The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-04-03
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
bIANTTOWOC.
Published March II, 1879. I


The people Of the state Of Wisconsin,
represented in the senate and assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Section J. Chapters three, four, five
six, seven, eight, nine and eleven of chap
ter two hundred aad seventy.five of pri
vate and local laws Of 1870, entitled an
act to incorporate the city of Manitowoc
are hereby amended and re-enacted SO as
to read rs follows:
CHAPTER III.
OFFICERS; THEIR ELECTION AND APPOINT
MENT.
Section l. The officers OF said city
shall be q mayor, three aldermen from
each ward, a city treasurer, city clerk,
city attorney, city assessor, city surveyor,
city marshal one justice of the peace,
aud one constable for each ward; one or
more city physicians, bridge tender for
each draw bridge, a harbor master, a
sealor of weights and measures, chief
engineer of the fire department, one OF
more policemen, and such other officers
as the board of aldermen may deem nee
essary to appoint.
Section .. The mayor, city treasurer,
aldermen, justices Of the peace and con
stables shall be elected by the people at
the annual municipal election for city
and ward officers. al other officers
shall be appointed by the beard of al
dermen, Mt the first regular meeting
thereof, after the first Tuesday III April
in each year or as soon thereafter as may
be.
Section 3. The justices of the peace
shall hold their offices for two years, and
until their successors are elected and
/ qualified; and all other officers either
/ elected or appointed shall hold their Of
/ fee for one year, aud until their success
ors are elected and qualified. subject to
removal as in this act made and provided.
Section T. When any vacancy in the
Office of the mayor or any Justice Of the
peace shall occur, the same shall be filed
by special election for the unezpired
term. Vacancies in any other city Office
shall be filed by appointment, by the
board of aldermen.
Section 5. The city treasurer, justices
OF the peace, and such other officers as
the board of aldermen may direct, shall
before entering upon the discharge Of
the duties OF their respective Offices, eX-
ecute and deliver to the city of hianito-
woo a bond running to said city III such
penal sum as the beard Of aldermen may
direct, with two or more sureties condl-
toned for the faithful discharge of the
duties OF their respective offices, aud
with such other conditions as the board
OF aldermen may prescribe. The board
of aldermen may at any time require new
and additional bonds. All bonds must
be filed in the Office of the city clerk
within ten days after the officer execut-
lug the same shall be notified of his
election. All official bonds must be ap-
a.. proved by the board of aldermen and
/ when so o,ororo~oa eAaN LU I0ov-Ioa ny
( the city CLERK in book to be kept for
I that purpose. Such clerk shall annex
to each record a certificate that the re-
cord is a trne COPY of the original, and
such record shall be primG facie evidence
Of the contents of such bond, aud III the
absence OF the original may be used as
evidence in all courts of this state.
Section 6. Any city officer neglecting
or refusing SO to execute aud file the
bond or bonds required III the preceding
section, within the time therein mention
ed, shall be deemed to haverefu5ed said
office, and the same shall be filed by
appointment or election, as IN other
cases of vacancy; and Ill case the board
of aldermen shall not approve OF any
official bond so executed, the officer so
executing the same shall furnish a new
and satisfactory bond within ten days
after notice of such disapproval, and III
case of failure, he shall be deemed TO
have refused his Office, and the same
shall he filed as in case OF vacancy.
Section 7. No city officer shall be
accepted as surety upon any bond, note
or Other obligation made to said city.
No CITY officer shall in any way be inter
ested IL any contract to which the city is
a party. Any such contract shall be
void, and The city shall incur no liability
thereon.
Section 6. Every person elected OF
appointed to any Office shall, before he
enters upon the discharge of the duties
thereof, take and subscribe the oath OF
Office and file the same with the city
clerk within ten days after his notifica
ton of his election or appointment. IL
case of failure to file such oath within
the time limited, the Office shall be deem
cl vacant.
Section Q. Every officer who may bt
elected or appointed by the board of al
dermen to any Office, may be removed
from such office by vote of two-tnird
of a!l the aldermen elected. But no sucl
! officer shall be removed except for goOl
, cause, nor unless furnished with tht
charges and an opportunity given him t,
be heard in his defense, and the bOarC
of aldermen shall have poser to compe
the attendance of witnesses and tbs pro
duction of papers when necessary for th,
purpose of such trial. and shall proceed
within ten days to hear and determin,
the case upon the merits thereof; and i
such officer negiects to appear aud an
swer 10 such charges, or if such charges
are sustained, then the board Of aldermeI
may declare such Office vacant, An,
officer may be suspended until The dis
position of the charges so preferred.
Section 10. The city clerk, city treas
ureY, city attorney, city marshal, police
men, harbor master, city physicians
bridge tenders, engineers of ire com
paniee, shall be paid a salary to be tixet
annually. The board OF aldermen shal
meet on the fourth Monday OF March il
each year and fix the salaries to be pait
for the ensuing year to the above nance
4 officials, aud 10 any other official create,
by said board. The board shall at sal.
meeting, fix the PEI diem to be PAID t.
. the assessor and street commissioners.
Section II. No person shall be ehgi
bic to hold any oilice mentioned in th:
act, unless he shall be at the time resi-
dent eleetor of the city; nor shall an
person be eligible to any ward Office un
/ less he shall be at the time residen
elector of the ward in which such oific
) exists.
ClIAFER ".
ELECTIONS
y Section l. The annual election 70
, city and ward officers shall be held o.
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