Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-18
ORDINANCES.
CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER I.
Be it enacted by the City Council Of
the City of Mexico.
SECTION L.. Each member of the
City Council shall receive forhis SER
vices as such the sum of fifty dollars
per year, from which the sum of two
dollars shall be deducted for each
regular meeting from which he may
be a"sent without leave of the May
or, and if any member after having
been present at any meeting shall alb
sent himselftherefrom without leave
he shall be considered as absent and
subject to a fine accordingly. The
clerk of the City Council shall keep
q list of members absent from each
regular meeting, and monthly certi-
fy the same to the City Recorder, who
shall charge against such Councilman
the said sum of two dollars, and shall
issue to every Councilman a warrant
for the one twelfth part of his salary
less the fines for absence certified as
aforesaid.
The salaries above specified shall
be i'll full compensation for services.
DUTYOF CITY CLERK.
Sec. 2. /. To keep a correct, full
and xplici record ofall the proceed
inSs of the Council
2. To file and preserve all papers
and documents belonging TO the City
Council, upon which shall be endors-
ed a surcinct history of all proceed
ings had thereon.
3. TO prepare copies of all resolu-
tions and transmit them to the par
ties therein designated.
+. TO keep in tabular form a syn
opsis ofthe proceedings had at each
regular meeting, showing the time,
number of each petition. resolution
bill presented. and by whom intro
duccd; the'substance of each petition
and resolution. and the title to each
ordinance: the date when the same
was Introduced, and of its passage or
rejection, also of it's approval or veto,
and of the registered num'er o fOrdi-
nances also of the reference OF all
documents, to whom referred and
when reported, together with such
other of the proceedings, if any. as
may be deemed necessary to give a
brief history thereof.
5. 10 perform such other duties
appertaining to his office as NAV be
necessary to systemize the business
and promote the efficiency thereof.
He shall receive for his services the
sum of twenty dollars per month. He
may employer assistant clerk at his
own expense, who may do, in the
name of the clerk. any Of the. duties
herein defined. and he shall be re-
spOnsible for all acts of said deputy
clerk. The clerk or his assistant shall
attend every regular or call meeting
of the Council, and from every meet
ing which said clerk or his deputy
shall be absent, he shall be fined the
sun Of five dollars, to be deducted
from his salary.
Sec. 5. The City Council shall
hold it's regular meetings Oh the sec
ond and fourth Mondays in each
month.
Sec. 4. The Mayor shall, at the
annual organization of the City
Council, appoint the following Com
on Claims, on Unfinished Business,
and ON Streets and Alleys, each of the
foregoing Committees to consist OF
three members.
Sec. 5. All bills and claims per-
tanning TO StfeetS anu allevS, employ
.ees on the same shall be referred to
the Committee on streets and alleys,
who shalI at the next meeting after
such reference report to the Council
in writing stating whether said claim
is legal and correct, and if not the
reason therefor, everything pertain
ing in any way to the contingent
fund shall be referred TO COMMITTEE
on Finance who shall report at the
next neeting of the Council held at
ter such reference.
Sec. 6. designations by members
of the City Council shall be address
ed to the Mayor.
Sec. z. If from any cause there be
n vacancy in the Board of the City
Council, the Mayor shall Immediate
ly order an election in the ward from
which such Councilman was elected
TO fill the vacancy. 4.
Passed January Sd. 1877.
r. Ii. FOWLER, Ma FOR.
Attest
A. r. DANIEL. Clerk.