The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-03-11

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ment of the year and shall not be increased
or diminished during the term such officer shall
remain in Office.
Sec. 9. The Common Council at their first
meeting in each year, or as soon thereafter as
may be, shall designate not more than two
newspapers printed in said city, one in English
and one in German, in which shall be published
all ordinances and other proceedings and mat
tiers required by this act, or by the bylaws or
ordinances Of the Common Council, to be pub
lished in public newspaper.
Sec. 10. The City Printer or Printers, imme-
diately after the publication of any notice, or
dinance, or resolution, which by this act is re-
quired to be published, shall file with the Clerk
of the City, copy of such publication, with bis
or their affidavit the affidavit of his or their
foreman. of the length of time the same has
been published, and such affidavit shall be con-
elusive evidence of the publication Of such no
tlce. ordinance, or resolution.
SEC. ii. amy person, having been an Off
Ger in said City, shall not. within ten days after
notification and request, deliver to his successor
in office all property. books, papers and effects,
OF every description, in his possession belong
ing to said City, or pertaining to the Office he
may have held, he shall forfeit and pay to the
use Of the City, one hundred dollars, besides all
damages caused by his neglect or refusal SO to
deliver. and such successor may recover the
possession of such books. papers and effects. in
the manner prescribed by the laws of this Ter
ritOry.
SEC. II. No Alderman shall be party to,
or Interested in any job or contract with the
City. or any of the Wards. and any contract in
which any Alderman may be SO interested, shall
be null and void: and in case any money shall
have been paid on any such contract, the Com
mon Council may sue for and recover the
amount so paid from the parties to such con-
tract, and the Alderman interested in the same
SEC. -. The Mayor. or acting Mayor, Sher-
lift of Ramsey county, and each and every AL
derman, Justice of the Peace. Marshal. Consta.
bic and Watchmcn, shall be officers of the peace,
and may command the peace and suppress. in
summary manner. all rioting and disorderly
behavior within the limits of the city: and for
such purpose may command the assistance of
all bystandcrs, and if need be, of all citizens
and military companies and if any person.
bystandcr. military officer. or private. shall re-
fuse to aid in maintaining the peace, when so
required every such person shall forfeit and
pay fine of fifty dollars; and in case where
the civil power may he required to suppress
riots, or disorlerly behavior. the superior or
senior officer present, in the order mentioned in
this section, shall direct thcprocccdings.
SEC. II. The Justice of the Peace for the
city shall possess all the authority, powers and
rights of a Justice of the Peace except that he
shall in no case entertain any civil proceedings
to which the City is not party. and shall have
sole, exclusive jurisdiction to hear all COM
plants and conduct all examinations and trials
in criminal cases within the City. cognizablc
before Justice of the Peace; but warrants re-
turnable before the said Justice may be issued
in criminal cases hy any other Justice in the
City. but no fee shall be received therefor by
such Justice. The said Justice shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction in all cases in which the
City is party. and he shall have the same
power and authority in case OF contempt. as Il
Conrt of Record: ProyidcG, That nothing
herein contained shall be deemed to divcst the
District Judges of their authority as conserva-
tors OF the peace, nor to affect in any mancr
the jurisdiction or powers of the District or
Supreme Court of the Territory, Ramsey
COunty)
In case of the absence, sickness. or other in
ability, OF said Justice. or for any sufficient rca-
sou. the Mayor Ivy warrant may authorize any
other Justic" Ofthc Peace within said city to per-
form the duties of said Justice, and it shall there
upon be the duty of the Mayor to inform the
Attorney and Marshal of such substitution
and make report thereof TO the Common COnu-
/ Gil, and they may confirm CT set aside such ap-
rointmcnt. or appoint some other Justice of the
Peace, and the justice so appointed shall for
the time being possess all the authority. powers
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City.
/ SIC. -. The Justice of the rcacc for the
City shall quarterly report to the Common
/ Council a list of all proceedings instituted be-
fore him in behalf of the City, and the DISPOSE
ton thereof; and stall. at the same tine. &C.
count. and pay over the amount of all penalties
and costs collected which may by law accrue
to the City. He shall be entitled to receive
! from the County of Ramsey such Fees in crimi-
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the County, for similar services
! SEC. l6. There shall be elected by the Com
mon Coancil, City Surveyor, who shall be a
practical surveyor and engineer He shall
keep his office at some convenient place within
said city. and the Common Council shall pre-
scribe his duties and fix the fees and comprn-
sation for any services performed ly him. Al
surveys. proflcs, plans, or estimates. made irv
him for the city, or either of the Wards. shall
be tho property of said city. and shall be care
fully preserved in the Office of the Surveyor
open to the inspection fpartics Interested; and
the same together with all books and papers
appcrtaining to said oi,icr. shall lie delivered
over by the Surveyor at the expiration Of his
term OF Office. TO his successor or the Council.
city ConlptroiIcr.
SEC. II. The Common Council shall appoat
a city Comptroller, whose duty it shall be to
report to the said Council the amount of the
present Town and Ward charlottesville
shall make list of all the outstanding Tow N
Bonds; to whom; for what purpose: when and
where, payable. and the rate Of interest they
may respectively bear, and recommend such
action to the Common Council, as will secure
the punctnai payment of the principal and in
tcrest Of such Bonds.
SEC. Is. He shall report annually on or
about the first of May to the Common Council
, an estimate OF the EXPENSES of the CITY and the
several wards and likewise the revenue ncccs-
sary to be raised for the current year, and the
fiscal year of the city shall commence on fisr:
day Of May.
SEC. 10. He shall make or cause to he made
estimates of the expenses Of any work to be
done lay the city. and countcrsign all contracts
(made in behalf Of the cty.) and certificates of
work by any committee OF The common Cauncil,
or Ey any city officer,
SEC. 20 He shall examine all estimates of
work to be done by the street commissioners of
the several wards, and countor-ign all contracts
and certificates of work entered into or given
ny them; and no contract entered into or certi-