Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 25, 1922, Page 9

SECTION 1. Corporats Name and Powers. All inbabitants of the State of Con: necticul (hereinatter cailed “this State béing electors thereof, dweiling within the territorial fimits of the corporatian heretofore existing under the pame of “The Mayor, Aidermen. Common Coun- il and Freemen of the City of Norwleh, forever hereafter remain a olitlc and corporate, in fact and came, by the name of “The City of Nor- wieh,” and, by the latter nami thelr succemsors shall have perpetual uc- session, and be a person in law capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being mpleaded in all suits of what na- ture scever, and of purchasing, haldirg and comveying Any estate, real or Der- sonal: and may have a common seal alter or change the same at pleas- ure: and shall be vested with, and pos- wess azd enjoy all the lands, tepements. heraditaments, and other propérty and rights of property, which before and at e of the adoption of this charter, ested in the sald corporation: and 1L alwo e electors of said cit SECTION Relation of Inhabitants In City and Town. The Inhabitants living within the limits of said city shall be and remain a part of the Town of Nerwich SECTION 2. rlatio nd wm‘::;:a‘:“; o addption of this charter hall be as follows, to Wit i at the culvert in ng c::‘:‘h‘:: the center of the New Lon- @on Northern Raliroad track and r ning northerly along the center of <3 track 10 the center of the culvert under of the Iren- #aid track near the property of the TP00 tome on the northwesterly side of Feat Maln strest 30 foet mortheasterly from the northerly corner of West Main and Maple streetspassing through mere- stones on the easterly side of West Thames strest and near the oenter of Elizabeth street: thence northerly to the northeasterly corner of the main part of the dwelling house on the southeasterly s of Maple street owned by Harriet A. : thence northerly to & merestone northerly 300 feet; themce s 2 428 ‘Asylum strest where was for- the mortherly end of the paper mill ; thenoe north- in the center of the Raliroad track &t abutment of the line between :“mfl"'d-"L Farre!l and land of Susle E Eastwood, said stone being 37 7-10 feat easterly from the southeastérly cor- er of the house on said Farrell land and 50 55-100 feet southeasterly (from the northeasterly corner of sald house; hence north §7 degrees and 50 minutes east about 2385 feet to & merestoné east- of and near the Ol4 Town Highway so-called; thence south 783 degrees exst about 1100 feet to the westerly line of Mohegan Park; thence northerly and northwesterly alomg the westerly and southwesterly Hnes of sald Park to the Jand ¥nown as the Washington Street entrance Mohegan Park: thence west- erly, southerly and westerly along. the p d southerly _sides northwesterly Mm to Mohegan Lake ; thence northeast- wly spd southeasterly by the shors ot sald lake to the land conveyed by Willam H. Bushnell to the City rherly to and across the ; thence orth '3 fegracs west 38 rods and 11 links; thence morth onme degree éast 3% rods; thence north 34 degrees east 18 rods and 21 links; thence north 23 de grees east 16 rods and 18 links; thesice south 4§ degrees east 24 rods and 7 links Ihence south 16 degrees west 28 rods and 17 links; thence south 39 degrees west 7 rods and 17 links; thence south 48% egrees west § rods and 13 links; thence youth 7% degrees west 15 rods and 1§ links: thence south 25 degrees west 12 rods and ome Mnk; xhenlce".v‘v‘ulh l; de- grees east 7 rods and inks; thence Joutberly about 225 feet to said Ox Ml Road. the last 12 lines abutting eastesly, southerly and westerly on said Mohegan Park; thence easterly about 1460 feet. ence Southerly about 2836 feet; themce sasterly about 267 feet; thence south- westerly about 341 feet; thence south T4 fegrees east 14 rods and 13 links; thénce wouth 40 degrees west 40 rods and § thence south 12 degrées weat T rofs and 10 links: the last eight lines running along the northerly and easterly ides of said Park; thence southerly and westerly along the eastefly and south- lines of said Park: thence south- about 375 feet to a point 275 feet groe tflence sou the directon 6f the porthwesterly corner of ke land of Pannle L. and Edith M Bliss about 00 feet. the last two linems followin and portheasterly lines of said thence south 7515 degrees éast 400 feet to @ merestone at the grees east 6185 River at the mouth of Sachem's Brook, terly by the dde of said river to a yolnt i | merestoné on the southeasterly side of another part of Paimer Street; thence northwesterly to a bolt in the ledge on the highest peint on Lanman's HIll; thence southeFly along the boundary line between the Norwioh' and Preston 4 mérestone on Hinekley Street to a point on a line that passes through a point in rango with the westerly side of the houso on the southerly side of Bent- iey Avenu M, Snicer 66 feet southerly from cofnér thereot and tl ra ith the westerly side of & house the southérly side L 0 be ratsed on the westerly aide of Laurel Hill Ave- |called to take actioh upon any remon- n“.:ml be the legal ad- legal ':“: fl' aid r appro- nus owned by sald Spicer 117 féet soutle- {strance to the of any ordinance | oot viser of the city and its departments, and ment of sald priats and - j £ :fl‘,‘,?"' by the Board of Aldermer it shall be his duty to represent sald city ] SECTION 20. Whenever any of sald estimates, h o STV W Beetion 16 in all olvil actions in any court wherein | The Controller shall, at the end of *“:"‘% an of Finknce shall give dus % A the.