Evening journal., 1912-12-11

chduses or OJner business using or
operating under a public franchise,
any frank, free pass, free ticket, OF
free service, or accept or receive,
directly or indirectly, from any such
person, firm or corporation, any other
service upon terms more favorable
than is granted to the public general
ly. And for the violation of these
, provisions the offender shall be pun
ished as now provided, or may be pro-
Vided hereafter by law or ordinance
Such prohibition OF free transporta-
ton shall not apply to policemen or
firemen in uniform; nor shall any free
service to city officials heretofore pro-
vided by any franchise or ordinance
be affected by this section.
ORDINANCES.
/ s. All ordinances or resolutions
/ heretofore passed in any such cities
not Inconsistent with the rights and
/ powers herein granted shall remain
/ in full force and effect until altered
or repealed by the commissioners in
the manner herein provided.
CONTROL OF CANDIDATES.
9. All officers and employees in any
such city shall be elected or appoint
| ed with reference to their Qualifca-
tions and fitness, and for the good
of the public service, and without re-
! ference to their political faith or
party affiliations. It shall be unlaw-
full for any candidate for office, or
any Office in any such city, directly
or indirectly, to give or promise any
person or persons any office. position,
employment. benefit or anything of
value for the purpose of influencing
or obtaining the political support, aid
or vote of any person or persons
under the penalty of being disquali-
fed to hold Office in said city. IL
shall also be unlawful under penalty
of being disqualified from holding
Office, for any candidate for Office or
any officer in any such city to employ
or hire any vehicle or conveyance or
permit the same to be employed or
hired for the purpose of carrying or
conveying voters to the polls to vote
at any special or general election
held in any such city and it shall be
likewise unlawful and under like
penalty for any candidate for Office
or any officer in any such city to en-
ploy or hire or permit to be employed
or hired any person or persons on
the day of any general or special elec-
tion to electioneer or to stand or run
around the polls to influence voters or
bring or lead voters to the voting
place where any such election is be-
ing held.
All offices not elective shall be SUBJ
ject to civil service rules excepting
the members of the Board of Educa-
tion, City Solicitor, Municipal Judge
and any special or expert service
which does not constitute a perma-
nent part of the city government.
The commissioners upon election
shall Immediately provide a commit
tee Of three who shall according to
the usage of civil service provide
rules and regulations and conduct ex-
animation for candidates for the non
elective Offices. and furnish to the
commissioners lists of all the success
ful candidates. from which the COM
missioners shall elect appointees.
PUBLISHED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
10. The board of commissioners
shall each quarter, or i'm cities of less
than five thousand population. each
b six months, publish I'm at least one
, newspaper I'm such city. or print In
: pamphlet FORM a detailed temized
statement of all the receipts and ex-
! penses OF the City and summary of
z its proceedings during the proceeding
o. quarter or six months. At the end Of
q each year the board of commissioners
5 shall cause full and complete eX-
81 animation of all the books and ac-
p counts of the city. to be made by COM
p petent accountants, and shall publish
the result of this examination in the
b manner provided for the publication of
expenditures.
=. CONTROL OF APPROPRIATIONS.
t H. II. AZ the beginning Of the
r term of Office of the first board of
g commissioners elected i'm such city
under the provisions of this act. the
appropriations for the expenditures OF
s the City government for the then cur
E rent fiscal year have been made, the
c said board Of commissioners shall
q have power, by ordinance. to revise
G repeal or change such appropriations
3. and to make additional appropriations
3. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
e u. The system of public instruc-
n tion in cny such city shall not be af.
D fected altered or changed by the
adoption of the provisions of this
e act.
= MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
s 70. The first election for commits
!, sioners shall be held on the first Sat
" urday In June. following the election
T. az which the voters shall have voteC
y to adopt the provisions of this act
: ard thereafter elections for commits
y sloners shall be biennially on thu
u first Saturday in June.
i, Every elective officer in any sucl
city shall within ten days after quail
, flying, file with the city clerk. and pub
= lish at least once in newspape
= printed and published in such city
+ and II no newspaper is printed o
q publishedi in such city. then in a news
!. paper Of general circulation in sucl
Vi city his sworn statement Of all hi
70 election and campaign expenses, ant
Is by whom such funds were contribut
n ed. Any violation of the provision
n of this section shall BE- misdemeano
y and a ground for removal from office
q The election officers conductin
I the last municipal election shall b.
! the officers of the first municipal elec
m ton under this act. and the election
"a shall be held. so far as applicable. IL
d accordance with the law now govern
J. ing the holding Of such city elec
,e tions
" The names of candidates for com
'e missioners shall. at least thirty day
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