The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-17
City;s Charter Reuisior,
 Affects Many Sections

The Democrat today begins a serie of articles containing the text of tn charter revision act of Senate George T. Culhane, as passed b, the 1899 legislature.
 The revision affects approximatel, one-third of the sections in the cit, charter, some of them of great i'm portance. The early part of the re vision act contains 8 section oblig ing all city officials to turn over cit. records to their successors, or fac penalty of $10,000 fine and 1 years in prison. Another early sec ton makes changes in salaries Q some officials, including a raise fo members of the board of aldermen to $50 year, and pay of $50 , year to members of the board o education, who received no salary Ii the past.
 Other sections of the revision ac will be carried daily in The Dem ocrat.
 Today,s instalment of the Culhant charter revision act follows:
 AN ACT AMENDING THE CHAR
 TER or THE CITY OF WA
 TERBURY.
 Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
 House of Representatives in
 General Assembly convened:
 SECTION 1. Electors. Section fourteen of the charter of the city of Waterbury. approved May 25, 1881, is amended to read as fol- lows: Each elector of this state who shall reside within the limits of the city upon the dats of any city election, and who shall be qualified to vote therein for city and town officers and qualified to vote therein for state officers shall be an elector of the city. All such electors whose names are legally registered on the list of voters shall be entitled to vote at such election.
 Sec. 2.-Section twenty-two of said charter is amended to read as follows: The bonds of all officers shall be taken to the city of Wa terbury, conditioned for the faith full performance of the duties of the office according to law. Sur- eties of each bond shall be to the satisfaction of the board of finance and the sufficiency of the surety shall be annually examined by said board. Bonds shall be given in the following amounts: Mayor, twenty-five thousand dollars; city clerk, twenty-five thousand dol- lars; director of the budget, twen- ty-five thousand dollars; and pur- chasing agent, twenty-five thou- sand dollars. All bonds shall be written on an annual basis or for the term of office and the pre- mium for such bonds shal. be paid by the city. N!sA Nk
 Sec. 3. Section twenty-three of said charter is amended to read as follows: Officers to deliver records to successors. Each officer of the city and town. upon the expira. ton of his term, shall deliver to his successor in office on the day his successor takes office all books, records, vouchers, papers and memoranda under his control re- lating to the bushes of the city and town, during his entire term of office and each officer or official shall be personally liable to the city and town for complete and safe delivery of all records under his control to his successor. Any person who shall violate any pro- vision of this section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dol- lars or imprisoned not more than ten years or both.
 Sec. 4. Section twenty-seven of said charter is amended to read as follows: Salaries prescribed for certain officers. The following named officers of the city or town of Waterbury shall receive annual salaries as follows: The mayor, seventy-five hundred dollars; the city clerk, five thousand dollars: the comptroller, five thousand dol- lars; the treasurer, one thousand dollars: the collector of taxes, five thousand dollars; the city sheriff, three thousand dollars; the cor- poratior counsel, seventy five hiin- dred dollars; the assistant corpor- poration counsel, five thousand dollars; the assistant city clerk, three thousand dollars; the presi- dent of the board of aldermen. seven hundred fifty dollars; each other member of the board of aldermen, two hundred fifty dol- lars; each member of the board of education, one hundred fifty dole lars; the chief of the fire depart ment, six thousand dollars; the superintendent of police, six thou. sand dollars; each member of the board of tax commissioners and apportionment, thirty-one hundred dollars; each member of the board of tax review, three hundred dole lars: the town clerk, sixty-five hundred dollars; the assistant town clerk, forty-five hundred dol- lars: each registrar of voters