The record-union., 1892-03-23

/ 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 10 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. 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 a citizen OF the state and
at least i've years next before his election. 1t
shall be the duty of the City Treasurer to re-
/ celVe and keep all moneys that shall come to
Inc city by taxation or otherwise and 10 pay
the same out on demands legally audited i'll
the manner hereinafter provided and without
sUcn auditing he shall dlSbuTSe no public
moneys Whatever. except the principal and
interest OF the municipal debt, when payable.
lie snail receive no money into the City Treas
urN unless accompanied by the certificate OF
the City Auditor, provided for in Section 81
Eereof He shall issue to any person paying
money into the city treasury an order to the
CITY Auditor directing the City Auditor to
issue n receipt to such person which order
snail contain Il statement of the amount paid
1hto the city treasury, the name OF the person
! paying the same, and the fund to which the
same is applied. lie sHall make a report at
the close of business each Saturday TO the
Audltor showing ali moneys receiy ed during
the week, together with the number of each
order Tor n receipt given by him therefor, and
from whom received, and to what fund ap-
pied whenever the city shall provide q
proper vault and Saf,s for the keeping OF the
city money, the Treasurer shall keep said
moneys IN said vault, and he SuaIl not there
after, under any circumstances, dei oS,t with
any person: corporation, or bank, any of the
moneys OF the city, or allow the same Cexa aept
IN payment OF demands against the ciJy) to
pass out of his custody. If he shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this section he shall
forfeit his office and be forever disqualified
from holding any position in the service of
Inc city. As soon as possible after the adop-
tion OF tits charter the Beard OF Trustees
sEall pro lde suitable vaults and safes for the
use OF tie Treasurer. 1t shall be III the power
OF the Board of Trus 5eeS. By { finance at any
time 10 require the City Treasurer to devote
his entire time to the duties of his ONCE.
SEC; IS. The term OF office of City Treasurer
snail be two years.
CITY COLLECTOR.
SEC. al. There shall be CITY Collector who
snail be elected by the qualified voters Of the
! clty at each general municipal election. He
snail nave been citizen Of the State and a r,s
ident and qualified elector OF the city for at
least i've years next before his election 1t
! siial be the duty of the City Collector to re-
celye and collect all city taxes q, neral and
special; ne shall also collect ali city HcensE s
water rates, harbor dues, cemetery receipts
ana such other branches of the city revenue
not otherwise herein provided for as the
Bo9rd OF trustees may by ordinance direct,
and 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 city ordinance 10 take out Il license shall
lail 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., 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
sucn delinquent to the City Attorney who
shall at once bring suit in the name of the
city, against the delinquent: and in such case
the City Collector or City Attorney NAV make
the necessary affidavit as in other cases, for an
attachment and writ of attachment shall
| issue upon the tiIing of the aftdavit 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 ltqudated damages, together with the orig
1na debt and costs of the action. provided
howe Ver, nothing in this section shall author
lze the court officer, Or any other person
WnonSoeFef TO make any claim or charge
against the city for any services rendered in or
about any such action: ana provided further
tA&t IN any such suit no witness for the
pialnJlH snail be entitled to demand or receive
any witness fees or mileage in advance nor
shall any witness be entitled to charge or ra-
celVe any ices or mileage whatever, unless the
same are lnlde as costs out of the defendant:
and provided further, that iG Judgment is
rendered for 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 NAV
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without hfSt procuring such license, Shall be
guilty OF q mlSdemeanor. 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 loss
! than i've nor more than fifty days JTpOn fine
trial OF any criminal action provided for bv
this section, the defendant shall be deemed
not TO have procured the proper license unless
ne either produces it or proves that he did
procure IT; but he may plead in bar Of the
criminal action recovery against him and
the payment by him, in civil action OF the
proper license money, damages and costs.
SEC. As All billiard tables, bar fixtures ten
pin alleys, pins and balls furniture, crockery.
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-
quired TO be licensed, shall, without reference
to the actual ownership of such property be
liable tor 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 vehicle. There shall be added to
every license not obtained within five daVS
after the same becomes due and payable the
sum OF one dollar, which Shall become q 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-
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 appontee, when
in the judgment OF said board the public serv-
ice viii be 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 oHice 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 in the Judgment of said
board, the increased duties of the Collectors
office demand. Such additional clerks shall
not eceiye greater compensation for service
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 a 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 Tor
at least two years next before his cleo
ton, and shall be an attorney and
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
ned. 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 andof
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 iit-
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
10 the Mayor, Board OF Trustees, Board of
Education or other city officers, whenever re-
qured to do SO, and do such other things APP
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