The Portland daily press., 1863-04-06

residing on said islands may designate and may on
the days of election vote at the place designated for
all officers named in the warrant calling the meeting
The warden shall preside at all meengs receive the
votes OF all qualned electors present whose names
the votes in open meeting and in the presence of the
clerk who shall make list of the persons voted for
with the number of votes for each person and fair
record thereof in presence of the warden and in open
meeting, and copy of the list shall be attested by
the warden and clerk sealed up in open meeting and
delivered to the clerk of ward number one within
eighteen hours after the close of the polls become
part of the record of said ward and all votes thus
thrown shall be deemed as thrown in and belonging
to ward number one. All meetings of the voters OF
said island ward for choice of municipal officers shall
after the business of the meeting transacted stand
adjourned for two days 10 determine whether an eec-
ton has been effected and adjonrnmenis NAV be had
NOT exceeding two days at any one time, until the
said island ward shall be absent at any election a
warden or clerk may be chosen pro tempore Or in
case OF a failure or omission to elect warden or
clerk said officers may be chosen any legai meeting
dnly called in said ward.
SECTION 16 The city council in behalf of the CITY,
may offer rewards for the prevention of crimes or de-
lection of criminals. They may remove all sunken
wrecks in the harbor its entrances and dispose of
the same to dcfray the expense of removal and NAV
at the expense of the city its harbor to be kept
open and anobsiructed by ice They may also require
all sail boats not under register license kept for
hire in said harbor to be eA ahmed and licensed for
that purpose, and TO be furnished with ar-tight COM
partmenis: and may establish such regulations re-
specting such boats they NAV deem expedient
They may also make and enforce by penalties regula
tons respecting the enclosure OF lots abuttng any
enclosure be dangerous TO the public; and after no.
tice to the lessees OF such lots NAV If the
same are not enclosed in reasonable time the
to be enclosed at the pense of the owners or
lessees. They may make regulations relative to the
assize of bread sold, offered for sale within said
city. They may assess money for celebration of the
anniversary of our national independence, aud other
public celebrations.
SECTION H. 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 him by
law. He shall give notice in two or more Of the pa
pers printed in said CITY the 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 q
city clerk pro tenn.
SECTION 1s General meetings of the citizens Quail
flied to vote in city affairs NAV, from time TO time
be held to consult upon the public good. to instruct
their representatives, and to take all wf measures
TO obtain redress of any grievances according to the
right secured TO the people By the constitution this
states and such meeting shall be duly warned by the
mayor and aldermen upon rcqnisition of sixty quail
fed voters The city clerk shall act clerk of aid
meeting, and record the proceedings upon the city
SECTION ls The aldermen and common council
shall not be entitled TO receive any salary other
compensation during the year for which they are
elected nor be eligible to any office of profit or emo
ument the salary ofwch j payable by the city. and
all departments. boards officers and committees
ing under the authority of the city, aud entrusted
with the expenditure of public money, shall expend
the same for other purpose than that for which it
the city in such the city council may direct
SECTION ~ The treasurer of the city of Portland
shall also be the collector for said city with all the
powers OF collectors of taxes under the laws this
state. He shall be styled treasurer and collector,
and shall give but bond said bond be approved
by the mayor and aldermen Tor the faithful perform
ance OF his duties and may appoint assistants aud
deputies rs provided by law. All warrants directed
to him BY the assessors aud municipal officers shall
run to him and his successors in Office; and shall be
in the form prescribed by law, changing such parts
only as by this act are required TO be changed The
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counts shall be subject to such rules aud regulations
as the city council may establish Said treasurer and
collector shall collect all such uncollected and
assessments in whateye year assessed may be col
lected during his term of Office and at the expira-
on OF said term, his powers "a collector shall wholly
cease; all sales dstresses and all other and pro-
ceedings, lawfully commenced by him a. such treas
urer and collector, may be as efectualy continued
aud completed BY his successor in Office a. though
done by himself: and all uareturued warrants which
