SECT. 46. Committees of the Council, to whom any matter is specially referred, may be required to report within four weeks, or ask for further time. ELECTIONS, ORDINANCES, ORDERS, ETC. SECT. 47. All nominations of officers to be elected by ballot shall lie over for one week after being reported, before action is taken thereon. All Ordinances, Orders and Resolutions shall have two several readings before they are finally passed; and no Ordinance, Order or Resolution imposing penalties, or authorizing the expenditure of money,- whether the same may have been appropriated or not, and no Order or Resolution authorizing a loan shall have more than one reading on the same day; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent the passage of an order at any meeting of the Council, to authorize the printing of any document relating to the affairs of the city. ELECTIONS, ETC. SECT. 48. In all elections by ballot on the part of the Council, the number of blanks and ballots for ineligible persons shall be reported, but shall not be counted in the returns. SECT. 49. All salaried officers shall be voted for by written ballots. DUTIES OF CLERK, ETC. SECT. 50. The Clerk shall keep minutes of the votes and proceedings of the Council; enter thereon such orders and resolutions as are adopted, by their title or otherwise; shall notice Reports, Petitions, Memorials, and other papers which are presented; and shall enter all accepted Reports of Select Committees of the Council, at length, in a separate journal to be kept for that purpose, and provided with an index; shall draw up all messages to the Board of Aldermen and send them by the Messenger; and shall attend the meetings of Committees of the Council, and make their records when required. SECT. 51. The members of the Council shall not leave their places on adjournment, until the President shall declare the Council adjourned. GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, 1871. MAYOR. WILLIAM GASTON, 23 LINDEN PARK. [Salary, $5,000. Charter, §§ 15, 45.] ALDERMEN. CHARLES E. JENKINS, Chairman. ROBERT COWDIN, 55 East Concord Street. NEHEMIAH GIBSON, 76 Webster Street. EDWARD AUGUSTUS WHITE, 140 Boylston Street. GEORGE WASHINGTON POPE, 440 Columbus Avenue. CHARLES EDWIN JENKINS, 44 Chester Square. HENRY LILLIE PIERCE, 201 State Street. AVERY PLUMER, 130 Marlborough Street. SAMUEL TALBOT, JR., 18 Temple Street. WILLIAM WOOLLEY, 115 Princeton Street. SAMUEL LITTLE, 556 Warren Street. LEONARD RICHARDSON CUTTER, 251 Hancock Street. |