The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-30

under the constitution and laws OF
the state of Arkansas to vote AT
municipal elections.
(e) The word commission III
this act snail he construed to mean
and include the mayor and commits
sioners, unless such construction he
Inconsistent with the manifest intent,
or repugnant to the context OF this
act,
Section 81 The board Of commits
siOners shall, iii calling specld elec-
tions, submit all propositions to he
voted on at one election; provided,
however. that not more than ten
separate propositions. questions and
elections of officers shall be submit
ted in any one election, and there
shall not be more than one special
election in any period OF SIX months
for any OF such purposes, provided,
that there may he more than one elec.
tion in a period of six months on
questions of approval or disapproyal
of franchises.
Section 2S All elections held UNI
der this act at the time OF holding
the regular biennial city election and
all elections for mayor or commits
sioHers shall be held by the judges
and clerks appointed by the county
election commissioners for general
municipal elections. and the votes
shall be canyassed and the result de
C AIRED by said county election COM
missiOners in the manner provided
for by the general election laws of
the city; but the Judges and clerks
OF all special elections held under the
provisions Of this act except as above,
and where otherwise specifically pro
yided, shall be appointed by the
| board of commissioners and return
| thereof shall be made to and can
vassed by and the result declared hy
said board, which board shall be the
Judges of said election returns.
Section %. Any city which sha /
have operated for more than four
years under the provisions of this act
may abandon such organization mere
under. and accept tho provisions OF
the general laws of the state then APP
plicable to cities of its population by
| proceeding as follows:
Upon the petition of not less than
twenty-five per ceutum OF the entire
vote for all candidates for mayor at
the last preceding general municipal
election, a special election shall be
called at which the following propo-
sitions shall be submitted:
For or AGAINST The proposition
whether the city of tname of city,
shall abandon it's organization under
the act of the General Assembly. ap-
proved Cdate Of approval of this acu
and become a city under the general
law governing cities of like class"
VI a majority of the votes cast at
such special election he I'm favor of
such proposition the officers elected
| at the next succeeding biennial cleo.
ton shall be those then prescribed by
the genera law Of the state Tor cities
of like class; and upon the 0ualffca-
| ton of such officers such CITY shall
become city under such general law
| OF the state; but such change shall
not In any manner or degree affect
the property rights or liabilities Of
any nature Of such city hut shall
merely extend to such Change in its
form of governments
Tho sufficiency of such petition
shall be determined, the election or
dered aud conducted. and the results
declared. generally as provided by
| Section rs of this act relating TO re.
call Of officers ia SO far as the pro
visions thereof are applicable
Section 30. Petitions provided FOR
in this act shall be signed Inv none
but legal voters of the city. Each
petition shall contain IN addition TO
the names of the petitioners. the
street ana house number In which the
petitioner resides, his age and length
OF residence in the city. It shall also
he accompanied by the affidavit of
one or more legal voters of the CITY.
stating that the signers thereof were
at the time of the signing Iegal
voters Of said city and the number
OF slsners at the time the affidavit
was made
Section 81. The MAYOR ana o,ot,
commissioner shall in addition to tho
poha required OF them by Section .
81 TINS act, execute and deliver n
oond IN the penal sum of ton mon.
sand dollars ($i0000 00) to tho state
OF Arkansas for the benefit of each
ana al IMPROVEMENT districts in in.
'erest' conditioned upon tie faithful
performance Of their duties as mem.
pers OF the board OF improvement ar
sueh districts. and upon the faithful
accounting OF all moneys or property
OF SAID districts and each OF them
coming into their hands. Said bonds
shatl be executed and qualified as
provided by law for official bonds
sha' he approved bv the comfy
Judge Of the county, filed with the
county clerk and recorded Nv saia
clerk. and in case cf 49,,