The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-04

anniversary of our national independence, and other
| public celebrations.
SECTION IL The city clerk shall be clerk of the
board of aldermen. He shall perform such duties as
shall be prescribed by the mayor and aldermen the
city council and shall also perform all the duties and
| exercise all the powers now incumbent on him by
law. He shall give notice In two of the pa
pers printed in said city ofthe time and place of reg
ular ward meetings. the time of such meetings when
not fixed by law shall be determined BY the board of
aldermen In case of the temporary absence of the
| city clerk, the mayor and aldermen may appoint
| city clerk pro tenn.
SECTION ls General meetings of the citizens quail
ihed 70 vote in city affairs NAV. from time time
De held TO consult upon the public good, to instruct
their representatives and take all lawful measures
TO obtain redress of any grievances according the
ght secured 70 the people BY the constitution Of this
state and such meeting shall be duly warned by the
mayor and aldermen upon requsition sixty quail.
ned voters The city clerk shall act clerk of said
meeting, and record the proceedings upon the city
| records.
| SECTION 49, The aldermen and common council.
shall not be entitled TO receive any salary or other
| compensation during the year for which they are
elected nor be eligible to any Office of profit or emol-
ument the salary of which Is payable by the city and
all departments boards officers and committees act
ing under the authority of the city, and entrusted
with the expenditure of public money. shall expend
Is Appropriated and shall be accountable therefor to
the city in such manner the city may direct
SHcfIos 70 The treasurer of the city of Portland
snail also be the collector for said city. with all the
powers of collectors of taxes under the laws of this
state he shall be styled treasurer and collector,
and shall give but one bond said bond 10 be approved
by the mayor and aldermen. for the faith f PERFORM
ance OF his duties; and may appoint assistants and
DEPUTIES as provided by law All warrants directed
to him by the aud municipal officers shall
run TO him and his in ofice and shall be
in the form prescribed by law changing such parts
only "a by this act required TO be changed The
method of keeping, youching and settling his ac-
counts shall be subject to such rules and regulations
as the city council may establish. Said treasurer and
collector shall collect all such uncollecied taxes and
assessments in whateve assessed as NAV be col
lected during his term of office: and at the expira-
tion of said term his powers collector shall wholly
cease all sales, distresses and all other acts and pro-
ceedings, lawfully commenced by him such treas
urer aud collector may be as efectually continued
aud completed by his in office a. though
done by himself: and all unreturned warrants which
would otherwise be returnable to him. shall be re-
rurned TO his successor in office These provisions
shall apply in all respects 10 the uncoeced taxes of
SAID CITY assessed tn the year eighteen hundred and
siXty-three but shall not in be construed
effect the collection of taxes assessed In other pre-
vi0us years.
and ways in said city shall in years or OFT
ener. be ascerained by the city engineer under the
direction OF the city council accurately as practi
c.ble-the location of different streets being ascer
tanned by him from time 10 time when pcdient lie
shall make written report of his doings the
mtee on new streets. which shall give twenty days
notice. BY advertisement in two more public pa
pers in the city of the time aud place at which will
act upon said report. Any person may appear and
object to the report; aud aer full hearing of all
parties interested the committee NAV accept alter or
amend the report as il shall think right and shall
port their proceedings to the cdy council, who shall
thercupon determine the lines of such streets and
ways in said city. according the or nal location
thcrcof, aud shall order the TO be designated
anew by liked and permanent boundaries as and for
the original boundaries and record of the location
thereofto be made upon the city records; and copy
OF the last record of such proceedings respecting
street. with evidence of the location of the bounda-
ries therein designated. shall in all Judicial proceed
be p1ms iacie evidence OF the place OF the orig
inal location of said street.
SECTION % The mayor and aldermen of said city
NAV on public occasions. by their order forbid the
passing. temporarily, of horses, carriages other
vehicles throu yh such streets or WAYS in said
city as they NAV deem expedent. No existing wharf
in Portland shall be extended into the harbor a great
distance below low water mark than the same now
exists and hereafter such new wharf shal be ex-
tended below low water mark into the harbor, with
out. in either the written assent of the
and aldermen. No wharf or incumbrance shall here
AFTER be erected extended into said harbor beyond
the harbor comm lssioners line.
