacy or of the support of any candidate.
 Section 10. The name Of no candi- date who has been duly and regular ly nominated, and who has not with drawn his name as herein provided shall be omitted from the ballot A half inch square shall be provided at the right of the name of each candi date and at the right of each propo- sition to be voted for two squares shall be provided, wherein to mark the cross.
 Section H. Half-inch spaces shall | be left below the printed names of candidates for each office equal in
 number to the number to be voted for, wherein the voter may write the
 name of any person or persons for whom he may wish to vote
 1 Section 12. The provisions of law,
 as the same exist or as the same | may hereafter be amended or chang ed, relating to the printing and dis
 tribution of sample ballots in con-
 nection with general municipal cleo
 tions, shall apply to all primary and | special municipal elections.
 1 Section 13 After the holding of
 such primary election it shall be the
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25

(NW H) of said Section five (5) to it's intersection with a prolonga- ton of the West line of Simm's Addi- tion to the City of Phoenix, a plat of which is of record in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, in book ? of Maps page 27; thence South on a straight line to the Northwest corner of said Simms Addition; thence East along the North line of said Simms Addi- tion to it's intersection with the West line of the Northeast Quarter (N.E F of said Section five (5); thence North along the West line of the Northeast Quarter CNE A) of said Section five (5); to the Northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter (NE A) of said Section five (O; thence East along the North line of said Section five (5) to the North
 west corner of Section four (4; Township one CD North Range three (3) East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; thence East along the North line of said Section four (4 to the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter (NW IA of said Section four (4; thence South along the East line of the West half (W 14) of said Section four (4) to the North west corner of the Northeast Quar- ter (NE A) of Section nine (9), Township one CD North; Range three (3) East of tn Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian; thence East along the North line of said Section nine (9) to the point of beginning, all situate, lying and being within the County of Maricopa. State of Ari- ZOna
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25

duty of the city clerk, after the re- suit thereof shall have been duly and legally declared, to cause the canvass and result of such election to be duly noted in his records, and there after and within the time provided by law to cause the necessary ballots to be printed and distributed for use at the second or general election here matter referred to. The names of only such candidates who were not elected at such first election shall if proper and necessary, be printed on the ballots to be used in said second election.
 Section IA. The aforesaid primary election shall be held not less than thirty days prior to the holding of the general election herein provided for, and the provisions for holding, conducting and carrying on such gen. eral elections, and the qualifications of electors and voters thereat. shall apply, so far as applicable, to the holding and conducting of said pri- mary elections and the qualifications of electors and voters thereat
 Section 15. At said primary cleo ton any candidate who shall receive a majority of all the votes cast at such election shall be declared elect ed to the office for which he is a cam didate, and no further election shall be held as to said candidate.
 Section 16. If at any election held as above provided, there be any office, to which the required number of per- sons were not elected, then as to such offices the first election shall be considered to have been a primary election for the nomination of candi- dates and a second or general muni- | cipal election shall be held to fill such office The candidates not elect ed at such first election. equal in number to twice the number to be
 elected to any given office. or less if | so there be, and who received the highest number of votes for the re-
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25

spective offices at such first election; shall be the only candidates at said second election; provided, that if there be any person, who under the provisions of this subdivision would have been entitled to become a candi- date for any office, except for the fact that some other candidate re- ceived an equal number of votes therefor, then all such persons re- ceiving said equal number of votes shall likewise become candidates for such office.
 Section IT. The candidates equal in number to the persons to be elect ed who shall receive the highest num- Der of votes at said second election shall be declared elected to such of flee
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
For the ordinance
Against the ordinance

