North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-10

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ton for his official services asalary of twenty-five
| dollars, payable quarterly. q rs
Passed and approved February 9th, 1859.
| CHAPTER 35.
| An Ordinance relating to the qualification OF City
| Clerk, Treasurer and Marshal. f
| Sec. l. That the Clerk, Treasurer and Marshal
shall severally give bonds and securely in such
the City Council shall require and with such
stions majority Of said Council shall, their
first regular meeting or special meeting, after the
election for city officers in March think proper to
| afix.
l Sec. 2: Should the City Council neglect or refuse
to aix the amount and designate the conditions of
said bond, the Mayor of said city shall afix the
amount and designate the conditions thereof which
| shall remain valid until the City Council shall de-
termine said amount and conditions themselves.
! Secs Said officers shall each take and subscribe
an oath of office, which shall be endorsed their
respective bonds in substance as follows:
l. A: b. 40 soismny swear Tor aiiirml that will
| gor, that will omit no duty knowingly that l will
the several ordinances of said city, far they
relate to said office enforced; that will cause all
violations OF the to be enqured into, ard will
otherwise perform the duties required of me by the
conditions of the within bond faithfully, impartally
and according to be best OF my knowledge and ability
| Sec. 4. Said bonds, when duly executed, shall be
filed and preserved by the Clerk Of said city except
the bond Of the Clerk, which shfl be filed end pre-
\ served by the City Treasurer.
Sec. 8. On the failure, neglect OF refusal, of any
officer, who shall be elected appointed to any Of
! the Offices of City Clerk Treasurer Marshall to
| qualify as aforesaid within thirty days after bis
election or appointment the Office shall thereby be-
come vacant, and the election, far 1t relates
that ONCE, shall be null and Void and the shall
be filled in the same manner if it had occurred by
voluntary resignation, or if any officer shall violate
his oath of Office, it shall in like manner become va
| cant, and the vacancy in like manner be filled.
D. BAuoH, Clerk, Il. Kennedy, Mayor.
| & CHAPTER SO.
An Ordinance to provide the manner in which the
books and accounts of the City Of NcGregor shall be
| kept.
Whereas, The financial system of the City of Nc.
Gregor shall be such as to give clear insight into all
f .nd MA, a q" tine City all the
and the amount the floating debt--and by which
the books of one Office shall balance check and CON-
plete the books of the other Office and
As this result can only be obtained by having the
duties Of the Treasurer and Clerk clearly def ned
that alhe money that is received and paid out shall
through the hands Of and be paid out by the City
Treasurer; except such sums may be perqnisities
of any of the City Officers and that the principal
book for the finances of the City be keptby the City
Therefore, be it Ordained by the City Council of
the City Of McGregor, that from and after the first
Monday in March, 1859, IT shall be the duty, of the
| City Treasurer ~
LIST To pay out money only on regular City Orders,
signed by the Clerk and his official seal thereto at
tachcd, except interest on Bonds, of the City, and
| Coupons. lt EHt.e 5ff,
ID To keep a regular day book of all the money
received and paid also Ledger, in which he shall
keep dstiscly seperae from the different funds and
| sub funds. ,t.sstlsp 3. gs
3d. To cancel all city orders paid by him. and mark
thereon the date when paid; and when called for by
the City Council or any one appointed by them for
that purpose to deliver to them the paid and cancelled
orders he shall take receipt therefore in his books by
| which also the NUMBER date and amount Of each
cancele cd and paid order must appear. ~
4. To make tull quarterly report up to the first Of
every quarter to the City Council, stating how much
money in total how much on each fund, and how
much on each snb-fnnd he has received paid, and on
hand; also how much he has paid orders, and how
much he has received from the County Treasurer in
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has paid out for interest City Bonds aud Orders.
D. BAUGM, Clerk. H. H. KENNEDY, Mayor.
/ CHAPTER 81.
An Ordinance relating to the duties of City Clerk.
Sec. 1. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk to file
and preserve all official and other bond taken by the
city except the bond of the City Clerk which shall
be filed and kept by the City Treasurer.
