Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
GARDINER,
Synopsis Of Commission
Government Charter.
Each Member Of City Council
10 Represent Whole CITY,
Claims OF Those Urging Efficacy Of
Claims Of Those Urging Efficacy Of
New Popular Form.

| t3N means oil lllS tHdTItf you VIII
be able to make your voice heard in
the affairs of your city without hav-
| ing TO make politics your business to
the neglect of your means of liYeli-
! hood
Under it each member of the city
| council viii represent, not some city
section, but the whole city, and every
one of them will be responsible to
Ieverv one of you, every day in the
year-not merely on election day.
If they should, in any way. fail to
meet your needs, you can veto any
action they may take; you can pass
Iany ordinance with or without their
consent, and. finally, YOU can remove
iany or all OF them from office any
| time you deem such action necessary.
You can exercise your power any
| day and any month OF any year with
cut having To wait for the next an
nual election
If you believe in popular govern
mont. you viii vote to adopt this
charter, Tor it provides for government
| by the people in the simplest, most
efficient and easily exercised form yet
devised for any city in the world.
SYNOPSIS OF CHARTER.
Section /. civic rights. powers.
privileges aud Responsibilities OF the
city af Gardiner retained.
SEC. > and >. Repcals the old char
ter excepting some portions.
Soc. /. Divides administration Of
city affairs into three departments,
accounts ana finances public safety
and charities. and streets and high
ways. puts mayor in charge Of first
and one alderman at head Of each OF
the others. Assigns duties Of each
depal tInent.
Sec. :. Annual election changed
from March to November.
Sec. 6. Municipal year begins on
first Monday in January
See. :. Provides for city council
Of mayor and two aldermen To be
first elected for three. two and one
years thereafter one to be elected
annually for three year term No
other city officials to be elected.
Abolishes ward lines. Members of
council may be elected from any part
of city.
see 8. Names of no candidates to
be printed on official ballots unless
nominated at Il lIfilidEA EleEllOIl. ilUT
on primary ballots save by petition.
Sec. 9. Nominating election two
weeks before final election. Polls
open eight TO four
Sec 10. Election laws to apply to
nominating elections.
Sec, II. Provides for form of petit
ton and for statement of candidate
for nominating elections. Candi-
dates shall not represent political par
ties.
See. > City clerk to furnish forms
for above.
Sec. 3. City clerk to publish nomi-
Mating ballot. Form of headings
See. Il. Form OF nominating ballot.
Names of candidates in alphabetical
order under offices sought.
Sec. 10. No political designations
nor devices TO be printed on any bal
lots Final election ballots similar to
nominating ballots.
Sec. l6. Caucus laws not applica-
BILE 10 preliminary elections. Registra-
ton of voters before each election.
See. l. and Is. Returns from nomi-
mating elections to be made 1ad pub
lished by city clerk.
dates FOR each Office to be printed on
final ballots.
Sec 20. Official ballots published.
Sec. p. Elections declared. State
laws To govern.
Sec. - Provides an acting mayor
when regular mayor cannot serve.
See. -. Provides for filing vacan-
eies in council. by council if for less
than four months; otherwise by special
election.
Sec. "a. Recall. BY petition signed
| by n number of voters equal to - per
cent. of votes east at last election of Il
member Of city council. but not less
than POO signatures. an election to re
| move any member of city council must
| be held. Form of petition. Nominal :
| ing election to be held. Incumbent $
name To be printed on final ballot un-
less he withdraws.
| Section %. Initiative Two hun
! dfed and fifty voters may propose
| ordinances To council which must pass
! same unaltered or submit same al
special election. one hundred vot-
ers may also propose ordinances. L
/ be submitted to voters at annual cleo