The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-27

Following are Sections 1888 OF
Vie Culhane charter revision act, the
full text Of which The Democrat
Is presenting In daily installments:
SEC. 40. Section one hundred
and thirty-eight Of said charter is
amended to read as follows: The
collector shall make O written re-
port on the fifteenth day of Feb
ruary in each year to the board of
aldermen, containing the names
and addresses of all persons who
are liable to pay taxes and assess
r1ents to the city, and who have
neglected TO pay the same for six
months after the same became
due and payable, and such report
shall include the amounts due
from each. In each case where
back taxes shall be due and pay
able, the collector shall so note on
the tax bill.
SEC. so. Bonds of collector and
corporation counsel. Office vacat-
ed by failure to furnish. Section
one hundred and forty-nine Of
said charter Is amended to read
"a follows: The collector of taxes
and the corporation counsel, be-
fore entering upon the duties OF
their respective Offices, shall, an
npally. execute bonds with suffi-
cent surety to the city In the sums
Of two hundred thousand dollars
and fifty thousand dollars, respec-
lively, which bonds shall be SUBJ
ject TO the approval Of the board
Of finance and said board shall
certify Its approval on such bonds.
The board Of finance shall have
power to prescribe the conditions
Of such bonds and to increase the
amounts thereof and shall inspect
such bonds as to sufficiency, con-
dition and surety. II the collector
or corporation counsel shall fail
to file, with the board Of finance,
his bond, meeting with the APP
prevail Of said board, on or before
the fifteenth day OF the month In
hich his term begins. his office
snail become vacant and the may
or shall appoint a successor to
take office forthwith.
SEC. 81. Qualifications, powers
and duties. Section one hundred
and fifty-two Of said charter Is
amended to read as follows: Such
corporation counsel, at the time of
his appointment, shall be an at
torney at law and shall have been
engaged In the practice of law In
this state for not less than ten
years, and shall be an elector Of
the city. and shall be the legal adj
wiser Of the city and its depart
ments. He shall represent the
city In all civil actions in any court
wherein the city Is interested, ac-
tions for the collection Of taxes,
assessments, water rents and 9TH
err debts and charges due the city
and In the hands Of the collector
Of taxes for collection and shall
give his written opinion upon any
legal question which may be sub
mitted to him by the mayor, by
the board OF aldermen or by any
department or public official. All
opinions SO given by him shall be
recorded in an indexed book,
which shall be kept in the office
Of the corporation counsel and
shall be delivered by him to his
successor In office and shall be
the property OF the city. He or his
assistant shall represent the city
In all matters pending before the
general assembly affecting the In.
terest OF the city: and he shall
perform all other legal services
which may be required by the
board Of aldermen or by law or
ordinance. He shall have power to
release city liens for taxes, assess
i1ients and water rents and any