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Professional Cards HOWARD E. FELTON, M. D. ©ffloa 2 1-2 West Main Street. <®vr Young Bros. Drug Storo Office Telephone No. 33 Residence Telephone No. 175 SAM M. HOWELL, M. D. Office over Scheuer Bros. Residence Telephone No. 255 DR. C. H GRIFFIN, DENTIST Office in Walton Building CARTERSVILLE, GA. Office Phone 191. Residence Phone 241 CLAUDE C. PITTMAN LAWYER Represents National Surety Company, “The Largest and Strongest In the World.” J. R. WHITAKER Altorney-at Law Office in Firs! National Bank Illd§ Money to loan oil improved form lands at G%; prompt service. Cartersville, Georgia H. \V. CALDWELL, Veterinary Surgeon At -Jones & Oglesby Stable Day Phone 143. Night Phone S8& - Calls will receive my prompt atten tion. GEO. II AUBREY, Attoroey-at-Law, Fire Insurance. . Cartersville, Georgia. We Carry a Complete Line of Coffins, Caskets and Robes. G. M. JACKSON & SON, Cartersvllle, Ga. W. W. PHILLIPS Civil Engineer County Surveyor Surveys of all kinds—Maps, Profile. 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J An Act to amend, consolidate, and supercede the several Acts incorporat. ir>g the City of Cartersville, in the County of Bartow, State of Georgia; to create anew charter and municipal government for said corporation; to declare the rights and powers of the same; to provide for the creation of a beard of Mayor and Aldermen for the administration of the affairs of said City; to provide means by which leg islation can be initiated and franchises granted; to fix the salari.es of officers and employees; to provide means of electing a school board; and for other purposes. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of Georgia and it. is hereby enacted by authority of the same, That the Act approved August 18,191.1 creating anew charter for the City of Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia and all acts amendatory there of and all previous Acts and amend ments creating charters and govern ments for said City, not heretofore re pealed and superceded, are hereby re pealed - and superceded re far as the provisions of any of said acts conflict with this act. —-- Corporate Limits, Identity and Juris diction of Said City Unchanged. Section 2. Be it further enacted that the corporate existence and idem tity, territorial limits and jurisdiolh. of the City of Cartersville are hereby preserved as they have heretofore ex isted and all ordinances and all cor porate acts now' in force not. in con flict with this act shall remain un changed. All property and property rights now held, owned and possessed by said City and all pending suits or claims by or against the City are pre served unaltered; all otnigations of the City, including all outstanding bonds, shall remain of force. School System Preserved. Section 3. Be it further enacted that the system of public schools as how established and existing in said City is preserved, together with all provisions for the financing of the same and the method of paying and tranamitting the school funds raised by the State and apportioned to the City, shall remain unchanged by this act. Five Members of Board of Education How Selected. Section 4. Be it further enacted that beginning with the election and Qualification of the first Board of Al dermen provided for in this act, and thereafter, the Board of Education shall consist of five members chosen and selected in the following manner, to-wit: The two members of the Board of Aldermen other than the Mayor shall 'be ex-officio members of the Board of Education and shall be qual ified to act and enter upon their du ties as members of the Board of Edu cation immediately after taking the oath and qualifying as aldermen and without additional oath or ceremony and shall not be subject to removal except by recall as hereinafter pro vided. The other three members of the Board of Education shall be elect ed by the Board of Aldermen as they are now elected by the Board of Com missioners and at the time or times as now provided and their terms of office shall remain as now, and they shall not he subject to removal ex cept by the unanimous vote of the Board of Aldermen. Provided that it is not the inten tion of this act and it shall not be so construed as to terminate or alter the terms of the several members of the Board of Education a® it is now con stituted. The Board shall select its own President or Chairman from among the three members appointed by the Board of Aldermen. Qualification of Members of Board of Education. Section 5. Be it further enacted that the qualifications for members of the Board of Education shall be the same as for members of the Board of Aldermen, except it shall not be law ful for the Board of Aldermen to ap point any person to membership on the Board of Education who is related to any member of the Board of Aider men by blood or marriage within the second degree. Vacancies on Board of Education, Hpvy Filled. Section 6 it further enacted that all vacancies on the Board of Education among the members ap pointed by the Board of Aldermen j shall be filled by the latter Board at their second regular meeting after such vacancy or vacancies occur. Minutes of Board Kept. Section 7. Be it further enacted that