Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-26

Ed. ID. Engemann,
City Clerk.
Council Chambers, Monday, Septem-
Der "A, 1912, 100 p. IN.
Adjourned meeting called TO order by
Mayor Fales and roll call found the
following present: Mayor Fales, Aid.
Gildemeister, Hudson, Knapp. Olds,
Skellenger-6. A Dsent, Aid. Hull, l.
The following proposed ordinance
was read, and referred by the Mayor TO
the Ordinance committee, with the
privilege to report at once II they
wished.
An Ordinance relating to preferfing
charges against officers OF the City oil
Belding, and for trying such charges
and removing the officer from Office,
and TO be known as Ordinance NO. liz
of the City of Bedding, as authorized by
Chapter No. Z of the charter.
The City of Bedding Ordains:
Any person appointed TO any office
by the Common Council OF the City OF
Belding or by the Mayor thereof by the
consent of the Common Council, may
be removed from such office for any
neglect or misconduct while in Office,
by a majority vote of all of the alder
men-elect, provided such officer snail
| first be given an opportunity for full
hearing before the Common Council or
committee thereof appointed for that
purpose, and all such charges shall be
preferred and the hearing conducted In
all respects as hereinafter provided for
the preferring of charges and holding OF
hearing on the same for elective officers.
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The Common Council may expel
any alderman or remove from office
any officer elected thereto, by concur
ring vote of two-thiIds OF all of the
aderman-elect whenever they deem
such officer is incompetent TO properly
execute the duties of such office, or has
been u lty of official misconduct or of
willful neglect of duty or of extortion,
habitual drunkenness, or has been con-
victed of being drunk, or whenever he
has been convicted of crime or when,
| for any reason, he is incompetent To
hold the office or perform the duties
thereof, or of such other matters as
they may deem proper TO investigate,
but no such elective officer shall be
removed from office as aforesaid unless
the charges preferred against him are
made in writing and copy thereof
served on such officer at least eight
DAYS before the time set for hearing,
and he be given an opportunity TO be
heard i'm his defense thereto.
To enable the Common Council TO
investigate charges against any elective
officer, time and place shall be set by
the Common Council or by commit
tee appointed TO investigate such
charges for conducting an inquiry into
the charges made against the officer
and at least eight days notice OF the
time and place set for such hearing be-
fore the Common Council or before
such committee shall be given in writ
ing TO the officer accused, and the
Mayor or any Justice of the Peace oil
the City of Bedding shall, at the request
of the Common Council, issue subpoena
or Process by warrant TO compel the
attendance of persons and the preduc
ton of books and papers before the
Common Council of any committee
thereof, and the presiding officer of the
Common Council or the chairman OF
such committee for the time being,
shall have power TO administer The
necessary oaths and the Common
| Council or committee shall have the
same power TO compel the witnesses to
testify rs is conferred on courts and
justices of the peace.
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On the application of the officer ac-
cused, TO the Common Council he shall
| be entitled to the like process OF sub
poena, obedience to which may be en-
forced i'm the same manner as provided
| i'm the last preceding section for COM
polling witnesses 10 attend and testify
| before the Common Council or the
committee, but the fees for subpoena
| ing such witnesses and the expenses
thereof shall be paid by the officer ac-
cused, unless otherwise ordered 10y the
| Common Council.
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At the time and place specified in the
notice To the accused officer, the Com
mon Council or the committee shall
proceed to take the testimony of all OF
the witnesses produced before them,
which witnesses shall be sworn as
aforesaid, as in cases in justice court,
and if, after full hearing, two-thirds
OF all the aldermen-elect vote TO remove
such officer, the office shall become
vacant thereupon and the Common
Council shall thereafter fill such vacan-
cy in the manner provided in the
charter.
This ordinance shall take immediate
effect, and shall be known as Ordi-
nance No. 1l9 of the City of Bedding.
ED. ID. Engemann,
City Clerk. Mayor.
The following resolution was read:
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE BOARD