Smyrna times., 1932-01-06
M|LFORD'S NEW CHARTER TO
co INTO EFFECT ON JAN. IS
CITY OF MILFORD To BE d.
VIDED INTO FOUR WARDS
Annual Election This Year Import
ant For an Entire New System
of Government Inaugurated

On Monday, January IS, the
Town of Milford will cease to ex-
ist and in its place will be the City
of Milford. 1t is on that date that
the new charter which was enact
ed into law at the last session of
the General Assembly will become
effective. The new charter is a
radical departure from that under
which the citizens of the Town of
Milford have lived for a long num-
Der of years. It provides for the
election of council of eight mem
bers, two of whom shall be elected
from each of four wards A May
or is also to be elected. The pres
ent Light & Water Commission is
to be abolished. 1t comes under
the direct supervision and manage
ment of the City Manager who
will be appointed by City Council.
The City Manager will also act as
Receiver Of Taxes and will have
general supervision over the
streets, sewers and all activities of
the City. The City of Milford is
divided into four wards. Ward
No. 1 comprises all Of South Mil
ford lying east of Walnut street.
Ward No. 2 is all of South Milford
lying west of Walnut street Ward
No. 3 comprises all of North Mil
ford lying east of Walnut street.
Ward No. 4 is that part Of North
Milford lying west of Walnut
street Section ga of the new
charter provides for the election
of the council members this year
Section 6 provides that the annual
election shall be held on the Mon
day following the third Friday in
the month of January, from IL
o'clock noon until 4 o'clock in the
afternoon, at such places as may
be determined by Council. Notices
must be posted in three public
places in each ward and an adver-
tisement printed in newspaper
published in the City at least ten
days before the day of the annual
election. Every resident of the
city who is over tWenty-one years
of ages and who has resided in the
City for at least six months next
the day of election, and
who is not delinquent in respect
to any tax levies by the City, shall
be entitled to vote Paragraph
H of Section 6 of the Charter pro-
vides for a town meeting to be
held the Friday evening preceding
the day of election. It also pro-
vides that the citizens of Milford
shall be notified by advertisement
in newspaper at least ten days
preceding the election. It provides
for the nomination of candidates
for Council, and specifically states
that the residents of each ward
shall nominate their own candi-
dates for Council. No persons
whose names have not been filed
with the secretary of the meeting
may be voted for at the annual
election. It also provides for the
printing of ballots and envelopes
for each ward. In Section 5, Par
agraph B, provision is made for
the election of a Mayor who shall
serve for two years. The Mayor
is elected at large. Other provis-
ions of Charter, which consumes
IL pages of the Laws of the last
session provide for the passing Of
ordinances, and specify the duties
of the respective office holders. It /
also provides that Council must /.
have the Charter printed for the
of the ciizens of Mil
ford, and that no ordinances pass /
ed by the Council shall become eff 4
fective until after they have been !
in a newspaper pub
ished in the City of Milford.