The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-01-03
An. Ordinance
CITY HALL, PARIS, KY,
DEC. %. 1924

AN ORDINANCE PROvIpINs
FOR A POLICE FORCE, A FIR
DEPARTMENT AND STREET AND
QUARRY FOREMAN FOR THI
CITY OF PARIS, KENTUCKY. AND
FIXING THE SALARIES OF san
OFFICERS AND FIXING THE SAL.
ARIES OF OTHER CITY OFM
GERS, NOT HERETOFORE FNE1
VIDING FOR A LIGHT INSPEd
TOR AND PRESCRIBING THE nj
AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND PRO
TIES OF SAME AND THE NAN
NER OF HIS SELECTION AM
PROVIDING FOR THE COLLEC-
TON OF DELINQUENT LICENH
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Nav.
and Board of Council Of the CITY
Paris, KY,
1. That for the ensuing term n
Board of Council elect one Chief -
Police at salary Of $4,000 p4
month and four Patrolmen at a -
airy OF $4,000 each per month. nav.
able monthly, and that the Board ~
Council furnish to said Chief of Fo-
lice and to each of said Patrolmer
TWO uniforms per year to be selected
oy 1ne Board of Council. Said Chief
OF romeo shall. from month to month
designate one OF said Patrolmen a
Traffic Officer for the City of Paris
and one of said Patrolmen for Light
Inspector for said City.
The duties Of said Light INSPECTOR
snail be to inspect all of the street
hghts of the City of Paris and to
keep correct account of the outage
of said lights and to report the same
to the Board of Council at the first
regular meeting thereof in each
month.
The duties Of the Traffic Officer
snail be to enforce the traffic rules
and regulations in the City of Paris
and to cause the arrest of all parties
violating said traffic rules and reeu-
lations and OF cause them tn he
brought before the Police Court for
trial. "'
1t shall be a further duty of the
chief of Police to see that all license
taxes due the City of Paris are paid
promptly when due and to prosecute
all persons, firms and Corporations
engaged in business in the City of
Paris without license.
2. That for the ensuing term the
Board of Council fix the salary of the
Chief of the Fire Department at a
salary OF $4,000 per month, pay
able monthly and three Firemen at a
salary of $500 per month and that
the City furnish the said Chief and
the three Firemen one uniform per
year.
3. That the salary of the Civ At
tOrney be fixed at the sum of $500 On
year, payable in equal monthly in
staiiments and three per cent Of all
delinquent licenses and taxes collect
ed by him.
A. That the salary of the City
Clerk be fixed at $500 per month
and that the City Clerk be requir-
ed, in addition to the keeping of the
records Of the Council, to keep a book
OF accounts of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the City of Paris, as
now kept and to make out the tax
bills due the City of Paris and that
said Clerk be required to keep and
maintain an office in such place as
may be provided by the Board of
Council and to keep his office open
and in attendance from 8 o'clock A.
M. to IL o'clock Noon and from 2
o'clock P. M. until o'clock P. M. all
such week days, except legal hoh-
days.
5. That the offices Of City Col
lector and City Treasurer be and they
are hereby combined, and that the
salary of said City Collector and
Treasurer be fixed at the sum of $500
pc rannum.
6. That the position of Street and
Quarry Foreman is hereby created
and that one person be elected to
said position to hold office at the
pleasure of the Council and a salary
be fixed at $500 per month and
hat the duties of said officials shall
De to superintend the operation Of
he City Quarry and to superintend
he construction and repairs Of
streets and sewers in the City Of
Paris, to keep the streets clean and
n proper order and to have charge
# the city property used IN said
work.
E. B. JANUARY,
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