Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-30
THE AMENDMENT
Regarding The Fire, Police And Pub
 ISc Works Commissions.


 Isc Works Commissions.
 Following is the text of the amendment to be acted on by the voters of New Haven to- morrow:
 Resolved by this assembly,
 Section l. On the first Tuesday of Decem- Der, A. D. 1885. and every year thereafter, the freemen of the city of New Haven shall elect by ballot prescribed by law, two members of the Board of Public Works, two members of the Board of Police Commission CTS and two members of the Board of Fire Commissioners of said city, bHt DO person shall vote for more than one member of each of said boards, and the two persons receiving the highest number of votes for members of the Board of Public Worls shall be declared elected, and shall hold office Tor E..e term of three years from the first Monday of February psxt succeeding their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and the two per sons receiving the highest number of votes for members of the Board of Police Commis- siopers si.aA bs ,tEsclared elected, and shall hold office for ths ts.s. of three years from the first Monday Of Feb ruary next succeeding their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, end the two persons receiving the highest number Of votes for members of the Board of Fire Commissioners shall be declared elected and shall hold office for the term of three years feou1 the first Monday of Febru- ary next succeeding their election 9nd until their successors are duly elected and quail fed.
 Sec. E. Each member of the Board of Public Works, of the Board of Eoliae Com missioners sad of the Board of Fire Com missioners now ir office shall on OF before the second Tuesday of December, 1885, and each person hereafter elected a member of said Board of Public Works, Board of Police Commissioners and Board of Fire Commis- sione1s skaIl, on or before the first day of February succeeaia.- his election, appoint & desuty commissioner by writing eigned by such person and lodged with the city clerk of said city, wno sl;au record the same in the records of the city, and in case 9f the death, removal or resignation of any member of said boards, the deputy commissioner ap- pointed ss aforesaid by such member shall therefrom become member of the board in which such death, removal or resignation has caused vacancy, and shall have all the powers and authority that the other members q said board possess; and shall hold of3es for the un- expired term of the person whose death, re- moval or resignation oausod said vacancy, ! and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, and each deputy commissioner who shalf beeosps < a22ember of any of said boards shall, within thirty days aftsr taking ] his office, appoint deputy commissioner in the manner hereinbefore provided for the ap- pointment' of deputy selprissieners. Sec. 3. All promotions of the nsnl b6rs, employees or officers of the police department of said city from one position or office to another shall require majority vote of all | the members of said Board of Police Com missioners.
 Sec. f. All parts of an act entitled "An act revising the charter of the city of New | Hsven," and other acts or parts of acts not consistent with this resolution, are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the police l commissioners of New Haven to provide at | each voting place in said city, at the annual city meeting held on the first Tuesday in December, 1885, one additional ballot box in which each qualified elector of said city may deposit ballot with either the word s.yes" or the VOL mo" writ ten or printed thereon, and such box shall be marked "Charter Amendment" :" They shall also provide at each voting place suitable number of afdrEative and negative ballots. The ballots cast in such boxes shall be counted, canvassed and re- turned in the same manner as votes for city officers. Unless at least one-third of the ballots so cast at said election are affirmative ballots, this resolution and all action taken thereunto shall be void.
 Approved April g, 1885.