| Thoves take action wzon any sald city s interested, and to give Lk |each fiscal year, or oftener, it so re- [T SU80 to all duly made and E es River; thence southerly by w‘““‘""‘h . ““%A previously adopted by written opinlon when so requested upon | quired by the Mayor, and also upon the | S1Vern to the boards, and praying for easterly side of the Thames River at high | shid Bosrdl of Aldermen, to dispose of any been | any legal question which mey be sub- |death, -resignation, removal, or the to meet special expendi- water mark to the mouth of Poquetanuck | Fesl tatate owned by mid clty, or to so. mitted to him by the Mayor, or by the | piration of the term of any tures for the set forth in sasid Co thence northwesterly across sal et ’:.m mflam =t n':; ;:m' for sald Board of Aldermen, or tbe chalrman of { dit or cause to be audited, Said Coll petitions, and Board of Finance may rivet to the BN At Sewation: | . | ot take prioie B ] any committee of the Board of Alder- | settle the accounts of such o'clock in th give r\h bearings on the matters cov- Anl vignts W pebphisy 4t every v SRS SE 8 action A i men upon any subject pending before said | sald officer shall be found day, depost ftred by said petitions and on such other serfption which vested in > Board of adapted i dommittee, or by any department, or LY | the City, the Controller shall state an city all matters of estimates as may be deemed unfie 11a fermer- erghaletion RHALL vest | O O A o . "';‘ “““:“;fl any public official with the written con- |, the desirable or as may be called for in the city under this charter. o o = Mumi seat “of the Mayor. All opinions 50 SECTION 4. Voting Districta, The City of Norwich shall be divided imo siz voting districts which shall be the légal voting Districts at all Clty Eiéc- tions. range with the northerly end of the ballding form: used as a packi house by Davis and Ruby; and com: Beorge W. Carroll to Martin Rosycki; thence southeasterly to a mergstone near Se ton of tha hank on the easterly Wde of the Shetucket River; thenca in the same course 1089 feet to & merestont sn the southeasterly side of -Roosevélt nge. thence southwesterly 1972 feet to {he 1and called Shetucket Heights at the 1y sorngr of the land of James C. then, loulhull;fly l‘;un; ‘(ho soundary line ‘between the sal picer and and the siid Shetucket Heights land ‘» Smith Avenue; thence southéastérly song the boundary liné beétween sald Spicer land and land of Lucy K. Harvey ; thence thence southwesterly §9% fset ta the mercs'one on the north- cestorly side of the Stonington Road 200 eti_woutherly from the range of the herly end of the house owned by >uuiine Rossmark: thence sogthwesterly 0 feet to a merestone on al north- o wuthwesterly from the of tl outhwesterly side of thé houss owned by Wridget K. Conlan; passing Central District. Beginning on the easteriy side of the Yantle Cové at the southerly boundary of the land of the Falls Company an running _easterly by said boyndary line and sakl line extended to the center of Yantic Street; thence easterly by the céntér of Yantlc Street and Broad Street to the center of Boswell Avenue; thence southerly by the center of Roath Street to and across North Main Street to the Shetucket River; thence westerly by the the. with the southerly end of the Central ‘Wharf so called; thence northerly along the westerly shore of the westerly branch Yantis River and Cove to a point of deglnning. West Distriot. Beginntng on the northerly line of the City of Norwich at the westerly shore of the Yantlo River end running southerly along the westerly shore of the Yantic River, Yattic Cove and Thames River lo the southerly boundary of the City of orwich: thence mortherly, westerly, northetly and easterly along the wester- ly, southerly, westerly and northerly boundary of the Ciy of Norwich to the place of beginning. Nerth District. Beginning on the eastarly side of the Yantto Cove in ranye with {7 southerly line of the land (¢ the Fals Ccrapany and runnimg westerly across said Yantic Cove in range with said boundary lne to the westerly side thereof; thence nostherly along the wésterly side of the Yantle Cove amd Yantic River to the boundary of the City of Nor- ; themoe easterly, northerly, easter- Iy, sottherly and easterly along the northérly, westerly, northerly, easterly and northerly lines of the City of Nor- ‘with to & merestons at the southwesterly corner of what was formerly the Greene- ville School District; thence southerly to the point of Mtersection of the center of the Greeneville Bntrance to Mohegan Park with the easterly line of Moheguu Park; thence essterly along the center of sald Greenéville Entrance to the range of the cemter of Pratt Street; theuce southerly to and along the center of Pratt Stteet to the center of Boswell Avenue; thence southwesterly along the océnter of Boswell Avenue to the center of Broad Street; themce northwesterly and wistérly alorig the center of Broad Street and the center of Yantic Street to the range of the tsutherly boundary of the land of the Falls Company; thence westerly by said boundary line extended and sid boundary to the of beginning. Greeneville District. Béginning on the northerly side of the Shetucket River I r With the cen- ter of Roath Street and running north- erly to and along the center (- Roath Street to the centér of Boswell