Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23


such orders. resolutions or votes az
| are received to be published un Ter the
provisions of this section shall be sub
ie"t t. the provisions of section
| twenty six limiting the passage of or
dtnances, save only that petitions in
| protest must de filed within the four
! teen DAYS next following the final
| passage of any such ol der. resolutions
! or vote as herenbeforc provided
Sec IS. The city council shall each
month print in pamphlet form an
itemizer statement of all receipts and
expenditures of the city and sum
mary of its proceedings during the
preceding month, shall file copy
thereon in the office of the city clerk
who shall note thereon the date OF
such filing, and shall furnish copies
thereof to the public library, to the
! newspapers published in the city, IL
| there be any. and to the nearest daily
| newspaper published in Kennebec
county, and to persons who shall amply
| therefor at the office of the city clerk.
AT the end of the municipal year it
snail cause a full and complete ex-
animation of all books and accounts
Of the city. to be made by competent
| accountant, and shall publish the re-
suit of such examination in the man.
her above provided for the publication
tof statements of monthly receipts and
| expenditures
Sec. SO. The salary of the mayor
snail be twelve hundred dollars per
annum and the salary of each alder
man shall be one thousand dollars per
annum The salaries shall not be
changed except upon petition and proce-
dure rs provided in section twenty-Iive
Tor the Introduction and passage of or
| finances, by vote OF the qualified
voters of the city, at any annual city
| election. The city council shall Gx tho
| salaries of all subordinate officers.
All salaries paid by the city shall be
| payable in equal monthly instruments.
Sec. 81. No member of the city coun-
ell shall during the term for which
| he WAS chosen be eligible, either by
F., appointment OF by election of the city
council, to any other office the ealary
Of which is payable by the city, nor
| shall, during such term. hold any such
other office
Neither the purchasing agent nor
| any member Of the city council shall
be interested. directly or indirectly, in
any contract or job for work or ma-
| te-ials, or the profits thereof to be
furnished or performed for the city.
Sec. So. The city council may make
| rules for the conduct Of its business.
| The mayor may lie member of any
of its committees.
| See. 80. The duties of the superin-
| tending school committee, as pre-
! seribad by the laws of the State. cx-
| cept as herein otherwise provided
| shall be performed by a school com
| mittee nf three members. which shah
also and in like manner have charge
OF the high school.
| The purchase of any site for school
| building. the purchase of any building
| for school purpose. the plans for any
| alteration OF any school building. tho
| plans for any new school building.
and the execution of any such plans
J for the alteration OF old buildings or
the building of new ones, subject 10
the provisions of chapter S. of the
public laws OF 1909. shall be deter
mined. made. adopted and carried out
| by and under the supervision of, the
| school committee acting jointly with
| the members of the city council.
| The mayor. by the purchasing agent,
shall purchase all books. stationary.
| SCHOOL apparatus anu SclootIpoil sup
| plies required by the school committee
| or the superintendent OF schools act
| ing for them. hut all ordinary repairs
OF school buildings and supplies or
| furniture for such buildings shall be
made and purchased by the city coun-
| Gil on recommendation by the school
| committee or the superintendent Oh
schools acting for them.
mt Of 10 in ap
sehoo, committee whose terms of Of
| fee have not expired when the first
election by the city council is held un-
| der this act. shall serve out their un-
| expired term rs members OF the school
| committee aforesaid.
| Sec. 40 Before the first day OF
| April in the year next following the
| acceptance of this act. the city coun-
| ell, with the advice and assistance or
| the civil engineer, shall divide the city
! INFO rot less than seven nor more than
ten voting precincts. The division
| shall not be made with any reference
| to the old ward lines or regard for
the number of voters living i'll each
| precinct. but shall be made solely to
| serve the convenience of voters in vot-
| ing at municipal. county. state and ma
| tional elections. The city council shall
| spe city. appoint or provide polling
place for each of the aforesaid voting
| precincts, and furnish each such poll
| ING place with such furniture and APP
purtenances as are required by the
laws of the state for polling places
| The voting precincts and polling places
provided as aforesaid shall serve all
| the purposes of wards and ward rooms
under the state laws governing eiec-
tions, and ALL reference to wards, ward
| rooms and polling places in such state
| laws shall. apply to the voting pre-
| cincts and polling places aforesaid.
The city council shall cause the
division so ma,ic. and the polling
| places so provided, to be published at
| least twice in one Dolly newspaper pub
lished in tie city. if there be any. 9TH
erwisc in the nearest daily newspaper
published in Kennebec county. on the
completion of such division. and shall
cause the said lists to be posted at the
several polling places. The names OF
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