Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-19


ance of the board of registration shall
examine the petition to ascertain
whether or not it is signed by the
requisite number of qualified voters
as above described. and shall attach
to said petition his certificate showing
the result of his examination
If the petition, as filed, shall be GER
titled by the city clerk to be sufficient,
he shall present the same to the NUM-
cipal council at least 80 days before an
annual election and the municipal
council shall call the election so de-
manded, which shall be held at said
annual election. The municipal coun-
Gil shall make or cause to be made all
arrangements for holding such cleo
ton, and the same shall be held and
conducted, returns thereof made and
the result thereof declared in all re-
spects as in the case of other city cleo
tions. The successor of any officer so
removed shall hold the office during
the unexpired term of his predecessor
Any person sought to be removed may
be a candidate at such election, and
unless he requests otherwise in writ
ing, the city clerk shall place his name
on the official ballots without nOmi-
nation. The candidate receiving the
highest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected. If some person other
than the incumbent receives the high
est number of votes, the incumbent
shall thereupon be deemed to be re-
moved from the office In case a person,
other than the incumbent, receiving
the highest number of votes shall
fail to make oath before the city clerk
or justice of the peace, within thirty
days after his election. faithfully to
perform the duties of the office, the Of
flee shall be deemed vacant. If the in
cumbent receives the highest number
of votes. he shall continue in office I'M
til the end of the term which he was
serving at the time of such election
unless sooner removed therefrom by
new and like proceedings. The name
of no candidate other than that of the
person sought to be removed, shall he
printed on the official ballots to be used
at such election unless such candidate
be nominated as hereinbefore provided,
at preliminary election for nominal
tiOns.
number of the voters of said CITY,
qualified to vote at city elections, equal
to at least ~ per cent. of the aggregate
number of votes cast for candidates
for mayor at the last preceding annual
city election at which a mayor was
elected, and requesting the municipal
council to pass an ordinance therein
set forth or referred to, shall be filed
in the Office of the city clerk, the NUM-
cipal council shall, provided that said
ordinance be one which the municipal
council shall, after this act takes eff
feet, have legal rgh1 to pass. The
council shall pass the ordi-
nance therein set forth or referred to.
without alteration. within twenty days
after such attachment of certificate of
or submit the same to the
qualified voters Of the city at the next
annual city election.
The votes upon such ordinance at an
annual city election shall be taken by
ballot in answer to the question. Shall
the ordnance stating the nature of the
same) be passed?'' which shall be
printed on the ballots after the list of
If majority of the quail
fed voters voting on the proposed ordi-
nance shall vote in favor thereof, it
shall thereupon become a valid and
binding ordinance of the city; and no
such ordinance passed as aforesaid by
the municipal council, upon petition as
aforesaid. or which shall be adopted as
at any such annual city cleo
ton shall he repealed or amended eX-
cept by the qualified voters of the
city at an annual city election.
Any member of ordinances requested
by petition as aforesaid may be voted
upon at the same election, in accord
ance with the provisions of this sec
ton.
The municipal council may submit
a proposition for the repeal of any
such ordinance, or for amendments
thereof to be voted upon at any sue
ceeding annual city election: and
should such proposition so submitted
receive majority of the votes cast
thereon at such election. the ordinance
shall thereby be repealed or amended
accordingly. The votes upon such re-
peal or amendment at an annual city
election shall be taken by ballot in an
swer to the question. shall the Ord-
nance Stating the nature of the same),
be repealed. or amended (stating the
nature of the amendmcnD?" which
shall he printed on the ballots after
the list Of candidates Whenever any
such ordinance or proposition is re-
1uiied by this act to be submitted at
my election as aforesaid the city
tny.I- t.l, hn 20 Ia
ished once in each of the daily news
papers published in said city; such
To be not more than twen-
~ nor less than five days before the
submission Of the ordinance or propo-
sition to be voted on.
Petitions under the provisions of
this section may consist of one or more
distinct rapers. In each of such papers
he ordinance. the passage of which
s requested, shall be set forth or re-
erred to. and all such papers filed in
any one day in the office of the city
clerk shall be deemed to be parts of
The same petition. Such petitions shall
be signed. sworn to as to signatures,
examined. presented to the municipal
shall have the city clerks GER
tificate of sufficiency or insufficiency
attached thereto.
Any ordinance. passed under the