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ORDINANCE NO.
231
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AND CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN THE TOWN OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ON THE 6th DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1953, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE "CITY MANAGER
ACT" TITLE 16, CHAPTER 3, ALASKA COMPILED LAWS ANNOTATED,
1949, TO SUBMIT TO THE DULY QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID
TOWN OF SEWARD A PROPOSAL OF WHETHER SAID TOirrn SHOULD
ADOPT THE CITY MANAGER PLAN OF GOVERNMENT.
Be it ordained by the COJlll1lon Council of the Town of Seward, Alaska:
Section 1. The COJlll1lon Council of the Town of Seward hereby finds
that a petition has been presented in proper form signed by not less than
twenty-five (25) percent of the registered voters of the Town of Seward at
the last municipal election, which petition prays for the adoption of the
City Manager Plan of Government.
Section 2. A general election shall be held on the 6th day of
Oxtober, 1953, at Seward, Alaska, for the purpose, among other things, of
determining whether the Town of Seward shall adopt the City Manager Plan of
Government in accordance with the "City Manager Act" Title 16, Chapter 3,
Alaska Compiled Laws Annotated, 1949.
Section 3. At said general election, the following proposition shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of the Town of Seward, as hereinafter
defined: "Shall the Town of Seward, Alaska, adopt the City Manager Plan of
Government in accordance ~th ~ld Cha~ter 3~ Title 16, ACLA 49." The form of
the baLLot ShaLL comply ~th lb-j-3, A0LA '47.
Section 4. Persons eligible to vote at the general election shall
be qualified to vote upon the proposition set forth herein; it is not necessary
that such electors' names appear upon the last tax assessment roll or record
to enable them to vote upon said proposition.
Section 5. The polling place and the judges, clerks, and inspectors
of election shall be the same as those designated for the general election
to be held on October 6, 1953.
Section 6. A printed or typewritten copy of this Ordinance shall
be posted at three (3) public places within the boundaries of the Town of
Seward at least thirty (30) days prior to October 6, 1953, and proof of such
posting shall be filed in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the said Town
of Seward. Three (3) such public places are hereby designated to be: (1)
the front door of the United States Post Office, Seward, Alaska, (2) the
Bulletin Board of the City Hall, Seward, Alaska, (3) the ~ of the Alaska
Railroad Dock, Seward, Alaska. bul1~tin board
Section 7. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
passage; it shall be published by posting a copy hereof on the City Hall
Bulletin Board for a period of ten (10) days following its passage.
Section 8. The rules governing the introduction, passage, and
approval of ordinances are hereby suspended; an emergencY' is hereby declared
to exist, and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its
pe.aaage and approval.
Introduced, passed, and approved by the Cornmon Council of the Town
of Seward, Alaska, this ~t day of ~t, 1953.
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