The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-27

each department. who shall have
general supervision OF that depart.
ment. and said Board shall keep
ana ma n'ain sa departments di-
v.dcd sO as To distribute the busi-
ness and management In four. diyi.
sions as nearly equal as practica-
Bile.
The said Board shall have power.
and 1t is made its duty. to provide
by ordinance. rules for the conduc'
of each of said departments. so as
To accurately define tand change. as
herein proyidedD the duties OF each
member Of said Board i'm the per.
iurmanCe of the administrative du.
ties conferred by this charter, or
by ordnance. to the end that each
snail have the control and manage.
ment Of his separate department.
and with view to placing directly
upou him, the responsibility for its
/ proper conduct.
Section TO- The member Of the
/ Board Of Commissioners who is
/ named as the head Of department
/ htll audit tie accounts or claims
I against IL, unless ne is absent. or
/ fails or refuses to do so. in which
event the remaining members of the
Board. as body. may appoint an.
/ other to act In his stead during his
/ absence or to audit such claims or
. accounts. but before payment of
uch claims or accounts the same
shall be- approved by the Board.
ANA no money shall be paid for any
purpose except upon warrant at
tested by the Mayor and City Clerk.
ana made upon the order of said
/ board. \ fun record of all claims
and all transactions shall be kept
on books for that purpose.
The Board OF Commissioners shall
require "a statement TO be published
lu January. April July and October
of each year In newspaper Of
said city showing full. clear and
complete statement of all taxes aud
other revenues collected and eN-
pended during the preceding quar-.
ter indicating the respective sources
form which the moneys were dedv.
cu ana the disposition thereof and
showing al outstanding bonds and
other obligations of the city.
Section II. Special meetings of
the Board OF Commissioners may be
called at any time by order of the
Mayor. or by the written request of
Two members of the sBoard of Com
missioners, in which call the time
and purpose OF the meeting shall be
stated, and no other business shall
De- transacted at such special meet
ing except that named in the call.
ARTICLE ".
Section |. JUDICIAL DEPART.
MENT-There is hereby created and
established court TO be held In
said city which shall be known as
the Municipal Court"
said Court shall have within the
limits OF said city exclusive iurls-
dictiOn to hear ana determine all
uncnses arising under the charter
and ordinances Of said city.
Section p The Judge of the mu-
nicipal court within ten days after
his confirmation by the Board of
commissioners. and before ne enters
uuon the duties Of his office. shall
execute a bond To the said city with
sureti's TO be approved by the May
or and Board of Commissioners. CON
diuourd lur the faithful perform.
anoc of the duties required of him
ana
truly account for and pay over to
ihc proper persons all moneys and
property that may come into his
hands by virtue OF said Office. Said
bond shall be filed and safely pre-
served in the Office of the city
Clerk of said city
Section g. The Judge of said
court shall be a conservator of the
peace, ana the court snail be open
every day AZ the municipal court
room, except Sunday. 10 hear and
determine any and all cases coguizablt
before said court; said court shal
nave fun power TO bring parties be-.
tore 1t for trial upon complaint duly
made.
Se.tion I. All prosecutions for vi.
olating this charter or any ordi-
nance shall be entitled. THE CITY
of Ardmure against -. 90
namlng the person charged. and
the said Judge shall state in Lis
docket the name of th' complain
ant, the nature of the offeusc. the
date of the trial, and names of the
Witnesses sworn and examined, the
finding OF the court, the judgment.
of fine and costs The date of judg.
ment the date of issuing commit.
menL II any, and every other fact
necessary to show the full proceed.
lngs in said case
All prosecutions shall be upon
duly verified complaints
Section . When complaint is
llled, stating thar an offense has
been committed OF which said CITY
has jurisdictions the Judge shall
forthwith issue warrant for the
offender, which warrant shall be
served by any police officer, and
such warrant may be executed I'm
any part of the state. Said Judge.
when such warrant is issued, shall
fix the amount i'm which the
person or persons named in the
warrant are TO be held to bail and
al such time shall endorse the
amount of bail to lie required on
said warrant.