The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-03

enclosure be dangerous to the public; aud after no.
tice to the lessees of such lots may If he
same are not enclosed in reasonable time cause the
to be enclosed at the expense of the owners or
lessees They NAV make regulations relative to the
assize of bread sold offered for sale within said
city. They may money for celebration of the
anniversary ofour national independence aud other
SECTION II. 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 or 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 or more Of the ma
pers printed in said city of the time and place of reg
ular ward meetings; the time of such meetings when
n0t hxed 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 TEN.
SECTION Is. General meetings of the citizens oual.
ihed TO vote in c&y Affairs NAV, from time TO time
De held to consult upon the public good to instruct
their Representatives and to take all lawful measures
70 OBTAIN redress of any grievances according to the
right secured 10 the people by the constitution of this
state; and such meeting shall be duly warned by the
mayor and aldermen upon requiston of sixty quail.
ned voters. The city clerk shall act as clerk of aid
meeting and record the proceedings upon the city
SECTION 10. The aldermen and common council.
men shall not be entitled receive anv 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 ofwhich is payable by the city; and
all departments boards officers and com mittees net
,ns R uhuer tas authority OF the city aud entrusted
the same for no other purpose than that for which II
appropriated aud shall be accountable therefor TO
SECTION % the treasurer Of the city Of Portland
shal also be the collector for said city with all the
powers ot e0NecQrs OF taxes under the laws of this
state. lie shall be styled treasurer and coIlecfor
and .ha give but one bond said bond TO be approved
oy the mayor aud aidermea for the faithful perform.
ance OF his duties; and may appoint assistants aud
depntie. as provided by law. An warrants directed
70 him by the assessor, and Inieipai officers shall
run 70 MIN ana his successors in Office; and shall be
IN the form prescribed By law, changing such parts
only as by this act are required 10 be changed The
inetnod OF keeihng. yonching and settling his
A rtles
as the city couuc may establish said treasurer and
collector shall collect all such uncollected taxes aud
assessments IN shateFe year assessed be coll
lec,ed during his term Of office: and at the expira
ton OF said term. his powers collector shall wholly
cea.ei Az saes distresses aud AL other acts and pro-
ceedings, lawfully commenced by him as such treas
urer and collector, may be as efectually continued
aud completed by his successor in office as though
doue os himset; 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 the uncoecte taxes of
said city assessed Ia the year ghteen hundred and
sxtythree, but shall not in any way be construed TO
enect the collection of taxes assessed in other pre-.
sEcrIos2l. The original location of all streets
and ways In said city shall in ten years or olt-
encr be aseertaned by the city ngineer under the
direction OF the city counci as accurately a pract
c.ble-he location of different streets being ascey
tanned oy him from time TO time when expedient lie
shai make written report of his doings the COM
mittee on new streets. which shall give twenty ays'
notice. by advertisement in two or more public pa
pers IN the city Of the time aud place which il will
act upon said report. ANY person NAV appear and
object TO the report; aud after full hearing of ali
parties Interested the committee NAV accent Alter or
amend the report it shall think right ana sball re
port their proceedings to the city council who shall
therenpon determine the lines Of such streets and
WAYS IN sad city according to the n Al loc alton
thereof aud shall order the same TO be designated
anew BY fixed and permanent boundaries as and for
the original boundaries; and record of the location
thereofto be made upon the city records; and eopv
Of the last record of such proceedings respecting any
street, with evidence OF the location Of the boauda-
RES therein des gnated shall in all judicial proceed
ings be prima ace evidence of the place of the orig
ina location of said street
SECTION p. The mayor and aldermen of said city
may on public occa<ons, By their order, forbid the
passing temporarily, of horses, carriages or other
vehicles throu yh such streets or wass in said
city a they may deem expedient No existing wharf
in Portland shall be extended into the harbor great
er distance below low water mark than the same now
exists, and hereafter such wharf shall be ex-
tended below low water mark into the harbor with
out in either case, the written assent of the mayor
and adermen. No wharf or incambrance shall here
after be erected extended into said harbor beyond
the harbor commissioners line
SECTION 23. The city council of Portland NAV re-
quire the owner OF any lot of ground fronng on any
street or way in SAID city. TO cause the footway or
sidewalk IN front Of said lot 10 be paved with bricks
or Nat stones, with suitable curb stones the same to
be done under the direction OF and 10 the approba-
ton of the committee on streets. If the owner Of
such lot shall neglect to pave the same a aoresaid
and provide such carb stones III. space of twenty
days after he the tenant of such lot shall have been
thereto required IN writing By the missioner of
streets II shall then be the duty o said commissions
TO procure the curb stones and pave the sidewalk or
footway; and the city shall have a lieu on the prop
following section. The city council before requiring
any such sidewalk or footway TO be so paved shall by
general ordinance assume port N of said expense
10 an amoiat not less than Que half thereof to be
paid by the city in money materials, bat no owner
proprietor shall be required to afore-
said. more than two hundred feet In length of side
walk or footway, in any one street in front of any
unimproved lots or parcels of land.
