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

same) take effect?" which shall be print
ed on the ballots after the list of can
didates.
Petitions under the provisions of this
section NAV consist of one or more dis
tinct papers. In each of such papers the
ordinance. the passage of when is pro-
tested, shall be set forth or referred to,
and all such papers filed in any one day
shall be deemed to be parts or the same
petition. Such petitions shall be signed,
sworn to as to signatures, examined, pre-
sented to the municipal council, shall
have the city clerks certificate of sufil-
cheney or insufficency attached thereto.
Section 81. 1t shall not be necessary for
the validity of any petition or statement
provided for or required by the provis-
ions of this act that any sisner thereof
add TO his signature any residence other
than the name of the street, and street
number, if thereby any. at which he re-
sides at the time of signing.
Section 3S. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed: provided, however, that such re-
peal shall not effect any act done, or any
right accrung or accrued or established,
or any suit or proceeding mad or begun
in any civil case before the time when
such repeal takes effect. and that no OF
fences committed and no penalty or for
FIXTURES incurred under the acts of parts
of acts hereby repealed shall be affected
by such repeal: and provided. also, that
all persons who at the time said repeal
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said acts shall continue to hold the same
according to the tenure thereof, except
as is otherwise provided herein. and pro-
vided, also, that all bylaws and ordi-
nances of the city of Waterville in force
at the time when said repeal takes effect
and not inconsistent with the provisions
Of this act. shall continue in force until
the same are repealed or amended. and
all officers elected under such bylaws and
ordinances shall continue in office accord
ing to the tenure thereof. except as IS
otherwise provided herein.
Section SO. Upon the petition of three
hundred or more voters of WaterVllle
presented to the city clerk on or before
September l. 1911. the mayor shall call a
special election to be held September Is,
1911, to vote upon the acceptance of this
charter.
This act shall take effect, as hereinaf-
ter provided, upon its acceptance by a
majority of the voters present and voting
thereon at said special election. The
vote shall be taken by ballot in answer
to the question. "Shall an act passed by
The Legislature in the year nineteen hun
bred and eleven entitled An Act to amend
the charter of the city of Waterville' be
accepted?' which shall be printed on the
official ballots.
Except in so far as the same may be
inconsistent with the provisions of this
section, all general laws governing, and
applicable to, special election of city
officer. shall govern and apply to the spe-
cial election at which this act shall be
submitted as aforesaid
If this act shall be so accepted. it shall
take effect upon it's acceptance for the
annual city election to be held on the first
Monday of December In the year nine
teen hundred and eleven, for the prelimi
nary election for nominations. to be held,
under the provisions of this act on the
first Monday preceding the aforesaid an
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candidates and petitions accompanying
statements of candidates to be filed by
persons whose names are to be printed on
the official ballots to be used as such pre-
liminary election for nomination and for
all things which appertain and relate to
said annual city election, preliminary
election for nominations, statement of
candidates and petitions accompanying
statements of candidates; and, except as
provided in the following section, it shall
take effect for all other purposes at ten
o'clock in the forenoon on the first Mon
day of January in the year nineteen hun
dred and twelve.
Section 40 So much of this act as au-
thorizes the submission of the question
of its acceptance to the qualified voters
of said city shall take effect upon its pas
sage.