Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-04-03

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ployees, for misconduct or neglect OF
duty.
SECTION l.
Be it ordained by the mayor and
board of aldermen of the city of Hat
tiesburg, That the following acts and
omissions or either of them, done or
suffered by any officer or employee of
said city, shall work forfeiture of the
office or employment of the offending
party, and subject him to removal from
Office or discharge from employment,
rs the case may be, towit;
Article l. When any officer of said
city, whether elected by the people OF
by this board, shall be guilty Of mis-
conduct or misdemeanor in office or of
any felony or other infamous crime, or
of corruption in office, or speculation
therein, or gambling or dealing IN
futures with money coming to his hands
by virtue of his Office or employment;
Article g When the mayor, police
| justice, the marshal, an alderman, or
any police officer or employee of said
city shall wilfully neglect or refuse to
return any person committing an Of
fence against said city, committed in
his view or knowledge, or of which he
has notice, or whel he shall wilfully
absent himself when such offence is
being Committed or is about to be com
mitted, for the purpose of avoiding
knowledge thereof;
Article 3. When any officer of said
city shall be interested, directly or in
directly, in any contract with said city,
made persuan: to any ordinance or
order passed or adopted 10y the mayor
| IS oil Of hi oL
he may be or may have been member.
during the term for which he shall have
been chosen or within one year after
the expiration of such term;
Article 4. When any officer of said
city or any employee thereof shall be
guilty of habitual drunkenness, or be
drank while in the actual discharge of
official duty.
Article 5. When any officer buys, or
in any way, directly, or indirectly be-
comes the owner of, or interested in any
warrant, certificate, claim, or demand
payable out of the city treasury without
paying therefor the full face value of
such warrant, certificate, claim or de-
mand, or interest in it;
Article 6. When any officer of said
city, or any employee thereof, fails OF
case may be, so far as his duty requires,
any lawful order or ordinance of the
mayor and board Of aldermen.
Article Z. When any officer or en-
ployee of said city fails or refuses to
perform any clerical, ministerial OF
other official duty, enioined upon him
by law, or by lawful order or ordinance
of the mayor and board of aldermen.
Article g. When any officer or en-
, ployee of said city usurps or unlawfully
exercises the functions of any office OF
employment pertaining to the city
service, other than that to which b,
? was elected or employed, or exercise:
, the functions of any Office without frs
/. having qualified as required by law, Of
I by any lawful ordinance or order Of the
mayor and board of aldermen.
e Article 8. When any officer or EN-
, ployee of the city shall refuse or fail Il
collect any money due the city which i
is hiS duty to collect, or shall fail or re
t fuse to pay account for money of the cit,
which he has collected, or shall fail o,
refuse to pay out any money of the cit.
: which he holds and which it is his dut,
e to pay out; or snail pay out any none.
: belonging to the city in his hands with
= out authority of law therefor;
Article 10. When any officer or EN-
ployee of said city shall, without au
tnority of law. parole any city prisone
i in his custody, or wilfully allow an
city prisoner to escape, or shall inhu
-. manly treat any city prisoner;
[" SECTION 2.
L Be it further ordained. That when
- ever affidavit shall be lodged with til
a city clerk, or with the mayor, or wit
y the police justice, charging any office
@ or employee of said city with miscon
e duct or neglect of duty under the frs
D. section of this ordinance, such office
shall issue summons to the accused
=, and cause it to be served upon him, re
y turnable at the next regular or ad
journed meeting, or any special meet
ing, of the mayor and board of alder
men. On the return day if the caus
be not ready for hearing it may be cor
tinued from time to time as justice ma
require. When the cause shall
lg ready for trial the mayor End board
L. aldermen shall hear the testimony an
It, determine the matter. If the affidav
~ be not sustained by the proof the judg
or ment all be that he retain his office {
b. employment as the case may be. If IL
II, offidavit be sustained by the proof Il
be Judgment shall be that he be remove
of lin case he be an officer or that he be di
nd charged (if he be an employee).
he SECTION 3.
er Be it further ordained, That whenev
or an officer shall be removed, or An er
by ployae discharged, for misconduct
he neglect of duty, as aforesaid, and shs
&c hereafter continue to exercise the fun
N tions of his Office or employment
ne defiance of the judgment against hill
he he shall be deemed TO be guilty OF
Ter misdemeanor. and each day that be sh;
be SO continue to exercise the functions
ed such Office or employment shall cons
ice tute separate offence so committed
,ck shall, on conviction before the poll
On. justice, be fined not more than o
for hundred dollars, or be imprisoned long
es- than one month, or both.
ar This March 6, 1908
on Vetoed by G W. RICH, Mayor
md A. FARLEY, Clerk.