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Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION Sc.


The bonds Of all City Officers shan Be
taken 10 the City Of Norwich. conditioned
FOR the faithful performance 81 the du-
ties Of the Office according % law. TIE
form Of e-ch bond shall be approved 81
the Board n Finance. and the Corpora
ton Counsel. and no bonds SHAH be an-
proved by said Board Of Finance ard
Corporation Counsel As surety except
those bonds Of some corporation aufh0ri-
zed by the law Of this state to give bonds
and become surety for bonds q muni-
cinal and other officials The expense ~
ali bonds required by this act shall Be
paid by the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION "a

Each claim or account against the city
shall be first verified by the oath or af-
frmation of the claimant or his author
lied agent If required by the Board Of
Finance. then certified to be correct and
Justly due by the officer or board by
whom, or under whose authority, the
same was contracted. Such claim or ac-
count shall then be transmitted to the
Controller who shall carefully examine
and compute each bill rendered and on
finding it correct, he shall SO certify, and
then lay 1t before the Board Of Finance
for approval, and no bill shall be paid
until approved by a majority of said
Board Of Finance in writing. II any
claimant is indebted to said city, the
Controller shall report such indebtedness
to said board, together with the claim
When approved by said board, said Con-
troller shall number the several claims
and enter them in books kept by him for
that purpose and when said claims are
so numbered and entered the City Clerk
shall draw his order on the City Treas
urer for the several amounts due pre-
pare and fill out receipts in accordance
Herewith and shall place said orders in
the hands Of the Controller, who shall
countersign and disburse the same when
| duly receipted for provided, that for any
| interest upon its bonds or notes. for
which the city becomes legally liable, the
! City. Clerk NAV draw his order upon the
| Treasurer, upon which. when counter
| signed by the Controller said sums shall
ibe paid. When the identity Of ths
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

Budget and Taxation for Part of Year
1898 not Otherwlse Provided For.

In the year 1928, on or before the
tenth day Of February. the Board of FL
nance shall make estimates OF the moneys
necessary to be appropriated for the ex-
penses of said city for the remaining
portion of the year 1923, that is from
May 16, 1928, TO January 1, 1924. and
said board shall estimate the amount to
be raised by taxation to meet said ap-
preparations, and the mode of procedure
in the matters Of said appropriations and
said taxation shall, mutatis mutands. be
the same as prescribed in the section OF
this charter Immediately following: Pro-
vided, that the tax required for said ex-
penses shall be laid on the grand list OF
said city for the first day of October in
the year 1922, and shall be corectible on
and after the 10th day of May in the
wear 1929
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 5s.
Fairgrounds.

said Board Of Finance may include an
nually in its estimates an appropriation.
not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars. for
a contribution to the Public Fairgrounds
Association, Of said city. or for other play
or recreation purposes, and said board
may expend such appropriation. when
duly made, or any part thereof, subject
to the approval Of the Board q Alder
men; and nothing in this section shall be
construed as forbidding such eEDsnditure
for 9lay-groupds or recreation grounds
outside the limits Of said city.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 46.

The tax to be levied in each year shall
be laid on the corrected grand list Of
said city for the first day Of October OF
the same year. and on or before the first
day Of April Of the year Immediately fol-
lowing. said Board Of Finance shall de-
termine the rate of taxation required to
yield the amount to be raised by taxation.
as hereinafter provided, and when the
Board Of Aldermen Of said city shall
have approved the same. they shall, on
or before the tenth day Of said April, ad-
vertise the SAID rate Of taxation once in
each of two daily newspapers published
in said city. and the rate Of taxation, so
advertised. shall ~ the legal rate OF tax
alton for said city AND the tax laid at
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29


