Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-02-07

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the City Treasurer in any other form or
manner than in :he order OF their mum.
Der and date of issue against such fund
or funds. Such calls shall be made by
publication in the official newspaper Of
said city for the period Of one week and
interest upon any of such warrant or war
rants shall cease ten DAYS after such
publication.
He shall prepare and file with the City
Clerk on the first Monday Of each month
a financial statement showing the condi-
ton OF his office, the amount of cash, or
its equivalent, on hand, and the receipts
and disbursements for the month preced-
ing the filing of said statement. And
such other duties as the council may
direct
SEC. 2. The department OF police OF
said city shall be under the direction and
control OF the City Marshal, subject to
the direction OF the City Council. 1t
shall be the duty of the City Marshal to
prosecute before the Police Justice all
breaches or violations, or noncompliance
with, any citv ordinance which shall
come to his knowledge. He shall lave
charge of the city prisoners and OF any
ci,an-gang which may he established by
the City Council. He may appoint, cub.
jcct to the approval Of the City Council,
one or more deputies, for whose acts he
and his bondsmen shall be responsible,
which appointment shall be in writing
filed with the City Clerk, and the only
compensation Of said deputy. or deputies,
shall be fees for the service of process,
which, shall be the same as those allowed
to constables.
The City Marshal shall keep correct
record OF all arrests made by him or
other members Of the police force, show
ing the cause Of complaint upon which
the arrest was made, with a list and de.
scription OF all property and money taken
from each person, with statement OF
the disposition made OF the same, and
make a full report thereof in writing each
quarter to the City Council of said city.
That except when called elsewhere in
the performance Of official duty, or in
case of emergency, the City Marshal Of
said city shall, while on duty, constantly
patrol the streets and public places in
said city.
The City Marshal shall perform such
other and further duties as the City
Council shall direct.
SEC. 3. 1t shall he the duty Of the City
Clerk to receive, collect and receipt for all
| water rents belonging to the city, and
all fees for licenses or permits issued by
such clerk under the provisions of the
ordinances OF said city; except the fees
for the license for the sale OF spirituous,
fermcnted, malt and other Intoxicating
liquors. which shall be collected by the
City Treasurer, as by ordinance provided.
II shall be the duty OF the City Clerk,
once in every seven days, to pay over to
the treasurer all the fees he shall have
received, and shall take his duplicate re-
ceipts therefor, one of which he shall file
with his statement to the City Council,
which statement the City Clerk shall
make once every quarter, on the first
Monday thereof, to the City Council of
said city, and shall embrace full and
complete statement of the financial acts
and doings Of the City Clerk for such
period.
He shall keep complete set of books,
by double entry system, for the city, in
which shall be set forth in a plain and
businesslike manner every moneyed
transaction of the city, so that he can at
any time tell the exact condition of the
city's finances, as the same relates to his
office, which book shall at all times be
open TO the inspection OF the public, and
be maintained as public record.
1t shall be the duty Of the City Clerk
to keep and maintain an office open for
the transaction of business OF the city
during such hours AZ the council shall
direct.
SEC. 4. 1t shall he the duty of the City
Attorney to attend upon the meetings OF
the City Council; edvise the city author
tiles and officers OF said city in all legal
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city; to draw all resolutions, ordinances
and other writings which shall be directed
by the City Council, or may be required
by the business Of the city; to attend all
trials for the violation of the ordinances
Of the city, and to prosecute the same
when the best interests of the city require
fend, all actions in law and equity in
special proceedings which shall be direct
ed by the Mayor and City Council OF said
city, and lie shall defend all actions and
proceedings to which the City OF Aberr
deem, or any officer thereof in his official
capacity is party, and all other actions
or proceedings in which the rights or in
terests of the city or any of its officers. as
such. are involved. He shall give legal
advice in writing to the Mayor, City
Council, or any officer Of said city, when
requested by them go to do. He shall
keep a docket OF all the cases to which |
the city may be a party in any court, in |
which docket he shall briefly enter all
steps taken in the case, and which shall
at all times be open to the inspection OF
the Mayor or City Council. or any other
officer OF the CITY. or any member Of the
general public. He shall also inspect
and examine all city tax and assessment
rolls, and all proceedings in reference to
the levy and collection of special street |
assessments. He shall also
keep a record and registry Of all tran
scripts and briefs, in cases where he APP
pears, OF all official written communica-
tons sent by him to any officer OF the
city. and all opinions given by him, and
he shall keep on file all official commune
cations received by him officially he
shall keep a set OF books for the city, in
which he shall set forth in plain and
businesslike manner, every moneyed
OF the city connected with his
office, so that he can at any time tell the
exact condition of the city's finances as
the same appertain to his Office, and it
shall be his duty to render to the City
Council once each quarter full and com.
plete statement OF the business OF the
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