Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-09-19
POWERS Of CITY
OFFICIALS GIVEN
Proposed Charter for Commits.
sion Form Gives Duties of
Officers.

II will be the aim this week to
make clear the duties that will be inn
posed upon the justices of the peace,
the city treasurer. supervisors, city
physician, city attorney, city marshal.
and other officers, that the city will
have if it approves Of the new char
ter at the November elections.
1t is provided that the justices of
the peace shall, under the charter,
have all Of the powers given them
under the laws which are applying to
the city Of Alma from the date that
the charter goes into force. except for
election and nomination, which shall
be set forth in the charter.
1t is provided that the city treasur-
er, subject to the city commission,
shall have custody of all moneys,
bonds, notes. etc. belonging to the
city. and that the city commission
may designate one or more depos-
itories in the city, in which the city
treasurer shall deposit all money and
other named property in his posses
sion by virtue Of his Office. to be
drawn therefrom as provided in the
charter The depositor shall be re-
quired to furnish bond such as the
commission may deem necessary. 1t
provides that the treasurer shall col
lect all state county, and school taxes
levied within the city and such taxes
as the city may impose. He is re
qured to give a duplicate receipt for
all money except general or special
taxes, which he receives. 1t is pro-
vided that no money shall be drawn
from the treasury by him except on
warrant duly countersigned by the
mayor Fees provided by law shall
belong to the city. The treasurer
may appoint deputy treasurer, sub
ject to the approval Of the commits
sion. He will be required to keep
such books and make such reports as
the commission may deem necessary
The supervisors Of each ward Of
the city will be the assessors of the
property Of the wards under the char
ter if adopted, as they are at present.
They shall also represent the city at
the meetings of the board of super
visors Of the county, and discharge
this and all other duties that are re-
quired Of them.
1t is required that the city ply
sician treat and care for the INDECENT
sick of the city, and that he shall be
the conservator Of the public health
of the city. To this end he is given
the power TO investigate and deter
mine the causes of i'll health, abate
all nuisances, and the causes Of con-
tagious diseases so far as possible,
and see that all resolutions and ordi-
nances pertaining to the health Of
the city are inforced. He is given the
power to appoint deputy, subject to
the approval Of the commission.
1t is required that the city attor-
ney shall be the legal advisor of the
commission and all city officials. He
will be required TO represent the city
in all legal matters and TO prosecute
cTenses against the ordinances OF the
city.
The city marshal Of Alma will b.
The CHIEF Of police under The charter.
and viii te under the direction Of the
mayor It shall be his duty to see
that all the ordinances made for the
preservation Of the quiet. good order
and for the safety and protection of
the inhabitants shall be enforced He
shall be required to perform such
other duties as are required by the
commission.
The charter provides for a building
Inspector whose duty il will be to per
form such duties as the commission
may deem necessary with reference
to the construction. rebuilding and rc-
pair Of ail dives 'n the city with
view Of tho protection Of lives and
health of the citizens ana tha prcser-
vation and protection Of nl building
end properfv within thc citv He win
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