The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-01-20

elect any officers herein required to be elected on the
day designated the Board of Aldermen shall have
power to fill such vacancy by appointment or may
order new election to be held Immediately thereaf-
ts after giving notice required at the first election
SEC 14-Ten days previous notice shall he gvea
by the City Clerk by publishing the same in at least
two papers published within the said city of Manto-
authorized by this act.
SEC. 15.-The Sheriff of the county of Manitowoc
shall be required to the Clerk of said city
such notices he required to on Town Clerks
State officers.
Sec. 16.-Specal city elections may be called at any
meeting of the Board of Aldermen, upon like pu bill
cation and notice to that required for annual charter
elections and the manner of holding and conducting
such special elections and making returns thereof shall
be in all respects the is provided in
for annual elections except hereinafter otherwise
provided. Every notice for special election shall
state the object for which such election is called
CHAPTER V.
Ohcers.-Their Powers and Duties.
SECTION 1.-The Mayor shall preside at all meetings
OF the Board OF Aldermen, sign all commissions IL
censes and permits which may be granted by the
Board OF Aldermen. He shall maintain peace aud
good order and see that the ordinances of the city are
duly observed and executed. He shall have power
administer oahs or airmations and take ard GER
tify Acknowledgements of deeds and other strume hts
in writing. When presiding at the meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen, he shall have a casting when
the votes of the members equal In case of a riot
or other disturbance or apparent necessity, he may
appoint as many special or temporary constsbles he
may deem necessary.
SEC 2.-The City Clerk shall have the custody of
and safely keep all the records, books and papers
thereof except such shall appertain to the Treas
urers Office, to the business thereof and of which
the Treasurer shall have the custody He shall attend
all the meetings of the Board of Aldermen and re-
cord their proceedings. He shall file all papers which
may be required to be kept in his Office He shall
cord all ordinances, bylaws, resolutions rules and
regulations passed or adopted by the Board Alder
men, and all such matters the said Board may or
der direct He shall also record all votes taken by
the Board OF Aldermen, the auditing, allowance
dlsalowapce OF every account claim presented to
them, the drawing of every the Treasurer
the number thereof and the number of the account
for which it shall be drawn unless such shall
be drawn for some appropriation other than the paw
ment of account in which it shall refer to the
order resolution, pursuant to which the same was
drawn, and all appointments made by the Board of
Aldermen. He shall, within ten days next preceding
every annual election of said city, make and
be published in the official paper papers of said city
statement which shall show the name of every per-
son who shall have had account claim allowed
by SAID CITY, the amount allowed thereon and a brief
statement OF the nature of the demaud which state
ment shall embrace all accounts from the date of the
like statement made and published by his predecessor
to the date of the statement in this section required
to be made and published Whenever a Police Jus
tce, Justice of the Peace Constable be elected
or appointed, the Ci Clerk shall forthwith give no.
tce to the Clerk Of the Circuit the county of
Manitowoc giving the name of such officer and the
time for which the other elected or appont-
ed to NIL vacancy, the name of the last incumbent
and upon the election appointment of Treasurer
or Mayor the Clerk shall give like notice to the
Clerk OF the Board OF Supervisors of said county of
Manitowoc and the officers receiving such notice shall
file the same in their respective Offices He shall have
such powers and be under such obligations as
they shall be applicable, Clerks in the towns
in this State and he shall perform such other duties
as shall be lawfully required of him by any ordi-
nance, bylaw rule, regulation direction of the
Board of Aldermen who shall fix compensation for
his services, which shall exceed six hundred dol
lars per annum. He shall also be the custodian of
the seal of said city.
SEC. a-The Treasurer of said city shall perform
such duties and exercise such powers may be law
fully required OF him by the ordinances rules rsgu
lations and bylaws of said city All moneys received
raised, recovered and collected by of any tax
license forfeiture otherwise under the authority of
this act which belongs to said city, shall be paid to
and received by him, and shall be drawn there
and countersigned by the Clerk, by ord of the
Board of Aldermen, which order shall specify the
amount Of money to he drawn, to whom payable the
number of the account for which issued or if not is
sued in payment of account, then the object for
which it issued. He shall keep just and true
account of all moneys, tax certificates and other
things coming into his hands such Treasurer suit
able books to be provided by the Board Aldermen
for that purpose which books shall remain the prop
erty of said city. wherein he shall note when and
from what seurc II moneys paid to him. or coming
into his han shall have been received,
by him shall have been paid; ana wien any mon
ey shall be raised by in said city any specific
purpose, he shall keep in such books separate
count accounts, in respect to such money, which
shall show the amount thereof received by him and
when and to whom any portion thereof shall have
been paid or how otherwise disposed Of which said
books shall at all reasonable times be open the in
spection of the electors Of said city, and times
the inspection of the Mayor any or more of
the Aldermen. Within ten days next preceding ev-
cry annual city election he shall make out and cause
to be published in the official paper papers of the
city full and minute report of all moneys received
and dsbursed by him, of all tax-certcates vouchers
and other effects of pecuniary value in his hands, and
of all other transactions relating to his office
sary to show the actual fnaPcial condition of the
treasury which report shall embrace all the requisite
transactions of his office from the date of the like
port his predecessor the date of the report reaur
ed to be made and published by this section and he
shall make out similar report to the Board of AL
dermen often they shall require him to do So
He shall keep his office open during tho usual business
established by the officers of Manitowoc county
and exercise the same powers when not otherwise do
scrbed by this control and govern Treasurers
of towns and shall be subject the Same liabilities
oridcd he shall receive no fees for his service, ex-
cept such salary shall be paid him by the CITY,
which salary shall not exceed eight hundred dollars
per annum.
SEC 4-The City Attorney shall conduct all the
law business of the city and o. the several depart
thereof, and all other business in which the
city shall be interested when so ordered by the Board
of Aldermen. He shall furnish written opinions on
subjects submitted to him by the Mayor or Aldermen
or any depar of the city, 1t shall also be his
duty draft all ordinances bonds contracts leases
conysyances and such other instruments in writing
may be required by the Board of Aldermen and to
perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
the ordinances of the city or by resolution of the
Board of Aldermen,
Prorided that the Board of Aldermen shall have
power to appoint such other attorneys persons to
transact any business be deemsd necessary or
expedisnt-
SEC 5.-The City Surveyor shall be tactical sur
veyor and engineer The Board of Aldermen shall
prescribe his duties and fix tho fees compensation
for any services performed by him. All surveys pro-
files, plans and estimates made by him for the city
shall be the property of the city, and shall be care
fully preserved in the Office Of the Surveyor open
the inspection of the parties interested, and when
quired by the Board of Aldermen, he shall file copies
of plans profiles and estimates with the City Clerk
and all books and papers apperainiug to said Office
shall be delivered by the Surveyor at the expra
ton of his term of oics to his such 9TH
er persons the Board of Aldermen shall designate.
Sec s.-The Police Justice shall have and possess
all authority, powers and rights of Justice OF
the Peace in every respect whatsoeverand shall have
EXCLUSIVES Jurisdiction to hear all complaints
and conduct all examinations and trials in criminal
within the city. to which the city may be par
ty and shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases
which the city shall be party cogiIsble before
Justice Of the Peace and shall have the came power
and authority in of contempt court of
cord. Ho shall be entitled to receive the same
pensation is allowed by law to Justices of
the Peace for similar services and other; but the
city shall not be liable TO said Police Justice for his
said fees except such accrue in prosecutions for the
violations of the Charter ordinances of the city
wherein the not and cannot be collected of