The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

iesS tnau e1x tnoueauu populauon not exceeding ons thousand dollars (s1.- 00o.0o) nor less than one hundred dol- lars (g10e.o0D c year. in towns. not exceeding six hundred dollars ($s00.o0) nor less than fifty dollars (S50.o0) a year. Section 5s. The treasurer shall give bond in such sum as the council may prescribe for the faithful. perform ance of his duties and the safe custody of the funds. He shall be the custodian of the funds of the municipality. i<eep- ing an accrrate record of the funds of the several departments. and shall keep books showing accurately the financial condition of the city. He shall pay out money upon warrants drawn by the officers auth orized herein to draw warrants upon the treasurcr and when paid shall keep safely the warrants so drawn. Such warrants shall be drawn by the clerk, approved by the Mayor. except as herein ether wise provided. on the treasurer. the warrant showing to what department the same is to be charged. In cities of six thousand or more. such warrants shall be drawn by the clerk on the treasurer. the warrants showing to what department the same is to be charged. provided. however. that the council may authorize the clerk to draw such warrants on the treasurer without the approval Of the mayor. except, that in all instances, the ap- proval of the mayor shall have first been inscribed upon the voucher. for the payment of which such warrant is drawn. No warrant. however. to be drawn except by authority of law or ordinance. No expenditure shall be allowed unless the same shall have been authorized by ordinance. or by the mayor. and Is carefully itemized and shall have been examined. audited and approved. He shall keep q record of all warrants presented for payment, which, are unpaid for want of funds. and shall pay them when funds are available in the order of their presen- tatlon. He shall make report once a month. or oftener If required by the council. of the financial condition of the account of each department authoriz- ed to draw on the treasurer. and shall make a quarterly statement. under oath, of the financial condition of the city or town to the council If no interest is stipulated to be paid on variants drawn upon the treasurer and not paid for want of funds. then the legal rate shall be allowed from the time of presentation, which time shall be endorsed by the treasurer on the warrant with his sigma ature but no in- terest shall be paid on such warrants after notice has been posted in the office Of the treasurer or In the ofilce of the mayor, that such warrant will be paid en demand. The treasurer shall sign all bonds issued as a liability of the city or town. He shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by the council or by law. Sec ton ss. In any case involving the validity of an ordinance of the city. tried before the recorder. the council may take an appeal without bond. to the circuit court or court of like Jurisdiction: and in any case. the de- fendant may take an appeal to such court by giving bond with good and sufficient secnreties payable to the city, to be approved by the recorder or osii- Ger trying the case. conditioned to be void if the defendant appears from term to term of said court. until dis. charged by law, to answer said charge. but unless such bond be given within i've days from the date of the jndg- ment, no appeal shall be allowed from such judgment. An appeal bond for more than three hundred dollars shall in no case be required. but when sit- ting as a committing magistrate any reasonable bond may be required. The case appealed shall be tried de novo in
 such court and the judge or jury try. ing such cause Is authorized to Impose upon such person convicted such pun ishment by me or Imprisonment in the city jail. or other place of confinement, or hard labor for the city or by fne
 and Imprisonment as the court or
 jury may deem proper, and is authoriz- ed by law or ordinance for such of fense. Provided that in no event, shall the city or town be liable for the cost of such appeal Section 7S. No councilman shall be entitled to vote on any question in which he, or his employed, or employe, has a special financial interest at the time of his voting, or was so Interested at the time of his election. For violating this section or subdivision twelve of sec tion 7s. he may be removed. Section city or town shall be Be it ordained by the city (town) council of ... ..... as follows: Inserting the name of such city or town, as the case may be, and no ordinance or resolution intended to be of permanent operation shall be adopted by the council at the same meeting at which 1t is introduced, un- less unanimous consent of those pre- sent is given for the immediate consid- eration of such ordinance or resolution
 such consent to be shown by a vote to be taken by yeas and nays, and the names Of the members voting to be entered upon the minutes. and no or dinance or resolution intended to be of permanent operation shall become a law unless on its final passage a
 majority of the members elected to said council in cities of over six thous- and inhabitants. or the mayor and three aldermen or four aldermen In cities of less than six thousand lnha bi- tants in towns. shall vote In iAs favor
 The council shall award no contracts on bids except by resolution or ordin- ance as of permanent operation. No ordinance shall be amended after It's passage by. providing that designated words be stricken out or that design ated words be inserted. or that desIgn- ated words be stricken out and other words inserted in lieu thereof. hut the ordinance or section or subdivision thereof amended shall be set forth in full as amended. The council may pro- vide. at any time 1t may deem proper, for the revision and codincation of its ordinances. or for the adoption of a code of ordinance. Section 120. After the adoption of this act. courts of the county commissioners and boards of revenue of the county where there is levied a special road and bridge tax, or either. shall pay over. each year. to each municipality therein one-half of the money collected on such road and bridge tax or either. on the property located in such municipality. such sums when paid over to the municipality, shall be used exclusively for the pur- pose of maintaining the streets and bridges In the corporate limits of sucn municipality. Any money derived from levy of a special bridge tax not expended by the municipality in maIn- taining the bridges within its corporate limits, in any year. shall be returned to the board of revenue or court of