The record-union., 1892-04-11

SoEG. IO. Inc OlIy Assessor snail be allowed
during the months of March, April, May and
June o. each year such number of additional
deputies 10 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 10
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. 42. There shall be City Treasurer,
/ Who shall be elected by the qualified voters
OF the city at each general municipal election.
de Shall have been citizen of the State and
resident and qualified eleetor OF the city for
al least I've years next before his election. 1t
snail be the duty of the City Treasurer TO re-
celVe and keep all moneys that shall come to
lne CITY by taxation or otherwise, ana 10 pay
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.
ne sAail receive no money into the City Treas
ury unless accompanied by the certificate of
Tue city Auditor, provided for III section 81
nefeoI. de snail 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, which order
small contain a statement OF the amount paid
mo the city treasury, the name OF the person
paying the same, and the fund TO which the
same is applied. He s. all make report at
the close OF business each Saturday to the
Auditor, showing all moneys receive ed during
The week, together with the number of each
order for a receipt given by him therefor, and
rom whom received, and TO what fund ap-
pned. Whenever the city shall provide a
| proper vault and safs for the Keeping OF the
city money, the Treasurer shall keep said
moneys in said vault, and he shall not there
after, under any circumstances, deI oslt with
any person, corporation, or bank, any of the
moneys of the city, or allow the same (except
III payment OF demands against the cigy) to
pass oIt OF his custody. II he shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this section he shall
forfeit his office and be forever disqualified
| rom holding any position in the service of
/ the city. As soon as possible after the adop-
| ton OF tbs charter the Beard of Trustees
| shall pro ide suitable vaults and safes for the
OF the Board of Trustees, by CT finance at any
time to require the City Treasurer to devote
his entire time to the duties of his Office
| SEC. 43. The term of Office of City Treasurer
shall be two years
CITY COLLECTOR.
! Sec. al. There shall be a City Collector who
snail be elected by the qualified voters of the
city at each general municipal election He
shall have been citizen of the State and a res.
ident and qualified elector of the city for at
letst nVe years next before his election. 1t
snail Oe the duty of the City Collector to re-
ceiVe and collect all city taxes, general and
special; he Shall also collect all city licenses
water rates, harbor dues, cemetery receipts
ana such DINER branches of 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 by
any clty ordinance to take out q license shall
iall, neglect or. refuse to take ont such license
and pay therefor in the manner and at the
tlne IN such ordinance provided; or, if any
/ person so required to take out any license
snail trans c., do, 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 report
| such delinquent to the City Attorney who
! shall at once bring suit, in the name of the
/ Guy, against the delinquent: and in such case
/ the City Collector or City Attorney may make
! the necessary affidavit as in other cases for an
attachment, and writ of attachment shall
/ issue upon the Hing 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 liquldated damages, together with the orig
! lual debt and costs of the action: provided.
! however, nothing In this sec. ion Shall author
ne the court; ohcer, 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-
! ceive any fees or mileage whatever unless the
same are made as costs out of the defendant:
and provided further, that if Judgment is
rendered Tor the defendant, it shall be general
and without costs; and provided further that
any person who shall commence or continue
TO do, transact or carry on any business, trade.
| profession or calling, for which license may
! by any ordinance by required to be taken out
| without hrst procuring such license, Shall be
| guilty of misdemeanor, ana 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
| than i've nor more than fifty days. Upon the
| trial of any criminal action provided for by
THIS section, The defendant shall be deemed
not TO have procured the proper license unless
! he either produces it or proves that he did
/ procure IL; but he may plead in bar of the
! criminal action u recovery against him and
! the payment by him, in a civil action of the
! proper license money, damages and costs
! SEC. 46. All billiard tables, bar fixtures ten
! pin alleys, pins and balls, furniture crockerv
| glassware, liquors and chattelS of every kind
used in transacting or carrying on 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;
ana 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 venicIe. 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 part
OF the license, and be paid into the treasury
In the same manner as other revenues.
SEC AZ. The City Collector shall be allowed
one deputy and one or more clerks not TO ex-
! ceed 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
| shall 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
| in the Judgment of said board the public serv-
| ice will be improved thereby. II at any time
| by reason of the growth of the city and O.
| large increase of population the duties of the
| City Collectors Office becomes too arduous to
be performed in a thorough manner with the
maximum force herein provided for, then the
Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
ditional clerks as in the judgment of said
board, the increased duties of the Collectors
office demand. Such additional clerks shall
not receive greater compensation for service
than twelve hundred dollars per annum.
SEC 4S. 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 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 mis- successor is elected and quail
lied. 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. 1t shall be his
duty to attend to all suits and other matters
to which the city is q party, or in which the
city may be legally interested; provided, the
Board of Trustees shall have control of all 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-