The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-29
ACT NO. III.

ApDTNVed February -. 19lf.
 An Act to provide for a Commission manager Plan of NuniciDal Government l for cities of the first class.
 Act applies 10 all cities of first class with population of 12,G00 and less than I 000 Act provides general city rlec- ton to be held 40 daNs after the p"ss- age of this Act for the election of mavor and commissioners, said f4aNaf and commissioners having been nnni- mated in q primary to be held oa the sfonnT Tresda7' precedine inc first zen
 oval election to be held under this Ncf Candidates must comply with Corrupt Practice Act. The r4avnr shall be i rlpctod for te term of four years and
 tbe commissioners aye to be elected for
 q term of two and four years. the terms of tho commissioners to be determined bv lot and after the commissioners i fprlls serving two years, expires, they shall al Ibe elected for term of fou years Act provides for four "0mNis- | sinners The mayor and the four com
 n1issioners shall be designated as the | ROard Of Commissioners. Act provides 1 for special form of affidavit to he used ! by candidates for mayor and c0Eu2iS- 1 siOners to get names upon the ballot i for the primary. Act provides that cah- l didateq must he residents Of safe "itV ] for at least three years preceding the l election also provides that no candi-
 date for mayor or commissioner shall make any personal canvass amonE the l ,o. ar- for his nomination or election l Cor the nomina ton or election of any l other candidate at the same election 1 whether for municipal. county. state or l other O. .ce." "ITe may cause notice Of 1 his ceodidacv to be published in a' l newspaper and may secure the circula- 1 tion of a retitiOn for his nomiTation: !: i but he shall not personally circulate such petition. nor by writing or other l wise solicit anyone to support or vote ! for him He shall not eXnend or prom l iqe any money, office. emplovment or
 other thing of value to secure his nom l inatlom or election, but he may answer such fnduirics as may be put to him l and may declare his position publicly
 on matters of public intnrest, either by | addrcssfng public WCntin~s or bv writ 1 fon statements for neyveuaper puhlea- l tfon or general circulatio~." Violation l of tNfa provision disuu9ifios hinf from l h0}1fua- office and person receivinC tn O Inext hirhest vote shall be entitled tO l inc office Act provides city clerk shall | have primary ballots printed in accord aner with the general laws of the state 1 "axccpt that said primary shall be non-
 partisan and said ballot shall contain mother party dosi"nation nor any mark
 whatever: and upon said ballots the names of the candidates shall be ar | ranned alphabeticallv." Act provides | for contest in elections. Act limits sal
 arv of mayor to $1 ,000 and salary of
 commissioners to SEne per annum un- l less otherwise provided bv law. Mayor and commissioners authorized to elect | citv manager. whose duties are pre- |
 ceed S5on0 per annum. Act provides l for initiation of any measure upon a
 petition of 25 per eentum of the quali- | fled electors in which ease the city l commission shall first pass said Ordi-
 nance without alteration within 20 days
 or the city commission shall proceed l to call a special election submitting | same to the people. Act provides that
 not more than 10 measures shall be in | ittated at any one time. Also provides
 that no Act initiated by the voters shall | be repealed or amended except by vote
 of the people. Act provides for refer
 endum in regard to an yordtnance upon
 a petition of 25 per cent of the entire
 vote Act also authorizes recall of any | elective officer upon a petition signed by at least 35 per centum of the entire
 vote.
 l Act provides that any candidate shall
 at least two full days next preceding | the primary election and two full days
 next preceding the general election
 publish in newspaper of general cir