Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-07-01

charge; he shall sign all commissionS'
licenses and permits, granted by the au-
thority ofthe city council, and such 9TH
er acts, as by law or ordinance may re-
ouire his certificate. In case of the
death, disability, resignation, or other
vacation of his office, the city council
may, by vote of majority of all its
members. appoint some other person to
act until the expiration of the said term.
The mayor of the city shall be its chief
executive officer and conservator of its
peace. and if shall be his special duty to
cause the ordinances and regulations of
the city to be faithfully and constantly
obeyed; he shall supervise the conduct
of all the officers of.the city, examine
the grounds of all reasonable complaints
made against any Of them, and cause all
their violations of duty, or their neg
lects, TO be promptly punished, or re-
ported TO the proper tribunal for correc-
ton; he shall have and exercise within
the city limits, the powers conferred up
on the sheriffs of counties, to suppress
disorders and to keep the peace; he shall
also perform such other duties compat-
ible with the nature OF his office, as the
council may from time to time require;
he shall receive such salary, payable
quarterly out OF the city treasury, as
may be provided by ordinance, but the
amount of said salary shall neither be
increased nor diminished during the in.
cumbent's term of office.
Sec. So. That until otherwise proyi-
ded by the city council constituted by
this act. the numbers, divisions and
boundaries of the several wards of cities
heretofore incorporated, shall remain as
fixed by ordinance on the first day Of
September, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred and fifty one; Provided, that the
city council created by this act, may al
any time create additional wards and
the boundaries thereof, and OF those now
established, alter in such manner as
may be deemed expedient.
Sec. 50. That the qualified voters OF
each ward within the several cities shall ,
on the first Monday of April, A. D. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty three,
elect, by a plurality of votes, two trus-
tees, who shall be residents of the wards
in which they shall be elected, and who
shall at the time be qualified voters
therein; and when The city council elec-
ted under this act, shall have been or
ganized, as hereinafter provided, they
shall proceed and determine by lot the
term of service of each trustee. so elec-
ted, so that one of the trustees from each
ward shall serve for two years, and the
other for the term of one year; and al
every succeeding annual city election,
one trustee shall be elected by the quail
flied voters of each ward, who shall pos
sess the qualification hereinbefore re-
quired, and whose term Of service shall
be two years, so that the terms of the
two trustees of each ward shall always
expire in different years; and the persons
thus chosen shall hold their offices until
their successors shall be elected and
qualified. The trustees elected for each
city, shall. on the next Monday after
their election, assemble together and or
ganize the city council; a majority ofthe
whole number of trustees shall be ne
cessary to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business; they shall be
Judges Of the election, returns, and quail
iication Of their own members; they
shall determine the rules OF their pro-
ceedings, and keep a journal thereof,
which shall be open to the inspection
and examination of any citizen, and may
compel the attendance of absent mem
bers, in such manner and under such
penalties, as they shall think fit to pre-
scribe; they shall elect from their own
body, president, who shall preside al
their meetings during the term for which
they shall have been elected, and in the
absence of the president, they may elect
president pro tempore; they shall also
appoint, from the qualified voters of the
city, city clerk, who shall have the
custody of al the laws and ordinances
ofthe city, and shall keep regular and
correct journal of the proceedings of the
council, end shall perform such other
duties as may be required by the ordi-
nances Of the city; the clerk in Office al
the expiration of the term Of service Of
any council, shall continue in office un-
til his successor shall be appointed and
qualified.
Sec. TO. Each city council shall cause
to be provided for its clerks office a
seal, in the centre of which shall be The
name of the city, and around the mar.
gin the words "City Clerk" which seal
shall be affixed to all transcripts. or
ders, or certificates, which it may be
necessary or proper TO authenticate un-
der the provisions OF this act, or Of any
ordinance OF the city. For all atiested
certificates and transcripts, other than
those ordered by the city council, the
same fees shall be paid to the clerk,
as are allowed 20 countyoficers for
similar services.
Sec. 81. The city council shall pos
sess all the legislative powers granted
in this act. and other corporate pow
ers Of the city, not herein, or by
some ordinance OF the city council,
made in pursuance Of this act, con-
ferred on some officer of the CITY;
they shall have the management and
control Of the finances, and OF all the