The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
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lslatlVe enactment authorizing or adopt
 Ing such form of government; to regulat
 the selection, and election of commission
 CTS anc their terms of office and retention
 an and recall from office: to provide fo
 the selection of one commissioner a
 mayor. and the retention in office of cer
 tain officials to fix the powers, dutie
 and compensation of such commissioners
 to punish improper conduct in connection
 with elections and petitions hereunder
 to abolish boards of public works, polio,
 commissioners, councimen. aldermen an,
 certain other city and town officials c
 such municipalities as adopt fhe said form
 of government: and generally to author
 ize and provide for the creation ant
 maintenance of said commission form
 or soNernment,' be amended so a.
 to read as follows: That whenever tho
 commission form of government i.
 adopted as herein provided. tn,
 naror other chief executive
 officer of such city in office at the
 time of such adoption shall become one
 of the commissioners herein provided
 Tor and shall hold office as such com
 missioner until October 1 of the year
 Tn which his term as mayor would
 have expired had such office remained
 undisturbed. provided that if such ex-
 piratfon be in the same year as such
 adoption of commission government
 the term of office of such commission
 CT shall extend to the first day of Oc-
 tober of the next year. Within three
 days after the adoption of such com mission form of government by such city as hereinabove provided the mayor or other chief executive officer there-
 of shall call an election for the nur- pose of electing two other commission CTS for such city, which election shall
 he held on the first Monday after 60 days from the date of the election auODtlnO the Si ion
 ernment and not less than 30 days notice or the date and purpose of such election shall be given by the mayor or other chief executive of the citv by advertisement at the expense of the city In some newspaper published in
 sald city, if there be one, and if there De no newspaper then by posting no- fice at five public places in the city
 At such election two persons who are qualified electors of said city shall be elected to hold office as commissioners or said city, one for short term and the other for a long term and they. with the person who has become com missioner by virtue of having been mayor. shall constitute the three com missioners of said city. The term Of oHlce of the commissioner who shall he elected for the short term shall ex- pire on September 30 of the second year after the expiration of the term of office of that commissioner who be- comes such by virtue of being mayor and the term of office of the commits sioner who shall be elected for the long term snail expire on September 30 of the fourth year after the expiration of the term of office of that commits sioner who becomes such by virtue of being mayor. The term of office of each commissioner elected after the first selection hereinabove provided for snail be for six hao nrst day of October of said year of ms election, provided, however that the term of office of the successor to any commissioner who was elected prlor to the year A. D. 1915, and whose term of office shall expire September 50, 1915. shall be for four years: that the term of office of the successor to any commissioner who was elected prior to 1915 and whose term of office snail expire September 30 1916 shall be for five years; that the term of of- lice of the successor of any commits siorer who was elected prior to the year 1915 and whose term of office shall expire on the 30th day of Sep tember. 1917. shall be for six years and the successors of those commits sloners whose terms of office shall eX- pire 1919, 1920 and 1921, respectively. shall each be for six years from the first day of October in the year in which he was elected. All commissions CTS shall hold office until their suc- cessors are elected and qualified. The elections in this paragraph authorized, including the naming of candidates shall conform in all respects to the provisions and regulations hereinafter contained with respect to elections ol commissioners ?. That section 10 of an act approved April 8, 1911, and entitled An act to Df ON1de and create a 1p1iS Of government and to authorize the adop- uon Of the same in all cities and towns In the state of Alabama which now are not, or hereafter may not be, within the Influence or operation of any other valid legislative enactment authorizing or adopting such form of government to regulate the selection, and election of commissioners and their terms of office and retention in and recall from office to provide for the selection of one com missioner as mayor. and the retention in office of certain officials; to fix the DOW eres, duties and compensation of such commissioners: to punish improper con- duet in connection with elections and petitions hereunder; to abolish boards of public works, police commissioners, coun- cilmen, aldermen, and certain other city and town officials of such municipalities as adopt the said form of government, and generally to authorize and provide
  commission form of government" be amended so as to read as follows: Sec ton TO- In every city which shall adopt, or shall have adopted. the provisions of this act, an election shall be held on the second Monday in September of each year in which the term of office of a commissioner shall expire. Any person desiring to become a candidate for com missioner at any election which may be held under the terms of this act may be- come such candidate by filing in the of- lice of the mayor of said city if at the first election of commissioners under this act, or with the commission at any sub sequent election, statement of such candidacy, accompanied by affidavit taken and certified by said mayor or a member or said commission. by a notary pub lie that such person is duly qualified to hold the office for which he desires to l become candidate. Such statement shall | be filed at least 20 days before the day | set for such election, and shall be sub | stantially in the following form: State | signed. being first duly sworn. depose and | Say that I am citizen of the city | Of ........ In said state and county and l reside at ...-..,. in said city; that l de- l sire to become a candidate for the office l of commissioner in said city for the term | ending September 90, 19..., at the election | for said office to be held on the ... day of ........; that l am duly qualified 1 to hold said office if elected thereto. 1 and hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot at said election. tSigned) ......... Subscribed | and sworn to before me by said .... 1 on this the ........ day Of ........ ig..
 and filed in this office for record on said day -.-.-... tstyle of officer). Said state