Evening journal., 1897-02-26


any disease.
tain a statement Of all the facts and
circumstances of the damages sustain
ed, and shall be presented within two
months after the injury shall have
been received. If sucn claim be re-
! jected and suit be brought thereon
such suit shall be brought within two
months after said claim shall have been
rejected
No money shall be paid at any time
| to any person claiming under a con-
tract with the corporation, until such
person shall have first filed with the
city controller his statement under
oath, disclosing the names of the per-
sons directly or Indirectly interested in
the said contract CT the profits thereof,
| declaring that no persons ether than
these named, are interested and that no
person connected with the corporation
has any interest in said contract.
There shall be in said department a
board CT assessors, four in number The
said board shall have special charge of
\ the general assessment CT property.
Each member Shall receive an annual
salary OF 500, except for the year in
which an entire new assessment Of
property shall be made. when the sal
airy OF each member shall be $780,
The said board of assessors shall
make a full, just and equal assessment
OF all real estate within the limits of
said city, as is now required
DEPARTMENT OF RECEIPTS AND
DISBURSEMENTS.
All matters relating to the collection
Il.
| whatever source, and to the disburse-
ment Of the funds of the corporation.
shall be under the direction and con-
troll of the department of receipts and
disbursements.
The said department shall be under
the charge of an officer who shall be
known as city receiver. and who shall
be the head of said department. He
shall receive an annual salary of $4,000
and shall be bonded to the corporation
at the corporations expense in the sum
of $50 000 The city treasurer, regular
ly elected, shall be in this department
ELECTION SUPERVISORS
There shall be chosen at the first city
election held after the passage of this
act and quadrennially thereafter a
beard Of election supervisors, consist
ing of four members. to serve for four
years from the frs day of July of the
year in which they shall be elected. No
/. voter shall cast his ballet for more
, than two members of said beard and
the four persons who shall receive the
highest number of votes shall be de-
( clared duly elected as members of said
Soard. Any ballet containing the
names of more than two persons for
members of said board shall not be
counted as to members of said board.
Vacancies in the said board shall be
filled by Council. The men,
! bers of said board shall each
receive as compensation for his SER
vices in any year in which a city elec-
! ton shall be held the sum Of s10O
All duties imposed upon and all pow
I ers vested in the said Department OF
E Elections in the said city and the Off
- GERS appointed by said department, sc
- far as such duties and powers are es-
- sential to carrying out the provisions
c | of this act. are hereby imposed upoT
/ and vested in the said board of elec
p tion supervisors and the officers ap
r pointed by said board.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
whenever it shall he proposed to th'
mayor by any citizen of said city, or b.
O any officer OF said corporation, I,
: amend this act. the mayor shall organ
# ize commission to consider tn
. amendment proposed. The said com
y mission shall consist of the mayor, tn
/ president of Council the head of tn
h department to which the propose
v amendment may relate, and one citize
+ selected by the mayor. The said com
n mission shall duly consider such pro
i posed amendment and if, in the judg
n ment of the commission, it be desirabl
70 and expedient that the same
= adopted. a bill embodying the amend
,r ment shall he prepared and transmitte
n by the mayor to the General Assembl!
r ALL GO OUT OF OFFICE.
The terms and powers of the incun
~ bonts Of all elective and appointive o.
III fees of said city. including all Officer
y appointed by the mayor and by Oh
~ Council Of said city, the members
'n the board Of directors Of the Street an
lS Sewer Department, the Board Of Watt
al Commissioners, the Board of Par
pc Commissioners, the Board of Harh,
ne Commissioners, the Board of Poli'
- Commissioners, the Board Of Healt
and all subordinate officers. clerks az
or employees appOlntei OF eISdBeG Dy 81
he several boards. shall terminate and eI
bo on the first day of July, 1897, and Il
,t said offices as now established by la
of shall be abolished on the said first d;
" Of July. 1897.
Fer the purpose of properly carryii
10 out the provisions Of this act the pre-
ts ent Council Of said city shall. prior
,rl the first day of July, 1897. enact orc
nv nances for the reorganization of q
'ty city government so as to conform to {
"a requirements of this act.
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