EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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nances, and also in all contracts and business tranctions and
all other matters where concurred action is required, the

CHAP. 549

veto of the Ma.yor may be overruled by the unanimous vote
of the Council. In all matters requiring their concurrent
action, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to recommend and
advise; but the first action on such matters shall be taken
by the Council, after which it shall be the duty of the Mayor
either to approve or disapprove; and it shall be the duty of
the Council to cause full and accurate minutes to be kept of
all their proceedings; and whenever the Council shall vote
upon the question of the adoption of any resolution, by-law
or ordinance, the minutes shall show how many and which
Councilmen voted for the adoption of said resolution, by-law
or ordinance, and also how many and which Councilmen
voted against the same; and each Councilman shall receive
the annual salary of fifteen dollars.

Section 210. The Mayor and Council shall provide and
keep three classes of record books; first, the minute books ;

Veto may be
overruled by
unanimous
vote of
council.

second, the ordinance books; third, the general record books.
They shall also keep an assessment book and a book in
which the several officers shall subscribe to their oath of
office, and they may keep such other books as they may deem
necessary; the minute books shall contain memoranda and
entries showing the proceedings of the Council as they
occur. When an ordinance is passed the minute book
shall show its number and title as well as the vote
thereon as before provided. The minute book shall
also show the transactions of the Mayor and Council, and a
memoranda of all the contracts entered into by the Mayor
and Council shall be entered in said book together with the
names of the Councilmen who voted for and who voted
against each contract. And the minutes of each meeting
shall be signed at the foot thereof by the president of the
Council and the town clerk on behalf of the Council, and
shall also be signed by the Mayor on token of his approval
of the matters and transactions therein contained, with the

Three classes
of record
books to be
kept.

exception of ordinances. All ordinances passed by the
Council and approved by the Mayor shall be set out in full
in the ordinance book, and all of the ordinances shall be
numbered consecutively, and the date of the enactment of
such ordinance shall be placed at the end thereof; and
each ordinance in the said ordinance book shall be

Ordinances set
out in full in
the ordi-
nance book.