The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-08
KNOXVILLE TAXES
| GROW LESS UNDER
| COMMISSION Plan
jackson Clamoring For the Adoption
Of Progressive Business
Administration.
LAW PROVIDES FOR GRANGE
Act Provides For Possible Contin-
genoy Which Has Never Been
Taken Advantage Of.
Law PROVIDES FOR GRANGE

1t Is reported that gentleman.
who has been prominent In local
legal circles and still practices at
the bar. has said that once Cairo
adopts the Commission Form Of Coy
ernment, and later becomes dissatis-
fed with. it. cannot change back to
the present form Of government. no
provisions having been made for
such contingency by the legislator
who framed the bill.
1t is~fnrther reported that he said
that he was sustained In this view ct
| the matter by another very promi-
ncnt disciple of Lycurgis.
So far there Is no record OF any
| city once having adopted the Com.
mission Form desiring TO change
again to the old system, the oldest
city in the United States, Galveston.
prospering and expanding grealy
lunder this business form Of govern
ment.
But assuming that such a contin-
gency should arise the following ex-
cerpt from the law provides for tho
change
| Sec. 40. Any city or village
which shall have operated for
more than four f41 years under
| the provisions of this Act may
| abandon such organization here
under and accept the provisions
Of the general law OF the State.
1 then applicable to cities and
| villages. Wy proceeding AS foI-l
| lows.
| Elspon the petition Of not less
than twenty-five per cent OF the
electors of such city the follow
Ing proposition shall be submit
fed to the general municipal
election, to-wlt: shall the city
| OF .s..s.. ..,.E...sss ss.t.s...
(or the village of .'.... sh....). i
abandon its organization under
tthe) commission form OF mu-
nicipal government and become
Il city tor villagel under the
general law" il d majority Of
the votes cast at such election
l be in favor OF such proposition.
| the officers elected at the next
succeeding annual city Or VIII
| Iage election shall be those then
prescribed by the Act to which
| this Act is an amendment, and
| upon the qualification OF such
officers. such municipality shall
become city or village as II
| was al the time OF the adoption
OF this Act by such city or VII
iage. BUT SUCH CHANGE
| SHALL. NOT IN ANY MANNER
OR DEGREE AFFECT THE
| PROPERTY. RIGHTS OR LA
| BILlTiES OF ANY NATURE
| OF Such MUNICIPALITY. BUT
SHALL MERELY EXTEND TO
| SUCH CHANGE IN IT'S FORM
or GOVERNMENT. This first
set of aldermen or president and
board of trustees 50 elected shall
be the same number as provided
for In such municipality at tho
time OF its adoption of this Act,
| with the same ward and pre- A
| ciDct boundaries, and shall also
have the same elective officers
| as before.
The above section Is contpreher-
sive and 1t does not require anT
lawyer to construo tte meaning-lt
lis expressed in plain Kings English
Il 1t further provides that there
| shall be no disturbance in the obli-
cations and liabilities Of such munie
ipality desiring change in the torm
of its government
An opponent to the Commission
Form OF Municipal Government last
lnigat gave as his reason for his op-
position 20 The measure that II the
Commission Form Of Government
was adopted 1t would require fully
Is to Is months to perfect WORK
ING ORGANIZATION change of
administration placing the city in 4
bad position in regard TO the carry
ling out OF many contemplated
plans
It was pointed out to him taat
Dunno took his Office as governor OF
y Illinois the other day and yet the
slGrand Old state Of Illinois was NOV
hing along as heretofore
narahan. president Of the Illinois
: Central railroad met death In sn ae-a
cident. yet the wheels Of every train
. moved on in this great system as be.
fore. only stopping for q few mo-
imenss as mark of respect TO the
great man the day Of bic funeral
Many more similar examples were