The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-19
new OFFICIALS
TAKE POSITIONS
THURSDAY, NAY |
First Council Meeting Under Law
Monday, May 5--Need New
Quarters. .lgl
THEIR APPOINTMENTS LATER
They Can Discontinue OF Create New
Subordinate Officers and Fix
Their Salaries.

Mayor Elect Wood and Commits
sioners-Eiect Feuchter, Howley.
|IHurd and Kelly viii assume the
duties OF their offices under the Com
mission Form OF Municipal Govern
ment on Thursday. May i !. following
the filling and the approval OF their
bonds by Judge VIM. s. Dewey and
taking the oath OF Office as follows.
Sec. 55. The mayor and COM
missioners and all officers. elected
or appointed, shall, before entering
upon the duties Of their respective
offices. take and subscribe the oath
or affirmation prescribed by tho
ieonstitution: which oas. or affirma.
tion, so subscribed, shall ~ filed in
the office of the city or village clerk
Sec. Sc. The mayor and each
commissioner, city or village clerk
and city or village treasurer, and
such -.her officers and employees az
the council may designate by ordi-
nance, shall, before entering Upon
the duties OF their respective Offices.
execute bond with good and suffi-
lcient security to be approved BY the
EeoHneil. payable TO the city Or viii
lage In such penal sum as may. by
resolution Or ordinance, be directed,
conditioned for the faithful per-
formance OF the duties Of the office
L and the payment of a ! moneys re-
eeived by such officer, according to
law and the ordinance OF said city
or village: Provided however, the
| bonds of the mayor and commits
sioners shall be approved by the
Judge of the county court of the
Ieounty in which such city or village
or the greater part thereof is located
and shall not be fixed at sum fsss
than three thousand dollars ts3.-
t000.00.)
| The bonds of the mayor and COM
missioners are. fled in the Office of
the county clerk and by him record
ed in his office.
The bonds OF al other officials
Iappointed by the mayor and com
lmissioners are filed In the office or
the city clerk, except in the case OF
the clerk. whose trad shall be filed
L a - ~ a.st 4 ~
tin the office Of the city treasurer.
The first council meeting OF the
Inew officials will be held Monday.
May : in zecordance with the fol-
lowing section:
Sec. SO. Regular meetings Of the
council shat be held on the first
Monday after the mayor and com
lmissioners shall have entered upon
the performances OF hcir respective
official duties, and thereafter at
least once each week. The council
shall provide by ordinance for the
holding of regular meetings. ana
special meetings may be called from
time to time by tSc mayor or two
commissioner. Upon giving not less
! than. twenty hours notice to
all members OF the council
The mayor under the law shall
be commissioner Of public AFFAIRS
| ana as such be superintendent OF
such department and have general
supervision OF all and the council
shall at this meeting Monday May
5th:
Designate by-a majority vote, one
commissioner TO be commissioner OF
accounts and finances, who shall be
superintendent of that department:
one to be commissioner of poblic
llealth aud safety, who shall be su-
!. ierintendeut OF that department:
one to- be commissioner of streets
l1nd public improvements. who ,shal,
ne superintendent OF that depart
ment, and who ex-officlo shall be
Commissioners of public works. and
one to be commissioner OF public
property, and as such to be super
tsntendent of that department. but
tsurh designation may be changed
by the council whenever II appea-s
THAT public service would be bene-
ated thereby ~
| The matter Of apHointmentfo OF
Iclerk. comptroller. city attorey, ecr1
lporation and all other officers can
be left open. in the discretion Of
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