The Cordova daily times., 1915-12-14
NEW MUNICIPAL LAW |S NOW IN
 FORCE

Fairbanks and Seward to comply i with the new municipal law al passed by the last legislature. The law provides that fifty electors may call a meeting for the purposes pro vided in the Act Under its provis ions all incorporated towns in Alaska shall in future be divided into cities of the first class and cities of the second class. If the people ratify the clauses of the law governing such matters, mayors of the first class cit ies will be elected directly by the people, also city clerk. attorney and treasurer The mayor will be elected for one year and the six councilmen will be elected for terms of two years, but after the election they will draw lots to decide who must retire at the end of one year. Following Is the law
 An act designating incorporated towns in the Territory of Alaska as incorporated cities of the first class and incorporated cities of the second class; providing for fixing the time of municipal elections by ordinance; providing for the election of a mayor and common council in cities of the first class; providing for the election of city officials in cities of the first class, and repeating all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith.
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of
 the Territory of Alaska
 Section 1. That all incorporated towns in the Territory of Alaska hereafter by designated as cities of the first class and cities of the sec ond class.
 Section 2. That the common coun- cils in cities of the first class and the board of trustees in cities of the second class shall, by ordinance. fix the time of holding all municipal and school elections within the boundar- ies of the municipal corporation.
 Section 3. There shall be elected in every incorporated city of the first class in the Territory of Alas ka at the next regular election after the ratification of this section, a mayor and common council. consist ing of six councilmen. The term of office of the mayor shall be one year, and of the councilmen two years; provided that immediately after the council shall be assembled in conse- quence of the first election under this section they shall by lot or drawing be equally divided into two classes. The seats of councilmen of the first class shall be vacated at the end of OHe year, anu "Hoh tuOil SuSCooSoAS D are elected and qualified; and the seats of councilmen of the second class at the end of two years, and when their successors are elected and qualified so that three members of the council shall be elected an- nually thereafter for term of two years. A mayor shall also be cleo ted for term of one year and until his successor is elected and quail fled at each annual election there after.
 Section 4. It shall be the duty of the mayor so elected to preside at meetings of the common council, to approve or disapprove of all ordin- ances or resolutions passed by the common council, to sign all warrants drawn on the city treasurer, and to exercise a general supervision over the affairs of the city In which he has been elected. The mayor shall be the executive head of the city. He shall have authority to veto any ordinance or resolution passed by the common council, and any ordinance or resolution so vetoed shall be re- turned to the common council at the next regular meeting. together with a statement from the mayor giving the reasons for his veto. Any ordi- nance so vetoed by the mayor may be passed by majority of the com mon council, in which case 1t shall become effective without the sigma ture of the mayor. If the mayor neither signs nor vetoes an ordinance or resolution before the next regular meeting of the common council af- ter It's passage. it shall become effec- tive without his signature.
 Section 5. Sections three and four of this act, nor any of the proyis- ions of the said sections, shall be in force or effect, or in any way appli- .o hln 4- n..., th a