The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-26

said city six months immediately proceed
iug Aay elsstisa~for city Offices, shall be
deemed qualified voter Of said city, and
shall be entitled to vote in eaid city, or IN
the ward where he may belong or resice,
for Mayor, A ldssmsn. and al the other ON
GERS Of said city or 81 their respectise wards
therein, and where any person shall presehs
himself to give HE woke, and either OF the
Judges shall suspect that sueh pc rson does
net possess the requisite qualifications o.
an elector, or ii his vote shall be challenged
by any elector who has previously given his
vote in such election shall tender to such
person an oath as affirmation in the follow
ing form, to Wit:
do sole,nnly swear OF sffcaa that am
citizen OF the United States, and that i
have been res dent OF this city six months
immediately proceeding this election and
resident of this ward, and 10 the best OF my
knowledge and believe have attained the
age OF twenty.onc years, and that have
not voted at this election.
Sec, H. That no member OF the City
Council shall be eligible to any office with
ia the gin OF the City Council during the
year for which he may have been elected,
nor shall any member Of the City Council
be interested directly or indirectly in the
profit oil any contract or JOB for work OF
ser,iees to be performed for the city.
Sec. IL. That the Mayor shall sign all
by-laws and ordinances adopted and passed
Nv the City Council, and cause the same to
De published six days before they 60 into
effect; he shall preside, when present, at
the City Council when in session, and be
lenominated President Of the same. and
when there is tie shall give the casting
vote; he shall do and perform such other
duties as the City Council may prescribe
aud determine not inconsistent with the
provisions Of this act.
Sec. l3 That the Recorder, Assessor,
| Marshal, Collector, Treasurer and all other
| subordinate officers Of said city shall before
entering upon the duties OF their respective
| Offices take an oath or affirmation faithfully
| and impar,ially to perform the several du-
| ties Of their offices, 10 which they have
been elected, and when required shall give
such bond TO the city with good and SUN
| Gent security, in such sum or sums and
| with such conditions thereto as the City
| Council may from time to time direct, and
| in all cases not herein provided for, shall
respectively be allowed and receive such
| ICES. and compensation fer their services,
! and be liable to such fines, penalties and
forieitures Tor negligence, carelessness, mis-
conduct in Office and positive violation OF
| duty a the said City Council shall order and
| determine And il shall be the duty of the
| said Recorder TO keep The seal Of said city,
| and all the records, papers, and ofheial do
cumepts thereunto belonging; he shall
| Keep fair books wherein shall be k ept the
accounts Of the city, attest all orders issued
BY the City Council for the payment Of
money, and enter the sam in municipal or
der in book kept for that purpose, and
shall perform such other duties as shall be
required Of him BY ordinance,
Sec, IL. That the city council shall pro
| vide for the times and places of holding
their meetings not herein otherwise proyi'
ded for, which shall a, all times be open 10
The public. They shall provide by ordi.
nance for the election by the qualified vo.
| ters of said city, OF such other city officers
| whose election is not herein otherwise pro-
sided for, as shall be necessary for the good
government of said city, and the due exer,
else Of its corporate powers, and which
shall have been provided for BY ordinance ;
and al city officers whose term of service
il not prescribed, and whose powers and du-
| ties are not defined in and by this act, shal
perform such duties, exercise such po~e $
and continue 10 of6se for aterm Of time mol
time exceeding enc year, as shall be pre-
scribed by ordinance.
Sec. Is. That whenever the Office oil
| Mayor, Counciimen, Treasurer, Recorder
or any other officer in and by this act speci.
fed and provided for, shall become vacant
/ -. Ia.t ~ fraD tho ri.
| ~, or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the
| presiding officer OF the Council IS soon as
| may be, to issue proclamation to the qua.
| ffed electors, setting forth the vacancy
| and the manner of lie occurrence, and the
place or places where special election
| will be holden, and the time thereof, for the
| purpose of choosing an officer to fill such
| Vacancy; and the person SO chosen when
duly qualified shall ent er upon the duties OF
such office and continue therein during the
| remainder oil the term for which his predP.
cessors was elected; and in case OF sick.
| ness or Temporary absence of the Mayor
the duties Of his Office during such sick
ness or absence shall be discharged By
the President pro ,empore, who shall BE-
obeyed and respected accordingly.
Sec. l6 That the said City Counci
shall have power, and it is hereby made
their duty, 10 make and publish from time
to time ali snch o-dinances az shall be me-
cessary to secure said city and the iuhaii,-
ants thereof againstinjuries BY FIRE, thieves,
robbers, burglars and all other persons vio.
laling the public peace, for the suppression
Of riots and gambling, and indecent and
| disorderiy conduct, for the punishme nj oil
| ell lewd and lasciyious behavior in the
| streets and other public places in said city:
| rhey shalt have power from time 10 time To
! make and publish all such laws and ordi.
nances az 10 them shall seem necessary,
4 70 provide for the safety, preserve the
| health, promote the prosperity, and i'm.
prove the morals, order, comfort and con-
/ venience Of said city and its inhabitants,
| impose fines, forieitures and penalties on
| all persons offending against the laws and
| ordinances Of said CRY, and provide for the
prosecution, recovery and collection there
| Of: and shall have the power to regulate BY
ordinance the keeping and sale Of gunpow.
der within the city.
Sec. II. That the City Council shai
have power to establish and organize al /
| fire companies, and provide them with prop.
er engines and such other instruments Us
shall be necessary 10 extinguish fire, and
prsserFe the property Of the Inhabitants OF
said city from conhsgration, and they cha
have power 10 establish and Constitute
landing places, wharves, docks and basins,
ia said city at OF on any of the city proper
~. and fix the rates OF landing, wharfage,
and docksge Of all steamboats,, boats, rats,
and other water crafts, and of all goods,
wares, merchandise, produce and other ar
,ieles ths, may be moorsd At, landed on, or
taken from any landing, wharf, dock or ba.
SIN belonging 10 tie CITY.
Sec. ls That for the purpose of more
eSectuaIiy securing said city from the de
structiye ravages Of fire, the said Council
shall have po. er and authority on the ap.
pHration of thIse-fourths Of the whole
number of owners and proprietors Of any
sauAre or fractional square in said Guy, 10
prohibit In the most efisctuai manner the
erection of any building or the addition to
any building before erected, more than ten
feet high in any square or fractional square,
except the outer wall thereof, shall be com
sosed entirely Of brick or stone and NOR.
lar, md 70 provide for the most prompt re-
,novsl Of any building or addition TO any
building, which may be erected contrary TO
the tru intent and meaning OF thi. sec
ton.
Sec. 10. That the City Council shall have
power and u u hereby made their duty 10
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