The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04

year; in cities having 5000 and up to 25,-
 600 population not exceeding twenty-five
 hundred dollars ($2500), nor less than five
 hundred dollars G500 a year: in cities
 having less than 600 population, not ex-
 ceeding one thousand dollars Cs1O00). nor
 less than four hudred dollars (s40o), a year. in towns, not exceeding six hum
 dred dollars G600), not less than fifty dol
 lars (S50), year.
 Sec. g. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer, and shall have general supervision and control of all other of-
 iicers and the affairs of the city or town,
 except as herein otherwise provided; he shall have the power to appoint all of-
 ficers. whose appointment is not other wise provided for by law He may re- move any officer for good cause except those elected by the people, and fill the
 vacancy thereby. permanently. if the ap- pointment of such officer is made by the
 mayor; and temporarily, if such officer was elected by the council, or appointed
 with it's consent, in either of which last
 two cases he must report such removal,
 and his reasons therefor to the council
 at it's next regular meeting. when, if the council shall sustain the act of re- moval by the mayor by majority vote of those elected to the council the vacan-
 cy shall be filled as herein provided. Sec. 40. The mayor shall require reports to be made to him by any officer of the city or town at such times he may direct or as may be prescribed by the council and shall, at least once in eV- cry six months, make a statment to the
 council. in writing. of the financial condi-
 tion of the town or city showing partic- ularly all temporary floating indebtedness
 and for what created, and the steps he proposes to take for the protection of the credit of the city or town.
 Sec. fl. Cities and towns shall have the
 right to borrow money to the full extent
 authorized by the constitution, and in
 case of loans for temporary use, the same shall be repaid within eight months from the time of borrowing and shall not bear exceeding the legal rate of interest
 and no obligation of the municipality for | money borrowed shall be issued unless
 signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk with the seal of the munich pality impressed thereon and record kept thereof. Bonds authorized to be issued by cities and towns of the state by act of the legislature before the
 adoption of the constitution, or by laws
 adopted since the adoption of said consti- tuition may be issued by such munic- ipality the same. after becoming reor- ganized under this act as before.
 Sec. 42. Contracts entered into by a municipality shall be in writing, signed
 and executed in the name of the city or
 town by the officers authorized to make the same and by the party contracting
 
 or ordinance such contracts shall be en- tered into and executed by the Mayor in the name of the city town and all obligations for the payment of money by the municipality. except for bonds and interest coupons, shall be attested by the clerk. This section shall not be construed to cover purchases for the ordinary needs of the municipality.
 Sec 43. The Mayor shall see that all contracts with the town or city are faith fully kept or performed He shall execute all deeds and contracts and bonds re- quired in judicial proceedings for and on behalf of the city or town, and no sureties shall be required on such bond. He shall perform such other executive duties. in addition to those herein pre- scribed, as may be required of him by the council. In cities having a popula- tion of 5000 or more, all resolutions or ordinances intended to be of a permanent operation, after having been passed by the council shall, by the clerk, be trans
 mitted. within 4S hours, after their pas sage. to the Mayor or acting Mayor for his consideration. who. if he shall ap- prove thereof, shall sign and return the same to the clerk, who shall publish l them, and such ordinances and resolutions | shall thereupon have the force of law; provided, the council may provide that they shall be effective from approval. An
 
 | from the Mayor at any time before it has l become a law or has been acted on by him. by resolution adopted by a ma | jority of the members elected to the council, in regular or special session. Sec. A. If the Mayor shall disapprove of any ordinance or resolution transmit ted to him as aforesaid, he shall. with in ten days of the time of it's passage by the council, return the same to the clerk with his objections in writing, and the clerk shall make report thereof to the next regular meeting of the City Coun- cil, and if two-thirds of the membo, elected to the said council shall adhere to said ordinance or resolution, notwith- standing said objections, said vote being | taken by yeas and nays and spread upon the minutes, then, and not otherwise, said ordinance or resolution shall, after publication thereof. have the force of law. unless by Its terms it was to take effect on its approval. in which event 1t shall take effect upon It's passage over such veto. The failure of the Mayor to return to the city clerk an ordinance or reso- lution with his veto within 10 days after it's passage by the council. shall operate and have the same effect as an appr of the same, and the city clerk shall pub fish the same is herein provided for the publication of the laws anu ordinances of said city.
 Sec 45. Every ordnance and resolution fixing the salaries of employee and off cers of said city shall be submitted to the Mayor as ordinances are above pr2 vided to be submitted, and may be ap proved in part and vetoed as to specific items to be mentioned by the Mayor in his veto message; in which case there
 shall first be submitted to the council
 at It's next regular meeting the question,
 Shall the ordinance pass. the veto of the
 u,tf h fon dfy,O in ha
 event that two-thirds of the members
 elected to the council do not vote for the
 passage of the ordinance. the veto not
 withstanding, there shall then be sub-
 mitted the question. Shall the ordinance
 stand as approved by the Mayor?" and
 If a majority of those elected to the coun-
 cil vote in the affirmative, the law as
 amended and approved by the Mayor
 shall have the force and effect as law
 as in other cases, otherwise such salary
 ordinance shall be dereated.