SECTION q. The city council OF Portland may re-
quire the of any lot of ground fronting on any
street way in said city to cause the fpotway or
sidewalk In front of said lot 10 be paved with bricks
fat stones with suitable curb stones the same to
be doae under the direction Of and TO the approba-
ton OF the committee on streets. If the owner of
such lot shall negect to pave the sans as Aforesaid,
and provide such curb stones for the Of twenty
days after he the tenant of such lot shall have been
thereto required In writing by the com missioner of
streets 1t shall then be the duty said commissioner
to procure the curb stones and pave the sidewalk
footway; and the city shall have a lien the prop
erty for expenses thereof TO be enforced ia the
following section. The city council before requiring
any such sidewalk or footway to be paved shall by
general ordinance assume porti of said expense
10 an amount not less than one half thereof TO be
paid by the city in money or materials but no owner
proprietor shall be required TO construct afore-
said. more than two hundred feet in length of side
walk or footway. in any one street in front Of any
unimprovcd lots or parcels of land.
SECTION "a. The mayor and aldermen of said city
NAV lay out, make, maintain and repair all main
drains or common sewers la said city NAV
upon the OF the abutting lots aud other lots
benefited thereby, and who shall enter the di-
rectly or indirectly proportional part of the charge
of making such main drain or common sewer, TO be
aseertaBed and assessed by the mayor aud aldermen
of said city aud by them certified AFTER notice thereof
giyca in writing to the party TO be charged or by
public advertisement Tor seven DAYS daily
pers in said city; bat not less than third
the cost OF such main drain or common sewer shall
be paid by the city, and shall not be charged 10 the
abuttors All assessments so made shall constitute
lien the real estate assessed for years af
ter they laid They shall be certified by the may
or and aldermen under their hands to the treasurer
and collector OF said city aud his successors with d.
rections to collect the same according 10 law, and
may together with all incidental costs and expenses
be levied by sale of the estate by him them ithe
assessment is not paid within three months aner
written demand of payment made by him them,
either upou the persons assessed upon person
occupying the estate-such sale to be conducted in
like manner as sale for nonpaym Of taxes ON and
of resident owners. and with a similar right of
dempiion. Any person who may deem himself az
griesed bv any such assessments nav appeal TO tue
supreme court, the same manner "a is herein pro-
yded for appeals for damages for laying out streets
which court shall, at the firsi term appoint three
persons who be inhabitants of said CITY, TO settle
and assess the share 10 be charged to such appellants
they shall make return of their dongs said court.
aud their decision if accepted, shall be final And in
the assessment made BY the mayor and aldermen
shall not be reduced such appeal, the city shall
cover costs but otherwise snail pay costs Any per-
who shall directly indirectly, enter any such
main drain or common sewer. without first obtaining
permit from the mayor therefor shall be subject 10
line not exceeding one hundred dollars.
SECTION Is. All acts aud parts OF acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed, provided, how
ever the repeal of the said shall not affect any act
done, or any act aecruing accrued established
any suit proceeding had or commenced in any
civil or criminal before tue time when such
peal snal take effect, and that offence committed.
and penalty forfeiture incurred under the
hereby repealed aud before the time when such re-
peal shall take effect, shall be effected BY the repeal
Aud provided. also, that ali persons who at the time
said repeal shall take effect, shall hold any office
der the said acts ordinances of the city shall
tinuedo hold the according the tenure there
Of or until Others elected and qualified ia their
stead. And provided. also, that all the ordinances,
rules and regulations of the city of Portland which
shall be in force at the time when the said repeal
shall take effect, shall coutnne in force until the
repealed. No act which has been heretofore
pealed shall be revived by the repeal of the above
acts.
SECTION 26. This act shall be void unless the in.
habitants of the city of Portland at legal ward meet
ings called for that purpose, by written vote deter
mine TO adopt the same; aud the qualified voters of
the city shall be called upon to give in their votes
upon the acceptance of this act at meetings in the
several wards duly warned by the Mayor and Alder
men, to be held the day of the next municipal
elections and thereupon the same proceedings shall
be had respecting the sorting counting, declaring
aud recording the returns of said votes is herein
provided at the election OF Mayor; and the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen shall within three days meet to-
gether aud compare the returns OF the ward officers:
and IL 1t appear that majority of all the votes given
the question of its acceptance in favor thereof
the Mayor shall forthwith make proclamation of the
fact and thereupon this act shall take effect. And
in case this act lis adopted, and takes effect, the
terms of office of all city officers which would other
wise expire in April in the year of our Lord eighteen
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