Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-26
AN ACT
10 Establish Wards and Ward Lines In the
City Of augusta.

as follOWS:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Hous
OF Representatives In Legislature as
Sembled, as follows:
Section /. Section 16. of chapter 224
of the Private and Special Laws of 1S49
as amended, Is hereby further amende,
SO to read as follows:
'Sedtlon 16. For the purpose Of HOLDING
elections. said city shall be divided int.
eight wards, to contain as near. as conve
mentiy may he. an equal number OF yo
ters and It shall be the duty Of the cit,
i council once In 10 years, and not Offence
than five years. to review, and II 1t b.
needful to alter said wards, In ]. sucf
II manner as to preserve, as nearly as may
each. Said wards are hereby established
| according to the following boundaries:
| Ward one embraces all the territory
south Of the, following line; beginning
at the kennebec river on the north line
of Court street extended: thence wester.
| ly on said line to the east line of Water
street; thence on the east line Of Water
street and OF Grove street to the NORTH
| line of Western avenue; thence on the
north line of Western avenue to the Nam
chester line.
division line described in ward one, and
comprises the balance of ward one as II
existed prior to the passage of this act
after deducting therefrom ward one as
Ward three embraces the same terri
tory and has the same boundaries as the
Old ward two. ward four the same as the
old ward three. ward five the same as the
OLD ward four. ward six the same as the
Old ward five, ward seven the same as
the old ward six. and ward eight the
same as the Old ward seven. The words
old ward in this description mean tbs
ward as it existed prior to the passage
of this act, and the words the same as
has the same boundaries as
In each of said wards there shall an
nuaily. on the SECOND Monday of March,
be chosen by ballot a warden and clerk.
who shall enter on the duties of their
respective offices on the Monday next
following their election, and hold then
OFFICES for one year therefrom, and unit
tied in their places. Said warden an6
clerk shall be sworn to the faithful peru
formance OF their respective duties by
any justice of the peace of said city: and
"A certificate of such oaths having been ad
ministered shall be entered by the cerh
on the records of the ward. The wardens
shall preside at all ward meetings, witt
the power of moderators of town meet
ings, and If at any meeting the warder
should not be present the clerk of sucl
ward shall call the meeting to order ant
preside until warden pro tempore shall
be chosen. If neither of them should b,
present, any legal voter in the ward may
preside until a clerk pro tempore shall be
elected. In case no justice of the peace
shall be present, the person presiding ma!
administer the oath to the warden ant
clerk. The clerk shall record all the pro
ceedings and certify the votes given, an,
deliver over to his successor in Office al
such records and journals. together witt
all other documents and papers held b.
him in said capacity. The inhabitants
of each ward may choose two persons to
assist the warden in receiving sorting AM
counting the votes. The list of the name
of the legal voters in each ward shall bc
prepared as provided by the laws of thi
State: and all regular ward meeting:
shall be notified and called by the mayor
N.n n no nj ri fs.
by the laws of this State for notifying
and calling town meetings by the select
men Of the several towns. excepting tina
ward meetings for the election of mayor
after the second trial. may be called with
in the time provided in such cases in thi
act.
Sect. 2. Section Q. of said chapter 22i
as amended, is hereby further amended
by striking out the word seven anc
inserting instead thereof the word eight
and striking out the word fourteen" ant
inserting instead thereof the wore
sixteen so that said section as amendc(
Shall read as follows:
Section 2. The administration of all tn,
ascal prudential and municipal affairs OF
said city. with the government thereof
shall be vested in one principal magis
trate, to be styled the mayor; and on,
council of eight. to be denomirates
the board of aldermen; and one council o
is to be denominated the common council
al of whom shall be inhabitants of sal,
city; which boards shall constitute ant
be called the city council; all of whom
shall be sworn to the faithful perform
;ince of the duties of their respective offi
ces: provided, the city council shall no
vote. assess or appropriate any money
for any object or purpose for which the
town of Augusta is not authorized tt
vote, assess and appropriate money. ex
cept for such purposes as are authorized
by this act. And provided. further, that
neither the city council, nor any agent
or officer of the city, shall borrow o.
hire any money for or on account of the
city or inhabitants thereof, except foi
the purposes for which the town of Au-
money; and all notes, bonds, obligations
scrip or orders given by the city council
or any officer or agent thereof for none.
or property obtained for any other pur'
poses, shall be void
Section 3. This act shall not be bind
ing upon said city until accepted by
majority vote of such of the legal voters
thereof as Shall vote at the election as
herein provided. 1t shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the city of Au
SGsta for their acceptance at an election
to be specially called and held for the
purpose within 60 days after the APP
prevail of this act. Such election shat
be called. advertised. and conducted ac-
cording to the law relating to municipai
elections The city clerk shall cause to
he printed on the ballots used at suci
election the question: Shall the wards
of the city of Augusta be numbered and
bounded according to the provisions OF
lines in the city of Augusta as follows
and shall insert after said question the
ward boundaries herein given, SO that
the voter may indicate his opinion upon
said question by a cross against the
words Yes" or NO"
Section 4. In case the provisions of
this act are accepted as provided in sec.
ton g. it shall be the duty of the board
Of registration of the city of Augusta
when next making up the preliminary
lists of voters as required by law, to
make up new lists for each OF the wards
established by this act, placing upon
said new lists the names Of all voters
who, according to the check lists as at
present made up. and according to all
other reliable sources of Information OF
which the board may lawfully avail 1T
self. appear to be residents of the wards
hereby created. In all future registra-
tons of voters in said city, in case
the provisions of this act. are ac-
copied as aforesaid, their ward residence
shall be determined according to the
ward limits herein established.
Section 5. In case the provisions of
this act are accepted as provided in sec
ton 3. the municipal officers of the city
of Augusta shall. between the 1st and
18th days of February. 1898, in accord
ance with the existing provisions of law,
appoint two election and two ballot
clerks for each of the wards hereby Gre
ated Said clerks, being first duly sworn.
shall enter upon the performance OF
their duties at the municipal election in
said city in March: 1898. They shall hold