The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-30
LEGAL ADVERTISING

time and compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the council may prescribe.
 Sec. 27. Vote required. The af- firmative vote of majority of the members of the council shall be ne- cessary to adopt any ordinance. res- olution or vote, and shall be suffi- cient therefor except as otherwise provided herein; but vote to ad- journ, or regarding the attendance of absent members, may be adopted by a majority of the members pres- ent.
 Sec. 28 All Members present to vote. No member present at any meeting shall be excused from vot- ing, except that no member shall vote on any matter involving his own official conduct or his financial interests, but a failure to vote in each case not so excepted shall be recorded as an affirmative vote.
 Sec. 29. Council 6 Continuing Body. The city council shall be a continuing body, and no measure pending before it shall abate or be discontinued by reason of the ex- piration of the term of office or removal of the members, or any of them.
 Sec. 90. Council to judge Election and Qualifications of its Members and regulate own Proceedings. The council shall be the judge of the election and qualification of its members and shall determine its own rules and proceedings accord ing to the general principles of parliamentary law. It may punish its members for disorderly conduct or violation of its rules, and upon six-sevenths vote, after due hear ing on charges preferred, may expel a member for due cause.
 Sec 31. Investigations of City Government. The council, or any committees thereof duly authorized by the council, may investigate the financial transactions and the oper- ations of any office or department of the city government and the of- ficial acts and conduct of any city officer or employee.
 Sec. B. Presiding Officer. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council at which he is pres ent. In his absence the mayor pro tenn, elected by the council from its membership to serve at its pleasure shall preside. In the absence of both at any meeting, the members pres ent may choose from its member ship an acting mayor to preside al the one meeting.
 Sec. B. City Clerk to provide Services. The city clerk shall be the clerk of the council and shall keer the records of and provide all serv- ices and facilities required by the council. The council shall have nc other officers or employees except the mayor and the mayor pro tenn provided for herein.
 THE MAYOR
 Sec. 34. Member and Presiding Officer of Council. The mayor shall be a member of the city counci and it's presiding officer, with al the rights, privileges and immuni. ties of other members, including tht right to vote on all questions. Ht shall be chosen by the council iron among its members by a majorit, vote at its first meeting in thu month of January following tn regular city election.
 Sec. 35. Official Head of City Gov ernment. He shall be the off1cia head of the city government ane shall be so recognized by the court. for the service of process upon tht city, by the governor and other state officials for state purposes and by all other persons in matters involving official action with ref. erence to the city. He shall be the official leader of the council in the matter of policies to be adopted and the official spokesman and rep. sentative of the council and the city government as whole, before the public and with respect to the rep. resentatives of other public bodies
 Sec. 36. Authentication of Docu. ments. He shall authenticate by hi. signature, all ordinances passed by the council, and shall sign on be- half of the city such other instru. ments as the council, this charter or the laws require, but shall have no power of veto.
 Sec. g. Members of Each Advisory Board. He shall be, ex officio, g member of each of the advisory boards of departments herein pro- vided for, except the board of edu- cation.
 Sec. 38. Supervision of Administra- ton. He may inquire into the con- duct of the administrative affairs of the city and make reports anC recommendations to the council as to policies to be adopted with re- gard thereto, but shall have nc power to direct any administrative action, except that in time of pub- lie danger or emergency he may if so directed by ordinance or res olution of the council, take com mand of the police and such other departments, officers and employees of the city as may be prescribed maintain order and enforce the law, with all the powers of county sheriffs in relation to riotous as- semblies. Any such ordinance ol resolution shall not continue ir force for more than three months but may be renewed for successive periods not exceeding three monthc
 Sec. 39. Mayor Pro Tem. The mayor pro tenn, in case of the dis ability of the mayor or his absence from the city, or during the con- tinuance of vacancy in the office of mayor, shall have the powers and perform the duties of mayor.
 THE CITY MANAGER
 Sec. 40. Appointment. The coun- cil shall appoint a city manager who shall be chosen without regard to his political or religious affilia- tons and solely on the basis of his qualifications to manage the af- fairs of the city He shall be 6 citizen of the United States but need not, when appointed, be g resident of the city or the state.
 Sec. 4l. Members of Council, theii Relatives and Associates, Ineligible No member of the council, or rela- tive within the third degree of af- finity or consanguinity or business