The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05

any iri'ncnlSe or rlght to occupy or
use the streets. highways. bridges or
public places in the city for any pur-
pose, shall be complete in the form
in which it is finally passed, and in
such form remain on file with the
city clerk. open TO public inspection
at least one week before the final pas
sage or adoption thereof.
Section l6. No officer or employee
elected or appointed in any such city
shall be interested, directly or indi-
rectly, in any contract, or job, for
work or materials, or the profits
thereof or any services to be fur
nished or performed for the city, or
for any person, firm or corporation
operating interurban or street rail-
ways. waterworks. gas works. electric
light or power plants, heating plants,
telegraph or telephone system, or 9TH
er public utility within the territorial
limits CT said city, or doing business
or pror osing to do business in said
city No such officer or employee
shall accept or receive. directly or in
directly from any person, firm or cor
poration operating within the terri
torial limits Of said city any such pub
lie util ties company, or other busi-
ness under a public franchise any
frank. free ticket or free service, or
any other service, upon terms more
favorable than are granted to the
public generally, or request or induce
the granting Of any such favor to any
other person. Any violation Of the
provisions of this section shall be
misdemeanor, punishable by fine
OF not less than one hundred (s1OO)
dollars nor more than five thousand
&5,OO0) dollars. or by Imprisonment
for not less than one Cd month nor
more than five years; Provided, how
ever. That the policemen and fire.
men In uniform shall have the right
to free transportation upon any street
railway within the limits of said city.
Section II. The mayor or any
councilman may be removed from Of
flee In the following manner: When
ever qualified. registered electors OF
said city equal in number, to at least
twenty per centum OF the entire vote
cast at the primary election which
chose the candidates at the last pre-
ceding municipal election, file with
the Governor petition demanding
the removal Of the mayor or any
councilman. and stating the grounds
for such demand, the signature to
the said petition showing the place
or residence and the occupation of
each siyner, and stating that he is u
qualified registered elector of said
city sa petition being duly verified
as to III ese facts by one or more per-
sons who make affidavits on said pe-
tition az to any stated number of said
petitioners, the said Governor shall
order an election for a day not later
than thirty 600 days and not earlier
than two CD weeks after the filing
of the said petition with the said
Governor: said election to be con-
Quoted by the Board of Commission
ers Of Eelections and the Managers
of Elections, under the rules and reg
ulations and penalties applying to
other e eectons, at which election the
said Board Of Commissioners of
Election shall provide ballots, on
which shall be placed the name of
the mayor or councilman whose re-
moval the petitioners had demanded,
and also the name or names Of any
other candidate, or candidates. for
the position then held by the said
mayor or councilman, the said bal
lot to lie prepared at least five (5)
N''S ''t'it tic udtt Ol the SlcctlOT.
The person receiving the majority
or the Hotes cast in the said election
shall hold the Office during the uneX-
pired term, and the incumbent shall
not he removed unless a majority
vote is Received by some other per-
son; but in case there be no election.
Il second election shall be held, at
which the ballots shall contain only
the names Of the incumbent and of
his opponent who received the high
est vote at the preceding election:
the sale election to he held on tn"
third day after the first election, un-
less d"Ity"d by a contest as to the
result Of the election, in which case
the lioard Of commissioners of Elcc-