The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT ACT
ACT RECENTLY PASSED BY GEN.
ERAL ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING
PEOPLE TO VOTE ON FORM
OF MUNICIPAL GOV
ERNMENT.
Election to BE Held on Second Tues
day In June@SA AcOnd Election TO
Follow i'm August-TO Vote on Two
Forms of GOvcrnment--Registr
ton Books to BE Open Three Weeks
Prior to Election.

Add another section to be known
as Section 80: Provided. That there
shall be held an election in the city
OF Sumter, s. c., on the second Tues
day in June. 1912, at which said cleo
ton there shall be submitted a ballot
or ballots to be provided as are bal
lots in other elections upon which
shall be written or printed: Shall
the city Of Sumter adopt the commits
sion form OF government? Yes. No"
(Erase one answer "Shan the city
Of Sumter adopt the commission form
Of government with a city manager ?
Yes. No" (Erase one answer.) The
proper authorities to see that the two
questions are intelligently and SUBJ
stantially submitted as herein provid-
ed, so that the electors Of said city
may select between the two questions.
At the election provided to be held on
the second day in August, 1912, a
commission form Of government hav-
ing been established. the officers pro-
vided for herein shall be voted for by
ballots to be furnished as provided by
law. The form Of government receiv
ing a majority Of the ballots cast at
said election shall thereupon be es-
tablished 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
second Tuesday in August, 1912, in
the event Of the adoption Of a COM
mission form Of government at the
election to be held for the same can
didates for mayor and for two coun-
cilmen for term Of four years: Pro-
vided. That Of the two councilmen
other than the mayor, the one re-
ceiving the highest number Of votes
shall serve for a term of four years,
and the other for a term Of two years,
whose salary shall be as follows:
Mayor. twelve hundred ($1,20O) dol
lars per annum; councilmen, one
thousand C$1.OOO) dollars per annum
each, II the form Of government with
out the city manager feature be
adopted; In the event that the ma
jority Of the votes or ballots cast at
the said election shall be in favor of
the commission form Of government
with city manager, then in that
event the salaries shall be as follows:
Mayor, three hundred ($SO0) dollars
per annum. and councilmen, two hun
dred $4,000 dollars per annum each,
said salaries to be paid in equal
monthly installments.
If majority Of the ballots cast at
the election provided for herein shall
be I'm favor Of having a manager (city
manager). then in that event the may
or and councilmen. when elected.
shall not distribute the powers of the
said council among the members of
the same; but shall employ a male
person 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 subject to such rules and regula-
tions as may be provided by said
~ N ri ly,na no
said election as to the form of gov
ernment shall be filed with the Secre-
tary of State and such filing shall be
sufficient notice that said city has
adopted, and is operating under the
commission form of government SO
adopted. IL such election result in
favor of the adoption of either form
OF commission government herein
referred to. That the mayor and
councilmen elected or chosen as here
in provided at the election to be held
for that purpose shall be and consti-
tute the city council Of said city. And
each of them shall have the right to
vote on all questions coming before
the said council, two of them consti-
tuting a quorum: Provided, however,
That by unanimous consent the re-
quirements as to order OF business or
procedure may be dispensed with.
If the majority of the ballots cast
at such election be in favor of the
commission form of government with
out manager, then i'm that event the
executive and administrative powers
and all powers inhering in or devolved
by law upon said council of which
each of the members Gncluding the
mayor. who is also herein and hereby
made a member of said counciD, up
on the same being elected as herein
provided shall be superintendent of
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