The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-09

necessary or expedient for the conduct NJ
lhe city business or government and may
hA us salary and duties; but no civ III
hciol shall he elected by popular vote ex-
cept the mayor and members Of tho conn
elL The incunlbeuts Of all Offices esthb
nAhed by the council shall be appolntpd by
tthhe may Of, as herein provided except that
the council may elect It's own officers
Sec 0. The Councils Powers OF Inyesti
CATION. The council, or committees ~ tba
council duly authorized by # may lnvestI.
gaze any department OF the city govern.
ment. aud the official acts and condnet ~
any city officer; aud for the purpose of MS
pertaining facts in connection with snrb
INVESTIGATION, shall have fun power TO com.
PEI the attendance and testimony OF wit.
hesses, TO administer oaths, and TO examine
such persons as Il may deem necessary
anl 70 compel the production OF books and
documents Willful false swearing In such
investigations or examinations shall be ner-
jury, and punishable as such
Sec TO- Appropriations. Ii shall be the
auLy OF the city council, at its FIRST meet
ing IN February, each and every year 10
appropriate such sums Of money. rpsprc.
lively, for each Of the various departments
OF the city government as said city council
shall deem necessary for the proper main.
lenance OF same during the current year
Such current year shall be deemed 10 begin
the nrst day of January previous TO such
meeting, ana to end on the thirty first day
o. december next thereafter Said council
az SAID meeting shall, accordingly, apnro-
pirate certain sum of money for the use
OF eacn OF the following departments OF
sald city government, to.wit: Public school
department, police department fire depart-
inent street and bridge department. public
henlth department, salaries of officials not
included in the appropriations for the fore
BuiuS departments, public lights, water
works, coupon interest and sinking fund,
ana such other departments as Il may be
deemed proper to mention. together with
an appropriation for the sum deemed Deces-
saIy for a contingent fund, and to corgr
an miscellaneous expenses not mentioned
under the head Of any special department.
Ana It shall be the duty of the city comp
troller to keep separate account with each
OF such departments, ana he shall he pre-
pared, at every regular meeting OF the city
council, to give information as to the
the credit of any department, and no draft
Snall he drawn upon or paid by the city un-
less the same shows on its face to which
OF said departments the sum of money
named in the same should be charged, pro
Yided, that nothing herein contained shall
prevent the issue of certificates of indebted
ness against any one OF the departments,
should there at any time be no funds to its
credit
Subject to the foregoing and other pro-
visions of this act the council shall have
the power to appropriate all money neces-
sary to provide for the expenses Of the city
tons, and to transfer to a different appro-
priation the unexpended balance OF an APP
preparation already made and not needed
Tor the completion of the work for which
such appropriation was originally made
Sec IL. The city council shall hive
power to provide for reference Of any
question to the qualified voters Of the city.