The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-27

! ed by the Board of Commissioners.
Each member Of the Board of Com
missioners shall be allowed ard pail
the sum of Two $1,000 Dollars for
each and every meeting he shall
personally attend, said meeting to be
held at least once per week. Pro
vided that no member of such Board
of Commissioners shall receive for
l.is services a sum to exceed One
Hundred Four (S1O4.O0 Dollars per
year All salaries and wages to be
raid employees. of the city, except as
otherwise provided for herein, shall
be fixed by ordinance. The Mayor
and the members of the Board of
Commissioners shall keep and main
tain offices in the City Hall build
ing and shall give ample time to the
proper and efficient discharge of the
duties of their respective Offices"
Amendment No. 4. Section Z,
article 3. is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"At each biennial election there
shall be elected an officer of said city
who shall be known as, and styled
the Chief of Police, who shall hold
has office for a term of two years
and until his successor is elected
and qualified, unless he shall be
sooner removed or become disquali-
lied The Chief of Police shall ap-
point all his subordinate officers,
subject to the approval and confir-
alton of the Board of Commissioners
The number of such subordinate Of
ficers to be under the control and
fixed by the Board of Commission
ers. The Board of Commissioners
shall have authority to increase and
decrease such number from time to
time as may be necessary. Such
subordinate officers shall hold their
office at the WILL and PLEASURE
of the power appointing them.
"The Chief of Police as herein pro-
vided shall at all times be subject
to and under the control of the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners
of the city and shall be subject to
removal from office by the Board of
Commissioners, upon the preferment
of charges and hay ing same sus-
tanned by a majority vote of said
Board of Commissioners, and in
case of tie upon such hearing OF
charges preferred, then the Mayer
shall have the right to cast the
deciding vote Provided further,
that upon removal from office of such
Chief of Police, or in case of disqual-
ification from performing the duties
of said office, the Mayor, by and
with the advise and consent of the
Board of Commissioners, shall have
the right to appoint a Chief of Po-
lice who shall hold office until the
next general election of city officers,
subject, however, to the WILL AND
PLEASURE of the power appointing
him. Provided further, that any
other provision for removal of cleo
tive officers under this charter, ex-
cept as to right of recall, shall not
be applicable to the office of Chief
Of Police"
Amendment No. ). Section 3,
article 4, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
"The Mayor of the City shall be
Judge of the Municipal Court and
shall perform all the duties OF said
judge. The bond of said Mayor shall
lie made so that same Will protect the
city from loss by reason of his act
ing as such judge, and bind him to
we'll and truly account for all moneys
and property coming INTO his hands
as such Municipal Judge"
Amendment No. 6. Article G pro
vides for the office of City Assessor