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mayor mm.?im; the first assignment ami reassignment.* he.ng mailr by a vote of the council when necessary, that the omni 11 ?| the mild city of Sumter may exercise the power*, and provision* and ' ? pt '\n-w - -t forth net en iMi.TC .! in Section-, twenty i JO? and tw,.?.-one t-li in this Art. Th ?t the rovnc il of th, .aid city of Sumter m ?> grant, renew or extend fianchlscs for Interurhan Of street rsllways or waterworks. gas or ein tru light or SJgWgf plant, heat? ing plants, telegraph or telephone Systems or other public scrxiec util? ities not ptohiloted by the Constitu? tion of the State, within said ? Ity up? on a petition fot. again?t or In refer? ence to the same, signed by two thirds (1-3) of the uutlitled elector* Of the said ity. That the hooks of registration. hoth of the eity and county < f Sunder, shall he opi ned for registraM >n for three weck? t:'. > prior to the ihetam old.-red hereun der or to any election h? hl hSfOUn der. the said bo.?l ? to he closed thirtv <30? days h. t r? . o h of * ml elections ss required by l..w. The Supervisors of Registration to all. t 1 n their of? fice at least five iS> hoi is pgr day during the Ihr \< -ks prh r to each election, snd lor such ser\ Ics the County Superx isor- of Registration shall recelxe the*sum of fifty ffet.tO) dollar* euch f? r holding -aid State tnd "??unh registration, that the elec? tion* b .ein provided to he held In the city of Sumter ?hall he held and conducted in the name manm-r as ?lection* are now held for mayor and ildermen of *?hl (Ity. unless other? wise In this section directed. If for sny reason the election provided f'?r to be held on second Tuesoay In June, nineteen hundred and IWSlVS tltll> on the question <>f C ommis? sion Form of Government. b? not held, a petition signed by one-fourth 0-4> "f the qualified electors of the <Sld city, th. inavnr of the said ? ity St dire ted to order l>y pro- hunath n an election, and fW ihr date for the same, to be h- Id. upon the question of adopting a Commission Form of Qovernment. and if such election re? sult In favor of establishing a Com mlsalon Form of Government, then, n that event, the mayor of said city -hall order an election for the pur? est of electing the officers herein ?roxuhd f .r. ami the mayor shall fix he time for holding such election. itf<d ?v R. (sell ........ stiag ???? her-n pro\ ded rlth *hcB gase pr< ? ii i - v i.?gi.- , *Oplr*? open tui.d Ib.- el fins I IV. I . . ...... I ompsnsation to me Supervisor ol teglstr?tion . tho max.-r and ahbirsnSS mi all other othe? r.H ol th? s .1 . ity \t>n in ofhee inferring to the time f sjlgstsssl tor sano- under tenure her than under this Act1 ar? here t costimod u? oltice until the SHfC* >a sservla provided for shall be ?l and If a CSSnSSSBSfOS Form of government is established until th. ofhi er? elected at th.- election f??r Same (?hall ha\e qualltled; and all ordin?r , ngj ri soiutions and <>th? r pro? vision* theretofore and Bjs/1 I f force and not Inconsistent with the provis? ions or this A< t SJ modified by this Section -hall mm mi in i?ri .? until ? lt> r, ,| r- pc it. d l.\ the rn'Micil as her? in scearfte)eo\ am th.- powers ami gr?\ liege? . n .no rat. d and t f? ?? th In Section 13 of this Art shall apply to th* il v of S'linl. ? ? x ept that if the form of government with tie tsatur? . f ? \t\ saas sjst I s adopted that, in that ?