Evening journal., 1914-12-10
Commission Form Of Government For City In New Charter Draft

opiii'dhto Aoi various POSITIONS OF
employment under the city and for
the employment Of such as are best
fitted, and for the protection and re-
tention of those so employed.
Cw) To make the violation of its
ordinances a misdemeanor in all
proper cases, and to prescribe the
punishment therefor by fine or i'm
prisonment or both, provided, that
such fine shall not exceed FIVE hun
dred dollars. and such Imprisonment
a term of six months
(x) To do and exercise all NUM-
cipal powers necessary to the accom-
plishment Of said purposes and all
things necessary or incident thereto,
and generally to have, for the pur-
pose of securing to said corporation
the greatest amount of local self-gov-
ernment, power to do all things what
soever necessary to a complete and
efficient management of municipal
property and for the proper admins
tration of the municipal government
and for or concerning the interest
and welfare of the inhabitants thereof
whether such powers be expressly
enumerated herein or not, not incon-
sistent with the constitution or laws
of this State
ty) The enumeration of particular
powors by this charter shall not be
held or deemed to be exclusive, but,
in addition TO the powers enumer-
ated herein. implied thereby or ap-
propriate to the exercise thereof, the
city shall have and may exercise all
other powers which under the con-
stitution and laws of Delaware II
would be competent for this charter
specifically to enumerate.
Board of Commissioners.
Section 6. All legislative and ad-
ministrative powers granted by this
Act shall be vested in a Board of
Commissioners, of which there shall
be five members, who shall be elect
ed as hereinafter provided.
Section Z. At the first election held
in said city next after the adoption
of this Act and biennially thereafter.
there shall be elected in said city
by the duly qualified voters thereof
FIVE persons as herein provided to be
commissioners of said city, who shall
have the qualifications of 2 voter in
said city. Each commissioner shall
hold his Office for two years begin
ming at noon Of the first day Of July
succeeding his election and until his
successor shall be duly elected or
chosen and qualified
Seton 8. If anv vacancy shall oc-
cur among such commissioners, the
remaining commissioners shall within
thirty days thereafter elect a proper
ly qualified person to fill such vacancy
for the uneXpired term
Section 9. A majority Of the mem
bers Of the Board of Commissioners
shall constitute quorum and an af-
vote of a majority of all the
members shall be necessary to adopt
any measure. resolution OF ordinance
or pass any measure unless otherwise
provided for in this act. Every resolu-
tion or ordinance shall be by yeas and
nays and shall be recorded. Every
resolution or ordinance passed by tho
Board OF Commissioners must be sign
ed by a majority of all the Commits
sioners. Every legislative act shall be
by ordinance.
Section 10. At the first meeting af-
ter their election the said Commission
ers shall choose one of their members
to preside at the meetings of the Board
OF Commissioners and he shall be
designated Mayor" but shall have no
power to veto any measure.
Section II. In the absence or dis
ability of the Mayor the Board of Com
shall have the power to
designate one of the remaining mem
bers Of the Board to fulfill all the du-
ties of the Mayor.
Section H. The Board CT Commits
sioners shall designate the time of
holding regular meetings, which shall
be at least once a week. and special
may be called from time to
time by the Mayor or by two Commis-
sioners. All meetings of the Commits
sloners, whether regular or special
shall be open to the public and any
citizen may have access to the minutes
upon application.
Section 49, The Mayor shall be
President of the Board and shall pre-
side at its meetings. He shall have
the custody of the seal of the corpora
ton and the duty of affixing the same.
He shall sign, unless other method of
execution is provided by ordinance. all
deeds, contracts, and agreements made
and entered into by the corporation.
and shall affix the seal of the corpora
ton thereto.
Section IA. The Mayor shall be a
of the peace, and. in case
Of a confagration, riot, tumult or vio-
lent disturbance of the public order, if
in his Judgment the exigency may re-
duire. he shall have the right TO as
sumo control for the time being of
the fire and police forces. but before
doing so he shall issue proclamation
to that effect The Mayor is hereby
to call on every male in
habitant of the city between the ages
of IS and so years to aid in enforcing
he laws of the State and the ordinances
of the city. in preventing and extin-
gushing fires and preserving the peace
and safety of the city and the inhabi-
tsnts thereof
Section Is. The salary of the Mayor
shall be twelve hundred dollars per
annum and the salary of each of the
other Commissioners shall be one
thousand dollars per annum. The sal
ary or compensation or all other Off
GERS and employees of the city shall be
fixed by the Board of Commissioners.
All salaries OF compensations shall be
payable monthly or at shorter periods
as determined by the Board. For each
absence of a Commissioner from reg
ular meeting Of the Board of Commits.
sioners. there shall be deducted from
his salary the sum of twenty dollars.
Section 16. Any member Of the
Board Of Commissioners may be re-