Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02


AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND GAN
ORDINANCE CONCERNING CITY or
FlCERs, THEIR DUTIES AND COM
PESsATIoN," APPROVED NAY IL,
1863.
SECTION 1. BE IL Ordained by the
city Conlscii Of tie city Of knorvilie,
That section | of the ordinance to
Which this is an amendment is here
by repealed, land there is ordained
in lieu thereof the following: SEC
TON /. The Mayor shall be the
chief executive officer OF the city,
and shall take care that the criminal
laws Of the State, and the ordinances
of the city, are duly enforced, re-
spected and observed within the
city. He shall from time to time,
give 10 the City Council information
i'm relation to the affairs of the city,
and recommend to the consideration
thereof, such measures as he may
deem importantto the interests OF the
city.
SEC. 2. The City Recorder Is here
by required 10 record the ordinances
passed by the City Council, in the
book to be kept for that purpose,
within two weeks after the same are
lawfully passed by the Council, and
to record the minutes of each meet
ing Of the Jity Council within two
weeks after the succeeding regular
meeting of said Council, and If the
Recorder fails to comply with this
ordinance, he shall be liable to fine
of ten dollars for each failure.
SEC. 3. If the City Recorder fails
to publish the annual statement pro-
vided for in section IL of the ordi-
nance to which this an amend
ment, he shall be liable to a
fine Of ten dollars.
SEC. 4. The City Recorder shall
preserve files of all newspapers in
which ordinances hereafter passed
are published according to law, and
the City Recorder, City Treasurer
and the Mayor, shall each of them
keep copy Of the Compiled Ordi-
nances of the city of Knoxville, in
which there shall be blank leaves
and it is hereby made the duty OF
said officers to paste in such copies
all ordinances hereafter passed, as
they are severally published in the
newspapers, and shall retain said
copies in their respective offices,
under their control, for the use OF
the city officers.
SEC. 3. That before entering up
on the discharge Of the duties of
their offices, the Mayor, Recorder
and Marshal, shall each execute a
bond to the city of Knoxville, with
one ormorc securities, To be apprnN ed
by the City Council, in the sum OF
one thousand dollars, upon the con-
ditions imposed for official bonds by
the ordinance to which this is an
amendment. And the City Assessor
shall execute such bond in the sum
of five hundred dollars; the Street
Commissioner shall execute a bono in
the sum Oftwo thousand dollars; and
the City Treasurer shall execute such
bond in the SUM Of five thousand
dollars; all Of said bonds to be given
as above specified.
SEC. 6. Any Street Commissioner
by the City Council of the
city Of Knoxville, shall, within the
limits Of said city, during his
term Of Office, perform the duties
usually performed by road supervi-
sors in their respective road districts,
AS such duties are required by the
Code of Iowa of such officers, and In
the same manner and to the same
extent as provided in said Code, so
far as the provisions Of the same are
applicable: PrOrided, That said ser
vices shall be done under the super
vision and control of said City
Council; and, proUided further, that
said Commissioner shall be under
the control and authority ofsaid City
Council.
Approved and adopted March goth,
1874.
G.. X. HART, Mayor.