The herald., 1898-10-29
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

manner influence the action Of any ON.
Ger, subordinate or employee OF either OF
said departments at any general. special
or primary election. And no omcer. SUD-
ordinate or employee of either OF said
departments shall levy, collect or pay
any amount Of money as an assessment
OF contribution for political purposes.
Any person violating any OF the provls.
ions Of this section shall be removed
forthwith from his office or employment.
If the violation be by a member OF either
of said boards the Mayor must remove
such member and II by an ofhcer, em.
ployee or subordinate Of either OF said
departments. then the board whose ON
cei. employee or subordinate has been
guilty of such violation. must remove
such officer, employed or subordinats;
and If such board fail or refuse to make
such removal, then the Mayor must re-
move all members OF the board who have
so failed or refused. Tho provisions OF
this section shall likewise apply to the
persons constituting the Board Of Civil
Service Commissioners.
Sec 397 When any officer, board or
department shall require additional dep
uties. clerks. or employees, application
shall be made to the Mayor therefor, and
upon such applica ton tho Mayor shall
make investigation as to the necessity
for such addiaio assistance; and IL he
find the same necessary he may recon-
mend to the Council TO authorize the APP
DOlntment OIL SuCH dohItiOHdi NcPutiSS'
clerks OF employees; and thereupon the
Council by an affirmative vote OF not less
than six members, may authorize such
appointments, and provide for the COM
pensaton of such appointees, suDlec. ~
the limitations contained in this charter.
and subject to the provisions OF Article
XVII thereof.
Sec. 1898. In all cases where iands IN
the city shall be hereafter subdivided ana
laid out into blocks or plats, sup-lots,
streets, and alleys, or when new streets
OF public grounds shall be iaio out,
opened. donated or granted to the PUBIC
by Sly proprietor, the map or plat
thereof shall be submitted to the Coun-
ell and the City Engineer for their ap-
proval, and if such Council and City En-,
gineer approve the same. such approval
Shall be indorsed upon the said map or
plat, the approval of the Council being
evidenced by the certificate OF the clerk
thereof, and no street, alley or puplic
ground hereafter opened and by sucn
map or plat dedicated as such. shall be-
come or be accepted by the Council as
public street or be subject to any punic
Improvement or expense without sucn
approval, Endorsement and record.
Sec. $780, The indebtedness Of said city
must not exceed, In tho aggregate, inc
sum of 81. ,000. and any debt or liaoii-
ity incurred in violation OF this section
except as hereinafter provided; NV whs,nHf craG,f
of the city or otherwise, Is nur ana VOC
and of no effect; provided. that for the
purpose of acquiring OF establishing a
system of water works for supplying the
inhabitants of the city with water, or OF
establishing and constructing a system
| for the collection and disposition OF the
sewage of the city, a further indebted.
ness may be incurred by the issue OF
bonds for that purpose, under the pfovi,,
sions Of the constitution and general
| laws.
Sec 400 In any action, suit or proceed
| ings In any court concerning an assess
ment of property, or levy OF taxes au-
thorized by this charter, or the collection
of any such, or in the proceedings c9nss- '1...
uuent thereon, such assessment, levy'
consequent proceeding. and all proceed
ings connected herewith. shall be pre-
sumed to be regularly and duly done O.
taken until the contrary is shown; ana
when any proceeding, matter or tning is
by this charter committed or left TO the
| discretion of the Mayor and Councii. or
/ the Council or other authorities OF SAID
city, such discretion or judgment, wnen
exp essed or declared. is fnal. and can
not he reviewed or called in question
elsewhere.
Sec. 4O1. In all prosecutions for violation
| of any CITY ordinance, rule. or otner reg