The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

IrlDutlOn Tor any poIltlCai party OF
purpose whatever. No person shall
orally or by letter solicit or be in any
manner concerned in soliciting or re-
ceiving any assessment, subscription
or contribution for any political party
or purpose from any person holding a
position in the administrative service.
No person shall use or promise to use
his influence or official authority to
secure any appointment or prospec-
tive appointment, to any city position
as a reward or return for personal or
partisan political service. No person
shall take part in preparing any po-
htical assessment, subscription or con-
tribution with the intent that it shall
be sent or presented to or collected
from any person in the service OF the
city; and no person shall knowingly
send or present, directly or indirectly,
in person or otherwise, any political
assessment, subscription or contribu-
ton to, or request it's payment by any
person in such service.
Section 40. No persons about to be
appointed to any position in the serv-
ice Of the city shall sign or execute
a resignation dated or undated in ad-
son in the service of the city shall dis
charge, suspend, lay off, degrade or in
any manner change the official rank
or compensation of any person in such
service, or promise or threaten to do
so for withholding or neglecting to
make any contribution of money or
service or any other valuable thing
for any political purpose. No person
in the service of the city shall use his
Official authority or influence to
coerce the political action of any per-
son or body, or to interfere with any
nomination or election to public office
No persons holding an appointive
Office or place under the provisions
OF this act, shall act as an officer of
a political organization or take any
active part in political campaign, or
serve as a member of a committee of
any such organization or circulate or
seek signatures to any petition provid-
ed for by primary or election laws, or
act as a worker at the polls in favor
of or opposed to any candidate to cleo
ton or nomination to a public office.
whether federal, state, county or mu-
nicipal.
Section Al. Any persons who shall
wlllfully or through culpable negli-
sence violate any of the provisions of
sections 55 and Sc of this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall on
conviction, be punished by a fine of
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars, or by i'm
prisODment for term not exceeding
six months, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment. No such person shall
be appointed to any position in the
service of the city and if he be an of
ficer or employee of the city he shall
Immediately forfeit his office or en-
ployment.
Section ~. No member of the com
mission shall during the term for
which he is elected be appointed to
any city, county or state office or en-
ployment. If member of the com.
mission shall become candidate for
nomination or election to any office
other than that of commissioner he
shall Immediately forfeit his place in
the commission; and any appointive
officer or employee of the city who
shall become candidate for election
to any office shall forfeit the office or
employment held under the city
Section 43. Whenever an ordinance
shall have been passed specifically di-
recting the same, and shall have been
submitted to the electors and approved
by majority of those voting thereon,
any city adopting this act may pur.
chase, lease, or construct, and operate
water works, gas works, electric light
works, heating and power plants
steam and power houses and lines
either purchased or constructed by
the city for the purpose of supplying
such city and inhabitants thereof with
the use and convenience of such
works or purchase, or hold a majority
of the stock in corporations organ
lied for any of the above purposes
and to purchase within or without the
limits of the city, lands or other prop
erty for any such purpose.
Section A. The commission shall
have power to authorize telegraph
telephone, electric light. gas, water
steam street car, railroad. or interur
ban companies to use any street, alley
or public place in such city. and erect
necessary structures therein; and to
prescribe the terms and conditions OF
such use. Every such contract shall
be in the form of an ordinance.
Section As. All money received, on
account of any public utility owned or
operated, from the sale of bonds, notes
or other obligations, from taxation
and from operation, or from any other
source, shall be placed in a separate
fund for that utility, and all moneys
expended for construction, equipment
maintenance, operation or any other
purpose in connection with such utility
shall be out of said fund. Any bal
ances or receipts over expenditures in
such utility fund shall be used for the
amortization of any outstanding in
debtedness against the utility for the
improvement or extension of the serv
ice. Any such surplus remaining after
such amortization may be transferred
to the general funds or to any other
utility fund.
Section 46. Permits revocable at
the will Of the commission for such
minor Or temporary public utility
privileges as may be specified by
general ordinances may be granted
and revoked by the commission from
time to time in accordance with terms
and conditions to be prescribed there.
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