The record-union., 1892-03-30

during the months OF March April NAV and
June OF each year such number OF additional
/ deputies to be paid by the city, not exceeding
one for every ten thousand inhabitants or
/ fraction thereof, as may be necessary to carry
the work OF assessment forward promptly TO
completion. The salaries OF such deputies
! shall not exceed three hundred dollars each
| for the entire time employed.
SEC. Al. The term of Office of the Auditor
| shall be two years.
CITY TREASURER.
SEC. az. There shall be q City Treasurer,
/ who shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the city at each general municipal election.
He shall have been citizen of the State and
resident and qualified elector of the city for
at least five years next before his election 1t
shali be the duty of the City Treasurer TO re
ceive and keep all moneys that shall come to
! the city by taxation or otherwise. and to pay
4 the same out on demands legally audited in
/ the manner hereinafter provided; and without
sUch auditing he shall disburse no public
moneys whatever, except the principal and
interest OF the municipal debt, when payable
+ lie small receive no money into the City Treas
ury unless accompanied by the certificate OF
/ the City Auditor, provided for in Section 3
! hereof He shall issue TO any person paying
money into the city treasury an order to The
! City Auditor directing the City Auditor 10
! issue a receipt to such person. when order
snail contain a statement oil the amount paid
mo the city treasury, the name of the person
paying the same, and he fund to which the
same IS applied. lie all make report at
! Inc close OF business each Saturday to the
AUDITOR, showing ali moneys received during
] the week, together with the number OF each
order for a receipt given by him therefor. and
from whom received and to what fund ap-
4 plIed. whenever the city shall provide
! proper vault and S s for the keeping OF the
/ city money, the Treasurer shall keen said
/ moneys in said vault, and ne shall not there
AFTER, unuer any circumstances, del oS t with
any person, corporation, or bank any OF the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same & cept
! IN payment OF demands against the ciGyl to
! pass oIt of his custody. If ne shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this section he shall
/ forfeit his office and be forever disqualified
- e
/ the city. As soon as pos ,ible after the adop-
! ton of t! i charter the +, ard of Trustees
/ shall pro ,de suitable vaults ana safes for the
! use or the Treasurer. II shall be in the power
/ of the Board of Trus ,eeS, by FINANCE at any
! time to require the City Treasurer to devote
ms entire time to the duties of his Office.
! SEC. 43. The term of Office of City Treasurer
! snail be two years
CITY COLLECTOR.
! SEC; Al: There shall be City Collector who
! snau he elected b. the qualified voters of the
! city at each general municipal election. He
s4all nave been citizen OF the State, and res
id2nt and qualified elector of the city for at
! least five years next before his election. 1t
snail be the duty of the City Collector TO re-
ceiNe ana collect all city taxes, gen raj and
/ special; he shall $50 collect all city licenses,
water rates, har6or dues, cemetery receipts,
ana such other branchesof the city revenue
not otherwise herein provided for, as the
! Board OF Trustees may by ordinance direct
ana pay The same over TO the City Treasurer
weekly. The time and manner Of collection
OF licenses shall be provided by the Board of
! Trustees.
SEC. 40. Whenever any person REQUIRED bv
any city ordinance to take out q license shall
! fail, neglect or refuse to take out such license
! ana pay therefor in the manner and at the
/ time in such ordinance provided; or if any
! person SO required to take out any iicenss
shall trans. C., 90, or carry on any business
! trade or occupation, without having first pro.
! cured the requisite license for such trading or
! carrying on, the City Collector Shall re0Ort
! such delinquent to the City Attorney who
shall at once bring suit, in the name of the
{ a n inc,
/ the City Collector or City Attorney may make
/ the necessary affidavit as in other cases for an
attachment, and a writ of attachment Shall
! issue upon the filing of the AFFIDAVIT against
/ the property of such delinquent without an
undertaking being filed by or on behalf of the
city; and in such action the sum of fifteen
dollars shall be included in the judgment
as llquldated damages, together with the orig
! Inai debt and costs of the action: provided
howet er, nothing In this section shall author
! lze the court, officer, or any other person
Whomsoever to make any claim or charge
against the city for any services rendered in or
/ about any such action; and provided further
that IN any such suit no witness for the
! plaintiff shall be entitled to demand or receive
! any witness fees or mileage in advance nor
! shall any witness be entitled to charge or re-
| celVe any fees or mileage whatever, unless the
/ same are made as costs out of the defendant.
