The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-11

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commenced for \ period OF i've years, OK
cept AZ he%reinbefore provided In case OF
4 dismissal by the city.
Forty-fourth-That the mayor and city
council of said city are forbidden to make
any appropriation OF money or credit In the
way OF donation. festivities, pageants, ex-
cursions or parallels; nor shall they be
authorized TO subsci ibe for stock in any
railroad company, or In any corporation. OF
give or lend any money, aid or credit, TO any
person or corporation Whatever; and they
are hereby prohibited from employing or
approprtatinR the revenues and taxes in any
other manner. than for purposes strictly
municipal and local and according 10 the
provisions of this act.
Forty hfth--That the city council shall not
exempt any property from taxation not ex-
smpted from state taxation.
Forty-sixth-That all city ordinances
shsil begin ~ an snacting clause as fol-
CITY council Of the city OF Helena
korty-ssventh-Unless otherwise ordered
by the city council all ordinances shall take
eftect from and after their passage.
forty-eiRhth:-That the city council shall
nave owe and authority 10 levy and col
upon sll taxable property within the CITY
limits, not exceeding three mills Der nnnum
upon the assessed value thereof, for gem
eral purposes; and not exceeding three mills
Per s.n1m upon the assessed value thereof
ceedinR one-half mill per annum upon the
assessed value thereof for sewer purposes;
and not exceeding one mill per
u upon the assessed value thereof
dos street purposes; and not OK
upon the assessed value thereof for interest
sinking fund purposes; and not exceed
ing one-half mill per annum upon the as
sess-d value thereof for library purposes.
may enforce the payment of such
taxes in any manner that may be prescribed
tuition of the United States or the oonstitu-
ton OF the state of Montana. All taxes
collected for general purposes shall be paid
into the general fund and taxes collected |
for IRE purposes shall be paid into the fire
and taxes collected for street purposes
sewer purposes into the sewer fund and
taxes collected for interest and sinking
FUND purposes into the interest and sinking |
fund, and taxes collected for library pur-
poses into the library fund, and no moneys
shal! be transferred from the interest or
pose, and shall not be transferred from any
other fund, without N ordinance passed
by the city council, provided that the city
council shall levy each year the full amount
for library purposes.
Forty-ninth-That it shall be the duty of
the city council of such corporation each
year within thirty days after the board of
public works and affairs, which is herein
after created. shall have submitted it's esti-
mate, to agree upon a budget for the ex-
OF the next ensuing year, which
shall designate the officers Of the corpora
ton for the year, with the salary Of each,
and under general heads, such as streets,
fire department, gas, light, library, interest
and sinking fund, sewers. water, police,
etc., the subject of corporation expendi-
lures, and the amount run out in figures of
the probable expenditures for each purpose.
This budget shall be published in the Off
cial newspaper of the city.
f~iftleth-Tha any mayo, councilman,
of1cer.or employe of the corporation. or
other person entrusted with the collection
or disbursements OF the corporation funds,
shall knowingly violate any of the pro-
Visions OF the two next preceding sections, or
aid IN such violation, or who shall create
or aid in creating any liability Of the cor
p%aoratlon beyond the expenses as fxed by
the budget in the modes especially desig-
non Tor the excess, and for any loss to the
corporation. and on conviction shall be
n not less than twenty-five dollars and
in the county Jail not less than
]ne week,
Fifty first-This act is declared to be a
oubilc act, and may be read in evidence in
III courts of law and equity, and all ordi-
aanoes, resolutions and proceedings of the
'ity may be proved by the seal of the oorpo-
alton attested by the clerk, and when
and published by authority of the
the same shall be received In !
evidence in all courts and places without
'urther proof.
Flfty-second-Ths city council shall, on
Is hrst stated meeting in May of each year,
elect from its " members a president
'ro tempore. who shall preside and perform
other duties of the mayor, in his alb
l0DCA. at Anv rnaAfinr of &ha oiky cornc;1
md from the said city. I
tlfty-thlrd-The city council may pro-
'lde Tor the sprinkling of the streets of the
'ity. but in all cases the cost of sprinkling
IT any street shall be a special tax upon the (
AUDITING upon that street, but all {
property abutting on said street shall pay .
he same rate of tax per front foot. 1
ARTICLE VL-PowERs OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC Works.
Section l. There shall be a board of pub {
lc works and affairs, composed of three 4,
and each member of said board
hall be freehold electors and citizens of Z
ne United States, who shall have been 1
iona ide residents of the city for two years {
to their election. The members of {
70 elected by the city council to serve for a {
erm of two years, or until their successors {
hall be elected and. qualified. Not more 4
han a majority of the members of said F,
'oard elected by the city council shall be {
of any one political party. Said q
lection shall be by viva voce upon the call l
the roll of the council, and no person {
hall be elected unless he receives a major {
ty of the votes of the entire number of the |
of tho council. No member or I
'ficer of the mayor or city council, nor n
me related to the mayor or any member of ,
he city council shall be eligible to election !
o said board by the city council. Pro I
lded, that not more than one member of i
aid board OF public works and affairs shall i
70 q resident Of any one ward in the CITY at :
he time of his election. i
Sec. 2. That each member shall give
with not less than three sureties, to a
he satisfaction OF the CITY council, in the 9
UNI of not less than ten thousand dollars, q
upon the faithful performances q
I his duties and the proper distribution of O
accounting for all moneys coming iato A.
is hands in his official capacity, which h
nreties shall be required TO justify in the O
ggregate to the amount of thirty thousand n
ollars above all liabilities, and such bond a
hall be approved by the mayor and the
ty council, and fled with the clerk and b
nrolled by him in a book TO be kept for n
10 purpose of enrolling official bonds. o
Sec. 3. That the members of said board o.
T public works and affairs shall devote n
leir time and attention to the duties of b
,eir Office, and shall not engage actively in u
ny other business. The compensation of n
lid board of public works and affairs shall Al
fixed by the city council, but the same n
,all not be less than fifteen hundred dol II
RS nor more than two thousand for each nj