, 1884-03-21
LAWS OF WYOMING,
Passed by the
EIGHTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Laramie. Incorporation of City of.


by ordinance, IN pursuance OF some object provided for
in this act; warrants shall be paid and cancelled as now
provided by law: Provided, That no ordinance providing
for the borrowing of money, levying of taxes, or appro-
priating money, shall be of any validity unless a majority
of all the councilmen elected shall vote for such ordi-
nance, and such vote shall be taken by yeas and nays, and
the same shall be entered upon the record of the pro-
ceedings of the council: and, proUided, further, That the
provisions OF this subdivision shall not apply to sums of
ten dollaa and less; but ordinances appropriating money
or levying taxes need not be published
1HTtyeighH-All claims against the city must be pre-
sented in writing, with a full account of the items, and
verified by the oath of the claimant or his agent, that the
same is correct, reasonable and Just, and that the same
or any part thereof has not been paid by the city or by
any individual, and no claim shall be audited or allowed
unless presented and verified as provided for in this sec
ton; PrOUded, No costs shall be recorded against such
city in any action brought against it for any unliquidated
claim which has not been presented to the city council to
be audited, nor upon claims allowed in part, unless the
recovery shall be for a greater sum than the amount
allowed, with the interest due.
IHrtgnnh-The city council of said city shall have
the power to license, control and regulate the sale of
spirituous and Intoxicating liquors within said city, in
addition to the county license therefore, and for that
purpose shall collect a license fee or tax from each dealer
in spirituous or Intoxicating liquors of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, pay
able annually in advance, and the council shall annually
fix the amount to be paid for such licenses. Each license
shall be issued for one year and no less period, and shall
clearly state upon its face such conditions as the council
may impose upon issuing the same but such license shall
be transferable by consent of the council.
SEC. 81. The style of the city ordinances shall be "Be
it ordained by the council of the city of Laramie"
SEC. %. The city clerk is authorized to administer
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city, and shall append his jurut to amy affidavit or verif-
cation of any such claim sworn to before him, but he
shall receive no compensation for administering any oath
or making any jurat or statement thereof.
SEC. %. All fines and penalties collected arising from
a breach of the ordinances of the city, shall be paid to
the city treasurer by the officers collecting the same.
SEC. a. The police justices shall be entitled to such
fees as may be established by ordinance: Prorjded, Such
fees shall not be greater than those allowed to justices of
the peace by the laws of the Territory.
SEC. %. Any person convicted before a police justice
shall be punished by such fine and imprisonment as may
be regulated by ordinance: Prooded, No fine shall be
greater than one hundred dollars, and no Imprisonment
for n longer time than three months.
SEC. 2G. Appeals from judgment or sentence in the
police courts may be taken to the district court in the
justices courts in criminal cases, and shall be dealt with
by the courts MS criminal eases.
SEC. 81. Police justices shall have the same power to
punish for contempt as justices of the peace have in like
cases.
SEC. %. The marshal shall be chief of police, and shall
at all times have power to make and order arrests, with
proper process, for any ofensc against the ordinances of
the city'or laws of the Territory, and bring the offender
to trial before the proper officer, and to arrest without
process in all cases where any such otfense shall be COM
mitted or attempted in his presence, or where he has
received satisfactory information that such otfense has
been committed.
SEC. 30. The policemen of the said city shall have
power to arrest all offenders against the laws of the Ter
ritory or city, by day or by night, in the same manner as
the marshal, and keep them in the city prison or other
place to prevent their escape until a trial can be had
before the proper officer.
SEC. 30. The policemen of the city, in the discharge
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and marshal only.
SEC. 81. The marshal, in the discharge of his duty,
shall be subject to the orders of the mayor only.
SEC. 80. The duties, powers and privileges of all the
officers connected with the city government, not herein
defined, shall be defined by ordinance: Prorded, That
the city clerk and er-oficio assessor shall have authority,
by and with the consent Of the mayor and city council,
to appoint a deputy clerk, and such deputy, when so
appointed, shall take and subscribe a like oath of office
with his principal, and may perform all the duties of said
office in the name of his principal, and his acts shall be
valid and have the same force aud effect as if done by
his principal Provided, further, The city clerk shall be
responsible on his official bond for the acts of his deputy.
Sec. 80. The salary or compensation of the several
officers of the city shall be such as may be provided for
by ordinance or by resolution of the council approved by
the mayor: ProUided, That such compensation shall not
exceed the following amounts paid per annum to such
officers, to wit For the mayor, not more than four hun
dred dollars for each councilman, not more than one
hundred dollars; for the city treasurer, not more than
one and one-half per centum for receiving, and not more
than one and one-half per centum for disbursng all mon
eys of the city, but no percentage shall be allowed to the
treasurer for moneys paid over to his successor in office ;
for the city clerk, not more than one hundred and fifty
dollars for all services as clerk, and not more than one
half of one mill on the dollar upon the equalized value
of all property actually assessed by him for all services
MS Cr-otfcto assessor; for the attorney, not more than
three hundred dollars, but the mayor and council may en-
ploy additional legal counsel or increase the compensation
OF the attorney by allowing n Just and reasonable amount
in the prosecution or defense of any important suit
wherein the city is a party; for the city marshal and er-
oUco tax collector, not more than twelve hundred dol
lars; for the chief engineer of the fire department, not
more than one hundred and fifty dollars, and to the
assistant engineer of said fire department, not more
than seventytive dollars; for each regular policeman,
not more than nine hundred dollars, and for special
policemen and the civil engineer, such reasonable COM
pensation, per day or otherwise, us the mayor and coun-
ell may fix and determine.
SEC. "a. Any officer of the said city of Laramie who
shall do any act prohibited by this charter, or shall fail
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