The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-02

may determine it's own rules. punish |
 it's members for misconduct. and com
 pei attendance. A majority of mem
 bers shall constitute a quorum. The
 council shall appoint, all vacancies arising in the Hbrafy board to the same extent that the electors have heretofore been authorized by law to fill same by election. The council shall also fill by appointment vacan-
 cies arising in the school board, and
 said school board, when so constitut ed, shall continue to exercise all pow
 CTS and perform all duties as are by law provided.
 Sec. B.. One week after the regu- lar town election on the first Monday in October and every two years, the council shall meet, at which time the
 newly elected councilmen shall as- Sume their office. Thereafter the council shall meet as prescribed by ordinance. Meetings of the council, all session of committee shall be pub lie. The council shall act by ordi- | nance or resolution. all ordinances and | resolutions, except ordinances nak- ing appropriations. shall to be con- fined to one subject, clearly expressed
 in the title. Ordinances making ap- propriationS shall be confined to the subject. No ordinance shall be pass | ed until readings at two separate
 meetings. The final leading shall be | in full, unless a copy has been fur | nished to each member. Every ordi-
 nance or resolution shall require, on passage, the affirmative vote of a ma | jority. No member shall be excused from voting, except on matters in- volving his own official conduct or l financial interests. Provision may be made for the printing and publication every ordinance within ten days after its passage The town clerk shall preserve as public record. open to the inspector of the public at all req
 sonable times, true copy of each ordinance and resolution so passed.
 Sec. 6. The chairman shall preside
 at all meetings and perform other
 duties consistent with his office. He shall be recognized as the official head
 of the town for all ceremonial pur- poses, by the courts for the purpose of serving civil processes, and by the
 governor for military purposes. In time of public danger or emergency ci1, take command of the police | maintain order and enforce the laws. During his absence his duties shall be performed by another member ap- pointed by the council.
 Sec. z. When any vacancy occurs in the offices of selectmen, town clerks, justices of the peace or regis | trars of voters, the council shall fill the same, by choosing by resolution | an e1ector or electors of said town to fill such offices. Any elector so chos-
 en shall qualify and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of such office as is prescribed by the constitution and general and special laws of this state, except that the powers and duties of selectmen shall | be limited to those vested in and duties imposed upon them by the con Stltution and laws of the state in.
 relation to the admission of persons I to the privileges of electors in said town, and to the erasure- from the registry list of the names of those who have forfeited the privileges of cleo l tors. All of said officers chosen shall
 receive such compensation for their services as the council shall detere mine, in lieu of all other salaries and fees.
 Sec. 8. Any town clerk chosen by the council shall hold office at the pleasure of the council, and may be removed at any time without prev ious notice. The town clerk shall act | as clerk of the council, and perform,
 in addition to his regular: duties, such duties as the council may prescribe Any assistant town clerk shall hold
 office only long as the town clerk who appointed him.
 Sec. 9. Nomination and election of state and federal officers, of repre- sentatives and judges of probate | shall be conducted, and the registrars shall prepare lists of electors qualified to vote, in the manner prescribed by the constitution and the general and special laws of this state.
 Sec. TO- A town election shall be held on the first Monday of October of the year 1921, and of every second | year thereafter, which shall be known | as the regular town election, at which one candidate from each district hereinafter established shall be elect ed to membership in the council Sec II. The nomination of candi- dates for the council shall be by
 petition The name of any eIector of
 a district shall be printed upon the of hof YiGfr- petition shall have been filed in his behalf signed by at least twenty-five
 electors of the district in which the | candidate resides.
 Gro Be Continued.)