The Pascagoula chronicle., 1919-01-11
ORDINANCE No,1919.1,

; form OF Government of the City, O
Pascagoula into three parts or de
partments and defining the power.
and duties to be exercised and per
formed by each department and fol
the organization of same.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi:
Section 1. That the executive and
administrative powers of the City OF
Pascagoula under a commission form
OF City Government now to be inaugu-
rated and put in operation, as provided
by law, be divided into three parts,
to be known as the Executive Depart.
ment, the Public Works Department
and Fiscal Department.
Section 2. The duties and powers
that shall pertain to the Executive De-
partment shall be all matters of Pc.
lice and Police service, duties and en-
ployment; care and control of pub
lie buildings, parks and City property,
wharves and docks and schools and
school property; general law and or
der and the enforcement of the laws
and ordinances of the City and mat
tiers in general usually pertaining to
the executive department of munich
pal government.
Section 3. The duties and powers
that shall pertain to the Public Works
Department shall be:
LIST. General Supervision of Streets,
bridges, culverts and crossings and
the working and maintenance of
same.
End. All matters of sanitation and
hygiene, drainage and sewerage and
the enforcement of laws and ordi-
nances pertaining thereto.
3rd. All streets or other public i'm
provements whether, of repair or con-
struction required or authorized under
special or general contract of the City.
4th. Matters pertaining to the SER
vice requirements of all persons and
corporations under contract and ad-
ministering the public utilities of
light, water and street railways with
in the City and under contract with
the City.
9Th. Supervision of the use and oc-
cupancy of the streets, avenues, alleys
and public ways and places of the
City by any person, firm or corpora
ton under any grant of license or
franchise for such use and occupan-
cy
9Th. General supervision of the OPP
GRAFTON, repair and improvement of
the Beach water works and employees
engaged in or about the same.
Section 4. The Fiscal Department
of the said City shall embrace:
list. The collecting and accounting
for all taxes legally assessed and lev
led ad valorum ON the real and per-
sonal property of the City
End. The collection and account
ing for all the privilege taxes required
by law.
3rd. The collection and accounting
for all communication money or dues
to be paid in lieu of working
streets by all persons Liable to such
street service.
4th. The keeping Of books OF ac
count of all receipts and dsburse-
ments of the public revenues and mon
les of the City, the making up of quar-
terly statements of receipts and dis
bursements and having same and the
annual fiscal reports prepared and
printed.
9Th. All the duties and powers u.s.
ually pertaining to the office of City
Clerk and auditor and tax collector.
Section 5. Over each department
herein provided for and defined SUI
shall be designated by
he Council who shall be a member of
he Council and each Superintendent
shall be responsible to the Council for
he due performance of the duties per-
aiming to the department of which he
S the head he shall have the power
md authority to employ and discharge
I'll laborers, helpers or other employ
,es required to perform the duties and
york of the department, providing
hat all employees for wages and
monthly or longer periods may be en-
loyed for his department by such SUI
only by and with the ad-
ice and consent of the Council, both
s to employment and the salary to
e paid, and no contract coming under
his proviso shall be final until con-
rmed by the Council on the report of
UGH superintendent of the terms of !
UGH contract to be so confirmed made
1 writing.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
nat the, Mayor shall be the superin
endent or head of the Executive De- Il
the City Clerk shall if a h
ouncilman be the superintendent of Il
lie Fiscal Department and the remain &
lg Councilman shall be the superin- o
,ndent of the Department of Public j
forks. e
Approved this the 9th day of JAN, c.
,19. n
F. H. LEWIS, Mayor. a.
:, M. l.. Valverde, City Clerk of the dl
ity of Pascagoula, hereby certify that W
e foregoing ordinance was adopted cl
: the City Council of said City and rl
,proved by the Mayor on the 9th day to
JAM, 1919. m
NJ. L. vALvERDE, City Clerk. r
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