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 CHANGE
Act Provides For Possible Contin-
gency Which Has Never Been
I Taken Advantage Of.
LAW PROVIDES FOR CHANGE

1t is reported that gentleman.
who has been prominent in local
legal circles and still practices ut
the bar. has said that once Cairo
adopts the Commission Form Of Gov
eminent. and later becomes dissatis-
fed with. it. cannot change back to
the present form Of government ne
provisions having been made for
such contingency by the legislator
who framed the bill,
II is~fnrther reported that he said
that he was sustained In this view OF
the matter by another very proml
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.
prospecting and expanding grealy
under this business form Of govern
ment
gency should arise the following ex-
cerpt from the law provides for the
change:
See. AL Any city or village
which shall have operated Tor
more than four t4) years under
the provisions OF this Act may
abandon such organization here-
under and accept the provisions
Of the general law OF the State.
then applicable to cities and
villages. Wy proceeding as foIs
| lows:
Upon tho petition Of not less
than twenty-five per cent OF the
electors OF such city the follow
ing proposition shalt be submit
| ted 10 the general municipal
election, to-wit; shall the city
Tor the village Of ~. u ~.
abandon its organization under
tthe) commission form of mu-
nieipal government and beeome
| city Cor villagel under the
general law" II a majority of
the votes cast at such election
| be in favor OF such proposition,
| the officers elected at the next
succeeding annual city or vii
| lage election shall be those then
| prescribed by the Act to which
| this Act is ali amendment, and
upon the qualification of such
| officers. such municipality shall
| become a city or village as 1t
| was al the time OF the adoption
OF this Act by such city or VIII
| lage: BUT SUCH CHANGE
SHALL NOT IN ANY MANNER
OR DEGREE AFFECT THE
| PROPERTY. RIGHTS Or LA
| BfLlTiES OF ANY NATURE
| OF Such MUNICIPALITY, BUT
SHALL MERELY EXTEND TO
SUCH CHANGE IN ITS FORM
or GOVERNMENT. This FIRST
set OF aldermen OF president and
| board Of trustees 50 elected shalt
| 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
cinct boundaries, and shall also
| nave the same elective Officers
as before.
| The above section Is conprebar-
sive and Ii does NOT require any
lawyer to construe tile meailing-lt
is expressed in plain Kings English.
! II further provides that there
shall be no disturbance in the obll-
cations and liabilities Of such munic.
ipality desiring a change in the form
of its government.
An opponent to the Commission
Form Of Municipal Government last
uig6t gave rs his reason for his OPP
position to the measure that If the
Commission Form Of Government
was adopted it would require fully
rs to Is months TO perfect a WORK
ING ORGANIZATIONS change OF
administration placing the city in .
bad position in regard 10 the carry
ing out OF many contemplated
plans"
1t was pointed out to him ina
Dunno took his office As governor OF
Illinois the other day and yet the
IGrand Old State Of Illinois was mos-
Ting along as heretofore.
rlarahan. president Of the Illinois
Central railroad met death In an ac-
Icident. yet the wheels of every train
moved on in this great system as be-
fore. only stopping for few mo-
imenss as a mark of respect TO the
/ great man the day OF hie fauernls
| Many more similar examples were
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