The Mena weekly star., 1897-10-27
Ordinance No. Io2.

Of Mena, Arkansas
 SECTION 1. The Street Commissioner shall under the direction of Council take charge of and construct all improvements the streets alleys or other pubic work of the Town on it's bridges and canse"ays anu Ill its public parks.
 Sec 2 It shall be the duty of the Street Commls- soner that when parties fined i'll the Mayors court and fail pay the and being committed, to take charge of such prisoners n the day time and work them on the streets alleys parks or other public work of the Town, and to safely guard and keep them while com mted to his charge and if any such prisoners so hned and committed may wish to pay his fine to take him be- fore the Mayor at or at night and allow hlm to pay the same the that may be due after g1v- ing him proper credit for work.
 Sec B. And the said Street Commissioner shall per form all other and such duties may be required o h1m by the Council shall take good and proper care of and return to Town all tools and other property that may be placed or come into his hands,
 Sec. A. That for the purpose of his office the Street Commissioner shall have all the power of Policeman of the Town and he shall enter into good and sufhcent bond to be approved by the Council in the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office
 Sec. 5. The Street Commissioner of the Town ot Mena shall be road of the Town and shall have ali power and authority of road overseer under the laws the State of Akansa and he shall before enter ing upon the duties of his office take and subscribe ar oath as prescribed by ordinance for other officers
 O. toner to thoroughly examine from time to time the streets, alleys and parks of the Town, and all walks, sidewalks i:d public grounds belenSinS te the Town, and all bridges, cuvers sewers, drains, etc. 1n the Town and shall be his duty to exercise general all such places, and to that they are kept i'll proper repair, and report in writing to the Council when any of repair and what repairs needed and it shall be his duty require each and every male person. between the ages of eighteen and fortyve who has resided thirty days within the Town who is capable of performing labor the public highways and who IS not a Town charge to perform work i'll the manner at the time and for the number of days III each year as provided by law and 1t shall be his duty to return any denquents the Town Attorney, who shall prosecute such deinquents provided by law and ordinances the Mayor and Council shall direct the of the work pro- vded for in this ordinance upon such streets alleys or public grounds they may deem proper.
 Sec 7. In case any person shall neglect or refuse to do work required of him provided for n this ord- nance, he shall be deemed guilty of msdemea1or and shall be fined in any exceeding ten dollars for such neglect resal and any person shall appear at the proper time and place directed by the Street Commissioners and neglect and refuse to do reasonable days work he shall be liable the if he neglected or refused to appear.
 Sec. s. The Street Commissioner shall report to the Council at its first regular meeting i'll each month, all itemized statement of all monies received by him in lieu of road work, and whenand from whom received and also from other sources and he shall return with such report a receipt from the Town Treasurer for all monies received by him since his last report said report shall also contain itemzed of the days work performed by those subject road duty and when and by whom performed well as statement the work done by Town prisoners with tue number of days worked by each prisoner giving the of each prisoner
 Sec. g. That it shall be the duty of the Street Com missioner upon receiving any scrip due the Town to - dorse thereon his name, and the date received of party from whom received and for what purpose received
 SEC To- That all laws and ordinances parts of laws and ordinances conflict with this ordinance be and the hereby repealed.
 SEC. Il. This ordinance shall take effect and be i'll force from and after its passage and publication.
 Passed October s, 1897.
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