The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-02-21
ARTICLE III.


Section !. The chief executive officer
of the city shall be mavor. who shall be
a citizen of the Tn ed States. a qual :
fed voter residing within the CITY
limits and shall hold his office for a
term OF two wears or until his successor
is elected and uuahhed.
Section ?. Whenever vacancy sha'l
occur in the office of mayor the presi-
dent of tine council shall act as mayor
and have all the rights and powers OF
the mayor and perform all his fun / ms
until the next election or until another
mayor is elected and qualified. Ii such
vacancv shall exceed one year a special
election shall be held for the unexpired
term.
Section 3. During the temporary alb
sence or disability OF the mayor the
president of the council shall act as
mayor pro tempor,. but shall not have
the power to appoint or remove officers
unless such absence or disability shall
continue more than 90 days.
Section 4. In case of misconduct, in
ability or failure to perform properly
his duties, the mayor NAV be removed
from office by the Governor of the Ter
ritory after being given an opportunity
to be heard in his defense The pro-
ceedings upon such removal shall be
public and full detailed statement of
the reasons for such removal shall be
filed by the Governor in the office of the
Secretary of the Territory. and shall be
matter of public record. The decis-
ion of the Governor shall be final The
Governor may, pending the investiga-
ton, suspend the mayor for period of
80 days.
Section s. The mayor NAV attend the
meetings of the council and participate
in the proceedings but shall have no
vote 1t shall be his duty to attend such
meetings when requested by the council
and to answer such questions relative to
the affairs of the city as may be put to
him by any member of the council.
Section 6 Every ordinance or reso-
luton of the council shall, before taxi
ing effect, be pre- ,cnted TO the mayor for
approval The mayor shall return such
ordinance or resolution to the council
within ten days after receiving it. or at
the next meeting of the council after the
expiration of said ten days; if he APP
prove it he shall sign it and if he disap-
prove it he shall specify his objections IN
writing If ne does not return it within
said specified time it shall take effect as
though he had approved it. In case of
disapproval the said ordinance may be
again passed by two-thirds vote of all
the members OF the council and shall
then become effective. In case of ordi-
nances appropriating money the mayor
may approve one or more items and dis
approve the Others In such case the
items he shall fail to disapprove shall
become effective and those which he
shall disapprove shall become effective
only if again passed by two-thirds vote
as above prescribed.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty of the
mayor from time to time to make such
recommendation to the council as he
may deem to be for the welfare of the
city, and on the 3Ist of December in
each year to submit to the council the
annual budget of estimated current ex-
penditures for the coming year of the
city, any item of which may be reduced
or omitted by the council from the ordi-
nance making yearly appropriations, but
the council shall not increase any item
nor the total of the budget.
Section 8. The mayor of any city in
corporated under this act shall be paid a
salary the amount OF which shall be fixed
by the council but no council shall
change the salary of any mayor after his
election.
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