\ent. the ISSSSiSfl oi Ihe conn. Il shall Hot be required to Seep the nflh e hours therein pr? X id.'d fur. but -hill keep such h??ur> as may he necessary, that all other provisions not inconsistent xxltb the provisions of thl? section .shall ap pl> to the i it> of Sumter. If any eleetbui re-ults in a tie vote another eleetion may he order? I h\ the maxaii. The regular SSSCtiOS i?r mayor and vltlei iiien now pfSJt Ided by law to be held in April lilt is hefokf post - |m?h d to August I .th Itlti and the Stayor and aldermen imw In ollh I ?hall continue in oihv,. until the max. 4)T and aldermen then SSSCSSd shall guahfx I'roMile l That in ease thf Commission Form of Government is adopted at the election liereln provid? ed for. theM. Mhall Isj M sie h election held This \it w i presented t<> the Gov? ernor the .v.rd day ot Kchmarx. A. I?. ISU. and was not returned by him to the llou^e in wviich it origin sted within three dax* the ticmral Assemldy hi Ing in session?Code Commissioner. (S?<ctlons of this tu t omitted in this publication are omitted for the reason that they do not apply to ihe t Mix of Sumt? r. I At a meeting of the rural mail car rl? r* of this county whh b was held Thursday J. A. Schwerin. Jr.. was elected president. J. M. I'ark.r. vlee |.r ? *? i?|? n'. and Urogdon Jones, s, , (,? tary and Iroounr. It was de. |. I to wait until later to appoint dele? gates tr? the Statt Convention at Spar* lanburg which will he held July Ith, >l HI'HIM l> ALLES MllNsi: Attack on WltBfWP**' Vcrncii> t hums lit g) Jill to Antl lot Adjourn incut of Court. Wythovtlle, Vn., May io.?Wltn *i IntrodtH sd by the commonwealth *?? day in itif trial "f Claudi Alton for the murder of fudge Mggali attacked the roructty of Daniel Thomas, one of the ?in?! witnesses for the defense, They testified that Thomas' reputa? tion fat truth w;i- bud and thai they would not believe him on oath. Thom? as luid testified that the Hist shot had Hot collie fron the corner of ths room where Clnude Allen was stand" Ing. The defense Sfai taken OOntplotoly by sutptlse, and s/hon ihi state rested a? ii o'clock, nqu?tod an kd* journinen* of COUrl until tomorrow when ti?? i will niroduci wttnsgsti In rebuttal. ( oie ot the w itnesses today Wftl asked I QUOttlOB: 0g cross-examina llon which he though! reflected on his 011 \eruity. Me launched Into | R/Ofdy del.use of his character which w ii ended only when Ihs sheiifl look him in charge. Instructions to th< jury ware nrgOOd today. I It.M l' ON TAX MAY. Number of Reoldcnis of Prlvuteer OgggSSgd lo l.xtra l.o\y?Mr. A. J, Jgfsrs in i out? *t for I'ri/o. Tlndal, May II,- We have I et Ii blessed with a refreehtng rain re* eently end the crops that were wall Cttltlvab ?I ar? responding rapidly. The i.at Crop, which is nothlnf extra. is being ? vit. Mr. .\. j. Jones, the enterprising farmer of ,,ur community, who enter? ed the out,st off trod by the city National I'ank. Is forging ahead and the man who heat! him will carry off the pri7.e; he has also recently In dvlgtd in the pun base of an Bvetttl car of the latest design. Miss Fannie Scahruok of Johns' Is? land gj visiting Mrs. II. W. CuttlOO, Polities for the present are side? tracked on account <?f SChOOl affairs, It seems that th | old chunk that was thought to ha. e been extinguished has begun to sparkle again and a gen? eral conflagration Seems to be inevi? table. .\n additional two mill tax levy majority of the present hoard ol trustees alt centeled ill this oiu st hool. and transportation is only fur ??Shed from two localities. conse? quently, those vyho are unable to furnish their own conveyances can not derive any benofll from it, the location being i it h that only a vary ffl of the children can walk to school* The eastern portion of prl? it. . I feel that they are not gating their Jtist -hare of the present appro* prtatton aooordlni to Iht amount of the property on which thoy pay taxes and unbss this tan be adjusted In a ?ntkefaetory mannst they will make ii effort to divide the school district, rather than pay mis extra two mill t'\ The object ol this two mill tax ?s p. -et ure an aproprlatlun of 1300 from the stat,. f if the Bothol school, A gfpgt many hard things are bwlflg - ild and) If this