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

LESI1ON VI hLF TN II IN
GENERAL AND REPEATING OR
DlNANCE No. 1888 AND COM
MISSION FORM ORDINANCES No.
Ia AND Is.
WHEREAS, h municipality Of the
city of Cap G..rardaau in the state of
! Missouri, having adopted the "Alter-
native form CT Government" and
WHEREAS, provision is therein
made for tn combining Of certain Of
fees, and giving the council the right
to determine the powers and duties to
be performed by the officers ad en-
ploy Is, of the city and assigning
them to duties in two or more de-
partments, tn refor,
Be 1t Ordained By the Council of
! The City CT Cape Girardcau AS Fol-
lows:
8 ,.tion l. City Clerk, There is
hereby created the office Of City Clerk
who shall be elected by majority Of
the City Councg, and hold his offic,
during the will or pleasure CT the
council, and be duly appointed and
qualified, and who shall discharge such
duties Us are in hereafter described,
ard should be under the dir, ct SUPER
v.s,on Of tie ST. r.nte ndent of Ac-
counts and Finance.
Section 2. Qualification to the office
OF City Clerk, Ne person shall be APP
pointed who does MT pos:t IS the quail
ifications required for officers of the
.-c:ty and who has not resided within
the city for at least one whole VI ar
next preceding his appointment.
Section 3. Oath of Office and
Bond. Before entering upon the duties
of his cffia {, he shall take and subscribe
to the cath required to betaln and
subscribed by ely Officers, and shall
execute g bond of the city of Cape Gil
rardeau in tlG sum Of $20,0O0.O0 with
five sureties thereon if bond is not Civ
en- by an approved bonding company,
to be approved by the Council, condi-
toned that he will faithfully and
punctUa'ly collect and pay over all
revenue of whatever character during
his term Of Office, and that he will in
n! things faithfully perform all du-
t. S connected with the collection of
thei revenue of the City of Cape Gil
rardeau as prescribed by the laws of
the State OF Missouri and tn, obi
nances of the City; and that he will
faithfully perform all duties devolv-
ing upon him as City Clerk.
Section a. City Clerk: Duties: Tia,
City Clerk shall under the direction of
the Superintendent Of Accounts and
Finances be th'' general accountant of
the City and the keeper of al public
account books, accounts, original or.
dirances or resolutions, vouchers, doc
uments, bonds and coupons, paid OF
red emed and al papers relating tc
accounts and contracts of the City anC
its revenl debt and fiscal affairs, not
required by law Or ordinance to be
placed in some other offia or kept in
some other place. He shall keep in q
set of books provided for that purpose
ACCURATE accounts between the CITY
and al officers charged with the col.
Letting, custody Or disbursements OF
fpubllc moneys and shall enter there.
on all rec, ipts and payments, from
what sources derived and on what ac.
count paid. He shall keep a RECORD
OF all branches of the City Revenue
OF Ming an account with every appro.
pr!ation or fund which by law or or
dlnance is made a separate fund
crediting the same with all monies
paid into the City Treasury on &C
count thereof, OF appropriated tn. re-
for, and charging said appropriation
or fund with all warrants drawn
thereon. He shall keep a register O.
| all warrants drawn upon the Cit,
| Treasurer, sp cifying the number
date, to whom payable, on what funt
! OF appropriation drawn and tn.
amount of each warrant. He shall
keep record Of all bonds and obliga
tons Of the city, date of issue, TO,
what purpos, issued, rate of inter
est, tine when principal and Interest
become due, amount of principal, tt
whom payable, and the registered
NUMBER of each band and coupon
He shall draw all warrants upon the
Treasurer and shall express in the
body of every warrant the particula,
fund out of which the same is to be