merestone on the southeasterly side Of
another part Of Palmer Street; thence
northwesterly to bolt in the ledge On
the highest point on Lanman's Hill;
thence southerly along the boundary line
between the Towns of Norwich and
Preston passing through a merestone on
the southerly side Of Hinekley Street to
a point on a line that passes through q
point in range with the westerly side Of
the house on the southerly side of Bent
ley Avenue, ownei by Ann M, S:lieer S.
feet southeriy from the southwesterlS
corner thereof and through a point in
range with the westerly side Of house
on the westerly side of Laurel Hill Ave-
nue. owned by said Spicer III feet soutls-
erly from the extreme southwesterly cor
ner thereof thence westerly by said last
mentioned line to the easterly side of the
Thames River; thence southerly by the
easterly side of the Thames River at high
water mark to the mouth Of Poquetanuck
Cove; thence northwesteFly across said
river to the place of beginning.
All rights to property Of every de-
scription which were vested in the city
under it's former organization shall vest
in the city under this charter.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 1a
Vacancy in onice of Mayer.

Whenever the Mayor shall die, re-
sign, be removed from office, refuse to
qualify, or permanently remove from said
city, another shall be chosen in his place
by the electors Of said city at regular
or special city election, within thirty days
from the date Of such disqualification,
and the person chosen as Mayor at said
election shall continue in office for the
same time as the person whom he sue
ceeds would have done If he had not died
resigned, been removed from office, re-
fused to qualify, or permanently re-
moved from said city Whenever there
shall be vacancy in the office of Mayor
or whenever that officer shall be tenn
porarily absent from the city or pre-
vented by sickness or other cause from
attending tc the duties of his office, the
president of the Board of Aldermen or,
in event of his absence or disability the
vice-president of said Board shall act as
Mayor and shall possess, use, exercise
and enjoy all the rights and powers and
perform all the duties of the Mayor dur
| ing the continuance of such vacancy, alb,
sence or disability. In case both the
president and yice-president of said
Board shall be absent or disqualified from
acting as Mayor then said Board shall
elect one of It's number who shall per.
form all the duties of the Mayor and en-,
Joy all the rights and powers until the
qualification of either the president Of
vice-president of said Board or unit
another Mayor may be elected as hereiI
provided.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 81.
snlnrIe. Of cIerleaI A..I.lant..

Each department and each executive
officer IS hereby empowered 20 employ
clerical assistants when necessary, and
to purchase necessary supplies. subject
TO the provisions Of this charter and 70
the approval Of the Board Of Finance a.
10 salaries and number Of assistants. IN
less otherwise provided.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

It shall be the duty Of said boaSd to
hold q regular Meeting on some day 10
be fixed by said board and the Mayor
may call a special meeting at any time
on reasonable personal notice to the
members thereof. or on written or printed
notice sent to the residence Of each mem
Der. or mailed to him by the clerk Of
said board. at least forty-eight hours be-
fore the time of holding meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION "a.

He shall audit Immediately after the
first day of each month the accounts Of
the several departments and all of said
officers who receive, pay out, or dispose
of the money or other property of the
city; shall make proper comparisons of
the same, and report his findings to the
Mayor and a duplicate thereof TO the
Treasurer; he shall daily audit the cash
account of the Treasurer for the last
previous day, and certify at the foot of
said account as to it's correctness. and
shall sub,Sit to the Mayor on or before
the twentieth day of January, the
twentieth day of April. the twentieth day
of July and the twentieth day of Octo-
Der in each year report of the con-
dition Of each of said accounts. together
with summary of all accounts of the
city, verified by his oath or affirmation
exhibiting the revenues, receipts and ex-
penditures, the source from which the
revenues, and funds are derived. and in
what manner the same have been dis
bursed. and the amount drawn against
each item Of the appropriations, and the
Mayor shall cause said reports to be sub
mitted to both the Beard Of Aldermen
and the Board Of Finance.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION "a.
CITY Colleetor

The City Collector. in Office at such
time as this charter shall become eifec-
tive. shall hold office until the first day Of
January 1923 and until his successor
shall have been chosen and qualified.
There shall be in said city Collector,
elected as hereinbefore provided. He
shall have all the power and be subject
to all of the duties imposed by law ulon
collectors Of town, city and school dis
trict taxes He shall receive and collect
all taxes from persons liable to pay the
same, and all assessments of every kind
made by said city, and all license fees
payable to said city. All licenses issued
by any city department or officer shall
be presented to the Collector, or his
authorized agent, in the Collectors Office,
who shall receive the fee prescribed there-
for, and shall countersign each license
before the same shall be of effect. II
shall cause a record Of each license SC
countersigned to be kept in his Office.
The Mayor shall have power to issue q
warrant for the collection of any kind OF
said taxes or assessments 1t shall be
the duty Of said Collector to sign and re-
! card certificates Of tax and other liens
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION rs.