Avenue; thence northéasterly along the cemter of of Bowwell Avenué to thé center of Pratt i thence northerly along the cen- ter of Pratt Street and said line extended to the ceniter of the Greeneéville entrance to Mohegan Park; thence westéily along the cemter of said entrance to the east- erly line of Mohegan Park; thenca nottherly to a meréstone at the north- westerly corner of what was formerly the @reeneville School District; thence rorthéasterly along the northerly lina of the City of Norwich to the Shetucket River; thence éoutherly and westerly =iong the westerly and northerly side of #ald river to the place of begihning. East Distriot. Beginning at a bolt tn a rock on the southérly side of the Shetucket River at & polnt about 50 feet easterly from the range of the eastérly side of the north- erly part of Hinckley Street and running easterly and northeasterly along the southerly and southeastérly side of said rivér t6 the nomthéasterly boundary of the City of Nerwich; themce southeast- erly, seuthwesterly, southeasterly. south- wemerly and northwesterly along the northeasterly, sauthéasterly, rortheast- erly, southeasterly and southwesterly boundaries of the City of Norwich to & bolt in a ledge at the highest point fn Lanman's Hill so called; thence north- erly to the place of beginning. Seuth District. Beginning at a bolt W a rock on thd southerly side of the Shetucket River at 4 point about 50 feet easterly of the mags of e easterly side of Hincdey Stréét and runaing southerly to a bolt in a ledge at the highest point on Lan- man's Hil; thence woutherly and west- erly by the easterly and southerly bound- o3 of the City of Norwich to the ames River; thence northerly along the easterly shore of the Thames Rivef; and eamarly along the southerly shore of the Shetdiket River to the place of be- sinning. SECTION 5. Whe May Vete at City Elections, may SAlL legally city shall be m?&'.a to vote at said meet- Ings titled The Maydr of said city shiall preside ppoint, the year at such meetings, or in his sbeenge, such or shall appolnt, 2 other person shall preside as u.::wmu' and on of every second Jan- Teport on or tg. for in Section 10 of thi§ charter, uary Mayor shall appoint last of October, the Beard of The City Clerk of said city, or in hj a Corporation Counsel, to serve for two taxes make estimates of the absence, such other person as sald meet- yeéars afteér his appointment and unt!l his which ha for ing moy choose, shall keop records c; T shall have been appointed and Iaw and such meetings and perfofm all other : | duties pertinent to his office. Any such Spec next their time their tively memb The memb The have ified. The members of the Court of Com- mon such until or by fix th be he laws presid been But. votes, In Al cancy point cancy oftice for wi the powers and disch: of sal ificat sign, -standing, a3 provided ln'?flsflon 130 of this eharter; At each sald blennial such hours and places as 4 | vided, two years from and qualified. The tive, shall hold office unti] the first day of January in the year 1923 énd until At each said biennial election, so held as_aforesaid, the electors of said City 55, city, unleas chinged by & two-thirds vots embers Buara’| s 8. Namiial SECTION 18, City Clork. ARDS AND DEPARTMENTS. |of the Board of Aldermen: bat said shall choose eleven of the of Aldermen as M:n:— r mr:t > d",‘;fim"“ Lo.18 posact- Controller. The City Clerk, in office at sueh time| -There shall be the following Depart- | Board of Aldermen shall not Bave power The Central District shall choose three members. residing in sald distriet; ‘The West District shall choose two ‘The North District ahall choose two members residing in said district; The Greeneville District shall choose two members resi The South District shall choose one ‘member residing in said district. Aldermen, 50 chosen, shail held ofiice for the term of two years from the fifst day of January next election and untll their suctsssors shall effective, and the several committées and appointees of saig Court shall hold office 1923 and untll their successors shall have been chosen and qualified. Plsces snd Héurs of City Election ‘The Court of Commen Council for thé first biénnial electién to beé held in sald city on the first Monday In the month of December in the yedr 1932, 38 he inbefore provided, for the eléction of of ficers and aldermen {n the sevéral véting distriots of sald city, shall by ordinance and closing of the polls in said fstricts, Blennially after eald first Blennial Tlection, all elections of officers and &l- place { dermen In the severl voting diatricts of sald city shall be held at sueh places and | ordi t guch hours as the sald Board of Al- dermen shall prescribe by ordlnance, hy- At every Blennial Election, so held as aforesaid, each of said officérs and al- dermen shall vote and the officers so chosen shall be publicly declared to be elected District, and by him certified to having sald officers and aldermen, Board of Alderpen shall provide for the holding of days from and after the time when such faflure to elect shall be made known. nation, removal, refusal to serve or qual- ify %of any officér, excepting thoss of- flcers chosen a3 provided ify of any offic shall fill such vaeancy by Appointment for the unexpired term. reason of death. incapacity, tion, removal. refusal to s¢rve or qual- ity of any person réquired by this charter to be chosen by the electors shall be filled at a regular or at a