The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-22
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Trea.urcranl Colle:tor,
WILLIAM MARTIN.
For Surveyor,
JOHN u. HELY.
ORDINANCE NO. -.

OF STREETS ASD THE STREET SUPERVISOR
Be it ordained By the city council of the
city OF Cairo.
SEC. !. For the purpose of keeping the
streets and avenues in repair, every male
nhabitant of said city, between the ages
of twenty-one and fifty years, shall be and
they ure hereby required to labor on the
streets and avenues Of the city three days
in each year, under direction Of such otii-
Ger as the city council may direct.
SEC. 9 There shall be appointed by the
city council an officer Of tie city, to be
called supervisor OF streets, whose duty II
slall be TO attend to the collection Of the
street tax, and such other duties as may
hcd,volvcd upon him by the city eouD-
!
SEC. 3. Before any street supervisor
shall enter upon the duties of his Office he
shall take an oath of office, rs is provided
for other officers, and shall enter into
bounds for $4,000 with sufficient security
to be approved by the city council con
vcnei in joint session, for the faithful per.
formance of tie duties of his office as such
supervisor.
Size. 4 The city clerk shall provide
blank receipt books, the receipts in which
numbers on stups or margins, and shall
deliver one book at u time to such supervi-
sor, who shall use the receipts contained
IN said book and no other in his collections
OF street tax. and when receipt is issued
by said supervisor for street tax he shall
euter in the margin or stub OF said book,
corresponding with the receipt, the name
of the person TO whom said receipt WAS
and 4 IN A.tn I'D
and the book of margins or stubs Of said
receipts shall be returned 20 the city clerk
20 be by him filed in his Office, SO soon rs all
the receipts contained in said book have
been used, provided, if any receipt cannot
COR any purpose be used, it shall be folded
lack with the margins and be returned to
the city clerk 5 Office with them. and for
each and every failure TO comply with the
requirements of this section, said street
supervisor shall forfeit and pay TO sail
city sum not less than twenty-five dol
lars nor more than fifty dollars.
SIC. .. Inc supervisor shall be charged
with, and account TO the ci,y for a.! In
receipts furnished him, as herein provided
and in case of his refusal or neglect To re-
turn an account for such receipt. and 4
the amounts collected to the city counc
convened in joint session at each regulu
meeting Of the same, on the first Monda
of each and every month, by producir
the receipts of the treasurer and the repo
of the city clerk, he shall forfeit and pi
to said city sum not less than twenty-f
nor more than fifty dollars.
DEC. o. No money shall be expend
nor labor performed by the supervisor g
cept under the instructions and by dir,
ton Of the city council.
SIC I. All amounts W be received
the clty treasurer as provided for in Il
ordinance shall be held by him as a SD,
ial fund TO be expended under the dir,
ton or the city council on the streets q
avenues Of this city. "
See. g. Thesupervisor OF streets shall
the first Monday of April in each year
us soon thereafter rs he may be- diret
by the CITY council, proceed To notify
tue male inhabilants Of the city from wi
street labor can be required to atten
such time and place and with such i'm
ments as he may designate, for the
pose Of performing the labor necessar
the repair Of such of the streets as req
IL, said work TO be done under direo
of the Street committee.
Sec. o. The said notices shall be pri
or writing, and shall be given at
three days before the day on which
laborers are required to work, and
be served personally or by leaving
ut the usual place OF abode Of the pc
required TO labor.
6So 10. The supervisor ofstrsets