CHAP. 72 -giving rights, fran chises, etc., to be proposed in writing. -orders and resolutions to be published. the part of the city in excess of three hundred dollars, nor any order, resolution or vote ordering any street improvement or sewer, or granting any franchise, or giving any right to occupy or use the streets, highways, bridges or public places in the city for any purpose for which municipal consent may be necessary, shall be passed by the city council unless it be proposed in writing and remain on file in the office of the city clerk and be published by him twice in one daily newspaper of the city, if there be any, and in the nearest daily newspaper published in Kennebec county, at least one week before its final passage, except an order, resolution or vote for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, which contains a statement of its urgency. Such orders, resolutions or votes as are required to be published under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of section twenty-six limiting the passage of ordinances, save only that petitions in protest must be filed -exceptions. within the fourteen days next following the final passage of any such order, resolution or vote as hereinbefore provided. City council shall print monthly, statement of receipts and expenditures. -shall fur nish copies of such statement. Salary of mayor. Members of city council Section 35. The city council shall each month print in pamphlet form an itemized statement of all receipts and expenditures of the city and a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month, shall file a copy thereof in the office of the city clerk, who shall note, thereon the date of such filing, and shall furnish copies thereof to the public library, to the newspapers published in the city, if there be any, and to the nearest daily newspaper published in Kennebec county, and to persons who shall apply therefor at the office of the city clerk. At the end of the municipal year it shall cause a full and complete examination of all books and accounts of the city to be made by a certified public accountant, and shall publish the result of such examination in the manner above provided for the publication of statements of monthly receipts and expenditures. Section 36. The salary of the mayor shall be twelve hundred dollars per annum and the salary of each alderman shall be one thousand dollars per annum. The salaries shall not be changed except upon petition and procedure as provided in section twenty-five for the introduction and passage of ordinances, by vote of the qualified voters of the city, at an annual city election. The city council shall fix the salaries of all subordinate officers. Section 37. No member of the city council shall during the shall hold no term for which he was chosen be eligible, either by appointment or by election of the city council, to any other office the salary other salaried office to be paid by the city. of which is payable by the city, nor shall, during such term, hold any such other office. Neither the purchasing agent nor any member of the city council shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in any conti act or job for work or materials, or the profits thereof, to be furnished or performed for the city. Section 38. The city council may make rules for the conduct of its business. The mayor may be a member of any of its committees. ing school committee. Section 39. The duties of the superintending school com- Superintendmittee, as prescribed by the laws of the State, except as herein otherwise provided, shall be performed by a school committee of three members, which shall also and in like manner have charge of the high school. -purchases, buildings, school purposes, by whom to be The purchase of any site for a school building, the purchase of any building for school purposes, the plans for any altera- etc., for tion of any school building, the plans for any new school building, and the execution of any such plans for the alteration of made. old buildings or the building of new ones, subject to the provisions of chapter eighty-eight of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nine, shall be determined, made, adopted and carried out by, and under the supervision of, the school committee acting jointly with the members of the city council. The mayor, by the purchasing agent, shall purchase all books, stationery, school apparatus and schoolroom supplies required by the school committee or the superintendent of schools acting for them, but all ordinary repairs of school buildings and supplies, of furniture for such buildings shall be made and purchased by the city council on recommendation by the school committee or the superintendent of schools acting for them. -tenure of present school The members of the superintending school committee whose term of office have not expired when the first election by the committee. city council is held under this act, shall serve out their unexpired term as members of the school committee aforesaid. Section 40. Before the first day of April in the year next following the acceptance of this act, the city council, with the advice and assistance of the civil engineer, shall divide the city into not less than seven nor more than ten voting precincts. The division shall not be made with any reference to the old ward lines or regard for the number of voters living in each precinct, but shall be made solely to serve the convenience of voters in voting at municipal, county, state and national elections. The city council shall specify, appoint or provide a polling place for each of the aforesaid voting precincts, and furnish each such polling place with such furniture and appurtenances voting tablish. precincts to es city counscribe polling cil shall pre places. CHAP. 72 -list of polling places to as are required by the laws of the state for polling places. The voting precincts and polling places provided as aforesaid shall serve all the purposes of wards and ward rooms under the state laws governing elections, and all reference to wards, ward rooms and polling places in such state laws shall apply to the voting precincts and polling places aforesaid. The city council shall cause the division so made, and the be published. polling places so provided, to be published at least twice in one daily newspaper published in the city, if there be any, otherwise in the nearest daily newspaper published in Kennebec county, on the completion of such division, and shall cause the said lists to be posted at the several polling places. The names of qualified voters, as published and posted, shall be grouped severally under the names of the streets, roads, avenues or lanes on which the said voters live, and arranged alphabetically in each group. -division of voting pre revised. After three years from the first division into voting precincts cincts may be as above provided, and at the end of any three year period thereafter, the city council