The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16
Shall the city of ...............
adopt the (name of plan) plan of
government as provided in the laws
OF ........., chapter. ........
YES

Section 6. If when submitted to the
electors of any city the adoption of
either Of the plans of government pro-
vided In this act is approved by ma
jority of those voting thereon. the
plan of government so approved shall
become effective in such city as here
matter provided. At ten o'clock in the
forenoon of the day succeeding such
election the board of election commits
sioners shall meet in the office of the
city clerk and canvass the returns
thereof.
Section z. In all elections held I'M
der this act, whether for the choice of
candidates or the submission of ques-
tons to the electors, and in all mat
tiers and proceedings relating thereto
except as herein otherwise provided,
all provisions. including penalties, of
the general election laws of the state
shall apply as far as applicable. All
expenses of any election held in any
city under the provision of sections 2
to Z, inclusive. of this act shall be
paid by such city. The city clerk shall
lied statement of the expenses of such
election setting forth the names of the
persons to whom the same are pay
out of the general fund of the city
without any specific appropriation be-
ing made therefor
Section 8. The election commission
ers provided for in this act shall GER
tify to the legislative authority of the
city the results of the election on the
question of adopting either of the
plans of government provided for here
in, and a duplicate certificate shall be
filed in the office of the city clerk.
Upon the filing of certificate in the
office of the city clerk that the result
of the election is favorable to the
adoption of either of such plans it
shall be the duty of the clerk at once
to make publication of the fact in a
newspaper of general circulation in
the city. A plan of government adopt
ed under this act shall take effect up
on publication in SO far as it applies
to the nomination and election of Of
ficers provided for herein and in all
other respects it shall take effect the
first Monday in January next succeed
ing the first election of officers held
hereunder Each officer of the city at
the time of first election under any
plan provided for in this act shall con-
tinue in office and in the performance
of his duties until his successor under
the plan adopted shall have been
chosen and qualified or provision
shall have been made by the city COM
mission for the performance of his
duties.
Section 9. In cities adopting either
of the plans of government provided
by this act there shall be a commits
sion elected from the city at large.
Except as otherwise provided herein,
all of the legislative. executive and
judicial powers of the city shall be
vested in the commission so elect
ed and shall be exercised by them
selves or through their duly appointed
subordinates in the manner hereinaft-
err provided. All the rights, powers
and duties conferred by law on the
common council, mayor, city judge
any executive department, officer
board or commission in cities Of this
state, are continued in full force and
are, in cities adopting the provisions
of this act, hereby transferred to the
commission hereinbefore created, and
shall be held and exercised thereby as
hereinafter provided. The common
council. mayor. city judge. executive
departments, officers, boards and com
missions heretofore existing in such
cities are hereby abolished. The com
mission shall also have all further
powers relating to strictly municipal
affairs not inconsistent with the con
stitution and general laws Of the
state.
Section 10. At the first election Of
commissioners held in any city after
the adoption of plan of government
| provided by this act, the entire com
mission shall be chosen. Immediately
after assuming office the commission
, ers first elected shall be divided BY
, lot into two groups as nearly equal II
| number as may be. The terms of the
| larger group shall expire at the enc
| of two GU years and the terms OF thu
smaller group at the end OF four a,
years Thereafter members OF the
/ commission shall be elected to serve
| for term of four ca years and until
| their successors have been elected ant
have qualified, unless chosen to I'll
out an unexpired term. Any qualified
| elector of the city shall be eligible II
the office of commissioner.
| Section II. In cities adopting th'
provisions Of this act, a municipal cleo
! ton for the choice of the members o
the commission shall be held on thu
first Tuesday after the first Monda!
| in November of each odd numbered
year At such election, the candidate
equal in number to the places to b.
filled who received the highest vote
cast shall be declared elected. Here
after in this act this election is re
ferred to as the November election
and shall be deemed a regular mu
nicipal election. A tie between tw'
or more candidates shall be decided
by lot in the presence of such candl
dates and under the direction of tn
board of city election commissioners
Section H. A person eligible to tn
commission may be placed in nomina
ton by a petition in his behalf file'
with the city clerk and signed by elect
ors equal in number to at least on
percent Qqo) of those who voted a
the last preceding regular municipa
election. The signatures to noml
| mating petition need not all be ar
pended t., one paper, but to each sep
arate paper there shall be attached