The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-24

records. together with all other doou,
ments and papers held by him IN salo
capacity. The voters of each ward may
choose twoapersons to assist the Warueh
in receiving, sorting, and counting 6he
votes at all elections.
ISLAND WARDS.
Sect. 4. The several islands within the
City of Portland, so far constitute two
separate wards as to entitle the voters OF
each of said wards to choose Warden,
Ward Clerk, aud one Constable, who
shall be residents Of said island and of
their respective wards. The Warden and
Ward Clerk shall be sworn or affirmed to
the faithful performance of their duties
and shall hold office for one year from
the Monday following thsir election and
until others shall have been chosen and
qualified in thoir places. The first of said
wards comprises Long Island, Crotch
Island, Hope Island, Jewell's Island, and
Little Chebeague Island, or such parts
of said islands as are within the City OF
Portland, and the ward meetings OF said
first ward shall be held on Long
Island. The second of said wards COM
prises the remaining islands within the
ward meetings Of said second ward
shall be held on Peaks Island.
land. The electors Of each of said wards
may meet as provided in section forty
one of chapter four of Revised Statutes,
and also for the choice OF city officers, at
the place designated, and may, on the
day of election, vote Tor All oincers
named in the warrant calling the meet
ing.
Said Warden shall preside impartially
at said meetings, receive the votes OF all
electors present, sort, count, ana oeclare
them in open meeting and in presence
OF the Clerk, who shall make list of
the persons voted for with the number
of votes for each person against his name
aud the offices respectively. and in open
ward meeting and in presence OF the ward
en-, shall make fair record thereof;
fair copy of this list snail be attested by
the Warden and Clek, sealed up IN open
meeting and delivered to the CLERK OF
ward number one in Portland within
eighteen hours after closing the polls,
and the votes thus thrown shall belong
to the last mentioned ward.
DUTIES OF WARD CLERK.
Sect. 5. The Ward Clerk Tof each ward,
within twenty -four hours after any cleo
ton shall deliver to the persons elected,
in said ward, certificates of their election
and shall forthwith deliver to the CitJ
Clerk a certified copy of the record OF
such election, a plain and intelllRlble
abstract of which shall be entered by the
City Clerk ON the city records. II the
choice of any such officers is not effected
on that day, the meeting shall Ee ad-
journed to another day (not more than
two days thereafter), to complete such
election, and may SO adjourn from time
to time, until the election is complete.
The Board of Aldermen shall, as soon as
conveniently may be, examine the copies
of the records of tine sever i wards, ceTt1-
fed as aforesaid, and shall cause the per-
sen who shall have been elected Mayor
by a plurality of the votes given IN all
the wards, to be notified in writing OF
his election. But if it shall appear that
no person shall have been SD elected. or II
the person elected shall refuse to accept
the office, the said Board shAll issue their
warrants for another election; and in
case the citizens shall fail oil second bal
lot to elect Mayor, the Board of Alder
men in convention shall. from the four
highest candidates voted for at the second
election and returned, elect Mayor for
the ensuing term of two years; and IN
case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor
by death, resignation, OF otherwise, II
such vacancy occurs before the last six
months of said term, it shall be filed fol-
the remainder of said term by a new cleo
ton in tie manner hereinbefore provided
for the choice of said officer. If a vacan-
CIV occurs in the last six months of said
term, the Chairman of the Board of AL
dernen ehall act as Mayor for the unex-
pired term, but shall not hsve the veto
power.
WARD MEETINGS,
Sect. 6. All ward meetings shall be
notified and called by warrant FROM the
Mayor and Aldermen, i'll the manner
prescribed by law for notifying and call
ing town meetings by the seieotmen OF
towns.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Sect. z. The municipal election shall
take place annually On the second Mou-
day of Decem Der, and the municipal yea1
shall begin at ten O'Clock in the morn
ing, on the first Monday of January next
| following, and continue until ten O'CLOCK
| in the morning of the first Monday OF
| January next following.
ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS.
| Sect. 8. At said municipal election
the inha bitants Of the city, voting in
their respective wards, shall give in theil
votes by ballot for Mayor and members
of the experimenting School COMMITTEES,
and, in each ward, for members of the
| poord rf a Idarmnp or euch 0f them as