The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-05

shall be filed with the Ordinary of
Cobb County within three days at
ter said election, who shall conduct
the same in accordance with the
provisions relating to contests for
Commissioner, any person or per-
sons who shall examine any ballot
cast in any election held under this
Act, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or and on conviction thereof be pun
ished
Section IA. - Be it further enact
ed, that said Beard of Commissioners
shall have and possess, and it's men,
bers shall, be subject to the provis-
ions of this Act, exercise all execu-
tive, administrative, legislative and
judicial powers now had, possessed
and exercised, Jointly and severally
by the Board of Mayor and Council
men, and also the Board of Lights
and Waterworks, and the said Board
of Mayor and Councilmen, the Board
of Light and Waterworks of said
city are each and all hereby abol-
ished, to take effect on the first day
of January 1914. Said Commits
sioners shall have all the powers and
duties conferred upon Mayor and
Council by Sections II, 20, "a, 25,
26, q, % and 20 of the charter of
the City of Marietta, approved Aug
uts 10, 1904, and for the years 1914,
1915, and 1916, they shall have
authority, levy and collect SO cents
upon each One Hundred dollars of
taxable property in said City, but
thereafter it shall be at the rate of 40
cents per one hundred dollars of tax
able property wherever the said char
ter of the City of Marietta confers
special powers and duties upon the
Mayor of the City, the same shall
be conferred upon the Chairman of
the Board of Commissioners of said
City, unless otherwise provided, and
wherever the charter of said City
provided that the clerk of the Coun-
ell discharge and perform the duties
and powers specified, in said charter,
the same shall vest in and be done
by the Secretary of the Board of
Commissioners, unless otherwise pro-
vided. The system of registration
provided for said City by Sections 4
to j inclusive of the present charter
OF said City as approved August 10,
1904, is hereby preserved, the reg
istrars to be elected by the Com
missiOners from the registration of
the voters to be done by the City
Clerk.
Section Is. - BE it further enact
ed. that the Board Of Commissioners
shall meet on the list Monday of
January 1914, and annually there
after, and be qualified and enter at
once upon the duties of their office.
They shall hold regular meetings at
least twice each month at the head
quarters of the City department.
They shall provide by ordinance for
the time for holding regular meet
ings and special meetings may be
called from time to time by the
Chairman of said Board, or two
members of said Board, but no special
meeting shall be held until twenty
four hours notice shall have been
given to all members of the Board
of Commissioners except such notice
is shown to have been waived by all
Commissioners upon the minutes of
such Board. If the business at any
regular or special meeting be not fin
ished or completed on the, day when
the same convenes the Board may
adjourn such meeting to any sub
sequent day. All meetings of the
Board shall be held at the time and
place provided for such meetings,
and such place cannot be changed
except by ordinance. All meetings
vi bllC reg
ular or special, at which any person
not a city officer is admitted, shall
be open to the public. Two mem
bers of said Board shall constitute
O quorum and the affirmative votes
of two members shall be necessary
to adopt any motion, resolution or
ordinance, or pass any measure, un-
less q greater number is required by
any provision of this Act. Said
Board may adopt rules governing it's
proceedings. In the event OF death
or resignation OF any one or more
Of said Commissioners, the election
managers shall hold an election by
the qualified voters at large within
not less than thirty days, nor more
than forty days, TO fill the unex-
pired term of such Commissioner or
Commissioners, but no primary cleo
ton need be had preliminary to such