The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02
Proposed New Charter
 Stratford Will Vote On

may determine its own rules, puni it's members for misconduct, and con pei attendance. A majority of men bers shall constitute a quorum IT arising in the library board to t same extent that the electors ha7 heretofore been authorized by law fill same by election. The count shall also fill by appointment vaca cies arising in the school board, al said school board, when so constitu ed, shall continue to exercise all po7 law provided.
 Sec. 5. One week after the reg lar town election on the first Mond in October and every two yesrs, t council shall meet, at which time t newly elected councilmen slan a sume their office. Thereaf' CT t council shall meet as prescI bed ordinance. Meetings of the counc all session of committee shall be pu lie. The council shall act by orc nance or resolution, all ordinances a resolutions, except ordinances ma ing appropriations, shall to be @ fined to one subject, clearly exprES in the title. Ordinances maki2 propriations shall be confne subject No ordinance shall ed until readings at two meetings. The final reading in full, unless copy has h nished to each member. Ev nance or resolution shall rel passage, the affirmative vote jority. No member shall be from voting, except on mat vo1ving his own official CO financial interests. Provisiol made for the printing and pr every ordinance within ten d it's passage. The town ell preserve as a public record. the inspection of the public al sonable times, a true copy ordinance and resolution so
 Sec. 6. The chairman sha at all meetings and perfoi duties consistent with his of shall be recognized as the of of the town for all ceremo poses, by the courts for the of serving civil processes, an governor for military purp time of public danger or e he may, with the consent of cil, take command of tE maintain order and enforce During his absence his dutie performed by another me pointed by the council.
 Sec T. When any vacan in the offices of se1ectmd clerks, justices of the peace II oi O4 tOISIS, LIo COuIIC11 the same, by choosing by an elector or electors of said fill such offices. Any e1ectof en shall qualify and exercis powers and perform all the such office as is prescribes constitution and general an laws of this state, except powers and duties of selectl be limited to those vested duties innoSpd 1nnn. fhero bx sutution and laws of the relation to the admission o1 to the privileges of electors town. and to the erasure registry list of the names of have forfeited the privileges tors. All of said officers che receive such compensation services a3 the council shs mine, in lieu of all other sal fees.
 Sec. S. Any town clerk c the council shall hold offic. pleasure of the council, and removed at any time witho ious notice. The town clerk as clerk of the council, and in addition to his regular dut duties as the council may D Any assistant town clerk sh office only as long as the town Gle! who appointed him.
 Sec g. Nomination and electie of state and federal officers, of repr sentatives and judges of proba shall be conducted, and the registra shall prepare lists of electors quaIi1, to vote, in the manner prescribed l the constitution and the general al special laws of this state.
 Sec 10. A town election shall ! held on the first Monday of Octob of the year 1921, and of every seco1 year thereafter, which shall be know as the regular town election, at whi, one candidate from each distri hereinafter established shall be cleo ed to membership in the council
 Sec Il. The nomination of cand dates for the council shall be l petition The name of any eIector a district shall be printed upon u ballot of that district whenever petition shall have been filed in h behalf signed by at least twenty-ff, electors of the district in which u candidate resides.
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