the Board of Education shall keep a book of minutes in which all resolu tions and measures passed shall be recorded and all voting shall be done by written ballot bearing the name of the voter, in all elections for Superin tendents, principals and teachers in the schools and the minutes shall show how each member voted in all I such elections. Nepotism Prohibited. Section 8. Be it further enacted that the Board of Education shall not elect or employ any person as Sup erintendent or pricipal or as teacher who is related to any member of said Board by blood or marriage within the second degree, provided that this provision shall not prevent the re-elec tion or re-employment of any superin tendent, principal, or teacher in said schools who was elected or employed as such, prior to the time when the member of the Board of Education so related became such member, and pro vided, that the re-election or re-employ ment* of such superintendent, princi pal, or teacher is accomplished by a majority vote of the Board of Educa tion, exclusive of the related members. Governing Board. Section 9. Be it further enacted that a governing hoard, to be known as “The Board of Aldermen of the City of Cartersville” is hereby created, and shall consist of a Mayor and two Al dermen. who shall be elected by the qualified voters of said City at large as hereinafter provided. They shall have, besides the powers herein con ferred all powers of government and THE BARTOW TRI2UNE-THE CAST T “CVILLE NEWS. SEPT. 6, 19i7. oilier powers, now conferred upon.the Beard of Commissioners, except as otherwise provided in this act. They shall serve without compensation. I Qualifications of Members of the Board. Section 10. Be it further enacted that no person shall be eligible to the office of .Mayor or Aldermen unless he shall have been for at least one year next before his election a citizen of Georgia and a resident of said City, nor unless at the time of his qualifica tion he is a bona fide freeholder n said City, and unless he be at least 35 years of age, nor convicted of a,ny crime involving moral turpitude; nor unless he is entitled to register under the registration laws which may be in force at the time of the election at -which the Mayor and Aldermen arc ! chosen. Oath of Mayor and Aldermen. Section 11. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the me - hers of the Board of Aldermen, beef re entering upon the duties of their of fice, to take and subscribe the foil w ing oath, before any officer authorized t< administer oaths: “I will faithfull v perform the duties of mv office a= a I member of the Board of Aldermen of ; Ihe City of Cartersville, support an 1 endeavor to enforce the laws and or dinances thereof and not knowing!v j exceed the authority legally conferr and upon me and I make solemn oath that T am not under direct or indirect obli gations or promise to elect or apnoi. any person to office or place in the City or in any way confer favor <v. benefit upon anyone. I have not sought to secure votes or support or iqflm favorable to my election directly or Indirectly by the promise or sugges tion of any office or pace or position or other favors,.and that no one with my approval has done so. - ’ Bonds of Board of Aldermen. Section 12. Be it further enacted, That each member of the Board of Aldermen, before entering upon his duties as such, shall give bond, par - able to the Governor of Georgia, for the use and benefit of tie city of Car tersville, Georgia, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars, with one or more good and solvent sure ties, citizens of Bartow County, or a bonding company subject to suit In Bartoiw County, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, said bond to be safely kept by the City Clerk. If one or more bonding companies shall become sureties on said bonds, the premiums shall be paid out of the City Treasury. Term of Office of Board of Aldermen. Section 13. Be it further enacted, That the office of the Mayor and Al dermen shall be two years beginning with the first Wednesday in January, 191 Sand the first Wednesday in Jan uary every second year thereafter, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Election Managers. Section 14. Be it further enacted, That at the first regular meeting afler they are elected and qualified, the Board of Aldermen shall elect from the citizens of the City of Cartersville qualified to vote therein who are not under twenty-five years of age and who hold no office or other position in said City, three election managers, who shall hold their office for two years and until their successors are elected and qualified, whose duties shall be to hold and certify all city elections and such other duties as are elsewhere provided in this act, and who, before entering upon these du ties shall take before the Mayor or other officer authorized to administer oaths, an oath that they will faithfully and impartially conduct all elections held by them in the City of Carters ville and prevent all illegal voting, to the best of their knowledge and ability and perform all other duties legally imposed upon them. Any. vacancy caused by death, resignation or other wise of any of said managers shall be filled by tbe Board of