If a majority of the qualified cleo tors vote in favor thereof such ordi- nance shall become a valid and bind ing ordinance of the city and take effect on the day following the day on which the result of such election shall have been legally declared.
 Section '. Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
 Section S. There shall not be held under this chapter more than one special election in any period of six months.
 Section g. The commission may submit a proposition for the repeal of any such ordinance, or for amend ments thereto, to be voted upon at any succeeding general municipal election. and should such proposition. so submitted, receive a majority of the vote cast thereon at such elec- tion, such ordinance shall be repealed or amended accordingly; an ordinance proposed by petition and adopted by a vote of the people cannot be re- pealed or amended except by vote of the people.
 Section 10 The commission may; by ordinance, make such further regu- lations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
VOL. XXIII. NO. 123

and the submission of proposed or dinance.
 SSection 4. If the petition accom- panying the proposed ordinance be signed by electors equal in number to fifteen per cent of the entire vote cast for all candidates for mayor or com missioner at the last preceding gen. eral municipal election at which the mayor or commissioner was elected, and contain a request that said or dinance be submitted forthwith to the vote of the people at the special cleo tion, then the commission shall either:
 (a) Pass said ordinance without alteration within twenty days after the attachment of the city clerks cer- tificate to the sufficiency of the ac- companying petition Subject to a ref erendary vote, under the provisions of Chapter K of this Charter), or
 (b) Within twenty-five days after the city clerk shall have attached to the petition accompanying such ordi- nance his certificate of sufficiency. the commission shall proceed to call a special election at which said or dinance without alteration shall be submitted to the vote of the people
 Section 3. whenever any OrOl- nance or proposition is required by this Charter to be submitted to the voters of the city at any election, either (a) the commission shall cause the ordinance or proposition to be printed, and it shall be the duty of the city clerk to enclose a printed copy thereof in an envelope with a sample ballot and mail the same to every registered voter, at least five days prior to the election, or (b) the com mission may order such ordinance or proposition to be printed in the of ficial newspaper of the city and pub lished in like manner as ordinances adopted by the commission are re- quired to be published, and may order that such publication shall take the place of the printing and mailing of the ordinance or proposition and of the sample ballots as first above pro- vided.
 Section 6. The ballots used in vot- ing upon such proposed ordinance shall contain a complete copy of such proposed ordinance and shall further have below such copy the following:
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
CHAPTER V. Nominations of Officers and Primary EIao{iane

Section l. (a) The mode of nom ination of elective officers of the city to be voted for at any municipal cleo tion shall be as follows, and not other wise:
 (b) The name of a candidate shall be printed upon the ballot when a petition of nomination shall have been filed in his behalf in the manner and form and under the conditions here matter set forth
 (c) The petition of nomination shall consist of a printed or written statement or certificate, substantially in the following form, with the blanks properly filled in:
 PETITION FOR NOMINATION State of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa-ss. City of Phoenix.
 We the undersigned, do hereby cer- tify that we do hereby join in peti- tion for the nomination of ...... ADVERTISEMENTS. whose residence is at No, .,,,.,,,,.,.,..,..
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
CHAPTER w. Elective Officers

Section The elective officers of the City of Phoenix shall be mayor and two commissioners and at least one city magistrate, each of whom shall be elected at large by the quail fled electors of the city.
 Section 2. The term of all elective officers, except as otherwise provided herein, shall commence at 10 o'clock a. m., on the first secular day of May following their election, and except as otherwise provided herein shall be for two years and until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified.
 Provided however, that of the two commissioners first elected under this Charter. the term of the one receiV- ing the highest number of votes shall expire on the first secular day of May. 1915, and the term of the other commissioner and the city magistrate shall expire on the first secular day of May, 1914; and
 Provided further. that the term of the elective officers first elected under this charter shall coHmence at IF o'clock noon on the third Tuesday following the first general municipal election after the adoption of this charter and except as otherwise pro- vided shall end at 10 o'clock a. m. the first secular day of May, 1915.
 Section 8 The mayor and each of the commissioners and the city magistrate hereinabove provided for shall each be an elector of the GUY of Phoenix and a resident and tax payer therein for at least three years prior to the date of his nomination for office: the city magistrate shall be elected from the taxpayers, and shall be a resident of the said city for at least three years, shall have been duly admitted to practice law in the Territory of Arizona or State of Arizona for at least three years prior to his nomination as such City Magistrate
 Section 4. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of mayor or commission CT, the remaining members of the commission shall appoint an eligible person to fill such vacancy. A va cancy shall exist, except under the recall provisions of this charter, when an elective officer fails to qualify within thirty days after commence ment of his term, dies, resigns, re- moves from the city, absents himself continuously without reasonable eK- cuse for twenty one days from the duties of his office. is convicted for violating any provision of this char , ter. or of a felony, or is iudiCially declared a lunatic as defined by
 statute. If at any municipal e.eC- tion held under the provisions of this 1 charter a mayor or the required num-
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CHAPTER VIII. The Initiative

