WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 641
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said town, at least once in every three months, or
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Meetings.
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oftener if the mayor shall deem it necessary, and the
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mayor may preside at said meetings, but shall not
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take part in the deliberations thereof; and that the
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said council shall elect from their own number a
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chairman, who shall preside at their meetings
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in the absence of the mayor, and have the same
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power of voting and taking part in all acts and de-
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liberations of the said council as any other member
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thereof.
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SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That the mayor and
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three councilmen, or the chairman and two council-
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men, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
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business, but no ordinance shall be enforced unless
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the same shall have been passed by three affirmatives,
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and be signed by the mayor ; and if the mayor shall
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refuse to sign any ordinance or other paper (requir-
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Quorum
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ing his signature) passed by the said common coun-
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cil, he shall, within three days, return the same to
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them with his reasons iu writing for so refusing ; and
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the same may be passed by the said common council
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by four affirmative votes, and thereby become a law
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and be enforced the same as if it had been signed by
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the mayor.
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SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the mayor and
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Annual sala-
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common council shall receive an annual salary of
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ry.
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ten dollars, to be paid from the funds of said cor-
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poration.
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SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That the mayor shall
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appoint and qualify a clerk, who shall keep accurate
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minutes of the proceedings of said common council in
a well bound book ; and all laws and ordinances pass-
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ed by said common council, and intended to take effect
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and operate as local laws in and for said town, shall be
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Appoint and
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attested by the said clerk, and the said book shall at
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qualify a
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any time be subject lo inspection by any person in-
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clerk.
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terested therein; and copies of all laws and ordi-
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nances as aforesaid, shall be posted up in not less than
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two public places in the said town before they shall go
into effect and be in force ; and the said clerk shall
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be paid from the funds of said corporation such a
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salary as the common council may deem just and
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proper.
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