The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-04

during each fiscal year shall be made
by one or more public accountants.
The duties OF nm auditor or auditors
SO tsppointed shah include tho certif-
cations iot AL statements required M.
der section one hundred mud four OF
this charter. Such statements shall
include a general balance shcct. ex-
hibitine the assets and liabilities OF
the city, supported by departmental
schedules. and ssetieduies for each ttll.
ITS publicly owned and operated: sum
smaries OF income and expenditures.
supported by detailed schedules. and
falso comparisons, in proper ciassitca-
tons, with the last previous year. The
report of such andlt for ench previous
year shall be iopenito public inspection.
and a condensed summary thereof
shall be published in All the daily
newspapers &publishet IN said city,
Annually, together with y iinancla
statement iof said city similar TO tho
financial statements required TO be
published by the county courts Of
this state.
Section "a. Every ordinance OF
resolution upon dts final passage shall
be recorded in q hook kept for thai
purpose. and shall be auslenticatef
by the signature or the presiding oiff
Ger and the city clerk. Every ordin
ance or resolution shall he published
tat least once within ten t10l days az
ter its final tpassas In all daily news
papers published in the city OF Fair
mont.
investigation BY Directors.
Section rs. The board OF directors
or any committee thereof deiy author
lied by the board to do so. NAV inyes
usate the financial transactions OF
any Office or department Of the city
government and the OFFICIALS acts aud
conduct OF any city oificial. aud lily
similar investigation may secure ia.
formation on any matter. In conduct
ing such inrcstisations the board. OF
any committee thereof, may compel
the attendance ofswitnesses and The
production Of books, papers and other
evidence, and for that purpose may
issue subpoenas or attachments which
shall be signed by the presiding OF.
tieer OF the board, or the chairman Of
such committee, as the case may be.
which may be served and executed
by any ofiicer authorized by law to
serve subpoenas and other process. II
any witness shall refuse 10 testify to
any facts within tisi knowledge, or 10
produce any papers or books In hts
possession, or under his control reiat.
ing to the matter under inquiry. befosc
the board OF directors, OF any such
committee. the board shall have the
power TO cause the witness TO be pm
ished as for contempt, No witness
shall be excused from testifying touch.
ing his knowledge OF the matter under
investigation In any such inquiry. but
such testimony shall not be used
against him in any criminal prosecu.
ton except for perjury committed
upon such inquiry.
Investigations by the Mayor.
Section 70. The mayorfwithont notice
may cause affairs of any department
or the conduct OF any officer OF en-.
pioyee TO be examined! Any person
or persons appointed by the mayor to
examine the affairs OF any department
or the conduct OF any OFFICER or en-.
pioyee shall have the same power 20
compel the attendance OF witnesses
and the production OF books and pa.
pers and other evidence and to cause
witnesses to be punished for contempt
as It Is conferred upon the board OF
directors by this chapter.
DEPARTMENTS. w
Departments Established.
Section so. The following admins.
tratire departments are hereby estab-
lished by this charter:
!. Department Of lawtand public vel.
fare.
2. Department Of streets and public
service.
8. Department Of finance.
Changes In Departments and subdi-
visions Thereof.
Section 81. The board OF directors
may by ordinance discontinue any de-
partment and determine, combine. and
distribute the functions and duties OF
departments and Subdivisions there
VI. ! s-'lf TO f4s