Aldermen at any time. Provided .that this act shall not be so construed as to terminate the term ol office of any of the present election managers. Provide further, That if any one or more of the election managers should be related within the third degree to any candidate for the Board of Alder men at P. primary or general election, upon the fact being made known to the Ordinary of Bartow County prior to the election, he shall appoint of those qualified, a manager or manag ers, to act in said election, in lieu of the managers thus related. Nominations For Mayor and Aldermen. I Section 15. Be it further enacted, j That on the second Wednesday in De cember, 1917 and on the second Wed nesday in December every second year thereafter, a primary election shall be held by the election managers, at the Court House in said City tor such other convenient and central j place as the Board of Aldermen may provide by ordinance, j/ the Court i House should become unavailable for j the purpose) under the regulations as l hereinafter provided, for the nomina tion of candidates for membership of I the Board of Aldermen to be voted for | at the Regular election. Every person desiring to become a | candidate shall file or cause to be filed with the election managers, not | later than ten nor earlier than 20 j days before the primary election a statement of his candidacy and a cer tificate sworn to by him that, he is qualified to fill the office to which he ! seeks election, and that he can make the required bond. He or some other person qualified to vote in the City, ; shall file a certifioate of not less than 10 persons qualified to vote and who are property tax payers in the City, that his candidacy is desired by them j and that to the best of their know ; ledge, he is qualified to fill the office i to which he seeks election. Primary Elections, Held, When? I Section 16. Be it further enacted, j That if during the time allowed in Section 15 for the filing of statements ! and certificates by those desiring to j become candidates, more than six CNRNGES MADE IN PROPOSED CHARTER. Sections 4 to 8 Inclusive. The old charter provides for only three members of the Board of Edu cation, all to be chosen by the com missioners and does not contain the provisions of 5, 7 and 8 of this act. Sections 9 to 14 inclusive. Section 9 makes no changes from the old charter except that the name of the "Board of Commissioners - ’ is changed to that of "Board of Aider men” and the mayor and aldermen serve without compensation; whereas, under the old charter the Mayor re ceives $1500.00 and the two commis sioners $500.00-each. Sections 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are substantially the same as in the old charter, except the amount 6f the bond required of mayor and commissioners in the old charter is $2500.00. Sections 15. 16 and 17 are substan tially the same as the provisions on the same subject in the old charter, with a few changes and additions in tended to render them more simple! Sections 18 and 19 are not in the old charter. ~ Section 20 is a modification of like provisions of .the old charter made to suit the new plan of electing the mem bers of the board of aldermen. Section 21 is substantially as simi lar provisions in the old charter. Section 22 contains an entirely new scheme of electing mayor and aider men, in that under the old charter it is provided that the candidates" for mayor and for commissioners, respec tive! v shall b • voted for as such. Sections 23 and 24 arc not in the old charter. Sections ‘25 to 32 inclusive are sub -lanti-ally or like provisions in the old ■ barter. Some changes have been made for the purpose of simplifying • alifted persons comply with the re- I quirements of section 15, the elemion j managers shall hold a primary elec . tion as provided in said section, and j shall cause the names of all snch. per : in •) be printed as candid' le- upon the ticket to be used in- the primary ! election, and shall cause to be publish j ed at least once in a newspaper pub lished in the City, the names of can didates who will appear on the ticket at the primary election, or post writ ten notices thereof at some conspicu ous place at the City Hall and two or more other conspicuous places within the City at least five days before the day of the election. No person’s name who has not complied with section 15 of this act shall be placed upon tbe ticket. The election managers shall not permit the tickets prepared for any election to be distributed before the day of the election. Tickets, How Provided and Expenses, How Paid. Section 17. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the elec tion managers to provide tickets for all city elections to be held under au thority of this act, and to present, properly verified, expense bills for the expenses thereof, together with all other legitimate expense incurred by them in holding and certifying elec tions, to the City Clerk, and he shall issue the proper check or warrant on the treasury thereof. Election to be Held, if Managers do Not Give Required Notice. Section 18. Be it further enacted, That if the election managers fail or refuse to make publication or give no tice as required by section 16, the elec tion shall not. fail on this account, but exerv candidate's name who has com plied with section 15 shall appear on the ticket, and if the election manag ers should f ail or refuse to have the tickets printed as provided in section 17 or as provided elsewhere herein, foi any election the City Clerk shall have them printed under the same reg ulations. No Primary Election. When? Section 19. Be it further enacted, That in the event only six, or less than six persons comply with section 15 as to filing statements and certificates, no primary election shall be held, but the names of all such persons shall be placed on the ballots as candidates for the Board of Aldermen in the gen eral election and shall be voted for as such, unless any one or more should expressly withdraw before the election. Who Are Nominees For General Elec tion ? Section 20. Be it further enacted. That the six persons receiving the highest number of votes at the pri- ALL CHILDREN LOVE “SYRUP OF FIGS” FOR LIVER AND BOWELS Give It When Feverish, Cross, Bilious, For Bad Breath or Sour Stomach. Look at the tongue, Mother! If coat ed, it is a sure sign that your little one’s stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn’t sleep, doesn’t eat or act nat urally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a tea spoonful of “California Syrup of Figs,” and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently jnoves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn’t coax sick children to take this harmless “fruit laxative;” they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bot tle of “California Syrup of Figs,” which has directions for babies, chil dren of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun terfeits sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by “California Fig Syrup Company.” Refuse any other kind with contempt. —(advt > some parts and leadening others more certain. Section 33 is substantially the same as like provisions of the old charter. Section 34 is different from the like provisions of the old charter in the following particulars, (1) The old charter requires all resolutions and ordinances, for any and all purposes to be enacted and lie on the table one week before final passage, and then requires that 17 days shall elapse be fore they become effective, (2) the old charter does not contain the ex ceptions and provisions of this sec tion. The general scheme of sections 35 and 36 is the same as like provisions in the old charter. Its application is considerably simplified. Section 37 is different from similar provisions in the old charter in sev eral particulars, the more important being, (1) That there is no limit to the time or number of petition's that can be filed for recall of officers under the old charter, 12) the method of put ting the recall into effect under the old charter is complicated and has been simplified in the new charter. Section 38 is entirely new. Sections 39 and 40 are substantially the same as like provisions in the old charter. The provision for a recorder In sec tion 41 is new, the duties of the officer formerly devolving upon the mayor. Sections 42 and 43 are practically the same as like provisions in the old charter. Section 45 is new. The o’d charter left the question of salaries entirely with the commissioners. Section 4G is substantially as like provisions in the old charter. Section 47 and all sections follow ing it are new. mary election, held under the provis ions of section 16, shall be declared (Jie nominees to be voted for at ihe general election and the names of the six shall be placed on the ballots as candidates for the Board of Aldermen at the general election, unless any 1 one or more shall expressly withdraw j before the election. Provided, That in I case of a tie, in order to obtain the necessary number of candidates for the general election it becomes neces sary to take one or two or more per sons having the same number of votes, then the names of all the aforesaid persons having the same number of votes shall be printed on the official ballot as candidates for the general j election together with the names of : all persons receiving a higher number j of votes, even though it makes the ! number of candidates more than six. General Ejection, When Held. Section 21. Be it further enacted, | That a general election shall be held on the third Wednesday in December, I 1917, and on the third Wednesday in i December every second \ ear thereaf- I ter for the election of members the Board of Aldermen, and it shall be the duty of the election managers, or if they fail or refuse, the City Clerk, to have the tickets printed and to pub lish once in a newspaper published in the City or to post at the City Hall and two or more conspicuous places in the City the names of all candidates who will appear on the ticket. Board of Aldermen, How Elected? Section 22. Be it further enacted, That the there candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the general election shall constitute the board of aldermen for the succeeding term, and that the one candidate re ceiving the highest number of votes shall be the mayor for and during the said term, providing, that if any num ber of candidates receive the same number of votes so that the