The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-20
CHAPTER 2.
ELECTIVE OFFICERS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SECTION L. 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 six Aldermen after the first election
hereinafter provided shall be two from and after the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in January
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 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 49, Special Laws
of the State of Minnesota for the year 1884, laws
amendatory supplementary thereto.
SECTION T. OFFICERS-HOW ELECTED. The
Mayor Aldermen, Judge and Special Judge of the Munich
City - $500 : =
SECTION g. TRANSFER OF BOOKS AT EXPIRA-
TION OF TERM OF OFFICE. Every elective and ap-
pontve officer SHALL at the expiration of his term OF office
whatsoever terminated turn to his
Office to other properly authorized officer, de-
mand all the books, papers, files records moneys and
other property and things whatsoever pertaining to his
Office received by reason thereof
SECTION 9. OATH OF OFFICE. Every person elected
appointed any Office shall before he upon the
duties of his office take and subscribe oath of office
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 TO- OFFICIAL BOND. The Council shall fix
the of the Bonds be required of apponve officers
and the methods of their approval The approval of 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 of the
Assessor which shall be fled with the County Auditor The
provisions of the laws of the State relating official bonds
inconsistent with this Charter shall be complied with
SECTION H. SALARIES. The Mayor shall receive an
annual salary of Three Hundred Dollars $000 payable
in equal monthly nstaments Each Alderman shall receive
an annual salary of Two Hundred Dollars $2OOOO
able in equal monthly nsalments The City Council shall
addition to said salary when acting Board of Equal
cation receive at the rate of Three 3 Dollars per day
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 IL. The salary of the City Clerk shall
exceed the of One Hundred and Twenty-Five ($125OO
Dollars per month"; and the salary of the City Treasurer
shall exceed the of One Hundred and Twentyi
($125.00) Dollars per month
SECTION Ii. ADMINISTERING OATHS, SUBPOE-
MAS The Mayor, Aldermen and City Clerk shall have the
power administer oaths and amatons and sub
and compel by subpoena the production of books
and documents and to take and hear testimony
corning any matter thing legally pending before the
council subpoenaed negects refuses to
appear produce books documents required by
subpoena shall refuse to testify before the Council
he shall be deemed in contempt and the Council shall there
upon have take such proceedings in the premises
provided by the General Laws of this State The Chief