The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-21

next regular meeting, together wi,
statement from the mayor giving
the reasons for his veto. Any ordi.
nance so vetoed by the mayor NAV
be passed by majority of the com.
mon council, in which case it 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 at
ter its passage, it shall become effec-
tive without his signature.
Section 5. Sections three and four
of this act, nor any of the provis-
ions of the said sections, shall be in
force or effect, or in any way appli-
cable to any INCORPORATED city of the
first class until ratified by majority
of the qualified voters of such CITY
voting upon the ratification of said
sections and 4 at any regular or
special election In said city.
Section 6. There shall be elected
in every Incorporated city of the first
class in the Territory of Alaska at
the next regular election after the
ratification of this section, one city
clerk, one treasurer and one city at.
torney.
The duties of the city clerk, city
treasurer and city attorney shall be
the same duties imposed upon such
officers by laws enacted, and such
additional duties as the common
council of the city in which such
clerk, treasurer or attorney shall
have been elected may from time
to time impose. The city clerk, city
treasurer and city attorney snail be
elected at each regular annual cleo
ton hold for the election or city
officials after the ratification of this
section, and they shall hold office
for one year, and until their success
ors are elected and qualified, unless
sooner removed by the council for
cause. The qualification of the off.
cial provided for in Sections s and Z
of this act shall be the same as those
now required for like positions In
cities of the first class in the Terri
tory of Alaska.
Section 8. Sections 6 and z of this
act, nor any of the provisions of the
said sections shall be in force or eff
rect, or in any way apply to any In.
corporated city of the first class
until ratified by majority of the
qualified electors of such city voting
upon the notifications of said Sec
tons 6 and at any regular or spe-
cial election in said city.
Section 8. All vacancies in the Of
flee of mayor, city clerk, city treas
urer or city attorney shall be declared
and filled by the common council in
the same manner as vacancies in the
common council are declared and
filled under Chapter As, Alaska sos
sion laws, 1918. and amendments
thereto.
Section 10. Upon a petition of so
qualified electors in any city of the
first class, the matter of ratification
of Sections and 4, or the ratifica-
ton of Sections 3 and and also
Sections and z of this act. shall b
referred by the common council to
a vote of the people. At the same
elections there shall be placed upon
the official ballot at such city cleo
ton the names of such electors as
may be candidates for the offices of
mayor and councilmen, city clerk,
city treasurer or city attorney. In
case a majority of the votes cast at
such election shall be in favor of
ratifying Sections and 7, then the
candidates receiving the highest
number of votes for the office for
which each was a candidate shall be
declared elected and take office upon
qualifying and filing bond as re-
quired by the council.
Section II. All acts and parts of
acts, SO far as they are in conflict
with this act, are hereby repealed.
Approved April 20, 1915.
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