The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-09

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common council may require 10 DO pub.
lished at rate not exceeding hat now
prescribed by statute for, legal advertise.
ments Of notices, the common council
nay make such other provision for epu b.
fishing of its ordinances, bys1aWssapd
matters requiring publication asit may
think at, any thing besein contained Ito
the contrary Notwithstanding. Ss,
Z - II: any person having been ~
otfoer'of said city, shall not Swithin.ten
days after notificationsand request dsliver
to his successor in Office o.! property,
books, papers and effects of every des.
crip''oh in his possession belonging to
said CITY, or pertaining to- the Office he
may have held. he shall forfeit and pay
lars besides all damages caused by his
neglect or refusal 80 to deliver and sHtd
success" aysrecieyes possession of sudhl
books. papers and effects in the manner
prescribed by the baws Of this state!
~: y: The common c9agep shfl have.
further duties to be performed by any
officer whose duties are herein prescribed,
not l'consisttnt with this ac:, and b, apf
point such other officers as may be r,ecesee
sary TO carry into ,egset the provisions
OF this ac',, ana to prescribe the duties
unless otherwise provided for. but no
officer elected or appointed by the common
council, or app inted by the mayor as
here in alter provided shall be appp
tor E,'!ser :erm than one year, and until
bis SAGE sSor Is ceclel or, apI.tIlah aud
duh ~u"!'G d. *
The co,n.nun cornell yA2Il hava the
power, u't'rss her in oe'e,wis> prnyi'lrd
to Tx tne corporations Of alioniccrst c'cc
tel or appoi ted under this act and such
compensation shall lie fixed ay resolution
and m regard to all offices created By
this charter, the co'npen' alton shall ,tc
liked Within threa months from tho first
orga iza,ion and meeting Of the common
council and The compensation so fxec
shall no, be changed previous to the: an
nu city election in 1860, and after the
pres mt ycsr, the compensation Of officers
shall DC fixed for the fiscal year, IN the
month'"f May of each year except for
such Offices as may hereaftrr{ be- created.
in regard to which the compensation shall
be fixed q. the time Of the creation OF
such office, nor shall the compensation OF
any officer, after having been fixed, be
increased or diminished during the; term
t'r which such officer was elected Or ap.
pointed. No officer elected Or appointed
Under the provisions Of this charter shall
be party to or interested in any contract
in which the. city is interested made " hilc
such officer Is holding Office: Provided
that no mayor or alderman shall receive
compensation for their services as such,
under this charter. 1890
ss2s. The mayor Or acting, mayor,
sheriff Of the county Of ,St.arns or his
deputy or deputies, coroner. and each
alderman, the city justices, police officers
and watchmep, shae *hemo4icers Of the
peace, suppress IN a SUMMARY manner all
rioting and disorderly behavior within the
limits Of the city. and for such purpose
may command the assistance Of tht by.
ISLANDERS. and ifneed be, ofai the citizens
and military companies and if any person
bystander military officer or private shall
refuse TO aid in maintaining the peace
when 30 required, esch person so refusing
shall forfeit and pay fine Of fifty dollars
and in cases. where theycjvhS power may
be required to suppress riot Or disorderly
behavior the su,erior or senior officer
present IN the order mentioned in this
section, shall direct proceedings. =! Il
CHAPTER Nv.
THE COMMON coUNClL--1rs GENERAL POWERS
AND DUTIES.
!: 1. The alderman shall consti.
stute the common council, and the
style of all ordinances shall be "The
common council of the city of st.
Cloud do ordain" &c. The common
council shall meet at such, time and
place as they by resolution may di-
rect. A: majority of the aldermen
present shall constitute Ia quorum,
for the transaction of business. -:
& 2. The common: council shall
hold stated meetings, and the may
Or may call special meetings, by no!
tice to each OF the members, to- be
delivered personally, Or left at their
usual 8; place. of. :, abode. sra 4The
common council shall II: bess the
judges of the election and
qualifications of it's own. members B,
a din such cases shall have POWER
to send for persons and papers, sand
ssa pt6 esstmss fsf hS by'sf 6aal e
compel the !! attendance of absent
| members. tl.;t..4s,a leo x.rf s..
3. The common council shall
have the management and cDntrOk Of
the finances and all the; Aproperlylof
the city, and shall likewise; in Iaddi-
ton to tho power herein vested in
them, have full power and a11tlloci-
ty to make and enact, orc.ain, estsb
Elish f5pdHis'f, enforca aEcT, ahodifN.
anfG{}d and repeal an tstlttIit ofdinan-
ces, by-i' VS., rules and regu'ations;
q" of the s& fSf {i} 110e Of
vice and inten2rerance, and foi the
| prevention ofcrime. t,s they SHAH
deem expedient :;n:t!iey shall have,
power to establish and maintain a
city prison and watch houses for the
Imprisonment custody land safe
keeping Of all persons arrested CT
charged with any Eeffence whatever
in any way cogniZable before the
city justice, to make all rules. anG
regulations for the government and
management of such prisons and
watch houses, to appoint keepers
and other officers for the same, and
prescribe their duties and F7fix'p their
compensations. The Keepers of said
prison and watch houses shall have
and possess all the authority of a
jailor at comm0n,law,Or by the lays
Of the state. The centurion council
shall have full power and authority
to declare and impose penalties anu
lpunishments,n and Ito enforce the
same against any person or persons
who n ay. violate any, provisions of
any ordinance or 'by-laW passed
or ordained by them, and all such
ordinances, rules and bylaws, are
hereby declared 10 Have AT, afofce Sof
law: PyoUnlet,, That they bee' not
repugnant to he-constitution and.
laws of the United States, or of the
state of Minnesota and Bf thesk Pur-.
poses shall have authority by Or.
dinance, resolution or bylaws.
+ 1st To llfcense: and reEuhtes tbeI
exhibitions Of COMMON shdwnfeh, ;;