Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-01-12
Burlington City Charter.

ANcs AAAoNtAA ~ ~ ultafh Va LEWIS AAN'h
and altering slightly the eastern boundar'
along Winooski Turnpike.
Section ?. Requires the annual election b.,
the voters in each Ward of one alderman
and the Ward officers, instead Of two alder
men. three Common Councilman and ID,
Wand officers. Ii also requires the election
at the annual city election for 1866, Of thrc,
aldermen in each ward, one to hold Office on,
year, another two years and the third tire,
wears, their respective terms to be determined
by lot
SectIOE 3. Vests the administration Of cit,
affairs IN one principal officer, the Mayor ,anc
a board of niHe aldermen-to be called tn,
City Council in their JOINT capacity-th,
Mayor to be elected annually. and the alder
men, after the succession has become estab-
lished as provided in Section ., to hold ofic,
three years,-one alderman to be elected
each year and one to 90 out each year, il
each Ward.
Seeti0E strikes out the requirement thai
the assessors shall be appointed one for eaei
icard; sets the time for the annual appoint
ment Of the city officers, Treasurer. Collect
or, Attorney, Clerk, Assessors, Constables
Engineer, Street Commissioners, Oyerseel
of poor, Cemetery Commissioners. and ,
Auditors, between the first and thirC
Mondays Of April, instead Of in June as be.
fore requires the Mayors appointments o.
police officers to be confirmed by the B0aIC
of Aldermen, and gives him the power o
suspending such officers subject to the ap-
proval Of the Board.
&cfioa provides that the Cemetery Com.
missioncrs shall hold Office three years
one being appointed and one going out each
year, and gives the Board Of Aldermen the
same powers ~ respect to the establishment
and enlargement Of cemeteries which i, con-
ferred by the General Statutes on Selectnen.
Sseti0n provides that exceptions on
points OF law may De taken FROM the iudg-
ments Of the Recorder in cases Of violation
OF city ordinance, to the Supreme Court
permits him in his discretion To sentence Of
tenders to a City House Of Correction. a.
well az to the County Jail; gives him the
power Of summary abatement VI nuisances.
and allows him to tax and receive double the
costs allowed IN ;ps,ic.
The City Attorney is also allowed to tax
and receive three dollars in addition to the
fee allowed to Grand Jurors, for every prose
ton or complaint, elcept for liquor proseeu-
BUTTONS.
ScetiOH y. Sets the first Tuesday IN
March, instead Of the fourth Tuesday in
May for the annual city elections Of officers
and makes their term Of Office to commence
on the let Monday in April
Section II. Gives the Mayor the power Of
of yetoing the act Of the Board Of Aldermen.
by returning the same to them with mis- obiee-
tons; and the Board Of Aldermen have the
power to reconsider and pass such acts over
the Mayors veto, BY two-;hirds vote.
Section Is. Gives the City Council power
to assess the cost OF constructing sidewalks.
upon the owners Of adjacent land.
SeeiiOn l6. Makes /, the duty of the Mayor
instead Of the Board of Aldermen. to assess
the various State, School, County and high
way taxes on the Grand list of the city.
Sect'oH Il. Gives the Board of Aldermen
power to alter school districts or make new
ones, upon giving due public notice.
The other sections make merely verbal al
terations, made necessary by the other
changes.
The following Sections are also added to
the old Charter Of the city.
Section XXXIII. The Mayor and tn,
justices of the peace residing in the CITY
shall constitute the board of civil AUTHORITY |
Tor the city and in conjunction with the |
Assessors shall constitute a board for the |
abatement of taxes. and shall be governed |
by the general law Of the State in resnect |
20 the abatement OF taxes.
All meetings of the board of civil autbor-
ty shall on application, be appointed and /
Notified by the Mayor, in the man ner nro-
'ided by law for appointing and notifying
he meetings of the board of civil authorize
n towns.
SeetiOH XNXlV. At any meeting of the
Board of Aldermen in the month of Febru-
ry, they shall agree upon such number NJ
rand and petit jurors as they shall iudge
'ill be the proportion of the city, to attend
be County Court for the wear ensuing 20
e drawn, as provided by law in the case Of
owns
Section XXXV. This act shall take effect
rom its passage, provsded that such parts as
hange the composition of the City Council
nd impose upon the Mayor the duty Of an
rowing or disappearing the ordinances br- {
I'VE, regulations or votes Of the Board of
ldermen shall not take effect until the ex.
ration OF the term Of Office of the present
lty Council. namely, on the FIRST Monday +
April, 1866, except that the annual elec. :
on OF all city officers for the year 1866.
all be warned and held in accordance with Z
e foregoing section Of this act.
The City Council shall have power 10 an
INT from time to time and to remove n C
aith officer, who shall have all the movers r,
ssed by law in selectmen Of towns. for the =,
eservation Of health, and the, Abatement l
nuisances, and the removing Of other 5
uses injuriously affecting health and shall Il
We power in times Of epidemic or threaten. D
existence of general diseases of sny kind. =
adopt and enforce it summary such sanitary N
assures and regulations as to him shall IL
MT. And any person who shall disobev Il,
AVN order OF such bealth officer shall
Punisoeo,Sy such fine as shall be provided CT
the City CeSQcil for such cases.
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