The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1902-08-07
BY LAWS and ORDINANCES
OF THE
CITY OF LANCASTER, KENTUCKY,
IN FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND
AFTER AUGUST 9Th, 1902.
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Ordinances oe City Lancaster KY adopted 9TH day of July
Of Kentucky, do Or'an as follows
From their and publication the following Articles and Sec
of the City of
and all ordinances and Bylaws with the exceptions hereinafter
named hereby repealed The exceptions referred to are as follows to-
e ordinance passed May granting George NJ Patter
and his associates and assigns the privilege of lighting the City OF
Lancaster also he ordinance contract with the fiscal Court
Garar County reference the WOrkhouse passed Oct 30 1898
also the telephone privileges granted Dr. j. B. kmnard passed April
passed Mar r h 1907 OF ns T resolutions f OF ordinances
with the election held the November election 1899 the
question of ing for water works passed September 4th 1892
toned ordinances, contracts Bylaws referred to excepted
ARTICLE l.
CouncH Meeting
The meeting Council shall be held
FIRST Monday each month from October 1 March 1t The hour of
meeting shall be o'clock the remainder of the Year shall be 80
All meetings regular special shall be public shall be
SEC 8 Neither the Mayor member of the City Council
shall absent himself from regular meeting nor from any special meet
excuse The Mayor of any member shall
noted of record and if he absent without leave reasonable
the absentee shall the regular meeting of the Council be fined
dollars which the Council shall order to be deducted from his salary
during its session the Mayor or the presiding officer shall Immediately
fine said member three dollars which shall be deducted from his
SEC The City Attorney shall attend meeting Of the City
Council when requested to do by the Mayor and for each failure to do
he shall be fined two dollars to be deducted from his salary unless
The Marshal shall all meetings of the City Council
perform such other duty the Mayor the City
Council shall legally require of him. and for each failure to do he shall
be fined not less than two more than five dollars to be deducted from
:; The penalties provided for in the sections of this article
SHALL except when the Mayor is himself the offender be imposed by the
Mayor by Mayor pro When the Mayor is
himself the offender the fine shall be imposed by the members of the
Council
The Mayor shall the first meeting night in each
thereafter may be practicable appoint the following standing
owit Auditing Committee Finance Committee Street Com
Light and Water Committee Judiciary Committee Sanitary Com
mtee. Building Committee and Charity Committee Each of said COM
Mayor shall be- by virtue of his Office Chairman of the Sanitary and
appointment until the first regular meeting in the following their
appointment, and until their successors appointed
own motion or by order of the City Council appoint special
committees may be necessary said special committees to serve unit they
make their report and are discharged from further service as such COM
The City Clerk Attorney BOTH be appointed
SEC H. The City Council shall be
follows:
1st Calling roll of members and noting alsentees
end Reading minutes of the last regular meeting and special
3rd. Reports of city officers.
4th. Reports Of standing committees.
9th Presentation of claims against the city and action thereon
eth. Unfinished business from last meeting
Sth. New and miscellaneous business.
9th. Adjournment.
SEC T. Every proposed bylaw resolution shall be
offered in writing and shall be introduced by member of the City
Council file in writing with the City Clerk
proposed which shall be read the Council
the Clerk but action shall be taken thereon except motion OF
member of the City Council
repealed except the and by the rules and methods
required for the passage adoption of original ordinance resou
Whenever there objection made negative vote to
an c or ann t M tb mewh 80 ~ shall p pa5 on the
minutes
No person shall address interrupt the Council while in
session. except permission of the Council The Mayor shall promptly
call to order any person violating this rule
ARTICLE H.
Salaries.
The salaries of the City Council and other city officers
shall be As follows, towit:
The Mayor seventy-five dollars per
of the Council two dollars for every regular meeting
attended
The City Clerk one hundred dollars per year.
The City Treasurer of all paid into the treasury
| The City Assessor thirty dollars per year.
The City Attorney hundred dollars and fifteen per cent
of all the fines and forfciures collected.
The City Marshal five cent all taxes collected by him and paid
treasury and such salary the City Council by contract
with him the time of his appointments not however to exceed
dollars month for him and his deputy deputies All the Mar
penal and criminal shall be paid into the
the salary for collecting taxes being i'll
lieu of said fees.
ARTICLE III.
officers appointment.
SECTION The Marshal the City Attorney the Treasurer and the
City Clerk shall be appointed by the City Council at the regular meeting
night January Immediately succeeding the CourcIs election and the
appointed regular meeting August next succeed
ING the Councils election.
i Officers Bonds
SEC The penal of the Clerks bond shall be thousand
dollars penal bond shall be thousand
dollars the penal of the arsas ond shall be five thousand dollars
the the bond shall he dollars The
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