The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-02-05

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heads and together with separately Charter
such provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the
State the Council may deem expeden to be published
in book FORM
Chapter TX
Section 49, The Mayor shall receive an annual salary
of Four Hundred Dollars and each Alderman shall receive
an annual salary of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars, payable
in equal semi annual nstallments The City Council shall
in addition to said salary when acting as Board of Equa
cation receive at the rate of Three O Dollars per day for
thereof together with the actual necessary expense paid
incurred by them and for further services they
perform such Board and authorized by this Charter
Salaries of Appointive Officers.
Section a. The City Clerk Deputy or assistants City
Attorney City Engineer Police Officers Board of Health
and City Treasurer shall receive such salaries may
determined upon by the City Council
Compensation of Assessor.
Section S. The salary of the Assessor and his Deputy
any, and assistants shall be fixed by the City Council
Each OF said officers and employees shall make emized
statement of the times and time which they actually
employed and verify the and which statement before
audited by the Board of Equalization and certified to by
said Board to the best of their knowledge and belief
that it is correct and true Said officers shall be paid for
the actual time they necessarily employed together with
their actual necessary disbursements and travelling
penses incurred in the discharge of their official duties
Chapter X.
General Powers and Duties of the City Council
Section SO. The Mayor and Aldermen shall constitute
the City Council. majority of its members shall const
any stated meeting and adjourn. and all business
sacted at such adjourned meeting shall have the valid
ity as if transacted at a stated meeting.
Time of Holding Meetings. Special Meetings.
Section 81. The City Council shall hold meeting on
the second Tuesday after the first election held after the
adoption OF this Charter eight o'clock P NJ Thereafter
the Tuesday next after the first Monday January annual
y and the first and third Tuesdays of each month
after at such hour the City Council may by resolution
adopt fixing the hour of holding such regular meetings
The City Clerk the request of the Mayor any three
Aldermen signing written request filed with the Clerk
requesting such meeting and stating the purpose for which
is called and by notice given each member of the City
Council issued by said Clerk be delivered personally
to be left at the usual place of abode place of business
of such member and containing statement of the business
for which said meeting called shall call special meeting
ing of said Council but other business except that
mentioned in the notice shall be transacted said special
meeting without all members of the Council being present
and consenting thereto.
Power of Council to Remove Officers From Office.
Section 49, The CITY Council shall have power to re-
from office any officer of the City for cause but
other officers except police officers shall be removed unless
first served with copy of the charges filed against him.
which charges shall be in writing and filed with the City
Clerk until such person shall have had reasonable
opportunity be heard in his defense provided said
person shall have the right of appeal to the District
Court all findings of Court of Inquiry that shall in
vesgate the charges for the purpose of removing him from
office and from the decision rendered therein The City
Council shall fix time and place for the trial OF officer
against whom charges may be preferred of which not less
than 0 days notice shall be given the accused and
the Court of Inquiry shall have send for
and papers and compel the attendance of witnesses and
shall also do the behalf of the accused at his request
and shall have power hear and determine the case and
any officer refuses negects to appear and defend HIM
self when charges preferred after notice of such matters
facts served. upon him. the Council may declare
the office vacant.
Council to Determine Qualification of Members
Section 49, The City Council shall be the Judge of the
election and qualification of its members and in such
shall have power compel the attendance of persons and
provide for the production of papers and records before
them 1t shall determine the rules and regulations of its
proceedings and have to compel the attendance OF
absent members and may provide for the punishment of
such absent members addition to the forfeiture that
may be provided in this act.
Council Management of Finances Enact
Ordinances
Section CO. The City Council shall have the management
and control of the finances of the City subect the
provisions of this act and all property of the City and shall
likewise in addition to the power herein vested in them
have full power to make enact, ordain establish pub
list enforce alter modify and repeal all such ordinances
the good order of the City for the suppression of
and ntemperance for the benefit of the inhabitants
thereof and for the prevention of they shall deem
expedent They shall have power to establish and main
tan city prison and workhouse for the imprisonment
custody and safe keeping of all persons arrested for
City the laws of the State cognizable before the Munich
pal Court of the City to make rules and regulations tor
the government and management OF the City prison and
workhouse and to appoint keepers and other officers for
the and to prescribe their duties and fix their
pensaton The keepers of such prison workhouse,
tted shall possess all powers and authority of jaers
common law and by the State of Minnesota.
Power to Impose Penalties and Punishments
Section o. The City Council shall have full power and