special election called and held in the same manner and form and subject to the provisions of this charter applied. to reg- ular elections. be called and held within one hundred and twenty days the office of M ignation, Incapacity, rémoval or refusal to serve or qualify of any person chosen by the electors. Pending elther a regu- lar or special election to certificate of such appointment egcept nothing In this charter shall authorize or empower the Mayor to flll any vacancles existing for any cause %n the Board of Aldermen. the Mavor shall duly qualify for such Whenever the Mayor shall de, re- of this state for not less and a resident of said (T than five years, im- appointment and city durlng his term first Gay of January, provide, counselor-at-law lified electors of said end no other persons shall be en- 30 10 vote. qualified. i g fal City Meeting shall be 4 H ;fg i i i i given by him shall be recorded in an in- dexed book, which book shall be kept in the oftice of the City Clerk and shall be the property of the city, and such opin- ions as the Mayor shall direct shall be published in the year book issued next after such opinions are given. He shall, When so directed by the Mayor, or the | Board of Aldermen, represent the city in all matters pending before the general assembly, affecting the interests of said city, and he shall perform all other legal services which may be required of him by the Board of Aldermen or by law or ordinance. He ghall annually, on or be- fore the first day of Febryary make & ‘written report to the Mayor of his doings for the fiscal year next preceding, show- ing the condition of all unfinished busi- ness in his hands, and he shall at any othér time give to the Mayor all further additional information that the Mayor may desire in regard to said counsel's department. h L il i i % sureties upon the receipt of such account. Notice of the audit shall bs given by the Controller to the officer i 3 Be s i ‘The Sheriffs of sald city, elected as hereinbefore provided, shall, withia the limits cf the same, have the same power and aothority s the Sheriffs of the coun- ties, and shall be liable to the same pen- ‘with a statement of account, as evidence of service of notice. the first day-of January following said election and until successors shall bave been chosen inoumbents of said offiees, at such as this charter shall become effec- SECTION 27, The Controller shall be the auditing Dpapers in said eity; and after such pub- ileation and befors the 20th ay of said menth of November scribe, for the faithful discharge of the dutles of their respective offices; and in case of the refusal to qualify or negiect of elther of sald officers to give suen bonds, his office shall be deemed vacant by such refusal or neglect, and the Mayor shall appoint another in his stead, :%5‘ successors shall have been respec- chosen and qualified. i SECTION 1% The Mayor may flll any vacancy in sald office and he may employ substitute counsel or he may employ additional counsel, 1f in his opinion, the interests of the city require it. and paying money, which are at present employed, or which may hereafer be em- ployed, by the Board of Water Commis- sloners or by the Board of Gas and Elec- trical Commissioners of sald city, i i g SECTION 3. Aldermen Elected. i i 1o the Board of Alder- the month of July next suc- Hon, and ¥, | amount to be raised by tazation shall be the legal appropriations and the jegal Amount to be raised by taxation for said §a N i SECTION 23 SECTION 38, there- statement of the condi- finances, as this charter shall become effective ith shall hod office untll the first day of Jan- uary In the year 1923 and until his suc- cessor ahall have been chosen and quall e ‘Board: There shall be & Controlier of said e 5 AORERRUME RAA Choun city who, on the first day of January in the year 1923 and biennially thereafter, shall be appolnted by the Mayor with the approval, in writing, of a majority of the members of the Board of Finance, ex- clustve of said Mayor and said Con- troller. The Controbler, so appolnted. shall hold oftice for a term of two vears from the time of his appointment and until his successor shall have been appolated and qualified. The Controller " shall, under the charter and the ordinances, be sub- Ject to Qh! general direction of the Board of Finance of said clty in all matters re- lating to the financlal affairs of the clty, except as hereln otherwise expressly pro- vided. " The Controller, whenever absent or otherwlse tncapable of sting, may, by appointment in writing, approved by the Board of Finance, flled In the oftice of the city clerk and recorded iIn the sec- ords of the city, designate a clerk in the Controller's office to act as Controller, and when so appointed wnd acting there under, sald clerk shall have and exercise such of the powers, duties, and author- ity of the Controller and only such, as may be specified in said appointment, un- less and until revoked by either the Con- troller or sald Board of Finance, in writ- ing, filed and recorded, as provided for #aid appotntment. ; _wm.:u meetings of the Boarc of Aldermen wheén he may deem it ex pedient; to increase the appropriations, or amy item thereof, or the amount to be raised by taxation as recommended by the Board of Finance, nor shall said Board of Aldermen reduce any item fixed by said Board of Finanes for the payment of Intersst or principal of the munieipal ers residing in sald district; A