Charlevoix county herald., 1911-07-01

consist of the chief of the fire depart
ment, who shall be fire warden. and
as many subordinate officers, firemen
and employees as the commission
shall by ordinance determine.
Sec. s. The commission shall by Dr.
dinance make and establish rules for
the regulation and government of the
fire department, prescribe and define
the powers and duties Of the officers
and shall enact ordinances and es.
tablish and enforce such regulations
and provide such means as they shall
deem necessary to guard against the
occurrence of fires. and to pro-
tect property and persons OF the in
habitants of the city against any ac-
cident resulting therefrom.
Chapter xI.
Finance and Taxation.
Sec. 1. The fiscal year of the city
shall commence on the first day OF
August in each year.
Sec. 2. The commission Of the city
shall have authority within the limits
herein prescribed to raise annually by
taxation such sums of money as may
be necessary to defray the expenses
and pay the liabilities Of the city and
to carry into effect the powers in this
charter granted.
O. . h0
eral taxation upon all property in the
city or by loan to be repaid by such
tax shall be divided into such and so
many funds as the commission may
by ordinance or resolution determine.
Sec. 4. Revenues and moneys raised
by taxation in the city shall be divided
into special assessment funds. The
money raised by special assessment
in any special assessment district
for sewer, paving, repairs
or improvement of any kind shall con-
stitute a special fund for the purpose
for which it was raised and such
fund shall be used for no other pur-
pose whatever, provided II there be
surplus after paying for such special
improvement, it may be credited to
some other fund as the commission
may determine.
Sec. 5. The aggregate amount which
the commission may raise by general
tax upon the taxable real and person
al property in the city, for the pur-
pose of defraying the general expens-
es and liabilities of the corporation.
shall not exceed In any year two per
cent of the assessed value of all real
and personal property in the city.
Sec. g. In addition to the above
amounts, the commission may raise by
special assessment in special as
sessment district for the purpose of
grading, paving, curbing and other
wise improving the streets, and for
constructing sewers and drains and
making !. other local improvements
chargeable upon the lands and proper
ty in the district, according to front
age or benefits, and for all other pur-
poses for which the main sewer funds
and special assessment funds are con-
stituted, such sums as they shall
deem necessary, but not exceeding in
any one year five per cent on the
assessed value of the property in a
special assessment district, as shown
by the last preceding assessment rolls
of the city.
Sec. Z. On or before the first Mon
day of April in each year the commits
sioners, boards and commissions of
the city shall furnish to the commits
sion estimates in writing of the pro.
bable expenses and liabilities to be
incurred in their several departments
for the ensuing fiscal year, specify.
ing in detail such probable expendi-
lures, including a statement of the
salaries Of their subordinates. The
commissioner of finance shall, on or
oCioiO thO hioI hOnudy III kApIIi, Iu
each year certify to the commission
the amount of money to be raised by
taxation during the ensuing fiscal
year to make payment of interest,
sinking fund and principal of the
bonded Indebtedness and also the esti-
mated amount of revenue from all
sources other than tax levy.
Sec. 8. From such estimates so fur
nished, it shall be the duty of the
commission, during the month of May
in each year, to make estimates of all
the expenditures which shall be re-
quired to be made from the several
general funds of the city during the
then current year and for payment
of interest, sinking fund and indebted
ness to fall due during said year.
Sec. 8. The commission shall also
in the same month determine upon
the amount required to be raised in