The Government of American Cities: A Program of Democracy ; a Study of Municipal Organization and of the Relation of the City to the State ; Also a Reprint of the Municipal Program of the National Municipal LeaguePutnam, 1909 - 323 páginas |
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Página 16
... political cam- The local paigns is excited by local issues . election never occurs at the same time as any other election and there is only one elective office arousing any political interest , the council- The voter has therefore only ...
... political cam- The local paigns is excited by local issues . election never occurs at the same time as any other election and there is only one elective office arousing any political interest , the council- The voter has therefore only ...
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... official ballot printed at public expense and furnished the voter within the polling place . It contains the names of all the candidates alphabetically arranged under the title of the office , without any designation of the political ...
... official ballot printed at public expense and furnished the voter within the polling place . It contains the names of all the candidates alphabetically arranged under the title of the office , without any designation of the political ...
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... political issue have anything to do with his tenure of office . In the United States , on the other hand , the political structure of each city government and its administrative organization have been the unstable and complicated ...
... political issue have anything to do with his tenure of office . In the United States , on the other hand , the political structure of each city government and its administrative organization have been the unstable and complicated ...
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... official duties minutely detailed by the state legislature . Practically every one of these officials , whether elective or appointive , is irremovable during his term . If he holds appointive office ... public officers as members of congress ...
... official duties minutely detailed by the state legislature . Practically every one of these officials , whether elective or appointive , is irremovable during his term . If he holds appointive office ... public officers as members of congress ...
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... PUBLIC OFFICES WITH SHORT TERMS " PROPERLY understood , the movement for a city government selected by and account- able to the people of the city is a phase of the ... Political Doctrines of "Checks and Balances" and "Short Terms of Office"
... PUBLIC OFFICES WITH SHORT TERMS " PROPERLY understood , the movement for a city government selected by and account- able to the people of the city is a phase of the ... Political Doctrines of "Checks and Balances" and "Short Terms of Office"
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Página 264 - Every such grant shall specify the mode of determining any valuation therein provided for, and shall make adequate provision by way of forfeiture of the grant, or otherwise, to secure efficiency of public service at reasonable rates, and the maintenance of the property in good order throughout the term of the grant.
Página 276 - Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the positions to which they seek to be appointed, and shall include tests of physical qualifications and health, and when appropriate, of manual skill.
Página 287 - Sixth, that no person in said service has any right to use his official authority or influence to coerce the political action of any person or body.
Página 276 - No person shall be appointed or employed under any title not appropriate to the duties to be performed, and no person shall be transferred to, or assigned to perform the duties of, any position subject to competitive examination, unless he shall have previously passed an open competitive examination equivalent to that required for such position, or unless he shall have served with fidelity for at least three years in a similar position.
Página 222 - ... any debt hereafter incurred by the city of New York for a public improvement owned or to be owned by the city, which yields to the city current net revenue, after making any necessary allowance for repairs and maintenance for which the city is liable, in excess of the interest on said debt and of the annual installments necessary for its amortization may be excluded in ascertaining the power of said city to become otherwise indebted, provided that a sinking fund for its amortization shall have...
Página 222 - ... shall have been established and maintained and that the indebtedness shall not be so excluded during any period of time when the revenue aforesaid shall not be sufficient to equal the said interest and...
Página 286 - No officer or employee of the United States mentioned in this act shall discharge, or promote, or degrade, or in [any] manner change the official rank or compensation of any other officer or employee, or promise or threaten so to do, for giving or withholding or neglecting to make any contribution of money or other valuable thing for any political purpose.
Página 250 - The charter so ratified may be amended at intervals of not less than two years...
Página 283 - ... representations concerning the same or concerning the person examined, or who shall willfully and corruptly furnish to any person any special...
Página 217 - Such grant, and any contract in pursuance thereof, may provide that upon the termination of the grant the plant as well as the property, if any, of the grantee in the streets, avenues, and other public places shall thereupon, without compensation to the grantee, or upon the...