Department of Finance whicn shail be under he control of the Board of ¥i- nance, A Dopartment of Public Works which shall be under the control of the Board of Public Works, 2 A Department of Cemeteries which shall be under the control of the Board of Publlc Works, A Police Department which shall be under he control of the Board of Public Safety, A Fire Department which saali te under the control of the Board of Pub- lic Satety, A Park Department which shall under the control of the Board of Commlssioners, A Water Department which shail b under the contFol of the Board of Wate: Cemmissioners, A Gas and Electrical Department whieh shall be under the control of he 13oard o Gas and Electrical Commissioncrs. There shall be a City Clerk, elected as hereinbefore provided, and he shall make and keep true records of all the votes anc proceedings of said city. He shall also be the clerk of the Bosrd of Aldermen- and the clerk of the Board of Finance, and he shall make and keep true records of all the votes and srocied ings of sald Board of Aldermen and =al Board of Finance. He shall aleo be the Mayor's secretary. He shall perform all clerical “servicas as may be required by the ordinances of said city. He shall To sign all bonds, notes and deeds and all written contracts of the city made in accordance with this ordinances and not otherwise ,““ X Yooy spectically together, at his discretion, for congultation and advice upon thi ar L7 loners, offl ocers, superintendents and directors of the sevéral departments of the city and at such meetings he may call for such re- Dotts as ho deems necessary and advis- To either approve or disagprov writing, every vote, resolution, orde ordinance pmssed by the Board of Alder- men. If he approve It or fall to take action Wwithin ten days after the passage thetent, sueh vite, resolution, order or ordinases by the Board of Alder- men shall ¢ operative and éffective. In case the Mayor shall fall to take ae. tlon upon any vets, resolution, order, or erdinancé passed-by the Board of Alder- saen, withia &Qn Qdys after the passige ty Clerk shall sndorse the 3 w:: 011: ;r:ngl regolution, order, or inang sapprove it he shal} Hotlty the City Clerk of that fact, and he sHAll transmit in writing his reasens for Buch dlsacproval to the y fn which It originated at or Bafore its next jar meeting, and such voté, resolution, order, or erdinance shall net bécome opéative &nd eftéctual unless passed over his veto, BY an afirmative “yea" and “may” vote g (wn}ufi of all the membérs of the € of Aldermen, prément or AbSani. The Mayor may also approve or disap- Prévé any part of any vote, resolution, ing in said dQistrict; East District shall choose one er residing in sald district; a nual appropriations for any eme year shall not exceed the estimated income for that year, nor shall any city or de- partment ofticer or Board of Commis- sioners of sald city make any expendi- tures except for the objects amd par- Doses specified by sald Board of Alder- men. Nor shall any city or department officer or Board of Commiasionars of sald clty incur any lability or expense by contract or otherwise for which said city shall be responsible In excess of the ap- Bropeations s made by sid Bosrd of eleven members of said Board. of following sald been respectively chosen and gual be ark in or send immediately after it takes effect, a copy of any ordinance, resolution or order of the Board of Aldermen to each department or officer affected thereyy. He shall cause to be publisied any ordinance and record the same, and re- cord the publication and enactment of the same as hereinafter provided In thts charter, He shall make upon the records of sa®l city, entries of his own acts in serving and publishing notices of ordinances, rea- olutions or orders passed by the Board of Aldermen, Councl!l of sald ¢ity, In office at time as this charter shall become the first day of January in the year SECTION 39, SECTION 8. Assessors. There shall be three Assessors, chosen. and with powers and dutles, as Berein- afer provided. SECTION 48. Temporary Loans. ‘The Board of Finance may provide at any time for the discounting. at currenmt Tates cf interest, of all sums assessed for taxes, but not yet payable. Said board shall have power, in the name of the city, to borrow, on notss signed by the Mayor and the City Treasurer, SECTION 20, He shall forever preserve not less tha three copies of the charter of said cit; and he shell, with he assistance of the Corporation Counsel, if needed, add tu said coples of the charter all amendments thereto, however hereafter made, shall note therein, at the sections af- fected, the said amendments. He shall simiiarly preserve not less than threz copies. of the ordinances of aid city and he shall add thereto any ad- ditions to, or any repeal or amendme: of said ordinances. Said coples of the charter and of the ordinances shall be and remain the prop- erty of said city. SECTION 26 He shall keep, in suitable hooks, ac- counts with.each of the clty departments, with such of the city officers as may be designated by the Board of Finance, and such othqr accounts as the city ordi- mances or said Board of Finance may di- Tect. SECTION 48, Electrical Inspecter. There shall be an Electrical Inspector, chosen, and with powers and dutles, as herelnafter provided. law on or beforé October 1, 1933, e places where such eléction skall 1d and the hours for the opéning SECTION 41, THE BOARD OF FI! How Comstituted. _ The Board of Finance shall consist of the Mayor, who shall be its presiding of- ficer, the Controiler, and one Alderman, who shall be clected by the Board of Aldermen in the month of January, 1923, and annually thereafter; and four clti- zens, none of whom shall hold any other office in said city zovernment, and to be appointed es hereafter provided ; but said fons and appointments shall be g0 made that not more than four members of said board shall at any time belong to | the same politfcal party. The necessary expenses of maid board shall be pald by the city, but no member of the board shall be pald for his services, excepting e2id Mayor and Controller. poses. in anticlpation as shall bave been taia, previousiy and in antlcipation of the sale of bonds which may have been ordered by the Board of Aldermen in accordance with this charter and for mo other purpose: and the amount 0 borrowed shall ba re- paid from said taxes when collected or from the sale of such bonds. SECTION 21. He shall, subject to approval of the Beard of Finance, prescribe the form of #il accounts and of all reports to be dered and shall have the insyection and su- pervision ‘f the aceounts of all other de- partments and officers, and provide all books, stationery, and office supplies nec- essary for their use. NCE. léc or ordinahes, and the part of the vote, resofution, order or ordlaancs ap- proved shall become oerative and ¥ Tectual, and the part dléanproved shall bé vold, uiiled® Phssed over his veto in the | thanner aforéphid. BECTION 11, Pawits of Mayer, Tha Mayor &hall have pew TO assyme éntlre control and direc- Hon of the pelice and the fire forees of the clity, or elther of them for a period not exceeding five days, at his discretion the | but only In case of amergency, and to =x rclsé all of the powers eonferred upon the fire and the police departments in re- fatlon there -To éxercisé, whéndver necessary to auy- gnu tumults, fiots, or unlawful assem- les, its of sald elty, all the powers glven by law to sherifts in re- 1ati5n to riotous Assemblages; and at all thes, when necessaty, to requife the al of any sherif, depuly sheriff, constabie, or polieeman, or any or all of them Lo Bether, to astlst him o exsouting U laws within the lifaits of #aid city; or otherwlde. be chosen by plurality SECTION 48, Bonds and Salaries of Officers. Board of Finance, a8 500n a8 pos- sible after its organization, shall deter- mine the amount of bonds, if any, that shall be required of any officer of said city, and sald board shall, unless other- wise provided, recommend salaries, com- missions or fees to be paid to the Mayer, the Corporation Counsel, the Controller, the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, the City Collector, the Chief of Police, the Chief of the Fire Department, the City Sheriffs, the Assessors, the Electrical In- spector and other officers, if any, that may be required to furnish bonds or to receive salaries, commisslons and fees. And the amounts of bonds and the salaries, commissions and fees recommended shall be submitted to the Board of Aldermen for action thereon. When sald “salaries, commissions or fees shall have been determined by sald Board of Alddrmen, they shall be the re- spective salarjes, commissions or fees # the officers until the first day of Janu- ary succeeding the mext biemmisl city election, and the said salaries, commis- tions or fees shall not be increased or decreased during. the terms of office of the sald officers respectively. SECTION 5& Form of Surety Bonds. The bonds of all City Ofticers shall be taken to the City of Norwich, conditionsd for the faithful performance of the du- tiss of the office according to law. The form of each bond shall be approved by jthe Board of Finance, and the Corpora- tion Counsel, and no bonds shall be proved by said Board of Finance and SECTION 3e, He shall have an office at the city hall and shall keep the same open during such hours as the ordinances of said city shall prescrity He shall devote his entire time to the service of the ecity, and he shall have no other occupation duriag his term of of- fice, He shall give such bonds as the Board of Finance may direct, by the ing ofticer of the Central Voting SECTION 23, He shall audit immediately after the | first day of each month the accounts of the several departments and all of said | ofticers who receive, pay out, or dispose of the money or other property of the city; shall make proper comparisons of the same, and report his findings to the Mayor and a duplicate thereof to the Treasurer; he shall dally audit the cash acoount of the Treasurer for the last previous day, and certify at the foot of sald account as to its correctness, and shall subgit to the Mayor on or before the twentieth day of ' January, the twentleth day of April, the twentieth day of July, and the twentieth day of Octo- ber in éach year, a report of the con- ditlon of each of said mccounts, together with a summary of all accounts of the elty, verlfied by his oath o affirmation, exhibiting the revenues, receipts, and ex- penditures, the source from which the revenues, and funds are derived, and in what manner the same have been dis- bureed, and .the amount drawn against each item of the appropriations, and the Mayor shall cause said reports to be sub- mitted to both the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Finance. elected to the City Clerk, if by reason of an squality of there sball be no choice of any of then _new election within thirty SECTION 43, case of the death, incApacity,resig- Citizen Members. On the first day of January, in the year 1323, the Mayor shall, subject to the epproval of the Board of Aldermen, appoint two citizens for a term of two years. and two other citizens for a tern of one year, members of said board, and SECTION 3. City Treasarer. The City Treasurer, in office at sucl time as fhis Charter shall become effec tive, shall hold office until the first day of January in the year 1923 and until his successor shal have been chosen and qualified. 