ART. 24.] WORCESTER COUNTY. 1161

48J. The Mayor by and with the consent and approval of &
majority of the Council, may remove from or discharge from
employment the secretary, the treasurer, the tax collector, the
policeman or the night watchman or any other officer or em-
ploye that may be elected or appointed under any ordinance or
order of the Mayor and Council, whatever may be the term
of service under which he holds said office or employment, for
neglect of duty, for incompetence or for any misconduct which
in the judgment of the Mayor and Council constitutes reasona-
ble and sufficient grounds for removing him from office or de-
priving him of employment. In all cases where the official
or employe has any fixed or definite term of service a charge or
complaint in writing shall be presented to him and evidence as
to the facts alleged in such charge or complaint shall be taken
before the Mayor and Council if he denies the truth of the
facts alleged against him; but where such officer or employe
holds his employment at the will of the Mayor and Council
they may discharge him with or without formal charge or
hearing if they consider it just, right and expedient thus to do.

48K. The Mayor and Council shall publish annually by
printed handbills posted in at least five conspicuous places
in said town, or by publication in some newspaper published
in said Worcester county, or both, a full and complete state-
ment in tabulated form of their receipts and disbursements,
said publication to be made at least once each year prior to the
first Monday in May; and the secretary to the Council shall
be charged with the duty of making and attending to the pub-
lication of said statement.

48L. At the election to be held in the town of Berlin afore-
said on the first Monday of May, 1908, for Mayor and Council
of said town, the question whether or not said town shall
issue coupon bonds to the amount of $25,000.00 or less for the
purpose of providing a proper water supply and lighting plant,
electric, gas or otherwise, or a proper water supply alone, or a
proper lighting plant, electric, gas or otherwise, alone, may be
in the discretion of the Mayor and Council, now in office, sub-
mitted to the legal and qualified voters of said town, and if
the said Mayor and Council shall deem it to the interest of
the town to take such vote it shall be the duty of the said
Mayor to advise the citizens of said town of the intent of this
and the following eight sections of this Act by publishing the
substance of the same in some newspaper or newspapers of
general circulation in said town and county for two weeks
previous to said election with a notice annexed that such vote
will be taken on the day of said election for Mayor and Coun-
cil, and at the time and place of said election for Mayor and