The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

ZION as is PROVIDED Dy The laws OF the
State OF Iowa for township assessors.
COUNCILMEN.
Sec. 35. ELECTION. There shall be
elected on the last Monday in March,
1906, two councilmen from each ward,
one OF whom shall hold office for the
period OF one year and the other for a
period of two years, and annually
thereafter, from each ward, one coun-
Gilman, who shall be a qualified voter
of the ward from which he is elected
and shall hold his office for the term
OF two years or until his successor is
elected and qualified.
Sec. 36. DUTIES. Said councilman
shall qualify by taking the usual oath
of office, and shall perform sucH duties
as are required by the laws of the
State of Iowa, and the ordinances of
the City of Leon, Iowa, consistent
Herewith.
Sec. 81. COMPENSATION. Each coun-
Gilman shall receive the sum of $l.OO
for each regular or special meeting
attended by him; and shall also re-
ceive Is cents for each hour spent i'm
committee work for the City, but no
councilman shall receive in the aggre-
gate more compensation than is al
lowed by the law of the State of Iowa.
CITY CLERK.
Sec. So. APPOINTMENT OF
oFFICE-BoND. The City Gle X shall
be appointed by the City Council at
the first regular meeting Of the new
ly elected council in each year, and
shall hold his Office until his successor
is appointed and qualified, and before
entering upon his duties as clerk shall
execute bond with sureties, to be
approved by the City Council, in the
sum OF $500, conditioned to the faith
full discharge of the duties of City Clerk
as required by law and the ordinances
and resolutions Of the City Council
which bond, together with the oath
OF office subscribed by him, shall be
filed and kept in the custody of the
Mayor.
Sec. 80. DUTIES. The clerk shall
perform all the duties required of him
by the law, or ordinance, or resolu-
tion of the City Council. He shall at
tend all meetings of the Council,
make an accurate record of all pro-
ceedings had, rules and ordinances
adopted by the Council, and keep the
same at all times open to the public;
he shall supply the Treasurer with a
statement OF all warrants issued, after
each meeting, giving the number and
amounts OF each, and shall have the
custody OF all bylaws and ordinances
OF the City. He shall Immediately
after the passage of any ordinance,
bylaw, or resolution, cause the same
to be published as required by law or
the City Council, and shall append to
the record OF the same in the ordi-
nance book, his certificate showing
the date of it's passage as well as the
time and manner Of it's publication.
Sec. 40. CUSTODIAN OF PAPERS,
ETC.-oRDERs ON TREASURER PUB
LISH REPORTS. 1t shall be his duty
at all times to have custody of all
public records, resolutions and orders
OF the City Council; all contracts,
documents, or papers in which the
City may be q party at interest: all
original drafts of ordinances and such
other papers as may come into the
hands of such officer. He shall draw
and attest all orders on the City
Treasurer and keep the accounts of
the City officers, and superintend the
publication OF such annual reports of
the officers of the City as are, or may
be, required to publish annual re-
ports.
Sec. Al. PROVIDE STATIONERY
KEEP WARRANT BOOK. The City
Clerk shall procure all necessary books
and stationery for the use OF the CITY
Council and Officers, and keep book
designated as warrant book, bound
with marginal STUBS on which margin
he shall keep a record of the number,
date, amount, payee's name, and upon
what fund drawn, and before deliver
ing the same he shall require the
payee or his assignee, to receipt on
the stub thereof for the same.
Sec. AZ. AUTHORITY TO DRAW
WARRANTS. He shall not draw any
order or warrant on the Treasurer
until the same has been ordered
drawn by the City Council, and all
warrants shall be signed by the Mayor
with the corporate seal of the City
attached thereto, and attested by the
Clerk
Sec. 43. PAY OVER TO TREASURER
ALL MONEYS-CERTIFY TAXES. ANY
and all moneys coming into his hands
that belongs to the City he shall i'm
mediately pay over to the Treasurer,
taking duplicate receipt therefor. one
of which shall be preserved with the
records of his office. He shall on or
before the first Monday in September,
certify to the County Auditor ali
assessments and taxes of every kind
and nature levied by the Council, ex-
cept as otherwise provided by law.
Sec. A. OFFICIAL REPORT At the
close OF his official term and prior TO
the Inauguration of the new Council,
the Clerk shall submit to the Council
his written report showing all moneys
that have been received by him as
such officer, from what source re-
ceived, and exhibit to the Council the
Treasurer's receipt for the same: said
report shall also show the actual
financial condition of the City, show
ing the amount of money received,
from what source, the amount of war
rants drawn, and on what fund. for
what purpose issued, the amount of