The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-26
ORDIN ANCES
oF THE
Village Of Tenstrike Centre, Minn,
OFFICIAL PUBLIcAT1oN).
ORDINANCE NO. 1.

AN ACT RELATING TO THE POWERS
/ AND DUTIES OF THE VILLAGE coUN-
| GIL, IT'S PRESIDENT, THE VILLAGE
MARSHAL, BOARD n OF HEALTH,
STREET COMMISSIONER, FIRE WAR
DEN, VILLAGE ATTORNEY AND
POUND MASTER OF THE VILLAGE OF
| TENsTIKE CENTRE. MINNESOTA.
The Village Council OF the Village OF Ten
| strike do ordain:
section !. The president OF the village
| council shall be, by virtue OF his once, the
| general custodian of all public buildings prop
erty and records of said village; and shall also
| be the purchasing agent OF all supplies, goods
| and property required by said village; but ne
| shan make no purchases for said village, the
cost OF which shah exceed ten dollars IN any
| one month without being authorized therefore
| by resolution of the village councll IL snail
also be his duty to see that all the on1cers OF
| said village properly perform the ausies @ OF
! laws In force in said village and all It's ordi-
nances are properly enforced.
Sec2. The village council shall at ITS hrst
annual meeting in each year appoint village
marshal and such other police officers as may
be required, u street commissioner, board of
health consisting OF three resident freehold
ers, a fire warden. village attorney and a
poundmaster, and shall tx the salary or COM
pensatiOn OF all village officers: and said
Officers shall hold their respective offices for o
period OF one year and until their successors
shall have been elected and qualified unless re-
moved by the council for cause Provided,
that any one person may be appointed to and
hold the Office of village marshal, pound
master street commissioner and fire warden.
Provided further. that II at Such meeting the
village council shall declare by resolution that
u village attorney is not needed, or that IT Is
inexpedient to appoint one. then no attorney
ha npnointRi /. III. K,
Sec. s. 1t shall be the duty Of the village
marshal to preserve the peace WITHIN the
limits OF said village, ana TO arrest ana prose-
cute all persons for violation of the law or
ordinances OF said village, he shall also be
keeper OF the village prison and shall perform
such other duties as may from time to time be
required OF him by the village council.
| Sec.4. The board OF health shall have all
the powers OF such boards under the general
laws OF the state. II shall be the duty OF said
hoard TO regulate the burial OF the dead and
return bilis Of mortality to declare what are
nuisances, and to prevent Or abate the same;
to hold u meeting as often as once IN each
month, and ut the trstmeeting In each year
shall elect u chairman and a clerk, and 10 en-
force Chapter VIII OF these ordinances in re-
IlattOn to nuiSanceS.
Sec. S, The street commissioner shall have
the general care, charge and supervision or
the Streets, alleys sidewalks and public
grounds OF said village, and the grading, con-
struction and keeping or the same IN repair
and in proper condltion; he shall also perform
such other duties as may be required OF MIN
by the village council. !,
Sec i. the fire warden shall perform all
the duties required OF him In relation TO the
prevention OF hres and the protecting of all
property In said village from destruction by
fires as required by the ordinances OF said
village and as may be from time to time re-
| quired OF him by the village council; but he
snail in all matters act in harmony with the
| fire department OF said village.
| Sec.7. The village attorney shall advise, In
matters Of law, all the ofhcers q SAID village,
and shall appear on behalf Of the village and
| prosecute ali offenders for the violations Of
| The ordinances OF said village, and draw all
contracts and legal papers required by the
| village and while holding office as such village
attorney he shall not take to prosecute any
suits against said village.
Sec. g. The pound master shall be the
| keeper OF the village pound, aud shall perform
| all the duties required of him by the ordinances
or said village, aud such may be required OF
| him by the village council.
w. M. VAIL
| President
! Attest:
WILL H. BOHANNAN,
| Recorder. g