The herald., 1898-10-20
THE PROPOSED CITY CHATTER

manner influence the action Of any off.
Ger, subordinate or employee OF either OF
said departments at any general, speclai
or primary election. And no officer. SUB,
ordinate or employee Of either OF said
departments shall levy. collect or pay
OF contribution for political purposes.
Any person violating any OF the provis.
ions of this section shall be removed
forthwith from his ONCE or employment.
If the violation be by member OF either
Of said boards the Mayor must remove
such member; and II 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, employed or subordinate;
and II such board fall or refuse TO make
such removal, then the Mayor must re-
go failed or refused. Tho provisions OF
this section shall likewise apply to the
persons constituting the Board OF Clvh
Service Commissioners.
Sec. S97. When any officer, board or
department shall require additional dep
uties. clerks, or employees. application
shall be made to the Mayor therefor. ana
upon such application the Mayor snail
make investigation as to the necessity
for such additional assistance; and II he
flnd the same necessary he may recon-
mend TO the Council to authorize the APP
pointment of such additional deputies.
clerks or employees and thereupon tne
than six members. may authorize such
appointments, and provide for the COM
pensation of such appointees, sup1ect 70
the limitations contained IN TINS cna.teL.
and subject to the provisions Oh AIticAs
XVII thereof.
Sec. 39S. In all cases where lands IN
the city shall be hereafter subdivided ana
Il nj h.Ih
streets, and alleys or when new stfeets
OF public grounds shall be ialo 1ut,
opened, donated or granted to the pubic
by any proprietor. the map or plat
thereof shall be submitted TO me Coun-
Gil and the City Engineer for their APP
proval and IL such Council and City En-,
gineer apcrove the same, such approval
shall be indorsed upon the said map OF
plat, the approval of the Council oelns
evidenced by the certificate Of the i,s cieIx
| thereof, and no street. alley or pubic
ground hereafter opened and by sucn
map or plat dedicated as such, sha4 De-
come or be accepted by the Council as
public street or be subject to any pupiic
| improvement or expense without such
approval, Endorsement and record.
| Sec. 800. The Indebtedness Of said CITY
must not exceed, in the aggregate, INC
sum Of s.. 900, ,O0O. and any debt or liabi.-
ity incurred in violation OF this section.
except as hereinafter provided, wnetneI
by borrowing money, loaning the cIea,t
of the city or otherwise. Is nun and voio.
and of no effect; provided. that Tor tne
purpose of acquiring OF establishing .
system Of water works for supplying tne
inha bitants of the city with water, or OF
establishing and constructing system
for the collection and disposition OF the
sewage Of the city, further indebted
ness may be incurred by the issue OF
bonds for that purpose. under tine provi,,
sions Of the constitution and general
laws.
Sec. 400. In any action, suit OF 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'
uuent thereon, such assessment. Ievy'
consequent proceeding. and al! proceed
| ings connecte! Herewith. shall pe pre-
sumed to be regularly and duly done Q.
taken until the contrary is shown; ano
when any proceeding. matter or thing IL
bv this charter committed, or left TO the
discretion of the Mayor and Councu. q
the Council or other authorities OF said
city, such discretion or Judgment, wher
expI essed or declared, is hnal. ana can
not be reviewed or called IN question
| elsewhere.
Of any city ordinance. rule or other reg