This Charter shall become effective on the first Monday of January,
1954, except in the following particulars.
(1)
The mayor, members of the council and members of the school
committee shall be elected in 1953 under the provisions of this Charter,
and for that purpose, all provisions of this Charter pertaining to
elections and the manner of conducting elections shall become effectively
immediately upon the adoption of this Charter by the electors. The
board of canvassers and registration, as then constituted, shall have
all the powers and duties of the board of canvassers as in this Charter
provided, for the purpose of conducting said election.
(2)
All appropriations made in the budget ordinance for the fiscal
year commencing July 1, 1953, shall be made to the then existing officers,
departments, boards and commissions of the city or their successors
under this Charter. Provision shall also be made in the budget ordinance
for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1953, for any offices, departments,
boards or commissions created by this Charter to exercise new functions,
and any such provision may be increased in 1954, notwithstanding any
other provisions of this Charter.
(3)
The provisions of Subdivision (1) of Section 5-200 shall be
effective for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1953.
(4)
The provision of Section 4-602 shall be effective for the fiscal
year commencing July 1, 1953.
If upon the effective date of any section or provision of this
Charter there shall not then be an official appointed upon whom any
duty is placed by said section or provision, it shall be the duty
of the mayor to designate the official or employee of the city who
shall perform temporarily the said duty.