STATE OF MAINE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 25, 1849. ORDERED, That 1,000 copies of the foregoing Communication of the Governor, and Report of Council thereon, be printed for the use of the House. E. W. FLAGG, Clerk. TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE. No. 4.1 STATE OF MAINE. [HOUSE. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINE. AN ACT to incorporate the city of Augusta. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECTION 1. The inhabitants of the town of Augusta, 2 in the county of Kennebec, shall continue to be a body 3 politic and corporate by the name of the city of Au4 gusta and as such shall have, exercise and enjoy all 5 the rights, immunities, powers, privileges and fran6 chises, and be subject to all the duties and obligations 7 now appertaining to, or incumbent upon said town as 8 a municipal corporation, or appertaining to or incum9 bent upon the inhabitants or selectmen thereof, and Wm. T. Johnson, Printer to the State. 10 may ordain and publish such acts, laws and regula11 tions, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws 12 of this state, as shall be needful to the good order of 13 said body politic; and impose fines and penalties for 14 the breach thereof, not exceeding twenty dollars for 15 any one offense. SEC. 2. The administration of all the fiscal, pru2 dential and municipal affairs of said city, with the 3 government thereof, shall be vested in one principal 4 magistrate, to be styled the mayor; and one council 5 of seven to be denominated the board of aldermen ; 6 and one council of twenty-one, to be'denominated the 7 common council, all of whom shall be inhabitants of 8 said city; which boards shall constitute and be called 9 the city council; all of whom shall be sworn to the 10 faithful performance of the duties of their respective 11 offices. Provided, the city council shall not vote, 12 assess or appropriate any money for any object or 13 purpose for which the town of Augusta is not author14 ized to vote, assess and appropriate money, except for 15 such purposes as are authorized by this act. And 16 provided further, that neither the city council, nor any 17 agent or officer of the city, shall borrow or hire any 18 money for or on account of the city or inhabitants 19 thereof except for the purposes for which the town of 20 Augusta is now by law authorized to borrow money; 21 and all notes, bonds, obligations, scrip or orders given 22 by the city council or any officer or agent thereof, for 23 money or property obtained for any other purposes 24 shall be void. SEC. 3. The mayor of said city shall be the chief 2 executive magistrate thereof. It shall be his duty to 3 be vigilant and active in causing the laws and regula4 tions of the city to be executed and enforced, to exer5 cise a general supervision over the conduct of all 6 subordinate officers, and to cause their violations or 7 neglect of duty to be punished. He may call special S meetings of the board of aldermen and common 9 council, or either of them, when in his opinion the 10 interests of the city require it, by a notice in one or 11 more of the papers printed in the city, or by causing 12 a summons or notification to be given in hand to or 13 left at the usual dwelling place of each member of the 14 board or boards to be convened. He shall from time 15 to time communicate to both of them such information 16 and recommend such measures as the business and 17 interests of the city may in his opinion require. He 18 shall preside in the board of aldermen and in the joint |