The herald., 1898-10-26
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

manner influence the action OF any ofii.
Ger, subordinate or employee Of either OF
sa id departments at any general. special
or primary election. And no officer. sub
ordinate or employee OF either or SAID
departments shall levy. collect or pay
OF contribution for political purposes.
Any person violating any Of tho provis..
IONS of this section shall be removed
forthwith from his onice or employment.
If the violation be by member OF either
OF said boards the Mayor must remove
such member; and If by an officer, en-
ployee or subordinate OF either OF said
departments, then the board whose on-
guilty Of such violation, must remove
such officer employee or subordinate;
and II such board fail or refuse to make
such removal. then tho Mayor must re-
move all members OF the BOARD VINO nave
so failed or refused. Tho provisions Of
this section shall likewise apply to the
persons constituting the Board of Civil
Service Commissioners.
Sec. s97. When any of1icer, board or
department shall require additional dep
uties. clerks, or employees. application
shall be made to the Mayor therefor, and
upon such application tho Mayor shall
make investigation as to The necessity Y
find the same necessary he may recon-
mend to the Council to authorize the ap-
pointment of such additional deputies.
clerks OF employees; and thereupon tho
Council by an Affirmative vote OF not less
than six members, may authorize such
appointments, and provide for the COM
pensation Of such appointees, subject 10
| the limitat ations contained In this charter.
and subject to the provisions OF Article
XVII thereof.
| Sec. $685. In all cases whers lands in
the city shall be hereafter subdivided ana
laid out into blocks or plats. sub-lots.
streets, and alleys. or when new streets
OF public grounds shall be laid out.
opened donated or granted to the public
by shy proprietor, the map or plat
thereof shall be submitted to the Coun-
Gil and the City Engineer, for their ,p sp-
gineer approve the Same. such approval
shall be Endorsed upon the said map or
plat, the approval Of the Council bein 3
evidenced by the certificate Of the clerk
ground hereafter opened and by such
map or plat dedicated as such, shall be-
como or be accepted by the Council as .
public street or be subject to any public
approval, Endorsement and record.
| Sec. S9a The indebtedness Of said city
must not exceed, In tho aggregate, the
ity incurred in violation OF this section.
by borrowing money. ioaning the credit
Of the city or otherwise. is nue and void.
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 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 PROV.
sions Of the constitution and general
| laws.
Sec. 4OO 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 conse-
quent 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 10 shown; and
when any proceeding, matter or thing 10
bv this charter committed. or loft to the
discretion Of the Mayor and COUNCIL. q
the Council or other authorities OF said
city. such discretion or judgment. when
expressed or declared, is final. and can
not be reviewed or called in question
/ elsewhere.
Sec. 4O1 In all prosecutions FOR violat
| of any city ordinance, rule or other reg