Cañon City record., 1907-02-21
ORDINANCE NO. 5.
Series 1907. ars
An Ordinance Defining the Duties and

An Ordinance Defining the Duties and
Compensation OF the City Attorney.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
The City of Canon City:
Section 1.-The City Attorney shall
prosecute all actions upon any ordin-
ance of the city for the recovery of
fines and penalties; and, as the case
may be, shall prosecute or defend
every other action originating or pend
ing before justice OF the peace, or in
any other court held in Fremont Coun-
ty, to which action the city shall be a
party, or in which action the official
acts of any of its officers or agents
shall be involved. Provided: That
without the order of the City Council
said attorney shall commence no ac-
ton in the interest OF the city except
for the violation of a city ordinance.
Section 2.-The City Attorney shall
prosecute an appeal, writ OF error, or
any other legal writ, in any case mem
toned in Section 1 hereof, and shall
make the necessary affidavits therefor
and prepare the necessary bond or
bonds in the name OF the city OF other
wise as the law may require, and shall
prepare all other necessary papers In
such case, and sign his name as city
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cution of his said authority, Provided:
That no appeal, writ of error, or any
other legal writ, shall be prosecuted
without the order of the City Council.
Section 3.-When required by order
of the City Council, or any committee
thereof, or OF any city officer or officers
proper in any particular case, said at
torney shall draft any ordinance, con-
tract, conveyance or other instrument
| in writing in relation to the execution
| of corporate powers or corporate bus
lness.
Section 4.-Said attorney shall act
as the legal adviser of the said coun-
Gil. of the committees OF said council
and of other city officers, in all mat
ters relating to the official powers or
duties of any such officer or officers
or to the corporate business OF the
city. 1t shall be the duty of such at.
torney to attend the meetings OF the
council, of which he shall be entitled
to notice in like manner as members o.
the council
Section 5.-Said attorney shall caus'
executions to be issued on Judgment
recovered in favor OF the city, and at
. tend to their prompt collection.
1 Section 6.-Said attorney shall per
| form all such other services In tn
line of his profession connected witt
the business OF the corporation as shal
be required of him by resolution, orde
or ordinance, Of said council.
Section Tin the absence OF sucl
attorney from the city, or In matter
L in which he shall have adverse Inter
II ests to the city, or In case Of his In
capacity, through sickness or other
wise, said council may appoint som
other person to represent the city, !
| ch cases, and such. person sha
u have all the powers in such cases q
are otherwise intrusted to the city al
| torney. Assistant counsel may be en-
! ployed in any case at the discretion
the council. Provided: That no pei
son appointed to act as aforesaid
place of the city attorney shall be r.
quired to take the oath of office.
Section S.-The City Attorney sha
receive as compensation for all OF tn
services hereInbefore prescribed. an