He shall keep a separate account for
each specific item OF the. appropriation
for one item Of expenditure to be drawn
upon for any other purpose, or by any
department other than that for which
the appropriation was specially made. ex-
cept in case of transfers made as here
matter provided. No order on the Treas
urer shall be issued unless sufficient funds
to pay the same shall actually be in the
treasury Il he shall certify any bill,
contract, or claim in excess of appropria-
ton properly applicable thereto. the city
shall not be liable for such excess, but
he shall be personally liable therefor, and
his sureties. shall also be liable to the
amount of his bond.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION Sc

He shall have an Office at the city hall
and shall keep the same open during such
hours as the ordinances of said city shall
prescribe.
He shall devote his entire time to the
service of the city, and he shall have nc
other occupation during his term Of OF
fee
He shall give such bonds as the Board
of Finance may direct.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

Said Board OF Finance may include an
nually in its estimates an APPROPRIATION
Of not less than one-haH mill tax on IN,
grand list Of said city for the general
sinking fund Of said city
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION a..


Approval Of Claims and Accounts.
II. shall be the duty Of said board care
fully to examine and consider all claims
and accounts against the city submitted
for its approval, and to approve by the
signatures of a ma iority of its members
such claims or accounts as It finds to be
Justly due
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

Relation Of Inhabitants in City and Town.
The Inhabitants living within the limits
Of said city shall be and remain a part
Of the Town Of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
East District

Beginning at bolt In rock on the
southerly side of the Shetucket River at
a point about so feet easterly from the
range Of the easterly side Of the north
erly part Of Hinckley Street and running
easterly and northeasterly along the
southerly and southeasterly side Of said
river to the northeasterly boundary Of
the City Of Norwich; thence southeast
erly, southwesterly. southeasterly. south
westerly and northwesterly along the
northeastarly, southeasterfy, northeast
erly southeasberly and southwesterly
boundaries of the City of Norwich to a
bolt in a ledge at the highest poin IN
Lanman's Hill so called thence north
erly to the place Of beginning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION lie.
Corporation Counsel.
Additional Counsel.

The Corporation Counsel, in office at
such time as this charter shall, become
eHeetfFe, shall hold office until the first
day OF January in the year 1928 and
untis MS successors shall have been ap-
pointed ana qualified.
There shai. be in said city a Corpora
ton Counsel, who at the time of his ap-
2ointment shall have been an attorney and
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION a5.

The Controller shall be the auditing
committee for the Board of Water Com
missioners, otherwise, nothing in the
foregoing sections Of this charter reiat-
ing to the powers and the duties of Con
troller shall be construed as affecting the
methods Of accounting. receiving money,
and paying money, which are at present
employed, or which may hereafter be en-
pleyed, by the Board Of Water Commits
sioners or by the Board OF Gas and Elec-
trical Commissioners Of said city.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
Greeneville District.

Beginning on the northerly side Of the
Shetucket River in range with the CEN
ter Of Roath Street and running north
erly to and along the center g Roath
Street to the center Of Boswell Avenue !;
thence northeasterly along the center of
Of Boswell Avenue to the center Of Pratt
Street; thence northerly along the CEN
ter Of Pratt Street and said line extended
to the center Of the Greenevile entrance
to Mohegan Park; thence westerly along
the center Of said entrance to the east
erly line Of Mohegan Park; thence
northerly to merestone at the north
westerly corner Of what was formerly
the Greeneville School District; thence
northeasterly along the northeriy line OF
the City Of Norwich to the Shetucket
River; thence southerly and westerly
along the westerly and north rly side Of
said river to the place Of beginning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 80.


