The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-06

company or trust companies so chosen
as the depository or repositories oi
the city funds shall give bond to the
city, with surety company or compan-
les as surety, to be approved by the
Board of Commissioners. in the
amount of the probable maximum de-
pOsts of the city at any one time
with such depository or repositories,
conditioned upon the safe keeping and
repayment OF the sums, deposited, and
interest thereon; provided that the
Commissioners shall not accept bid
less than the state rate existing at
the time.
! Section T. The Mayor and Commits
sioners shall serve without compen-
SaIon, nut shah be paid their neces-
slry eXpenc,S incurred in the per-
forn,1nce Of their duties. The Board
of Comm .poners shall have author
ity to cnploy and provide for the ex-
|enses and compensation of account
ants, engineers and attorneys for
the purpose Of investigating the af-
fairs Of the city in any and all par
ticulars, and such persons, when so
directed by the Board of Commis-
sioners, Shall be subject to the order
and direction Of the Board of Com
missioners, and shall not be under
the supervision or direction of the
City Manager and the reports made
by such persons shall be made direct
I =.
Section 8. The Beard of Commis-
sioners shall cause a continuous
audit to be made OF the books and
accounts, records and transactions Of
the administrative departments of the
City's affairs kept by the City Man
ager and the officers and employees
of the City employed by him. Such
audit during each fiscal year shall
be made by one or more certified pub
lie accountants, who hold q certifi-
cate issued under authority Of the
State of Oklahoma, or OF some other
state in the Union. Such statements
and audits shall include general
balance sheet exhibiting the assets
and liabilities Of the City support.
ed by schedules and including sched-
ules for each utility publicly owned
or operated, summaries OF income and
expenditures supported by detailed
schedule, and also comparisons in
proper classifications with the last
previous year. The report of such
audit for each year shall be printed
and copy thereof furnished to each
member of the Commission and tC
each citizen who may apply therefor
and a condensed summary thereof
shall be published in some paper hav'
ing general circulation among the in
habitants of the City.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty Of
the City Manager to cause accurate
books Of account and records of al
the transactions OF the administra
tive departments Of the city and al
officers and employees appointed b!
him, to be kept, so that the same shall
present a complete and itemize,
; statement of all the business ant
financial affairs of the city witt
proper entries and data Of informa
ton for the preparation of schedule
, to be attached TO the audits pre-
scribed and required by Section
preceding.
Article Nv
The following Sections OF Article ~
! OF the Charter of the City of Ard
} more are hereby chSnged and amend
! ed so as TO make them read as fol
lows.
Section of Article " of tn
= Charter of the City OF Ardmore
) hereby amended so that the same shal
, be and read as follows:
I Section /. A court is hereby create
r to be known as the Municipal Cour
OF the City of Ardmore, which shai
have and possess the jurisdiction an
powers now had and possessed by tn
, police courts in cities OF the frs
= class under the statute OF the Stat
OF Oklahoma.
( Section . OF Article " of the Char
I ter OF the City OF Ardmore is hereb
| amended so that the same shall b
e and read as follows:
l Section 2. ss soon as practicabi
/ after the organization OF the Boar
. OF Commissioners as herein provided
1 the commissioners shall, BY res,lu
/ tlon, elect 4 Municipal Judga, vi
snail hold office at ths win Of IA
| board Of Commissioner and sha
: receive salary, or fees. to be fixe
= aid agreed upon by the 3JUd d
5 Commissioners. The Municipal .ludg
g shall preside over the Municipal Ccr'
= hereby created and shal. perform IN
= Gu;its imposed and have The !uris
: disCtn conferred upon judges OF III
/ pOhce courts In cities ~ the firs
] class by the statutes now in force i
1 the state o. oklahoma, and such 9th
; or duties as the Board Of Commls
sioners may require from time t
! time. He shall give bond in sue
4 amount and form as may be prescrit
{ ed by the Board OF Commissioners.
y Section 9'of Article " OF the Char
I ter OF the City OF Ardmore is hereb
/ amended 80 that the same shall b
e and read as follows:
. Section 9, The Board Of Commi.
J.. sIoners shall have power to pr,
y vide Tor the separate detention an
q trial o.. and probation system fc
Y juvenile offenders against municipi
X ordinances.
p. Section 10 Of Article " Of IN
b. Charter OF the City OF Ardmorc
. hereby amended so that the sam
,. shall be and read as follows:
a Section 10. The Municipal Judc
/, may In his discretion, upon good eau,
d shown grant parole pending goc
@ behaviour to any person convicted
4. the Municipal Court of the city. pr,
y yidcd that such parole so granite
may be revoked at any time by N
j. Municipal Judge within twelve mont