Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-01


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AN ACT LE0AILZING THE ACTS
\ AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
4 THE CITY OF MARSHALLTOWN.
IOWA, IN FIXING THE SALARY
OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
OF SAID CITY. s..s
1913, at meeting OF the mayor ana
town, Iowa, the said mayor and city
q resolution fixing and prescribing the
salary Of the mayor said city Of MARI
shalltown ut sixteen hundred twenD
(31,620.00) dollars per annum and the
salary Of each councilman at the sum
Of thirteen hundred twenty ($1.32o.o0)
dollars per annum, and further pro-
vided that said salaries should be pay
able monthly commencing July I, 1918.
and thereby resembling all resolutions
Heretofore In force with respect to the
salary Of said officers in conflict there
with, and
Whereas. on the 21st day Of March
A. D. 1913 there was enacted and,
passed by the Thirty fifth general as
sembly being section three (3) in
chapter 102 OF the acts thereof which
provided among other things. "that in
cities by the last preceding state or
national census population of Tess
than twenty five thousand (25.000) the
mayor and councilmen shall receive as
their annual salaries the smount to be
fixed by ordinance Al follows: For the
mayor, not to exceed the sum Of one
hundred fifty dolalrs (3150.00) per ans
umn for each one thousand OF popula.
ton, or major portion thereof In such
city, and for each councilman in such
city not to exceed the sum of one
hundred twenty dollars ($120.0O) pei
annum for each one thousand of pop
ulation. or major portion thereof; pro-
vided however, that In said city no
mayor shall receive as his annual sal.
airy an amount greater than two thou
sand dollars ($2,0O0.00) per annum:
and provided further, that from and
after the passage Of this act and DUR
ing the first term Of his office under
the provisions Of this act the mayor
and councilmen shall by ordinance
fix their compensation as herein pro-
vided for the term Of their Office: but
thereafter the salary Of any such offi-
Ger shall not be increased or decreased
during the term for which he shall
have been elected or appointed. and
Whereas said act while having
been passed and approved on the 21st
day Of March 1918 did not become in
force until July following thereof
and was not in force on March 5. 1918.
at tho time Of the adoption OF the
aforementioned resolution. and
Whereas, the mayor and councilmen
OF said city did during the remainder
Of the term Of their Office commencing
July 9. 1913. in good faith accept and
receive as their salary the amount pre-
scribed by said resolution to-wit: Sal
airy OF the mayor sixteen hundred and
twenty dollars t$i.6a0.O0) per annum.
salary OF each councilman thirteen
hundred twenty dollars <$1,32o.oo) per
annum. and
Whereas, said resolution has since
saidpti time remained In force and been
acted upon in good faith and with all
intents and purposes az though tho
same had been an ordinance formally
aud regularly adopted. embocying the
provisions, conditions and substances
thereof. and
Whereas. there are doubts existine
as to the legality OF the said resolu-.
ton and the actions Of said mayor and
city council in fixing said salary Of
the mayor and councilman as aforesaid
and in having accepted and received
the same as hereinbefore set forth and
in the manner stated. and
Whereas. here are also doubts as to
the Legality and validity Of the present
mayor and city council having and re-
ceiving the Compensation as fixed by
said resolution which was adopted for
the purposes herein set forth, there
fore
Be 1t enacted by the general assembly
Of the state Of Iowa:
Section 1. That all the proceedings
Of the mayor and city council of the
city Of Marshalltown, Iowa. with refer
ence to the adoption and passage OF
the resolution Of date May 5. 1913.
whereby the salary OF the mayor was
fixed in the sum Of sixteen hundred
twenty dollars ($1,s20.00) per annum
and each councilman the sum Of thir-s
teen hundrey twenty dollars (31,320.00)
per annum. and the acts and conduct
OF said mayor and city council in ac-i
cepting and receiving their salary
hereunder, and the acts and conduct
Of the present mayor and city council
In continuing to accept and receive
compensation hereunder and in tho
sum as fixed and prescribed by said
resolution, are hereby lssalize1 and
made Of the same validity, force and
effect as If all Of the formaiities, re-.
quirements and provisions Of the law
applicable thereto had been fully COM
piled with, and that the acts and pro-
ceedings of said mayor and city cOun-
ell all as hereinbefore set forth in re-
lation thereto, are hereby declared 70.
be valid and legal, and the acts Of the
said officers in accepting and receiving
payment upon warrants for their sal
aries drawn in accordance with sid
resolution prescribing their said sal
aries are hereby legalized and validated
so as to be Of the same force and ef-
feet as II each and every provision Of
the statute with reference thereto had
been strictly adhered to and complied
with.
Section 2. Nothing in .hIs act shall
in any manner affect pending litigation.
Section 3. This act being deemed Of
Immediate importance shall take effect
and be in force from ana after ito
notification in the Dea Moines gRcxisteH
and Leader a newspaper published In
city Of Des Moines, lows, and the
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