, 1876-08-13

not in session, then he shall Immediately cali
session Of the same. II u majority Of all the
members elected shall, BY, resolution, sustain
the action Of the Mayor, then the suspended
officer shall be removed from Office and 4 new
election shall he ordered to Gil the vacancy; but
il d majority disagree with the Mayor, then he
shall be Immediately renstated.
II the Mayor removes all appointed officer, he
shall Immediately notify tile Council, which
shall till the vacancy by elcctinE person to fill
the place. All officers appointed by the Mayor
shall be subject to removal BY a majority Of the
elected members Of the Council, but, if SO re-
other person. and no confirmation of the Cuun-
I'll shall be required. When the Council is not
III session at the time removal is proposed,
session thereof shall be called by the President,
on request, in writing, Of five members. All
appointments made BY the Mayor shall require
confirmation by the Council. II it shall refuse
to confirm, the Mayor shall, within
ten days, nominate another person
to fill the ollice, and he may
continue to nominate until his nominees are
confirmed. If tho Mayor fails to make another
nomination within ten days from the rejection
of nomination, then the Council shall elect
such officer themselves.
Only one ground for the removal OF suspen-
sion Of an officer is expressly set out in the
charter, but it is an excellent one, and so
worthy Of imitation by other municipalities that
it will be well to give it in full:
Sec. IL. Any city officer. excepting the Mayor
and Commissioner OF Charitable Institutions, who
shall, except when absent from the city, fail to
dcvotc his entire time during business hours to the
duties Of his oitce, shall be removed or suspended
ni Ss uhe nn from m nfro fro sha at of
Anri1 fr 7st nf October md fn,m H. m to s n.
N. from lst Of October TO lst Of April. ~
The object of this is, Of course, to keep ofn-
cials in their offices during office hours but as
the words used are IS devote his entire time to
the duties Of his otfice,'' he will be poor spcci
mcn Of the genus oDieiosz4s that canot find way
OF attending to hls duties and taking IN the au-
jaecnt salaries at the same time.
is that the Mayor shall not make any appoint
u'ent OF officers until he shall have been two
years III Office This WILL cut on the nope Of pol
iticians who usually assist candidate IN MS
ELECTION M Tor the sake OF the expected spolis.
Tie opponents of the charter object to the
great power given to the Mayor, but it is claimed
that this is offset by making tue President of
the Council, who appoints the Committees, an
elective officer on the general ticket. Objections
are also made to the election OF the Upper
since this gives all the appointing power to the
political party dominant in the city. It Is urged
OIL the other hand that, under the present sys-
tenn, the Mayor and the majority Of the Com
nant party
But there is provision Of the charter which
more completely answers these objections, and
TINT is the one which allows only a barc major
n;;nted 77,us If five t]crks arc In he nnno;nted
rnlv threa ri the same no}iticaI nortv cnn ha
chosen.
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RfVENuE AID t; TAAAT1os. 1:s-ar
For the support OF tue Cry government the
Assembly Is empowered 10 levy taxes On al
property within thc clty maae a2apie oy laW 1
Tor state purposes at Tue toilo"1hg ratfs: ~
that portion OF the CITY winch hcs within tnc
present boundaries per centum for mum nj
called the sextended limits" lying west Of,
anu between tue present boundary INC, anu
the boundary line established ny the charter,
sum not to exceed tour fenths or l per
centum. All taxes collected Tor munlGlpa! PuE,-
poses shall be designated Municipal
Revelnrc," and the taxes cqllectca 1or
the payment OF the public debt' p" Interest anu
Public Debt Revenue" ana the latter arc 70 De
always kept d1snnct from otner revenues. ae
to BE- Kept III sep1ra1e Juno, 1hstesd OK ootns
mixed up. rs now, with the general revenue
No appropriation Is allowed To pc made from
any revenue fund IN excess OF Inc Mnount u
standing to the credit OF sucfl 1nno nor snall II
be made for purposes to when the money
therein is not by law applicable. NO ciain
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