The daily progressive-miner., 1915-12-22
NEW ELECTION
 LAW IN FORCE
MUNICIPAL LAW PASSED BY LAST LEGISLATURE MAKES
 ALL OFFICES ELECTIVE

h6Ccnlkdu Have cAplCSSCu iS sire to familiarize themselves with the election law passed by the last legislature in regard to municipal elections That all may have the opportunity to study the law, 1t is herewith reproduced, and follows: 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 f-of mayor and common council in cities of the First class; providing for the election of city officials in cities of the First class and repeal ing all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith.
 Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska
 Section i. That all incorporated towns in the Territory of Alaska shall hereafter be designated as cities of the First class and Cities of the Second class.
 Sec. 2. That the common councils 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 munich pal and school elections within he boundaries of the municipal corpor- ation.
 Sec. 3. There shall be elected in every incorporated city of the First class in the Territory of Alaska ai the next regular election after the ratification of this section, a mayor and common council, consisting of six councilmen. The term of office of the mayor shall be one year, and of the councilmen two years; pro- vided that immediately after the council shall be assembled in conse- ouence 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 one year, and when their successors 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 annually thereafter for 3 term of two years. A mayor shall also be elected for term of one ear and until his successor is elect ed and qualified at each annual election thereafter.
 Sec. 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 ordi- nances or resolutions passed by the common council, to sign all war rants drawn on the city treasury. and to exercise 8 general supervis- ion 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 author ity to veto any ordinance or resolu t1on passed by the common council, and any ordinance or resolution so vetoed shall be returned to the con1- mon council at the next regular nee ng, together with a statement from the mayor giving the reasons for his veto. Any ordinance so ve- toed by the mayor may be passed by majority of the common coun- Gil, in which case it shall become effective without the signature of the mayor. If the mayor neither signs nor vetoes an ordinance or resolution before the next regular meeting of the common council after it's passage, it shall become effective without his signature.
 Sec. 5. Section three and four of this act nor any of the provisions of the said sections shall be in force or effect, or in any way applicable to any incorporated city of the First class until ratified by ma jority of the qualified voters of such 8 city voting upon the ratifi- cation of said Sections three and four at any regular or special cleo tion in said city.
 Sec. 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 city treasurer and one city attorney.
 Sec. '. The duties of the city clerk, city treasurer and city attor ney shall be the same duties impos- ed upon such officers by laws enact ed, and such additional duties as the common council of the city in which such clerk, treasurer or at- oLo1I