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

| attached thereto, and may be supple
J mented in the same manner as petit
| tons iiled under section twenty four
| Sec. q. The city of Gardiner shall
| be governed by a city council, consist
| ing of the mayor ana two aldermen
| chosen as provided in this act, each OF
| whom shall have the right to vote on
| all questions coming before the coun-
! ell. Two members Of the council shall
| constitute a quorum, and the affirma-
| tive vote of two members shall be nec-
essary to adopt any motion, resolution
! or ordinance, or pass any measure.
| Upon every vote the yeas and nays
shall be called and recorded. and every
| motion. resolution or ordinance shall
be rednced TO writing and read before
| the vote is taken thereon. The city
| cleik shall be the clerk of the council
| ana shall keep a journal of its pro-
ceedinss which shall be n public rec
ord. The mayor or acting mayor shall
! preside ut all meetings OF the council.
AMI snail have the right to vote on all
| questions coming before it: he shall
have no power to veto any measure.
| but every resolution or ordinance
| passed by the council shall be signed
|
city clerk, and be recorded, before it
| shall take effect.
Sec. 2S The city council shall have
ard possess ard its members shall
sererflly exercise all executive. lesis-
| iative and judicial powers and duties.
and be subject to any and all liabil!-
| ties now had, possessed and exercised
| by or imposed upon the mayor. alder
| men, common council, assessors, over
seers of the poor and street commits
| sioner, as had, rossessed~and exercised
| bv them, acting seYerally or collective
w in councils, boards, commissions or
| committees. except as the same may
| he inconsistent with any of the pro-
visions OF this act.
| The mayor and the two aldermen
| shall he an6 are hereby constituted as
| SCISSORS and oversaers of the poor. and
| nc such shall be subject TO all the pro-
visions of state law governing such
! ,rsessors and oyersrers and shall per
form all tie duties required by such
| law Of the said officers
| t:he MAYOR shall be first assessor and
| chairman of the board OF oVerseers oi
| the poor.
Sec. 20. All present existing offices,
| councils, boards. COMMISSIONS ana
| committees which are inconsistent
with the provisions OF this act SHAH De
| abolished, and TIE tenure OF once Oh
offlce-holders whose Offices are SO IN
| consistent, shall terminate, II Ten
| o'clock in the forenoon OF tie htst
| Monday in January of the year next
! following ire acceptance OF THIS acl.
Sec. 30. The city council elected as
provided in this act shall meet at ten
o'clock in the forenoon OF the hfS'
Monday in January OF each year. De
ginning with the year next loito"thS
the acceptance of this act. ana those
| of them whose terms Of office then ne
gin shall scverally take oath before
the Judge of the municipal court oil
the city of Gardiner, or justice Oh
the peace. to perform faithfully the
duties of their respective Offices
Sec. 81. The city council shall. al
tha said first meeting and at every an
nual meeting thereafter, elect by ma :
iority vote tire following officers: A
! civ clerk. Il treasurer, an auditor.
purchasing agent, a collector OF taxes
La Superintendent OF streets ana iilsH-
WAYS, a chief of police and chief OF
| fire department, a city solicitor. city
physician a civil engineer. one mem
Der Of the school committee 10 serve
| for three years, and one trustee oil the
| Gardiner Water District to serve Tor
| three years, and such other ofiicers as
may be necessary or are required py
| law. At the said first meeting the
city council shall also elect, by ma
ioritv vote three directors OF the pun
| lie library to serve for three. two and
| one wears. respectively. and annually
thereafter shall so elect one director
of the public library to serve Tor
three years. Such other officers and
assistants as shall be provided for by
ordinance, or may be necessary TO the
proper and efficient conduct OF the af-
fairs of the city, or are required by
statute, shall be appointed by the
heads of the several departments sub
ject to approval by the city council.
l. Any person elected or appointed to
any office by the city council may al
any time be removed from such otf1ce
by vote of a majority of the SAID coun-
ell.
Vacancies in any of the offices men
toned in this section. from Whatever
cause they may ARISE, may De iiieu III
the manner provided for the original
election or appointment, and If filled
| by election of the city council such
election may be made at regular or
at a special meeting thereof.
Sec. 3D. The mayor shall have gem
eral oversight of all departments OF
the city government and report to the
city council for its action all matters
requiring attention in either. All
notes or bonds which the city is au-
thorized to issue shall be signed by the
city treasurer and countersigned by
the mayor and one alderman. All
contracts and instruments. other than
notes and bonds. requiring the assem-
of the city, shall be sigIfed by the al
derman who is the head of the depart
ment concerned and countersigned by
the mayor, except that when such con-
tracts or instruments concern the de-
partment of accounts and finances
they shall be signed by the mayor anu
countersigned by one alderman.
Sec. S3. After the first meeting, OF
the annual meeting, of the city couh-