! and provided further, that il Judgment is
/ rendered Tor the defendant, it shall be general
and without costs; and provided further that
any person who shall commence or continue
! 10 10, transact or carry on any business, trade
/
] by any ordinance by required to be taken Out
without hrst procuring such license, Shall be
guilty of a mlsdemeanor AMI upon
! conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
not less than ten dollars nor more than one.
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not less
imam I've nor more than nifty days. Upon the
! trial OF any criminal action provided for bv
! this section, the defendant shall be deemed
| not TO have procured the proper license. unless
! procure il; but he NAV plead in bar of the
! criminal action recovery against him and
the payment by him, in q civil action, of the
! proper license money, damages and costs
| SEC. 46. Ali billiard tables, bar fixtures ten
/ pin alleys, pins and balls, furniture, crockery
! glassware liquors and chattCls of every kind
1 usedln tranSacting or carryiugon or doing the
business OF a drinking saloon, BAR restaurant
/ billiard saloon, ten-pin alley, tavern eating
| house, ballroom, dance-house, theater or cir
| Gus, where by ordinance such business is re-
! CURED to be licensed shall, without reference
| to the actual ownership of such property be
! liable for and may be taken in attachment or
! on execution for the license money due on the
! business in which they are allowed to be used:
and every dray, cart. wagon, carriage, hack ON
! nibus or other vehicle, required by ordinance
to be licensed, together with the horse or horses
commonly used thereon shall without refer
| ence to the actual ownership of such property,
| be liable for and may be taken in attachment
or on execution for the license money due on
such dray, cart wagon, carriage hack omni-
bus, or other vehicle. There shall be added to
every license not obtained within five days
after the same becomes due and payable the
sum of one dollar, which shall become a part
OF the license, and be paid into the treasury
| in the same manner as other revenues
SEC. ~. The City Collector shall be allowed
one deputy and one or more clerks not to ex-
coed three in number, as the Board of Trustees
may determine, except as herein otherwise
provided. Such deputy and all such clerks
shall be appointed by the City Collector and
snail retain their positions during the term of
Office of the City Collector appointing them
unless sooner removed by the City Collector
or the Board of Trustees as in this charter pro-
vided for the removal OF any appointee, when
N n "a n ia
ice will be improved thereby. II at any time
by reason of the growth of the city and q
| large increase Of population the duties of the
| City Collectors office becomes too arduous TO
| be performed in thorough manner with the
| maximum force herein provided for then the
Board OF Trustees may allow one or more ad-
ditional clerks as in the Judgment of said
board, the increased duties of the Collectors
Office demand. Such additional clerks shall
than twelve hundred dollars per annum.
SEC. as. The term OF Office OF the City Col
lector shall be two years
CITY ATTORNEY.
SEC. 40. There shall be City Attorney who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
city at each general municipal election and
who shall have been an elector of the city for
at least two years next before his cleo
ton, and shall be an attorney and
counselor-at-law, duly admitted TO prac-
tice by the Supreme Court of this State,
and whose term of Office shall be two years,
and until his successor is elected and Quali-
tied. 1t shall be his duty to prosecute on be-
half OF the people all criminal cases before the
Police Court and the City Justices of the
Peace, and all violations of this Charter and of
city ordinances and resolutions. II shall be his
duty to attend TO all suits and other matters
TO which the city Is party, or in which the
city may be legally interested; provided, the
Board of Trustees shall have control of ali liti-
cation of the city, and may direct an attorney
selected by the Mayor to take charge thereof,
or TO assist the City Attorney therein. The
City Attorney shall give his advice or opinion
TO the Mayor, Board of Trustees, Board of
Education or other city officers, whenever re-
qulred to do so. and do such other things APP