The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-22
ssctioa 2. That there is hereby

created the Office OF city Attorney.
Nhose duties shall he to commence
and prosecute all suits or actions.
and every oae thereof, brought or
to be brought before any justice OF
the peace or police magistrate IN this
terested as plaintiff. and all appeals
theresrom, and to defend all actions
that may be brought against the
City before any justice OF the peace
or police magistrate and al appeals
therefrom. He shall draft all side.
walk ordinances and such other or
dinapceS. beads, leases, conveyances
contracts and other writings, or eX-
anime and approve the same, as he
may be required to do by the Mayor
commissioners, or Council, or any
other official, and shall attend
meetings of the Council upon the re-
quest OF the Mayor or any Commits
sioner. He shall enforce collection
of all judgments recovered in favor
of the city before any Justice of the
Peace or Police Magistrate by execu.
ton or otherwise, and shall exam.
inc and certify to correctness OF al
fee bills before said judicial tribu-
nails and liability of the city there
for, and shall transcript ap-
netls from any Judgment OF any Jus.
tice OF the Peace or Police Magis.
trate to the County or Circuit Courts
OF AlexaRder County in any cast
where in his jud&nent the public
i0terests require it, buf not to any
other court except upon authority
from NE Council. He Eaall report
monthly all Rnes assessed in all jul
aicial tribunals, except courts OF re
esrd, in all city eases, and the col
leetisn or non-colle~tion thereof ant
annually or oftener NJ required by tn,
0ouncil, he shall report in WRITING
to the Council detailed statement
OF suits instituted or pending dur
ing the year before the Police Magis
trate or JusUse of the Peace.
Sec. 3. Neither the Corporation
Counsel or the City Attorney shall
be required to prosecute any sui
or action in any case where he may
be satisfied that the complaint i!
malicious or vexatisus, or without
public cause, and that the interests
of the public or city will not b.
subserved thereby; and II, upon in
ysstigation, he shall become sattis
fled that the evidence is insufficient
to secure a conviction, he may dis
continue any such suit or proceed
ing npon such terms as may be deem
ed just and equitable. Both the cor
poration Counsel and the City Attor
ney ssa possess the powers ant
rights usually possessed by an at
torney -at-law when acting for tn
city. Before entering upon the du
ties OF their respective offices, tn
Corporation Counsel and City Attor
| ney shall each take the oath pre-
scibed by law fer all city Officers
and shall each execute and delive
a bond payable to the City OF Carr
/ In the penal sum Of one Thousan'
Dollars, with sureties TO be approx
ed by the Council, conditioned upol
the faithful performance OF their re
spective duties as such Corporation
Counsel or city Attorney, whicl
bonds shall be filed with the Cit
CLERK The Corporation Counse
and City Attorney shall receive sue
. salaries or compensation as tn
| Council may hereafter by ordinanc
| direct.
See. 4. The office OF City Comp
troller is hereby continued in ful
force and effect, and his duties shaI
be as are hereby provided by la'
or ordinance, and In addition there
to, he shall perform all such othe
dates as may be imposed upon hil
hereafter by law, resolution or ord
nance Of the Council, OF by the diret
ton of the superintendent of tn
Department OF Accounts and +
nances: and before entering upo
the duties OF his office, he shall tai
the oath prescribed for other city o
icers, and execute and deliver
bond payable to the City OF Cairo
the penal sum Of Five Thousand do
lars, with such sursties as shall
j approved by the Council, conditions
for the faithful performance of Il
| duties of his office, according to la
and \ the ordinances of said cit
t which bond shall be filed with Il
, City Clerk. He snail receive such 50
: airy or compensation as the CounC
) may hereafter by ordinance direct.
! Sec. 3. The office OF city Urea
| urer is hereby continued in full for
; and effect, and his duties shall
| the same as are now provided
| law and ordinance, and in additiC
thereto he shall perform such 9th
! duties ~ may be imposed upon hi
J by Law. resolution or ordinance
the Council, O. hy direction OF Il