Section l. Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the commission by a petition signed by fifteen per cent of the qualified electors of the city, computed on the vote for the candidates for mayor or commissioners last elected.
 Section 2. Any proposed ordinance desired to be submitted to the com mission, shall be presented upon petition substantially in the following form:
 Phoenix, Arizona, ........ To the Commission of the City of
 Phoenix:
 We, the undersigned, residents of the City of Phoenix, Arizona, and duly qualified electors therein, do hereby submit and propose to you, for adoption by you, the following or dinance and request that action be taken by you relative to the adoption or rejection of such proposed ordi nance, at the earliest possible mo ment, and that the same be forth with submitted to vote of the peo ple towit:
 (here insert proposed ordinance in
 fulD
 Name of Signer Address ..-.........-.-..- ..-.....--- --..... State of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa: ss.
 Delng first duly sworn on oath deposes and says that he is a resident and a duly qualified elector of the City of Phoe- nix, Arizona; that the signatures appearing hereinabove are the genuine signatures of the per sons whose names they bear and that each and all of them are residents and duly qualified elec- tors of the City of Phoenix, that the names of the persons procuring the said petition and who should be mo- tified of all proceedings and action taken in reference to such petition; are (here insert the names of three persons and their addresses).
 
 Subscribed and sworn to before me this ...... day of ..........., 19. ..
 Notary Public, Maricopa County Arizona.
 My commission expires ......., 19..
 Section 8 The provisions of Chap ter x. of this Charter, in so far as they relate to the method of filing ! with, examination and certification by the City Clerk, reference of petition to the commission and notification of presenters of said petition, by the city clerk, as therein set out relative to petitions for the recall of officers shall apply to petitions for initiative
Arizona republican., 1912-09-25
CHAPTER TX. The Referendum

Section 1 No ordinance passed by
 the commission shall go into eftect
 before ten days from the time Of It's
 final passage except when otherwise
 required by the general laws of the
 state. or by the provisions of this
 chapter respecting street improve
 ments and except the ordinance max
 ing the annual tax levy, and excepting
 an ordinance for the immediate pres
 ervation of the public peace, health
 or safety, which contains a statement
 of it's urgency; provided, that no grant
 of any franchise shall be construed
 to be an urgency measure. If during
 said ten days a petition signed by
 qualified electors of the city equal in
 number to at least fifteen per cent of
 the entire vote cast for all candidates
 for mayor or commissioner at the last
 preceding general municipal election
 at which q mayor or commissioner
 was elected, protesting against the
 passage of such ordinance, be pre-
 sented to the commission, the same
 shall thereupon be suspended from
 going into operation; and it shall be
 the duty of the commission to recon sider such ordinance and if the same be not entlTSlN IepedlCu, eAiO SO- mission shall submit the ordinance, as is provided in Chapter X. of thls
 Charter to the vote of the electors
 of the city, either at the next general election or at a special election to De
 called for that purpose; and such or dinance shall not go into effect or De- come operative unless a majority or the qualified electors voting on the same shall vote in favor thereof. The provisions of Chapter X. of this Char 1 ter respecting the form, the filing, certification, rejection and action on recall petitions shall apply to petl- lions of the kind referred to in this chapter with such qualifications as the nature of the case may require | Section 2. Any ordinance or mea-
 sure that the commission or the quail | fled electors of the city shall have | the authority to enact, the commls- sion may of it's own motion submit | to the electors for adoption or re- 1 lection at a general or special nun | icipal election, in the same manner and with the same force and effect as is provided in this chapter for ordinances or measures submitted on petition. At any special election called under the provisions of this (Contipued on Next Page)