The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
SUMTER S. c., WEDNESDAY. JUNE < 1919

rejection of such ordinance shall he
submitted TO the registered electors
oI said city, or said ordinance shall
1orthwith, upon the failure of coun-
Gil TO act as hereinabove prescrib-
ed, become a valid ordinance of said
city after the expiration of said two
weeks. At such election the ballots
shall contain the words For the Or
dinance" (and state the title OF the
proposed ordinance), and Against
the Ordinance" If the majority of
the registered electors voting on the
proposed ordinance shall vote in favor
thereof. such proposed ordinance shall
thereupon become a valid ordinance
or said city; and any ordinance pro-
posed by a petition or adopted by an
election as herein provided, cannot
be repealed or amended, except by
an election as herein provided Any
number OF proposed ordinances may
be voted upon at the same election in
accordance with the provisions of
this section, but there shall not be
more than one special election for
such purposes in any period of six
months. The council may submit a
proposition for the repeal of any
sucn ordnance, or for amend
ments thereto. to be voted upon at
any succeeding general city election
or at an election specially ordered,
not earlier than one CD year there
after. or at special election order
ed at any time upon the filing Of a
petition of the percentage Of quail
fed registered electors hereinbefore
referred to, requesting such election
to repeal or amend said ordinance.
Section 10. When any ordinance
Is passed by council, it's operation
shall be suspended and its ratification
or rejection shall be submitted to a
vote OF the qualified registered cleo
tors of the city at special election.
II a petition signed by qualified regis
tered electors Of the city, as herein
before required, shall be presented
to council demanding the same; and
after the filing Of said petition, such
ordinance shall not be operative un-
less majority Of the ballots cast at
such election shall be in favor of the
same.
Section 20. The City Council, i'm
mediately after organizing under this
Act, shall by ordinance appoint three
Civil Service Commissioners, who
shall hold office for two, four and
six years, the successors of each to
be thereafter appointed for the term
of six years, at the expiration Of the
preceding term of service; such com
missiOners to be removable from Of
flee by council only for cause, four
councilmen voting for such removal.
Council shall have authority to fill any
vacancy for the uneXpired term. The
said Civil Service Commissioners
shall, twice a year. or oftener, if they
deem 1t necessary under such rules
and regulations as they may pre-
scribe. hold examinations for the
purpose Of determining the qualifi-
cations Of applicants for positions on
the police force, in the fire depart
ment, in the department Of public
health, or in any other special line of
service in the city government which
by the City Council may be placed
under the civil service regulations.
The examination for each line of SER
vice to be practiced, fairly testing
the fitness of persons examined to
discharge efficiently the duties of The
particular line Of employment. The
commissioners Shall as soon as prac-
ticable after such examination, certify
10 the cOuncll the persons who have
satisfactorily passed such eXamina-
ton. stating the order of excellence.
Provided. however, That the commits
SiOners shall not certify the name of
(and may deny the examination to-
any person as to whose honesty and
integrity, or general moral character,
t!.ey have not reasonably satisfied
themselves by affirmative investiga-
ton. Council shall choose employees
in the civil service departments of
the gvernment, which shall always in
clude the police department, the fire
department, and the department of
public health. only from persons SO
certified by the Civil Service Com
misSioncrs; and no appointce to "A
civil GarN'ina nnsiti,n hn l..