would otherwise be returnabe TO him. shall be re-
rurncd TO his successor in office. These provisions
shall apply in all respects to the unc0eced taxes of
said city assessed IN the year e yhteen hundred and
sixty.three but shall not in any way be construed TO
effect the collection of taxes assessed in other pre-
'SEcTioS2T. The iginal location of all streets
aud in said city shall In ten years or Oft
euer. be asccrained by the city engineer under the
direction OF the city council, accurately practi-
c,be-the location OF different streets being ascer
tanned by him from time 10 time when pedieut lie
shall make written report of his doings to the
mittee ON streets. which shall give twenty days
notice. by advertisement in two or more public pa
pers in the city, OF the time aud place at which il will
act upon said report. Any person may appear and
object to the report; and after full hearing of all
parties interested the committee accept, alter
amend the report as 1t shall think right and shall
port their proceedings TO the city council who shall
thercupon determine the lines of such streets and
ways in said city, according the orr sinal location
thereof. aud shall order the same 10 be designated
anew BY fixed and permanent boundaries, as and for
the original boundaries; and a record of the location
thereofto be made upon the city records and n copy
of the last record of such proceedings respecting any
street. with evidence of the location of the bonnda
ries therein designated shall in all judicial proceed
ngs be prima face evidence of the place OF the orig
inal location of said street.
SECTION q. The mayor and aldermen of said city
may public occasions by their order. forbid the
passing, temporarily, Of horses carriages other
vehicles. through such streets in said
city rs they may deem expedient No existing wharf
in Portland shall be extended into the harbor great
exists, and hereafter such wharf shail be
tended below low water mark into the harbor. with
out in either the written assent of the mayor
and aldermen No wharf or incumbrance shall here
after be erected extended into said harbor beyond
the harbor commissioner line.
SECTION %. The city council OF Portland may
que the owner any lot of ground fronting on any
street way In said city, to cause the footway
sidewalk in front of said lot TO be paved with bricks
fat stones. with suitable curb stones. the
be done under the direction Of and 10 the approba-
ton of the committee on streets. If the owner OF
and provide such curb stones for the space OF twenty
DAYS after he the tenant of such lot shall have been
thereto required in writing BY the commissioner Of
streets 1t shall then be the duty said commissioner
10 procure the curb stones aud pave the sidewalk
footway; and the city shall have lieh the prop
crty for expenses thereof to be enforced ia the
following section The city council before requiring
such sidewalk or footway to be paved shall by
a general ordinance port of said xpense
to amount not less than half thereof, TO be
paid by the city in money materials, but no owner
proprietor shall be required 10 construct afore
said more than two hundred feet in length OF side
walk or footway in any one street in front of any
unimproyed lots parcels of land.
SEcTfoN4 The mayor and aidermenof said city
NAV lay out, make, maintain aud repair all main
drains common sewers in said city assess
upon the owners of the abuting lots and other lots
benefited thereby and who shall enter the di-
recty or indirectly proportional part of the charge
of making such main drain common sewer to be
ascertained and assessed by the MAYOR and aldermen
of said city and By them certified after notice thereof
given in writing TO the party TO be charged or by
public advertisement for days in two daily pa
in said CITY but not less than third OF
the cost of such main drain common sewer, shall
be paid by the city, and shall be charged TO the
abuttors. All Assessments made shall constitute
lien the real assessed for two years az
ter they are laid. They shall be certified by the may
and aldermen. under their hands the treasurer
and collector of said city and his successors, with d
rections to collect the same according to law, and
may. together with all incidental aud expenses
be levied by sale of the estate by him them If the
assessment is not paid within three months after
written demand OF pay ment made BY him or them
either upon the persons assessed upon any person
like manner sale for non-pa ment of taxes on land
of resident owners, and with similar right of
demption ANY person who may deem himself ag-
grieved by any such assessments, NAV appeal 10 the
supreme court, the same manner is herein pro-
vded for appeals for damages for laying Streets
persons who be inhabitants of said city TO settle
and the share TO be charged 10 such appel
they shall make return of their dongs said court
and their decision il accepted shall be final And in