The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-27

flee take and subscribe an oath of once in
the form prescribed by the general statutes
of this state, and file the same duly certi-
fed by the officer taking the same with the
city comptroller.
Sec 81 Every person elected or ap-
pointed to office under this charter, and who
is required to give an official bond shall,
before he enters upon the duties Of his Of
fee, execute and deliver TO the city Of st.
Paul a bond in such amount as is provided
for in this charter and conditioned for the
faithful performance OF his duties as such
officer, and also containing such further con-
ditions as may be required or authorized
by any provision of this charter, which bond
and the sureties thereon shall be approved
by the common council and snail be filed
with the city comptroller, excepting that the
bond Of the city comptroller shall be filed
with the city treasurer The common coun-
Gil shall have power to require, by ordinance
or resolution any person elected or appoint
ed to any office to execute and deliver to the
city Of ST. Paul an official bond. or addi-
in such amount and with such conditions as
1t shall determine, which bond and the sure
ties thereon shall be approved and filed as
above provided; and may remove from office
any person refusing or neglecting to give the
sane.
Sec. %. Every official bond shall be
executed by one or more sureties. and every
such surety shall be a corporation author
lied under its charter to guarantee the fdel-
ity Of persons holding places of public trust
and admitted to do business in this state;
provided that before any such corporation
be accepted or approved as surety on any
such bond a certificate of the commissioner
of insurance of this state or duly certified
copy thereof in due form and stating the
facts specified by section SO Of chapter 10 of
the General Laws of 1895, of this state, be
produced and filed with the bond. PROVIDED.
however that said common council may, by
resolution reciting the reason therefor and
duly approved by the mayor, accept as sure
ties upon any such bond in place Of such cor
poration at least two sureties, each OF whom
shall be a freebooter in said city OF St PAU.
and shall make affidavit that he is worth the
amount stated in the affidavit over ana
above all his debts, exemptions and ltabih-
ties which amounts shall in the aggregate
be at least double the amount OF said bond.
Mr.. Lightner next read the follow
ing sections which were successfully
adopted without extended discussion:
Sect. %. If any person, having been an
officer in said city, shall not, within ten days
after notification and request, deliver to his
successor in Office all property, books, papers
and effects of every description in his posses
sion belonging to said city. or pertaining to
the Office he may have held, he shall forfeit
and pay to the use of the city $1,000 besides
all damages caused by his neglect or refusal
so to deliver; and such successor may re-
cover the possession Of such books. papers
and effects in the manner prescribed by the
laws of this state.
Sect. "a. The members of the common
council shall be exempt from serving on any
jury during their term of Office.
Sect. %. The common council shall have
power at any Tune 10 require OIneF ana luI-
Their duties to be performed by any officer
whose duties are herein prescribed, not herein
inconsistent with his charter.
Sect. 26. That no assemblyman. alderman,
member of the board of public works or other
officer or official of said city of st. Paul,
while holding his office, shall directly or In
directly be party to or interested or con
cerned in any contract or job with said city,
or in any work prosecuted by its authority,
or in the compensation to be received there
for. or in the furnishing Of supplies. fuel or
other articles purchasable for the public use.
and any contract transaction prohibited as
aforesaid. shall be void, and all moneys
which may be paid thereon by said city may
be recovered back, and the office of any such
city officer or official so offending, shall be
come thereby vacant, upon conviction there
of.
At this juncture N. P. Langford
was granted the privilege of the floor
Mr.. Langford appeared before the
board to express his diSapproVal of
the charter provision regulating the
proceedings preliminary to final
order for the laying of sidewalks. Mr..
Langford said that when a preliminary
order for laying a sidewalk was sent
to the board of public works, he, as
a property owner, laid his own side
walks, as he could lay it for cOnsid-
erably less money than it would cost
him if he waited until the city con-
tractor constructed it. But, after he
ldlu HIS sue dlh, the COuIlCll IICquCIiI-
ly refused to pass the final order, and
thus he found himself put to an I'M
necessary expense. 1t was generally
admitted that the existing provision
of the charter governing the laying
of sidewalks should be amended SO as
to correct this abuse.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Lightner. Lusk and Fetter was ap
pointed to draft a chapter providing
for the organization and powers and
duties of public library board The
compilation of laws known as the
present charter does not contain the
laws governing the library board.
The commission then adjourned
until next Tuesday evening, when a
special meeting will be called at
which citizens interested in the or
ganization of the board of public
works are invited to be present and
| express their views. The commission
will hold it's regular meeting next Fri
day night. when the committee on
chapters 6 and Z, relating to the board
of public works and assessments for
local improvements, will submit a
complete report