Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-09

than twenty Nor less Than five days be.
fore the submission Of the ordinance
or proposition to be voted on.
Petitions under the provisions Of this
section may consist uf one or more dis
tinct papers. IN eacH OF sucn papers
the ordinance the passage Of which is
requested. shall be set forth or re-
forred 10, and all such papers fled in
any ene 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 AZ to signatures,
examined. presented to the municipal
council. shall have the city clerks GER
tificate of sui'icicncy or insuiiiciency
attached thereto.
Any ordinance passed under Tie pro-
visions of this section by the municipal
council upGn petition or by the Not-
ers. may prescribe such penalty for its
vocation as the municipal council. att
er this act takes effect. shall have
right TO afliX To like ordinance FOR
breach thereof
When the voters make or pass an or
dinance as provided in this aC,. such
ordinance shall take effect and be i'll
force at the time therein specified with
out presentation to or approval ny the
mayor.
Section a. il. during the ten days
next following the passage OF an act
or ordinance by the municipal council.
a petition. signed by number OF the
voters On said city, qualified to vote AT
city elections equal to- at least ten per
cent OF the aggregate number of votes
cast for candidates for mayor at the
last preceding annual city election at
which mayor was elected. and pro-
testing against the passage OF such act
or ordinance shah be fled in the Office
of the city clerk. such act or ordinance
shall be suspended from going into
operation ana it shall he the duty OF
the municipal council to reconsider the
same, and if it is not entirely repealed.
the municipal council shall submit it.
as is provided in Section II. TO the
qualified voters OF the city and the said
ordinance shall not go into effect or
become operative unless n ma ority Of
tho voters, qualified as aforesaid. Yot-
ifg on the same shall vote iii favor
thereof. The votes upon such ordinance
a an annual city election shall be tak-
Ell by ballot in answer Ia the aues-
ton, shall the act or ordinance tstat-
ing the nature al the samel take ef-
feet" which shall be printed on the
ballots after the list ri candidates.
Petitions under the provisions OF this
section MAJ consist of one or mere dis
tinct papers. in each of such papers
the ordinance. the passage of Which
is protested, shall be set forth or re-
ferrei to. and all such papers filed III
any one day shall bc deemed To be
ports of the same petition. such p,ti-
tions shall he signed sworn 10 as 10
signatures. examined, presented In tn"
municipal council, shall have The city
clerks certificate of sufficirncy or in
snfTioiency attached thereto.
SECTION A.. 1t shall not be necessary
for the validity of amy petition or
statement provided for or required by
the provision of this act that any sign
81 thereof add 20 his signature any res
iGence other than the name of the
street, and street number, if there b.
any, at which he resides at the time of
signing.
Section 40 General meetings of the
citizens qualified to vote in city al
fairs, may from time to time pe held
to consult upon the public good. to IN
struct their representatives. and To
take all lawful measures to obtain re-
dress of any grievance according to
the right secured to the people by the
constitution of this State, and such
meetings shall be duly warned by the
municipal council. upon requistion of
IL II. al
shall act as clerk of such meetings
and record the proceedings uron thu
city records.
Section Al. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed provided. however, that such
repeal shall not effect any act done, or
any right accruing or accrued or es-
tablished, or any suit or proceeding
had or begun in any civil case before
the time when such repeal takes eff
feet, and that no offences committed
and no penalty or forfeitures incurred
under the acts or parts of acts hereby
repealed shall be affected by such re-
peal; and provided, also, that all per-
sons who at the time said repeal takes
effect shall hold any office under said
acts shall continue to hold the same
according to the tenure thereof, except
as is otherwise provided herein. ard
provided, also. that all bylaws and or
dinances 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 con-
tinue in force until the same are re-
pealcd or amended, and all officers
elected under such bylaws and ordi-
| nances shall continue in office accord
| ing t. the tenure thereof, except as is
otherwise provided herein.
Section As. On or before September
| /. 1911. the mayor shall call a special
election to be held September IS, 1911,
to vote upon the acceptance Of this
charter, provided, however. this act
shall not be accepted by majority
of the voters present and voting at
the election to be held as aforesaid.
on September Is. 1911. On or before
September l. A. ID. 1912. the mayor
shall call a second special election u
be held in the manner aforesaid on
the second Monday in September, A. ID.
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