nutter is not handled with good Judgment, it loohs as if n v.rd brenklns school row will pre? vail. Reader. w ii r.i i; withiit r m \i>. Aviator Kurcnsnlsi %ft?rt Lonsi Illness, liayton. Ohio, \la> ::t?.?After a grim battle again*! hopeless odds, Wilbur Wright. Dayton's noted bird* man, dtod ?t ::. o'clock tins morn* Ing "f typhoid fever, Death came after the dlstMgUtshtd path-lit hill Ungered for days ami night in the thotel of a burning feveti Taken ill with typhoid fovet several weeks ugo, \ir. Wright hati been lln -?? iing oil the border for many days, ami though bis condition fiom time t?? Ilms i'avsome hopes to members of hi- family, the attendlni phy?l? ciaiis maintained throughout the tat t.-r ptrt of his Illness th u he could not recover. The proprietor of the Havoy and tn employee of Ihe I.y i i< Hinte that do changes which were recommend ? ii bv ih.- insurance Inspector, who recent I] visited and matte reports un< favorable to ti oee places, have been a ide, if the proper chunges tt? re* ? lie tiif tire risk to i minimum have been m ide, the publfc ought |? be issurod of it ami this makes it im portanl for lh< nre commltee tu In? \ ? t? it. as lhe> were Instructed to dc al Ho hist session of eotincll, and report the int. II the proper changes n i%*e b. * n made and to see that ? ?i kk* i an made if more are -tili m ? d< d. COMMISSION (?OY KR\M EVI. ri|ll*m TIi?it Haw Adopted t <?nuni Mlon I < i in ?>t' <io\ri iiiio ni. Nu CTtJ Xdoptmi; Commission < io\eminent IIa? Kwr (tone Hark to old Form. Colli cti d to May 1. ?912. Alabama. Populutiun. Birmingham.132.683 Cordova. 1.747 Hartselle. 1.874 Huntsvllle. 7.611 >i thlle. 51,621 M ?ntgomery.88,ISO Talladega. 5*854 Tusr.vloM.sa. 8,407 California, Berkeley. 40,48*1 Modesto. 7.-.".s Monterey. 4,988 i Oakland.150.174 Sacramento. 11.696 San Diego. 89,1">7 8 San Louis 1 IbtspO. 6,157 Santa ('Ml. 11,146 storkton. L':;.:;*.". Valltjo. 11,840 i olorado. Colorado Bprlngt. 89,078 <j:and Junction. 7,751 < leorgln. Carters** a .??. i ?06 7 Idaho. ^ Lewlston. 6,043 Bolat. 17,368 Illinois. Carbondola. 6,411 Clinton. 6,165 Dtcator. 81.140 Ptsoa. 7.2ifi Flgin. ^ 5. ? 7 ?i Forest Park. 6,694 I lamllton. 1.627 Hlllaboro.3.484 Jacksonville. 15,338 KrVVanee. 'J.o07 Moline. 14,199 Ottawa. 11,121 P?kln. 9.s?7 ! Rochelle. 8,732 j Rook Island. 24,3:15 Bprlntflcld. 61.617 Spring Valley. 7.0.",r> Waukegan. 18,069 Iowa. Burllngon. 24,324 Cedar Rapldi. ^i.mi i?es Ifotnea. s?;.:n;s Port Dodge. 15,543 Kookuk. 14.00s Marehalltown. 13,37 1 Caldwell. i.io'o Chanute. u.272 ' m erryvale. 1.30i Coffey villa. 12,678 ' .urn il Qrova. 8,5 15 Dodge City. 0.211 Bmporia. 3,051 Rnreka. 8,333 Olrard. 8,446 Hutchinson. K..:i>.i : ndependence. t0*.480 lokl. 0.0:t2 Junction i 'ity. 5,698 Knnsas City. H2.:i:;i i..a\ enworth. 19,863 Manhattan. 5,722 Marlon. 1.841 Neodesha. 8,872 Newton. 7,882 Parsons. 13,463 Plttsburg. 14,752 Pratt. 3.:i02 Topoka. 43,684 Wichita. 63,410 Wellington. 7.03 I Kentucky, Lexington. 86,099 Newport. 80,309 Louisiana. Bhroveport. 88,016 Maine. Cardlner. 6,311 Mai> land. i "i mherland. 31,839 Massachusetts, Ulouc ester. 84,39b Hitverhull. 44,115 Law rence .f . . 85.K9U Low oil. 106,2$H i.vmi. 89,336 raunion. <'>I ?511 Michigan. Fremont. 11 ii bor I leach. t.?'>??? Purl Huron. is.s..; Pontiac. 14J IVyandotte. 8,287 Minnesota, Farlbault. 19,001 Manknto. 10,26" Mississippi. Cltirkadule. 4.07 11 u If port. U,3N I luttlesburg. 11,73' M?rel. 8,4? Montana, IHsaoultl. 12,H6 Nehraaka, Heatrlce. 9,3.1 Lincoln. 13,97 Nebraska I 'Its. Is ? Una ha.I 24.0?! New Jersey, i*oiik Iiranch. I3.2ti Nut ley. ? ???an City. 1,96 Passate. .*> 1.7 7 Ridgefleld Purk. Rtdgewood. 5,416 Trenton. 96,8 i j Neu Mexico, Roswell. 6,172 North ( urollna, i Irecnsboro. 15,893 High Point. 9,529 Wilmington. l'.vtin 1 North l>ukotu. Bismarck. :?,4 l: Mandan. ::.st:i Ml not. t;,iss < iklalioma. Ai dmors. l S j ! in rtlesvllle. 