may revise the aforesaid division, changing the lines of the several voting precincts or providing more such precincts, up to the number of ten, if the convenience of the voters should warrant such change, but in no case making the number of such precincts less than seven. Repeal of specified acts fect any act done, accruing, or any sut, etc. Section 41. The repeal of the acts specified in section two shall not af- of this act shall not affect any act done, or any act accruing or accrued or established, or any suit or proceeding had or begun in any civil case before the time when such repeal takes effect, nor shall it affect any offences committed or penalty or forfeiture incurred under the provisions of the acts or parts of acts hereby repealed. All persons who at this time said. repeal takes effect shall hold any office under the said acts shall continue to hold them according to the tenure thereof, except -present by as otherwise provided herein; moreover all by-laws and ordinances of the city of Gardiner that are in force at the time when the said repeal takes effect, and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, shall continue in force until they are repealed or amended according to the provisions herein made. for repealing or amending by-laws and ordinances, and all officers elected under such by-laws and ordinances shall continue in office according to the tenure thereof, except as is otherwise provided herein. laws and or dinances to continue until repealed. Petitions for special elec tions. Section 42. Petitions addressed to the board of aldermen, and signed by qualified voters of the city, requesting that a special election be held at which this act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the said city, may be filed in the office CHAP. 72 -when to be filed. clerk. of the city clerk at any time on or before the second Tuesday of August in the year nineteen hundred and eleven. Each signer of any such petition shall add to his signature the name of the street on which he lives at the time of signing, and the street number of his house if there be any. Such petition need not be sworn to. Within the seven days next after the said second Tuesday of August, the city clerk shall examine the duty of city petitions so filed and ascertain the aggregate number of qualified voters of the city who have signed them, and he shall forthwith present the petition to the board of aldermen with his certificate setting forth the aggregate number of qualified voters of the city who have so signed. If it shall appear from the said certificate that such aggregate number is at least one hundred and fifty, the board of aldermen shall forthwith call a special election to be held on the second Tuesday of September in the year nineteen hundred and eleven, at which special election this act shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the city. date when special elec tion shall be held. when this take effect. act shall This act shall take effect, as hereinafter provided, upon its acceptance by a majority of the voters voting thereon at the said special election, or at either of the special elections hereinafter provided for. The vote shall be taken by ballot in answer to the question: "Shall an act passed by the legislature in the form of year nineteen hundred and eleven entitled 'An Act to provide a charter for the city of Gardiner' be accepted?" which shall be printed on the official ballot. ballot. sion of this act, how ef fected. If, however, the said act be not so accepted at the aforesaid resubmisspecial election, it may be again submitted in the manner above prescribed, if a petition made and signed as aforesaid requesting such resubmission be filed in the office of the city clerk at any time on or before the second Tuesday of August in the year nineteen hundred and twelve and be found to be sufficiently signed as above provided, at a special election to be called for the second Monday of September in the year nineteen hundred and twelve and held on that day. If on such resubmission the said act should not be so accepted it may be resubmitted a second time, upon petition as above required, signed as hereinbefore prescribed and filed as aforesaid at any time on or before the second Tuesday of August in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen, at a special election to be called as aforesaid for the second Tuesday of September in the year nineteen hundred and thirteen and held on that day. Except in so far as they may be inconsistent with this section of this act, all general laws governing and applicable to a spe laws apspecial elec plicable to CHAP. 73 -when this act shall take effect. When submis sion of this effect. cial election of a city officer shall govern and apply to the special elections at which this act shall be submitted or resubmitted as aforesaid. If this act shall be so accepted, it shall take effect on its acceptance for the annual city election to be held on the Tuesday next following the last Monday in November in the year of its acceptance, for the preliminary election for nominations to be held, under the provisions of this act, on the second Tuesday preceding the aforesaid annual city election for the statements of candidates (and petitions accompanying statements of candidates) to be filed by persons whose names are to be printed on the official ballots to be used at such preliminary election for nominations, and for all things which appertain and relate to said annual city election, preliminary election for nominations and statements of candidates and petitions. For all other purposes it shall take effect at ten o'clock in the forenoon of the first Monday of January of the year next following the year of its acceptance. Section 43. So much of this act as authorizes the submisact shall take sion of the question of its acceptance to the qualified voters of the said city shall take effect upon its approval by the governor, subject to the provisions of amendment ten of the state constitution. Approved March 9, 1911. Bangor and Aroostook R. thorized to Chapter 73. An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to authorize extensions of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in Aroostook, Piscataquis and Penobscot Counties," being Chapter two hundred and twenty-two of the Private and Special Laws of nineteen hundred and three, as amended by Chapter seventy of the Private and Special Laws of nineteen hundred and seven. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: All of the provisions of sections one, two, three and four of chapter two hundred and twenty-two of the private and special laws of the year nineteen hundred and three, as amended by chapter seventy of the private and special laws of the year nineteen hundred and seven are continued in force and extended for the period of five years from and after the twentieth day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirteen. Approved March 9, 1911. |