The herald., 1898-10-25

manner influence the action of any OIL
Ger. subordinate or employee OF either OF
ga id departments at any general, speciai
or primary election. And no ohcer. SUD-
or smpIoyes shs e%v OF coleo, or or pay
any amount Of money as an assessment
o, cont ribution for political purposes.
Any person violating any 81 the pfovis.
ions of this section shail oe Iemoveu
If the violation be by a member OF either
of said boards the Mayor must remove
such member; and II by an ofhcer em.
ployoe or subordinate OF eltner OF say as
departments. then the board whose ON
eel employee or subordinate has been
guilty Of such violation. must remove
such officer, employee or subordinate;
and II such board fai! or refuse 10 MAKE
such removal, then the Mayor must re-
| move all members of the board who have
40 failed or refused. The provisions or
| 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
utes, clerks. or employees. appi'cation
shall be made to the Mayor therefor, and
upon such application the Mayor shall
make investigation as to the necessity
for such additional assistance; and II ne
| find tho same necessary he may recon-
| mend to the Council to authorize the ap-
| pointment of such additional deputies.
| clerks o, employees; and thereupon the
Council by an affirmative vote OF not less
than six members, may authorize such
appointments and provide for the COM
pensation of such appontees. subject 70
the limitations contained In this cnaiter.
and subject to the provisions OF Article
XVII thereof.
Sec 39S In all cases where lands IN
the city shall be hereafter subdivided and
laid out into blocks or plats, sub-iots,
streets. and alleys or when new streets
or public grounds shall be laid out.
opened donated or granted to the public
by aly proprietor, the map or pia'
thereof shall be submitted to the Coun-
ell and the City Engineer for their ap'
proval. and If such Council and City En-,
gineer an.rove the same. such approval
shall be Endorsed upon the SAID map oI
plat. the approval of the Council beine
evidenced by the certificate OF the cieu
thereof, and no street, alley or PUBLIC
map or plat dedicated as such, shall DC
come or be accepted by the Council as
public street or be subject to any puplis
Improvement or expense wltnoS1' ''e'
Sec 800. The indebtedness Of said city
must not exceed In the aggregate tn'
sum of $2 Don, ,0O0; and any debt or liapii
ity incurred in violation OF this section
except as hereinafter provided. wnetne
by borrowing money. loaning the cred,
Of the city or otherwise, Is nuc ana voiu
and of no effect; provided. that for tn.
purpose of acquiring OF establishing
system of water works for supplying TN
, inhabitants of the city with water. or
, establishing and constructing a system
for the collection and disposition OF N
, sewage of the city, further indeDteo
, ness may be Incurred by the Issue 9
bonds for that purpose. under the Prov
sions of the constitution and genera
laws.
: Sec. 4Oo In any action. suit OF proceed
: ings in any court concerning an asses, ~,
! ment of property. or levy Of taxes, au
thorized by this charter, or the coiectio
! of any such, or in the proceedings conSs
2 uuent thereon, such assessment, evy
. consequent proceeding and all proceed
J, ings connecteG Herewith. shall pc pre
r sumed to be regularly and duly oone
taken until the contrary is SHOWN an
when any proceeding. matter or tnins !,
by this charter committed. or lelt 70 IN
r discretion of the Mayor and Counc'',
: the Council or othor authorities OF sal
city, such discretion or judgment. wne
i, expr essed or declared, is final, ana car
r not be reviewed or called In auestio
f elsewhere. .,,.,..,o
= Sec 4O1. In all prosecutions for violatlo m
v of any city ordinance. rule or otner rea