Litchfield enquirer., 1867-09-05

SudL Do CllOS0u lTOu duOIS tIl0 Sd1u HcOI1du, Dy brlot mayor, clerk, four aldermen, sixteen 1 common councilmen two sheri1s treasurer, an auditor of city accounts, and collector of taxes, in the manner hereinafter provided, which officers shall hold their offices until the next annual meet ing, and until othersi are chosen and qualified in thelr stead In all elections for the choice of off cers or said city, the mayor, alderman, and con- mon counclimen, clerk treasurer, sherifs, auditor, and collector of taxes, shall all, so many of them as each freeman shall choose to vote for, be voted for at one ballot, by having their names with the once TOT which they are respectfully intended, written or printed on one piece ofpaper; and those persons having the greatest number of votes shall be declared to be declared to be elected; and the several aldermen, and the several common council men, shall have seniority according to the great est nnmber of votes given for them respectively; and Tn case there shall be tic vote, the vacancy shall be filled at election to be held for that purpose, on the same day the next succeeding week, at the same hour of the day; and whenever the mayor, clerk, treasurer auditor, collector or either sheriff, shall resign be removed by death or otherwise, another shall be elected in his place. at special meeting called for that purpose; and each officer elected shall continue ill office un til the annual meeting next following the day of his election and until another shall be chosen and sworn in his stead. Other officers of said city, ex eept such ss may be appointed by the city G court court of common council, and shall hold office until others are appointed and qualified in tn cir stead.
 Sec 5. On the day of the annual meeting of said city, for the choice of oficers the poll shall be opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and shall continue open until five o'clock in the aftertoon; the mayor of the city shall be the presiding officer of such meeting, and in case of his absence, the senior alderman of said city present shall preside and in their absence the meeting shall choose a presiding officer who shall preside, and the presi ding officer may appoint as many persons as he may deem necessary to assist him at such meeting All the ballots shall be laid on the lid of the ballot box, and shall put into the box by the presiding officer of said meeting, of his fhD hoIl lot hnv C1,a11 hn ,nr any of the ballots counted, till after the poll is closed the ballots shall be counted by the presid ing officer, and such of She alderman and common councilmen as the presiding officer, shall designate for that purpose, and when counted, the result be publicly declared by the presiding officer; after declaring the vote, the meeting shall be adjourned by the presiding officer to meet until the next day, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, at tho place; and at such adjourned meeting the freemcn pres cnt may transact any business lawfully before said annual meeting.
 Sec. 6. The mayor alderman, common council men clerk and sheriffs, of said city, shall, before entering upon the execution of their respective of ficos, Do sworn, affirmed to the faithful dis charge of their duties; and the form of the oath affirmation, to be administered to them, shall be as follows: You having been chosen
 of the city of Meriden, do swear that you will faithfully execute the duties of said office according to your best skill and judgement, so help you God. Or, as tho case may be: You
 having been chosen
 of the city of Meriden, do solemnly and sincerely
 
 of said office according to your best skill and judge ment, uponthe pains and penalties of perjury. Said oath, or affirmation, may be administered by jus tce of the peace, or by the mayor or either alder men of said city; prooided, that he has first been sworn or affirmed, according to this act The per son administering any such oath affirmation shall give certificate of the fact to the person to whom he shall havo administered it., which ccr- ticato shall be recorded in tho records of the city.
 Sec: 2. The mayor of said city shall Do the chief executive magistrate thereof and it shall be lis dI ty to be vgiant and active ill causing the laws to be executed and enforced He shall have power to administer oaths to take dcpositions and to take acknowledgements of deeds, in all cases. Ho shall Dc conseryatOr of the peace within said city, and shal havo authority with force and strong hand when necessary, to suppress all tumults, riots, routs and unlawful assemblies, and to arrest with out warrant and commit to prison for 8 time not exceeding tWenty-fOur hours, any person or per sons who may be detected in reveng, quarrcling brawling, or otherwise behaving in disordcrly manner, to tho disturbance or annoyance of the peaceablo inhabitants of said city. He is also powered to enter any house or building which he has reasonable cause to suspect to bo inhabited by persons of ifame, or to which persons of dissoutc idle or disordery character, arc suspected to re- sort; and if any dissoute disordery, or yagrant persons, are found assembled i'll or about any such house or building, he shall command all such per sons immediately to dispersc, if ill his opinion the good order of any portion of tho city requires it, and in case of neglect refusal to obey such mand he is hereby authorized to commit any per son or persons so disobeying to prison for term not exceeding forty-eight hours; and he shall have and may exercise, within the limits of said city, all the powers given to the sheriffs other officers, by the ono hundred and eleventh and one hundred and twelfth sections of the act entitled 'An Act concerning Crimes and Punishments;' and he may at all times if noed be- require the aid ofany shcr- If, deputy sheriff, town city constable, watch man, any or all of them together, with such oth- or aid as may be necessary. And whenever he shall have reason to believe that great opposition will be made to the execution of his authority, he shall have power to call out tho several companies of malitia in said city, or any either of them ana may exert all the force necessary to enable him to execute tho laws within the limits of said city.
 Sec. g. If any person shall hinder, obstruct resist or abuse the mayor in tho execution ofhis ohice when commanded to assist therein, (being of suff- cent age and ability,) shall refuse unreasonably neglect 80 to do, such offender, being thereof duly convicted shall pay fine not exceeding hun dred dollars, or shall be imprisoned ill the county jail not exceeding six months, at the discretion of the court having cognizance of the offence
 Sec. 9. Every commissioned officer and soldier, when called into service by tho mayor of said city in mannor aforesaid, shall be entitled to the same pay, and disobeying the commands of the mayor shall be subject to the penalty, as is provided when called into service by the sheriff of the county, by virtue of tho act entitled 'An Act reat ing to Sheriffs."
 Sec. 10. The clerk of said city shall keep the records of said city,. Upon said records he shall make true and regular entries of all votes and pro- ceedings of said city. and of the court of common council. He shall cause the bylaws of said city, which may hereafter be enacted to be published according to law; and whenever he shall have caus- cd any bylaw to be published he shall enter npon said records his certificate of the fact that he has 80 caused said bylaws to be published He shall make upon said records from time to time, rec ords of hls own acts in serving notices of orders passed by tho court of common council He shall also, whenever assistant clerk shall be appoint cd, record the facts giving validity to such ap- pointment. All records which may hereafter be kept by any clerk ofsad city, shall have the same validity as the records of town clerks and shall be- i'll all courts, evidence of the truth of the matter therein recorded. And of any such record which may hereafter be kept by any clerk of said city, o1 by any assistant clerk thereof, copy certified un- der the hand of any clerk of said city, shall be re coived in all courts as evidence, in the samo man. ner as the original record would be received
 Sec H. The court of common council, may at any time appoint an assistant clerk, who after taking the oath or affirmation provided by law for the clerk of said city, shall in the absence or disability ofsald clerk, have power to perform all the duties of said clerk All acts of said assistant clerk and all records kept by him, shall have the same valid ity and effect acts and records of the city clerk The court of common council may at any time re- move tho assistant clerk from office, and appoint another in his place.
 Sec. 12. The treasurer shall have tho same pow or and authority which town trensurers have, and shall bo accountable to said city.
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