Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-02-13

filed in the office of the Recorder
of said city and upon Tuesday
next following the day of suct
election the Common Conncil shall
meet at the office Of said Recorder
and therenpon determine who 10y
The greatest number Of votes given
in the several wards at such cleo
ton are duly elected TO fill the re-
spective city Offices, and it shall he
the duty Of the Recorder immedi-
ately after such determination to
cause notice to be given to each OF
the persons elected of their cleo
ton, and each Of said Offices so
elected and notified shall within
ten days thereafter take and sub
scribe the constitutional oath OF
office before the Recorder of said
city, or before any person author
izei to administer oaths, and shall
deliver the same to said Recorder,
who shall file the same in his Of
fee: Provided, That in case of the
election of one or more Justices Of
the Peace the said Recorder shall
make a certificate thereof and
cause it 10 be delivered to the
county Clerk, in the same manner
as is required of township Clerks,
and in case two or more shall re-
celve for the same Office an equal
number and not a plurality of votes
given Mt such elections. the Com
mon Council shall Immediately pro-
reed TO determine by lot between
the persons receiving the highest
number Of votes which shall he
considered elected to such office
In case any of the offers elected
shall neglect for the term of ten
days to qnalify as aforesaid, the
office shall thereby become vacant.
SEC. 20. The Common Council
shall, on or before tina tenth day Of
March, in each year, make ont
detailed statement of all receipts
and expenditures of the corpora
ton for the past year, which state
ment shall state particularly upon
what account all moneys were re-
ceived, and it shall also specify all
the appropriations made by the
Common Council during the year,
and the particular purpose for
which each appropriation was
made. Such statement shall I've
signed by the Mayor and Recorder,
and he recorded and filed in the
Recorders office: copy thereof
shall be published in newspaper
printed in said city for at least one
week. The fiscal year shall COM
mence on the first day of March,
in each and every year. and shall
end on the last day of February.
SEC. 80. All moneys drawn from
the Treasury shall he drawn in
pursuance of an order of the Com
mon Council by warrant signed by
the Recorder and countersigned by
the Mayor; such warrant shall
specify the purpose for which the
amount named therein is to be
paid, and the Treasurer shall keep
an accurate account under appro-
pirate heads of all the warrants
payed by him or received for the
payment of taxes, and he shall
write across the face of such war
rant or warrants the date on which
they were paid by him, or received |
for the payment of taxes rs afore-
said, and his hooks shall he open
10 the inspection of any elector of
said city at all reasonable hours.
The Treasurer shall exhibit to the
Common Council at their first reg
Mar meeting in each fiscal year.
and at such other times as the
Council may require, a full and fair |
a"count OF the receipts and en-
peAditures from and after the date
of the last annual report, and also
the state Of the Treasury, which
account shall he referred to com
mittee, and if found correct shall
he fled.
SEC. 81. The officers of said cor
poration shall he entitled TO receive
ont of the city Treasury the follow
ing sums, in full payment for their
services The Mayor shall he paid |
the sum of two hundred dollars
per annum. The Aldermen shall
receive the sum Of one dollar each
for each attendance of the meet
ings Of the Common Council. The
Recorder shall receive such n sum
as the Common Council shall allow,
not exceeding four hundred dollars
per anDum. The city Attorney
shall receive such a sum as the
Common Council shall allow. not
exceeding two hundred and fifty
dollars per annnm. The Marshal
shall he entitled to receive the same
fees for serving process in behalf
of the corporation rs constablcs are
allowed by law for similar services.
and he shall also receive snch
further compensation from the city
as the Common Council shall allow.
not to exceed six hundred dollars
per annum and any officer in said
city who shall he authorized to ar
rest any person for any offense
against any Of the Bylaws of said
city, shall for making such arrest,
either with or without process, he
entitled TO receive and collect as
rosts from the person so arrested,
IL guilty, the sum of sixty cents in
full for making any snch arrest in