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

the time said repeal takes effect shall
hold any office under the said acts shall
continue to hold them according to
the tenure thereof except as other
wise provided herein; moreover all
bylaws and ordinances of the city of
Gardiner that arr in force at the time
wien the said repeal takes effect, and
net Inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, shall continue in force until
they are repealed or amended accord
ing to the provisions herein made for
repeating or amending bylaws aud
ordinances, and all officers elected I'M
der such bylaws and ordinances shall
continue i'll office according to the ten
ure thereof. except as is othcrW Use pro-
vided herein.
See. AZ. Petitions. addressed to the
board of aldermen and signed by quail
fed voters of the city. requesting that
special election be held at which this act
shah be submitted to the qualified voters
of the said city. nay be filed IN the office
OF the city clerk ut any time on or before
the second Tuesday of August in the year
1911. Each signer of any such petition
shah add to his signature the name of
the street ON which he lives at the time
of signing. and the street number of his
house If there be any. Such petition
need not be sworn to. Within the seven
days next after the said second Tuesday
of August, the city Clerk shall examine
the petitions so filed and ascertain the
aggregate number of qualified voters of
the city who have signed them. and he
shall forthwith present the petition to
the board OF aldermen with his certifi-
cate setting forth the aggregate number
of qualified voters of the city who have
so signed. If it shall appear from the
said certificate that such aggregate num-
fifty. the board of aldermen shall
forthwith call special election to
be held on the second Tuesday of Sep
TENDER in the year 1911. at which special
election this act shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of the city.
This act shall take effect. as herenar-
ter provided. upon its acceptance by
majority Of the voters voting thereon at
the said special election. or at either of
the special elections hereinafter provided
for. The vote Shall be taken by ballot
in answer to the question: Shall an act
passed by the Legislature III the year
1911 entitled An act to provide a Char
ter for the City of Gardiner be ac
cepted?" which shall be printed on the
official ballot
If, however, the said act be not so ac-
cepted at the aforesaid special election, 1t
may be again submitted in the manner
above prescribed. If petition made and
signed as aforesaid requesting such re-
submission be filed in the office of the city
clerk at any time on or before the second
Tuesday of August in the year 1872 and
be found to be sufficiently signed as
above provided. at a special election to
be called for the second Monday Of Sep
TENDER in the year 1912 and held on that
day.
II on such resubmission the said act
should not be so accepted it may be re-
submitted second time. upon petition
a. above required. signed as hersinbefore
prescribed and filed as aforesaid at any
time on or before the second Tuesday Of
August in the year 1918. at special cleo |
ton to be called as Aforesaid for the sec