The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-03-11
Aneudment. to the city Charter.

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Az ACT y amend act entitled an act to Charter the
City of Ottawa, approved February 10, 1855
Sac. l. Be it enacted b. the people Of the
State Of Illinois, represented IN the General
Assembly, all ordinances and resolutions
passed bv the City Council OF the City Of
Ottawa, shall before they take effect, be placed
in the Office of the City Clerk and If the
Mayo approve thereof, he shall sign the same,
and such as he shall not 50 sign. he shall re-
turn to the Council with his objections there
10, Upon the return of any ordinan &C or
resolution by the Mayor, the vote by which
the same was passed, AL be reconsdered !:
and Il. after such reconsideration, two thirds
of Az Tie. members elected to the council shall
agree by ayes aud noes, which shall be enter
cd of record, to pass the same, 1t shall, go in
to effect, and if the Mayor shall neglect to
approve or object to any such proceedings,
for longer period than five days after the
same shall be placed in the Clerks Office as
aforesaid, the same shall go into effect.
SEC. 2 The City Council shall have power
to appoint clerk, treasurer, assessor, col
lector, marshal, assistant marshal, surveyor,
one supervisor of streets, a first and second
engineer Of the fire department: one health
odiccr and one fire warden for each ward. and
TO prescribe by ordinance their powers and
duties. The City Council shall also provide
for the appointment of such policemen as
shall be necessary to secure the peace and
safety Of said city.
SIC. ). The supervisor Of streets shall
before he enters upon the duties of his Office
and within tn DAYS after his election or ap-
pointinent, file Il bond in the office in the city
clerk in the final sum of two thousand dollars,
with good security, to be approved by the
Mayor, which bond shall be in substance, in
the iollC wing form, TO wit Know all men by
these presents that We, \. b., prnci pal and
{. D., secretary, all of the city Of Ottawa, in
the county of La Sale and state of Illinois,
are held and tirmy bound to the city of Oua-
wa, in the final sum of two thousand dollars,
for the payment OF which. well and truly to
be made, We bind ourselves, each of US, our
heirs, executors, and ad illustrators firmly by
these presents.
Signed with our hands and sealed with our
seals. Dated at - the - day Of
IS.
The condition Of the above bond s such,
that if the above bounden a. b. shall perform
all the duties of supervisor Of the streets for
the city OF Ottawa. required by the laws of
this state, AS far as applicable TO the City of
Ottawa. and by the charter and ordinances
ot tAe clty OF Ottawa, anc shall ofey all OF
the orders o. the Mayor and City Council of
the city OF Ottawa, and snail! pay all moneys
received by him, a. such supervisor of streets.
TO the treasurer OF the CITY Of Ottawa. then
she above DO, d is to be void otherwise to re-
ma n ia fail force and effect.
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{. d. SEAL.
SIC. l. If the supervisor of street. shall
fail 10 hl- bond with good security as afure-
said. within ten DAYS after his appointment,
his Office is hereby declared vacated. and in
such case j; shall be the duty Of the Mayor 20
appo!n: supervisor vi streets who shall be
required to t!e bond as aforesaid.
Sc. }. The supervisor OF streets shat! re-
port TO the City Council, on the frs, Tuesday
in each month, the amount of money collected
by him, rs supervisor 0. streets
SEC. i. In case the supervisor OF streets
shall refuse 70 Obey or shall wiif4lly d;sobey
the orders Vi the City Council or Mayor, the
Mayor shall have power TO declare his office
vacated, and TO appoint in his place super
visor 0. streets, who shall be required 20 file
bond al aforesaid.
ST.. /. 1t shall bc h: daty of the mar
sha! and assistant marsha when required by
The Mayor Or supervisors of streets, 10 serve
al notices winch by law or ordinance Of the
city, the Supervisor OF streets IS required To
serve. and - return the same 20 the superyi-
sor Of streets, with The date and names of
service Endorsed thereon, and i, shall also be
the duty Of the marshal and assistant mar
slal, when required by the Mayor or supcrvi-
scr Of streets, 10 ard the supervisor 0c streets
in making out :. complete list of all persons
liable for road labor or tax, residing in sail
city.