Valdez daily prospector., 1915-11-18

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 warrants drawn on the city treasury, and to exercise general supervision over the affairs of the clry in which he has been elected. The mayor shall be the executive head of the city. He shall have authority to veto any or dinance 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 statement from the mayor giving the reasons for his veto. Any ordinance so vetoed by the mayor may be pass ed by a majority of the common council, in which case it shall be- come effective without the signature of the mayor. If the mayor neither signs nor vetoes an ordinance or reso-
  ling of the common council after it's passage, it sha.. become effective without his signature.
 Sec 5. Sections th-ee 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 a majority of the qualified voters of such city vot- ing upon the ratification of said Sec tions three and four at any regular Or special election 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 ral.. .atlon of this secl.on, one city clerk, one clty treasurer and one city attorney.
 Sec z. The duties of the city clerk, city treasurer and city attor- ney, shall be the same duties impos- ,d upon such officers by laws enact ed, 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 shall be elected at each regular annual election held for the election of city officials after the ratification of this section, and they shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless soon- CT removed by the council for cause. The qualification of the official pro- vided for in Sections six and seven of this Act shall ke the same as those now required for like posititions in cities of the First class in the Terri tory of Alaska.
 Sec. 8. Sections six and seven of this Act. nor any of the provisions of the said sections shall be in force or effect, or in any way apply to any incorporated city of the First class until ratified by majority of the qualified electors of such city voting upon the notifications of said Sections six and seven at any regular or spe- cial election in said city.
 Sec. g. All vacancies in the office of mayor, city clerk. city treasurer or city attorney shall be declared and filled by the common council in the same manner as vacancies in the con- mon council are declared and filled under Capter 46, Alaska session Laws 1913, and amendments thereto
 Sec. TO- Upon a petition of fifty qualified electors in any city of the First class, the matter of ratifica- tion of Sections and 4, or the ratifi- cation of Sections and 4, and also Sections and 2, of this Act, shall be referred by the common council to vote of the people. At the same elections there shall be placed upon the official ballot at such city election the names of such electors as may be candidates for the offices of mayor and councilmen, city clerk, city treas urer or city attorney In case ma iority of the votes cast at such cleo tion shall be in favor of ratifying Sections and z, 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 required uy the council
 Sec. II. All acts and parts of acts, so far as they are in conflict with this act, are hereby repealed.