Evening journal., 1923-01-25
posed Charter for Wilmington Ready to Go to Legislature;

may exercise powers which, under the constitution
and laws of Delaware would be competent for this charter specifically
to enumerate.
The Council
Section The legislative powers City, except
the legislative powers people shall
in Council and shall be exercised hereinafter provided
The Council shall possess legislative, judicial
"he Wilmington" by
1bo Mayor and Council of Wilmington all administrative
executive and legislative agencies bodies the heretofore existing
city OF Wilmington except as hereinafter provided
Section The Council shall shall
nominated and elected general ticket from the
vded hereinafter this years
from the first secular day of July the which they elected
and until their elected qualified Except that
first election the three candidates having the highest numbers of votes
shall four and the candidates having highest
number of votes shall for two and until their
elected and qualified
Qualifications
Section Members City
for at least five Immediately preceding their election the
qualifications
Council and other officers employees shall hold other public
employment Militia shall inter
ed in the profits emouments of job work service
for the municipality Amy member of Council shall
of the qualifications herein required shall forthwith forfeit his Office
any which inter
may declared by Any member of the
ell who shall have convicted while office shall thereby
forfeit his office.
of empOye city
accent any frank free ticket passes or service directly or indirectly from
firm corporation exercising public franchise granted by
the City upon favorable granted the public
orally Any violation of the provisions of this section shall be mis-
deneanor Such prohibition of free service shall apply police
fremen other employees uniform wearing their official
badges, where same is provided by ordinance
of qualify
City Wilmington
Office, the remaining members of the Council shall majority
thereof within thrytwo after the Office elect
suitable who shall have the qualifications the other
members until the Municipal Election, which
the member leaving the Council shall be elected 10 fill the
unexpid In the vacancy occurring between the
nomination the day the succeeding Municipal Election
expiring year. vacancy shall
succeeding Municipal provided
death, disqualification City of
person Council his election
in Of
the Council the newly members, within
two days after the first secular day in July next ensuing elect in his
suitable person with qualifications other
of the Council, until the next Municipal Election
Salary Attendance
Section The salary of a the
Hundred Dollars tS6OOOO that of the Mayor who shall
Dollars per year. paid
equal monthly nments Absence from five consecutive regular
meetings. shall operate yacate the of member unless such
absence be authorized by the Council
mex, So~ o%p AT % g gS & % % E on the % bt cS % b a%Y meet 0t u
the usual place for holding such meetings which time the newly
elected members shall the duties of office Thereafter the Coun
luton but not less frequently than han each week Special meetings Of
of the Mayor the City Manager members At least twelve hours
member his place residence ANY
S % e % %'Gs no S0nd m at the m meeting m and no 10th StReF subject
t the % pb % oUd t Council M b g vi5 % % b ito % % % t5t % i SP
ing in regard to matter considered to be considered hat
at al reasonable lines
Section 10 The Council Fu1i a Of &nSa cGna it. own rules and order Of
business and shall keep journal Of is proceedings It shall be judge
members for disOpierly behavior
Section H. At its first meeting July following Municipal
Election the Council shall presiding
shall the title Mayor shall
OF the Council duties
imposed by the recognized
official head of the city for all ceremonial purposes the
In time of public he may.
Of the Council
enforce the
his disability
Mayor for the
Of the absence disability
Clerk
Section l2 The Council shall choose Clerk
employees body
eod of the Council and perform other required
ouncil shall serve during the pleasure thereof.
legislative Procedure.
Section majority of all elected to the Council
hall
md under such penalties prescribed by
the members
adopt ordinance resolution The upon passage
its rules shall prescribe, shall be by yeas"
cred the journal
ordinance Enactment.
introduced in the
ouneil
ordinances making
which shall be clearly the title in
eon Ordinances making appropriations shall be confined TO the subject
has been dispensed with by urffhs
the in a
printed copy the shall to
he of
assd by the Council shall be BE it ordained by