Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-05


 to Define the Duties of the Mayor
 Common Council and other Officers
 of the Town and to Provide for the
 Manner of their Appointment ol
 Election and for other Purposes
 and Repeating Ordinance No. GOA
 of the City of Seward, and al
 other Ordinances and Parts of Or
 dinances in Conflict Herewith.
 Be It Ordained by the Common Coun
 cil of the City of Seward, Alaska:
 ARTICLE l.
 The Officers of the City.
 Section 1. The Officers of the City; The officers of the City of Seward Alaska, shall be a Mayor Municipal Clerk, Municipal Attorney, Municipal Treasurer, Municipal Magistrate, Mu nicipal Health Officer, Chief of Police Chief of the Fire Department, Asses sOr, Auditor, and such other officers and employees for which the the Com mon Council may hereafter provide.
 Sec 2. Election of Officers: The Mayor of the City of Seward shall be elected annually for the term of one year by direct vote of the people at the General Election held on the first Tuesday in April of each year. At said General Election there shall also be elected annually three members of the Common Council for the term of two years.
 Sec g. Appointment of Officers: The Municipal Clerk, Municipal At torney, Municipal Treasurer, Munich pal Magistrate, Municipal Health Offi- cer, Chief of Police, Chief of the Fire Department, Assessor, and Auditor shall be appointed by the Common Council of the City of Seward Alas ka, at it's first regular meeting in April of each year following the Gen. cral Election or as soon thereafter as the Council may deem eXpedient.
 Sec. 4. Qualification of Officers. All officers of this Town shall be qualified electors of the Town of Sew ard. All officers of the Town shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, severally take an oath in writing to honestly, faithfully and impartially perform the duties of their office, which oath shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk.
 Sec. }. Salaries of Officers: Where the officers of the Town are elected by direct vote at the General Election, the Council shall by ordinance fix the salary of each such officer before the election is held, and where an officer is appointed by the Council, his sal ary shall be fixed by ordinance at the beginning of his term and before he enters upon the discharge of his du- ties. Such salary shall be neither in- creased nor diminished during the term, nor shall any officer be entitled to receive in any form or shape any other. or additional compensation for any service to the Town.
 Sec G. Offices May Be Combined: Two or more of the Town offices pro- vided for herein, may, by resolution authorizing the same passed by the Council, be held by one and the same person, who shall receive the compen- sation provided for each office.
 Sec '. Removal of Officers: Off cers appointed by the Council shall be subject to removal by the Council at it's pleasure.
 ARTICLE H.
 Terms of Office and Vacancies.
 Section 1. When Term Begins: All Municipal and School officers elected by direct vote shall take their re- spective offices on the first Monday after their election from which day their term of office shall be deemed to run.
 Sec ,. When Vacancy Occurs on Council or School Board: Tn event any member of the Town Council or Of the School Board shall depart from the Town with the intent of remain ing absent more than twenty days or shall have failed to attend the meet ings of the Council or Board for a pe- riod of ninety consecutive days, or he shall have attended less than five of the meetings of the Council or Board during any continuous period of five months, the Council may declare the office of such member of the Town Council or School Board vacant A vacancy may also be created by the resignation of any member in writing duly accepted by the Council, or by the death of member, or his removal from office by the Court, or if he shall fail after his election to qualify with in thirty days after such election.
 Sec. 3. How Vacancy on Council llISu WllcuStCI FdCduCy OCCuTS in the Council the remaining members of the Council may elect some quail fled person to fill such vacancy, which person so elected shall hold office un- til successor be elected at the next annual election and qualified.
 Sec. 4. How Vacancy on School Board Filled: In case a vacancy in membership of said School Board oc- CUTS from death, resignation, removal, or other cause, such vacancy may be filled by appointment by the Council of the Town with the consent of the remaining members of the Board, and in the event the re- maining members of the Board do not consent to have the vacancy filled by the Council, such vacancy shall be filled by special election upon at least ten days notice called by the Council. When vacancy is filled by appoint ment by the Town Council the ap- pointee shall serve only until a sue cessor is elected at the next general election.
 Sec. 5. How Vacancy in Office of Mayor Filled: Whenever person elected for the office of Mayor fails to qualify as such within thirty days