The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-01-22

treasurer. chief OF police. superintend-
emit Of streets aud water works OF city
clerk shall not be eligible to such Of
doc under the provision Of this act or
shall fail to quality as herein required.
the council for the time being shall de-
clare his said pfice vacant and sball
proceed to I'LL the vacancy - required
by this act.
20 The mayor shall be the chief exec
utive Of the city, and shall take care
that the otders. bylaws ordinances
acts and resolutions OF the council
thereof are faithfully executed he shall
be ex-cticio. justice and conservator
of the peace within the city, and shall
within the Same have. possess and ex-
erciss all the power and perform oil the
duties vested by law in Justice OF the
peace, except that he shall have no iu-
riadiction in civil cases or causes OF &C.
ton arising out OF the corporate limits
of the city. He shall have the same
powerto issue attachments in civil suit
Is justice Of his county has though
the ca1se of action arose out of his city.
But u such cases he shall have no
power to try the same, but said attach
ments shall be returnable and be heard
before some justice of his county. Any
warrant or other process issued by him
may be executed at any place in the
county; he shall have control Of the
polica Of the city. and may appoint
special police officers whenever he
deems 1t necessary, and it shall be his
duty especially to see that the peace
and good order of the city are pre-
served, aud that persons and property
therein are protected, and to this end
he may cause the arrest and detention
Of al rtotous and disorderly persons in
the city before issuing his warrant
therefor. he shall have the power to
issue executions for all fines. penalties
and costs imposed by him, or he may
require the immediate payment thereof,
and in default Of such payment he may
commit the party In default to the jail
of the county Of Harrison or other
place Of imprisonment in such corpora
tion, ifthere be one, until the fine or
penalty and cost shall be paid, but the
term q imprisonment in such cases
shall MI exceed thirty days. And in
III where . pesspn 3 sentenced p
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case shalI jnsigment icr : hne d sless
than ten dollars be given By the mayor
il the defendant, his agent or attorney
object theretol such person shall be
allowed an appeal from such decision
TO the circuit court Of said Harrison
county. upon the execution of an APP
peal bono NTH surety deemed sufficient
by the ma, Sr. in penalty donbIe the
amount Of fine and costs imposed by
the mayor, with condition that the per
son proposing to appeal will perform
and satisfy any iuda which may be
rendered against him by the circuit
court on such appeal II such appeal
be taken, the warrant of arrest. (n there
be any the transcript Of the judgment,
the appeal bond and other papers Of the
case shall be forthwith delivered Ivy the
mayor to the clerk of said court, and
the court shall proceed to try the case
as upon indictment or presentment,
and render such Judgment including
that Of costs, as the law and the evidence
may require. The mayor shall, from
time to time. recommend to the council
such measure as he may deem needful
for the welfare of the city. The ex-
penss of maintaining any person COM
mitted to the Jail of the county by him,
except it be to answer an Indictment or
be under the provision Of section two
hundred and % and % of chapter
fifty of the amended code of this State
shall be paid by the city. But the
mayor shall not receive any money be-
longing to the State, or individuals. un-
less he shall give the bond aud security
required Of justice Of the peace by
chapter fifty of the said code. and all
the provisions of said chapter relating
to money received by Justices shall APP
ply as to like moneys received by the
mayor.
81. The city clerk shall keep the jour
nal of the proceedings Of the council.
and have charge of and preserve the
records Of the city, and in the absence
from the city. or in case Of sickness or
inability Of the mayor or during any
vacancy in the office Of mayor, he shall
preform the duties of mayor, which
pretain to him as the chief executive Of
said city, and be vested with all the
power necessary for the performance Of
such duties. He shall be conservator
Of the peace within the city.
%. The presence of majority Of the
council shall be necessary to make q
quorum for the Transaction Of business.
REcoRDs-DrrEso OF CLERK
@. The council shall canse to be kept
by the clerk In well bound book, to be
called the minute book, . an accurate
record Of all It's proceedings, orSiin-
ances, acts. orders and resolutions, and
in another to be called ordinance
book, . accurate copies of all general