ORDINANCES, LAWS, &c. OF THE CITY OF. BOSTON. City Charter. [12] Mayor, his salary, [1] Corporate name, gener-| ment. [2] Wards, division of the City into. [3] Ward officers, their election and duties. [4] Warden, his powers to preserve order at meetings. [13] Mayor and Aldermen, powers of Selectmen transferred to-may grant licenses to innholders, &c. [14] Theatres, &c. to be licenced by Mayor and Aldermen. [15] City Council--general [5] Mayor, time of and pro-powers of the Town of Boston ceedings at his election, (alter- transferred to-to make byed-See post 34, & see 39, 40.)| laws-to assess and collect tax[6] Aldermen, time and es-appropriate and disburse manner of their election, (alter-money-and to choose assesed-See post, 34.) [7] Common Council, time and mode of their election, (altered-See post, 34.) [8] Electors, their qualifi cations. [9] City Council, time of commencement of its duties, (altered-See post, 35.) Oaths of office. [10] Mayor and Aldermen to act as one body, to choose · Clerk,―his duties and powers prescribed. sors. [16] Officers of the City and Register of Deeds to be appointed by the City Council, and the Public buildings and property confided to its care. [17] Board of Health, its powers transferred to the City Council. [18] City Treasurer, his election. [19] Firewards, Overseers of the Poor, and School Committee, their election, (altered―― See post, 34.) [11] Common Council to choose a President and Clerk, [20] Accountability of Offitheir powers and duties-Meet- cers-annual financial stateings of City Council to be pub-ments. lic-quorum of Common Council established [21] Nominations to office to to be made buthe Maven Mem bers of the City Council ineligible [29] March meeting sus pended. [22] Representatives to Gen- [30] Charter made subjec to Legislative control. [31] Charter must be ac cepted by inhabitants. [23] State Officers and Representatives to Congress, time and mode of the election of―record and return to be made by the Mayor and Aldermen. Inhabitants to determine whether the election shall be in general meeting. See 32. [32] Record of the accept [33] Board of Aldermen vacancies in how to be filled. [34] City Council, time o its election altered from April t December. [35] City Council, its dutie to commence on the first Mon day of January. [36] Additional act to b [24] Ward lists to be made tors. [39] Mayor, proceedings in case of his non election. [40] Mayor, proceedings in case of his non acceptance of absence. [41] Additional act to b AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF BOSTON [FEB. 23, 1822.] [1] SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the au thority of the same, That the inhabitants of the town of Boston, for all purposes, for which towns are by law incorporated in this Commonwealth, shall continue to be one body politic, in fact and in name, under the style and denomination of the City of Boston, and as such, shall have, exercise, and enjoy, all the rights, immunities, powers, and privileges, and shall be subject to all the duties and obligations, now incumbent upon, and appertaining to said town, as a municipal corporation. And the administration of all the fiscal, prudential, and municipal concerns of said city, with the conduct and government thereof shall be vested in one principal officer, to be styled the Mayor. one select council, consisting of eight persons, to be denominat ed the Board of Aldermen, and one more numerous council to consist of forty-eight persons to be denominated the Common Council; which boards, in their joint capacity, shall be denominated the City Council, together with such other board of officers, as are herein after specified. [2] SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Selectmen of Boston, as soon as may be, after the passing of this act, to cause a new division of the said town to be made into twelve wards, in such manner as to include an equal number of inhabitants in each ward, as nearly as conveniently may be, consistently with well defined limits to each ward; including, in such computation of numbers of inhabitants, persons of all descriptions, and taking the last census, made under the authority of the United States, as a basis for such computation. And it shall be in the power of the City Council, herein after mentioned, from time to time, not oftener than once in ten years, to alter such divisions of wards, in such a manner as to preserve, as nearly as may be, an equal number of inhabitants in each ward. 6 [3] SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That on the second Monday of April,' [altered to December--See post, 34,] annually, the citizens of said city, qualified to vote in city affairs, shall meet together within their respective wards, at such time and place, as the Mayor and Aldermen, may by their warrant, direct and appoint; and the said citizens shall then choose by ballot one Warden and one Clerk, who shall be resident in said ward, who shall hold their offices for one year, and until others shall be appointed in their stead. And it shall be the duty of such Warden to preside at all meetings of the citizens of such ward, to preserve order therein; and it shall be the duty of such Clerk to make a fair and true record, and keep an exact journal of all the acts and votes of the citizens, at such ward meetings; to deliver over such records and journals, together with all other documents and papers held by him, in his said capacity, to his successor in such office. And if, at the opening of any annual meeting, the Warden of such ward should not be present, the Clerk of such ward shall call the citizens to order, and preside at such meeting until a Warden shall be chosen by ballot. And if, at any other meeting, the Warden shall be absent, the Clerk, in such case, shall so preside, until a Moderator or Warden pro tempore, shall be chosen; which may be done by nomination and hand vote, if the Clerk so direct. At such meeting also, five inspectors of elections shall be chosen for such ward, being residents therein, by ballot, to hold their offices for one year. And it shall be the duty of the Warden |