There shall be three Assessors. chosen
and with powers and duties. rs herein
afer provided.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 81.

Care and Manasemsnt Of the Court
House.
Said Board Of Finance. unless other
wise provided for, shan have the general
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 50,

The Treasurer shall pay all prd2er
orders drawn on him by the City Clerk.
and countersigned by the Controller, and
also all orders drawn on him by the
Board Of Gas and Electrical Commits
sioners. The. Treasurer shall report 20
the Board of Finance, on the first Of each
month, the amount Of money belonging
to said city in his hands, and the sources
from which 1t was received, and shall
present to said board each month his ac-
counts for the month next preceding
properly audited and certified by the Con-
troller.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

said rate shall be coIlectible on ana Eftm
the tenth day OF Nay foilowinr said as
vertising OF said rats q taxaron-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION =

Places and Hours of City Elections.
The Court Of Common Council for the
first biennial election to be held in said
city on the first Monday in the month
Of December IN the year 1922, as here
inbefore provided, for the election of Of
ficers and aldermen In the several voting
districts Of said city. shall by ordinance
or by law on or before october l. 1922, /
fix the places where such election shall
be held and the hours for the opening
and closing of the polls in said districts.
Biennially after said first Biennial
Election, all elections of officers and al
dermen in the several voting districts Of
said city shall be held at such places and
at such hours as the said Board Of AL
dermen shall prescribe by ordinance, by
laws or otherwise
At every Biennial Election, SO held as
aforesaid, each of said officers and al
der1nen shall be chosen by plurality
vote and the officers so chosen shall be
publicly declared TO be elected by the
presiding officer of the Central Voting
District, and by him certified to having
been elected to the City Clerk.
| But If by reason of an equality of
votes. there shall be no choice Of any of
said officers and aldermen, then the
Board of Alderpen shall provide for the
holding Of a new election within thirty
| days from and after the time when such
failure to elect shall be made known
In case of the death, incapacity ,resig-
nation, removal, refusal to serve or quail
ify u of any officer, excepting those Of
fcers chosen as provided by this charter
ifys of any officer, excepting those Of
| shall fill such vacancy by appointment
for the unexpired term.
All vacancies in any Office, by
reason of death, ineapaeity, resigna-
ton, removal refusal to serve or quail
ify of any person required by this
charter to be chaser by the electors shall
be filled at a regular or at a special
election called and held in the same
manner and form and subject to the
provisions Of this charter applied to reg
ular elections. Said special election shall
be called and held within one hundred
and twenty days. except for vacancy in
the office of Mayor. after the death, res
ignation, incapacity, removal or refusal
to serve or qualify of any person chosen
by the electors. Pending either a regu-
lar or special election to fill such va
cancy the Mayor may designate or ap-
point an elector Of the city to such va.
cancy by lodging with the city clerk .
= certificate of such appointment except
nothing in this charter shall authorize 0,
empower the Mayor to fill any vacancie.
existing for any cause N the Board o.
| Aldermen. The eiector so appointed b.
: the Mayor shall duly qualify for sucl
office and shall exercise during the tern
for which he has been so appointed al
e the powers and discharge all the dutie
3 Of said office until the election and dual
/; ification of his successor.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 10.
Controller.

There shall be Controller of said
city who, on the first day of January in
the year 1928 and biennially thereafter,
shalt be appointed by the Mayor with the
approval, in writing, Of a majority of the
members of the Board Of Finance, ex-
elusive of said Mayor and said Con-
troller. The Controller, so appointed shall
hold office for term of two years from
the time Of his appointment and until his
successor shall have been appointed and
qualified. The Controller SHALL under
the charter and the ordinances, be sub
ject to the general direction of the Board
of Finance of said city in all matters re-
lating to the financial affairs of the city,
except as herein otherwise expressly pro-
vided. The Controller, whenever absent
or otherwise incapable of acting. may. by
appointment in writing, approved by the
Board of Finance, fled in the office Of
the city clerk and recorded in the rec
ords of the city, designate a clerk in the
Controllers office to act as Controller,
and when so appointed and acting there
under, said clerk shall have and exercise
such Of the powers, duties, and author
| ity of the Controller and only such. as
may be specified in said appointment, I'M
/ less and until revoked by either the Con-
troller or said Board of Finance. in writ
! ing, filed and recorded, as provided fol-
| said appointment.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION Q.
Aldermen Elected,