general election fails to result in the election of a mayor or aldermen, or both, as provided in this act. an election shall be held on the Wednesday following or if Christmas day shall fall on Wed nesday, then Thursday, at which only such candidates shall be voted for as is necessary to decide the tie and in this case no candidate receiving the highest, number or a sufficient number in the general election to elect him to a place on the board under the pro visions of this act shall be displaced or affected by the provisions of this section. Provided, further, that in the event less than three per sons qualify under the provisions of this act as candidates for the board of aldermen at the general election, then any qualified person may become a candidate. Provided further, That ir. case the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes should all receive the same number of votes, an election shall he held on the.following Wednesday or Thursday as provided in this section to elect a mayor at which ail three of those elected as members of the board of aldermen at the general election shall be placed on j tbe ballot, and the one receiving the ; highest number of votes shall be de ; clared mayor. Provided further, That where there are only thi;ee candidates for the board of aldermen, in the gen eral election, one of the three shall be designated as “mayor” by the vot j Prs by writing the word “mayor” un j der his name on the ticket, and the j one thus designated by the highest* j number of votes shall be mayor. Whole Number to be Elected Must be Voted For. Section 23. Be it further enacted, That no ballot shall be counted in any P r intary or general election or other election for officers unless as many as ! the whole number of candidates to be nominated or elected as the case may be, are voted for. Polls, When Opened and C'osed. Section 24. Be it further enacted. That in all City elections, the polls ‘ shall be opened at Seven o’clock a m. | and closed at 6 o’clock p. m. Results of Elections, How Determined and Certified. Section 25. Be it further enacted, That it shall he the duty of the elec tion managers, after the polls are closed, to proceed to count the ballots and certify the results, the certificate of election shall be filed with the City Clerk and show the number of votes (Continued on page three.) NOTICE. I Notice is hereby given that h board Air Line Railway Compand made application to the Railroad r mission of Georgia for an horitv make the following changes i n j ts seager train service in this state- ■ Columbia - Savannah; Di-<, ! through local trains 19 20 ° WU * now operating between Columbia - 'I Savananh, substituting in li eu th , service on the following appro'-IT? figures: 5 Train 21 Leave Fairfax - a I arrive Savannah 10:00 a. m Train 22 Leave Savannah 4 -3,, ; m„ arrive Fairfax 6:30 p. ni Helena-Americus: Discon i mie ~■ j 13 and 14. Americus-Richmond: Di trains 15 and 16. Richmond-Columbus: j ~n . . trams 17 and 18. Columbus-Albany: Char tiains 19 and 20 to follow - :.. .... S J mate figures: Train 20 Leave Albany 7 , ' leave Richmond 9:10 a. m - 0 rJI embus 10:40 a. m. Train 19 Leave Columbu J -. mi m m., leave Richmond 3:55 n **) uLrhJ Albany 6:00 n. m. Richmond-Albany: Ta : 169 to be operated: as mixeo tween Richmond and Alfcm lowling approximate figure*: Train 169 Leave Rich mo: 7 > J in., arrive Albany 10:30 a, n Train 168 leave Albany : #;1 arrive Richmond 5:30 p. m. Abbevillei-Ocilla: Discont - e <%.! vice of trains 115 and 116 b twee® Abbeville and Occilla. Savannah-Cuyler: Discon: e ray 25 and 26 (Savannah & S! aesboro Railroad) between Savannah and Cur ler. Connection is protected in both directions by trains 11 and 12. Abbeville, S. C.-Athens, Ga.: Dis continue trains 17 and 18 between Ab beville, S. C. and Athens, Ga. Atlanta-Piedmont: Discontinue trains 22 and 23 between Atlanta and Pied mont. Cartersville-Rockmart: DScontimie tiains 311 and 312 between Carters v'.ile and Rockmart. Atlanta-Birmingham: Rearrange ment of schedule of trains 5,6, 11 and 12 on following approximate figures: Train 5 Leave Atlatna 5:25 p. a, arrive Birmingham 11:00 p. m. Train 6 Leave Birmingham 7:15 a. no, arrive Atlantia 12:45 p. m. Train 11 Leave Atlanta 6:30 a. m, arrive Birmingham 12:25 p. m. Traiin 12 Leave Birmingham 2:30 p, m„ arrive Atlanta 8:10 p. m. Trains 6 and 6 to do local work be tween Atlanta -and Birmingham; this service already being performed by trains 11 and 12, and this arrangement gives a double daily local service be tween points named. This application has been assigned for hearing before the Railroad Com mission of Georgia at its meeting to be held in its offices in the Stat Capitol Atlanta, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m.. September 12, 1917. All parties desir ing to be heard in connection with th;s case should communicate with the Commission, at Atlanta, on or before the date fixed for the hearing. This notice is issued in accordance with the requirements of the Raihoaa Commissfion of Georgia. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, - By W. L. SEDDOX, Vice-President. FOR SALE-1 splen did pair work mules, with wagon and har ness. W. H. 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