The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-22
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Approved February 9, t9f7.Z
 An Net 10 proNid, for q Commission manager Plan of ATunicinal Government for cities of the first class.
 Act applies to all citi"s of first class with population Of I l2.AaG and less than 1I.00n. 8ef provides general ctty cleo ton to he fetd 40 days after the pa~-- age of this Act for the election of mqvor and commissioners, said n7Nor and commissioners having been nn'1i- mated ia primary to be hold on the second TtaaGaV preceding the fiIst gen era1 election to be held under this Ncj. Cand itates must comply with Corrupt Practice Act. The n7avor shall he elected for te term of faGr Nears and the commissioners are t1 be elected for a term of two and four years. the teTNe of tire commissioners to be determined by lot and after the commissioners ter0s. serving two years, expires. the" shall al lbe elected for a term of ronr years Act provides for four commits sioners The mayor and the four com .u'ieefonere shall he designated as the Board of Commissioners. Act provides 1 for special form of affidavit to be used ] by candidates for mayor and cOToU'ir- -ioncrs to get names upon the ballot for tho primary. Act provides that car dIdates must he residents of eaid city for at least three years preceding the election. also provides that no candi- date for mayor or commissioner shall ! make any nersnnal canvass among the voters for his nomination or election 1 Cor the no2iuati0n 0r election of any other candidate at the same election. 1 whether for muuicipal county. state or other o..ee" .FIe may cause notice of his candidacy to be published in a newspaper and may secure the circUla- ton of petition for his nomination; but he shall not personally circulate | such petition. nor by writing or other wise solicit anyone to support or vote for him He shall not eXDend or prom i-o any money, office. e00ploYment or
 .T-r, fr.- fr. ,g,N,a { nation or election but he may answer such fnaHiries as may be nut to him and may declare his position publicly l on matters of puhlic interest. either by adarcesinr public meefiH@s 0f bv writ ton statp1nents for nowTnaper puhlioa- | tf0v or general ciroulatio~." Violation of tT-ts provision disGuaiiHes hir1 from 1 ha'Atna office and person receivino the | nevt EqipHe=t vote shall be entitled to | tho office. Act provides citv clerk shall | have primary ballots printed in accord ancn with the general laws of the state, l "except that said primary shall be nom partisan and said ballot shall contain | neither party designation nor any mark whatever: and upon said ballots the | names of the ca ndi9ates shall be ar-
 ranged alphabeticallv" Act provides 1 for contest in elections Act limits sal
 ary of mayor to s1.o00 and salary of 1 commissioners to $500 per annum un- l less otherwise provided by law. Mayor and commissioners authorized to elect CitV manager, whose duJleS are pre- ! scribed and whose salary shall not ex-
 ceed s5.000 per annum. Act provides
 for initiation of any measure upon a
 Detition of 25 per cnntum of the quali-
 fled electors in which ease the city
 commission shall first pass said ordi-
 nance without alteration within 20 days
 or the city commission shall proceed
 to call a special election submitting
 same to the people Act provides that
 not more than 10 measures shall be in-
 i+ia+ad 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
 endunl in regard to an yordinance 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.
 Act provides that any candidate shal
 at least two full days next preceding
 the primary election and two full days
 next preceding the general election
 publish in a newspaper of general cir