The record-union., 1892-03-22

during the months or March. April, May 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 90 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 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 nYe years next before his election. 1t
snail De the duty OF the City Treasurer IT, re-
celVe anu keep all moneys that shall come to
The city by taxation or otherwise. and TO pay
the same out on demands legally audited in
Lne 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 snail receive no money into the City Treas
ury unless accompanied by the certificate OF
| tie Clty Auditor, provided for in Section g.
Eefeof lie shall issue 10 any person paying
money into the city treasury an order to the
Clty Auditor directing the City Auditor 10
! issue receipt TO such person, which order
small contain a statement of the amount paid
INTO the city treasury, the name of the person
| paying the same and The fund to which the
same Is applied. He S. all make q report at
me close OF business each Saturday 10 the
Auultpr, showing all moneys received during
me week. together with the number of each
order for receipt given by him therefor and
irom whom received, and to what fund ap-
! pueu. whenever the city shall provide u
proper vault and sFf,s for the keeping OF the
! city money, the Treasurer shall keep said
moneys III said vault, and he shah not there
aiter, under any circumstances, dei ost with
any person, corporation, or hank any of the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same c kept
| IN payment OF demands against the ciCyl to
! pass out OF his custody. If he shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this section he Shall
/ forfeit MS Office and be forever disqualified
] Git
| the city. As soon rs possible after the adop-
/ ton of & Is charter the Beard of Trustees
| shall plo ,ide suitable vaults and safes for the
use OF the Treasurer. 1t shall be in the power
/ 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 ONCE
SEC. 43. The term of Office of City Treasurer
shall be two years.
CITY COLLECTOR
| SEC 44. There shall be a City Collector who
shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
clty at eaca general municipal election. He
snlli have been a citizen of the State and rt
! ident and qualified elector of the city for at
least nve years next before his election. IL
shall be 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 other 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 45. Whenever any person required by
any city ordinance to take out license shall
iall, neglect or refuse to take out such license
! and pay therefor in the manner and at the
! time 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
snail at once bring suit. in the name of the
3 cit3; aSalnsG the delinquent; and in such case
| Inc City Collector or City Attorney may make
| the necessary afndaVit as in other cases for AN
attachment, ana writ of attachment shall
! issue upon the filing of the affidavit agoinst
| 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
| iual debt and costs of the action: provided
| however, nothing in this section shall author
! lie the court, officer, or any other DersOn
| whomsoeyer 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 ii Judgment is
| rendered for the defendant it shall be general
ana without costs; and provided further that
any person who shall commence or confinue
! to Go, transact or carry on any business, trade
! profession or calling, for which q license NAV
! by any ordinance by required to be taken otIf
| without first procuring such license shall he
guilty or mlSdemeanor ami uDon
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum
| not less than ten dollars nor more than one
| hunGre1 dollars, or be imprisoned for not less
| than five 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 II; but he may plead in bar of the
oiIoSf n
! 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 crockery,
glassware, liquors and chattes of every kind
In tranSactng or carrying on or doing the
business of drinking saloon, bar restaurant
! billiard saloon, ten-pin alley, tavern eating,
house, ballroom, dance-house, theateF or cir
Gus, where by ordinance such business is re-
qulred 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 ordinances
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 Que 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 ami payable the
sum Of one dollar, which shall become a mart
OF the license, and be paid into the treasury
in the same manner as other revenues.
SEC. IL. 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 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-
yided for the removal of any appointee, when
in the judgment of said board the public serV-
ice will he improved thereby. If at any time
by reason of the growth of the city and a
large increase of population the duties of the
City Collectors oIhce becomes too arduous to
be performed in q thorough manner with the
maximum force herein provided for, then the
Board OF Trustees may allow one or more adj
ditional clerks as i'll the Judgment OF said
board, the increased duties of the Collectors
office demand such additional clerks shall
not receive a greater compensation for service
than twelve @ hundred dollars per annum.
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 10 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 quail
hed. 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 a party, or in which the
city may be legally interested; provided, the
Board OF Trustees shall have control OF all lit-
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 sh III give his advice or opinion
10 the Mayor, Board OF Trustees, Board of
Education or other city officers, whenever re-