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Table
of Contents - Charter, Town of Somerset
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Article
I. General Corporate Powers and Corporate
Limits.
Article II. The Council.
Article III. The Mayor.
Article IV. The Powers of the
Town.
Article V. Registration, Nominations
and Elections.
Article VI. Finance.
Article VII. Personnel.
Article VIII. Public Ways
and Utilities.
Article IX. Special Benefit
Assessments.
Article X. Town Property.
Article XI. General Provisions.
Article
I. General Corporate Powers and Corporate Limits.
83-1. General
corporate powers.
83-2. Corporate
limits.
Article
II. The Council.
83-3.
Number, election, term of office and salaries.
83-4.
Qualifications of councilmen.
83-5.
Meetings of the council.
83-6.
President and vice-president of council.
83-7.
Quorum.
83-8.
Procedure of council.
83-9.
Ordinances - Adoption.
83-10.
Same - Veto.
83-11.
Same - Referenda.
83-11A.
Recall of elected officials.
83-12.
File of ordinances.
Article
III. The Mayor.
83-13.
Selection and term.
83-14.
Qualifications.
83-15.
Salary.
83-16.
Powers and duties.
Article
IV. The Powers of the Town.
83-17.
General powers.
83-18.
Specific powers.
83-19.
Exercise of powers.
83-20.
Enforcement.
Article
V. Registration, Nominations and Elections.
83-21.
Voters.
83-22.
Board of supervisors of elections - Membership;
appointment, term of office, qualifications and
compensation of members; chairman; filling of
vacancies.
83-23.
Same - Removal of members.
83-24.
Same - Duties.
83-25.
Notice of elections and registration days.
83-26.
Registration of voters.
83-27.
Appeals from action of board of supervisors of
elections.
83-28.
Nominations.
83-29.
Election of mayor and councilmen.
83-30.
Conduct of elections.
83-31.
Special elections.
83-32.
Vote count.
83-33.
Preservation of ballots.
83-34.
Vacancies.
83-35.
Women.
83-36.
Regulation and control.
83-37.
Penalties.
Article
VI. Finance.
83-38.
Clerk-treasurer.
83-39.
Powers and duties of clerk-treasurer.
83-40.
Fiscal year.
83-41.
Budget.
83-42.
Budget adoption.
83-43.
Appropriations.
83-44.
Transfer of funds.
83-45.
Over-expenditure forbidden.
83-46.
Lapse of appropriations and treatment of surplus.
83-47.
Deposit or investment of funds.
83-48.
Taxable property and assessments.
83-49.
Budget authorizes levy.
83-50.
Notice of tax levy.
83-51.
When taxes are overdue.
83-52.
Sale of tax delinquent property.
83-53.
Fees.
83-54.
Fines, forfeitures and penalties.
83-55.
Audit.
83-56.
Tax anticipation notes.
83-57. Bonds.
83-58.
Bond anticipation notes.
83-58A.
Loans.
83-59.
Payment of indebtedness.
83-60.
Purchasing and contracts.
Article
VII. Personnel.
83-61.
Clerk to the council.
83-62.
Town attorney.
83-63.
Authority to employ personnel.
83-64.
Retirement system.
83-65.
Compensation of employees.
83-66.
Employee benefit programs.
Article
VIII. Public Ways and Utilities.
83-67.
Definition of "public ways."
83-68.
Control of public ways.
83-69.
Powers of town as to public ways generally.
83-70.
Powers of town as to sidewalks.
83-71.
Powers of town as to storm water drainage system.
83-72.
Placing structures in public ways.
83-73.
Obstructions.
83-74.
Entering on county public ways.
83-75.
Connections.
83-76.
Private systems.
83-77.
Extensions beyond boundaries.
83-78.
Right of entry.
Article
IX. Special Benefit Assessments.
83-79.
Power.
83-80.
Procedure.
Article
X. Town Property.
83-81.
Acquisition, possession and disposal.
83-82.
Condemnation.
83-83.
Town buildings, structures and improvements.
83-84.
Protection, administration and operation of town
property.
Article
XI. General Provisions.
83-85.
Oath of office.
83-86.
Official bonds.
83-87.
Publication and notices.
83-88.
Misdemeanors.
83-89.
Prior rights and obligations.
83-90.
Effect of Charter on corporate status and on existing
ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations.
83-91.
Amendments of Charter.
83-92.
Saving clause.
83-93.
Separability.
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