Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-16
Ordinance No. 86.
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z. Repor tof Standing Committees. s. Report of Special Committees. 9. Unfinished Business.

9. Unfinished Business.
 10. New Business.
 II. Adjournment.
 Sec. 6. Standing Rules: No stand ing rule or order of the Council shall be rescinded or suspended except by a vote of five members of the Council in the affirmative.
 Sec. z. Passage of Ordinances: Ev- cry proposed ordinance shall after having been introduced and read, lay on the table until the next regular meeting for the second reading, and shall be read for the third time at the regular meeting after it's intro duction unless the rules be suspended as herein provided.
 Sec. 8. Rules of Order: Roberts Rules of Order shall be the authority on parliamentary rules and procedure of the Council unless otherwise pro- vided in this Ordinance.
 Sec. 9. Executive Session.: The Council may at any time, by vote of four of it's members, go into executive session, during which time all persons shall be excluded except the Mayor and members of the Council.
 Sec 10. Publication of Ordinances: All Ordinances shall be published, either by posting a copy thereof in three public places in the Town of Seward one of which shall be at the City Hall, or by publication in one is sue of a newspaper of general circu- lation published within the Town of Seward
 Sec. II. Procedure to Regulate Rates: Whenever the Town Council shall deem it advisable to regulate, change or fix the rates to be charged by any public service corporation, as sociation or individual it shall proceed in accordance with Section 27 and Section 2S of Article ", Chapter 97 of the Session Laws of Alaska, 1923
 Sec. 12. Meetings of Council: The regular meetings of the Town Coun- cil shall be held in the Town Hall of the Town of Seward on the first and Third Mondays in each month, at the hour of eight o'clock F.. M. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or upon the request of two members of the Town Council, in writing by the Municipal Clerk.
 Sec. 13. Claims Against Town: All claims against the Town shall be itemized and properly verified and presented to the Municipal Clerk, who shall refer them to the Committee on Finance which said Committee shall investigate them and if found correct shall approve them, after which the Council may order them paid. Those claims not approved by the Finance Committee shall not be ordered paid until carefully investigated by the Town Council or by a special Com mittee appointed by the Mayor fcl that purpose.
 Sec. 14. Use of the Masculine Gen. der: In all ordinances and resolu- tions now in force or that may be hereafter enacted by the Town Coun- cil where the masculine gender is used it shall include the feminine and where the singular number is used it shall include the plural, unless it is specifically otherwise designated, or the sence and interpretation thereof requires different construction.
 ARTICLE V.
 Schools
 Section 1. Management: The Town Council shall provide the Town of Seward with suitable school houses and provide the necessary funds to maintain public schools therein Such schools when once established shall be under the supervision and control of the School Board, consisting of three members elected according to law All money available for school purposes, except for the construction and equip ment of school houses and the acQui- sition of sites for the same, shall be expended under the direction of said School Board, and the Treasurer of said Board shall be the custodian of said money, and he shall, before enter ing upon the duties of the office give his bond with sufficient sureties to the Town in such sum as the Council may direct and subject to it's appro- val, but not less than twice the amount that may come into his hands at any one time as Treasurer conditioned that he will honestly and faithfully disburse and account for all money that may come into his hands as such Treasurer, which bond shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk. He shall pay no money from the treasury ex cept for the purpose authorized by law and on warrants signed by the Clerk of the School Board and coun tersigned by the President of the Board. The said Board shall have the power to hire and employ the ne cessary teachers, to provide for heat ing and lighting the schoolhouse and in general do and perform everything necessary for the due maintenance o1 8 proper school.
 Sec. 2. School Budget: As soon as the City School Board shall be or ganized after the annual electoin they shall estimate the amount of money necessary for school purposes for the ensuing year and submit such budget to the Town Council The Towr Council shall then determine the amount of money to be made availa ble for school purposes, and shall fur nish the School Board of the Town : c-to fo,, <>f 11,