The Portland daily press., 1898-12-07
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Extracts From the Enabling Act APP
proved in 1895.


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+ For the information of the cisizens OF
South Portland, the following extracts
from the enabling act approved March ~,
1895, are published.
Sec. 1.-The inhabitants of the Town OF
South Portland, shall, in case or acce pu-
ance of this act by the voters OF SAID
town. as hereinafter provided, continue
to be body poIitic and corporate under
the name of South Portland.
Sec. 2.-l he administration of all fiscal,
prudential and municipals affairs OF said
CITY, with the governments thereof shall
he vested in an officer to be called the
mayor, and one council of seven to be
denominated board of aldermen; all oil
whom shal, be inhabitants OF said city
and legal voters therein.
Sec. 3.-The salary and compensation
of the mayor shall be one hundred dol
lars per year for the first five years. un-
der this charter. 1t may then be dim
inished or increased by the council.
Sec 4-For the purpose of holding
elections, the territory of said city shall,
as soon as may be after the first cleo
tion under this act, be divided by ord
nance by the city council into seven
council once in ten years at most, ana
not oftener than once in five years to re-
vive and alter such wards in such man
ner as to preserve an equal NUMBER Oh ie-
gal voters in each ward.
SEQ. 5.-The mayor shall be electea
from the citizens at largely the leaai
voters in their respective wards. One al
derman, member OF the school commlu-
tee, warden, ward clerk and one con-
stable shall he elected by each W rd, De-
ing residents in the ward where electea.
SEQ, 6.-The municipal elections, aIuer
the first shall take place annually, on tne
first Monday in March.
SEQ. 9.-Ihe assessors, oyerseers OF enc
poor and health officers shall be eiecte
by the city council on the second Monday
in March, or as soon thereafter as may
be. At the first election thereof under
this act, three persons shall be eiectea
assessors, one of whom shall be elected
to- one year, one for two years, ana one
Tor three years, and at each subsequent
election one assessor shall be elected LOT
three years. Three oversers OF the poor
shall be elected in the same manner as
the assesso s.
Sec. l0.-The city council shall elect by
b Hot city clerk. city treasurer and
an auditor, who shall hold their Offices
for the current municipal year following
their election. The compensation of these
officers shall be fixed by VOTE of the coun-
Gil and the official fees by them received
shall be paid into the city treasury II SO
ordered by the council
Sec, IL There sshall annually be elect
ed by the city council. street commits
sioner.
SEQ 12.-The city council may by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds OF all its
members, establish by ordnance police
department. co consist of chief of police
and such others officers and men as 1t
NAV prescribe. Until a department. of
police shall be estahlis shed, the mayor
shall have the appointment, control and
direction of the police force OF the city.
SEQ. 10 The city council may estab-
lish fire department. for snld city, to
insist of such officers and men as 1T
may prescribe. and it may make regula-
tions for the government OF the depart
Inent.
S Secton l6 provided as follows: For
the purpose of organizing the system or
Govern ment hereby esta blished, and put
ing the same in operation in tho first in
stance, the selectmen of the town SHALL
at least seven days before the first Monday
in March after the acceptance OF the
charter, issue their warrant for calling a
meeting of the legal voters at such place
and hour of tie day as they shall choose,
for the purpose of choosing Mayor, ssy-
LIZ
and seven constables to be taken from the
city at large; said officers shall be elected
by plurality vote.
The aldermen elect shall meet on the
second Monday of March at p. M, when
90 oath shall be administered to the
LENDERS present by the Mayor.
The council shall determine by ordl-
mace the times of holding stated or reg
ular meetings. Until otherwise provided
lhe Mayor shall call special meetings.
The aldermen shall not be entitled to
receive any salary or other compensation
during the year for which they are elect
d. nor be eligible to any offics of profit
or enolument the salary of which Is pay
able by the city during said term.
A Municipal Court is hereby established
co be denominated the Municipal Cour1
of South Portland, and to consist of one
Justice who shall be an inhabitant of said
town and person of sobriety of man
ners. Said5j dge shall be appointed al
provided b. law Tor the appointment ol
Judges of municipal and police courts,
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FEC. 2l.-All officers Of the police depart
ent shall be appointed by the mayor
nd confirmed by the city council, and
may be removed by them for good cause
AL other subordinate officers shall be
elected by the city council and may be re-
moved by them for cause.
Sec. 24-The members of the school
committee first elected under the pro
/ visions of this charter, at their first meet
ing shall designate by lot, three of theiI
number to hold Office for three years
three for two years, and one for one year,
and shall allot one member to represent
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