The Cairo bulletin., 1913-01-19
Petitioners viii Have to Hurry If
They Want Question Settled
This Spring
MIGHT DEFER IT UNTIL 1915
Several Sections Of Law Briefly
Stated Relating to Commission
Form Of Government.

Up to. last night there have been
IL petitions placed In stores and io-
tells where legal voters wishing to
submit to the voters of Cairo the
question whether or not the city
shall be placed under commission
form OF government can sign the
document
These twcvc petitions were being
rapidly signed, the number already
having exceeded the requisite total
but no doubt the petition will be
left where they are at present for
several more days In order thai
more signatures can be obtained
showing that the movement is not
spasmodic, but one based on good
faith.
The subject OF commission form
of government for Cairo Is one that
is being widely discussed and many
persons are seeking information on
the subject, law books and pamph-
let's eagerly being sought for.
II was said last evening that ons
gentleman. prominent IS a membe'
Of the city administration, had nj
Hers tnah fvufs pSrsoHs saft pn hiaf
n succession wishing the loan of
book which gave particular ant
detail ed statement relative to tbs
workings OF the law. Three out oil
the four were disappointed as the
first app icant secured the book and
took it home so he could study il
thoroughly and at his leisure.
Many have sent to Springfield for
the desired pamphlets and one gem
tleman has asked for 200 in order
that they may be distributed amonf
those wishing to learn the operation
and application OF the commission
form Of government
Briefly the following will answer
several Of the queries propounded
1t requires petition signed By
ten per cent. of the vote cast at tho
last city election, before the ques.
tion can be submitted at a special
election,
1t requires a petition signed BY
55 per cent of the tota' vote pol ed
for mayor before the question of re
sall or removal and election of y
successor after the commission form
of government is once adopted. :
In a city OF Cairo's size. not owe.
$4,000, the mayor may receive 81
200 salary and each of the four com
missioners may receive 5000 annual
salary.
The mayor and four commission
ers form the board of aldermen and
hold office for four years.
All wards are eliminated, but the
voting precincts remain the same
The race for mayor and commits
sioners is free-for- -all-affair.
Primaries are he'd when these
candidates will be voted upon The
two receiving the highest vote will
contest for the office OF mayor.
Any number of men may run fot
commissioners at the primaries, The
eight receiving the highest vote will
be entitled to contest for the -four
offices as commissioners at the cleo
tion.
This primary election must be
held on the second Tuesday In March
Immediately preceding the general
municipal election held on the third
Tuesday in April.
Each of the commissioners and the
mayor are to be heads of five differ
ent departments.
This board of aldermen, may in
she'r discretion, EJECT a city c'erk,
corporation counsel, city attorney,
assistant city attorney, city treas
urer. library trustees. etc.
Any franchise for right of way
on any street. alley etc, cannot be
granted unless f-st approved by 3
majority of the voters at an election
il all depends upon how soon the
petition is fled and how. soon there
after Judge Dewey orders an cleo
ton whether or not the municipal
fern of government would become
operative in Cairo.
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