3 There shall be a City Treasurer who shall be elected as hersinbefore provided, who, except as otherwise provided, shall have the same power and authority as town treasurers and shall be accountable to said clty. He shall have an otfice in the city hall, which shall be kept open during such hours as may be by ordi- nances prescrived. He shall glve such bond as the Foay] of Finance may direct. He shall be aliowed such clerical esx- penses &s may be approved by ths Eoard of Finanee, and all appoitments of clerks in his office shall be made by sald Treas- urer. y this charter excenting those of- vacancies In any office by Tesigna- each January thereafter two citizen members of sai term of two years from thelr appoint- ment. clty, 5r any of them, whenevet he shall have reason to belleve that great opycsi tion will be made to the exercige of hi authority, and to exert all thé force nee- €csary to ensble bim to execute the law: within the limits 6f said city; To apboint. whemever he may deem it ‘best to do o, three competant, dlstnter- ested persons, not all of the same politi- SECTION 43, Meetings. It shall be the duty of sald boagd to hold a regular mesting on some day to be fixed by sald board, and the Mayor may call a speclal meeting at any time, on’ reasonable personal notice to the members thereof, or on written or printed Totice sent to the residence of each mem- ber. or malled to him by the clerk of said board, at leamt forty-elght hours be- fore the time of holding meeting. Baid special election shall t f6r 2 vacancy in aftér the death, res- SECTION 28 He shall keep a separate account for each specific itcm of the appropriation for ame item of expenditure to be drawn upon for any other purpose, or by any department other than that for which the appropriation was specially made, ex- cept in case of transfers made as here- Inater provided. .No order on the Trea: urer shall be {ssued unless sufficient funds 1~ { to pay the same shall actually be in the treasury. 12 he shall certify any bill, contract, or claim in excess of appropria- applicable thereto, the city for such excess, but ‘he shall be personally liable therefor, and 't | his sureties shall also be liable to the ¢ | amount o his bond. fill such va- the Mayor may designate or ap- an elector of the city to such va- by logging with the city clerk a SECTION 32, All city funds shall be deposited in such bank or banks as shall be designated by the Board of Finance, whose duty it shall be to obtain the highest rate of interest therefor consistent with the safety of the deposits. All interest upon sald deposits shall belong to said city. BECTION 44. Appreval of Claims and Accounts, It shall be the duty of said board eare- fully to examine and consider all claims and accounts against the city wubmitted for its approval, and to approve by the aignatures of a majority of its members such clalms or accounts as it finds to Sustly due. 5 SECTION 5. Budget and Taxation for Part of Yesr 1933 mot Otherwise Provided For, In the year 1323, on or before the tenth day of February, the Board of Fi- The elector so appointed by and ghall exercise during the term hich he has been.so appdinted all arge all the dutl 4 office until the election and qual- on of his successor. * 20d by the law of this state to give and become surety for bonds of muni- cipal and other officials. The expense of all bonds required by this act shall by SECTION 38, ‘The Treasurer shall pay all praper orders drawn on him by the City Clerk, and countersigned by the Controiler, and also all orders drawn on him by the Board of Gas and Electrical Commis sioners. The Treasurer shall report ‘o the Board of Finance, on the first of each month, the amount of money belonging to said city in his hands, and the sources SECTION 18 Vacancy in Office of Mayor. SEOTION 51 Salaries of Clerieal Assistants. Each department and each executive ia hereby empowered to employ _SECTION 24 be removed from offiée, refuss to Each clalm or account against the city Every elector in this state, residing in the City of Norwieh, at the time of any City Electlon, and having resided in said city for four months next precsding sald election, and who was registerod on the corrected list of voters of the Town of v | Norwich last before completed shall be entitied to vote and no other person shall vote at said election and each elector shall be entitled to vote only in the dis- trict whose list ontains his name, Any elector _entitled to vote at said theless, en- titked to vote, but only in the district in {hich h resides at the time of said olec- same ceeds resign | tused SECTION 6, Elections, Special Spécial City Meeting: thereafter there shall be held a City Elec- tion and the sald election shall be the|sence or disability. rwm-m election of said city, and vice-president of said City Bleotjons may be called | Board shall be absent or disqualified from :: :.