Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-12
FEATURES Of LAW
TO BE VOTED ON

The Americas Times Recorder prints
today communication regarding the
proposed change in the charter of
Americus regarding the election of the
members of the Board of Education.
The communication was received,
together with sections of the act
which will be voted on in the city ell
ection Wednesday, December 18th,
The acts are:
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Georgia,
and is hereby enacted by authority of
the same, That the Act of the Legisla-
ture Incorporating the board of public
education for the city of Americas, ap-
proved February 18th, 1878, and t he
Act amending thereof, approved De-
cember goth, 1898, and the same is
hereby amended so as to authorize the
board of public education for the City
Of Americas to enact such rules as il
may deem necessary for the purpose
OF vacating the Office of any member
Of the board who fails or refuses 20
properly attend to his duties as such
member; to attend the meetings there
Of or to perform any duty devolving
upon him as such member
Section 2. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That persons
eligible to be elected aas member of
the board of public education Off the
city of Americas, must reside within
the corporate limits of said city; be
tax payer, and who at the time of the
election shall have no relatives, either
by blood or marriage on the faculty VI
the public schools as close as a second
cousin; PROVIDED, however, that
this shall not apply to any such rela-
ton that may exist at the time of the
passage of this Act, nor to the re-elec
ton of any member on the board, nor
shall the board have power to enact
any rule that will disqualify any teach
er now on the faculty of the public
schools on account of relationship to
any member of the board, so long as
such teacher continues in the position
now held my him or her on the faculty,
Or may be elected to any other position
on the faculty, PROVIDED, further,
that if any member of the Board shall
remove from the city, his office shall
Immediately become vacant by virtue
If such removal.
Section 8. Be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That from
and after the passage af this Act, that
all members of the board of public ed
ucation for the city of Americas to fill
vacancies made, either by expiration Of
terms, resignation or otherwise, shall
be elected in the following manner, to-
wit: The board at any regular or call
meeting for that purpose, shall select
names of members to fill such vacan-
c;es and immediately transmit such
names to the Mayor and City Council
OF Americas, which selection shall be
confirmed by the mayor and city coun-
Gil of Americas before such persons
can become a legal member of the
board Should the mayor and city
council fail to refuse to confirm the Sc
lection SO made by the board, then, and
in that event the board shall select
other names, and so on, until it has
submitted a name that will be confirm
cd by the mayor and city council
PROVIDED, however, that should the
mayor and city council fail or refuse
to act on the name of any member sc
selected and transmitted to them by
the board within thirty days thereafter
then, and in that event, the selection oil
the board shall be final and the mem
Der so elected shall be a legal member
OF the board.
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