The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-11-04
ORDINANCE NO. a7-ls4s

AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE
AMOUNT OF THE BOND REQUIRED
OF MAYOR AND coUNcILMEN OF
THE CITY OF PAScAGOULA. RE-
DURING AN ADDITIONAL BOND
FOR THE MEMBER OF THE CoUN-
Gil ACTING AS CITY CLERK AND
REQUIRING ALL EMPLOYEES OF
ding PUBLIC FUNDS TO BE BOND
ED AND FOR OTHER RELATED
BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD
OF MAYOR AND coUNCILMEN OF
THE CITY OF PASCAGOULA:
SECTION !. Each of the three Coun-
eilmen comprising the Mayor y
Board of Councilmen of the City of
Pascagoula shall give bond in the
penalty of $40. 000. 90 each. with surety
by one or more guaranty OIL surety
companies authorized to do business
in the State of Mississippi. made pay
able to the City of Pascagoula, and
conditioned as required by Section
1888 of the Mississippi Code of 1912.
The Councilman designated and act
ing as City Clerk and Tax Collector
shall give an additional bond in the
penalty of SIS, 600 90 conditioned 70
faithfully account for all municipal
funds as required by law.
SECTION 2. No officer or employee
of The CITY of P~ascagoula. or any 9th
or person acting In behalf of the City
of Pascagoula shall be authorized to
receive funds due the City of Fasca-
goula or to give any receipts there
for. other thar the City Clerk or his
authorized Deputy. All such payments
shall he made al the Clerks office in
the CITY Hall. during office hours
fixed by Ordinance, and the City Clerk
shall give an official receipt there
for. All CITY officers and employees
handling or having access to municip-
al funds shall be bonded in the min
imum amount of Two Thousand Dol
lars. with the exception of the Chief
Deputy Clerk who shall! be bonded in
the minimum amount of IS. DOC. 90.
SECTION 3. All employees of the
City handling municipal funds. keep
ing or preparing municipal records, or
performing other duties in the City
Hall shall he under the supervision
and jurisdiction of the Councilmen
designated and acting as City Clerk
and shall be responsible to him for
the proper performance of their du-
Ties. The CITY Clerk, may. at his dis
erection. appoint a Chief Deputy Clerk,
who shall be authorized to do and
perform every ministerial act that
could be done by the City Clerk him
self personally.
SECTION a. The premium due on
bonds required under the provision of
this ordinance shall be paid out of
municipal funds as provided by law
The present members of the Board
of Mayor and Councilmen shall make
bond as provided by herein within.
thirty DAYS after the effective date o
this Ordinance.
SECTION S. All Ordinances in con-
fliet herewith, are. to the extent of
such conflict. hereby repealed.
The ahoVe and foregoing Ordinance
| having been introduced in writing by
Councilman DeJean. at this a regular
| meeting of the Mayor and Board OF
Councilmen of the City of Pascagoula,
Mississippi, held on Friday. October
20. l949, and the same having been
| read. discussed and considered para
| graph by paragraph, section by sec
ton and then as a whole. 1t was on
| motion made by Councilman DeJean.
duly and regularly adopted by the
following vote. to-wit:
DeJean Aye
Ezell Aye
Isl V. p. DeJean
Clerk
Isl II. c. Ezell
Mayor Pro Tempore
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
CITY OF PASCAGOULA
/. the undersigned. V. p. DeJean.
Clerk of the City of P~ascagoula, Mis-
sissippi, do hereby certify that the
above is a true and correct copy Of
i Ordinance No. 27-I949, which was
duly adopted by the Board of Mayor
and Councilman of the City of Pasca-
goula. Mississippi. at a regular meet
ing held on October %, 1919, as the
same appears in the official minutes
of the City of Pascagoula of said meet
ing in my custody.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
the City of ~Paseagoula, Mississippi.
this the 2ath day of October. A. d.,
1919.
V. P, DeJEAN. City Clerk.
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