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become vacant, such vacancy may be filled by the Council.
 ARTICLE H.
 Dut;as of Citv Officers

filled by the Council.
 ARTICLE III.
 Duties of City Officers.
 Section 1. Duty of the Mayor: It shall be the duty of the Mayor to pre- side at meetings of the Council, to ap- prove or disapprove of all ordinances or resolutions passed by the Council, to sign all warrants drawn on the Town Treasury, to exercise a general supervision over the affairs of the Town. and see that the Ordinances and resolves of the Town are exc cuted. He shall have authority to vote on questions before the Council only in case of tie. He may veto any ordinance or resolution passed by the Council, and any ordinance so vetoed shall be returned to the Coun- cil at the next meeting or continued meeting held not less than two days after the ordinance or resolution was passed, together with written state ment from the Mayor giving the req son for his veto. Any ordinance or resolution so vetoed by the Mayor may be passed by a majority of all the members of the Council, in which case it shall become effective without the signature of the Mayor If the Mayor neither signs nor vetoes an or | dinanCe before the next meeting or continued meeting of the Council held more than two days after the passage, it shall become effective without his signature.
 Sec 2 Duties of Municipal Clerk The Municipal Clerk shall be the keeper of the Corporate Seal and all papers and records of the Town. He shall attend the meetings of the Coun- cil. keep full record of all it's pro- ceedings and of all disbursements of public monies, and he shall also file and duly keep all the records and pub lie papers of the Town. shall coun- tersign all warrants drawn on the treasury, and shall to all intents and purposes be deemed to be the clerk and bOokkeeper of the Town, and shall Oificiate as such. He shall at the last regular meeting of the Town Council before the general election in each year, make a detailed report of all the financial and other business of his office, showing the amount of money received by the Town, it's officers
 
 of the same, and of all warrants drawn on the Treasury and such other infor- nation as will give a clear under standing of the business of his office and the finances of the Town. This report may also be required at any other time when requested by the Council. In the absence of the Clerk from any meeting of the Town Coun- cil, said Council may appoint a Clerl, pr0-tem.
 Sec. 3. Duties of Municipal Treas urer. Bond; The Municipal Treas urer shall be the custodian of all the monies of the Town, except such mon- ey as has been paid over to the Treas urer of the School Board for the main tenance of schools. He shall keep an itemized, full and correct account of all monies received and disbursed. and he shall pay out no money except upon an order signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the Clerk. and specifying the object and purpose of the payment and the page and book or the record of the Council proceed lngs where such payment is shown to have been authorized. He shall keep said funds of the Town on deposit in a bank designated by the Town Coun- ell, upon such bank giving to the Town of Seward, good and sufficient bond, approved by the Town Council, in sufficient sum to protect the Town against loss, conditioned upon the safe keeping of the said funds. ac- counting for the same, and paving them out upon the proper warrant, voucher or check. The Municipal Treasurer shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, give bond to the Town with sufficient sureties to De approved by the Council in such sum as the Council may direct. not less, however, than twice the amount or the public money that may come into his hands as Treasurer during the term, which bond shall be condi- tloned that he will faithfully and hon. estly collect, keep and disburse all the monies belonging to the Town whlch pond shall be filed with and Kept by the Municipal Clerk. The Munlclpal Treasurer shall at the last meeting of the Town Council before each general election, or as often as the Town Council may direct, make a uetalled report, in writing, showing the receipts and disbursements of the year or for any period designated bv the Town Council.
 Sec. 4. Duties of Municipal Asses. sor: The Municipal Assessor shall once each year, at such time as the Coucll may direct, duly list and as. sess all the taxable property in the Town at it's just and fair value. He shall file such list and assessment with the Municipal Clerk within the time designated by the Council and shall serve notice of the filing of the same upon each person residing in the Town whose property has been assessed by depositing such notice in the Post Office, postage prepaid, ad. dressed to the owner of the property assessed.
 Sec. 5. Duties of Municipal Attor. ney: The Municipal Attorney shall be the legal adviser of the Council and other officers of the Town in ref. terence to their official duties, and he , shall represent the Town as attorney in all civil and criminal proceedings in which the Town is interested.
 Sec. 6. Duties of the Municipal Magistrate. Bond: The Municipal Magistrate shall have jurisdiction of