Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-20

To amend Section 12 of the Charter Of the
City of Salem, Oregon being Section 10 of
an act Of the Legislative Assembly of the
state OF Oregon entitled IAN Act to in.
corporate the City of Salem and to repeal
an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City Of Salem, approved October =, 1862,
and an act entitled An Act to incorporate
the City Of Salem, approved February Is,
1898, and to repeal all acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith, approved Febru-
ary H. 1899.
Be / Enacted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon
Of the City Of Salem, Oregon, being Section
2 Of an act Of the Legislative Assembly of
the State Of Oregon, entitled IAN Act to in
corporate the City Of Salem and to repeal an
act entitled An Act to incorporate the City
of salem approved October -, 1862 and
an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City Of Salem, approved February IS, 1898,
and to repeal AL acts and parts Of acts in
conflict herewith, approved February IT,
lSg9, be amended g. as to read as follows:
Section 12. The Mayor and Aldermen shall
receive no pay for their services except that
the Mayor Of the City shall appoint one (1)
Alderman Commissioner Of streets, sewers
and bridges who shall receive an annual sal
AIRY OF $1S00.00, payable monthly as other
Officers of the city are paid Such Commits.
sioner under the direction and supervision Of
the Mayor OF the city, shall have the general
supervision and oversight of all streets sew
ers and bridges within the City of Salem
Oregon, and shall be ex officio chairman of
the street committee, sewer committee and
bridge committee, and must be regularly
elected and qualified member of the City
Council during his term Of office. Such Com.
missioner, when so appointed shall keen his
office at the City Hall and shall maintain
regular office hours and give his entire time
and attention to the affairs of the city aud
shall not engage In any other regular employ.
ment Such Commissioner shall be under the
supervision and direction Of the Mayor who
shall have full power to remove such Com.
missioner and may appoint his successor.
Such Commissioner shall, unless sooner re.
moved by the Mayor hold his office for the
term Of one tD year. The appointment Of
such Commissioner by the Mayor shall have
the effect to abolish the office OF Street
Commissioner In the City Of Salem Oregon,
provided for In Section Of the Charter
The Recorder, Chief Of Police Treasurer
and Commissioner Of streets sewers and
bridges shall each give o bond to the city in
such sum Os the Council, under the direction
OF the Mayor, may prescribe, conditioned
that they will keep, account for and pay
over according TO law, on the order Of the
Council or Mayor all moneys or other prop.
erty thnt may come into their hands by virtue
Of their respective offices and all officers
Of the city. whether elected or appointed
shall hold their office until their successors
are elected and qualified. Except in the case
Of officers appointed by the Mayor, in which
case removal shall have the effect to con-
stitutc a vacancy in such office
Approved by n majority Of the legal voters
of the City Of Salem Oregon, on the day
Of December, 1911.