Sec 2. 1t shall also be the duty Of the Clerk to
record at length in the journal, all ordinances or
amendments thereto, passed by the City Council lie
shall also preserve in book, with the propea GER
tifcate printed copy Ct each ordinance passed BY
the Council. And the Clerk shall in issue
order unless the amount has been allowed by the
Sec. 3. The Clerk is made personally responsible
for the safe custody of all books and papers, belong
ing to his Office, and shall in allow the origin
al Of any official book record or paper to be taken
/ Sec. L. The Clerk shall keep book in which shall
be entered, all claims which may be presented against
city be entered before the same shall be acted
See. 5. The book Cor the entries mentioned in the
proceeding section shall be ruled with double lines;
| in the FIRST column of which shall be entered the
amount claimed, and in the second column the
amount allowed if anything, if nothing is allowed a
| brief note shall be made in the book mentioned in
| this section, and the cause of such rejection. 5g
| Sec. 8. He shall keep order book with tags or
stubs, from which order is TO be taken. On said or
ders and tags he shall also designate for which funds
and sub funds the issued. 1t shall also lie
his dut, receipt from the City Council. any
thereof of the Cancelled and paid orders to keep the
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duplicate of said Cancelled and paid orders with the
same mark as he has marked the package continuing
the same. He shall also cause each order to be
ceipted for by the person receiving it, which may be
done by the person receiving the same writing his
name on the tag or duplicate.
Sec 4. He shall keep regular day book of all the
orders issued by him in which there shall also appear
when the same were ordered by the City Council. A
ledger in which NE shall keep distinctly seperate the
different funds and sub funds, and in which he shall
also keep account with each city officer He shall
also keep account of all the bonds issued by the
city, the date, number and amount of each series OF
bonds and the time when they become due also the
amount Of money realized from the sale OF such
bonds
Sec. g. He shall make full auarterally report
every quarter, to the City Council, stating what
amount of orders he has issued in total for each fund
| and sub fund and their numbers.
| Sec. g. lie shall keep regular account of each
fund.- with the City Treasurer, charging him with all
money received and crediting the Treasurer with all
money paid out, as he (the Clerk shall receive the
| proper reports, from the Treasurer, Marshal or
| Finance Committee. He shall strike the balance OF
this book every three this and report the same to
the City Council, at their regular meeting held the
&c., TO- He shall report to the City Council at the
end of the fiscal year what amount, and which num-
bers of the city orders issued since the 1st day OF
March 1869 have not yet been paid, Cancelled and de-
! livered to him.
Passed and approved February 9th: 1889.
| aE III CHAPTER IS. aa
An Ordinance to secure the attendance of Members
Of the Cnunci and other officers at the meetings Of
the Connc
Sec. l. 1t shall be the duty Of the Mayor and each
Trustee to attend every meetings regular and special
felt for each meeting which he fails to attend the
one-twelfth of his annual salary and the shall
be deducted from his salary; and id forfeiture shall
files an affdavt at the next meeting OF the council
stating that he was absent from the City at the time
tie meeting, or that he was prevented by sickness
of himself or family, or by other unavoidable cause
from attending the meeting of the Council. This
section shall not apply to any member who shall fa
to attend special meeting of which he has had nc
| notice.
Sec. q 1t shall be the duty of the Marshal, Clerl
and City Attorney, to attend every such meeting
and If they either Of them fail to do they shall
forfeit the of Five Dollars for each failure to bt
deducted frsm their salaries unless the amount be
mtted by the Council upon affidavit filed similar
TO the above required from the Mayor and Trustees
Passed and approved Feb 9th, 1869.
D. BAUGH, Clerk. IL. KENNEDY, Mayor.
CHAPTER 10.
AnOrdinancc for the protection Of Shade and Or
| namental trees
Sec. l. No person shall injure destroy my shad,
or ornamental tree that ia or hereafter may be plan
ted in the streets or public squares Of the City
McGregor.
Sec. 2. No person shall tie fasten any horse,
, any other ANIMAL to any shade tree, ornamental
tree planted or that may be planted in the
and public squares OF said city, to any boxing that
may be placed around them to protect from injury
pull down, cut, destioy such boxing, other pro
lection, and every person who shall violate any pro
vision of this ordinance, shall upon conviction there
of, pay fine of not exceeding twenty dollars fol
each offence and shall also be liable for all damages
! to the party injured. H8
/ Sec 3. If the CITY Marshal or the Nayor al all