The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-06-10

Al Orainance Uenntng \ Rules Gov.
ernanx rhe city Ceuncil ~ the city ri
nutse ana De6nins the Du ties Of city
ORCePs.
IPassed May 10Th, 1s79.l
rE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OUNCILi
IL of the City of Butte: {
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cfal meetings.. Dy tQe OllCtE III .ouo cohiS
the City Council shall be called TO order by, the
Mayor, or in his absence by the Clerk, VINO shall
proceed to call the roll, and note the absentees,
and announce whether a quorum De present;
III the absence OF the Mayor the Council sila,i
nresiSe and discharge all the duties of the Mayor
Except the signing of the warrants AND the
iournal) during the absence of the Mayor. Upon
The appearanca of u quorum the Council snail
proceed to business in the following, order:
Isl. Reading Of the minutes of the last meeting
and amendment and approval OF the same.
"a. Reports of officers.
sd. Reports of standing committees.
18th. Reports of select committees.
5th. Presentations OF petitions and
eth. Unfinished business.
It'll, Notices, motions and resolutions.
Sec. 4. All questions relating 10 the priority
OF business shall be decided without debate; and
the Mayor shall designate and appoint such
standing committees as he may deem necessary.
CHAPTER IL.
-ITy OFFICERS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT.
SECTION /. There shall be appointed by the
favor by and with the advice OF the City Coun-
Ill, one police magistrate, one city attorney, one
lily assessor, and one city marshal, whose term
,foffice shall be one year from the date Of their
appointment and qualification; and until their
successors shall have been drly appointed and
,souncil shall have the right at any time to re-
move any of said officers for inefhciency or cor
ruption in Office.
CHAPTER III.
SECTION L.. IL Sldll Dt thC uNtS u GHS yin
Justice to keep the docket required by the laws
of the Territory to be kept by Justices OF the
peace to hear and determine ai cases mar may
nance of the city; to pay all fines collected for
Violations thereof to the city treasurer monthly,
Sec. >. He shall receive the same fees that are
by law allowed to all justices of the peace for
Sec. ). It shall be the duty of the city attor-
ney to prosecute all suits FOR the recovery of
fines and penalties, and to prosecute or defend
ticers. on account Of their official acts. He shall
cause executions to be issued on In
favor Of the city. and attend to their prompt
collection, and pay all moneys received by him
on account of the city to the city treasurer.
Sec. i. The city attorney shall draft all ordi-
nances and all instruments in writing required
nv any ordinance or order of the City Council;
and he shall be the legal adviser OF the city and
all of its officers in all matters.
Sec. 5. The city attorney Is hereby authorized
to take appeals in all suits that, in his opinion
and in the opinion of the city Mayor, with the
consent of the Council, the interests of the city
may require, and prosecute or defend, the same
in the District or Supreme Courts; and to make
the necessary affidavits, and to execute in the
name of the city the necessary appeal or other
bonds, and sign the same as city attorney.
Sec.6 6. The compensation of the city attorney
shall be allowed from time to time in an account
to be presented by him, and shall be as follows:
First, a monthly salary to be fixed by the Coun-
ell second, a docket fee of ten dollars in each
costs, except in judgments rendered against the
.ity third, reasonable fees in suits appealed to,
Dr. commenced in, other courts n,s.,, no s,op ,o +,o
keeper of the city seal, and shall be the custo-
liam of all city records, and attend all meetings
,aeir proceedings in a book TO be provided for
that purpose. He shall countersign all war
rants drawn on the city treasurer, and enter the
pose, giving the date, number amount IN whose
favor drawn, and for what purpose, and the
shall do and perform such other duties as may
from time to time be e%njoined upon him by
ordinance or order of the city council. 49,.
Sec. s. The city assessor shall make q just
and true annual assessment of all taxable prop
erty, real, mixei and personal except such as
may by ordinance be exempt) within the limits
of the city. and return. the same as the ordinan-
ces may require. And as ex-ofticio collector he
shall faithfully collect all taxes that may be-
blank property lists with stubs attached, by the
city council, and he shall receive one-siXth of
COMPENSATION as the city council may allow.
He shall cancel each warrant on his register as
the same is taken up, or paid, and report all
warrants cancelled quarterly to the city council,
and then deliver such warrants to the city clerk
for the action of the council.
Sec.9 0. 1t shall be the duty of the city assessor
as ex-officio treasurer and collector to keep a
true account Of all moneys received by him,
stating from whom and on what account the
provided by the city council, and kept by him
for that purpose. He shall pay from the treas
ury such moneys as may be ordered by the city
council, and the warrants therefor shall be
signed by the mayor, and eountersigned by the
clerk, and shall state for what purpose the
money is appropriated, and such warrants shall
Sec. 10. whenever any city warrant may be
presented for payment. and there snail be NO
funds to pay the same, it shall he his duty to
register such warrant in a book, to be kept by
him for that purpose, stating the date, number
n nerso am TO whom OF sg tSe s anssh Is payable saa lai the G na me
of The person presenting the same, and the date
of such presentation, and he shall endorse upon
such warrant, the time and date of registration,
and all warrants shall be paid by him in the
order in which the same are registered.
and see cd ~ tme s ass9ss at t n e end Of each n euarter
OF the fiscal year, and oftener If required, pre-,
pare and deliver To the city clerk a full and
amount Of receipts and Expenditure Of his office
and exhibiting all accounts and vouchers fol
;sttlement with the city council; and at tn
ny before the city council a full and explicit
tatement of receipts and expenditures OF the
Sec. il. All officers appointed by. the city
council shall, before entering on theif duties as
UGH, AXE and subscribe the oath required o.
he mayor and aldermen. The treasurer and
police Justice shall execute to the city, bonds
Conditioned for the faithful performance of theil
at least two sufiicient sureties to be approved
by the city council. The bond of the police
justice shall be in the penal sum OF twenty-five
hundred dollars and the bond Of the city treas
urer in the penal sum of three thousand dollars
The oath Of the city attorney shall be filed with
the city treasurer, and all other oaths and bond,
Sec. Is. II shall be the duty Of the city mar
shall TO suppress riots, disturbances and breache.
II persons and disturbers Of the public peace o
the city, and all persons in the act of commit
ting any offence against any Of the ordinances
of the city, or who may have sucf
offence, and him., her, or them, forthwith TAX
into custody and If in the daytime, bring sucl
70 be dealt with according to law and II in tn,
night time, to restrain him, her or them unit
the next day for examination or trial by sucf