The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13
CHAPTER 2.
ELECTIVE OFFICERS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION a. OFFICERS TO BE ELECTED: Elective
officers of the City Of Ely shall be Mayor and six Alder
men, Municipal Judge and Special Municipal Judge
SECTION s. OFFICIAL YEAR TERM. The official
year for the City of Ely shall begin the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in January and the term OF office
of the Mayor and Aldermen after the first election
hereinafter provided shall be two from and after the
Tuesday after the first Monday in January next
ceedng their election and until their shall have
been elected and qualified.
SECTION g. MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES. The
Municipal Judge and Special Municipal Judge OF the Munich
pal Court of the City of Ely shall be elected at large from
the electors of the City, and to hold their offices for such
period periods provided by Chapter So Special Laws
of the State of Minnesota for the year 1891 laws
amendatory supplementary thereto.
SECTION T. OFFICERS-HOW ELECTED. The
Mayor Aldermen Judge and Special Judge of the Munich
pal Court shall be elected at large from the electors of the
City.
SECTION g. TRANSFER OF BOOKS AT EXPIRA-
TION OF TERM OF OFFICE. Every elective and ap-
pontive officer SHALL the expiration of his term of Office
whatsoever way terminated to his
office, other properly authorized officer, de-
mand, all the books, papers, files records moneys and
office received by thereof.
SECTION 9. OATH OF OFFICE. Every person elected
appointed to office shall before he enters the
and file the with the City Clerk except the oath of the
City Clerk and the City Treasurer which shall be filed in
the office of the Register of Deeds of the County.
SECTION 10. OFFICIAL BOND. The Council shall fix
the of the Bonds to be required of appontve officers
and methods of their approval The approval said
Bonds be endorsed thereon All Bonds when approved
shall be filed with the City Clerk except the Bonds of the
City Clerk and City Treasurer which shall be filed in the
office of the Register of Deeds of the County and that the
Assessor which shall be filed with the County Auditor The
provisions of the laws of the State relating official bonds
inconsistent with this Charter shall be complied with
SECTION II. SALARIES The Mayor shall receive an
annual salary of Three Hundred Dollars $3O0OO payable
equal monthly nsalments. Each Alderman shall
annual salary of Two Hundred Dollars ($20000) pay
able equal monthly nstalments The City Council shall
in addition said salary when acting Board of Equal
cation receive at the rate of Three 3 Dollars per day for
the actual time they necessarily employed in the duties
thereof together with the actual necessary paid
incurred by Them and for such further services they
perform such Board and authorized by this Charter
SECTION H. The salary of the City Clerk shall not
exceed the of One Hundred and Twenty $12500)
Dollars per month"; and the salary of the City Treasurer
shall exceed the of One Hundred and Twenty-Five
($125.00) Dollars per month.
SECTION 13. ADMINISTERING OATHS, SUBPOE-
MAS The Mayor Aldermen and City Clerk shall have the
power to administer oaths and armaons and to sub
and to compel by subpoena the production of hooks
papers and documents and to take and hear testimony
corning any matter thing legally pending before the
council If subpoenaed neglecs refuses to
appear produce books documents required by
such subpoena shall refuse to testify before the Council
he shall be deemed in contempt and the Council shall there
upon take such proceedings in the premises
provided by the General Laws of this State The Chief