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

one, two and three years and until
their successors are elected and
qualified, said Commissioners shall
elect one of their number Chair
man and they shall each take, sub
scribe and have recorded on their
minutes the following oath: 81 do
solemnly swear that | will faithful
ly, honestly, impartially and to the
best of my ability discharge all the
duties of Commissioner for the
City of Marietta during my contin-
uance in office, so help me Cod.
After the first term of said Commits
sioners, the Chairman shall be elect
ed by the people in the general
election, the other two being elected
as Commissioners.
Section 5. - Be it further en-
acted, that no person Shall be eIigi-
BILE to the office of Commissioner I'M
der this Act unless he shall have
been for at least two years next be-
fore his election a resident Of said
City, nor unless at the time Of his
qualification he is bona fide
freebooter in said City, nor unless
he be at least twenty-five (25)
years of age, nor unless he is en-
titled to register and vote under the
registration laws which may be in
force at the time of the election at
which said Commissioner is chosen.
Section s. - Be it further enact
ed that the Board of Commission
ers within ninety days after it's Or
ganization shall elect three citizens
and freeholders of the City, who
shall have been residents of said
City for not less than three years
and are not less than twenty-five
years of age, and who shall hold no
other official position in said City,
as election managers. The term of
office of such election managers
shall be three years. They shall
hold all elections, whether primary,
regular, special or removed munich
pal elections held under the pro-
visions of this charter, together
with such other duties as herein
after set out. Each of said mana
gers, before entering upon his duties
shall take and subscribe before
some Justice of the Peace, or some
other officer qualified to administer
paths, or before each other, the fol-
lowing oath: THAT each of us do
swear that we will faithfully and
impartially conduct the election
held by us, and prevent all illegal
voting, to the best of our skill and
power, so help me God"
Section z. - Be it further enact
ed, that a regular primary election
shall be held under this Act in this
City on the first Wednesday in Nov
ember, 1914, and annually there
after, for the nomination OF one
Commissioner for said City to sue
coed those hereinbefore provided
for and the first Wednesday in De-
cember 1916, and annually thereafter
a general election shall be held for
the election Of the Commissioners so
nominated. The terms of all Com
misSioners provided for under this
Act except those elected in 1913 shall
be three years from the date of the
expiration of the terms of their pre-
decessors in Office. Said election
shall be held at the Court House in
said City and managed by Justice
of the Peace and two freehoIders of
said City or three freeholders of said
City in the event no Justice is pres
ent to act. No person who is a
candidate for Office for Commission
er under this Act shall act as q man
ager or clerk thereof. The polls
shall be open at Z A. NJ. and kept
open until 6 p. NJ. and the three
persons receiving the highest mum.
Der of votes cast shall be declared
duly nominated or elected Commits
sioners according as the election is
primary election, or general
election. The result of said cleo
ton shall be recorded on the min
utes kept by said Commissioners.
Said elections shall be conducted
under the Australian ballot system
as heretofore practiced in the nu-
nicipal elections Of the City.
Section 8. - Be it further enact
ed, that any person desiring to be-
come a candidate for Comm issiouer
of said City, shall at least ten days
prior to said primary election file
with said Board OF Election Mana
gers, over his own signature, a
statement of his candidacy.
Section 8. - Be it further enact
ed, that upon the expiration OF the
time of filing the statement OF can