The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-28

/ be imprisoned in the county jail not. ex-
ceeding thirty (30) days
Sec OBJ. Any person offering to give a
bride, either in money or other consider
alton. 10 any elector for the purpose OF
influencing his vote at any election pro-
vided in this act, or any elector entitled
to vote at any such election receiving
and accepting such bride or other con-
sideration; any person making false an
swer to any of the provisions of this act
relative TO his qualifications to vote al
said election: any person wilfully voting
or offering to vote at such election who
has not been a resident of this state for
six months next preceding said election.
or who is not y years OF age, or is not
citizen of the United States: or know
ing himself not TO be a qualified elector
of such precinct where he offers to vote;
any person. knowingly procuring, aiding
or abetting any violation hereof shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor. and
upon conviction shall be fined a sum not
less than one hundred dollars $500, nor
more than five hundred dollars $500.
and be imprisoned in the county jail not
less than ten Q0) nor more than ninety
600 days.
Sec. 6. Every such city shall be gov
erned by council. consisting of tho
mayor and four counciInen. chosen as
provided in this act, each of whom shall
have the right to vote on all question.
coming before the council Three mem.
bers of the council shall constitute :;
quorum, and the affirmative vote OF three
members shall be necessary to adopt any
motion, resolution or ordinance, or pass
any measure, unless a greater number is
provided for in this act. Upon every
vote the yeas and nays shall be called
and recorded. and every notion resolu-
ton or ordinance shall be reduced TO writ
ing and read before the vote is taken
thereon. The mayor shall preside at all
meetings of the council: he shall have
no power to veto any measure. but every
resolution or ordinance passed by the
Iii
by two councilmen. and be recorded. be-
fore the same shall be in force.
The Various Departments.
Sec Z. The council shall have and pos
sess and the council and its members
shall exercise all executive. legislative
and judicial powers and duties now had.
possessed and exercised by the mayor.
city council, board of public works, park
commissioners, board of police and fire
commissioners, board of waterworks
trustees, board of library trustees So
hcitor. assessor. treasurer. auditor. city
engineer, and other executive and admin
istratiVe officers in cities of the first class
and cities acting under special charter.
The executive and administrative powers,
authority and duties in such cities shall
be distributed into and among five de-
partments, as follows:
!. Department of Public Affairs
3. Department of Accounts and FL
nance.
3. Department of Public Safety
4. Department of Streets and Public
Improvements.
5. Department of Parks and Public
Property.
The council shall determine the powers
and duties 10 be performed by. and as
sign them to the appropriate department;
shall prescribe the powers and duties of
officers and employees; may assign par
ticular officers and employees 10 one or
more OF the departments; may require
an officer or employee to perform duties
in two or more departments; and may
make such other rules and regulations as
may be necessary or proper for the eff
ficient and economical conduct of the
business of the city.
Sec. s. The mayor shall be superin-
tendent of the department of public af-
fairs, and the council shall at the first
regular meeting after election of it's men,
bers designate by majority vote one
councilman TO be superintendent of the
department of accounts and finances;
one to be superintendent of the DEPART
ment OF public safety; one to be super
intendent of the department of streets and
public improvements; and one to be SUI
perintendent of the department of parks
and public property but such designa-
ton shall be changed whenever il APP
pears that the public service would be
benefited thereby.
The council SHALL AT said first meeting
or as soon as practicable thereafter. elect
by ma lority vote the following officers
A city clerk, solicitor, assessor, treasurer
auditor civil engineer, city physician
marshal, chief of fire department. market
master, street commissioner. three IL
brary trustees, and such other officers
and assistants as shall be provided for
by ordinance and necessary to the proper
and efficient conduct of the affairs OF the
city; and shall appoint police judge in
those cities not having a superior court
Any officer or assistant elected or ap-
pointed by the council may be removed
from office at any time by vote of a
majority of the members of the council
except as otherwise provided for in this
act
Sec. g. The council shall have power
from time TO time 10 create fill and dis
continue offices and employments other
than herein prescribed, according to
their judgment of the needs of the city
and may by majority vote of all the
members remove any such officer or en-
ploye. except otherwise provided for
in this act; and may by resolution or
otherwise prescribe. limit or change the
compensation of such officers or en-
ployes.
Matter of Salary.
Sec. 10 The mayor and council shall
have an office at the city hall, and their
total compensation shall be as follows:
ceding state national census
from 25.000 to 40000 people, the annual sal
airy of the mayor shall be $3.50, and of
each councilman 81 500. In cities having
pie. the mayors annual salary shall be
s3,e09, and that of each councilman g. go;
and In cities having by such census over
5000 population. the mayors annual SAL
airy shall be $500. and that of each coun-
Gilman 5000. Such salaries shall be pay-
able in equal monthly instaliments
Any increase In salary occasioned UNI
der the provisions Of this scale by increase
IN population in any city shall commence
with the month next after the official
publication of the census showing such
increase therein.
Every other officer Or assistant shall
receive such salary or compensation as
the council shall by ordinance provide
payable in equal monthly installments
The salary or compensation of all other
employees of such city shall be, fixed by
the council and shall be payable monthly
or al such shorter periods as the council
shall determine.
Sec IL Regular meetings of the coun-
Gil shall be held on the first Monday after
the election of councilmen. and thereafter
at least once each month. The council
shall provide by ordinance for the time
Of holding regular meetings. and special
meetings may be called from time to time
by the mayor or two councilmen. All
meetings of the couacil. whether regular
or special, at which any person not a
city officer is admitted shall be open to
the public.
The mayor shall be president of the
council and preside at its meetings and
shall supervise all departments and report
to the council for lis action all matters
requiring attention in either. The super
intendent of the departn ent of accounts
ana finances shah be vice president OF