SEcrIoS2i. The mayor and aldermen of said city
may lay out, make, maintain and repair all main
drains common sewers ia said CITY an NAV assess
upon the owners of the abutting lois and other ot
hpuplfHi fnRrpbV zhqf anita tha-
rcctly or indirectly proportional part the charge
of making such main drain common sewer to Sc
ascertained and assessed by the mayor and aldermen
of said city aud By them certified after notice thereof
given in writing TO the party TO be charged or by
pnblic advertisement for days in two daily pa
pcrs in said city; but not less than third part OF
the cost of such main drain common sewer shall
be paid by the city, and shall be charged TO tho
AUDITORS All assessments so made shall constitute
lien on the real estate assessed for two wears az
ter they laid. They shall be certified by the nav
or aud aldermen, under their hands the treasurer
and collector of said city aad his successors with d
rections TO collect the according TO law and
may together with all incidental costs and eSpensss
be levied by sale of the BY him or them ifthe
assessment is not paid within three months after a
written demand OF payment made by him or them
either upon the persons assessed upon any person
occupying the cstate-such sale TO be conducted in
ike manner a sale for nOnpayment of taxes on land
ofresident owners and with similar right of re-
dempiion. Any person who may deem himself az
griered by any such assessments may appeal 10 the
supreme court, n the same manner is hereiu pro-
vided for appeals for damages for laying streets
which court shall, at the hrst term. appoint three
persons who be inhabitants of said citY TO settle
aud assess the share TO be charged such appellaus
they shall make return of their doings said court
and their decision II accepted shall be final Aud in
case the assessment made by the mayor and aldermen
shall not be reduced such appeal the city shall re-
cover costs but otherwise shall pay costs. ANY per-
son who shall directly indirectly. enter any such
main drain common sewer without tirst obtaining
permit from the mayor therefor. shall be subject TO
n fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
SECTION % All acts aud parts of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed provided, how
ever the repeal OF the said shall affect any act
or any suit or proceeding had commenced in any
civil or criminal before tue time when such re-
peal snail take effect, aud that offence committed
and no penalty forfeiture incurred under the acts
hereby repealed, aud before the time when such re-
peal shall take effect shall be effected by the repeal
Aud provided also that all persons who at the time
said repeal shall take effect shall hold any Office un-
der the said acts ordinances of the CITY shall con-
unue 10 hold the same according the there
OF, until Others elected aud qualified in 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 repeaI
shall take effect shall continue in until the same
are repealed No act which has been heretofore re-
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 meetl
ings called for that purpose by written vote deter,
mine to adopt the same; and the qualified voters Of
the city shall be called upon TO give in their yotei
upon the acceptance of this act meetings in thI
several wards duly warned by the Mayor and Alder,
men. to be held on the day of the next municipal
election and thereupon the same proceedings shall
be had respecting the sorting counting. decIarin l
provided at the election of Mayor and the Board oil
Mayor and Aldermen shall within three DAYS meet toS
gether and compare the returns of the ward oftcors
and If IL appear that majority of all the votes give
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