The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-05
THE COMMISSION GOVERNMENT BIZ I IN FJJT !
Eaoa Reproduction Commission Voters of Marietta

office meet and after carefully con-
sidering the necessities of each de-
partment of said City, make up a
budget, estimating and appropri-
ating certain amounts of money to
each department, and no Commission
er shall have the right to expend in
his department a greater sum than
is set aside except by a unanimous
consent of said Board, which consent
shall be recorded on the minutes.
No franchise or right to occupy or
use the streets, highways, bridges
or public places in the City for any
purpose shall be granted unless the
application therefor is filed and re-
mains on file with the Clerk for in
spection at least one week before
the final passage or adoption there
of, and no ordinance or resolution
of any kind or for any purpose, shall
become valid and effective until fif-
teen days after the same shall have
been entered and signed by the
Chairman of said Commissioners, or
by two of the other Commissioners
in open meeting, and the minutes
shall show that it was so signed and
approved, together with the date of
such signature or approval. No
franchise or right to occupy or use
the streets, highways, bridges or
public places in said City shall be
granted, renewed or extended ex-
cept by ordinance, and in the event
of referendum be petitioned for by
the required number of voters, as
herein provided. every franchise or
giant for interurban or street rail-
ways, electric light or power plants,
heating plant, telegraph or telephone
system, or other public service util-
tiles within said City must be au-
thorized or approved by majority
of the electors voting thereon at a
general or special municipal cleo
ton at which the question to be
submitted to the electors shall be
printed in appropriate form to the
ballot, and said general and special
municipal election shall never be
held in connection with or upon the
same day that any State, County or
Congressional election or primary,
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under this Section concerning fran
chise, the expense thereof shall be
paid by the party seeking said fran
chise, and the payment of said ex-
penses must be secured to the salts
faction of said Board of Commission
ers before said election is held.
Section H. - BE it further enact
ed, that should conflict arise be
tween two Commissioners in the dis
charge of their respective duties, if
said Commissioners are unable to
agree then controversy is referable
to Commissioners as a whole who
shall decide the same.
Section Is. - Be it further enact
ed, that each member of the Board
of Commissioners shall be required
to execute and file with the Clerk
surety bond in the sum of Twen-
ty-fve Hundred ($250O.0O) Dollars,
for the faithful discharge of their
duties, and shall take and subscribe
an oath that he will faithfully and
impartially demean himself as a
Commissioner during his cOntin-
uance in office, and that he has not
in order to induce his election to
said Office, either directly or indi-
rectly, express by or implicitly.
promised his vote or support to any
person for any Office or position in
the City government OF Marietta,
or in any Of the departments of said
City. That he will not knowingly
permit his vote in the election or
appointment OF any person to any
position in the City government or
any department thereof to be infu-
enced by fear. favor, affection, re-
ward or hope thereof but that he
will in discharging the duties of
his said office, be governed alone by
his conviction of what Is for the
public good, preferring no class or
private interests, and without re-
gard to political influences or pri-
waite advancement Of himself or any
one else.
Section 10. - BE it further enact
ed, that the executive and admins
trative powers and authorities and
duties in said City shall be distrib-
uted into and among three depart
ments as follows:
% Police, Fire, Sanitary and all
other unassigned matters.
(2) Water, Lights, Sewerage.
90 Streets, Parks, Cemetery.
The Board of Commissioners shall