The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-01

city h main unpaid, it shall be the
duty of the city clerk to proceed to
enforc. the payment of the taxes
charged against such tract or town
lot by suit in the Cape Girard.au
Court of Common Pleas, which suit
shall be brought by the city attorney,
or city counsellor, if there be one and
in every suit brought til re shall be
taxed as attorneys fee a sum not ex-
ceeiing ten (1O) per cent of the
amount OF such strvice, except such
per cent of the taxes actually collected
and paid into the city treasury. Ii
shall be the duty Of the city clerk
when suit shall havi been commenced
against any tract of land or town lot
described in said back tax book to
sotg opposite said tract of land such
said fact. and the date, also the
names of the person or persons agains
whom suit has be.n commenced, but
no suit shall be brought until the
taxes have been delinquent for one
year.
In suits for the collection of delin-
quert and back taxes they shall be
as costs and collected from the
party paying the same for the services
of the city clerk in making the back
tax book, ten cents (10) per lot OF
tract Of land, and in addition for the
clerk services of the city clerk, two
per cent e per cent? of the amount
of the tax, which fees shall be paid
into the city treasury to the credit of
he ger raj revenue fund.
Section Is. Penalty For Neglect in
Performance of Duties. For any will
ful neglect or misconduct on the part
OF the city clerk to perform or in the
performance of any duty required of
him under the provisions of this or
any otltr ordinance of the city, he
shall be deemed guilty Of a misde
nleanor and upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in sum not less than
ten i10) dollars nor executing one
hundred dollars ($100)
Section 16. Vacancy Provided
For. In case of death or resigna-
,tiorFor removal or other disability of
theseity clerk, the Mayor shall forth
With call a meeting of the council for
theSpurpose of filling the vacancy.
Theappointee shall Immediately upon
qualifying enter upon his duties and
shall enter into q bond as required
in Section s; provided if said vacancy
be only temporary, the city clerk may
With the approval of his sureti,s, or
Ht ,sbond company, select some suit
able passen ito fill sucKt temporary
vacancy; provided further that the
bond of the city clerk protect the in
terest of t4 city during the time the
clerk is attending to his duties.
Section II. Term City Clerk to In
clude What. Under this ordinance the
term CITY Clerk" shall be cnstrued
to include the term collector" or "col
lector of revenue" and wherever thes9
words are used in the ordisances of
the city or tn, laws of the state, with
reference to the collection of revenue
or the performance of any duty on tbs
part of an officer of a city of the
third class, with reset to taxes and
not otherwise provided for, they shall
be taken to refer to and mean the
city clerk.
Section IS. onficting Ordisancg S
repealed, ordinance No. 1888 and Com
mission Form Ordinances No. ID and
10, and all ordinances, and parts of
ordinances and resolutions in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re-
peaS d.
Section 10. To Take Effect When.
This ordinance shall take effect and
be in full force from and after July
1, A. d., 1918.
Pasl i this 2Sth day of June 1915.
H. II. HAAS, Mayor.
Attest: A. P. Behrens, City Clerk.