‘la in such manner as the by-laws | acting as Mayor then said Board shall elect one of its number who shall per- form all the duties of the Mayor and en- inances of saki city may prescrie, a3 the Board of Aldermen may deter: g8 of the electors of said | qualification of either the pr led and held in such man- | yice-president of sald Board or us! gnother Maror may be elected as hereln may proscribe, or as this Charter | provided. : -lgws and ordinances of sal’ in event of his absence or djsabllity, the Elections. | vice-president of said Board shall agt s Mayer and On the first Monday In the month of |and enjoy al Décember in the year 1922 and biennially { perform ali the duties of tha ing th presid Joy all the rights and powers until the ident or qualify, or permanently remove frem said clty, another shall be chésen in his place by the electors of said city at a regular or special city election, within thirty days from the date of such difyualification. and the person chosen as Mayor at said election shall continue in oftice for the nanes shall make estimates of the moneys necessary to be appropriated for the ex- penses of sald city for the remaining portion of the year 1923, that is from May 16, 1923, to January said board shall estimate ¢ moved, who, if agrisved by such removal, may, within ten days after recstving said notiee, agipeal therefrom to the Supérior Court for New Londen County, which shall hear such n@ render” fudg- ment therbon. But no steh officer so - moved shall exercise any of the bowers of his office during the pendency appeal to sald osurt. 2 sl ofticer clerical assistants when necessary, and to purchase necessary supplies, subject to the provisions of this charter and to of e Board of Finance as shall be first verified by the oath or af- firmation of the claimant or hig awthor- ized agent, If required by the Board of Finance, then certified to be correct and Justly due by the officer or board by Whem, or under whose authofity, the same was contracted. Such claim or ae- count shall then be transmitted to the Controller, who shall carefully examine and compute each bill rendered, and on finding it correct, he shall so certify, and from which it was recejved, and shall present to sald board each month his ac- counts for the month next preceding, groperly andited and certifed by t8e Con- troller. < SECTION 34, City Collector. The City Collector, in office at such time as this charter shall become effec- time a8 the person Whém he suc- would have done if he had not dled, ed, been removed from office, ré- ¥ SECTION 15, to qualify, ! an tive, shall hold office until the first day of or permanently Te-| If any person shall hinder, ohatr: d of Fi r not to Five Hundred moved from sald clty.Whenever thave |resist or abues the Mayor in the seemy et W G b il ol o g o - to the Public Play_grounds e e vacancy In the office of Mayor | tion of his efige, or whem ordered to|untll approved by a mafority of maid | There shall be in eaid city & Collector, of sald city, or for other play . O T nst oMicer slall be tem- |rendor assistance to the Mayor (being of | Board of Fingnce in writing. 1f &ny |eleoted as hereinbefors provided. He S JURNIon SuEbuma snd v Sep porarily absent from the city or ore-|suficlent age and ability) shall refuse or | claj-ant 1s indebted to said citv, the|ghall have all the power and be subjet b4 x‘ G Mg o vented by, sickness or other cause from o do Conttoller shajl report such indebtedness | to all of the duties imposed by law upon [ R B s T attending to the duties of hib efficé, the fo said together with the claim. | collectors of town, city and school dis- = e oain AR B president of the Board of Aldermen or, N Taect: tatd G- ’ | - trict taxes. He shall receive and eofiect troller ghall number the several claims |all taxes, from perso: and enter them in books kept by him for | éi ai hall possess,. uké, exercise its of tor -grounds or recreation sl soN that purpose: and when said claime are | made by said city, and all lioenss fees cuate o i of st b rights and powers and 50 numbéred and entered the City Clerk | payable to said city. All licenses issubd ayor dur- shall dsaw his order.on the City Tress-|by any city depirtment or officer shall * SBCTION 33 e, ™ Ten Theunay, ah- urer for the several amounts due, pre- [be presented to the . or his Generst Sinking Fund. B ocAss BEE e pare ‘and Al out receipts in accordance authorized agent, in the Colleator's offics, who shall receive the fes prestribed thare. for, and shall countersign each Ii Defore the same shall be of éffect. He uhlllu\lulmo{.dolm“' countersigned to kept in ‘his offica. The Mayor shall have power to jssus & warrant for the collection of any sald taxes or o It e uty of said Coliestor cord ceriificates of tax 'i L] ! therewith, and shall place sald orders In the hands of the Controller, who shall countersy and disburse the same en. duly ipted for; previded, that for any interest upon its bonds or notes, for which the city becomes lezaily liable, the & City Clerk may draw his order upon the #2id city a Corpore- | Treasurér, unon which. when counter- tion Counsel, who at tite time of his ap- poiniment skiall lyve been an attorney aad e | :‘x:m xCDrM.t‘l‘l;h Counsel, in office at such time as this charier shail becoms effective, ghail hold office until the first day of January In the vear 1923 and unttl his successors ghall have béen ap- ! H i, g I 11 ts. to sign ulofl:r‘.