New Britain herald., 1915-09-02

and may, pro tempore, fill any va cancy until the next annual town meeting, and any vacancy shall be filled by a person of the same political party. Said board shall be non-par- tisan' Three members shall belong 10 each of the two principal political parties in the town of Berlin, Said board may also elect clerk who may not be member of said board. and the compensation of said clerk for services shall be a sum not to ex- ceed twenty-five dollars per annum.
 Sec. 2. Each of the principal po- litical parties at the caucus holden for the nomination of officers to be voted at the annual town meeting In the year 1915 shall choose or select an elector belonging to such party, IS a member of said board to serve for three years, and until his successor is choosen and qualified; one elector to serve for two years, and until his successor is choosen and qualified; and one elector to serve for one year. and until his successor is chosen and qualified; and at the caucus for the nomination of officers to be elected at the annual town meeting in the year 1916, and annually thereafter there shall be chosen and selected or noni- mated one elector as a member Of said board to serve for three years, and until his successor is chosen and qualified. The persons thus chosen, selected or nominated at such cau- cuses annually, shall be presented or reported to the annual town meeting and when approved by said meeting shall thereupon become members of said board of finance. The terms of all members of said board shall com- mence on the first Monday of October in each year, commencing with the year 1915.
 Sec. 5. Said board shall meet on the first Tuesday of each month. At the meeting on the first Tuesday of September, of each year the town school committee shall submit an itemized estimate of money necessary for the maintainance of the schools of the town of Berlin for the next en- suing year beginning with the first Monday of October, and shall at the some time submit to said board of
 finance an itemized statement of the
 expenditures for the preceding year
 At the meeting on the first Tuesday of September of each year the select man shall submit an itemized estimate
 
 expenses or said town of Berlin for the next ensuing year beginning on the first Monday of October and shall at the same time submit an itcmized statement of the expenditures for the
 preceding year.
 A meeting shall be held on the sec
 ond Tuesday of September of each
 year and at said meeting and at all adjOurnments thereof said hoard If l finance shal" hear all parties who may l desire to be heard relative to any of said estimates. Said board at it's
 meeting on the second Tuesday of September or at any adjournm ents | thereof shall make estimates or
 budget of expenses for the next en-
 suing year beginning on the first Mon- day of October of each year, also a recommendation of the rate of taxa tion for the ensuing year, but the total
 of estimates of expenses shall not ex- ceed the estimated income for that year.
 Said estimates or budget of ex- penses shall be filed in the town clerks office in the town of Berlin on or before the third Tuesday of Sep tember in each year, and said esti-
 mates or budget of expenses and rate of taxation recommended shall be sub-
 mitted hy tho sclectren ot the annual town meeting next to be held in the ! town of Berlin. If a special appro-
 prlation is required for any emer- gency that may arise it shall be con- | sidered by the board of finance and a recommendation made and submitted