Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1907-07-11
Ordinance No. 90.

Ordinance No. 90.
An ordinance amending Section 4 Of Ar
ticle ! OF Ordinance No entitled IAN Or
dinance relating to the appointment, duties
and compensation of officers"
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilmen of the City Of Baxter Springs,
Kansas:
SECTION 1. That Section No. 4 Of Arti-
Gle OF Ordinance No. of the ordinances
Of the city of Baxter Springs, Kansas,
reading as follows: Section A. Bond.
The following officers, before entering up
on the discharge of their duties, shall give
bond with good and sufficient sureties to
the city in the sum following: The police
judge. city clerk and city marshal. each
ST. 900. and the city treasurer IS. 600,
which bond shall be conditioned for the
faithful performance by the officer ex-
ecuting the same of the duties of his Of
fee, and for accounting for and paying
over all moneys that shall come into his
hands, as required by the laws of the state
of Kansas and the ordinances OF the city
of Baxter Springs, which, with the sureties
shall be approved by the mayor and coun-
Gil and deposited with the city clerk, ex-
cept that of the clerk, which shall be de-
posted with the city treasurer, is hereby
amended, so as to read as follows:
Section 4. (a) The following city Off
GERS shall give bond to the city Of Baxter
Springs, as hereinafter provided, before
entering upon the discharge of the duties
of their Office The police judge, city clerk
and city marshal each in the sum OF One
Thousand dollars and the city engineer
and street commissioner in the sum oil
Four Hundred dollars.
Section 4. (b) The city treasurer shall,
before he enters upon the discharge OF the
duties of his Office. execute to the city Of
Baxter Springs bond with three or more
sufficient sureties, TO be approved by the
mayor and city council, and in such penal
sum as the mayor and city council may di-
rect at a regular meeting of the city coun-
Gil or at meeting called expressly for the
purpose of determining in what sum such
bond must be given, and in case such city
treasurer shall be unable, for any cause, to
present his bond at any regular or special
meeting of the city council, then it shall be
lawful for such city treasurer to present
his bond to the mayor Of the city for ap-
proval and designation OF amount OF bond,
and the approval thereon shall have the
same effect as if done by the city council
in regular or special meeting, and in such
cases. where the mayor and city council
shall have not fixed the penal sum of such
bond, il shall not be less than twice the
amount of all moneys directed by the city
council to be levied in the city, and to be
paid to the treasurer during the previous
year, together with such sinking fund as
may be on hands at the time of giving the
said bond.
Section 4. (c) Each Of the said bond
or bonds of any city officer shall be condi-
toned for the faithful performance by the
officer executing the same, Of all acts and
duties required of him, by any law of the
state Of Kansas, or the ordinances of the
city Of Baxter Springs, existing at the date
Of the approval of the bond, or that may
be subsequently passed. and for the proper
application and payment Of all money or
property coming into his hands by virtue
Of his Office.
Section 4. (d) Each of said bonds shall
have good and sufficient sureties, to be ap-
proved by the mayor and council, and
shall be fled with the city clerk, except
the bond Of the city clerk which shall be
fled with the city treasurer.
Sections 4. (e) Any city officer may be
required by the mayor and council to re-
new. or file new official bond, whenever
Il appears that any Of the sureties of any
bond given have become insolvent. OF that
said sureties upon said bond are not sun
Client for the amount of said bond. or when
any city officer has or IL about to become
In possession of any sum of money, by the
levy of increased taxes for various pur-
poses not anticipated when the original
penal sum Of any bond was fixed.
ANY city officer shall have ten days
from the date he II notified Of his election
or nppointment 20 ONCE or from the date
he Il notified 10 give q new bond or renew
his ofIiciaI bond, In which 10 file for APP
prevail his ofIicia1 bond.
sectionL 90 Every city once shall be
come vacant upon the refusal or neglect
Of the incumbent 10 take his oath Of ONCE,
or 20 give OF renew his o6lcial bond, OF 20
deposit such oath and bond within the
time prescribed by this ordinance.
Section 4. Cd Section No. OF Article
No. Of Ordinnnce No. I and all other or,
dlnances OF parts Of ordinances % far ~
they confiict with thls ordinance are here
by repealed.
SscrIoas Cd This ordinancs shall take
eject and Be IN forcs from and amer iis
nuhIIcnlirn n the Bazlal snEinn NENl.