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heads and together with separately from this Charter
and such provisions of the Constitution and Bylaws of the
State the Council may deem expedent be published
in book FORM
Section 80. The Mayor shall receive annual salary
of Four Hundred Dollars and each Alderman shall receive
annual salary of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars payable
equal semiannua nstalments The City Council shall
in addition to said salary when acting Board of Equai
cation receive at the of Three CO Dollars per day for
the actual time they necessarily employed in the duties
thereof together with the actual necessary expense paid
incurred by them and for such further services they
perform as such Board and authorized by this Charter
Salaries of Appointive Officers
Section g. The City Clerk Deputy assistants, City
Attorney City Engineer Police Officers, Board of Health
and City treasurer shall receive such salaries may be
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 temzed
statement of the times and time which they actually
being presented to the City Council for allowance shall be
audited by the Board of Equalization and certified to by
that it IS correct and true Said officers shall be paid for
the actual time they necessarily employed together with
their actual disbursements and travelling
penses incurred in the discharge of their official duties
Chapter X
General Powers and Duties of the City Council.
City Council, Who Are Quorum
section lhe Mayor and Aldermen shall constitute
the City Council. majority of its members shall consti
ute quorum, but less number may the time of
any stated meeting and adjourn, and all business
saced at such adjourned meeting shall have the valid
ty as if transacted at stated meeting.
Time of Holding Meetings Special Meetings.
Section 81. The City Council shall hold meeting
the second Tuesday after the first election held after the
adoption of this Charter eight o'clock P NJ Thereafter
the first regular meeting of the official year shall be held
the Tuesday next after the first Monday January annual
y and the first and third Tuesdays of each month there
after 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
called and by given to each member the City
Council issued by said Clerk be delivered personally
be left 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 8S. The City Council shall have power
from office any officer of the City for but
other officers 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 nor 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
vesgae 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 any officer
against whom charges may be preferred of which not less
than O) days notice shall be the accused and
Court shall have send
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 and
if 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 Have Management of Finances Power Enact
Ordinances
Section 60 The City Council shall have the management
and control of the finances of the City subject to the
likewise in addition to the power herein vested in them,
have full power make enact ordain establish pub
is enforce alter modify and repeal all such ordinances
rules and bylaws for the government of the City to pro-
the good order of the City for the suppression of
vice and ntemperance for the benefit of the inhabitants
thereof and for the prevention of crime they shall deem
expedient They shall have power to establish and main
tain city prison and workhouse for the Imprisonment,
custody and safe keeping of all persons arrested for or
charged with any oftense against any ordinance OF the
City the laws of the State cognizable before the Munc1
pal Court of the City to make rules and regulations for
the government and management OF the City prison and
workhouse and appoint keepers and other officers for
the same and prescribe their duties and fix their
pensaon The keepers of such prison workhouse, or
other persons whose custody any may be COM
mtted shall possess all powers and authority OF Jalers
at common law and by the State of Minnesota.
Power to Impose Penalties and Punishments.
Section o. The City Council shall have full power and