LIST OF PUBLIC STATUTES AND PARTS OF STATUTES REQUIRING ACCEPTANCE WHICH HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE DATES OF SUCH ACCEPTANCES. PUBLIC STATUTES: CHAPTER 28. Sections 17 to 22 inclusive: Relating to vacancies in the offices of mayor, alderman, member of common council, or any other office to be filled by popular election. Duties of ward officers, and the removal of officers from one ward to another ward in the city, after election. Corresponding provisions of Chapter 19, General Statutes, to wit: Sections 6 to 11 inclusive, were accepted October 31, 1860. Section 23: Providing that the mayor or any alderman or member of the common council may at the same time hold any other office under the city government except one of emolument. Accepted December 27, 1888. CHAPTER 50. Section 25. Apportionment of sewer and sidewalk assess ments: The provisions of Chapter 249, of the Acts of the year 1878, which correspond to the provisions of the above-named chapter were accepted by an ordinance passed November 19, 1879. CHAPTER 51. Sections 1 to 10 inclusive : Authorizing the assessment of betterments on account of public improvements. Accepted December 28, 1887. (159) CHAPTER 58. The inspection and sale of provisions and animals intended for slaughter. Accepted February 5, 1890. CHAPTER 60. Sections 32, 33, and 34. weighers of hay: Authorizing the appointment of The provisions of Sections 72, 73, 74, and 75, of Chapter 49, General Statutes, which correspond to the provisions of the above-named sections were accepted January 9, 1861. CHAPTER 80. Sections 8 to 12 inclusive. Authorizing the appointment of a board of health: The provisions of Chapter 133, of the Acts of 1877, which correspond to the provisions of the above-named sections. were accepted November 6, 1877. CHAPTER 101. Sections 1 to 5 inclusive: — Burnt or dangerous buildings, adjudged nuisances and how such nuisances may be abated. Accepted June 19, 1884. CHAPTER 102. Sections 40 to 48 inclusive: Regulating the erection and maintenance of steam engines, furnaces, and boilers. Accepted January 29, 1890. CHAPTER 104. Section 1. Cities may make by-laws for the prevention of fires: The provisions of Chapter 243 of the Acts of 1872, which correspond with the provisions of the above-named section, were accepted May 17, 1872. Sections 4 to 11 inclusive: The inspection of buildings. Accepted January 23, 1885. CHAPTER 74. ACTS OF 1890. In relation to the preservation of the public health in cities. Accepted May 15, 1890. INDEX. PAGE. ALDERMEN, BOARD OF originally to consist of six with board of common council to compose city council no member of, to receive compensation election of mayor and, to issue warrants for meetings 34 34 34 34 34, 48 35 returns of votes for, to be recorded by city clerk 36 failure to elect 36 refusal to accept 36 and common council to elect mayor in case of vacancy 36 to be sworn 36 certificate of oath 36 mayor shall preside at meetings of shall confirm or reject all nominations for appointments made 37 37 37 37 37 37, 38 vacancy in to be final judge of election and qualification of its members members of, not to hold public offices of emolument. ALEWIFE BROOK 38 38 40 when sewage may be discharged into 120, 128 drainage, etc., not to be discharged into lands draining into may be allowed to drain into sewers |