6, i s 1 Duncan. 2. IT" El Ueno. 7,sT Bnld. 18,799 Quthrle. 11,65*1 Holdenvllle. Lawton. 7,7*s MacAlester. 12,951 8f lama. 2,907 Muskogee. i'?.L'TS ? ?klahoma City. 1,105 ?ikmulgee. 4.17?? Purcell. i'.7i<? Sapulpa. s,u83 Tulsa. ih,is2 Wagoner. 4,018 < ircgon, Baker. 6.680 gotttli ( urollna. ? Columbia.? .. .. 86.811 South Dakota, Aberdeen. 10,753 ('ant?.n. 2,1011 Chamberlain. I.2T5 Del] ftaplds. 1,367 Huron. 5,791 Lead. 8,892 Pierre. 8,656 Rapid City. 3.SM Sioux Palls. 14,09 i Vermilion. 2.1x7 s Tankton. r.. 7v 7 Tennessee. Chattanooga. 44.0^4 Knoxvllls. 86,346 Memphis. 131,103 Texas, Aransai Puss. 1,197 Austin. 89,860 Beaumont. 20,640 Corpus Christi. 8,222 Dallas. yU.104 Denlson. 15,632 Kort Worth. 7 Qalveston. 36,981 Greenville. 8,850 Houston. 7s. 800 Kennedy. 1.147 ltuh. Logan. 7.:. 2 2 Murray. 4.1? 5 7 (igden. 25,580 Fro vi?. Ball Lake City. 92,777 Washington. < Yntralia. 7.311 Chehalls. 4,.*>u7 ESverett. 84,814 HoQulam. s. 171 North Vaklma. 14.0S2 Spokane. 104,40 Tacomu.83,748 Walla Walla. 19,364 Weal Virginia. Bluefleld. ll.iss I luntlngton. 31,161 Parkeraburg. 17. s i l Wisconsin? Appleton. 10.77J Kau Claire. 18,310 JanesvUle. I3.s?4 Menomlnee. I >shl<osh. 33,U?> Portage. 5,440 Rice Lake. Superior. 40.3^4 Wyoming. Sheridan. s,4?>$ State-wide laws, permitting the adoption oi the plan by referendum in Alabama, California (cities under lO.tMMD, Idaho. Illinois. Iowa. Kansas. Louisiana (with certain exceptions), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico, North Dakota. North Carolina, Texas (cities under 10,000), l'tah, Washington (eitle? un? der 20,000), Wisconsin. Honte Rule Charters permissible under law.- of California, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ore non. Washington (cities over 20,? 00(1?. SCHOOL Till M l I s IlKQl'lKKD. Knprt'littomlenl Kwcariiigcii trails \t leotioii to lioporiaut \cl. .1 K, Swcaringcu, the State super Itendeiil of education, has addressed ;i letter to the members of the count) boards of edueation of the State, . all in. attention i ? ? I he a< i which requires the boards to appoint for euch school district in their counts three school tl list? es I ron, t he i|UUlillcd eb ctors and taxpayers alto shall hold olllei for two yeurs, The lau requires that everj school district trustee should have resided 111 Ihi country us least one year hould be a qiinlllied elee lor and ii resident and taxpayer In th< school distrli t for whh ii he Is ap point* o. Blood Was Wrong All women, who suffer from the actVs and pains, due to female ailments, are urged to try Cardui, the reliable, scientific, Ionic remedy, for women. Cardui acts promptly, yet gently, a;ul without had effects, on the womanly system, relieving pain, building up Strength, regulating the system, and toning up the nerves. During the past half century, thousands of ladies have written to tell of the quick curative results they obtained, from the use of this well-known medicine. TAKE "Hie JamansTomc Mrs. Jar.e Callchan suffered from womanly trouble for nearly ten years. In a letter from Whiteville, N. C, she says: "I was not able to do my own housework. My stomach was weak, and my blood was wrong. I had back? ache, and was very weak. I tried several doctors, but they did me no good. I used Cardui for 3 or 4 months, and now I am in the best health I have ever been, I can never praise Cardui enough." It is the best tonic, for women. Whether seriously sick, or simply weak, try Cardui. Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. O.attanoon Medicine Co., Chartanoofa, Teas., for Special Instructions, and 64-page book. ' Home Treatment for Women.*' tent fm. J 51 "Js't loose the conquering toiler within you, know the large rap* ture of ?!?'?ti? begun." 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