The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-12-21
NEW MUNICH AL
LAW IS NOW IN
FORCE

Agitation has been started in
Fairbanks and Seward to comply
with the new municipal law as
passed by the last legislature. The
law provides that fifty electors may
call 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 or the
second class. If the people ratify the
clauses Of the law governing such
matters, mayors of the first class cit
les 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 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-
ellis 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-
les 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,
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
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 an
nually thereafter for a 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. 1t 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.
lie shall have authority to veto any
ordinance or resolution passed by the
common council, and any ordinance
or resolution so vetoed shall be re-