At each said biennial election, SO held
as aforesaid. the electors Of said City
shall choose eleven members Of the Board
of Aldermen as follows:--
The Central District shall choose three
members residing In said district;
The West District shall choose two
members residing in said district;
The North District shall choose two
members residing in said district;
The Greeneville District shall choose
two members residing in said district :;
The East District shall choose one
member residing In said district;
The South District shall choose one
menber residing in said district
The eleven members Of said Board of
Aldermen, 50 chosen. shall hold Office for
the term of two years from the first
day of January next following said
election and until their successors shall
have been respectively chosen and quail
fled
The members of the Court Of Com
mon Council of said city. in office at
such time as this charter shall become
effective, and the several committees and
appointees Of SAID Court shall hold Office
until the first day Of January in the year
1928 and until their successors shall have
been chosen and qualified.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

There shall be an Electrical Inspector.
chosen and with powers and duties, as
hereinafter provided.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION is.

any person shall hinder. obstruct.
resist or abuse the Mayor in the. exee ys'
ton OF his office, or when ordered 10
render assistance to the Mayor, 0beinp Of
suniclent age and ability shall refuse or
neglect to do SO, such offender. being
thereof duly convicted, shall pay fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars. or
snail be imprisoned in the county jan not
exceeding six months, or both, at the dis
cretion OF the court having cognizance OF
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29
SECTION 81.
City Treasurer.


The City Treasurer. in office at such
time as this charter shall become effec-
tive, shall hold office until the first day
of January in the year 1928 and until his
successor shall have been chosen and
qualified.
There shall be a City Treasurer who
shall be elected as hereinbefore provided.
who. except as otherwise provided. shall
have the same power and authority As
town treaSurers and shall be accountable
to said city He shall have an office ia
the city hall, which shall be kept open
during such hours as may be by ordi-
nances prescribed. He shall give such
bond as the EoaN Of Finance may direct.
He shall be allowed such clerical ex-
penses as may be approved by the Eoard
Of Finance, and all appointments OF clerks
In his Office shall be made by said Treas
urer
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

Beginning on the northerly line Of the
City of Norwich at the westerly shore Of
the Yantio River and running southerly
along the westerly shore Of the Yantic
River, Yantic Cove and Thames River to
the southerly boundary of the City OF
Norwich; thence northerly, westerly,
northerly and easterly along the wester-
ly, southeriy. westerly and northerly
boundary Of the City Of Norwich to the
place Of beginning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

and certificates Of their release and dis.
charge. Said Collector shall receive
salary which shall be fixed b. the Board
Of Finance.
SECTION s5.
It shall be the duty Of the Collector to
report to the Corporation Counsel, on the
last day Of December In each year. al
taxes and assessments u1on property
which have not been abated according ic
law and which shall have been due ard
unpaid for a period OF one year. and il
shall be the duty OF the Corporation
Counsel to proceed forthwith to take al
legal steps necessary to enforce the pay
mcnt OF said taxes and assessments.
Wherever any tax due to said city is
abated, the authority making the abate-
ment shall cause notice thereof to be
given forthwith to the Collector.
SECTION SO.
Said. Collector shall, before thre,
O'clock in the afternoon Of each bushes.
day, deposit with the Treasurer OF sale
city all moneys collected by him durine
the twenty-feur hours then ended. and
shall take the Treasurer's receip1 for Ia,
same in duplicate, one copy Of which h
shall file in the Controllers Office forth
with.
Said Collector shall give such bond a
the Board Of Finance may direct.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-29

All city funds shall be deposited in such
bank or banks as shall be designated by
the Board of Finance, whose duty It shall
be to obtain the highest rate of interest
therefor consistent with the safety of the
deposits All interest upon said deposits
shall belong to said city.