The herald., 1898-10-25
ARTICLE x.
CITY ATTORNEY.

CITY ATTORNEY.
Sec. "a. The City Attorney shall be an
| Attorney and Counsellor at Law. duly ad.
Of this. State land shall have been resi-
i've hs pears Of hs I s M at
Of Of the - people cop l vlli criminal cases Arising
Charter char T'0''sn' and city Wv ordinances. and and
snd ''tsna tsins. in al which Sa' the "'sst; esy
Gf sss sn have % pF0qed s ss Il:
ton of the city .and may employ other
attorneys to take charge Of any such liti-
cation. or to a. the City Attorney
He shall give his advice or opinion in
writing whenever required by the Mayor
ing by the President or a majority of any
Of the. boards or commissions provided
for unasr 1c this ST BY cnoyg ELECTIVE
the Ghef Of PRoee or CHEZ Of the Fr:
SUCH things touching QUO ing his is ofieep e p as BY the
Council or by ordinance may be required
Of him.
writing. the form of all official or other
bonds required by tkis charter. or by or
|
the Council or Of any of the boards or
commissions provided fol under this char
ter, before the sams are res submtted pa for
be approved without such approval by the
City Attorney.
| He shall approve In writing the drafts
of all contracts before the same arc en-
tered into on behalf Of the city
He shall oppose all claims or accounts
against the city, when he deems them
unjust or illegal.
Sec. IS. The City Attorney shall, when
directed to do so by the Mayor, appear In
and conduct the defense in any action.
prosecution or proceeding against any
| officer or employee Of the city or any
board or department thereof on account
OF any act done by him while engaged In
| the performance Of his official duties
ARTICLE XII.
CITY CLERK.
Sec. 66. The City Clerk shall have the
custody of, and be responsible for the
and archives belonging to the city. not in
| actual use by other officers. or elsewhere
by special provision committed to the4P
custody.
| He shall be present at each meeting OF
the Council and of the Board of Equali.
cation, and keep a record of Its proceed.
ings.
He shall keep separate books in which
respectively he shall record all ordinances
and contracts and official bonds.
He shall keep all the books properly I'M
dexed and open to public inspection when
not in actual use.
He shall make out. sign and deliver to
| the City Auditor all licenses other than
building permits, and perform such other
other duties as are, or shaii pe imposed
He shall have power to take slSddavits
and administer oaths in all matters re-
shall make no charge therefor. He shall
devote his entire time to the duties oS his
office.
Hail. and of all personal property. tha
| custody Of which has not been okhar.
wise provided for.
ARTICLE XII
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
COUNCIL
Sec. 81. The legislative power of the
| city is vested in a Council of nine mem.
bers, who shall meet in the City Hall Of
the city at least once N each week for
Sec. 5s The members Of the Council
| shall serve for the term Of four years,
sha ea IN sears cy
the manner following. to-wit: one member
Of the Council from each of the. nine
wards Of the city. BY the electors Of each
be residents of said wards respectively.
and must have been such for at least two
years next preceding such election. 4
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