Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
hundred mayor $500. councilmen

! Eye hundred; mayor 1900, councilmen
.. Under thirty-dYe hundred and over
l"enty,lye hundred mayor $1,000, council
| %. Under twenty-five hundred. mayor
! $1,000, .councilmen 300.
II. The above classification as 10 pOpu-
! Iatlon shall be determined by the last
United States Census next preceding the re-
organization OF any city.
u. No salary shall be increased except
ton.
Section 925m-311 The council shall
have power from time to time 70 create
and fill offices and fix the term Of service
| and salaries other than those described in
the preceding section and to discontinue
any Office according to their judgment Of
the needs Of the city.
Section 92jm-312. l. The council shall
provide By ordinance for the time Of hold
Ing regular meetings, and special meetings
may BE called by the mayor or By the two
councilmep.
2. The meetings Of the council or Of any
committee thereof, whether regular or spe-
claI. 70 which any person not a city officer
Is admitted shall be open to the public.
Section 925m-3l3. /. No officer or en-
ployee elected or appointed in any such city
shall be interested, directly or indirectly,
IN any contract job for work or mate
rails or the purchase thereof, or service TO
be furnished Jr performed for such city, or
any contract or JOB for work, materials, or
service 70 be furnished or performed by any
person firm, or corporation, street railways,
gas WOFES, water WOTKS. electric lghL or
power plants, heating plants, telegraphs,
telephones, or other public utilities within
the property limits Of such city.
2. No such officer or employee shall aC-
cept or receive from any person, firm, or
corporation, operating under a public fran
chise or city license any frank, free pass,
free ticket, or free service or accept, direct
IL or Indirectly, from any such person Grm,
or corporation, any service upon terms more
favorable than those granted to the public
generally; but nothing In this section CON
talned shall be construed as prohibiting
policemen or hTemen from accepting free
transportation when on duty in uniform.
troller shall each month prepare and pre-
sent TO the council q summary statement of
the revenues and expenses Of the city for
the preceding month, detailed as to apprO-
prlations and funds, and arranged In stand
ard form, together with a balance sheet
statement Of the current assets and current
abilities OF such city at the close of such
month, These summaries shall be accom-
panied by such detailed schedules as the
council may by ordinance require. All such
schedules together with summary OF the
acts and proceedings Of the council for
such month shall be published In pamphlet
form by the council who shall furnish copies
thereof to all the newspapers Of the city
and to ell persons who shall apply therefor,
2. At the end Of each year the council
shall cause full and complete examination
Of all Of the books and accounts Of the city
to be made by competent public account
ants, who shall report in full thereon to
the council. Copies Of such reports shall be
furnished by the council to al newspapers
Of the city and to all person who shall ap-
ply therefor.
Section 925m-315. If, at the beginning
OF the term oo office Of the first council
elected under these sections, the approprja-
rion for the expenditures Of the city govern
ment for the current fiscal year have been
made, the council shall have power by
ordinance to revise, repeal, or change such
appropriations and to make additional APP
Section 025m-816. /. No ordinance
passed by the council Of any such reOrgan-
lied city, except ordinance for the i'm
mediate preservation Of public peace, health.
safety which contains a statement of It's
urgency, and Is passed by an affirmative
vote Of the council, shall go into effect with
passage, and II during such ten days q petit
ton Is signed by the voters OF such city
equal In number to at least twenty per cent.
OF the entire vote cast FOR all candidates for
mayor at the last preceding general election.
protesting against the passage OF such ordi-
nance, be presented to the council such ordl-
nance shall thereupOn be suspended and it
shall be the duty of the council to recon-
slider such ordinance, and II the same is not
entirely repealed the council shall submit
the ordinance to the voters Of the city either
at Il general election or at special election
TO be called for that purpose and such
ordinance shall not 20 Into effect or become
operative unless majority OF the qualified
voters who vote on the same shall vote In
favor thereof
2. This section shall not be construed to
change the existing laws as TO the granting
OF franchises for public Utilities or as to
the Issuing Of municipal bonds
Section 525m--317. The board OF edUca-
ton shall continue 70 be elected or ap-
pointed as provided by law, and any city
work done under The direction Of commits
sons appointed by ube state shall continue
to he done In the manner prescribed by law
prior to Cbo passage Of these sections.
Section 02lm-3IS. Any city which
shall have operated for SIX or more years
under the provisions OF these sections may
aoandQn such reCrga AVIATION and adopt the
provisions of the general Law Of the state
then applicable to cities of its class by
proceeding in the manner prescribed for
effecting reorganization under the provisions
Of these sections, and such change shall In
no way affect Inc property. right, or liaou-
lties Of any nature Of such city, out shall
merely extend 20 such change in Its form
Of government.
Section .. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June Is, 1909.