The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-22

? wise effected, except improvement district are under the supervision and management of the city manager. All bylaws, ordinances and resolutions, in effect previous to the change of gov ernment remain in existence until altered or repealed.
 Section four provides for the cleo ton of a mayor and four commission CTS, known as a board of commis- sioners The mayor, elected for term of four years, and of the first four commissioners, half are selected for two years and a half for four years, the term to be determined by lot. At all subsequent elections all the com missiOners are elected for four years, biennially. Said commissioners shall be nominated and elected by the cleo tors of the city at large, and their terms of office begin on the first Mon. day after the general election. at which time the terms of office of the terms of the present constituted mayor and alderman shall expire The office of other city officials and em- ployes except city attorney and mum icipal judge expires when the board of Commissioners so declares by Tesolu- ton
 Section five provides for a primary election held the second Tuesday pre- Ceeding the general election, and no name can be placed on the general lection ballot except such names s- have been submitted through the pri- mary process. The judges of the pri- mary election and the municipal cleo tion shall be the same, and the cleo tion held at the same place and in the same manner as the present city elections. Any person desiring to be- come a candidate for mayor or con- missioner shall within not less than ten days previous to the primary fife with the city clerk a statement of his candidacy in manner provided by the bill.
 Section six merely provides that candidate may withdraw his name un- der certain conditions.
 Section seven provides that the mayor and commissioners shall for at least three years prior to election and during his term of office be a res ident of the city, and an elector Dur ing his term of office he can hold no other public remuneratiye office He can not make a personal canvass among the voters to secure his nom- nation, or the nomination or election of any other cane date whether for municipal, county state or other of flee. He may cause notice of his can didacy to be published ill a newspaper and secure the circulation of a peti- ton for his nomination, but not per sonally circulate such petition. nOc solocit any one to support him nor shall he eXpend or promise any money, office, employment, or other things of value to secure his nomination or election, but he may answer such ln- may declare his position publicly on matters of public interest, either by addressing public meetings or by written statements for newspaper pub liCation. A violation of these provi- sions disqualifies him from holding the office if elected and the person re- ceiying the next highest number of votes, who has observed the foregoing conditions is entitled to the office
 Section eight provides that the city clerk, after the eXpTation of the time for filing statements by candidates shall publish the names of the can didates in a neiNspaper as they appear on the primary ballot, and the propOs- ed office for which they are candi- dates. The primary ballot shall be prepared as other ballots, except that primary and general election shall be nonpartisan. The names on the bal. lots shall be arranged alphabetically, without party designation The per. sons who are qualified to vote in gen eral elections are eligible to vote in all primaries,
 Section nine provides that judges of election shall immediately after clos ing the polls count the ballots and ascertain the votes cast for each can ddate. and make returns to the city slerk within 2l hours of closing the polls Not later than the second day following the primary the city clerk canvasses the returns and makes pub lie the results. The two candidates receiving the highest vote for mayor are the only candidates whose names shall be placed on the ballot for mayor al the general election, The names of twice the number of commissioners 10 he elected, four in number or the eight having the highest vote in tho primary, shall be submitted in the general election. r. less than the specified number are candidates in the primary, they shall be the only candidates in the general election. If there are only two candidates for mayor voted on in the primary then the candidate receiving the highest vote is elected mayor.