Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1914-03-21
Points Of Difference Between
The Present Charter And
Third Class.
POLICE TO Be APPOINTED.
The COuncilmen Will Have To
Be Increased To
Twelve.

Appointees to fill vacancies shall
be paid from the pay of the regular
incumbent if the loss of time is due
to wilful neglect of duty or miscon-
duct.
All officers elected or appointed by
the Council may be removed by the
Council at pleasure. Elective Off
GERS may be impeached and removed
by the Council. All officers in office
at the time charter takes effect shall
serve out their terms.
Specific authority is given to issue
funding bonds to pay existing float
ing debts. but only enough to pay
principal. To run not exceeding 80
years.
The Council shall be composed of
IL members apportioned equally to
the several wards, all elected from
the city at large, not less than seven
to constitute quorum.
The proceedings OF each Council
meeting may be published in one or
more newspapers to be selected an
riually by the Council.
All ordinances must be passed
twice and those appropriating sums
over 500 must receive two thirds of
the votes of all the councilmen then
elected.
Council may abolish at any time
any office it creates.
Not more than six wards allowed,
to be as nearly equal in population
as possible.
The powers of the Council are ex-
tended and enlarged in many re-
spects.
The mayor shall serve a years and
be ineligible for reelection. He
shall be elected by ,the people and
enter upon his duties the first Mon
day in December. AS presiding Of
ficer, he has the same power as a
circuit judge to punish for contempt
and may issue writs and subpoenoa
and impose fines to enforce same.
He shall appoint police judge pro
tenn in the absence of the regular
Judge. 1t is part of his duties to
see that all ministerial and execu-
tive officers of the city perform their
respective duties. The mayor shall
appoint all policemen subject to the
advice and consent of the Council,
and may remove them at pleasure.
He shall designate one of the num-
Der to act as chief. Policemen are
to be commissioned in writing by the
mayor for one year. subject to revo-
cation at the pleasure of the mayor.
Mayor shall have the power to ad-
minister oaths. He may make tenn
porary appointments of all officers
except councilmen and suspend any
city officer for misconduct or neglect
of duty, reporting same to the Coun-
Gil for final action.
The mayor shall keep an Office in
some convenient and public place to
be provided by the Council at the
expense of the city and shall keep
regular stated hours, shall not en-
gage in any private business likely
to interfere with his official duties,
and shall devote his time and atten-
ton to the affairs of the city. He
shall make monthly examinations of
the books and accounts of all city
officers.
Salary of Mayor $1,000, but may
be reduced to $500 or increased to
So, 400, but not during his term of
office. A mayor protein h a | be
chosen and if the mayor be absent or
disabled 10 days the mayor pro tenn
shall receive the same salary as the
mayor. less his compensation as a
councilman.
The City Attorney is to be elected
by the Council, be a legal adviser but
not prosecute in police court or ap-